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Cito Beltran
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Presence over response
by Cito Beltran - June 18, 2025 - 12:00am
We grew up being taught that “prevention is better than cure.” Unfortunately, in a world where “Reaction” is viewed as “Action,” those words of wisdom have all been forgotten...
More reason to pray
by Cito Beltran - June 16, 2025 - 12:00am
Just how concerned are you about what has happened in Iran and Israel?
The lady from Ukraine
by Cito Beltran - June 13, 2025 - 12:00am
I was certainly intrigued by the invitation to meet up and have coffee somewhere in Makati.
Prioritize what helps, not what divides
by Cito Beltran - June 11, 2025 - 12:00am
The front pages of the past few days have been peppered with articles about the “agad-agad” impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
Catastrophic hospitalization
by Cito Beltran - June 9, 2025 - 12:00am
After reading about  my three days in the ICU, a good friend sent me this email to share her family’s catastrophic experience with a private hospital:
If you can’t beat them, then join them!
by Cito Beltran - June 6, 2025 - 12:00am
While going for my post confinement check-up at the Rizal Medical Center, I learned that my former colleague turned senator Raffy Tulfo did an ocular visit of RMC last May 30 in order to personally see the operations,...
Bravo Gibo!
by Cito Beltran - June 4, 2025 - 12:00am
The last time I wrote about Defense Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro, I was suggesting that the administration party led by PBBM would do better considering “Gibo” Teodoro, who has more qualifications,...
NKTI responds
by Cito Beltran - June 2, 2025 - 12:00am
Clarificatory statement on the article written by Mr. Cito Beltran about the NKTI Medical Arts Building (MAB) project (CTalk, The STAR, published on April 28, 2025)
Something positive, for a change
by Cito Beltran - May 30, 2025 - 12:00am
For the longest time, the Filipino default is to wail about how other countries have left us behind, how this country and that country in ASEAN has bypassed the Philippines in terms of economics, education, sports,...
Not a movie, not a play
by Cito Beltran - May 28, 2025 - 12:00am
All the talk about the so-called Cabinet reshuffle is about to become a thing of the past because the so-called courtesy resignations look and sound more like “a game of musical chairs,” as columnist...
‘Sana all’
by Cito Beltran - May 26, 2025 - 12:00am
Without any doubt, the decision of President Bongbong Marcos to ask for the courtesy resignations of all his Cabinet members drew positive and favorable reactions even from his critics.
Three days in ICU
by Cito Beltran - May 23, 2025 - 12:00am
Friends were surprised to learn that I spent three days at the Intensive Care Unit of the Rizal Medical Center. To be honest, I was not planning on it either, but when the doctors at the ER determined I had AFib...
It’s good to be back
by Cito Beltran - May 21, 2025 - 12:00am
It’s good to be back and thankfully not from the grave.
Midterm examinations
by Cito Beltran - May 14, 2025 - 12:00am
After conducting the midterm elections last Monday and reading the President’s statement “We must listen to our critics.” I humbly suggest to President Bongbong Marcos Jr. to conduct what I call...
Man over God
by Cito Beltran - May 12, 2025 - 12:00am
I used the title “Man over God” for today’s column as a way of introducing to you how many nations, even “the Chosen nation of God,” messed up by deciding to have a monarchy or a king...
Exemption deception
by Cito Beltran - May 9, 2025 - 12:00am
Every time I attend an event that requires driving, I am bombarded with complaints about the 24/7 traffic and there being too many cars. As I write this column, I am “sitting out” or opting...
Taking charge with compassion and transparency
by Cito Beltran - May 7, 2025 - 12:00am
When crisis and tragedy strike, there is often a tendency to panic, assign blame or, in some cases, run for cover. Other companies send in a team of external crisis managers to handle the situation, often using a...
Dis-ease of doing business
by Cito Beltran - May 5, 2025 - 12:00am
After getting his trial balloon to increase capital gains, donor and estate taxes shot down, the VAT Man Ralph Recto quickly and wisely raised the white flag.
Crime dis-solving
by Cito Beltran - May 2, 2025 - 12:00am
Teresita Ang See has always been a voice for reason, cooperation and safeguarding peace and order.
Taxes: Uglier the second time around
by Cito Beltran - April 30, 2025 - 12:00am
Secretary of Finance Ralph “The VAT” Recto or Mr. E-Vat himself is at it again. After getting away with pushing and sponsoring the value-added tax law in 2005, he is now meddling with the intentions of...
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