Not a few have a notion that showbiz is a make believe world where no truthful camaraderie existing and pretentious actuations abound. At that, the consensus has it that there’s no lasting friendship transpires, particularly these days. However, in my more than five decades as movie journalist, this writer can attest the presence of real chums in the… Read More »
No apologies. The “Nothing!” below that you are about to see – and perhaps, read – is a product of just one of those bad hair days that creeps me when I dare to write. Before “Wala lang!” burst out, the 16 paragraphs — that claim to be poetry without… Read More »
In the past two weeks, President Duterte and his allies have been kept busy attacking the President’s critics, in particular Vice President Leni Robredo, the European Union and the media. If there’s anything certain in the Homeland these days, it’s that if you criticize the President, you should expect a torrent of curses and counter-attack from the tough-talking… Read More »
Who was it who said about rape that “if it’s inevitable, relax and enjoy it?” This seems to sum up the policy of the Duterte administration with regards to China’s bullying in the South China Sea. We can’t afford to fight China, so let them do what they want to do in the South China Sea and let’s… Read More »
Butch Galicia It was a long trip. Anxiety gripped us along the way. Earlier, we were told stuff about the place and its people. We tried hard to let the relatively new information sink in. Yet, we still harbored opinions of concern and feelings of unease. … Read More »
Described by the great President Abraham Lincoln as “a nation conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal,” the United States of America is now being transformed by one man into a nation guided by bigotry and injustice. In just one week, the image crafted by the country’s fathers and strengthened by… Read More »
The Philippine Roman Catholic Church has spoken. It has taken a while but there it is, a pastoral letter read in churches last February 5, denouncing the summary killings that have taken the lives of nearly 8,000 Filipinos in the Philippine government’s so-called “war” on drugs. I have been calling out the Church and other key sectors to… Read More »
Liars and phonies have been around us forever. But sometimes there are those who are so blatant, brave and aggressive to impose their lies, thinking that we, the public, are so dumb and always will be to listen to them. I call them the viruses of our community. When given the opportunity to show off and waste people’s time, don’t they even think that… Read More »
Q. Nais ko lang po sanang isangguni itong problema naming magkakapatid. Wala napong pareho ang aming mga mgulang. May mga ari arian po silang naiwan dito po sa Taguig,Metro Manila. At lahat po ito ay nakapangalan po sa aming ama at ina . Ang aming bahay po ay sa tabi po ng kalsada along the road po. At… Read More »
Trivia: The Miss Universe fever still rages on in the Philippines, especially our bet Maxine Medina made it to the top six despite criticisms thrown to her prior to the coronation rites. But did you know many of the Bb. Pilipinas beauties turned showbiz celebrities after their reign? In the ‘50s title holder, Cristina Pacheco was the initial… Read More »