Below is the number of annual foreign tourist arrivals in nine selected Southeast Asian countries from 2011 to 2019. 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 1 Cambodia 2,882 3,584 4,210 4,503 4,775 5,012 5,602 6,200 6,700 2 Indonesia 7,650 8,044 8,802 9,435 10,407 11,519 14,040 15,810 16,100 3 Malaysia 24,714 25,033 25,716 27,437 25,721 26,757 […]
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Metro Manila has had a backslide and is back to a modified ECQ from August 4 to 18, 2020. To be fair, at least 126 other COVID19-affected countries are also experiencing a new wave of COVID-19 infections. It is scary, as I remember that the second of the 1918 Spanish Flu’s four waves was the deadliest of them all. The […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing. There are over 733,000 deaths as of writing, over 900 times more than the SARS outbreak of 2003. I have compiled a table of comparison below for easier reference, so businessmen and policy makers may learn from history. Spanish Flu SARS COVID19 What is it? A group of three genes enabled the virus to […]
China was the first country affected by COVID-19, and was also the first country to recognize the need to stimulate their economy quickly to reverse a minus 6.8% in their gross domestic product (GDP) during the first quarter. They were successful, resulting in a 3.2% growth in GDP for the second quarter of 2020 when most economies registered a negative […]
Boxing as Business Story Picture this: you and your friends have saved up and paid the joining fee to operate your license as boxers. You have been practicing for your debut boxing fight, but once you enter the ring, the rules change. You can no longer use your hands versus your opponent in the first three rounds. In fact, your […]
(Talk given on July 24, 2020 during the Leadership Excellence Series in NCR of the Department of Tourism) Recovery is all about length of time and effort needed to bounce back. Value chain also looks into the time and effort required in each stage of the process before products or services can be sold to a paying consumer. It also […]
A recession is when there are two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth, like what is happening in the Philippines today. The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) predicted that some 12 million Filipinos, out of 44 million in the labor force may be out of a job before year end of 2020. The number of Covid19 cases continues […]
Have you ever experienced closing down a business? Losing money to fraud? A painful break up in a personal or professional relationship? Being involved in a major car accident? Being sexually abused as a child? Being betrayed by someone you trusted? There are too many devastating incidents to mention, but their commonality is that they are traumatic events in one’s life that […]
Six marketing and sales experts will share the new realities of the new normal in the 2nd Mansmith Brand Summit which premiers on July 8, 2020 via the online platform of Continuum Academy, where learning can happen “at your own time, at your own pace, in your own place”. The Summit entitled “New Realities in Marketing“ will still be available after premier date, in case marketers and entrepreneurs […]
Unemployment data provided by the Philippine Statistics Authority shows a record 17.7% unemployed Filipinos as of April 2020. Out of about 44 million in the labor force, that’s close to 8 million people, and May 2020 data is expected to rise further. Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, the largest labor group in the country, estimates a total of 12 […]