Shaping Tomorrow: World Architecture Festival 2024 Highlights Sustainable Design in Asia

From November 6 to 8 this year, the world’s top architects and designers will gather in Singapore for the World Architecture Festival (WAF), the largest international assembly of architectural minds. The...

Safeguarding the environment for a sustainable future

I was recently invited to be a panelist at the 7th Hospitality Philippines Conference 2024, which was organized by the Hospitality Asia Event Series at Mariott Manila in Pasay City. Let me take...

Unlocking the potential of the Central Luzon Growth Corridor

As the third quarter of 2024 winds down, the Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines, Inc. (ICCPI) together with the various European Chambers of Commerce and the Bases Conversion Development...

Flood mitigation, urban planning, and Metro Manila’s growth story 

The recent deluge in Metro Manila, intensified by the southwest monsoon (Habagat) and Typhoon Carina, brought widespread flooding to the capital. The flooding of streets and homes, the displacement of thousands,...

Green Ventures in PH’s thriving tourist hotspots

A year ago, I posed this question: What’s not to love about the Philippines? This was the time when the Department of Tourism (DOT) launched the #LoveThePhilippines campaign, replacing the long-standing...