SEMANA SANTA. For the first time in my lifetime, my family will not be able to go to church for the mass of the palaspas, stations of the cross, washing…
Several years ago, I produced a special TV report on the topic, “What would happen if Filipino health care professionals in the U.S. do not report for work?” The point…
THE WAR against the coronavirus pandemic that has caught the world by surprise in January has made us all feel like the normal, free, and vibrant life we lived just…
Experts warn of death toll could go up to 100,000-200,000 THE CORONAVIRUS pandemic the world is now fighting against is personal to me. My husband is a surgeon and is…
LET us face the reality of our situation: the pace and quality of our lives now and in the foreseeable future will be dictated by the coronavirus disease 2019 or…
POPE FRANCIS, on Friday evening, March 27, shared his meditation on the calming of the storm from the Gospel of Mark during the prayer service on the steps of St…
THE coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is just one more crisis, among the many, that the world has experienced in the 20th century and the present millennium. Each crisis has been a test…
It’s difficult to look for any silver lining in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, which continues to claim lives around the planet. Environmental advocates, however, cite an obvious consequence of…
Chris Cuomo, the host of the CNN news-commentary program, “Cuomo Prime Time,” had good news about someone who had been found positive for the strain of coronavirus, known as COVID-19….
“THE cure is worse than the problem,” President Donald Trump has been echoing Fox News in his unbelievable call to scale down drastic efforts toward the containment of the coronavirus…
DIGEST and follow this information if you hope and pray that you and your family will survive the coronavirus pandemic because your lives really depend on them. As of press…
By: Seema Nanda, Rep. Grace Meng, and Bel Leong-Hong ACROSS the country, COVID-19 is taking its toll. Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that despite the…
Experts monitoring the coronavirus outbreak warn that if we, as a nation and as a people, do not implement and follow drastic measures and preparations for the inevitable surge in…
THE only thing worse than incompetence in governing is to have a president who is being driven by selfish, greedy, malicious intentions. This has been proven time and time again…
There’s a new epidemic being posted on social media: moronavirus. The root word is “moron,” as in idiot, stupid or nincompoop. A more charitable synonym is “incompetent.” An indication of…
THIS March, households across Nevada will be asked to fill out a questionnaire for the 2020 Census. Make sure that each and every member of your household is counted. AAPI…
I HEAR YOU. As a mother of four millennials who have campaigned and voted for Senator Bernie Sanders since the 2016 presidential election, I feel your pain and understand your…
CORONAVIRUS, specifically COVID-19, is the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus. This new virus and disease were unknown before the outbreak began in Wuhan, China in December…
KABABAYANS all over the world are among so many people now in a state of fear over the threats of coronavirus. We’ve seen madness over face masks, panic buying of…
DEMOCRACY WINS! The Filipino people have spoken loud and clear, demanding press freedom and the rule of law to prevail. The government listens. Pursuant to the rule of law and…
They called him The Punisher when he was mayor of Davao City. I guess he can now be called The Terminator (step aside Schwarzenegger). President Rodrigo Duterte appears to be…
By California Assemblymember Evan Low As Mayor Pete’s campaign co-chair, I am proud to help deliver his message of belonging to people in the 28th District I serve and across…
In the midst of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic facing China, and indeed, the world, we, in our humble capacity as Founding Chairman and Chairman of Standing Committee of the…
PERJURY is the intentional act of swearing a false oath or falsifying an affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to an official proceeding….
THE light at the end of the tunnel: Democracy will win! The Supreme Court of the Philippines will uphold the rule of law and allow due process to take its…
I’M almost done with my third book, “The Republic of Santa Banana and other Ad Libs.” It’s a compilation of my most irreverent satires in almost 32 years of column…
GAG ORDER. This is what the Office of the Solicitor General has asked the Supreme Court the Philippines to issue against ABS-CBN Corp. after Sol. Gen Jose Calida filed a…
Several years ago, I listened to a talk given by an editor of the San Francisco Examiner on how to package a story to give it half a chance of…
IN FRONT of the ABS-CBN Headquarters in Manila and virtually online around the world, Filipinos have stood with ABS-CBN and the right to free press, regardless of the broadcasting network,…
We convey our congratulations to the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) as it celebrates its 90th Founding Anniversary. The Communist Party of Vietnam sits in the Standing Committee of our…
