By Dr. Bernardo M. Villegas
A most enlightened piece of legislation has been proposed by former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, with her son Camarines Sur Rep. Diosdado Arroyo as co-sponsor. The bill amends Republic Act 8187, otherwise known as the Paternity Leave Act of 1996, and proposes that married male employees should be entitled to paternity leaves beyond the current limit of four deliveries and in all succeeding deliveries of their respective spouses.
Posted: January 30th, 2013 in Blog,Columnists,Inquirer Columns | Read More »
By Tessa R. Salazar

Since it’s just a week to go before we all go on a (much-needed) Holy Week break, Inquirer Motoring finds it just timely to subject gearhead friends and acquaintances to a quick survey that would supposedly reveal their whereabouts during the Catholic faithful’s most solemn days.
Posted: March 28th, 2012 in Motoring | Read More »
By Dr. Bernardo M. Villegas
The first wedding of the year I attended was that of a beautiful couple whose romance blossomed in the equally gorgeous city of Barcelona. I am referring to the nuptials of Ryan Velasco and Candice Cepeda, two of the friends I have made as a result of my spending some years in Barcelona as a visiting professor of the famous IESE Business School, one of the top business schools in the world today.
Posted: March 26th, 2012 in Blog,Columnists | Read More »