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The BusinessMirror provides readers with a broader look at the nation’s business in these challenging times. It covers not just economies or industries or companies or markets, but all the people and elements whose dynamics influence developments, movements and trends.

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Business Mondays with BM: May 23, 2022

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Business Mondays with BM: May 23, 2022

2 days ago

The Business Mondays with BM is a segment of the BusinessMirror’s Broader Look podcast that tackles the performance of the Philippine stock market.

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Table Tales Tuesdays: May 10, 2022

Tuesday May 10, 2022

Table Tales Tuesdays: May 10, 2022

Tuesday May 10, 2022

Today’s episode is about coconuts, based on the stories by BusinessMirror reporter Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas, who is also the technical and sound editor of the Broader Look podcast.

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Business Mondays with BM: May 9, 2022

Monday May 09, 2022

Business Mondays with BM: May 9, 2022

Monday May 09, 2022

The Business Mondays with BM is a segment of the BusinessMirror’s Broader Look podcast that tackles the performance of the Philippine stock market.

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Business Mondays with BM: May 02, 2022

Tuesday May 03, 2022

Business Mondays with BM: May 02, 2022

Tuesday May 03, 2022

The Business Mondays with BM is a segment of the BusinessMirror’s Broader Look podcast that tackles the performance of the Philippine stock market.

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Breaktime Musings with Marra Lanot’s ”Nick Joaquin: The twilight years”

Saturday Apr 30, 2022

Breaktime Musings with Marra Lanot’s ”Nick Joaquin: The twilight years”

Saturday Apr 30, 2022

Today’s podcast is based on the story by poet and essayist Marra Lanot published in the Philippine Graphic magazine in 2021 to commemorate the death anniversary of National Artist Nick Joaquin. Nick Joaquin was the first Editor-in-Chief in the revived Philippines Graphic under the late Ambassador, media mogul, and philanthropist Antonio L. Cabangon Chua. Titled “Nick Joaquin: The twilight years” is a warm and enlightening essay on the life and the last years of the quintessential Filipino writer who died in 2004. We are grateful to BusinessMirror Reporter Cai Ordinario for reading Ms. Lanot’s essay. Music by madirfan from Pixabay.

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Table Tales Tuesdays: April 26, 2022

Tuesday Apr 26, 2022

Table Tales Tuesdays: April 26, 2022

Tuesday Apr 26, 2022

The volume of rice imported by the Philippines in the first quarter has increased by 70 percent to nearly a million metric ton. Music by madirfan from Pixabay

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Ferry Tales: Ukraine-Russia war in the eyes of Filipino seafarers

Thursday Apr 21, 2022

Ferry Tales: Ukraine-Russia war in the eyes of Filipino seafarers

Thursday Apr 21, 2022

Hours after Russian troops marched toward Ukraine, nearly two dozen Filipino seafarers had to abandon ship and walked to safety for four hours in winter. This is their ferry tales.   Music by madirfan from Pixabay

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Table Tales Tuesdays: April 19, 2022

Tuesday Apr 19, 2022

Table Tales Tuesdays: April 19, 2022

Tuesday Apr 19, 2022

Welcome to Table Tales Tuesdays, a segment of the Broader Look podcast that talks about agriculture and food. Today’s episode would look at the issue of abaca based on the stories by BusinessMirror reporters Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas and Bianca Cuaresma. Music by madirfan from Pixabay.

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Business Mondays with BM: April 18, 2022

Monday Apr 18, 2022

Business Mondays with BM: April 18, 2022

Monday Apr 18, 2022

Welcome to the 401st episode of the Broader Look podcast! Start your week with Business Mondays with BM, a segment of the BusinessMirror’s Broader Look podcast that tackles the performance of the Philippine stock market.

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Table Tales Tuesdays: April 4, 2022

Wednesday Apr 13, 2022

Table Tales Tuesdays: April 4, 2022

Wednesday Apr 13, 2022

A bittersweet struggle is on the offing: to import or not to import sugar. Stakeholders weigh in if the move would sweeten the economy or a bitter pill to swallow.

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Breaktime Musings with BM: Guiling “Gene” Mamondiong

Friday Apr 08, 2022

Breaktime Musings with BM: Guiling “Gene” Mamondiong

Friday Apr 08, 2022

Today’s podcast features a story from the Philippines Graphic magazine, the sister publication of the BusinessMirror. Today’s episode is based on the story by Anne Ruth Dela Cruz on Guiling “Gene” Mamondiong, chief of the Local Water Utilities Administration.   Music by madirfan from Pixabay.

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Table Tales Tuesdays: April 6, 2022

Wednesday Apr 06, 2022

Table Tales Tuesdays: April 6, 2022

Wednesday Apr 06, 2022

The Philippine government and the poultry industry grapple with a specter that returned to haunt a country facing food insecurity and inflation: the Avian Flu. Music by madirfan from Pixabay.

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Business Mondays with BM: April 4, 2022

Monday Apr 04, 2022

Business Mondays with BM: April 4, 2022

Monday Apr 04, 2022

The Business Mondays with BM is a segment of the BusinessMirror’s Broader Look podcast that tackles the performance of the Philippine stock market.

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Breaktime Musings with Marra Lanot’s ”Nick Joaquin: The twilight years”

Friday Apr 01, 2022

Breaktime Musings with Marra Lanot’s ”Nick Joaquin: The twilight years”

Friday Apr 01, 2022

Today’s podcast is based on the story by poet and essayist Marra Lanot published in the Philippine Graphic magazine in 2021 to commemorate the death anniversary of National Artist Nick Joaquin. Nick Joaquin was the first Editor-in-Chief in the revived Philippines Graphic under the late Ambassador, media mogul, and philanthropist Antonio L. Cabangon Chua. Titled “Nick Joaquin: The twilight years” is a warm and enlightening essay on the life and the last years of the quintessential Filipino writer who died in 2004. We are grateful to BusinessMirror Reporter Cai Ordinario for reading Ms. Lanot’s essay. Music by madirfan from Pixabay.

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Table Tales Tuesdays: March 29, 2022

Tuesday Mar 29, 2022

Table Tales Tuesdays: March 29, 2022

Tuesday Mar 29, 2022

The country’s corn import volume is expected to rise with government’s policy stance. Sectors weigh in on the kernel of that move.Music by madirfan from Pixabay.

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Business Mondays with BM: March 28, 2022

Monday Mar 28, 2022

Business Mondays with BM: March 28, 2022

Monday Mar 28, 2022

The Business Mondays with BM is a segment of the BusinessMirror’s Broader Look podcast that tackles the performance of the Philippine stock market.

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Breaktime Musings with Tom Morello

Friday Mar 25, 2022

Breaktime Musings with Tom Morello

Friday Mar 25, 2022

In 2014, Tom Morello, Bruce Springsteen and Eddie Vedder honored the late AC/DC vocalist Bon Scott with their rendition of “Highway to Hell.” In this podcast, Morello talked to BusinessMirror how that led to his 2021 album “The Atlas Underground Fire."   Music by madirfan from Pixabay

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Table Tales Tuesdays: March 22, 2022

Tuesday Mar 22, 2022

Table Tales Tuesdays: March 22, 2022

Tuesday Mar 22, 2022

Welcome to Table Tales Tuesdays, a segment of the Broader Look podcast that talks about agriculture and food.

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Business Mondays with BM: March 21, 2022

Monday Mar 21, 2022

Business Mondays with BM: March 21, 2022

Monday Mar 21, 2022

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Business Mondays with BM: February 28, 2022

Monday Feb 28, 2022

Business Mondays with BM: February 28, 2022

Monday Feb 28, 2022

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Business Mondays with BM: January 03, 2022

Monday Jan 03, 2022

Business Mondays with BM: January 03, 2022

Monday Jan 03, 2022

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Wednesdays with John Mangun: Hugs, not bullets

Wednesday Dec 01, 2021

Wednesdays with John Mangun: Hugs, not bullets

Wednesday Dec 01, 2021

Every nation struggles with the problem of illegal drug use. The related crime issues, such as robberies and burglaries for money to buy drugs is important. But civil societies all try to come up with a solution to keep people from killing themselves from illegal drugs.

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Wednesdays with John Mangun: Some money thoughts

Wednesday Nov 10, 2021

Wednesdays with John Mangun: Some money thoughts

Wednesday Nov 10, 2021

The intensity of the 2022 presidential campaign is amazing, breathtaking even, considering the voting is six months away. However, I have the highest regard for the sentiments of anyone willing to drive their car/truck/tricycle in support of their candidate when gasoline is P62 per liter. That is dedication.

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Onwards with Lyca Balita: Politics at the dinner table

Tuesday Nov 02, 2021

Onwards with Lyca Balita: Politics at the dinner table

Tuesday Nov 02, 2021

Our teachers tell us that Filipino politics is rooted in what people say at the dinner table. However, most families now forbid talks of politics because of the presumption that it will be uncomfortable. However, political discussions are necessary, especially today. And contrary to popular belief, they don’t always have to be heated.

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Onwards with Lyca Balita: Modern-day dictatorships

Wednesday Oct 20, 2021

Onwards with Lyca Balita: Modern-day dictatorships

Wednesday Oct 20, 2021

“Why do you think it’s important for society to allow trans women to enter the Miss South Africa competition?” This was a question in the 2021 Miss South Africa pageant, and Zimi Mabunzi’s viral answer blew me away.

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Wednesdays with John Mangun: Governments ‘hate’ poverty

Wednesday Oct 13, 2021

Wednesdays with John Mangun: Governments ‘hate’ poverty

Wednesday Oct 13, 2021

My grandfather was born in 1886. At that time 72 percent of humanity lived in “extreme poverty.” In “Relative Poverty” —85 percent—were those who “from the social perspective have a much lower living standard compared to the economic standards of the surrounding population. This is a measure of income inequality.”

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Business Mondays with BM: October 11, 2021

Monday Oct 11, 2021

Business Mondays with BM: October 11, 2021

Monday Oct 11, 2021

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Business Matters with BM: Lenovo Group Ltd. Apac Business Head Mr. Amar Babu

Tuesday Oct 05, 2021

Business Matters with BM: Lenovo Group Ltd. Apac Business Head Mr. Amar Babu

Tuesday Oct 05, 2021

Today we podcast a conversation with Mr. Amar Babu, who heads the business of Lenovo Group Limited in the overall Asia Pacific region, including Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Asean, Australia, New Zealand, and India / South Asia. Mr. Amar Babu spoke to BusinessMirror Special Projects Editor Anne Ruth de la Cruz about his journey with Lenovo and the technology firm’s business before and during the pandemic as well as its plans for the future.

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Business Mondays with BM: October 04, 2021

Monday Oct 04, 2021

Business Mondays with BM: October 04, 2021

Monday Oct 04, 2021

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Wednesdays with John Mangun: The PSE going forward

Wednesday Sep 29, 2021

Wednesdays with John Mangun: The PSE going forward

Wednesday Sep 29, 2021

IT has been easy not to talk about the Philippine stock market for months. In 2021, the range is basically between 7,200 and 6,400 (on a monthly basis) for about a 10 to 12 percent range. There has been some volatility.

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