Founders and visionaries constantly worry that their companies will fall apart without them. According to Rick James, Principal Consultant at INTRAC, “Founder-leaders are not normal people. They are extraordinary human beings, and for them to leave an organization can be a painful experience, especially if they have created it.” Despite their narrative of wanting to …
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Piety and mental health
We have to realize more deeply our need to have a genuine life of piety to be truly healthy, first in the spirit and then in the body. We have to spread this Good News widely. It hardly involves money or some material things. What only is needed is an act of faith, which is …
Seafarer’s diet and kidney cancer
BY: Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho The seafarer’s working conditions on board the vessel, including his dietary provisions, can aggravate or increase the risk of contracting ailments like kidney diseases. In Caraan vs Grieg Philippines, Inc. (G.R. No. 252199 May 5 2021), the Supreme Court granted total permanent disability benefits to a seafarer diagnosed with kidney cancer …
Adapting to the online system
With how things are now, we just have to learn how to do things online. In my case, I now have to do most of my preaching and teaching, be it at Holy Mass, a recollection or retreat, a simple meditation or commentary on the gospel, a class, etc., online. It’s nice to know that …
Helping MSMEs during the pandemic
For most of these MSMEs, accessing credit is difficult. This is where the government has to step in—to provide support to businesses in the red so they can stay afloat and continue paying for the salaries of their employees until the economy in general recovers. During our recent hearing on the 2022 budget of the …
‘Check up on each other more’
During this time of ups and downs, my love for dentistry grew immensely. When our clinic reopened, I was excited to see my patients again but was also devastated to see the damage the pandemic had caused to their oral health. This past year proved how essential we are as health care professionals and this …
See as God sees
We have to grow in the different virtues, especially humility and simplicity, so that our thoughts and desires come out on the basis that we need God first before we need anybody and anything else. This is the ideal meant for us. We have to learn how to see things the way God sees …
DU30, kinukontra na naman ng kaniyang Spox
“Ang bawat tao’y dapat pasakop sa mga pinuno ng pamahalaan, sapagkat walang pamahalaang hindi mula sa Diyos, at ang Diyos ang nagtatag ng mga pamahalaang umiiral. Kaya nga, ang lumalaban sa pamahalaan ay lumalaban sa itinalaga ng Diyos; at sila’y nararapat sa parusa.” –Roma 13:1-2, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya. PANGULONG DUTERTE, KINUKONTRA NA NAMAN …
Lessons from St. Joseph
What we should rather see and imitate in the life of St. Joseph is his total availability to God’s will, his quick and courageous obedience in spite of the many sacrifices involved. This is what truly matters in our life. We celebrated the Solemnity of St. Joseph on March 19. Once again we are made …
Danjugan Island Marine Reserve
If you include Danjugan Island in your bucket list, rest assured your trip is worthwhile and a wonderful experience. The preservation of our remaining marine life is everybody’s immediate concern. Our trip brought added awareness that nature must be protected in order for the next generation to enjoy and experience. My trip to Danjugan Island …