In a matter of days, former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will soon be spending time in jail or if the courts decide, be under house arrest. Ironic, she may soon join the exclusive but rather infamous club of a disgraced detained president like Joseph Erap Estrada who she herself put into detention, , had convicted and later pardoned… Read More »
Manny Pacquiao’s controversial win over his nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez is now the talk of the world, or more specifically the international sporting community. Mixed reactions ranged from “ It should have been a draw…. to Marquez won the fight..that Manny has lost his fighting form and was not the same fighter who dumped opponents like Hatton, Cotto,… Read More »
The “hawks “agitating for an all-out war against the Muslim secessionist group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Mindanao should reconsider their stand. The lessons of Jolo, Sulu should remind us those violent confrontations such as armed conflict produces neither winners nor losers. There is only loss of lives, damage to properties, displaced families and homes and other… Read More »
So you think the worst is over for typhoon season in the Philippines? Although the trio of “Pedring”, “ Quiel “ and “Ramon “, all destructive tropical cyclones that slammed hard the country and caused unprecedented and massive flooding in many parts of the islands, barely left land, don’t expect the end of the regular storm season for… Read More »
A prestigious Canadian magazine, in its 50th anniversary special edition, raised the possibility of Manny Pacquiao as being, perhaps “the world’s best athlete “. At the same time some 13,000 kilometers away in Baguio city, an interview with the pound for pound king with a close friend unravels a not so remote reality of a Pacquiao presidency. In… Read More »
T’was ten years since the devastating terror attack in New York city’s Twin towers, ..9/11. IN MEMORIAM.We pause and remember this sad day in modern history. We pray for and remember the victims and their families, just as we condemn this most evil act against mankind . The inscription in ground zero says : ‘MAY WE NEVER FORGET… Read More »
Does President Noynoy Aquino’s refusal to apologize to relatives of the eight Chinese victims who died in the infamous Luneta hostage taking incident a sign of arrogance or lack of sensitivity? Trekking to Manila to remember the first anniversary of the tragic August 23, 2010, the Chinese kins presented four demands from the President among them the issuance… Read More »
There is a lucrative but illegal trade in the sale of “Tuko “ or Gecko, largely due to claims that it can cure HIV/AIDS , cancer and a host of other diseases and ailments. Among Southeast Asian nations, the Philippines was pinpointed as one of the sources of these nocturnal lizards known for its “vocalizations at night “.… Read More »
Feisty Davao city mayor Sarah Duterte wields a haymaker (a powerful and mean punch) while Jose Antonio Vargas is a Pulitzer Winning journalist (which makes him a news writer and of late a newsmaker). Duterte whacked a city sheriff last July 2 with a four-punch hits to the head and face whose only sin was to follow a… Read More »
So you think you hate and can’t stand the monstrous traffic jams of Metro Manila every time you visit ? Better think twice or thrice. Based on a recent survey, Manila or any other urban city in the Philippines is not on the list of the world’s most congested urban areas where gridlocks on the road are the… Read More »