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Huge throngs of people gathered around three separate mega events this January. The huge crowds can only mean one thing—more and more Filipinos are gaining confidence to go out of their homes, and do not mind spending money for these events.

I know our nation is currently faced with a tremendous challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic has been ravaging our lives and our economy for close to two years now. Individually, people are confronted with the daily grind of making sure they can safely go to work, some have been suffering economically, physically, and mentally because of the lockdowns that have been imposed and the sheer uncertainty that these times bring.

A businessman or trader must remain focused on his long-term goal and ignore the temporary distractions that will eventually die down. It is important to remain calm despite the latest pandemic wave. As the daily Covid-19 infections reached a new record high last week, we need to keep in mind that other countries, such as the United States and those in Europe, are also registering daily infections by the hundreds of thousands.