Sunday, 25 October 2026
5 Oct 2026
9:00AM
INSIDER HOUR | Paul Favila steps out of two long shadows
InsiderPH sat down with Citi Philippines chief Paul Favila to talk about a bank—and a banker—reinventing themselves. Citi has shed the consumer business that made it a household name, while Favila has spent decades building an identity distinct from his father, former Trade Secretary Peter Favila. Their stories have something in common: formidable legacies, followed by reinvention.
1 Oct 2026
6:09PM
INSIDER HOUR | The consumer goods man betting on Globe's next act
By: Daxim L. Lucas
The criticism that has followed Cruz since he took over the Ayala conglomerate’s telecommunications unit is that he is, at heart, still an FMCG man. "FMCG" is business shorthand for “fast moving consumer goods”, in reference to his long and successful career selling soap and shampoo — a very different industry from telecommunications. And the surprising thing is that he agrees.
10 Sep 2026
3:59PM
INSIDER HOUR | Sonny Angara’s efficiency doctrine at work in DepEd
For decades, Philippine education policy has revolved around familiar arguments: budgets, curriculum, teacher salaries, class sizes, governance and learning outcomes. These are important debates, but Angara appears to be making a different argument: The country's education crisis, in his telling, is also an execution crisis.
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