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Those who are familiar with my advocacies know that I have always pushed for a stronger entrepreneurial spirit among our people, and, a more entrepreneur-friendly policy environment on the part of government. The reason is simple: Entrepreneurship is a key component to accelerating economic growth. It creates new jobs and opportunities, promotes innovation, and, more importantly, helps us in our fight to end poverty.

Almost everybody thinks that the reopening of face-to-face classes in the Philippines, although still limited, will lead to chaos, given the millions of students trooping back to learning institutions.

Sometimes we tend to complicate life. We work so hard looking for things we do not have and ignore those that we actually have. I understand why some people look for happiness by acquiring wealth and material possessions. As a young boy living in poverty in Tondo, I realized early on the joy in earning money to be able to provide for your family. Years later, as an entrepreneur, I gained an appreciation of the pride of having to create wealth through hard work and perseverance.