“True leaders understand that leadership is not about them but about those they serve. It is not about exalting themselves but about lifting others up.” – Sheri L. Dew One of the most important lessons I learned from my more than 30 years of being a leader is that in leading people, it’s always more…
The announcement that Vice President Sara Duterte is setting her sights on 2028 is not merely a political headline. It is not just another early maneuver in the endless chessboard of Philippine elections. It is a signal. A tremor. And perhaps, for many Filipinos, a long-awaited confrontation with a government that has spent too much…
Photo courtesy: DA Leyte Representative Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez has formally introduced House Bill (HB) No. 7663, a landmark piece of legislation designed to provide a P3,000 monthly pension alongside comprehensive life, accident, and disability insurance for the nation’s farmers. Titled the “Comprehensive Farmers’ Pension and Social Protection Act,” the measure aims to fill critical…
Photo Courtesy: AIA “Getting life insurance means you’re putting the “I love you” phrase into motion.” –anonymous February is love month. Valentines’ Day is considered a special occasion to celebrate your love with that special someone. This comes in various forms, shapes and sizes. Some shower their loved ones with expensive piece of jewelry, a…
Senate President Tito Sotto is now crying foul. After facing a case in court for his degrading and disrespectful tirade against the Supreme Court’s ruling related to Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment proceeding, Sotto suddenly discovers what he now calls his “constitutional right.” Freedom of speech, he insists. One almost has to admire the timing….
Photo Courtesy: AFP The West Philippine Sea is not a topic for rhetorical comfort. It is not a platform for generic patriotism, recycled soundbites, or moral performances carefully calibrated for applause. It is, quite simply, one of the most serious national security questions of our time. It involves international law, maritime entitlements, arbitration rulings, military…
A few days ago, a Thai friend whose company is involved in Aquaculture Development in the Philippines, asked for my help in finding suppliers of Bamboo poles to be used in building fish cages in Lanao del Norte. Kasamsuk “Toto” Patsanun, an officer of CP Foods Philippines, a Thai Multi-National Agricultural Corporation which is involved…
She is the most maligned and an object of endless barrage of organized denunciation from a phalanx of characters from different political parties and ideologies that banded together to stop her from the 2028 Presidential race. It is a shameless alliance that included a drugged-rehabbed priest, a Fr. Flavie Villanueva, and Certain Fr. Joel Saballa…
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – Davao City First District Rep. Paolo Duterte raised concerns about what he described as the sudden silence surrounding the alleged trillion-peso flood-control anomaly, questioning whether the issue is “being deliberately pushed out of public attention.” In a recent statement, Duterte noted that only months ago, investigations into the controversial…
In Photo: Councilor Bonz Andre Militar DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor confirmed that several hacking attempts have targeted the city government’s digital systems, prompting the filing of a proposed ordinance to establish a centralized data center to strengthen cybersecurity and improve data management. Speaking at the Pulong-Pulong sa Dabawenyos over the weekend , at…
