Cha-cha dead: Ruse or reality?

A few weeks after calling a joint press conference to announce that they were resigning as heads of Lakas and Kampi to hasten the merger of the two pro-Arroyo parties, Lakas president Speaker Prospero Nogales Jr. and Kampi president Rep. Luis Villafuerte Jr. are at it again. After making it appear that they stand as one in both… Read More »

Gloria’s Gambit

It seems to me that Charter change (Cha-cha) is going nowhere in the House of Representatives because of the infighting between President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s henchmen Speaker Prospero Nograles and Congressman Luis Villafuerte. They’re the respective leaders of Lakas and Kampi which will soon merge under a new name: Lakas-Kampi-CMD. The merger would boost Gloria’s control of the… Read More »

Vignette: Inspired and Itinerant Ideologue

Marcelo Martin was a small frame man with squarest jaw, bristly hair, bog forehead, bushy hair and of average height.  His constant work under the sun tanned his skin is like a leather.  He had large uneven stained teeth due to smoking.  Shortly before the outbreak of the Pacific war and during the Occupation, Marcing, as he was… Read More »

BATAS KRIMINAL – June 1, 2009

Dear Ms. Rodriguez: Gusto ko lang po malaman kung ano ang dapat gawin kung sakaling minalas ako na mahuli ng pulis dahil nakainom ako at nag drive. Hindi po ako magaling mag ingles. Marunong ako mag ingles pero hirap ako makaintindi lalo na kung mabilis sila  magsalita at slang pa. Hindi ko minsan maintindihan. Ano po ba ang… Read More »

REGRESSION: Knowing Your Past

Daily Tribune – Monday, May 18, 2009 Knowing the past is looking at the future and chances are we can aim for perfection. On the other hand, living in the past is living in a illusionary world, and there will be no advancements, no progress and that opportunity of knowing our past life was just for pure and… Read More »

Symbols in our Lives

I was passing by a small flower shop inside the Finch Subway when my attention was caught by a row of sampagita plants in pots. The label was jasmine, but I know it was the Philippine sampagita with its small white sweet-scented blossoms. I know many of us grow them indoors during the cold weather and put them… Read More »

DUAL CITIZENS TREATED SECOND CLASS CITIZENS

CHICAGO, Illinois (JGLi) – Voting is one of most visible faces of democracy. But this is also one of the civil rights that is most overlooked and most people take for granted. In a democracy, it is a given that if you vote, you can be voted upon. But in reality, a voter cannot just run for any… Read More »

Henry Sy’s Keys to Success

Who’s Henry Sy? Is he rich and successful? If so, why talk about him? Why not just relish on the successes of Donald Trump of The Apprentice or Warren Buffet, the Oracle of Nebraska? Henry Sy has inspired millions of people from the Philippines and around the globe because of how he built his business empire; how he… Read More »