This column will now highlight our new slogan; Go Negosyo is rallying its entrepreneurs to join us as we launch our new battlecry – Pilipinas: Now is our time! This year is our chance to start seeing things change for the better. We at Go Negosyo believe, for the past seven years, that entrepreneurship will lead this country out of poverty.

Entrepreneurship is not only for those who have their own business, but also for those who work in private companies and even in government (through intrapreneurship). In the end, what we want to see is an enterprising Filipino who is as passionate and hardworking as a Chinese or Indian entrepreneur. Greater transparency and good governance is now happening. The serious attempt to bring down corruption and to have greater transparency in governance brings about greater confidence not only in local negosyantes, but especially in foreign investors.  And I have to say, Sec. Cesar Purisima has done a good job here. (more…)

Thank you for being one with us! Happy Holidays from Go Negosyo!

All Souls’ and All Saints’ Day are a Filipino tradition to visit our loved ones in cemeteries or columbaries. Many of our relatives, family, and friends who have moved on to the next life must be enjoying a trouble-free life, except probably for those who didn’t make it to the promised land.

A good friend Mary de Leon passed on an interesting email to me the other day. Let me qoute some important points. Here, the Brazilian theologist Leonardo Boff and the Dalai Lama are in dialogue. (more…)