Monthly Archives: March 2013

Men do not cry

Babies always cry, boys or girls. Crying is their means of expressing their needs be it being hungry, hurt or sick or just wanting attention, needing to be picked up. A mother knows by the kind of cry what those needs are. A loud demand for food is different from a whimpering hurt or a whining for attention.… Read More »

HOLY WEEK RETREAT 2013

Time of the year to reflect on our spirituality and connection to God, man, and nature. This is a rare opportunity to commune with our inner self and be a better person after the rest from everything. AVV313 Many people will do a lot of things this vacation for the Holy Week. For sure the beaches all over… Read More »

Sa Semana Santa, Saan may Pabasa?

Eskeremengoles! Daming bumungisngis! Maryanong Garapon ang MGA KALABIT?! Isang naglilihe, hagikgik! Kinilig! Isa namang buntis, nagpa – TY kay Tess. *** Sir Tomas Kaluban, grupo sa Square One! Sa Parliament Street! Sa Scarborough Town! Tuwa sa paglitaw! Hi – hi! Umaapaw! To MGA KALABIT! Refill! Refill! Ang hiyaw. *** VIVA PAPA FRANCIS! Papa na na – elect! Si… Read More »

HELLO, TORONTO!

‘Sayang his pogi points,’ according to many. President Aquino in late March, vetoed the Magna Carta for the Poor, a legislative initiative that will oblige government to immediately provide the basic needs of the poor as soon as the measure is approved and signed by the President of the Republic and becomes law. These needs include the provision… Read More »

Mr. Aquino’s daily headaches

MANILA During a press interview, President Benigno Aquino III was asked about his typical day in office. He replied that it’s typical to have several issues on his plate on any given day. The president of a nation, any nation, is on the job 24 hours a day, seven days a week. I’m sure there are days when… Read More »

Growing ranks of unemployed

In the next few weeks, about half a million students will graduate from more than 2,000 colleges and universities in the Philippines. That would have been a source of joy for many people, except that based on statistics, only about 30 to 40 percent of them would find any kind of employment, and only about 5 to 10… Read More »

MALAYSIANS JUNK PH SABAH CLAIM

“If you are strong on the facts, pound on the facts. If you are strong on the law, pound on the law. But if you are not strong or you are weak both on the facts and the law, pound on the table.” – – Philippine Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, quoting his Ateneo law professor during the Corona… Read More »

DANIEL BEATEN BY NEIL

An officer of the Philippine Movie Press club (PMPC) clarified to me why Daniel Padilla was beaten by Neil Coleta as New Actor of the Year in the recent PMPC Star Awards night. You see, diehards of Daniel expressed lugubrious reaction on his defeat. That in terms of popularity, to juxtapose Neil with Daniel not proper. “Being more… Read More »