Coloma urges Filipinos to instill in them initiatives to attain peace and development for the country based on goals of Aquino government
Echoing the principles of President Benigno S. Aquino III on leadership through transparency, accountability and good governance, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio “Sonny” B. Coloma Jr. encouraged the people to take the initiative in carrying out efforts to attain peace and development in the country that are founded on the tenets of the Aquino government.
In his brief talk entitled “The Zen of Rotary Leadership” during the Rotary International District 3830 Presidents-Elect Training Seminar (PETS) at the Peak Sports Bar of the Timberland Sports and Nature Club in San Mateo, Rizal on Friday, Secretary Coloma said that great leaders serve as motivators to others.
“Great leaders are able to inspire people to act … they create a following of people who are motivated to act in a very deeply personal manner,” Coloma said.
He stressed that the search to attain peace through serving others must start from everyone.
The PCOO chief defined peace as the sense of happiness, inner security and calmness, saying that these are potent for the country’s economic progress and development.
Coloma discussed several principles on good and effective leadership that include Zen Buddhism, which embodies self-realization, wisdom from experience, and the process of absorption and meditation.
In his presentation, Coloma also reminded the people to always consider the two important factors in every endeavor: purpose and action. “In everything that you do remember two salient things, purpose and action,” Coloma said.
“In the principles of “Zen,” the purpose is embodied in the following: right intentions, right view, right concentration and right mindfulness… it’s all embedded in mind and consciousness,” Coloma noted adding that “action could be manifested in right speech, right action, right livelihood and effort.”
The Presidents-Elect Training Seminar is a two-day, annual Rotary International-mandated leadership training seminar for all incoming presidents of the club. It is a fundamental tradition within the Rotary Club to prepare future leaders.
Rotarian’s are committed in rendering services within the community, in the workplace, and to other people around the globe.
The 1.2 million Rotary Club members, making up more than 34,000 Rotary clubs in nearly every country in the world share a dedication to the ideal of “Service Above Self”.
Rotary clubs are open to people of all cultures and ethnicities who are not affiliated with any political or religious organizations. (PCOO)
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Malacanang warns Overseas Filipino Workers from working as drug mules to avoid death penalty
Malacanang warned Filipinos working as drug mules for international drug syndicates in exchange for money to prevent them from being subjects to death penalty, a Palace official said on Saturday.
Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda issued the statement during an interview aired over government-run dzRB Radyo ng Bayan on Saturday, following the arrest of two Filipinos in Macau for alleged drug trafficking last February 1.
The Aquino administration, which has a strong anti-illegal drug policy, is undertaking comprehensive and proactive measures to address the drug mules issue and to protect Filipinos from being victimized by international drug syndicates.
Lacierda said Filipinos should learn from the fate of those who were executed in China for drug trafficking last year.
"Pagkatapos kung sakaling i-impose sa kanila ang death penalty kargo po ng sambayanang Pilipino ang kanilang problema. So sana matuto na po ang ating mga kababayan na huwag pagamit sa mga drug syndicates," he said
He urged the Filipinos to heed the government's call to protect themselves against falling prey to international drug syndicates.
"Ito ang pakiusap natin sa mga Overseas Filpino Workers (OFWs) at sa mga taong lalabas ng bansa -- huwag po tayo pagagamit sa mga syndikato ng droga at huwag tayong papayag na gamitin ang ating mga kagamitan, mga maleta na lalagyan ng kanilang mga gamit na hindi nila personally ini-inspect," he said.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported that two Filipinos - a man and a woman - were apprehended by the Judiciary Police in an apartment in Macau. The two Filipinos were reportedly found in possession of 46 grams of methamphetamine hydrochloride, popularly known in the Philippines as shabu.
The seized drugs have an estimated street value of 90,000 patacas (US$11,392.405). Several drug paraphernalia were also found in the apartment.
A suspected buyer, also a Filipino, was likewise invited by Macau police authorities for questioning.
Lacierda said the government has already extended assistance to the detained Filipinos to ensure that their rights are respected.
There are at least 19 Filipinos currently detained in Macau on drug cases.
The Philippine government is closely cooperating with the law enforcement agencies in other countries on efforts against anti-drugs trafficking. (PCOO)
Echoing the principles of President Benigno S. Aquino III on leadership through transparency, accountability and good governance, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio “Sonny” B. Coloma Jr. encouraged the people to take the initiative in carrying out efforts to attain peace and development in the country that are founded on the tenets of the Aquino government.
In his brief talk entitled “The Zen of Rotary Leadership” during the Rotary International District 3830 Presidents-Elect Training Seminar (PETS) at the Peak Sports Bar of the Timberland Sports and Nature Club in San Mateo, Rizal on Friday, Secretary Coloma said that great leaders serve as motivators to others.
“Great leaders are able to inspire people to act … they create a following of people who are motivated to act in a very deeply personal manner,” Coloma said.
He stressed that the search to attain peace through serving others must start from everyone.
The PCOO chief defined peace as the sense of happiness, inner security and calmness, saying that these are potent for the country’s economic progress and development.
Coloma discussed several principles on good and effective leadership that include Zen Buddhism, which embodies self-realization, wisdom from experience, and the process of absorption and meditation.
In his presentation, Coloma also reminded the people to always consider the two important factors in every endeavor: purpose and action. “In everything that you do remember two salient things, purpose and action,” Coloma said.
“In the principles of “Zen,” the purpose is embodied in the following: right intentions, right view, right concentration and right mindfulness… it’s all embedded in mind and consciousness,” Coloma noted adding that “action could be manifested in right speech, right action, right livelihood and effort.”
The Presidents-Elect Training Seminar is a two-day, annual Rotary International-mandated leadership training seminar for all incoming presidents of the club. It is a fundamental tradition within the Rotary Club to prepare future leaders.
Rotarian’s are committed in rendering services within the community, in the workplace, and to other people around the globe.
The 1.2 million Rotary Club members, making up more than 34,000 Rotary clubs in nearly every country in the world share a dedication to the ideal of “Service Above Self”.
Rotary clubs are open to people of all cultures and ethnicities who are not affiliated with any political or religious organizations. (PCOO)
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Malacanang warns Overseas Filipino Workers from working as drug mules to avoid death penalty
Malacanang warned Filipinos working as drug mules for international drug syndicates in exchange for money to prevent them from being subjects to death penalty, a Palace official said on Saturday.
Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda issued the statement during an interview aired over government-run dzRB Radyo ng Bayan on Saturday, following the arrest of two Filipinos in Macau for alleged drug trafficking last February 1.
The Aquino administration, which has a strong anti-illegal drug policy, is undertaking comprehensive and proactive measures to address the drug mules issue and to protect Filipinos from being victimized by international drug syndicates.
Lacierda said Filipinos should learn from the fate of those who were executed in China for drug trafficking last year.
"Pagkatapos kung sakaling i-impose sa kanila ang death penalty kargo po ng sambayanang Pilipino ang kanilang problema. So sana matuto na po ang ating mga kababayan na huwag pagamit sa mga drug syndicates," he said
He urged the Filipinos to heed the government's call to protect themselves against falling prey to international drug syndicates.
"Ito ang pakiusap natin sa mga Overseas Filpino Workers (OFWs) at sa mga taong lalabas ng bansa -- huwag po tayo pagagamit sa mga syndikato ng droga at huwag tayong papayag na gamitin ang ating mga kagamitan, mga maleta na lalagyan ng kanilang mga gamit na hindi nila personally ini-inspect," he said.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported that two Filipinos - a man and a woman - were apprehended by the Judiciary Police in an apartment in Macau. The two Filipinos were reportedly found in possession of 46 grams of methamphetamine hydrochloride, popularly known in the Philippines as shabu.
The seized drugs have an estimated street value of 90,000 patacas (US$11,392.405). Several drug paraphernalia were also found in the apartment.
A suspected buyer, also a Filipino, was likewise invited by Macau police authorities for questioning.
Lacierda said the government has already extended assistance to the detained Filipinos to ensure that their rights are respected.
There are at least 19 Filipinos currently detained in Macau on drug cases.
The Philippine government is closely cooperating with the law enforcement agencies in other countries on efforts against anti-drugs trafficking. (PCOO)
