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Michelle Ressa Aventajado: Motherhood Inspires Advocacies

There are no benchmarks for a mother’s unconditional love for her children. It’s the kind of unwavering affection that cannot be reduced to a checklist of traits. Because to love...

Claire Dreyer: Living Consciously

Claire Dreyer is a woman who lives consciously—with intention, clarity, and purpose. Her journey has taken her across industries, countries, and challenges, but at every turn, she’s chosen to grow,...

Jenica Dizon-Mountford: A Thirst For Serving Others

Consuming water from bottles or from water dispensers has become the norm for most urbanites in places like metro Manila, where city dwellers generally don’t trust drinking tap water. That...

Merly Barlaan: Peace Begins With Me

Reality is how things are. Idealism is how things should be. Sometimes, a disconnect between reality and idealism occurs when even the most iron-clad master plan slows down or fails...

Leah Sweet: Weathering the Gender Bias Storm

Imagine working in an environment where you face discrimination constantly: people talk down to you, your abilities are underestimated, and you are overlooked for good opportunities. Yet you love what...

Ann Beatty: Education Beyond The 3Rs

The impact of poverty on one’s access to getting an education cannot be underestimated. Children from low-income families are much more likely to miss out going to school. No one...

Susanne-Kikki Israelsson: Reframing Life In Post-pandemic Era

The Covid-19 pandemic brought the world to its knees. Its global impact is enormous: millions in deaths and cases, billions in lost revenues and jobs lost due to businesses and...

AI and Talent Sustainability: Putting Heartware In Hardware

A glimpse into an Artificial Intelligence-driven world was first manifested nearly 65 years ago in The Jetsons, a hugely popular American animated sitcom in the 1960s about a family living...

Embracing Multiculturalism In Supervisory Relationships

Many of us navigate multicultural contexts in our personal lives. I often joke that I don’t need to step outside my house to experience multicultural clashes. I was born and...
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