ENDEAVOR Where were you when the first Covid-19 lockdown was announced? For us baby boomers, this question brings to mind two milestone experiences that happened in succession 50 years earlier: The first man-on-the-moon landing by Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969, the day after Gloria Diaz became...
ENDEAVOR Last April 20, on the top floor of a building at Bonifacio Global City, I joined my friends from the People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) – Rico de Guzman, Vir and Grace Zata, Cecille Huidem and Bobby Galvez – in a chat with Mary Grace Dimacali, founder-owner-CEO of...
ENDEAVOR This week, my column is devoted to sharing the message delivered by Gawad Kalinga founder Tony Meloto at the Rotary District 3800 Training Assembly held at the Manila Hotel last May 18, 2024. * * * “My encounter with the ultimate servant leader was when I met Jesus Christ. From him I...
ENDEAVOR Nine years and four months ago, on Jan. 17, 2015, I had a life-changing experience in the Tacloban City airport. I stood in the rain with thousands of faithful to participate in the Holy Mass being celebrated by Pope Francis. Setting aside his prepared homily, he spoke from the heart,...
ENDEAVOR On Oct. 18, 2023, the Philippines’ first-ever carbon dioxide cold storage facility was inaugurated in Pueblo de Panay, Lawaan, Roxas City, Capiz. Arturo Jose “Archie” Yan, Glacier Megafridge president and CEO, said that the event manifested the fulfillment of their vision –...
ENDEAVOR For the past few days, I’ve been in a lively viber chat with friends on the concept of a living wage. Caritas Manila recently held a forum pushing for its living wage advocacy. Living wage goes beyond the minimum wage required by law. It is defined as “the minimum income necessary for...
ENDEAVOR Earlier this week, I had a gratifying experience as a graduation speaker. I was invited to the CARD-MRI Development Institute in Bay, Laguna, to speak before newly minted Ph.Ds and master’s degree holders who were graduating from the Southeast Asian Inter-disciplinary Development...
ENDEAVOR To excel in the personal care business, a company must take care of its people first. Spurred by this belief, Splash Corporation grew and emerged as a global distributor of personal care products. In 2021, Wipro Splash Corporation was chosen Employer of the Year by the People...
ENDEAVOR Vice Ganda’s It’s Showtime made its much-awaited debut on GMA last Saturday, April 6. He made his grand entry by way of a simulated video clip in which he descended atop the GMA building near EDSA, Quezon City. A week earlier, top executives of his home network signaled his new...
ENDEAVOR When I earned my doctoral degree in 2009 at age 56, I wondered how things would have turned out differently if I, after getting my MBA degree at age 25, how much farther I would have advanced in my career, if I had gone on immediately to continue and become a Ph.D. in my early thirties....
ENDEAVOR The last time I celebrated my birthday on a Maundy Thursday like today was in 2013. March 28 is always within the Lenten season, so my birthday occurs before, during, or after Holy Week. There’s abundance of time for reflection and forward thinking. In 1964, I began the last year...
ENDEAVOR Last Monday, March 18, marked the golden jubilee of my working life. On March 18, 1974, I reported for work as a personnel supervisor at Far East Bank and Trust Company (FEBTC) on Muralla street, Intramuros. Today, my workplace is the Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation,...
