UMA NOTA: TOUGH CLASS ACT TO BEAT
Everything about Michelin-Selected Uma Nota Manila at the Shangri-La The Fort dazzles. The award-winning interiors, designed by Asmaa Said of Dubai-based The…
Teddy Montelibano · · 3 min read

Teddy Montelibano is a veteran journalist with four decades of experience covering politics, business profiles, and everything in between — especially food, a lifelong passion. A cohost of DAILY TRIBUNE’s flagship show Straight Talk, Teddy remains refreshingly self-aware, often joking that despite his vast professional experience, he is still happily stuck in a state of “protracted adolescence.”
Everything about Michelin-Selected Uma Nota Manila at the Shangri-La The Fort dazzles. The award-winning interiors, designed by Asmaa Said of Dubai-based The…
Teddy Montelibano · · 3 min read

The 26-year span from 2000 to 2026 is one of the most consequential in Philippine economic history, and the through-line is precisely what this year’s…
Teddy Montelibano · · 5 min read

Every year on a Saturday evening in late March, something quietly remarkable happens. Across more than 190 countries, the lights of iconic landmarks — the…
Teddy Montelibano · · 1 min read

The BOC’s stellar revenue performance is the lifeblood of public investment and fiscal stability. Exceeding its January 2026 target with a P80.744 billion…
Teddy Montelibano · · 3 min read

‘Firms must diversify regional linkages beyond China and the US. The country must explore other markets and opportunities in its neighbors through strategic…
Teddy Montelibano · · 2 min read

His relentless pursuit of modernization across diverse sectors — ranging from energy and banking to food and infrastructure — reflects not just corporate…
Teddy Montelibano · · 5 min read

The Philippines, with a 5.3 percent growth rate, trails Vietnam at the lead with 6.6 percent, and Mongolia at 5.9 percent, but outpaces China, Cambodia, and…
Teddy Montelibano · · 2 min read

Since its establishment in 1967, the BOI has grown into the Philippines’ premier architect of investment policy — designing frameworks, championing reforms,…
Teddy Montelibano · · 4 min read
To ooohhs and aaahhs from around the table, a large platter containing a large, bone-in ribeye Australian Tomahawk steak was laid on the table. It was a…
Teddy Montelibano · · 4 min read
