By: Lucell Larawan International Relations expert Jun Avelino wrote a letter to Vice President Leni Robredo (in The News Feeder) about her UNCHR drug probe stance. Such concern should make the Filipinos think. The letter goes: Dear Madam Vice President Leni Robredo, When you decided to allow your country to be subjected to an
July 15, 2019
By: Lucell Larawan A FILIPINO-American friend, Jake Quimpo, told me the following story. An American businessman who vacationed in Mexico came across a local fisherman with a small boat full of fish. He asked how long it took him to catch all those fish, to which the fisherman replied, “Only for a short time.” “Why
July 5, 2019
By: Lucell Larawan SOME say that success in whatever field is a matter of hard work and having the skill set, but they also need to know what they do not see which might steal their dream. To be successful, Brian Tracy—a popular entrepreneur and motivational speaker—lays down 10 bad habits that can become roadblocks
July 3, 2019
By: Lucell Larawan In the age where people desire more independence and financial stability, many start their own business; but they are mostly ill-equipped and prone to a deluge of well-meant advices that turn out destructive. Let me discuss some: Fit in by dressing like anyone else. For Alexis Maybank, she felt uncomfortable when she
July 1, 2019
By: Lucell Larawan THERE is reason to believe that nine out of ten start-up entrepreneurs fail in the first five years of operation. This is what surveys tell us and anyone who happens to be one of those who went broke and stopped in his business operation can show us the emotional distress it may
June 21, 2019
By: Lucell Larawan AS I AM about to re-enter the world of academics, I once again reflect on what is in it for me. Higher education mentoring should be the place of higher professionalism where fairness and justice always determine the air we breathe. But I am also accustomed to hearing cases of peer back-stabbing
June 13, 2019