Tugade the results

After failing to receive emergency powers from Congress, Tugade got autocratic after being groomed traffic czar. Buying without bidding is still in the bag. A steal!

Mediation is no forum-shopping. In fact, it does not reach the forum of courts.

Fox y Solar

Miss U brought about, not world peace but so many controversies. Duterte almost lost it after his anti-Semitic comments. On the coverage ground, as reported by Biz Buzz in the Inquirer, "Solar Entertainment Corp. of the Tieng family sued the local unit of Fox Television- called Fox International Channels Philippines Corp.- for allegedly violating no less than the Philippine Constitution, which prohibits the presence of foreign owners in the local media industry."

This requires mediation handling commercial cases. That is no commercial.

Archimedes' Tax Principle

Displacement seems to be the name of the game our taxmen are playing.  First they moved to increase the SSS premiums of members to pay for the increment in seniors' pension. Now they
have this brilliant plan again to decrease income tax on low-end salaries which will entail an
increase in excise tax on gas and other products. Blame it on Duterte's drive to fulfill campaign
promises at all cost.

A finance mediator would have made him realize that promises are to be doable and fair to all.     

Interest Thing

After killing a Korean, Duterte's own version of Filipino First policy is now targeting Indian loan providers. Will 5-6 have 2 go?

Where do we go for instant financial assistance, ask the market vendors. Following Covey's "Begin with the end in view, " shouldn't the go-vernment first have no-fuss cash available to people who just want to live by earning it.

Missionary Attitude

St. John Paul II described it as being "aware of who the person is, before preaching to, and teaching him a new or better way."

Mediators certainly don't preach nor teach but from getting to know the disputants and their issues, facilitate their coming to a compromise, a new and better way to resolve conflict.

Just Marred

Some scenes in "Just Married" looked more like this. As the groom's father said,"You don't have pictures of sad days in your photo album."

You bring those to the mediation table.

Choosing Apostles

Having been in HR before, we won't forget a "recommendation of the Galilee Testing Center" that Judas was the most qualified to be the lead apostle. Thank God, Jesus chose on the basis of the future, possibility and availability, according to Fr. Sim, SJ.

Mediation also considers those aspects in conflict resolution.

Worst Back?

Miss U Pia is back in town, and we welcome her. Not so, the threat of martial law again.

Let us both mediate and meditate on it. On the former, a People's Initiative on the Jury System would make even the President answerable to the Sovereign People, if he does not seem to respect both Houses nor the Supreme Court.

Environmental Friends

Not the cause-oriented ones, but those on the lookout for your refuse which they recycle for their own. In ABS-CBN Umagang Kay Ganda's Di ba Teh portion, debate centered on taking on a friend's ex. As moderator Ariel Ureta concluded, "One's trash could be another's treasure."

Sure, if you're out for a discount or heavens, a freebie! 

Burnt in Marriage

According to Oscar Madison of the "Odd Couple," it must be when he was thrown soup.

To keep couples from getting physical, there is mediation.