For Chapter III of the encyclical letter “Fratelli Tutti,” the Pope discusses the value of human dignity and the need for solidarity, the essential and unique nature of love, the inalienable rights of every human being and the moral duty of every man toward his fellow human beings, especially to the disadvantaged. In the opening …
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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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No Good Samaritan For River And Ina
“Let us stop this cruelty now.” In his new encyclical Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis recalls the parable of the Good Samaritan: A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was …
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 …
Fratelli Tutti, Brothers and Sisters All
The title of Pope Francis’ latest encyclical “Fratelli Tutti” is taken from the words of Saint Francis of Assisi while the latter proposed to his brothers and sisters a way of life marked by the flavor of the Gospel. With St. Francis’ numerous exhortations as his guide, Pope Francis selects the one in which he …
Ninety Years of a Mindanao Life
My mother Lourdes Maestrado La Viña, Inday to all her friends, lived for ninety years and two hundred eighteen days. On October 4, 2020, on the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, she passed to eternal life. She succumbed to complications from pneumonia even as she tested negative for COVID-19. Mom’s life was rooted in …
How to Improve the SALN
“It has become clear that the SALN has been misused and weaponized.” Over the years, the Supreme Court has made pronouncements about the SALN, the statement of assets and liabilities and net worth required by the 1987 Constitution and special laws. In the case of RE: Request of Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), the …
In Defense of Facebook
‘The shutdown of these inauthentic advocacy pages is one of Facebook’s most prudent decisions thus far. I give it my full support.’ In a move that was perhaps surprising to many, Facebook, in the last week, took down hundreds of coordinated fake accounts that were interfering in the politics of the Philippines and the US. According to …
A Reckoning for Desaparecidos
“We must work hard as a society to stop all forced disappearances.” In the fourth and final installment of this series featuring “Living and Dying- In Memory of 11 Ateneo de Manila Martial Law Activists” by Cristina Jayme Montiel, recounting the life stories of 11 Ateneans, we take a look at the life and times …
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