Once more, I am revisiting the Mayan heritage to understand the concept of end time and have a glimpse of what fractal time tells about the future. Mayan CivilizationI was introduced to the Mayan culture by James Redfield whose book, The Celestine Prophecy, became a refreshing spiritual guide at the turn of the millennium.  For […]

Published at: Manila Standard Today June 25, 2012 I propose to examine three spirituality clusters in the workplace: 1. Mainstream dogma-based spirituality, 2. Newstream experience-based spirituality and 3. Upstream integral spirituality. Hopefully, spiritual practitioners will be able to situate their personal growth and development within these movements and corporate leaders will consider these clusters in […]

This is the third and the last of a series on Agno entrepreneurs. Team Karina Albert with Monica Go, Isa Hernandez, Trisha Sy Tu, and Abby Yap and Team Gerard Francis A. Khoo with Edsel S. Betita II, John Loyd M. Fernandez, Koh Minseung and Fuzheng Huang interviewed Noel Urbina, owner and operator of Noel’s […]

IntroductionThe Philippine mining industry was included in the 2011 mandatory list of annual Investment Priorities Plan which the Trade Department endorsed to Malacanang to further drive national economic growth. In effect, the mining companies will enjoy tax and fiscal incentives to accelerate exploration of Philippine natural resources (Hudtohan, 2011). With President Aquino declaring a total […]

Manila Standard Today Published September 26, 2011 At the Waterhouse bookstore in Wimbledon, UK, I picked up Ian Morris’ (2011) Why the West Rules – For Now.  The attraction was not just the title, but also the red tag that said ‘3 for 2 mix & match’. So used was I with Marks and Spencer […]