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 »
Eskeremengoles! Major! Major! Mistake? Doon po sa atin, ngayon bukambibig! Wakanga! Sez intsik, sa palpak na pulis! At wakanga pa rin! Names e nagkapalit! * * * Alahoy! Alahoy! Yung jueteng na naman! Retired Obispo Cruz, sez business as usual! Taong Malacanang natanggap ng lagay? Lumang tugtugin na! Singhal ni Cabuyao! * * * Sabi ni … 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 »
The internet has made the world a smaller place, bringing people together in more ways than one. It is not uncommon in this day and age for people to fall in love using the language of bits and bytes, zeroes and ones. But being romantically involved online is one thing, and convincing the immigration officer that one’s internet… 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 »
Eskeremengoles! Masaklap. Masakit. Trahedyang sinapit nitong walong tourists! Gagastusin satin kanilang dolyares, Pero ang napala? May their souls rest in peace. * * * Tararadyingpopot! Errors sandamukot! Rescue operation, nagkapetotpetot! Nangagtuturuan! Merong mananagot? Kung matukoy man nyo! Ano, pagkatapos? * * * Sez Pilosopong Lao, dapat ibinigay Anumang hiniling nitong si kapitan! Saka nyo sabihing, Ah, … 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 »