ENDEAVOR Like the proverbial phoenix rising from the ashes, the Manila Central Post Office building could be transformed into a first-class hotel and a key feature of the city’s historical quarter. This scenario was brought to public attention in March 2012 in a Philippine Star news story. Gemma...
ENDEAVOR Redemption was the all-caps banner headline of Manila Bulletin’s sports page and “Mission Accomplished” was the title of the front-page photo caption showing the members of the Gilas Pilipinas men’s basketball team after winning the gold medal against host Cambodia that beat them...
ENDEAVOR Pandayan Bookshop, founded in 1993 by Ateneo alumnus Gerardo Cabochan, Jr., is a 40-store chain spread across Central Luzon, Cagayan Valley, CALABARZON, and northern Metro Manila. Since its inception, founder-CEO Jun has carved unique pathways for Pandayan. Let’s listen to a testimonial...
ENDEAVOR *“Which is more important,” asked Big Panda, the journey or the destination?” “The company,” said Tiny Dragon.* I came home with this nugget of wisdom after listening to a homily delivered by Fr. Deo Galang at the St. Jo-seph the Worker chapel in Clark Field the other weekend....
ENDEAVOR Seated behind my laptop while trying to cobble some random thoughts into a sensible essay, my attention was caught by a book entitled, Leadership for Extraordinary Results. On closer inspection, I realized the book was written by a long-time friend and role model, Filemon “Jun” Berba,...
ENDEAVOR When I learned that former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario passed away the other day while traveling to San Francisco, snapshots of our time together in the Cabinet of President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III, flashed back in my mind. Secretary Albert occupied the front row...
ENDEAVOR One of the popular tourist attractions in scenic Japan is Nabana no Sato, a flower park in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, a 45-minute bus ride from Nagoya. Starting last Oct. 22, 2022, this spectacle of lights is open for public viewing for 221 days – or until May 31, 2023. My family visited it...
ENDEAVOR Last week, I went to church on my birthday and on Palm Sunday. On both occasions, I emerged with vital insights on the significance of the act of worship in a church. I was baptized a Catholic after birth and had my basic education in Catholic schools. As a university student, I was...
ENDEAVOR When I turned 50 in 2003, I celebrated my having been able to trim my weight down and achieve a nearly ideal body-mass index. This week, I marked a milestone birthday that gives me a good reason to reflect on significant life lessons learned along the way. My mama Lydia framed birthday...
ENDEAVOR *“Hope endures in Türkiye as more survivors emerge from rubble on day 6 of rescue efforts” — Headline* *From Victims to Survivors: Tsunami Stories of Hope – World BOSAI Forum 2023 – Sendai International Center; Sendai, Japan* As the Turkish people picked up the pieces from the...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma A group of long-time friends, all members of a civic organization, resumed their monthly breakfast club and – heaving a collective sigh of relief – shared their experiences from the coronavirus pandemic. It’s barely a month before the third anniversary of the onset of...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma “The State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels, and shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all.” This is the specific provision, Article IV, of the Constitution that underpins all efforts to seek...
