Costly compliance
A colleague of mine gave up in the middle of obtaining a building permit—two months of dashing from one bureau to another, greasing palms of faceless bureaucrats, his meager building budget disappearing in unofficial...
Moving loads
People were surprised by the sudden closure of the San Juanico Bridge. The closure was announced DPWH Regional Director, Engr. Edgar B. Tabacon during a press conference held on 15 May 2025, a Thursday....
Repairing a tarnished reputation: A strategic guide to brand recovery
A damaged brand reputation can severely impact a company’s bottom line, eroding customer trust, hindering sales, and attracting negative media attention. However, even the most severely damaged reputations can be repaired with a strategic...
Our Lord’s Ascension and our human perfection
WHAT implications can we gather from the consideration of Our Lord’s Ascension into heaven? Quite a number actually. One is that Christ, who is the pattern of our humanity, finally shows us that where...
Real-world experience and technical skills
In the face of the seemingly exponentially rising Artificial Intelligence, what will happen to the traditional education delivery that we have been brought up with?
The job market landscape is actually evolving, if you happen...
Packaging tourist attractions
A friend was once on the white beach of Calanggaman Island, the sun kissing the horizon at noon, when a foreigner approached him and asked why there was not much infrastructure in this gem....