Heard the word over and over this morning (actually, the wee hours of the morning, mga 2 to 3 am, baga) over radio DZRH as announcer MannyBal invited listeners to give their ten cents’ worth in a discussion on the proposed transfer of province- bound buses to Caloocan or some place further than Cubao in Quezon City where… Read More »
God created the world so perfect for God is so perfect. In every problem, there is a solution. In every challenge and trial, our Creator created things for us to overcome these adversities. All we have to do is look at our side and we will see how the world was created in its perfection. AVV910… Read More »
Amando Chacon grew up in Intramuros. His father was from the Visayas and his mother was an indigenous resident of the Walled city. His father worked in a factory while his mother did house chores. Manding, as he was called, was a product of the public school as the private schools in Intramuros were expensive and unaffordable for… Read More »
Last Monday, August 16, a federal appeals court extended a stay on same-sex marriages until it has ruled on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, which sought to ban such unions. The ruling of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit was just the latest turn of events of the tw0-year legal battle over California’s… Read More »
Ang kasalanan ni Juan ay kasalanan rin ni Pedro at ng lahat. This is the logic behind the massive outrage and anger directed at Filipinos over the botched hostage drama at the Quirino Grandstand Aug.23 that left eight tourists dead, scores injured from bullets pumped by a dismissed ex-Philippine cop demanding to be reinstated to his old job.… Read More »
In the renewed debate on the proposal to allow divorce in the Philippines, it is almost certain that the fact that outside of the Vatican, the Philippines remains, along with tiny island-nation Malta, the only country in the world with no divorce law. Why is this so? The primary reason, of course, is the stubborn stand… Read More »
There are moments for everything. In every religion and belief there is called the time for the spirit and the ghost. But through the evolution of time, different beliefs made the ghost period long; So the spirit to roam the earth longer than before. AVV810 Actually, the origin of this… Read More »
I really aim to submit my columns a few days before the Balita deadline. I am doing so now. On this day, the nation is observing a national day of mourning for the casualties of the grim hostage- taking incident at the Luneta a few days ago. Eight touring Chinese nationals among a busload of Chinese travelers and… Read More »
As the Retired Colonel Ricardo Millora sat on their lawn chair in his home in the small town of Pennsylvania about two hours drive from Philadelphia, he could feel that the air was getting chilly everyday. He would feel the swish of wind on his face, for late October, he knew that the cold autumn wind was… Read More »
You tube, that popular video sharing website ,has done it again. It has helped uncover a new sensation much like in the same route of Charice Pempengco or Arnel Pineda. But in the meantime, these two Filipino You tube alumni will have to step aside, or share the limelight, so to speak. The latest find is unbelievably… Read More »