E-politics
DESPITE the generally slow Internet connection and only half of its population having access to the World Wide Web, the Philippines has been tagged as a social media haven by…
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A call to action: Implementation of AB199 and WWII in the PH in the history curriculum framework in California
Since 2014 Bataan Legacy Historical Society (BLHS) has been working with the California Department of Education’s Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) to implement AB199, a legislation passed in 2011 (Sponsored by…
Questions they never ask of Mrs. Llamanzares
Doomsday scenario at Ateneo While terrorist attacks in Brussels and Lahore occupied the world headlines, and suspected ISIS-trained jihadists were reported to have set up camp in Muslim Mindanao, a…
Will the real Grace Poe-Llamanzares please stand up?
RUDY Rosal lived in the squatters’ area across the creek from our house in Paranaque when I hired him as a driver. But he had lofty dreams for himself and…
Balitang America poll: Duterte surges among Fil-Ams
Roxas second, Poe third AFTER the March 20 Philippine presidential debate in Cebu, The Filipino Channel’s daily newscast “Balitang America” asked its viewers in an online poll: “If the Philippine…
Easter seeds of faith to live by
HAPPY EASTER! Where ever you may be in your journey of life — mourning in your Good Friday or rejoicing in anticipation of the fulfillment of God’s promise in resurrection…
AMLC debased under Aquino
AMLC COUNCIL, EXECUTIVES SHOULD RESIGN Set up in 2001 during President Gloria Arroyo’s term, it is only under President Benigno Aquino that the Anti Money Laundering Council (AMLC) along with …
President should secure Supreme Court that is diverse
President Obama, as is his right, has nominated to the US Supreme Court another white man from Harvard, Merrick Garland. Yet Mr. Garland is highly unlikely to ever be confirmed…
Observing Holy Week in the Jubilee Year of Mercy: What does this mean to Christians?
LAST DECEMBER 8, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of Mercy of the St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, inaugurating the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Mercy is defined as getting the…
Holy Week message
“THE world today no longer counts on God. We count on money, arms, private armies, intimidation and connection, and if we continue to do these, it is very easy to…
From Noy-Bi to Poe-Noy: The anatomy of a double-cross
IT helps to visit my favorite watering hole in Daly City. I pick up insights from folks who can still see the forest from the trees, with respect to the…
Should the Republican Party stop Trump’s nomination?
DONALD Trump is winning more and more states in the primary contests across America and has knocked out all of his opponents in the previously crowded field, making it now…
Dirty business
THE recent $81-million money laundering scandal in the Philippines is a testimony to the dirty, hideous work that is hounding the banking community. It brought a darker shade of reality:…
Appreciating FVR @ 88
Not all are privileged to work with a former Philippine president. But for over 15 years now, I’ve had the blessing of serving alongside former President Fidel V. Ramos, who…
We were all duped: SC majority didn’t vote for Grace Poe
Carpio’s revelation Contrary to what the public has been led to believe, there is no 9 – 6 majority vote in favor of declaring Mrs. Grace Poe Llamanzares a natural-born…
Did Grace Poe illegally use a dead person’s social security number in the US?
WHY all the hassle over the two social security numbers (SSN) allegedly used by Sen. Grace Poe when she was living in the US? In the Philippines, there must be…
Is Donald Trump fostering divisiveness and violence in his presidential campaign?
A WEEK before Super Tuesday 3 — when five states were slated to vote for the candidate whom they believe should be their party’s nominee for the next president of…
Job hunting
THE world today is characterized by intense global competition and rapid technological change. According to a human capital theory, economic development is a function of the quality of a nation’s…
Poll highlights 2 months before the Philippine elections: Binay or Poe? Marcos or Escudero?
TWO months before the May 2016 Philippine presidential elections, the Supreme Court of the Philippines has ruled that Sen. Grace Poe is eligible to run for the highest post of…
Roxas’ dismal record in govt
If not for his ruling-class name, and if not for Mommy’s inherited wealth, which he used to win electoral posts and pay for his expensive PR imaging, Roxas really couldn’t…
Could the Republican Party establishment stop Trump’s momentum and prevent him from becoming the GOP nominee?
WHAT is going on in the Republican Party nomination contest has become more of a nail-biter than most reality shows, thanks to the unexpected sprint to the front by reality…
The whole truth about EDSA 1 may never be told
WHILE doing research at the Library of Congress in Washington DC on the presence of natives of Las Islas Filipinas in Louisiana in the 1700s, I chanced upon a compilation…
LGBT comment backlash: Pacquiao ratings go down in his senatorial bid
AFTER the Pambansang Kamao Manny Pacquiao’s controversial statement comparing people in gay and lesbian relationship to animals, the big question during this political cycle looms: would such remarks that have…
Virata and technocrats ran the martial law economy
A statement issued by the Ateneo de Manila staff pontificated: “The Marcos regime’s economics of debt-driven growth was disastrous for the Philippines. The regime was not interested in inclusive development,…
With Aquino gov’t the most inept, Marcos regime looks like the ‘golden age’
Yes, “golden age” was the phrase used by a New York Times article on the EDSA I celebration, with the second paragraph reading, in the man-on-the street-quote style of American…
The nomination race to the White House must go beyond Super Tuesday
WHO won on “Super Tuesday”? As I write this on March 1, primaries and caucuses were held in a dozen states (and one US territory) to select a presidential candidate…
Pessimistic
FOR a country infamous for its “dirty politics,” conducting a peaceful and clean conduct of elections will be a challenge for the Philippine government. While the country’s polls have been…
Why is Aquino so afraid of Marcos?
Aquino’s afflictions Undying hatred of the “Marcos past,” unreasoning fear of a “Marcos-friendly future,” and total rejection of any suggestion from any source that Filipinos had begun to rethink the…
Post-script to the first Philippine presidential debate
WHAT was billed as a debate among the candidates in the May presidential elections turned out to be a race against the clock for each speaker and an occasional exchange…