PEACE-MAKER Former United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visited our country recently where he conferred with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Malacañang and made a historic visit to the Senate, where he delivered a speech. Ban Ki-moon now chairs the Seoul-based Global Green Growth...
OF TREES AND FOREST A leader is someone who can marshal all the resources he has in an efficient and effective manner in order to accomplish his vision. “A great leader,” the Harvard Business Review article added, “is one who can do so day after day, and year after year, in a wide variety of...
FINDING ANSWERS Last Sunday’s 38th anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution was commemorated with much less fervor compared to the years immediately following that shining period in our nation’s history. But no matter how the historic event is celebrated—whether ceremonies are grand...
PEACE-MAKER We are saddened by the recent passing of our dear friend and one of the Philippines’ most accomplished diplomats, Lauro Baja Jr., who served our country with great distinction as Foreign Affairs Undersecretary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and Ambassador to various...
Tangere’s 2025 Senatorial Survey conducted from February 7 to 10, 2024 Despite a slight decline, former President Rodrigo Duterte remained in the lead in Tangere’s 2025 senatorial survey, conducted from Feb. 7 to 10. Duterte maintained his lead with 58 percent of the vote in the survey results...
OF TREES AND FOREST (Part 1) We often come across the term business leaders when we read or listen to the news. The media would frequently go to “business leaders” to get their opinions not just on economic and business issues but national issues in general. But what does it mean...
FINDING ANSWERS Five years ago, I wrote that many would have forgotten the significance of the 1986 EDSA revolt were it not for the declared non-working holiday on Feb. 25, 2019. Now that there is no such declared holiday in 2024 to commemorate the 38th anniversary of the historic event, more...
PEACE-MAKER The Manila Bulletin celebrated its 124th anniversary last Feb. 15, where it launched the “Newsmakers of the Year Award,” honoring organizations and individuals who, in the words of the media giant’s president, Emilio C. Yap III, “not only captured the nation’s imagination, but...
OF TREES AND FOREST I consider myself lucky because at a very young age I learned about entrepreneurship, financial management, and basic skills of running a business from my mother. Those times when I helped her sell shrimps and fish were my first lessons in financial literacy. That tiny stall we...
FINDING ANSWERS The rallying cry to make Filipino kids healthier in mind and body reverberated across The Manila Hotel’s Tent City. “Brighter…stronger…taller,” the well-heeled crowd yelled in unison, proclaiming what they wanted our future generations to become. It was between song...
PEACE-MAKER (This is part of our column dated June 27, 2021, entitled, “President Noynoy Aquino served with honor and dignity; the need for a strong party system”) After decades as a politician and political party founder, we have spent these past 11 years just observing the...
OF TREES AND FORESTS I remember the first time I stepped into an escalator. It was fascinating and also quite frightening. It was a new experience and many among us were afraid of getting hurt by this technology that makes mobility easier. The same thing with the elevator. The first time I rode one...
