Blog Posts on crisis management

Crisis Management Of SARS by Thinking Made Easy on Jan 25, 2012Crisis Management of SARS SARS outbreak in Hong Kong which happened about six years ago made an impact and changes the landscape of crisis management. A then relatively unknown disease, Hong Kong reported an outbreak on the 11th of March 2003, origin...

Timing of Industrialization Thesis by Thinking Made Easy on Sep 26, 2011Timing of Industrialization Every industrialized country has its own specialized and unique financial system. In the same way, securities exchanges and trading systems also vary significantly from one another. These financial systems differences deep...

the similarities of Willie Revillame’s alleged child abuse and Met Life’s insurance scandal crisis management approach by on Apr 10, 2011(Photo Credits: Wired New York) The current high drama that is being played out in Manila between Willie Revillame and the public opinion made me revisit several of my business school notes on crisis management. It was obvious to me that Willie Revil...

Terrorism and Travel Advisories: The Unnecessary Addends of Unfounded Fears by Philippine Political Situationer on Nov 9, 2010Travel advisories are something that is usually handled by the government in a not-so-controversial manner. Of course, the government personalities express some resentment over the issuance of such advisories. But most of the time, government would t...

Travel Advisories: The Unnecessary Addend of Unfounded Fears by Philippine Political Situationer on Nov 9, 2010Travel advisories are usually handled by the government in a not-so-controversial manner. Of course, the government personalities express some resentment over the issuance of such advisories. But most of the time, government would take the travel adv...

Back to 1989: The Implications of a Presidential Amnesty by Philippine Political Situationer on Nov 5, 2010On October 11, 2010, President Noynoy Aquino signed Proclamation No. 50. This proclamation grants amnesty to uniformed personnel and civilians implicated in the Oakwood Mutiny, the Marines Standoff, the Manila Peninsula Hotel Incident and other relat...

The Day the Music Died in Manila: Part 2 by Philippine Political Situationer on Oct 8, 2010Discussion of the various aspects of the  hostage-taking situation illustrated a number of problems emanating from the scenario. These includes some of the most critical errors that made a relatively manageable hostage-taking incident  turn from be...

The Day the Music Died in Manila: Part 1 by Philippine Political Situationer on Aug 25, 2010When a supposedly happy Chinese tour in the country turns into a deadly excursion with a deranged former police officer, things should be planned both on the operational and strategic level to ensure minimum loss to lives and property. The recent hos...

Bagyo! Baha! Kwentong Pambata! by School Librarian In Action on Oct 22, 2009Creative Writing and Storytelling Workshop for child workers, teachers and parents. * Nov. 21, 8 AM-5 PM at the Museo Pambata.Join and learn to write and tell stories for children. Discover how stories help children emotionally cope and heal from dif...

OC = Ondoy Communication by Communichristian on Sep 29, 2009I was stranded last Saturday at the University of the Philippines-Manila along with some of my Organizational Communication batchmates and more of the aspiring communicologists. It was very hard. It was an entirely new experience. And I can't help bu...