Eeny, meeny, miny, moe: Whom should I choose for senator?
I have just filled out my ballot as an overseas Filipino qualified to vote in the May 13, 2019 midterm elections. While we are outside the Philippines, dual citizens like…
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Trump defies Constitution by blocking subpoenas in probes on him: What is he hiding?
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP has been claiming he is the most transparent president in U.S. history. Any self-respecting U.S. citizen committed to the truth knows this is a lie. Transparency and…
President Trump continues his brazen attempts to obstruct justice even after the Mueller report has been made public
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE is defined by U.S. law as an act that “corruptly or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication, influences, obstructs, or impedes, or…
Mueller report reveals Trump’s corrupt intent and abuse of power: Shouldn’t Congress start impeachment now?
SPECIAL COUNSEL Robert Mueller’s redacted 448-page report has been made public. In excruciating details, it paints how the 45th president abused his power with corrupt intent through his campaign’s unethical…
Where are the patriots?
One of the most touching chapters in “El Filibusterismo,” Jose Rizal’s sequel to the “Noli Me Tangere,” was when Padre Florentino asked plaintively, “Where are the youth who will consecrate their golden hours,…
Holy Week reflections: If Good Friday is here, have faith that Easter is coming!
HOLY WEEK is a good time for us to slow down a little and introspect on the meaning of this season in our life. This is particularly important these days…
Ramboterte
First, Malacañang spokesman Salvador Panelo described as “futile,” the recent complaint against Chinese President Xi Jinping filed by former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario and former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales…
Trump wants to expand his inhumane policy of separating immigrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border
THERE IS a humanitarian crisis in the U.S.-Mexico border as President Donald Trump declared, but what is ironic is that he caused this crisis. Yes, there has been an influx…
Facebook or Fakebook
POOR Nic Gabunada. He is being crucified for being good at what he does. Gabunada, a former ABS-CBN research specialist, is credited with harnessing social media to help President Rodrigo…
House and Senate leadership need to be involved in sharing Mueller report with the American people
PRESIDENT Donald Trump has been doing interviews and political events spreading even more lies that he has been exonerated by Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report. He continues to call the…
FACT CHECK: Special Counsel Robert Mueller did not exonerate Trump for obstruction of justice, his appointed attorney general did
MAKE THE FULL MUELLER REPORT PUBLIC! Disclose all documents and evidence to the American people. This was what Congress voted on in a rare display of unanimous bipartisanship, 420-0, in…
Trump attacks McCain again 7 months after the hero’s death: Time to bring back decency, respect and sanity in the White House
DEAR TRUMP supporters: How can you defend the current occupant in the oval office for again and again attacking late Senator John McCain, seven months after the death of this…
Trump’s disapproval rating slides to new low: It is not just the economy, Mr. President — character is important for Americans
President Donald Trump: “Why will they impeach me? I am doing a great job?” To which his supporters and fans say, “The American people elected Trump not because he is…
Trump’s disapproval rating hits record high: It’s not just the economy, character matters too
President Donald Trump: “Why will they impeach me? I am doing a great job?” To which his supporters and fans say, “The American people elected Trump not because he is…
‘America Adjacent’: The play’s lessons on light and love
“THE man who is ‘fighting for his rights’ is working in the wrong way. The only way to be sure that we get our ‘rights’ in life is, to ‘plug…
Republicans in Congress rebuke Trump to defend the Constitution
NEWS headlines from recent weeks foreshadow an epiphany in the Republican Party. Finally. More and more Republicans in Congress are standing up to President Donald Trump to protect and defend…
Battles in Syria and revisiting Beirut
We journeyed to Beirut, Lebanon and then to Homs, Syria from February 25 to March 2, 2019 on invitation by my good friend Alex Fu, a business leader in Australia,…
Trump’s 2020 budget prioritizes border wall, military at the expense of health care, education
“SHOW me your budget and spending and I will tell you your values.” Sounds familiar? Life coaches say it, financial analysts say it, our parents say it, politicians say it….
Liar vs liar: More Americans believe former attorney/fixer Michael Cohen more than President Trump, poll reveals
WHEN two people notoriously who are known to have no respect for the truth get into a “he said-he said” public argument, who will Americans believe? President Donald Trump, who…
NaFFAA announces departure of executive director, launches national search for successor
Washington, DC – The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) recently announced that Jason Tengco, NaFFAA’s current Executive Director, intends to step down from his role at the end…
The curse of Adam and Eve
The recently concluded “Abuse Summit” at the Vatican convened by Pope Francis frontally addressed the problem of priestly sexual abuse – a problem and a challenge set against the extremely…
Congress investigates: Did Trump abuse executive power and obstruct justice?
TWO YEARS. It took that long for Congress to finally do one very important function the U.S. Constitution has mandated it to do: to fulfill its oversight responsibility, making sure…
Mounting opposition against Trump’s national emergency declaration to use funds to build border wall
PRESIDENT Donald Trump, as of press time, is in Hanoi, Vietnam for his second rendezvous with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to talk about denuclearization. This comes despite no…
Rebuilding new roads to peace, security and human development (Part 3 of 3)
(Remarks of former Philippine speaker Jose de Venecia – founding chairman, International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP); co-chairman, International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP); chairman emeritus, Universal Peace…
Rebuilding new roads to peace, security and human development (Part 2)
Part 2 of 3 (Remarks of former Philippine speaker Jose de Venecia – founding chairman, International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP); co-chairman, International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP);…
Removing President Donald Trump from office through the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution
TWO YEARS into President Donald Trump’s presidency and a lot of Americans ask, “How did we get here?” After a scandal-free Obama presidency, America now is being “led” by a…
On running for senator
HOW does one win in a senatorial election where 63 candidates are fighting over 12 seats? The advertising geniuses at the watering holes in Makati insist that name recognition is…
Rebuilding new roads to peace, security and human development
(PART 1 of 3) (Remarks of former Philippine speaker Jose de Venecia – founding chairman, International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP); co-chairman, International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP);…
Dear America: Lest we forget, this was how democracy and decency looked like before Trump
“DEMOCRACY is the government of the people, for the people, by the people” is an old adage that we have associated with the very democratic principles that have been guiding…
Sorry, Pres. Trump: Most Americans want the Mueller probe report on the alleged Russian collusion made public
PRESIDENT Donald Trump finally got to deliver his State of the Union Address on Tuesday, February 5, facing the divided and most diverse Congress for the first time in his…