OPINION

Humility and simplicity are the virtues that would make us acknowledge that we are nothing without God. They sort of open our soul for the grace of God to enter. And it is this grace that transforms us, irrespective of our human impotencies, mistakes and errors, into becoming children of God. Amid the complexities of …

We should just do our part, studying deeply the life and teachings of Christ, incarnating them into our life, and availing ourselves of the sacraments where Christ himself, especially in the Holy Eucharist, gives himself to us even as food. That’s what Christ tells us about who we are and what we are supposed to …

Watching the candidates file their COCs last week, I cannot help but recall the familiar reportage of a horse race sportscaster of yesteryears, the late Tony Trinidad. As soon as the race horses sprinted out of the San Lazaro hippodrome starting gate, Trinidad’s voice would blare… ‘Theeeeere they goooooo… Second by second, Trinidad would describe …

While I was attending a Family Governance class at the National University of Singapore Business School many years ago, my corporate governance teacher, Prof. Yupana, shared with us an important message related to how founders of family enterprises think about succession: “In Asia, founders and leaders of family businesses tend to be patriarchs, and these …

By DENNIS GORECHO A fit-to-work certification by the company doctor can be set aside by the courts since the inherent merit of the case will still be weighed and duly considered. In the case of OSM Maritime Services v. Nelson Go (GR 238128 Feb. 17, 2021), the Supreme Court disregarded the fit¬-to-work assessment issued by …

INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “ Kapag matuwid ang namamahala, bayan ay nagsasaya, ngunit tumatangis ang bayan kung ang pinuno ay masama.” – Mga Kawikaan 29:2, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya   *** KULAY NA DILAW SA PULITIKA SA PILIPINAS, PATAY NA AT NAILIBING NA: Patay na nga, at lumilitaw na nailibing na, ang kulay na “dilaw” (o …

We have a golden opportunity to know the true value of our earthly things and conditions— that they only have a relative value. What is of absolute value is our eternal life that can be reached through faith, hope and charity.   Because of our abnormal times, we are asked to submit ourselves to certain …

“Withholding information is the essence of tyranny. Control of the flow of information is the tool of the dictatorship.” – Bruce Coville No dictator or political leader with a reputation of “strongman” in history will remain a strongman forever. Not even Magellan, Caesar, Napoleon, Atahualpa, Franco, Mussolini, Hitler, Amin, Suharto, Peron, Marcos, Ceausescu, Kim, Saddam, …

The question remains – did Michael Yang himself have ready access to at least P7 Billion to pay manufacturers in China at the drop of a hat? Or, given the jumbling of dates and inspection reports uncovered by the Senate, is it more likely that cash advances were made by the government?   The Senate …

Marami sa mga Pilipino ngayon ang nagsasabing nasusuka na sila sa estilo ng maraming kandidato noon at ngayon na naninira sila ng kanilang mga kalaban upang tiyakin lamang ang kanilang panalo. Lumilitaw kasi na ang mga kandidatong naninira, sa kanilang sariling pagpapahayag, o sa pamamagitan ng mga bayarang nagpapahayag, ay mga kandidatong walang nagawang mabuti. …