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Misrepresentation? A look at OLX vs. MyBenta legal threat

I received a question lately from several online contacts in relation to MyBenta.com's open email to RJ David's warning and legal threat composed by its founder - Emmanuel Rey Mariano. The questions  center on  - "Can a competing classified ad website send an email or text message to OLX sellers...

Are job sites dying?

According to a Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) article, data from the World Bank indicate that only 25 per cent or 250,000 of the 1.1 million potential entrants to the Philippine labor force each year find jobs. Online job portals like Jobstreet, JobsDB, BestJobs.ph, WorkAbroad.ph and Monster play a...

Social Media and Social Responsibility for Youth Leaders

It always amazes me what youth leaders are able to achieve when they get involved in movements they are passionate with. From raising awareness, helping people in need, to protesting issues that affects them. Last March 23, 2015, I was at Naval State University in Biliran to share insights on social...

Exciting times for women entrepreneurs to venture into e-commerce

Last March 28, I gave a "Tech Touch" talk at the 8th Annual Women Entrepreneurs Conference 2015 organized by the Network for Enterprising Women. It is an exciting time for women entrepreneurs to venture into e-commerce for a lot of great reasons. This includes: According to We Are Social, there are 44.2...