Broader Look
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.
Episodes
![Business Mondays with BM: April 10, 2023](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Business Mondays with BM: April 10, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Welcome to Business Mondays with BM, a segment of the BusinessMirror Broader Look podcast that tackles the performance of the Philippine stock market.
The Business Mondays with BM podcast is based on the Stock Market Outlook story written by BusinessMirror reporter VG Cabuag and comes out every Monday.
![[Good Friday Special] From pit to faith: A former journalist’s struggle with mental health issues](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Welcome to Breaktime Musings, a segment of the BusinessMirror Broader Look Podcast that tackles topics on the fringes of business and the economy.
Today’s podcast is a special episode for Good Friday and based on an interview with Melinda Ramo-Baylon, a woman who relied on her faith as she struggled with mental health issues. Baylon was interviewed by BusinessMirror Intern Stephanie Ho of the University of Rizal System Angono.
![Table Tales Tuesday: Davao Thermo Biotech Corp.](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Table Tales Tuesday: Davao Thermo Biotech Corp.
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Today, we’ll be talking about the waste-to-fertilizer project in the southern Philippines by the Davao Thermo Biotech Corp. founded in 2017 by the late Dr. Roberto Puentespina Jr. BusinessMirror Reporter Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas talked to Olive Puentespina, CEO of the Davao Thermo Biotech Corp. for this episode.
![Business Mondays with BM: April 03, 2023](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Business Mondays with BM: April 03, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Welcome to Business Mondays with BM, a segment of the BusinessMirror Broader Look podcast that tackles the performance of the Philippine stock market.
The Business Mondays with BM podcast is based on the Stock Market Outlook story written by BusinessMirror reporter VG Cabuag and comes out every Monday.
![Food Safety Fridays: Get to know your consumer rights [Part 1]](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Food Safety Fridays: Get to know your consumer rights [Part 1]
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
What are the regulatory mechanisms on food safety? How do you know that a food product is safe?In this episode of Food Safety Fridays, we talked to an expert from the Food and Drug Administration to discuss the agency's food safety mandate and what are the rights of consumers when it comes to food safety.
![Table Tales Tuesdays: March 28, 2023](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Table Tales Tuesdays: March 28, 2023
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Welcome to Table Tales Tuesdays, a segment of the BusinessMirror’s Broader Look podcast that talks about agriculture and food.
Today’s episode tackles the issue of sugar based on the stories written by BusinessMirror Reporters Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas, Andrea San Juan and Raadee Sausa.
![Table Tales Tuesdays: March 21, 2023](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Table Tales Tuesdays: March 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Welcome to Table Tales Tuesdays, a segment of the BusinessMirror’s BM Broader Look podcast that talks about agriculture and food.
Today’s episode puts a spotlight on rice, based on the stories written by BusinessMirror reporters Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas and Raadee Sausa.
![Table Tales Tuesdays:March 14, 2023](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Table Tales Tuesdays:March 14, 2023
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Welcome to Table Tales Tuesdays, a segment of the BusinessMirror’s BM Broader Look podcast that talks about agriculture and food.
Today’s episode puts a spotlight on the sagging trend of the Philippine banana industry. This is based on the stories written by BusinessMirror reporters Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas and Jovee Marie De La Cruz and the BusinessMirror Mindanao Bureau Chief Manuel Cayon.
![Business Mondays with BM: March 13, 2023](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Business Mondays with BM: March 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Welcome to Business Mondays with BM, a segment of the BusinessMirror Broader Look podcast that tackles the performance of the Philippine stock market.
The Business Mondays with BM podcast is based on the Stock Market Outlook story written by BusinessMirror reporter VG Cabuag and comes out every Monday.
![Breaktime Musings with BM: The Women of Binangonan, Rizal](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Breaktime Musings with BM: The Women of Binangonan, Rizal
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Welcome to a special episode of Breaktime Musings, a segment of the BusinessMirror’s BM Broader Look podcast, that talks about topics on the fringes of business and the economy.
On the International Day of Women, today’s podcast focuses on the women who participated in the livelihood training organized by the Gender and Development Office of the Municipality of Binangonan, Province of Rizal.
This episode is from the unpublished story of BusinessMirror Intern Aceelaine Duron of the University of Rizal System of Angono, Rizal.
![Food Safety Fridays: Who pays for food safety?](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3454097/FOOD_SAFETY_FRIDAYS_WORKING_63yh8q_300x300.jpg)
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Food Safety Fridays: Who pays for food safety?
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Food safety is a shared responsibility. As consumers, we also have to do our share in ensuring that food sold and consumed is safe for everyone.
To know more, listen to the second episode of Food Safety Fridays which tackles the responsibilities of all stakeholders in ensuring food is safe for consumption.
Catch new episodes of the Food Safety Fridays series every last Friday of the month!
Music by OYStudio from Pixabay
![Table Tales Tuesdays: February 21, 2023](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Table Tales Tuesdays: February 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Welcome to Table Tales Tuesdays, a segment of the BusinessMirror’s BM Broader Look podcast that talks about agriculture and food.
Today’s episode focuses on the minimum access volume mechanism for sugar importation as covered by BusinessMirror Reporter Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas.
![Breaktime Musings with BM: Allianz PNB Life Insurance Inc.](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Breaktime Musings with BM: Allianz PNB Life Insurance Inc.
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Welcome to the BusinessMirror BM Broader Look Podcast.
Today, we’ll be talking about Allianz PNB Life Insurance Inc., the fastest growing life insurance company based on premium income for 2 years, with our special guest, Chief Marketing Officer & Head of Sustainability, Mr. Gino Riola.
![Business Mondays with BM: February 13, 2023](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Business Mondays with BM: February 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
The Business Mondays with BM podcast is based on the Stock Market Outlook story written by BusinessMirror reporter VG Cabuag and comes out every Monday.
Today we podcast Week 7 of the stock market outlook for February 13, 2023, to February 15, 2023.
![Breaktime Musings with BM: ”The Mighty Words: Writers of Protest and Revolution”](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Friday Feb 10, 2023
Friday Feb 10, 2023
Welcome to another episode of Breaktime Musings, a segment of the BusinessMirror BM Broader Look podcast that tackles topics on the fringes of business and the economy.
Today’s podcast is the first of four episodes based on a story by writer and film critic Tito Genova Valiente that was published in the Philippine Graphic magazine on June 2, 2021.
Titled “The Mighty Words: Writers of Protest and Revolution,” Valiente’s story provides a good insight on Philippine literature and the Filipino labor movement.
![Business Mondays with BM: February 06, 2023](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Business Mondays with BM: February 06, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Welcome to Business Mondays with BM, a segment of the BusinessMirror Broader Look podcast that tackles the performance of the Philippine stock market.
The Business Mondays with BM podcast is based on the Stock Market Outlook story written by BusinessMirror reporter VG Cabuag and comes out every Monday.
![Breaktime Musings: “Covering the essential Blas F. Ople”](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3454097/BREAKHTIME_MUSINGS8sw6m_300x300.png)
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Breaktime Musings: “Covering the essential Blas F. Ople”
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Welcome to Breaktime Musings, a segment of the BusinessMirror’s BM Broader Look podcast that features topics at the fringes of business.
Today we podcast the essay partly based on the remarks delivered by Butch Fernandez, BusinessMirror’s senior political reporter, at the February 3, 2022, “Blas Ople Forum on Philippine Overseas Employment: Past, Present and Future,” marking 95th birth anniversary of the late Labor Secretary and Senator Blas Ople.
Fernandez, a journalist, remembers how the former labor and foreign affairs secretary and Senate President remained a lifelong newspaperman at heart.
Titled “Covering the essential Blas F. Ople,” this essay by Butch Fernandez, which I will read for this podcast, was published in the February 2022 edition of the Philippine Graphic magazine.
![Table Tales Tuesdays: January 31, 2023](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Table Tales Tuesdays: January 31, 2023
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Welcome to Table Tales Tuesdays, a segment of the BusinessMirror’s BM Broader Look podcast that talks about agriculture and food.
Today’s episode tackles the issue of bananas based on the stories written by BusinessMirror Reporters Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas and Jovee Marie de la Cruz.
![Business Mondays with BM: January 30, 2023](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Business Mondays with BM: January 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
The Business Mondays with BM podcast is based on the Stock Market Outlook story written by BusinessMirror reporter VG Cabuag and comes out every Monday.
Today we podcast Week 5 of the stock market outlook for January 30, 2023, to February 3, 2023.
![Food Safety Fridays: What is food safety and why it matters?](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3454097/FOOD_SAFETY_FRIDAYS_4uvwrn_300x300.jpg)
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Food Safety Fridays: What is food safety and why it matters?
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Friday Jan 27, 2023
In this first episode of Food Safety Fridays, Dennis Estopace talked to Ziggy Felongco of Winrock International to discuss basic concepts and importance of food safety.
Did you know that tapioca pearls in your beloved milk tea or bubble tea are considered safety hazards in some countries? Find out more in this podcast!Catch new episodes of the Food Safety Fridays series every last Friday of the month!Music by OYStudio from Pixabay
![Table Tales Tuesdays: January 24](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Table Tales Tuesdays: January 24
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Today’s episode tackles the issue of onions based on the stories written by BusinessMirror reporters Jovee dela Cruz and Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas.
![Business Mondays with BM: January 23, 2023](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Business Mondays with BM: January 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Welcome to Business Mondays with BM, a segment of the BusinessMirror Broader Look podcast that tackles the performance of the Philippine stock market.
The Business Mondays with BM podcast is based on the Stock Market Outlook story written by BusinessMirror reporter VG Cabuag and comes out every Monday.
![Table Tales Tuesdays: December 20, 2022](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Table Tales Tuesdays: December 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Today’s episode focuses on onion supply and prices based on the stories by BusinessMirror Reporter Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas.
![Breaktime Musings with BM: Tanaw Concert](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Friday Nov 25, 2022
Breaktime Musings with BM: Tanaw Concert
Friday Nov 25, 2022
Friday Nov 25, 2022
Welcome to Breaktime Musings with BM, a segment of the BusinessMirror Broader Look podcast that tackles topics on the fringes of business and economy.
Today we podcast the conversation between singer-songwriters Acel Bisa, Lougee Basabas and Hannah Romawac and Soundstrip Editor Edwin Sallan at the Empty Stomach Cafe and Lounge bar at the Bonifacio Global City.
The trio would join fellow Pinoy rock icons Aia de Leon, Barbie Almalbis and Kitchie Nadal on November 26, Saturday, at The Theatre at Solaire for a one-night concert titled “Tanaw.”
![Table Tales Tuesdays: October 25, 2022](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Table Tales Tuesdays: October 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Welcome to Table Tales Tuesdays, a segment of the BusinessMirror’s BM Broader Look podcast that talks about agriculture and food. Today's episode shows how the Philippines tackles avian influenza or bird flu.
![Business Mondays with BM: October 24, 2022](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Business Mondays with BM: October 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Welcome to Business Mondays with BM, a segment of the BusinessMirror Broader Look podcast that tackles the performance of the Philippine stock market. Today we podcast Week 43 of the stock market outlook for October 24, 2022, to October 28, 2022.
![Table Tales Tuesdays: October 4, 2022](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Table Tales Tuesdays: October 4, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Welcome to Table Tales Tuesdays, a segment of the BusinessMirror’s BM Broader Look podcast that talks about agriculture and food. Today’s episode focuses on issues raised by the United States on the Philippines’s policies on agricultural imports.
![Table Tales Tuesdays: September 27, 2022](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Table Tales Tuesdays: September 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Welcome to Table Tales Tuesdays, a segment of the BusinessMirror’s BM Broader Look podcast that talks about agriculture and food. Today’s episode would feature the story on rice imports by BusinessMirror reporter Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas.
![Business Mondays with BM: September 26, 2022](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Business Mondays with BM: September 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
The Business Mondays is a segment of the BusinessMirror’s Broader Look podcast that tackles the performance of the Philippine stock market.
![Business Mondays with BM: September 19, 2022](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3454097/BM_BroadCast_logo2_300x300.jpg)
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Business Mondays with BM: September 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
The Business Mondays is a segment of the BusinessMirror’s Broader Look podcast that tackles the performance of the Philippine stock market.