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US Commerce Secretary meets with PHL labor leaders

Labor reiterates end to labor rights violations and pursues labor reforms toward making PHL a global worker-centered, investment hub Leaders and representatives from five major labor groups held recently a candid meeting with United Sates (US) Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo at the Raffles Hotel...

Study Highlights: The Power of Innovation

Prior to the pandemic, the Philippines was experiencing unprecedented economic expansion. We were growing at the rate of 6% year on year for eight straight years. And then COVID-19 hit us in 2020. At that time, we were plunged to a 9.6% contraction, one...

The Private Sector: Pushing the boundaries of healthcare, new partnerships, and innovation

Not so long ago, the COVID-19 pandemic showed us all the challenges in our healthcare system; its vulnerabilities and gaps. In spite of these limitations, we, in the private sector, through our industry partners—in close collaboration with the government—successfully navigated these vulnerabilities and gaps,...

Innovation triumphs over adversity

PHAP response to unprecedented challenges chronicled in The Power of Innovation Report Launched by the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines, “The Power of Innovation” Report is a landmark document that offers an insightful perspective on lessons learned and ways to move forward...

The Innovation Imperative

Since the declaration of the public health emergency, we at PHAP have worked side by side with the government and medical frontliners to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on the lives and health of Filipinos. As a science-driven industry, we are in a unique...

Alex Chan Lim: Bridging two worlds in the Year of the Wood Dragon

Photos by Bernard Testa Though he spent a majority of his corporate life working untiringly in various industries, ranging from mining and finance to garments and logistics, Alex Chan Lim never wavered in his passion to pursue excellence in the fine art of Chinese...

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The colors of hope

On the morning of Apr. 19, on that cramped space by the porch where I comb the internet daily for news on the COVID-19...

Being young and vaxxed in Biñan

When the Inter Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) announced that the vaccination of the pediatric population, ages 12...

How not to let COVID-19 steal Christmas

(A historical view of the new coronavirus pandemic) The year 2020 will go down in history for most people as the year of broken dreams....

The life and times of Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalize the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the breakup...