Both strict and lenient

Posted by watchmen
September 7, 2021
Posted in OPINION

Neither does our love for others be so lenient that we would completely quash any effort to help others to grow in their spiritual life, helping them in any we can by giving suggestions, for example, and even giving them timely corrections. If we truly want to be like Christ, full of love and mercy, …

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Resign who?

Posted by watchmen
September 6, 2021
Posted in OPINION

There is no more argument that taxpayers’ money has been—and is being—pocketed by crooks in government. “Happy is the man who can make a living by his hobby!” – Higgins, Act I The issue isn’t whether there is graft and corruption in government. It is how much money has been stolen from the coffer.   There …

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Is the country ready for a divorce law?

Posted by watchmen
September 6, 2021
Posted in OPINION

The Family Code itself describes marriage as an inviolable social institution. The Scriptural adage is – what God has put together let no man put apart. Albay Representative Edcel Lagman reports that a technical working group at the House of Representatives has recommended the passage of a much-awaited divorce law.  This bill will soon be …

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‘Good riddance’

Posted by watchmen
September 3, 2021
Posted in OPINION

“It is not your qualifications but your exposure in life that makes you who you are.” – Jaggi Vasude It’s pointless for critics of President Rodrigo Duterte to invoke delicadeza to discourage him from running for vice president in next year’s Philippine presidential election.  In the Philippines, nobody cares about delicadeza anymore. Ask the health …

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Bangayang Duterte, Gordon, Lacson: korapsiyon sa COVID 19

Posted by watchmen
September 3, 2021
Posted in OPINION

“Ito ang kalagayang nakita ng Diyos sa buong daigdig; namumuhay sa katiwalian at korapsiyon ang lahat ng tao.” – Genesis 6:12, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya TALUMPATI NI DUTERTE TUNGKOL SA AKUSASYON NG PAGKAKAWALDAS NG P67 BILYONG PISONG PONDO PARA SA COVID-19, LALONG NAGPALALIM SA MISTERYO NG KORAPSIYON: Lalo pang lumalim at nakakagimbal ang isyu ng …

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Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul

Posted by watchmen
September 2, 2021
Posted in OPINION

The solemnity is a good occasion for us to remind ourselves that our faith, while a supernatural gift from God, has to be understood the way the apostles received, understood and taught it. It is also an occasion to realize more deeply the divinely-guaranteed continuity between the apostles and their successors—the Popes and the bishops. …

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Board room talk – ‘Normal-gility’

Posted by watchmen
September 2, 2021
Posted in OPINION

I had the privilege recently of hearing BPI Family Savings Bank (BFSB) President and CEO Ma. Cristina L. “Ginbee” Go as she gave the board a very clear roadmap towards transitioning to One BPI.  As has already been widely reported, BFSB– which for a long time has been the premier thrift bank in the country …

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No success without a successor, Last Part

Posted by watchmen
September 1, 2021
Posted in OPINION

The pandemic has tested many family enterprises. Some have thrived but many were compromised due to internal conflict, resisting technological change and globalization. Therefore family businesses, rooting themselves with a defined purpose and early succession planning, can prove to be clear models for success. “I’m the company and the company is me!” – anoft-repeated refrain …

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Be always on the alert

Posted by watchmen
August 31, 2021
Posted in OPINION

With the many and rapid developments going around, we should see to it that we are always on the alert, lest we can easily get lost, lulled with all sorts of nice things down the road to perdition. This is not to be a wet blanket, nor to be a paranoid. This is just common …

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