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Elfren S. Cruz
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Magnifica Humanitas, a powerful encyclical
by Elfren S. Cruz - June 4, 2026 - 12:00am
Last week, I wrote about the first papal encyclical of Pope Leo XIV entitled Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity): On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.
An encyclical that must be read
by Elfren S. Cruz - May 31, 2026 - 12:00am
This month, May 2026, Pope Leo XIV published his first major teaching document, the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity): On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial In...
Asia and America
by Elfren S. Cruz - May 28, 2026 - 12:00am
The visit of President Trump to China a week or so ago has again renewed the question of what is Trump’s geopolitical strategy in Asia. Around 15 years ago, in 2011, US President Barack Obama committed to rebalancing...
Dire predictions of China’s future
by Elfren S. Cruz - May 24, 2026 - 12:00am
For the past several decades, those who specialize in geopolitics and global economics have spent a lot of time predicting the future of China and the Chinese Communist Party.
The Senate must represent people’s interests
by Elfren S. Cruz - May 21, 2026 - 12:00am
The Philippines is in the midst of a serious economic crisis.
Senate: A failed institution?
by Elfren S. Cruz - May 17, 2026 - 12:00am
Is the Philippine Senate a failed institution? The tragicomic events that occurred in the Senate this past week have brought this question to the public.
The real purpose of education
by Elfren S. Cruz - May 14, 2026 - 12:00am
Philippine education is again in the midst of another controversy regarding its curriculum.
Praying for a courageous Senate
by Elfren S. Cruz - May 10, 2026 - 12:00am
The Philippine Senate is going to be at the center of Philippine politics in the next few months because of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. At this point, it is almost a certainty that the Vice...
Understanding the politics of the middle class and the disadvantaged
by Elfren S. Cruz - May 7, 2026 - 12:00am
Today the nation’s attention is focused on two topics which are actually related.
Catholic social teaching & the continuing struggle for the workers and the poor
by Elfren S. Cruz - May 3, 2026 - 12:00am
Pope Leo XIV has been in the news globally in recent times because of his message and crusade for peace in the Middle East.
Leni Robredo, a call to serve
by Elfren S. Cruz - April 30, 2026 - 12:00am
“I hate saying I am not running anymore because I said that so many times already and I ate my words… So, I wouldn’t say I wouldn’t anymore.
Managing conflicts in the family business
by Elfren S. Cruz - April 26, 2026 - 12:00am
This column is the fourth in a recent series that I have written about family business.
The need for a family constitution
by Elfren S. Cruz - April 23, 2026 - 12:00am
In my last column, I wrote about the concept of family councils which are designed to help a family business minimize internal conflicts and hostilities.
Family councils: Managing conflicts in a family business
by Elfren S. Cruz - April 19, 2026 - 12:00am
In my last column, I wrote about family business and its three life cycles.
Surviving the 3rd generation family business
by Elfren S. Cruz - April 16, 2026 - 12:00am
Recently, the business pages have headlined issues in a family business that is on its third generation.
How & why the Iran war started
by Elfren S. Cruz - April 12, 2026 - 12:00am
There are now emerging several accounts of how Donald Trump took the United States into war with Iran that is now causing a global economic disaster.
In need of heroes
by Elfren S. Cruz - April 9, 2026 - 12:00am
In ancient mythology, a hero was a man of great strength and courage. He was favored by the gods and sometimes, like Hercules, was descended from the gods.
Feast of feasts
by Elfren S. Cruz - April 5, 2026 - 12:00am
Easter Sunday stands at the center of the Christian faith.
Is it still a Holy Week?
by Elfren S. Cruz - April 2, 2026 - 12:00am
Sometimes, I wonder how many people still care to remember that the purpose of Holy Week is not to spend days-long vacation in some resort or even a foreign country. 
A reflection for Holy Week
by Elfren S. Cruz - March 29, 2026 - 12:00am
Amidst all the global crises on energy shortages and wars, we should take some time out to reflect on religion this coming Holy Week.
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