ENDEAVOR Revisiting Iloilo after nine years was truly a rejuvenating experience. Last time it was “work,” being part of the Philippine Independence Day celebration in June, 2015. Then President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino decided to hold the official commemoration, as well as the vin...
ENDEAVOR Tomorrow, March 8, World Women’s Day, is being celebrated with the recurring theme, WE for Gender Equality and Inclusive Society, that was adopted in 2023 and runs through 2028. WE stands for Women and Everyone. The Philippine theme is, Lipunang Patas sa Bagong Pilipinas; Kakayahan ng...
ENDEAVOR A lively debate has been sparked by the Senate’s passage of a bill increasing the daily minimum wage by ₱100 and the position taken by House of Representatives leaders that it should be increased by at least ₱350. The Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) has weighed in by pointing...
ENDEAVOR It was in second year high school when, at age 13, I was first exposed to the use of a microscope in our biology class in Don Bosco, Makati. Our teacher, Virgilio Palanca, brought us to on a weekend excursion to Matabungkay, Batangas where we collected specimens such as sea urchins,...
ENDEAVOR In July 2022, seven months after Typhoon Odette inflicted severe damage and destruction on scenic Siargao – an island composed of nine municipalities in Surigao del Norte province, that is often dubbed by tourists as the Surfing Capital of the Philippines – Corazon Tecson...
ENDEAVOR Traffic congestion is the bane of all metropolitan cities. Including Metro Manila. As of 2020, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority’s population census, Metro Manila’s population reached 13,484,462, joining the ranks of the most populated cities such as Tokyo, New...
ENDEAVOR After 25 years, I revisited Hiroshima with my family last weekend, as I thought it would be a valuable experience for them as it has been for me. Hiroshima may be reached from Tokyo or Nagoya via the Shinkansen bullet train in four hours and two hours-plus, respectively, with some delay...
ENDEAVOR About 20 years ago, I sauntered from a hotel lobby to take what I had planned to be a leisurely half-hour, early morning jog and walk that offered scenic views along the banks of the Singapore River. I returned more than an hour later after completing a round trip of the city-state’s...
ENDEAVOR At the 60th annual conference of the People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) in Cebu City last October, participants became aware of Human Nature’s People First Approach to Compensation and Benefits Planning. Human Nature, is a 15-year old social enterprise established by...
ENDEAVOR This is a milestone year for Gawad Kalinga (GK), as it marks 30 years from the shaping of its vision of transformation. In 1994, Tony Meloto began his work in Bagong Silang, Caloocan City, the biggest relocation site for informal settlers in Manila. During the Great Jubilee Year of 2000,...
ENDEAVOR It was while writing a weekly column many summers and moons ago that I had an epiphany, courtesy of a long-time friend who was a fellow columnist in the same publication. For weeks on end, I had been writing out of a sense of outrage and anger over the prevailing state of affairs in...
ENDEAVOR Twelve days before Christmas, a rare treat unfolded at the RCBC auditorium in Makati. For about two hours, parents, grandparents, and relatives of The Bridge School (TBS) students witnessed a spectacular musical mounted by kids from 3 to 11 years old after just over a month of rehearsals...
