OPINION

Failures do happen in our lives. They can happen everyday, and many times during the day. They may not be big failures. They are usually small ones. But they are somehow like a constant feature of our life. We should not anymore be surprised by this fact of life, and much less, held captive by …

Muntinlupa City which turned 26 on March 1 marked the milestone event with subdued ceremony where Mayor Jaime R. Fresnedi laid down plans for the recovery of the city.  March 1, 1995 marked the day when President Fidel V. Ramos signed the city charter conferring on the former fifth-class municipality the status of a highly …

Priests should never be left alone, especially in their spiritual and moral life, which is the very foundation of their priesthood. Those who don’t realize this can practically show they may not meant for the priesthood. Just visited a seminary recently. It moved me to see a good number of young boys dreaming of becoming …

During this pandemic, the business world has been greatly devastated as stores of all sorts have closed. Shopping mall tenants have lost fortunes of investments while shoppers and buyers have gone into the saving process. And employment has been the great worry in society even until today. *** With the easing of restrictions, the economy …

When tempted, what we should do is to go to God immediately, not to run away from him nor to isolate ourselves. When tempted, we should conjure in our mind as vividly as possible the example of Christ who showed us how to deal with temptations and suffered and died for all our sins. Christ …

In my experience working for family firms in Asia, compensation is ranked among the top three complicated issues that generally plague family-run businesses. The other two are generational transition (failed succession due to a founder’s refusal to share and hand power to the next generation) and sibling rivalry (entitlement and unclear roles).  Acknowledging that changes …

It is no doubt that we, humans, revere beautiful things. And we are not content in settling with something less than what we think we deserve. When God gave us our identifying physical features, we always have better ideas. He gave us resources for sustenance, and we want to convert it into something more pleasing- or profiting- …

TOMORROW it shall be four years since Sen. Leila de Lima was arrested on non-bailable drug charges – filed by a government that took power on the promise that the drug menace would be licked in three to six months. One of those charges was dismissed last week for lack of evidence.  The Philippines’ foreign …

FOUNDERS and business owners must never toy around with a family member’s remuneration package. It is a very sensitive topic as it involves money. Paying them with less than what they are capable of doing is not just downright dangerous but can compromise relationships among siblings and relatives.  On the other hand, paying excessive compensation …

THAT’S how we are in this life. We are both co-agents with Christ in our own redemption as well as objects of such redemption that is wrought out primarily by Christ and instrumentally by us.  Yes, we are co-redeemers with Christ, concerned not only of our own redemption but also that of everybody else. In …