By Alex P. Vidal “Though the mills of the God grind slowly, yet they grind exceedingly small; though with patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds He all.” —Fredrich Von Logan, Retribution MUCH has been written about “Karma,” a universal law considered as immutable, a law of cause and effect constantly referred to by Oriental faithful
February 27, 2025
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” —C. S. Lewis WHILE other Christians believe that only God and the Bible have authority, we, Catholics, believe the ailing Pope Francis of Argentina is the
February 26, 2025
“You can’t put abandonment and alienation under arrest.” — Carrie P. Meek UNLIKE China, which abandoned its commitment to help build the Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) Island bridges project in 2020 when it probably realized it was no longer necessary to please the subservient Duterte administration, South Korea is expected to follow through with
February 25, 2025
“Comedians and impressionists used to be two different showbiz animals entirely, but now there’s no such thing as a comedian who doesn’t do impressions.” —John Podhoretz WE must welcome the likes of Philip Salvador, Willie Revillame, Manny Pacquiao, Robin Padilla, Lito Lapid, Jinggoy Estrada, among other comedians and stuntmen in the Philippine
February 24, 2025
“The press is a watchdog. Not an attack dog. Not a lapdog. A watchdog. Now, a watchdog can’t be right all the time. He doesn’t bark only when he sees or smells something that’s dangerous. A good watchdog barks at things that are suspicious.” — Dan Rather WE will always take the
February 22, 2025
“Since we all know that death is inevitable, I don’t really see the difference between dying now and dying a decade later. So if I’m threatened with assassination, I welcome it!” —Miriam Defensor-Santiago NOT all lawyers are despicable, but almost majority of the senators (at least in the Philippines) we always referred
February 21, 2025
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.” —Ernest Benn NATIONAL and local candidates in the May 12, 2025 election—nuisance or serious—should be aware of their chances and be able to anticipate their fates this early. Unless they are plain and
February 20, 2025
“The poll that matters is the one that happens on Election Day.” – Heather Wilson POLITICAL leaders and coordinators who didn’t follow the Commission on Elections (Comelec) guidelines on campaign materials—how and where to display them and what sizes are allowed—should be blamed why the posters of their candidates were taken down
February 14, 2025
“Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.” — Will Rogers HOW do we call a Filipino politician who interferes in the affairs of Israel and Palestine but is adamant to denounce massive irregularities or plunder by high elected officials in the Philippine government? Hypocrite,
February 13, 2025
“Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals.” —George Orwell I PICKED up 2 dozen of eggs
February 8, 2025
By Alex P. Vidal “The genius of impeachment lay in the fact that it could punish the man without punishing the office.” —Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. THE first is exuding with ebullience; the other is ululating in distress. Two contrasting reactions from two Iloilo solons hogged headlines in Iloilo City following the endorsement of impeachment complaint
February 7, 2025
“I was raised to think cursing makes you look unintelligent.” —Chloe Grace Moretz BELIEVE it or not, but according to Google, the English translation of “yudiputa” is “judiciary”—or is it the system of courts that interprets, defends, and applies the law in the name of the state? For most Hiligaynon-speaking people, the
February 6, 2025