Usually they are small tasks, even menial in character. But if done out of love for God and for others, they can acquire tremendous power to help people in their needs. God’s mysterious ways and the Christian doctrine about the communion of saints will see to it that even in our hidden work done with …
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Dramatic decline in COVID cases in Muntinlupa City
Good news from Muntinlupa City. The city continues to record a steady decline in the local COVID-19 active cases. From Oct. 1 to Nov. 18, the number of active cases dropped by 93% from 988 to 68. To date, there have been 27,554 confirmed cases in Muntinlupa City with 26,909 recoveries, 577 reported deaths, 65 …
A ‘firestorm’ in a teacup?
I made the distinction between tolerating a lesser evil to achieve a greater good and approving what is morally wrong. In this life, no one can avoid having to deal with some forms of evil. We just have to learn to live with them as best that we can, without compromising what is really essential. …
With procrastination prevailing over succession, the chances of the business heading towards the path of self-destruction are high. I may sound like an alarmist, but I have seen conflicted families damaging businesses because their founders unwillingly procrastinated and refused to heed the call for governance and succession
With procrastination prevailing over succession, the chances of the business heading towards the path of self-destruction are high. I may sound like an alarmist, but I have seen conflicted families damaging businesses because their founders unwillingly procrastinated and refused to heed the call for governance and succession. A leader’s lasting value is measured by succession. …
Staying on course
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 …
Saga of WWII women victims of sexual slavery and violence
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 …
$5.8-B dental implants market
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 …
Win by losing
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, …
Aquarium fish
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 …
Against the Divisive Colors
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 …