Atty. Joey Lina
Victor Ziga, John Osmeña, and Dante Jimenez were truly great men in their own right. When I learned last week that they had passed away one after the other, I knew our country had lost outstanding Filipinos whose legacy of public service was indeed remarkable.
All three were dear to me as they touched my life one way or the other. Ziga and Osmeña were my former colleagues in the Senate during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Jimenez, as we all know, was a prominent anti-crime advocate, apparently the nation’s staunchest crusader against high crimes and corruption.
John Tria
I have been writing a lot about recovery and have also featured some entrepreneurs and homepreneurs in previous columns.
Having said that, I would first like to share my thoughts on entrepreneurship which may be different from that of others.
In my opinion, entrepreneurship means starting, sustaining, and growing a profit or non-profit organization. Entrepreneurs are stewards of enterprises, exercising leadership to steer it through terrain both smooth and rough to meet objectives. One needs to look at the experiences of others whose enterprises survived various crises. A certain strength and tenacity is needed to sustain and keep a business growing against the odds.
Former senator John Henry “Sonny” R. Osmeña
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During their plenary session Wednesday, February 3, members of the Senate passed a resolution expressing the chamber’s “profound sympathy and sincere condolences” the death of Osmeña.
Osmeña was a member of the Senate during the Seventh Congress until the Ninth Congress from 1970 to 1995, and again in the 11th Congress and 12th Congress, from 1998 to 2004.
“The demise of a great legislator and esteemed public servant…is a great loss not only to his bereaved family but to the nation as well,” the resolution read.
In sponsoring the resolution, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Osmeña was a “great leader in his own right” and made a name for himself, even he came from a well-known political family. He was a grandson of late President Sergio Osmeña, and nephew of former senator Sergio Osmeña Jr.
PASAY CITY, Feb. 2 — The Senate adopted a resolution expressing its profound sympathy and sincere condolences to the family of former Sen. Victor Ziga who passed away last January 31, 2021 at the age of 75.Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 630, introduced by Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III and.
Published February 1, 2021, 2:35 PM
Albay 2nd District Representative Joey Salceda on Monday said Ziga died at 5 p.m. of Sunday, January 31. Ziga was a relative, he said.
Albay 2nd District Representative Joey Salceda on Monday said Ziga died at 5 p.m. of Sunday, January 31. Ziga was a relative, he said.
“Rest in Peace Senator Victor Ziga, the original author and father of [the] senior citizens law…author of Build, Operate and Transfer Law,” Salceda said on Facebook, February 1.
“He was a man of intergity [and] honesty worthy of emulation…We will surely miss you, Vic!” he also wrote.
Former senator and Sorsogon Gov. Francis “Chiz” Escudero also expressed his sympathies on Ziga’s passing. “My sincerest prayers and condolences to the family and loved ones of Former-Senator Victor ‘Vic’ Ziga, a revered nationalist and fellow Bicolano,” Escudero posted on Twitter.