OPINION

It’s always good to be on fire, burning with religious fervor, driven, active, fully inspired, etc. But let’s see to it that we do not fall into fanaticism and bitter zeal. We have to learn to distinguish between the two that, in these times, can be confusing since the line between them is often blurred. …

Youth unemployment has long been a problem for the country. This is why when we were acting chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, we shepherded legislation that sought to provide solutions to this issue.  In December 2021, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) released a study underscoring how across the ASEAN including the Philippines the …

While it is good to have a high self-esteem, it is not when we get fat in self-importance. A high self-esteem is the objective awareness of who we really are. An obese self-importance is an exaggerated sense of our value and importance. It is not good to have a low self-esteem that misses our real …

The recent Typhoon “Odette” has shown that trees are also harmful to life and property. One year ago and a few months before the killer typhoon, I was stressing on social media when shall government authorities realize that preserving century or less than a century old trees is not at all worth it?.   *** …

Tooth decay poses a significant challenge to health care worldwide. Tooth decay and oral diseases affect 3.9 billion people, with untreated tooth decay impacting almost half of the world’s population. In the Philippines, oral disease continues to be a “serious public health problem,” according to the Department of Health. The prevalence of dental caries or …

The recent Typhoon “Odette” has shown that trees are also harmful to life and property. One year ago and a few months before the killer typhoon, I was stressing on social media when shall government authorities realize that preserving century or less than a century old trees is not at all worth it? *** Yes, …

The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, which falls on Feb. 2, can be considered as another epiphany, another manifestation of Christ as our savior. This time, the manifestation is done not to the three magi anymore, but to two characters, Simeon and Anna. The feast is a good reminder to all of us, …

From a family governance perspective, any reconciliation process between acrimonious family members should be initiated and supported by the family. Instead of ignoring the deep-seated and inflamed relationship, family members should pursue reconciliation with the able assistance of a third-party family business advisor under the auspices of a family-initiated council. Reflecting on my article last …

This is something we have to be most aware and careful about. The more gifted we are, the more humble and child-like we should be. That way the good things and the blessings God has endowed us with and that would make us better than the others or superior to them in some ways, would …

To say that complainant is a witch and sorceress, the Supreme Court said, is to impute to her a vice, condition or status that is dishonorable and contemptible since it accuses her of having employed the black art; of possessing supernatural power by reason of a covenant with evil spirits; and of having trafficked with …