One of the warmly applauded points in P-Noy’s State of the Nation Address a week ago was the announcement of a new Philippine Ombudsman in the person of former Supreme Court Associate Justice Conchita Carpio- Morales. Despite some objections: Ex- Pres Arroyo who allegedly says she never voted in her favor in cases where the former Chief Executive… Read More »
It’s a refreshed MetroManila one saw after more than a week of continuous rains brought about by typhoons Egay, Dodong and Falcon. I am talking about streets where litter have been swept away by rainwater, lawn plants seemed more robust and green, and air was more breathable. But these typhoons created havoc, too- Php54m worth of crops and… Read More »
They say tilapia raised in Batangas is best; bangus naman from Pangasinan is tops lalo na the ones coming from Bonoan (matulis ang nguso) and Dagupan which is the choice for pang- ihaw. Mmmm, sarap talaga…nga lang, these days, di na masyadong favorites ang mga ito. It all started with the ‘fishkill’ at the Batangas side of the… Read More »
Legal minds would explain it as a breakdown in one or more of the 5 pillars of justice- the police investigation, the prosecution, trial, detention security, and the community’s vigilance. Failure of even just one of these pillars will result in the failure of justice to be carried out. For the common Pinoy who may not be aware… Read More »
My managing editor was right- ‘it is never too late to start realizing dreams,’ that’s what she told me via email as I sought her sympathy for my slightly- depresssed feeling about getting old and not being able to achieve some things in life. Didn’t get sympathy from that end, though. Instead, she challenged me to venture into… Read More »
Pagkabanas- banas naman talaga ang pakiramdam ng lahat- tinding init talaga! Wala man lang hangin na pwedeng singhut- singhutin, ipasok sa baga, saka muling ibuga. Sa totoo lang ho, napapatula na nga lang ako dahil wala naman akong magawa- tunay na tunay, summer na sa archipelago ng Pilipinas. But, unlike in the summers of my youth, mayron na… Read More »
After more than a year in hiding, Sen Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson is back in the country. He was first spotted at Mactan International Airport in Cebu City alighting from Cathay Pacific flight CX921 before noon of Friday, 25 March. My kabarangays are now poised to hear naman ‘ the other side of the story’ as the Senator will… Read More »
Concern for Filipinos overseas was the biggest worry of Pinoys at home the last few weeks. The turmoil besetting Libya had kin and families of OFW’s stationed in that Muslim nation going into hysterics and rushing to the Foreign Affairs Office in Manila to squeeze more details to the scanty reportings of what is actually happening there and… Read More »
MetroM is experiencing, over the past two weeks, hiatus from rainshowers and rains- restful pa rin ang weather, meaning, malamig- lamig, masarap- sarap maglakad outside of the airconditioned malls, and, pakiramdam ko lang ha, nakatulong ang existing weather na ito sa ‘mood’ ng Pinoy city- dweller- maganda- ganda naman ang hwisyo ng marami nating ordinaryong kababayan ( kasali… Read More »
Malapit na, mga friends from overseas…malapit na ninyong makita ang isang malaking pagbabago sa Philippine highways and roads… Ipagpantasya nyo kaya- kapag kayo ay nagbalikbayan next year at dumalaw sa inyu- inyong birthplace sa probinsya…e di sasakay kayo ng bus papunta doon- hmm, parang may kakaiba. Kapag nahiligan nyo namang mamili ng pasalubong sa 168 o Divisoria Mall… Read More »