Building public trust in vaccination programs
THE RECENT launch of Iloilo’s School-Based Immunization (SBI) Program once again reminds us that public health success depends not only on the availability of...
Did Escudero violate the law?
SECTION 95 (c) of the Omnibus Election Code provides that no contribution for purposes of partisan political activity shall be made directly or indirectly...
Signal over noise
“When I took my oath of office, I said to myself that my loyalty is not to the appointing power but to the Constitution,...
What is the gov’t doing to help farmers control coffee rust?
THE PHILIPPINES has long been a coffee-producing country, yet despite our potential, we have not been able to make a significant impact on the...
Bad breath
HALITOSIS comes from the Latin word “halitus,” or breath, and the Greek suffix “-osis,” meaning disease.
It is, simply put, bad breath.
One of the causes...
Transforming heirs into leaders
“The tragedy of succession is not death—it is delay.”
The Stalled and Strained (late 40s to mid-50s)
IN MANY Asian family enterprises, the most tragic chapter...
Toxic workplaces don’t heal by accident: HR interventions that actually work, 2
What Science and Strategy Say
Thankfully, we now have evidence-backed interventions that can counter this slow bleed of workplace dignity.
1. Promote Psychological Safety
Imagine...
Western Visayas’ aging future
WHILE the national conversation often revolves around a declining birth rate, the more urgent challenge for Western Visayas is the steady rise of its...
The revolution has failed
THE REVOLUTION will not be televised—because the revolution has failed. After more than half a century of communist insurgency, the current President has declared:...