Did he intend to avoid his own flesh and blood? Was he under duress? Better still, is he still alive? If yes he intentionally dodged the possible meeting and is still very much alive and kicking, why blew away the golden opportunity to show warmth and affection to a daughter he left behind when she …
OPINION
The State of the City
First things first. Our cheers to Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz of Zamboanga City for bagging the first-ever gold for our country after 97 years. The Philippines first participated in the Olympics in Paris 1924. Diaz’s certainly deserves all the monetary and material rewards she received following her Olympic feat considering her decades of sacrifices …
Winning while losing
In Pangilinan vs. Cayetano, the Supreme Court dismissed the petitions filed by minority senators and two other groups that sought to invalidate the withdrawal of the Philippines from the International Criminal Court. Justice Marvic Leonen wrote the decision for a unanimous Court, which did not declare the withdrawal unconstitutional because the issues raised had been …
Trinity Sunday
Like the Father, we should be full of goodness, doing things with total gratuity. Like the Son, we should try to do good perfectly in the truth, providing with the best pattern of how we ought to be and of how we ought to do things, including the way of restoring them in case they …
Must see videos
According to the WHO, oral diseases pose a major health burden for many countries and affect people throughout their lifetime, causing pain, discomfort, disfigurement, and even death. They are neither on Netflix nor on streaming platforms. They are, however, must-see videos in these new normal times. These are the new videos that explain how to …
Why should executives blog?
In this digital era, anyone and everyone can create and post content online – including CEOs and top executives. A popular means for sharing your thoughts online is through blogging. For companies, blogs are now an important channel for content. It is a means for executives to reach out to clients, employees, and other stakeholders …
Love as gold standard
We have to realize that all the other virtues can only be true virtues if they are inspired by love and if they lead us to grow more in love. Without love, these virtues would at best be apparent virtues only. They can have the appearance and feel of virtues, but they actually are not. …
The strong and the weak
We cannot deny that in the world in general, we see ourselves in different conditions of being strong and of being weak. It can be in the physical aspect, or the moral and spiritual ones. It can be in terms of talents and other natural endowments. Yes, some are more gifted than others, more fortunate …
A simmering conflict waiting to explode, Part 2
The other issue that John raised was the rationale behind their parents’ explanation related to the equal pay and equal sharing of inheritance. “At first I thought it was fair but as we got more involved in the business it was obvious that my siblings had different perspectives of what hard work was. My older …
Why Diaz’s Olympic gold may be more valuable than Pacquiao’s world titles
An Olympic gold medal, the first since the Philippines joined the Games in 1924, can’t be matched by any medal or championship trophy outside the Olympic Games. It’s priceless, one of a kind, and the only medal that matters in any known sporting competition in the human history. “You have to beat the king to …