ENDEAVOR Changes in a President’s Cabinet create not just ripples but waves of concern and uncertainty. Yet, serving in the Cabinet provides a fulcrum for learning about governance and statecraft from a strategic vantage point of physical proximity to the President while seeing him in his office,...
ENDEAVOR The recent statement by MMDA Chairman Romando Artes that the EDSA Busway dedicated lane will be phased out once the MRT-3 expands its capacity is deeply concerning. It runs counter to the position of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista, who has supported the privatization of the...
ENDEAVOR Eight years and five months — or exactly 3,077 days — have passed since I first walked into the Manila Bulletin offices as its Executive Vice President. It was Sept. 1, 2016, and I was stepping into a new role after six years as Communications Secretary to President Benigno S....
ENDEAVOR From 2011 to 2016, the Department of Health (DOH) grappled with the complexities of dengue fever, which has long plagued tropical countries like ours. Under the stewardship of Secretaries Enrique Ona and Janette Garin, the government implemented both preventive and curative measures, yet...
ENDEAVOR Donald Trump’s second inauguration last Monday, Jan. 20, prompted me to share with readers this piece on recollections and experiences involving US Presidents and Philippine Presidents. No. 206 Cleveland Street was the address of the home in Makati where I grew...
ENDEAVOR Our Sunday Bulletin Business section last Jan. 12 included two highly informative feature stories. The first, headlined “Filipino workers demand more than just a job,” and the second on “How students are turning creativity into careers” signaled to me that, indeed, as Bob...
ENDEAVOR Two seminal works — Yuval Noah Harari’s “Nexus” and Malcolm Gladwell’s “Revenge of the Tipping Point” — offer profound insights into the complexities of our modern world. Harari explores humanity’s “network problem,” highlighting our failure to wisely wield the...
Endeavor Philippines, a global organization for high-impact entrepreneurs, has unveiled that its network of businesses collectively generated $900 million in revenue, created 66,000 jobs, and raised $1 billion in capital in 2023 as it celebrates its 10th year since its launch in the Philippines....
ENDEAVOR Brought up by parents who were lifelong government employees, and having worked in the government, too, I have realized the important contributions of workers in government in the life of the nation. I write this while noting the high tide of negative sentiments generated by the...
ENDEAVOR From August to mid-December, the Quad Comm hearings at the House of Representatives have garnered high public attention. Manila Bulletin’s live-stream coverage videos on YouTube are witnessed by a huge audience, breaching the million mark several times. By the time the committee...
ENDEAVOR Mary Jane Veloso’s homecoming yesterday, Dec. 18, culminates a nearly 15-year saga that began in 2010 when, as a 25-year-old young mother, she was brought by local recruiters first to Malaysia, then to Indonesia, where she landed in prison and was convicted to die by musketry, after...
ENDEAVOR Witnessing Pope Francis place the red hat on newly consecrated Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David – only the 10th Filipino to receive the honor – prompted me to reflect on the challenge of promoting more vocations in our predominantly Christian nation. Last month, while participating in a...
