Herminio B. Coloma Jr. Manila Bulletin Publisher As we mark the Manila Bulletin’s 124th founding anniversary, we are focusing on the Newsmakers whose deeds and achievements have stood out in terms of capturing the attention of our audiences across multi-media platforms. Throughout its history,...
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...
ENDEAVOR In early August, we were called to a meeting at The Bridge School (TBS) in Parañaque City where my grandson Rafa, who was a month short of his sixth birthday, was enrolled for Kindergarten. “We” included all of us in the family and household who support Rafa. Teacher Katrina presided...
ENDEAVOR SERVE is a book of essays written by campus editors during the period from the First Quarter Storm until the imposition of martial rule, from 1969 to 1972. Among the 19 authors is Manuel M. Dayrit who shared his experience as a countryside doctor, public health practitioner and...
ENDEAVOR On the eve of the start of Simbang Gabi or Christmas novena masses, transport groups, including Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (PISTON), plan to strike across the Philippines today and tomorrow, Dec. 14-15. They are seeking a rollback of the Public Utility...
ENDEAVOR Pope Francis delivered a five-point message to the world at COP 28 in Dubai last Dec. 2. First: Denounce evil, conflict and death. Second: Uphold life. Third: Strike at the roots of ecological debt. Fourth: Rebuild through multilateralism. Fifth: Forgive and unite. At the outset, he told...
ENDEAVOR Today marks the start of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai that seeks “to unite the world towards agreement on bold, practical and ambitious solutions to the most pressing global challenge of our time.” To gain a...
