A friend of mine once told me, there are three things I need to do after losing an election: not to whinge; not to blame others; and not to judge others.
Category: Opinion
LTFRB-SMART Monopoly in Davao by Bernie Lopez
Duterte Helpless to Rescue Riding Public?
Kuro-kuro at Haka-haka ni Boy Galang
Lalong napasama ang masama ng pagkatao ni Duterte…
Ateneo urges Supreme Court to junk CJ Sereno ouster plea
The Ateneo de Manila University President called on the Supreme Court to dismiss a petition by the Solicitor General to nullify Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno’s appointment. Sereno, an economics graduate of the university, can only be removed through impeachment, said Ateneo president Fr. Ramon Villarin, SJ. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on […]
Will North Korea Trigger WWIII? by Bernie Lopez
Everybody is ganging up on North Korea for creating ICBMs now capable of reaching continental USA, causing panic worldwide. But did anyone, for a moment, ask if we are all wrong in the approach to deal with Nokor brinkmanship? The US should ask itself if it is causing the problem rather than finding a solution.
Is the government losing the war on drugs? By Perry Diaz
When President Rodrigo Duterte took office on June 30, 2016, he vowed to rid the country of illegal drugs, crime, and corruption in three to six months. Six months went by and the drug problem was still around. He then extended the deadline by another six months. A year and a half later, the drug problem still exists. What […]
Ang nabigong pangarap ni Jess Diaz by Boy Galang
Nabigo na naman ang pangarap ni konsehal Jess Diaz na maging Alkalde ng lunsod ng Blacktown. Sinamang-palad ang Pinoy Liberal na makuha ang nakararami sa konseho nitong nagdaang halalan. Lima laban sa sampu ang naging puntos sa labanan na pabor sa partido ng Labor.
Live Bullet War Exercises, a Prelude to a Real War? by Erick San Juan, PhD
The fifth annual China-Russia naval drill started last September 12, featuring stalwarts from both navies in action at the waters of Zhanjiang, in Guangdong province, the HQ of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Nanhai Fleet.
‘Strategic Diamond’ takes shape in the Pacific by Perry Diaz
With the signing of the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) between the U.S. and India, U.S. President Barack Obama achieved a key part of his “Pivot to Asia” strategy. Indeed, it is a major accomplishment considering that the U.S. had been negotiating such an agreement for the past 12 years.
Duterte’s war on drugs by Carlos Borromeo
The victims of the depravities of drug-crazed killers and rapists likewise experience the same feeling of being deprived of due process whenever they recall images of their brutally raped and murdered loved ones and see the drug dealers and users who had been responsible still walking free anf victimizing more helpless people.
In This Corner by Brod Pete
Many issues back, for no reason other than innocent fascination, I focused on Mary Magdalene, the “apostle to the apostles” according to St. Augustine, 4th century Bishop of Hippo, Doctor of the Church and one of the most eminent and influential theologians of early Christianity.
Quo Vadis, President Duterte?
Do you ever think before you open your mouth? Do you ever look to your left and to your right before you cross any street? It seems to me that you just blurt out whatever comes to your mind without serious thinking. Your tongue is loose.