OPINION

I recently flew back to Manila after doing the rounds in Asia presiding emergency meetings and facilitating and revisiting action plans with several cold and stoned-faced level executives. Understandably, most of them were stunned after seeing sales volume plummeting by more than 50 percent in just a few weeks. After hopping from one plane to …

INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “… Ngunit ang lahat ng tumanggap at sumampalataya sa Kaniya ay binigyan Niya ng karapatang maging anak ng Diyos…” (Juan 1:12, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya).   *** MALIBAN SA QUARANTINE SA METRO MANILA, MAY IBA PA BANG PLANO VS. COVID-19? Mayroon bang makakapagsabi kung ano ang biyayang ibibigay ng “community quarantine” na …

More than ever, we need to be keenly aware today of the need for the virtue of temperance. Why? We cannot deny that we are constantly bombarded with many material things, all offering all kinds of advantages and conveniences, that if we are not careful can remove us from our proper path to God, to …

“The best way a mentor can prepare another leader is to expose him or her to other great people.” –John C. Maxwell   I met actor Leon Miguel before he won an award for his role in the film “Tinubdan” at the 2019 International Film Festival Manhattan. We met at New York City’s Pennsylvania Station …

INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “… Siyang naghahangad ng pagkupkop ng Kataas-taasan, at nananatili sa pagkalinga ng Makapangyarihan, ay makakapagsabi kay Yahweh: ‘Muog ka’t kanlungan, ikaw ang aking Diyos, ang Diyos na tangi kong pinagtiwalaan.’ Sa panganib at bitag ika’y kanyang ililigtas, at kahit ano mang matinding salot ay ‘di ka magdaranas…” (Mga Awit 91:1-3, Ang Tanging …

A study on fluoridated water in Canada has stirred controversy. The study, led by Canada’s York University and published in August in the prestigious JAMA Pediatrics journal, found that for every one milligram increase in the daily intake of fluoride, there was on average a corresponding 3.66 decline in the children’s IQ score. In a …

With the celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the King which marks the end of the liturgical year, we are reminded of our duty to start building God’s kingdom here on earth. Yes, the definitive state of God’s kingdom will be in heaven, but we have to start building it here. His kingdom is actually …

Drinking fluoridated tap water during pregnancy could lead to lower IQ scores among children when they reach three or four years of age. That’s among the findings of a new study conducted at Canada’s York University and published in the influential JAMA Pediatrics journal. Researchers from York University (Rivka Green, MA, David Flora, PhD, Raichel …

INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “… Ang Panginoong Diyos ang aking lakas at kalasag. Sa Kaniya ako nagtitiwala, buong puso at lubusan. Tinutulungan Niya ako, at nalulubos ang aking kaligayahan…” (Mga Awit 28:7, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya).   *** GAMOT VS. COVID-19? SUBUKAN NATIN ANG DIYOS: Habang sinusulat ko ang kolum na ito, marami na sa mga …

The youth are the torchbearers of the future. They not only hold our dreams in their hands, they also hold the means by which the future of the country will be built. This is why I am honored to be the chairman of the Senate Committee on Youth. To find out how we are preparing …