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Mike Toledo
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The Invisible War
by Mike Toledo - May 28, 2026 - 12:00am
‘We live in a world where a smartphone can be a weapon of mass persuasion, where a manufactured video can undermine an institution's reputation overnight, and where foreign interests can wage a campaign...
Positioning the Philippines in the Global Mining Dialogue
by Mike Toledo - May 14, 2026 - 12:00am
Just recently, I was part of a keynote government panel during the “Resourcing Tomorrow International Conference on Investing in Metals and Minerals, Securing the Future” at the Four Seasons Hotel in...
Standing for principled peace
by Mike Toledo - April 30, 2026 - 12:00am
This is more personal to me, not because I was there, but because of what had taken place.
Critical minerals and the new economic outlook for 2026
by Mike Toledo - April 16, 2026 - 1:00am
It is acknowledged that 2026 is the year the Philippines crosses the line to Upper Middle-Income Country status.
Energy security
by Mike Toledo - April 2, 2026 - 12:00am
Just recently, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. officially declared a state of national energy emergency through Executive Order No. 110.
K-Pop
by Mike Toledo - March 19, 2026 - 12:00am
The K-pop wave in the Philippines, often referred to as part of the broader “Hallyu” (Korean Wave), has been a significant cultural phenomenon for over two decades.
Public-private partnerships drive ASEAN competitiveness
by Mike Toledo - March 5, 2026 - 12:00am
In a lively convergence of media minds, business strategists, and policy architects, the 2026 ASEAN Editors and Economic Opinion Leaders Forum took place recently, marking one of the first major activities under...
Cancer care for the Filipino soldier
by Mike Toledo - February 19, 2026 - 12:00am
Last December 2025, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Congressional Spouses Foundation, Inc., and One Meralco Foundation, with the support of the Makati Medical Center Foundation, blessed and inaugurated the...
Katangi-tangi
by Mike Toledo - February 5, 2026 - 12:00am
The words of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes that greet you as you step into Malcolm Hall have never been clearer and more true: ‘The business of a law school is not sufficiently described when you merely say...
Tony Lopez & BizNewsAsia
by Mike Toledo - January 22, 2026 - 12:00am
BizNewsAsia is the Philippines’ largest business and news weekly magazine that is now on its Silver Jubilee or 25th year.
Welcoming 2026 with hope
by Mike Toledo - January 8, 2026 - 12:00am
As the calendar turns and we step into 2026, hope feels less like a luxury and more like a choice — one we make deliberately, even when the world gives us reasons to hesitate.
Exemplary influence & Yuletide cheer
by Mike Toledo - December 25, 2025 - 12:00am
December is always a month of heady whirlwinds as we try to finish up all that needs to be done for the year that is to pass.
The AFP @ 90 and cognitive defense
by Mike Toledo - December 11, 2025 - 12:00am
The Tejeros Hall of the AFP Commissioned Officers Country in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City was awash in crisp uniforms, polished medals, and the familiar shuffle of spit-polished shoes as the Armed Forces of the Philippines ...
Anti-red tape & the ease of doing business
by Mike Toledo - November 27, 2025 - 12:00am
Ease of Doing Business  has been defined as “the level of simplicity and efficiency with which businesses can operate within an economy.” It encompasses various aspects, including the economic landscape,...
Mining Philippines 2025: From policy to progress
by Mike Toledo - November 13, 2025 - 12:00am
Just recently, and after a two-year hiatus, the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines  held Mining Philippines 2025 to “set the tone for a new era” in the industry.
Passion & purpose beyond business
by Mike Toledo - October 30, 2025 - 12:00am
A fireside chat is an informal, yet structured, conversation between a host, or moderator, and a guest in front of an audience, designed to be engaging and conversational.
An enhanced mining fiscal regime
by Mike Toledo - October 16, 2025 - 12:00am
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., or PBBM, recently signed into law Republic Act No. 12253, or the Enhanced Fiscal Regime for Large-Scale Metallic Mining Act, in simple ceremonies held at M...
Celebrating connectivity
by Mike Toledo - October 2, 2025 - 12:00am
I’ve written here before about how the United Nations bestowed upon the Philippines the UN E-Government Award in recognition of the country’s remarkable progress in e-governance from 2022 to 2024 and...
MakatiMed delivers
by Mike Toledo - September 18, 2025 - 12:00am
Back in 2019, in a bid to boost medical excellence in the field of liver transplantation in the country, the Makati Medical Center, also known as MakatiMed, one of the country’s premier medical and hospital...
Trust in the AFP
by Mike Toledo - September 4, 2025 - 12:00am
The Armed Forces of the Philippines  is the protector of the people and the State.
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