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Rafael Fernandez de Mesa likes to open with a joke. In another life, he says, he might have been the first Rafa people talked about. Instead, that distinction belongs to Rafael Nadal. Fernandez de Mesa found his arena elsewhere, trading baseline rallies for balance sheets.

Foot traffic at Mitsukoshi BGC has doubled since its 2023 opening, underscoring the strength of a strategy built on cultural immersion and careful curation rather than scale.

Metro Manila’s commute has always been a masterclass in controlled chaos. The lines move—until they don’t. The cards beep—until they won’t. And nothing tests...

Across the Philippines, neighborhood sari-sari stores are seeing a surge in sales of culturally symbolic goods as shoppers stock up on items believed to usher in good luck.

Podcasts are no longer just background noise or quick-hit motivation. For many Filipino entrepreneurs, they’ve become a front-row seat to global business thinking — no plane ticket required.