FINDING ANSWERS When I was senator for two terms during the time of President Cory Aquino and then President Fidel Ramos, I knew fully well the importance of being able to think on one’s feet while on the Senate floor. To react quickly and be mentally agile while engaging in a furious debate with...
FINDING ANSWER At the Senate youth and sports committee that I chaired when I was senator in the late 1980s and early '90s, some of us hoped that an NBA team would eventually emerge the ultimate winner after being down 0-3 in the Finals. At that time, only around 40 teams found out that a...
FINDING ANSWERS All Saturdays this May were devoted by the Children’s First One Thousand Days Coalition (CFDC) to train different batches of trainers who, in turn, will train those in government and non-government organizations (NGOs) on how to go about fighting malnutrition among Filipino...
FINDING ANSWERS Last week’s passage on third and final reading of House Bill (HB) 10079 authored by Bulacan Representative Salvador Pleyto is a welcome development that has long been awaited. It’s a step closer to improving the midwifery profession in the country which, in turn, would hopefully...
FINDING ANSWERS At the inaugural of the Kapihan sa Manila Prince Hotel we hosted last week with former Press Secretary Sonny Coloma, the topic focused on the issue of political dynasties that has dominated our political landscape in the past 37 years despite being banned by the 1987 Constitution....
FINDING ANSWERS T he Children’s First One Thousand Days Coalition (CFDC), where I serve as national project chairman, shall heed the call for joint efforts to improve the immunization program especially for very young Filipinos. Amid the commemoration of World Immunization Week (April 24...
FINDING ANSWERS Amid the ongoing brouhaha over the alleged secret deal made with China on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) during the time of the previous administration, it’s a refreshing change to grasp just how effective the strategy of plain truth-telling is. At last Friday’s special edition...
FINDING ANSWER As the nation commemorates Araw ng Kagitingan, we pay tribute to the heroism of the more than 60,000 Filipinos who fought side by side with American soldiers against Japanese invading forces in the Bataan peninsula 82 years ago. And because it’s also Philippine Veterans Week (April...
FINDING ANSWERS Easter is the centerpiece of the Christian faith. It's the most essential festival of the year for more than two billion people all over the world professing Christianity, with Catholics numbering around 1.38 billion. It commemorates the time two millenniums ago when the begotten...
FINDING ANSWERS As we slow down in our activities this Holy Tuesday, we may start taking time to deepen our faith and strengthen our commitment to the arduous task of bringing about God’s Kingdom in this world. Indeed, every time we pray to our heavenly Father – in the words Christ himself...
FINDING ANSWERS Again, like in my last column, let me say that I’m really not into chest-thumping as a habit. But this March, being National Women’s Month, I can’t help but be especially proud of the law I principally authored when I was senator to benefit working women. To...
FINDING ANSWERS Because nutrition offices are still largely non-existent throughout the country, it’s no surprise why the crisis of chronic malnutrition has plagued the Philippines for decades. At a recent Kapihan sa Manila Hotel forum, National Nutrition Council (NNC) executive director...
