CHICAGO (JGL) – Officials of both government and private sectors should always try to be proactive, instead of being reactive in their performance of their public service. As a popular American proverb says, “there are three types of people — those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder what happened.” If we… Read More »
There’s no longer any doubt that Sen. Grace Poe is the people’s darling. Nor is there any more doubt in her mind that she can be president or vice president in 2016. What a position to be in. Every political party wants her on its 2016 ticket. It’s heady days for Ms. Poe. But could all the attention… Read More »
MANILA Vice President Jojo Binay’s worries are piling up. There are too many fires to put out and he doesn’t have enough, or the right, firefighters. The Senate investigation into alleged massive moneymaking during Binay’s turn as mayor in Makati City and now his son Junjun’s continues with new exposes at every new hearing. The Ombudsman is… Read More »
With the deadline for the filing of candidacy for the May 2016 elections still about five months away, the presidential race is beginning to take shape. Based on recent actions and statements of the major players, it would seem the presidential race would be a five- or six-way contest at the very least just as it had been… Read More »
CHICAGO (JGL) – When in Rome, do what the Romans do. This is one of the cornerstones of the Roman civilization that was carried over by the Western World. If you are in a foreign land, you have to do what your hosts are doing. If you want to associate with the natives, you have to learn their… Read More »
AFTER rising in rebellion nearly 30 years ago to oust a president who ruled with an iron fist, it would seem that many Filipinos are now willing to embrace a man who is known to go beyond the law to cleanse his city of criminals. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, once called by the Time Magazine as “The… Read More »
MANILA A recent fire in a factory in Valenzuela City in Metro Manila killed more than 70 people. Tragedies like that will continue to blight the nation as long as government monitoring of work conditions in our factories remains lax. The bigger tragedy is that these are avoidable and therefore need not happen. But they do. And with frightening… Read More »
CHICAGO (JGL) – In team sports as in basketball or in football, if the ball captain or the quarterback is injured, another player or backup quarterback can always step up and the game continues to be played. But in individual sport like boxing or cycling, if the boxer or cyclist suffers severe cramps (pulikat), the boxer can ask… Read More »
The latest survey on presidential candidate preferences has left the door open for more candidates to join the race and for political parties to review alliances with other groups. Just a year earlier, it appeared that Vice President Jejomar Binay was a shoo-in to become the next president. But after a well-orchestrated and obviously successful demolition job, this… Read More »
MANILA The Filipino people’s exultation over the reprieve of Mary Jane Veloso from death by firing squad in Indonesia was brief. Ironically, it was cut short by her own family. Veloso was convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesia and sentenced to die. Before her scheduled execution in early May, her family visited her to say goodbye. She got… Read More »