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In this column, I often write about the challenges faced by new entrepreneurs. I have advised young business owners to be prepared to make sacrifices, to deal with obstacles, and be prepared to fail. It is certainly not my intention to discourage anyone from taking that leap of faith into the world of entrepreneurship. I simply want young entrepreneurs to be prepared because putting up your own business is like navigating your way through a dense jungle.

Faith is something that is deeply personal but also communal. The religion and spirituality that we embrace is our personal relationship with God. What we believe in is rooted in our experience as a person. We are first exposed to it through our family, specifically our parents. They introduce us to our first prayer, our first mass, and more importantly, they teach us the concept of what is right and wrong.

The National Capital Region (NCR) was established on June 2, 1978 by the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos through Presidential Decree No. 1396, which also created the Department of Human Settlements. This presidential edict amended PD 824 of November 1975, which created the Metropolitan Manila and the Metropolitan Manila Commission.