OF TREES AND FOREST In my column last week, I wrote about the Villar Farm and how we are raising around 50 carabaos. Sometimes I would get up early in the morning and walk around the farm for my daily exercise. I also take the opportunity to visit the farm animals there and enjoy the fresh carabao...
FINDING ANSWERS I’m not in the habit of chest-thumping. But among the 35 laws I principally authored when I was senator, I’m especially proud of the one providing mandatory coverage of the Home Development Mutual Fund, popularly known as Pag-IBIG Fund. “Coverage of the Fund shall be mandatory...
PEACE-MAKER March marks a significant milestone for women across Asia and the international community as it is celebrated as the National Women’s Month. The occasion serves not only to recognize the achievements and contributions of women but also to reflect on the issues and challenges...
OF TREES AND FOREST One of the very first drawings — if you can call it that — I made as a young student was that of an idyllic farm scene. In addition to basic drawings of fruits, vegetables and animals, I would draw a nipa hut with a coconut tree beside it and a perfectly shaped mountain on...
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...
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...
