Top paying jobs

Posted by watchmen
November 14, 2020
Posted in OPINION

Here’s the latest on career paths that don’t require bachelor’s degrees. At least not in America. And they’re highly paid too in the U.S. of A.  It’s worth a though as online classes start and schools re-open for this much-delayed school year. Based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, cnbc.com recently listed …

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At home with the ‘last things’

Posted by watchmen
November 14, 2020
Posted in OPINION

We need to be familiar with the doctrine of the ‘last things.’ In fact, we need to feel at home with it, since it would certainly play an important role on how to arrange and direct our life.   The doctrine of the “last things” refers to what would happen to us at the end of …

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Filipino ‘TNTs’: Biden is our last hope

Posted by watchmen
November 14, 2020
Posted in OPINION

“We are a country where people of all backgrounds, all nations of origin, all languages, all religions, all races, can make a home. America was built by immigrants.” – Hillary Clinton   Excited by the prospect that some 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States might soon be given a pathway to permanent residency …

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Our need for silence

Posted by watchmen
November 13, 2020
Posted in OPINION

We have to realize this more deeply. With all the hustle and bustles of our world today, with all the noise and distractions that we have, we have to exert tremendous effort to maintain silence, both inside and outside us, if only to manage to pray.  Prayer, as we all know, is our basic way …

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Health benefits you might be curious to know

Posted by watchmen
November 13, 2020
Posted in OPINION

In a recent beer chat with social distancing and wearing of face masks, senior citizens were thinking of how much harm they are getting from the capsules and tablets that they are given to combat their illnesses. One of them had a wider perspective of sharing what he knows of some benefits that raw garlic …

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A year of pandemic

Posted by watchmen
November 13, 2020
Posted in OPINION

The year 2020 will be remembered as a year of learning experience of economic crisis, health, lost opportunities, lost of employment, business closure, and suspension of all the plans we have for the year. Indeed it was a spiritual awakening that without God we can do nothing.  Everybody during the enhanced community quarantine period and …

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Parents are our first teachers

Posted by watchmen
November 11, 2020
Posted in OPINION

There’s no denying about it. No matter how much we try, we can never thank our parents enough. Through them and through their love, we come into being. They are actually the ones used by God to put us into existence. Thus, they are our first link to God. Seeing them is like seeing God …

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‘No retreat, no surrender’

Posted by watchmen
November 11, 2020
Posted in OPINION

“No matter the natural disaster I’ve covered, whether it’s a wildfire or flood, I always come back with a much greater perspective.” – Ginger Zee   Despite his age at 63, a health worker from Santa Barbara, Iloilo in the Philippines has vowed to pursue his so-called “American dreams,” and is unfazed by the two …

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Community service as a multi-level solution

Posted by watchmen
November 11, 2020
Posted in OPINION

Any crime, if proven to be true, should be given the proper punishment — such as incarceration — with circumstances in consideration. Sometimes, however, the act of imprisoning someone may prove to be detrimental to the person’s well-being or may even encourage more criminal behavior. This is why we need productive and positive solutions, rather …

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Praying for your speedy recovery, Xavier P. Loinaz

Posted by watchmen
November 10, 2020
Posted in OPINION

We were saddened during our last board meeting at Bank of Philippine Islands (BPI) when Chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (JAZA) announced the sudden resignation of Xavier P. Loinaz both from the BPI and Ayala boards. Citing health reasons, Loinaz earlier expressed his gratitude for his 40 years as part of management and the …

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