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Breaking the Screen Spell: Helping Young People Reclaim Real Life

Breaking the Screen Spell: Helping Young People Reclaim Real Life A parent calls out for dinner. A teenager nods but never looks up. A child sits quietly in the corner, eyes fixed on a tablet. Friends gather in the same room but spend more time looking at screens than at each other. This scene hasContinue reading “Breaking the Screen Spell: Helping Young People Reclaim Real Life”

People Who Have a Problem for Every Solution

People Who Have a Problem for Every Solution “A pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. An optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” — Winston Churchill Some people see obstacles where others see opportunities. The difference is not in the situation, but in the mindset. We have all met them. Present a solution, and they immediatelyContinue reading “People Who Have a Problem for Every Solution”

I have been quite busy…still busy

A chronicle of my activities in my almost 40 years of government service and other professional engagements in the private sector: Current Engagement: Handling subjects in the program for Master’s Degree in Public Administration, particularly Local Government and Regional Administration, Philippine National Development and Ethics and Accountability in Government Service Past Consultancy Engagements: “Strengthening theContinue reading “I have been quite busy…still busy”

The Real News About Jobs in Japan

There is “news” that Japan is set to open “an estimated more than 12 million job vacancies” according to an entity called Japan Human Resource Institute. The report did not clarify whether these vacancies will be open within a 50-year period or, as some unscrupulous operators would like us to believe, within the next fewContinue reading “The Real News About Jobs in Japan”