‘What matters most is how we respond to what we experience in life.’-Stephen R. Covey
IF one would sift through all the news and highlights of posts on social media, the following may end up to be the most written about or talked about issues on an international level:
Nepal flash floods
US-Iran maritime tensions
Russia-Ukraine war
Middle East violence
Rising global food prices
The energy shock and currency plunge
China, North Korea and Russia
Global bond market stress
Geo-economic fragmentation
On the domestic level, the counterpart list may include the following:
Hollywood Walk of Fame star for Lea Salonga
phenomenal rise and rise of Alex Eala
impeachment trial
flood control scandal
impact of the typhoons and habagat
‘devaluing peso’ vs the US dollar
‘legal issues’ of Vice President Sara Duterte
dangers confronting overseas Filipin workers in the Middle East
Barmm elections
The list may be longer depending on one’s take on developments. It seems like it is, indeed, a very chaotic world with uncertainties.
On the international concerns, Juan dela Cruz may just try to understand things but cannot do anything. He may not even mind the issues.
On the other domestic issues, if one would spare time to read the opinion columns, watch the talk shows, and the different posts on a number of electronic sites, nothing is wanting on analyses and offered solutions including expected end games on the issues. At times, it could be a pointing of fingers play. The stories may go on and on with many comments/critiques given.
There are, however, a couple of unusual good developments: the first is Alex Eala! She is now seeded at age 21; a first and the pride of the Filipino people.
And the second, Lea Salonga! Last September 4, Lea became the first Filipina honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: a tremendous tribute to the immense talent of Filipino artists in theater and film.
Still, we hope more good news will come! Aren’t we entitled to a better world to lift our spirits up?
Conchita L. Manabat is an incorporator and president of the Development Center for Finance, an incorporator and Trustee of San Carlos School of Cebu. Inc. and Trustee at the Coalition of Services for the Elderly. She is also an incorporator of and Lifetime Fellow at the Institute of Corporate Directors, a member of the Stakeholder Advisory Council of the International Federation for Ethics and Audit and chairperson of the Advisory Council of the International Association of Financial Executives Institutes. The views and opinions she expressed herein do not necessarily represent the BusinessMirror’s.