NEW YORK — Asian and Asian Pacific American (APA) employees in the United States are less likely to attain senior leadership positions, according to Asia Society’s 2018 Asian Corporate Survey. The survey suggests this is partly because APA participants self-reported being less assertive and less likely to speak up and share their perspectives compared to their non-APA counterparts. Indeed, among the five most frequently cited barriers to workplace advancement by APA survey pa...

As I See It By Elpidio R. Estioko Now I can personally understand why Hawaii is a popular destination for travelers, tourists… and even to prospective settlers. Exploring its natural resources is healthy and good to one’s body and soul! What does Hawaii can offer? A lot! My family of 12 (my wife Delia, 6 children, a son-in-law, a daughter-in-law, 2 grandchildren) are on a 10-day vacation in Oahu, Hawaii. My eldest from Sydney, Australia Edel “Gigi” is with us (unfort...

Street Talk By Greg B. Macabenta President Rodrigo Duterte’s rantings against the Catholic church and against God Himself, calling the Lord “stupid” for creating imperfect creatures in Adam and Eve and the snake (and, by extension, all mankind) may be forgivable if one considers his own tacit admission that he himself is imperfect, thus his kanto boy logic. In his own crude way, Duterte actually touched on the concept of Creation and the foundation of the Christian f...