14 July 2020 – Almost all work has been altered by COVID-19. Women’s economic empowerment has been hard-hit because womenrepresent 90% of workers in highly-affected sectors such as care and apparel. To help Businesses overcome this, MBC, UN Women, WeEmpowerAsia and the European Union organized an online series, “Gender Responsive COVID 19 Recovery Plans for Businesses”.
7 July 2020 – COVID-19 has changed how we work and the progress that has been made for business and women. Women represent 90% of workers in the hardest-hit sectors such as care and apparel.
30 June 2020 – Companies disappear at an alarming rate. Of the Fortune 500 companies that existed in 2000, only 50% remain. This is in large part because new technology can destroy businesses that don’t change. At the MBC Virtual Roundtable Discussion, SGV Advisory Leader Rosanna Fajardo discussed Six Habits for executing digital transformation, which has accelerated amid COVID-19.
26 June 2020 – The Makati Business Club held its Annual Membership Meeting for 2020 and conducted the elections for five (5) Board seats today. This is the first time MBC has conducted its annual membership meeting and elections online.
23 June 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic has swiftly transformed the ways people interact, businesses operate, and governments deliver public service. In the new normal, digital technology becomes a key enabler of economic recovery and progress.