MANILA It was only a matter of time before President Rodrigo Duterte’s pugnacious ways and dictatorial bent would eventually make him a global pariah. And now word comes from Daniel Coats, head of US Intelligence, that Duterte is a “threat to democracy in Southeast Asia.” So, are Messrs. Trump and Duterte still friends? From the start of… Read More »
I remember the first time I saw you. You were on the cover of Sports Illustrated in your junior year. Not college. High school. The first high school underclassman ever to grace SI’s cover. I remember the first time I saw you play. It was Dec. 12, 2002, and it was a highly anticipated matchup pitting your… Read More »
While President Duterte’s decision to immediately repatriate abused overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Kuwait and to ban further deployment of workers to the Middle East country was at first look commendable, it still leaves questions that previous administrations have also largely ignored. The President made the twin moves following the discovery of the body of 29-year-old… Read More »
MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte endears himself to our overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) when he warns other countries, particularly Kuwait this time, to not abuse Filipinos working there. He deserve kudos for that. But it’s not enough. During another presidency, the then incumbent proudly declared that Filipino domestic staff should be trained to be “super maids” before… Read More »
It’s funny how top officials of the Duterte administration are tripping all over themselves to make Filipinos believe there is nothing wrong with China making a travesty of our sovereignty. Instead of loudly protesting the territorial intrusions being carried out rampantly by the country’s giant neighbor, the national leaders are displaying an unusual eagerness to defend China’s aggressive… Read More »
The XXIII Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea from February 9 to 25 is over. On to the XXIVth edition of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China from February 4 to 20 in 2022. Everyone who dreams to be the best and is determined to excel physically and skillfully in winter sports has another four years to… Read More »
MANILA The Pope has spoken. Fake news is “satanic.” Fake news has taken the world by storm. It’s the rage among world leaders who crave to be tyrants. Fake news and blatant lying have become destructive weapons of cowardly leaders. They abuse their power by intimidating their own people through abominable language and macho posturing. Why do… Read More »
One gets the feeling of déjà vu as students of the state-owned University of the Philippines prepare to hold massive protests against the country’s continued slide to dictatorship under the repressive regime of President Rodrigo Duterte. The day after several UP students walked out of their classes to join the National Day of Walkout Against Tyranny and… Read More »
Just when you thought our Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could not possibly be more nauseating and frivolous, he showed up at a town hall meeting in Nanaimo, British Columbia and decided to correct one young woman on the wording of her question, which apparently constituted for Trudeau a violation of the “inclusivity” that he values so highly.… Read More »
What happened to you, Harry? University of the Philippines professor Danny Arao asked this question recently as he questioned presidential spokesperson Harry Roque’s 180-degree turn on issues pertaining to press freedom and human rights. Arao reminded Roque, his friend and colleague, that he championed press freedom and human rights before he accepted the position defending President… Read More »