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SCMAP Perspective

Discussion of shippers’ interests written by Henrik Batallones, marketing and communications director of SCMAP, and editor-in-chief of its official publication, Supply Chain Philippines.

SCMAP Perspective

Our Neighbors’ Yards

December 4, 2023

First off, a personal note: it’s great to be able to travel again. Sure, in both instances it’s for work: I just came from Hong...

‘Slow Food’ and the Supply Chain

November 20, 2023

A few weeks ago I joined a BusinessWorld forum on food security, which counted among its panelists Chit Juan. You may know her as...

King of the Road?

November 5, 2023

It shouldn’t have been a surprise that the motorcycle is now the king of the Philippine road. The Land Transportation Office revealed that there are...

Patch Any Vulnerability

October 22, 2023

At the sidelines of this year’s SCMAP Supply Chain Conference, a delegate pulled me aside and made a suggestion. “Whenever you talk about technology...

A More Permanent Solution

October 9, 2023

The issuance of Executive Order 41 by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the end of last month elicited cheers across the logistics community, and...

The Rest Will Follow

September 27, 2023

Taking off from our recently concluded 2023 SCMAP Supply Chain Conference last week, how do we enable our role as an industry in setting...

Transformation in Motion

September 10, 2023

The theme for this year’s SCMAP Supply Chain Conference - which will be held on September 21-22, once again at the EDSA Shangri-la Manila...

What’s the Value Proposition?

August 28, 2023

Two weeks ago I had the privilege of being a moderator at the first ever LogiSYM Philippines event held at the World Trade Center....

Safety First

August 14, 2023

A recent string of maritime disasters - the sinking of the MT Princess Empress last February, which led to an oil spill affecting Oriental...

Solutions that Stand the Test of Time

July 30, 2023

Perhaps unsurprisingly, President Bongbong Marcos devoted roughly a third of his State of the Nation Address last week to discussing concerns over food security...