Category Archives: Editorial

IS RP READY FOR BLOCK VOTING?

CHICAGO (JGLi) – The shocking loss of Sen. Manuel “Mar” A. Roxas in the vice presidential election might have left a bad taste in the mouth of everyone, notably incoming President Noynoy Aquino, who did not expect that sometimes in politics anything goes. I don’t buy the alibi that the winning combination of Noy-Bi (Sen. Aquino-Mayor Jejomar Binay)… Read More »

P. NOY !

As you are reading this column, we now have a brand new-Philippine President, Benigno Simeon Aquino or more popularly know as Noynoy, the only son of martyred senator Benigno Aquino and the late democracy Icon Mrs. Corazon Aquino, the first post-Marcos era-president via the historic EDSA Revolution 1 of  1986. Already, he is being addressed as President Noy… Read More »

Five Fantastic Things to Do in Summer

The trees are green and the sun is out more often. Indeed summer has begun. Wow! People have wondered how to better enjoy this season. With so many choices around, they can’t decide what to do. Well, I have five suggestions.     Relish the moment   As human beings with all inherent weaknesses and frailties, we’ve mulled… Read More »

Better teachers, more rooms, not more years

I just don’t get it. Why do Philippine education officials insist that the solution to the country’s fast-sliding standard of education is to add one or two more years of schooling?                   After earlier proposals by the Department of Education and the Commission on Higher Education to add an extra year between the sixth grade and first… Read More »

SAAN SA GUBAT NG MGA KASALANAN?

Dalawang linggo pa lamang sina Francis at Junichi sa San Isidro ngunit halata ni Francis na may bumabagabag kay Junichi. Naaaninag iyon ni Francis sa mga kilos ni Junichi, nararamdaman sa kanyang mga pananalita. “What’s the matter?” naitanong ni Francis isang araw na nakita niyang tila may malalim na iniisip si Junichi. “Nothing. I am just thinking of… Read More »

BEYOND THE “GALUNGGONG” PRESIDENCY

CHICAGO (JGLi) – Sen. Noynoy Aquino has also Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to thank for, for his ascent to Malacanang. Noynoy was the main beneficiary of the peoples’ hatred of the Mrs. Arroyo. They don’t want her to stay nano-second longer in the Palace, which would only make the Arroyo-hater meter rise. And the campaign of Aquino was able… Read More »

Goodbye, Gloria

It won’t be until noon of June 30 that Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will exit Malacanang, but I can’t wait to bid her farewell. Goodbye Gloria, but no thanks for the bad memories. You said you will just fade away after that day, but I assure you that you will not be forgotten.   Infamy awaits you at the… Read More »

Curbing corruption should be priority

With the recent ruling by the Ombudsman to clear Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her husband Mike Arroyo of involvement in the controversial $329-million NBN-ZTE deal, it has become even more important that incoming President Noynoy Aquino make good on his promise to create a special commission to investigate allegations of corruption during the Arroyo administration.                   Nobody… Read More »