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Monday, June 17, 2019

Lelani P. Echaves

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Echaves: Definitions

And so it came to pass that the discussion focused on whether President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is a manager or a leader. We recalled our learnings, like Socrates’ “the beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.” Why are heads of ...

From 483 days ago

Echaves: Obsession

ALMOST 40 years ago, the world woke up with mixed feelings to news about Louise Joy Brown in the U.K, the first “test-tube baby” or the first human born after conception by in-vitro fertilization (IVF). I wondered how difficult it must ...

From 490 days ago

Echaves: Good habits

NO, I’ll just stay home. I don’t like the traffic ,” says my eight-year-grandson. On the road, he’s counting the traffic violators, always asking “Why are they disobeying? They are making counterflow. Why are they not arrested?” Today, Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s Executive ...

From 497 days ago

Echaves: The Lord’s gift

MAKAABOT kaha ta ining edara, Lan?,” asks Dr. Noel Ponce, my father’s doctor. Today, Daddy is 100 years old. We could never thank the Lord enough for this blessing of a father, our idol, our man for all seasons. He joins ...

From 510 days ago

Echaves: Shameless

THE evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.” Shakespeare’s line has been quoted time and again, and his wisdom proved sterling since first they were spoken in his tragedy ”Julius Caesar.” This is ...

From 525 days ago

Echaves: Yesterday’s goodbyes

TOWARDS Christmas Day, I’ll try to focus on just pleasant things. I finally caught up on the Facebook group page “Classic Bai: To the Titos and Titas of Cebu” and the posts gave me no small joy and amusement. ...

From 546 days ago

Echaves: The bores

Many a reader asks why commercial media never tire of writing about bad or unpleasant events, instead of “good” news. Often, the answer is that “good news” does not attract much attention, unlike negative news… about death, accidents, crimes, ...

From 553 days ago

Echaves: A leadership model

The world has only three city-states: Monaco, Vatican and Singapore. Seeing and exploring Singapore stir emotions of admiration and envy. We’re struck by how litter-less and clutter-less the streets and buildings are. Except for some areas in Chinatown where the ubiquitous ...

From 588 days ago

Echaves: Hostages

LIKE all children, my eight-year-old grandson was happy about last week’s unexpected two-day vacation. Others were not happy. Some had come from Mindanao to inquire about the cessation of pension releases since 2015 from the Social Security System. The Mindanao ...

From 602 days ago

Echaves: Our world today

AMONG my favorite daily reads is Rappler.com. Its no-nonsense style of news gathering and objective analysis assures me of crystal-clear interpretation and acceptability of its take on the issue. Take the recent poll survey results from the Social Weather Station (SWS) ...

From 609 days ago

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