“The book is about the transformative and dynamic leadership of the holder of the second-highest elective position in the land.” When the history of the Philippines is finally written, long after we have awakened from the nightmare when a pandemic crippled the economy, shut down factories and offices, closed schools and sports venues, and changed …
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Ayala Foundation and the Pandemic
Co-Authored with Jayvy Gamboa. ‘Institutions, may they be public or private, for profit or non-profit, last not merely because of their funding sources or effective management, but because of their advocacies’ relevance and their ability to withstand tests of fate’ This is Part 2 of a two-part series. You can read Part 1 here. The coronavirus …
Corporate Social Responsibility in a Pandemic
Co-Authored with Jayvy Gamboa This is Part 1 of a two-part series. You can read Part 2 here. With this two-part article on the Ayala Foundation, we start a series on how Philippine business, and in particular the philanthropic foundations established by companies, are helping society to adapt and address the impacts of the pandemic. Oftentimes, …
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Obstacles to Fraternity
In this chapter of his latest encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis starts off by saying that certain trends in our world hinder the development of universal fraternity. He notes that our own days seem to be showing signs of a certain regression, with ancient conflicts thought long buried breaking out anew, while instances of a …
Fighting a pandemic and the climate emergency
Co-authored with Joy Reyes. Originally published May 14, 2020 on Rappler.com ‘One has to remember that like pathogens, climate change is not hampered by borders’ Today, we are faced with a global pandemic – COVID-19. In an effort to curb the alarming number of cases related to it and the increase in deaths resulting from …
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Tony La Viña 