There is reason to believe that despite the two successive problems that confronted Philippine tourism in the last few months, the sector can become one of the biggest dollar earners for the country. For one, the new set of officials in the Department of Tourism (DOT) remains confident that the country will overcome the two major setbacks that… Read More »
A news item appeared in a Manila daily that eleven blind couples were married in a mass wedding at the Christ the King Parish in White Plain, Quezon City. This new led to the recollection of mute couple that lived in Tondo long before the outbreak of the Pacific War. Domingo and Leonila, both… Read More »
It is tempting to comment on the botched hostage rescue operations last Aug. 23 when SWAT teams stormed a tourist bus where a dismissed police officer was holding hostage tourists from Hong Kong, resulting in the death of eight hostages and the hostage-taker. But with the joint investigation by Manila and Hong Kong forensic teams going on, I’d… Read More »
After a long layoff, the disputed Spratlys islands in the South China Sea are back in the news again. Last month, US State Secretary Hilary Clinton set the tone for the renewed interest in the group of mostly uninhabited islands and coral reefs, which are being disputed by six countries, including China and the Philippines, when she… Read More »
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 »