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One of the distinct advantages of being taught by my mother the virtues of hard work and perseverance at an early age was that I generally stayed away from all sorts of vices. By making me focus on the virtues of earning your keep and helping me develop a strong work ethic when I was young, my mother set me on a path toward entrepreneurship. And I think that is also the reason why I have never entertained the notion of retirement. I simply cannot imagine myself not working. The day I retire to a life of not doing what I have been doing all my life is probably the day I die.

Last week, the Nacionalista Party (NP) signed a formal alliance with President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP). In his remarks during the signing ceremony held at Brittany Hotel in BGC, President Bongbong said with the NP-PFP alliance “we form a strong united front that would help us fulfill our shared goal for the Filipino people.”

The story of Carlos Yulo is the story of the Filipinos. Despite unimaginable challenges, painful defeats, and countless hardships, Caloy made the country proud by winning not one, but two Olympic gold medals. After Hidilyn ended the Philippines’ 97-year Olympic gold-medal drought in the Tokyo Olympics, Caloy made history as he defeated the best gymnasts in the world. He won back to back gold medals in the men’s floor exercise and vault in the 2024 Paris Olympics.