THERE are many reasons for people to demand that President Aquino step down, the latest and most plausible being the mishandling of the operation to hunt down two terrorists in Mamasapano in Maguindanao that resulted in the massacre of 44 Special Action Forces policemen. From the moment Aquino revealed his arrogant and vindictive behavior when he personally… Read More »
WITH the United States focused on eliminating the growing threat of Islamic extremism in the Middle East and Russian adventurism in Ukraine, and the Philippine government caught up in the maelstrom of the bloody Mamasapano carnage and corruption scandals, China quietly doubled its efforts to build new islands in the volatile South China Sea to bolster its claim… Read More »
By oneself one cannot know whether one’s reaction and formed opinion about a tragic event like Mamasapano when put in writing will be mere rubbish or have any use at all to those who will read it. At best for the writer it is like a release from a chest load of pain for the victims and anger… Read More »
After weeks of misunderstanding between Judy Ann Santos and Kris Aquino, the two are in good terms anew. It was an aftermath of a comment in Juday’s instagram not favorable to Kris’ brother President Noynoy Aquino which displeased Kris. This led Kris to unfollow Juday’s instagram. Recently, however, Juday disclosed in glee that Kris rekindled her friendship with… Read More »
-by Hon. Dr. Rey D. Pagtakhan, P.C. Half a century hence, today, what does the Canadian flag mean to me? February 15 marks the golden jubilee of the Canadian flag. On this momentous day in 1965, the Canadian Red Ensign was lowered from the Peace Tower in Ottawa and the new red maple leaf flag, at exactly noon,… Read More »
MANILA President Benigno Aquino III must be quaking in his loafers now that a prelate somewhere has demanded his resignation. The deadly encounter between police commandos and Muslim fighters in Mamasapano, Mindanao, last Jan. 25 has spawned a lot of noise calling for Aquino to resign or be impeached. The Roman Catholic archbishop of Batangas wants Mr. Aquino… Read More »
Ask ko lang po kung paano po maisesegregate ang property ng papa ko. Kasi po apartment style po ung mana ng papa ko. limang pinto po sya at ang isa po doon ay sa kanya.pang lima pong pinto ang namana po ni papa ko at ung ibang pinto po ay nabili na ng pinsan ko at papatitle na… Read More »
Two much ado seeming to spoil Pope Francis visit to the Philippines: ONE: From what they see after pausing and zooming in the video footage of the visit, Pope Francis seemed to have refused Noynoy to Kiss His Ring. What’s the spin? Pope Francis did not want Noynoy to kiss his ring, so it seemed twice when Noynoy… Read More »
“Oh, how I would like a poor Church, and for the poor,” with these words, Pope Francis set the tone for his papacy. The Pope has shown he meant what he said by discarding expensive vests in favor of simple white robes, staying in modest housing instead of the papal apartments, and using a Ford Focus instead of… Read More »
After several decades of being a witness and at times participant in the celebration of Valentine’s Day, I am not even sure that a Valentine is a man or a woman, or a child or even esteemed dead ancestors. I can accept though it is gender neutral, asexual, not age specific and not time bound. As commemorated or remembered across… Read More »