Featured May 25, 2017 on Inquirer.net Right after Fidel Ramos became the 12th President of the Republic, he immediately embarked on a mission to promote international trade and encourage foreign investments. With a total of 69 foreign trips during his tenure, this era marked not only the start of the Philippines' recovery as a potential … Continue reading Malacañang’s Dilemma: Align with the East or West?
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Gias' early career was in engineering, shaped working for two of the largest global corporations, building plants across Asia and earning an expatriate assignment in Japan.
A graduate of one of the world's top business schools, Gias lived in Europe before settling in the US, directing global teams in sales, technology, acquisitions and strategy.
Gias has lived across continents, gaining experience in international negotiations and leading businesses in countries such as China, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile and the Netherlands.
As a top executive, Gias currently manages a quarter-billion dollar business, leading teams spanning the Americas, from Canada to Brazil, traveling the globe from the East Coast.
Bazinga! Women’s rights is at the heart of Malacañang’s Madam Secretary feud
Featured Mar 22, 2017 on Inquirer.net Sheldon Cooper, the socially-awkward physicist of the Big Bang Theory fame (currently #1 Comedy Show), popularized the word “Bazinga!” as his catchphrase for a cruel joke on the set. First heard in the Season 2 finale, the word gave birth to life in 2012 when a newly discovered specie, … Continue reading Bazinga! Women’s rights is at the heart of Malacañang’s Madam Secretary feud
The Audacity of Gina Lopez
Featured Mar 7, 2017 on INQUIRER.net Of Mining and Mountains “Moving a mountain” is an oft-quoted phrase that could be traced back to the Analects of Confucius. The dawn of the 20th century turned this idiom into a reality with the advent of a technology developed to advance man’s insatiable need for progress: modern … Continue reading The Audacity of Gina Lopez
Is Duterte keeping the Marcos legacy alive?
Ferdinand Marcos was elected in 1965 during the country's golden age of democracy. The Philippines at this era was an emerging global player. Manila was in a race against Tokyo for Asia's economic leadership, and Filipinos didn't need a visa to travel anywhere. Today, the Philippines is back in the global headlines: coverage of … Continue reading Is Duterte keeping the Marcos legacy alive?
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