“SINNERS THAT WE ARE”

Christendom is in the midst today, Holy Wednesday, of the celebration of the Holy Week. Though many may seem dolorous and remorseful-looking over the fact that we have made gods of material things and earthly honors, Holy Week is still celebrated because it is indeed...

“HELLO DARKNESS, MY OLD FRIEND”

In Manila and Luzon in the early 90′s, we were singing the above Simon and Garfunkle’s  line in the “Sound of Silence” as brownouts engulfed the area for months from 8-12 hours. People bought tiny and large power generators, kept meager the food in the...

AUTOMATED CHEATING IN 2013?

Let us all be watchful as the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms investigates the COMELEC for insisting on the renewal of the contract of the discredited Purchase Smartmatic International Precinct (PCOS) for the 2013 elections. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III a 2007 “dagdag bawas”” victim and...

“THE LADY” TO FREE BURMA IN APRIL

To London’s “Iron Lady” is Burma’s “The Lady”- a 66 year old dissident against the tyranny of the most brutal military regime lording over 59 million suffering Burmese –for 50 years now. By April she will be allowed to run for a seat in Parliament...

HOW RP CAN HIT TOURIST TARGETS

That our ASEAN neighbors are luring 10 to 20 million tourists a year while RP lags at only 3 million is indeed “a puzzlement” as the King of Siam would say. Now that a working 4.2 million tourist target (2012) and a brilliant slogan of...

“FIGHT TO THE FINISH”

President Benigno Aquino III has removed his thick gloves like those worn by Muhammad Ali for boxing and wants to fight UFC style. UFC style combines all forms of martial arts fighting and the protagonists will be bloodied silly in the end-the winner looking as...

LOVE IS A DECISION

Love is a decision. A decision to love the other person above oneself.  For there could be one hundred reasons why another person can became less lovable. To love in spite of these reasons is therefore an act of the will.  It is a decision. ...

BETRAYAL OF PUBLIC TRUST

Webster’s meanings connected- “betrayal of public trust” means violating by unfaithfulness a presumed integrity assigned by the public to a person. Taking that definition, did Chief Justice Renato Corona, by the evidence presented in the senate court, betray the public trust and therefore deserves to...

WILL ‘MUSLIM MINDANAO’ RISE FROM GRAVE?

It is sad but true that the ARMM or the (Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao) is perceived to be a land “ruled by men ,not by laws”. The ARMM is made up of Maguindanao,  Shariff Kabunsalan, Lanao del Sur, Tawi tawi and Basilan. Even from...

THE RP ECONOMY IN 2012

This may not happen in most of our lifetime but it is happily noted with undisguised glee. Recent business forecasts said by 2050-about 40 years from now- the Philippines will be the 16th biggest economy in the world! This is also a fulfillment of the...