Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
AS I wrote a few weeks ago, I have been reading a lot of articles recently on education, CEO skills, Vietnam as the major beneficiary of diversification of production and manufacturing outside China, tech companies hiring a lot of economists and more. I ask myself, why are our business news so abysmal in comparison? What do we mostly read in the business pages and press in the Philippines — who is screwing or trying to screw who competitively, which business leaders are currying favor with the government (no change in headline there — everyone as has always been in the case, the question always is who are succeeding), events are usually new malls, real estate developments, and retail establishments, plus what are we importing and on what terms? Worst of all for me are the society and personality pages masquerading as faux business news. Comparing that with the articles I referred to on what is being reported and analyzed outside the Philippines implies the need among many other things for wholistic thinking and analysis. This is sorely lacking in our one-dimensional approach to issues where we seek the one default answer when most issues and answers are partial and nuanced. What are some of these articles telling us? While the progressive parts of the world and companies are playing chess, are we playing checkers?