When word got around a few years ago that a class suit was going to be filed against the Marcoses, I took note of it more as a news item than as a personal issue. I virtually ignored the forms that had come in the mail, asking me to recount the torture I had undergone […]

From the very start of the publication of Philippine Tribune, I have always emphasized that I am not a journalist. I never claimed to be a journalist. I have obtained no degree in journalism. I just happen to know how to write. Thanks to the writing skills given to me by the American Jesuits of […]

  Quite often, justice is depicted as a blindfolded woman holding a weighing scale, which in turn represents evidence presented in court.  It is the sworn duty of the judge or the jury to weigh the evidence to determine whether or not the defendant is guilty.   But facts can be twisted and sometimes, persons […]

It has been reported in Philippine newspapers that both the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives are bent on passing into law a controversial bill. The “Right of Reply” bill mandates that any party who feels aggrieved or offended by any material published or broadcast in any form of media should be allotted the same […]

  Here’s one story that Ateneo alumni from all over the world should be interested in reading. Tara Santelices has been confined at Medical City since  August 6, 2008. She was unconscious for 5 months after being shot in the forehead during a jeepney hold-up in the morning of her birthday.   As of this […]

It pains me to write about this experience inside the clinic of a General Practitioner whom I have always regarded as a dear friend. But I am compelled to write about it because this GP has done it to me twice. The first time was when I went to see him some few years ago. […]

by Conrad Benitez I was at Valley Golf Club playing with my sons at around the same time the (Pangandaman) incident happened. We were oblivious to what happened as we started on the back nine. The incident happened in the front 9. From the accounts of other golfers, however, apparently what the de la Paz […]

Not too many Filipinos residing in Australia know what former Calauan, Laguna Mayor Tony Sanchez did to Eileen Sarmenta and her boyfriend Allan Gomez in June 1993. Whenever he felt the urge, he would ask his police officers to accompany him to go “shopping” inside the campus of the University of the Philippines in Los […]

One would think that placing ‘FRAGILE’ and ‘HANDLE WITH CARE’ stickers on a box containing individually bubble-wrapped items would be sufficient to protect a shipment from Manila to Sydney. The sender, one Rosmina Colina from Quezon City, was even discouraged by the courier company from placing a value in excess of $100 because she would […]

Three years ago, a little boy and his grandmother came to see Santa at the Mayfair Mall in Wisconsin. The child climbed up on his lap, holding a picture of a little girl. “Who is this?” asked Santa, smiling. “Your friend? Your sister?” “Yes, Santa,” he replied. “My sister Sarah, who is very sick,” he […]

UNITED States Air Force F-16 fighter pilot Monessa Catuncan doesn’t just maneuver an aircraft whenever she’s on air. She also carries the Philippine flag and the pride of the country it represents and the people in it. The F-16 Fighting Falcon or most commonly known as the “Viper” is a state-of-the-art fighter aircraft. It has […]

It is important that we respect and preserve our Christian heritage and our culture in all levels of Government. We can respect other cultures without throwing out our own great culture. Our culture is what has made this country a great place to live in.During the first Council meeting, I moved that we re-introduce the […]