ENDEAVOR “The world just had the hottest week on record, according to preliminary data,” the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), reported “after a series of scorching days saw global temperature records tumble” during the first week of July 2023, according to an Agence France Presse...
ENDEAVOR Some 800 senior media leaders – 40 percent of whom were women – from more than 70 countries and 800 companies gathered at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center last June 28-30 at the 74th World News Media Congress under the auspices of the World Association of News Publishers, or...
ENDEAVOR Responding to a classified ad for a bank magazine editor, I was interviewed for – and eventually landed – my first job in a bank nearly five decades ago. Last week, I spoke at the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) Strategic Human Resources Summit. The forum focused on...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma “Tiwala ako, nasa eksena man ako o wala, patuloy na ipaglalaban ng Pilipino ang kayang kapwa at ha-hakbang sa landas tungo sa isang mas maaliwalas, mas patas, at mas maunlad na bukas.” (I believe that, whether I am around or not, the Filipino will continue to fight for his...
ENDEAVOR “The test of a first-rate intelligence,” notes Professor Damon Acemoglu, “is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.” In an interview with BBC News’ Stephen Sackur, he questioned the proposition that technology...
ENDEAVOR Participants at a two-day Rotary Asia-Pacific Regional Editors Seminar at the Manila Hotel earlier this week were engaged in a lively dialogue by Dr. Federico Macaranas, a political economist who served as Foreign Affairs Undersecretary during the Ramos administration, and as faculty...
ENDEAVOR Last Monday, May 29, business leaders called attention to a learning crisis in the country “where nine out of 10 students aged 10 were unable to read simple texts” as shown in “dismal results in international assessments,” and at the same time, “child malnutrition and stunting...
ENDEAVOR Like the proverbial phoenix rising from the ashes, the Manila Central Post Office building could be transformed into a first-class hotel and a key feature of the city’s historical quarter. This scenario was brought to public attention in March 2012 in a Philippine Star news story. Gemma...
ENDEAVOR Redemption was the all-caps banner headline of Manila Bulletin’s sports page and “Mission Accomplished” was the title of the front-page photo caption showing the members of the Gilas Pilipinas men’s basketball team after winning the gold medal against host Cambodia that beat them...
ENDEAVOR Pandayan Bookshop, founded in 1993 by Ateneo alumnus Gerardo Cabochan, Jr., is a 40-store chain spread across Central Luzon, Cagayan Valley, CALABARZON, and northern Metro Manila. Since its inception, founder-CEO Jun has carved unique pathways for Pandayan. Let’s listen to a testimonial...
ENDEAVOR *“Which is more important,” asked Big Panda, the journey or the destination?” “The company,” said Tiny Dragon.* I came home with this nugget of wisdom after listening to a homily delivered by Fr. Deo Galang at the St. Jo-seph the Worker chapel in Clark Field the other weekend....
ENDEAVOR Seated behind my laptop while trying to cobble some random thoughts into a sensible essay, my attention was caught by a book entitled, Leadership for Extraordinary Results. On closer inspection, I realized the book was written by a long-time friend and role model, Filemon “Jun” Berba,...
