Mental health in the workplace

POINT OF VIEW – Jim Falteisek – The Philippine Star October 23, 2022 | 12:00am One in three employees are burnt out. How can we get more employees to speak up about mental health here in Asia? To prevent employee disengagement, absenteeism and attritio…

A new world order

BREAKTHROUGH – Elfren S. Cruz – The Philippine Star October 23, 2022 | 12:00am Are we seeing the emergence of a new world order? This is the most intriguing question that those interested in geopolitics and global economics are pondering. After the end…

Leyte landing: Old friendships never die

When General Douglas MacArthur made that historic landing on the shores of Palo, Leyte on Oct. 20, 1944, he fulfilled the promise he made to the Filipino people, summed up in those three famous words: “I shall return.” That famous line has become “immo…

Biden pardons marijuana convictions

IMMIGRATION CORNER – Michael J. Gurfinkel – The Philippine Star October 23, 2022 | 12:00am On Oct. 6, 2022, President Biden issued a proclamation granting pardons for the offense of simple possession of marijuana, where he has pardoned certain people w…

EDITORIAL – Fighting the new COVID strains

The Philippine Star October 23, 2022 | 12:00am Health experts say that the latest Omicron subvariant XBB and variant XBC have become so evasive to COVID vaccines that they might as well be new pathogens. Last Friday, the Department of Health announced …

Trust is key

SPORTING CHANCE – Joaquin M. Henson – The Philippine Star October 23, 2022 | 12:00am It didn’t seem like the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters were going anywhere but the bottom when they got off to a 0-3 start in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup. Then came the…

Macalintal advances in PCA Open

The Philippine Star October 23, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Playing with the big boys of the Philippine Columbian Association for the first time, youthful Marco Macalintal wasn’t expecting anything but to gain precious experience. The 18-year-…