MANILA Power is so addictive, those who hold it want to keep it as long as possible. This early Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s people are laying the groundwork for a possible extension of his term. Earlier presidents tried to stay beyond their terms. Fidel Ramos’ drumbeaters made an attempt but they did it too late. It was already… Read More »
“Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” This repulsive comment did not come from the mouth of a Ku Klux Klan member or a known neo-Nazist, but the leader of a nation made great by people from all races and from all over the world, including those who came from countries US President… Read More »
Behind the silver screen, professional sports, high-level politics, so on and so forth – locally and internationally, calls to uphold gender equality and dignity, due protection against dehumanization of all sorts and women empowerment have been espoused and heard. The movement has expanded. Support groups have mushroomed. At the most, (e.g. #MeToo, #It’s Never Okay and others) have… Read More »
From South of the Border-Mainstream Media (MSM) spreads fake news again If the mainstream media could devote just one-tenth the energy to fact-checking that they do to wailing indignantly about President Trump’s accusing them of spreading “fake news,” maybe they wouldn’t be spreading so much fake news. This past week brought such a silo of fake news,… Read More »
MANILA Only someone with a mental condition would call the killings of thousands of people an achievement. And yet, that is one of the “achievements” claimed by the Duterte administration here in their year-end report. And if we Filipinos just keep quiet and accept that as a fact, then there’s something wrong with us, too. Even before the… Read More »
Here we go again. Every administration since the time of President Fidel V. Ramos has tried to amend the 1987 Constitution for various reasons. The people have consistently rejected the idea of amending the Philippine constitution in surveys after surveys, and yet the move to amend that sacred document, in what is commonly called “cha-cha,” surfaces… Read More »
Another joyful and magical Christmas season has passed. While with it went the festive mood, happy memories of kinship, friendship and community spirit were created. Not to worry. Believing hearts and minds still bear the eternal hope that all the loving, giving and receiving and the greetings and toasts for good health and wealth remains, for all… Read More »
For Filipinos who have been outside of the Philippines for years, Christmas is both a time for rejoicing and a time for remembering. Even as the Filipino in America begins to feel the holiday mood immediately after Thanksgiving when people start shopping for gifts and Christmas decors, he feels at the same time a longing for home. For… Read More »
Justin Trudeau’s government is sparking outrage among people of faith and conscience yet again this week (Dec 15, 2017) after telling Members of Parliament that they will force employers to support abortion and transgenderism in order to get student summer job funding. This news is only Trudeau’s latest attack on people of faith. The prime minister who so… Read More »
Sports fans and aficionados in Toronto have every reason to jump with joy and spread the spirit of community pride these days. Better known as Toronto FC, the Toronto Football Club captured its first ever Major League Soccer (MLS) Cup title after dominating the MLS Western Conference titlist Seattle Sounders 2-0 in the league’s championship match at the… Read More »