Don’t sell what you sell was also published by the The Manila Times on 2 August 2023. Advertising oneself is fine. In a motivational talk, Arnold Schwarzenegger (“Terminator” in movieland and former California, USA Governor in politics) said: “Work like hell and advertise.” After having put in the work, it is fair to tell the… Read More »
Bongbong wins: The morning-after takeaways was also published by The Manila Times on 11 May 2022. The unofficial super-quick count has tallied 98 percent of the votes cast as of 1PM yesterday. Bongbong Marcos got 30.9 million votes. He leads second placer Leni Robredo by a whopping 16 million votes. Leni, who got 14.7 million… Read More »
Leni, of course was also published by The Manila Times on 4 May 2022. Past behavior predicts future behavior. That’s a recruitment guide. Human resource managers have been using it for around half a century now. It is based on the idea that behavioral dimensions, in addition to “paper and pencil qualifications” (eg educational merit),… Read More »
Who is Duterte’s candidate? was published by The Manila Times on 19 January 2022. It is a question that, I suppose, watchers of Philippine politics often ask as the starting gate opens up for the derby runners to flex their hind legs. In recent memory, incumbent presidents had taken it upon themselves to anoint somebody… Read More »
The Presidential Choices 2022 – first published by The Manila Times on 13 & 20 October 2021. – admin THE door for the filing of certificates of candidacy is half shut. We now know, more or less, who the contenders are. “The contenders,” instead of “The choices,” would have been perhaps a better heading for… Read More »