Mr. Antonio Lopez serves as the editor-in-chief of a business magazine, a PhilStar newspaper columnist, and a magna cum laude graduate in journalism from the University of Santo Tomas (U.S.T.). In his PhilStar column on December 21, he expressed his thoughts about Filipino 15-year-olds, stating...
Wear short Barongs or white long/short sleeve shirts with dark pants. This is how people want you to look in business. No long hair, no beard, no beads/trinkets, no jeans. Never say what you really think. Say what people want to hear with a...
Get a map of Davao City, put your left thumb on where San Pablo Church is and use your point finger (hintuturo) to make a circle, inside that circle will be parts of McArthur Road and Quimpo Blvd. Inside/near the circle are: 1. Mapua, 2....
The world feels a great sigh of relief now that 2023 will soon be gone. With the next breath, we wonder if the 2024 dragon will bring peace, prosperity and cover up all the losses, pains and calamities of 2023. From a materialistic and rationalistic...
Babylonian astrologers 3,000 years ago believe they could look into the future by analyzing the movements of planets, stars, spheres. Today’s futurologist using computers and AI think they have a better, simpler way of knowing what the fates have for us. The reality is what...
On November 10 our youngest daughter got the school cards of her 2 girls (grade two and one). One had higher grades but we did not make comparison because it will demoralize the one with lower grades (average 88). I encourage them saying their grades...
In 1896, we revolted against Spain knowing that a constitution is the best evidence that we are an independent nation, the Katipuneros in Tejeros and in Biak-na-Bato drafted a constitution. This became the Malolos Constitution decreed by Pres. Aguinaldo on January 21, 1899. The most heated...
Every day, hundreds of ships arrive in China bringing coal, bauxite, iron ore, raw materials (imports) to make all things and leave to deliver the world, computers, cars, clothes, electronics, cell phones (exports). Except for Singapore, the world’s top container ports are in China; Shanghai’s...
The only way to understand the South China Sea issue is to get a map of: 1. The oceans of the world, or 2. of the ASEAN Nations (Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines). In the ASEAN map, find in front of Malaysia’s side of...
USA has 2 kinds of law. 1. State law meaning a law passed by a state like New York. That law applies only to those who live in New York. 2. Federal Law. This is a law passed by the Federal Congress in Washington. Federal...