lections are over. Filipinos are now finding themselves “landing” on the usual hurly burly of everyday life. They find themselves worrying about what is to come, especially after a string of price hikes greeted them just weeks after the biggest political exercise of the year. And the series, it seems, is far from over.

For many, it is time once again to refocus their attention back to their works, businesses, and families, scrounging their minds on what to do to cope up with the increase in the cost of living. Yes, elections may be over, but a lot of things remain uncertain when it comes to what the future holds for the country’s social and economic landscape.

Definitely, not all is bleak about what is to come. So in this issue, we bring you an encouraging story of a company that continues to thrive, notwithstanding the hard times. Sunlife Financial, initially a life insurance company – now a diversified financial services organization also engaged in selling mutual funds and pre-needs plans – that has been operating in the Philippines for 109 years now, is not only reaping good rewards for itself and the people who make up the organization but, more importantly, for those they have serviced and are servicing throughout the years.

Philippine Business wishes to inspire you with the story of its head, Esther Tan, and the story of the company’s success, outdoing its own performance year after year. Maybe reading through the vision of Sunlife Financial and how its goals were achieved can move you into thinking of solutions rather than worrying about the problems.