We need to examine how we deal with our tiredness. Is it a tiredness out of the exertions of love or is it simply a meaningless tiredness? Does our tiredness lead us to seek God or does it want to find relief somewhere else? It’s understandable that at the end of the day we get …
OPINION
A blank check from God
We need to be more aware that our life here on earth is a matter of how much we correspond to God’s will and ways. It is a matter of giving ourselves to him, and because of him then also to the others. It’s a matter of losing ourselves in order to win him, to …
Ayala Vaccine and Immunization Program (AVIP)
I first heard about it last Wednesday when I received an email query sent by Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) HR head, SVP Gina Eala. Ms. Eala asked me and the other email recipients if we wanted to get vaccinated against COVID 19 and, if affirmative, for us to fill up a survey form. …
Family business stewardship is a lasting gift
Even if they understood that the changes were meant for the greater good, some were confused and unprepared to let go of their old practices. When the leadership succession program became fully operational, we knew that the family, especially the founder, was determined to push forward. I witnessed a wonderful change of leadership between the …
The pro-choice position
We have to be familiar with the so-called pro-choice position that is now becoming the prevalent ideology affecting many countries and especially the young ones, the so-called millennials. We need to be familiar with it so that we can be better prepared to deal with it, since it is now invading our own country. In …
Re-orienting towards sustained and inclusive economic growth
Moving forward, the main challenge, aside from averting new COVID infections and ensuring proper vaccine administration, is “to ensure the re-orientation of our institutions towards sustained and inclusive economic growth.” This was the message of Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala(JAZA), Chairman and CEO of the Ayala Group, during an online forum of Shareholders’ Association of …
The small and the big in love
Where there is true love, not even problems, difficulties and misunderstanding, failure, rejection, etc. would detain him from his total self-giving. He would just be game whatever the outcome of his love-driven initiatives would be. In fact, tackling the sacrifices and suffering involved can only mean the authenticity of his love. Where there is true …
Good and bad curiosity
When our curiosity is inspired by love for God and for others, we would realize that there are limits to it even if in theory we are poised to know an infinity of things. We would realize that there will always be mysteries in our life that we cannot fully understand no matter how much …
Family businesses are built to last
For a family business to endure generation after generation, it must strike a powerful balance between adhering to the past and embracing the future and still internalizing the essence why the family business must move forward. In one McKinsey interview, Ayala Group’s (established 1834 in Manila) 7th Generation successor, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, was …
On the frontline
Dr. Dongari-Bagtzoglou has been studying oral candidiasis for over 20 years. It is a two-way street. It is common knowledge these days that good oral health means good overall health. That is, a healthy mouth reflects a healthy body. Dentists might be the first to notice ailments. They may, for example, detect symptoms of diseases. …