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Tweet“He bears no arm, but his weapon is more powerful—investments—and the war he wages no less significant than those fought by soldiers—the fight against poverty, the battle for his country’s prosperity.” Thus saith by Nick Legaspi of Business Mirror about Mr. Henry Sy Sr., the Graphic Man of the Year. He further said.. “Henry Sy…

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TweetAllow me to borrow the tag of Conrado de Quiros review of the movie “An Inconvenient Truth” Yes, I am talking about a powerful and must-see production about one of the day’s most important issues, global warming. The documentary about the environment was spearheaded by former US Vice President Al Gore. Am stranger to US…

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Tweet“We do business for profit”, that is one common statement I hear from entrepreneurs. Though making money is not necessarily bad, governments, specially that of the first world, have set guidelines to ensure a minimum Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is observed. To some, CSR and profit making don’t mix well.

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TweetPerhaps too late to blog, but never too late to use as a value adding illustration. This is CSR– getting too personal. May his tribe increase!! Gokongwei patriarch leaves half of fortune to charity By Wilson Lee Flores The Philippine Star 08/13/2006 http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200608130405.htm Self-made multibillionaire John Gokongwei Jr. is donating half his fortune — at…

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TweetI have read somewhere that ILO (International Labor Organization) have cited the Philippines as model for other countries in promoting decent work, problem was I forgot what newspaper and whether I read it in a broadsheet or in the internet. I googled the item but usuccessful so far. Anyway, I hope to blog on “decent…

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Tweet The medical mission I wrote about in my previous post concluded on Aug. 11. We went to Baguio on Aug. 10, 2006– its a chilly August up there! I returned to Manila early morning of Aug. 12 while the rest of the team left Baguio after lunch.The endeavor was made possible by the participation…

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TweetSome called it CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility); others called it CSA (Corporate Social Accountability) and still others called it CSO (Corporate Social Opportunity). But they all refer to one thing… philanthropic activities of organization that are geared towards helping employees, communities and environment. In short value adding activities. Here are some pics of the booths…

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TweetA news story caught my attention, while waiting for my son in the barber shop. I thought this is worth blogging. Just imagine, an article from the Philippine Daily Inquirer, reported that a lowly public high school from Samar topped the national achievement test, beating its better equipped counter part schools in Metro Manila. The…

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TweetLast week, I blogged about corporate social responsibility or CSR and the relevant HR role as strategist. Some readers expressed their excitement to take the strategist role, like K S Ramesh who said The basics on CSR is accelerating my plan of entry into the field of CSR, as I am having a strong desire…

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TweetI have been blogging about HR Roles in the past days– on termination related errors, new HR roles, the irony (if not comedy) of being employee champions. I would like to add a new one having been privileged to be part of ECOPs (Employers Confederation of the Philippines) and ILOs (International Labor Organization) advocacy on…

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