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Note: The following is from CTALK, Cito Beltran’s column for the Philippine Star. Cito Beltran has provided advice and options to private clients as a consultant in the area of Crisis Management, Corporate Culture Change, Conflict Resolution, Media Training and Government Relations. In addition, he is engaged in developing advertising and promotional campaigns for consumer…
“We have a Pope!…and (he is) not from the Philippines.” Too bad, Cardinal Luis Tagle did not make it, no matter how hard the Filipinos hoped and prayed. After Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation, the Filipinos were ecstatic about the possibility of Cardinal Tagle becoming Pope, no thanks to the local media. Ahem, just…
Thus endeth Malaysia’s foray into Philippine internal affairs concerning Mindanao. “The Malaysian government has Filipino blood in their hands now. We can no longer rely on them to be an independent and objective third party as we pursue peace in Mindanao,†Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez reportedly said. This was after Malacañang affirmed Malaysia’s continued role…
My Twitter timeline is all about the Pope nowadays. New pope! New pope! one Twittizen tweeted in tongue-in-cheek frustration. I spied a lot of emo reactions to the sight of the newly anointed Pope Francis (an Argentine) coming out of the Vatican conclave to look down on the cheering multitudes. How “blessed” he looked! Pope…
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I refer to the article of Seah Chiang Nee, “Happiness is not for saleâ€, (Insight Down South, The Star Saturday, October 27). I overwhelmingly concur to his central observation that: “Singaporeans continue to find that prosperity and joy are not identical, or even compatible.†I also agree with the Workers Party Chairman Sylvia Lim in…
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If you ride the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) system in the Philippines, especially during rush hour, chances are you will not find anything to pleasant to say about it. The experience is harrowing, to say the least. The minute you line up at the platform, you will find the queues disorderly. Instead of sticking to…
To be credible, you need to be consistent. And if one is forced to use only one word to describe GetRealPhilippines.com I’d choose this one: consistency. Whether it be in politics or in day-to-day living, we are consistent in our drive to get Filipinos focused on the singular key to a successful life: thinking things…
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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.†– Aristotle This humble paper is a counter-thesis to the prevalent negative and pessimistic view that there is no ethics in politics and that the idea of the ancient Greeks concerning politics is not applicable in our society or in…