OPINION

Our earthly life, it is said, is a matter of a journey, a pilgrimage toward our eternal destination. Given our conditions here where we have to contend with all sorts of things, there is great need for us to stay on course, avoiding getting diverted and lost along the way. To be sure, we already …

By Dennis Gorecho Lola Isabelita Viduya died on Nov. 23, 2021 at age of 89 due to pneumonia, the same day the unfortunate event called “Mapanique Siege” happened in 1944. Lola Isabelita is a leader of the Malaya Lolas who are victims of military sexual violence and slavery by Japanese military forces in the Philippines …

The dental implants market will be worth $5.81 billion by 2027, according to the Dental Implants Market Research Report 2020-2027. The market was worth $4.23 billion in 2019. The implants market will have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.1 percent during the forecast period. The CAGR is the rate of return that would …

This truth of our Christian faith is very relevant these days as we go through a variety of privations and sacrifices and expressions and modes of loss and defeat. Let’s hope that we come out of this pandemic not having a kind of survivor frame of mind, but rather that of a winner, a victor, …

The University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine (CU Dental) says the “gene discovery” will give more insight into how humans develop craniofacial abnormalities such as the common cleft lip and palate. Dental researchers have found a gene that affects the development of the craniofacial part of the body – the bones of the skull …

Setting aside the apparent despotism, it is apparent that the current political scenario in the Philippines engendered a kind of virulent social disunion among its people. As the race for electoral posts gets heated attention, it is hard to deny the stir that it caused the community. Misinformed propaganda, derogatory social media posts, and pervasive …

I know we can never wipe out poverty entirely. There will always be poor, suffering people. Christ himself said as much. “The poor you will always have with you…” (Mt 26, 11) But this does not mean that we should not do anything, at least to mitigate that problem, helping poor people as much as …

When Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (JAZA) stepped back in April, he wanted to make the transition as low key as possible. No fuzz, no celebration. He just sent an email to Ayala group employees that he was stepping down as Ayala Chief Executive Officer, a position he has held for the last 26 years. …

This is not, of course, a political piece, much less, a partisan one, though the title is a phrase that was popularized by US President Trump during his presidential campaign way back in 2016. He actually did not coin it, but with the way he is and how the state of US politics can be …

Every business in the world has at least one thing in common: it needs someone in charge to succeed. With the founder gone, what will happen? It’s a grim thing to think about, but it has to be addressed at some point. The quicker you get your succession planning in order as a business owner, …