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When there is an earthquake, we realize how helpless we are. Those are arrogant are suddenly humbled. When we are badly hit, such as those who get pinned by concrete ceilings or walls that crumbled, we suddenly become repentant. Then when we are extracted from the rubble, as soon as we could independently move around, we go again our merry […]

The deaths of some policemen the other week in Mountain Procince brings to the fore again the issue on intelligence funds. For it appears that the intelligence community are always being caught flat footed. As if they don’t know anything about the enemy. Why can’t it buy information? Obviously, there is no money being used for that purpose because intelligence […]

We the people are the hope of this country. A small step towards that end is to vote wisely come May 13. The mandate of the Senate, for instance, is to come up with laws for the general welfare of the people. That may be a simple phrase but very loaded. For after decades and decades of the Congress’ existence, […]

Here are some of the empty motherhood words or statements of politicians which you now hear everywhere. Sustainable development or environment, people oriented or people centered, empowerment of the disadvantaged like senior citizens or PWDs, wisdom, integrity, service, experience, leadership, dependable, etc. These all mean nothing unless the politician has shown political will to really show or implement these or […]

The other day was the start of the campaign period. So the political circus is here again. Every politician will be touting his supposed achievements. But they will all be saying the same things. They will be promising to cause the improvement of the lives of people through this and that, and what not. We had been hearing those things […]

The proponent senators said the project will just cost around 4 billion pesos. Other experts estimate the cost of the four 11 storey senate buildings to get bloated along the way to about P13B. Add the P2B cost of the 8.5 hectare land at the plush Fort Bonifacio Global City and the grand total will be P15B. What is the […]

Aside from the Vatican, we are the only country in the world with no divorce law. Even Italy where the seat of Catholicism is found has such a law. The Catholic clergy which has forestalled the passage of such a law since time immemorial was of course the main factor that allowed the Spaniards to conquer then rule the Philippines […]

The dengue problem is here again. It has reached epidemic proportions in the Cordilera Administrative Region. The cases have almost doubled for the same period last year. It is scarier this time as it appears that the diseases is all over our beloved islands, from Luzon all the way to Mindanao. The resources of the government to fight the disease […]

It used to be that every February, the whole town was agog with expectation. It was again Panagbenga time. The flowers were abloom. Go up or down Kennon Road and the mountains would be speckled with yellow wild sunflowers. Drums and music would be in the air. There were gatherings here and there. Taxi drivers would be talking about the […]

It will be a lot drier and hotter this year. Some will enjoy going to the beach, but our less fortunate brother and sister farmers will have a very tough time. For those with jobs, at least they will still have their salaries to live on even if that would require a lot of creativity in budgeting a small amount […]