“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” —Desmond Tutu I CHECKED the website of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) after watching the CBS news February 3 evening and it confirmed reports that the website has been taken down. In one way
February 5, 2025
“Sir, I am no sycophant or worshipper of power anywhere.” —Benjamin F. Wade GOVERNORS not only from the Visayas but also from Luzon and Mindanao were expected to “support” President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. since he has been president for two years and four months now. Whatever political differences between Mr. Marcos
February 4, 2025
“Deportation isn’t something that is suddenly new.” — Jack Kingston IF the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) crackdown against undocumented immigrants was “only the beginning”, according to President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, there’s a possibility it will continue as long as Mr. Trump is the president. And it will
January 30, 2025
“For the undocumented immigrants, the big priority is just to get out from the shadows, be able to get a driver’s license, buy an airplane ticket and stop worrying about sudden deportation. But for the country as a whole, it’s crucial that everybody have a citizen’s stake in the nation’s welfare.” —Gail
January 28, 2025
“I’ll never understand how destroying families through deportation benefits our society. How we treat the undocumented says a great deal about us as a people and whether or not we’ll continue to fulfill the fundamental American promise of equality and opportunity for all.” — Conor Oberst THE ongoing state-by-state and city-to-city raids
January 27, 2025
“Undocumented residents and even green-card holders may fear that filling out the census could put them at risk of deportation and decide its better not to be counted at all.” —Alex Wagner WE heaved a sigh of relief that no Filipino was reportedly included among the 538 illegal immigrants arrested in the
January 25, 2025
“Honesty is the fastest way to prevent a mistake from turning into a failure.” —James Altucher HONEST taxi driver Anthony Barredo Aguerre of Pavia, Iloilo should get more than P50,000 cash rewards from the government, private donors, civic organizations, and other Good Samaritans. We are waiting for the Iloilo Provincial Government, in
January 24, 2025
“The word nobody wants to use, but you see if you are here illegally, that’s the punishment, deportation.” —Tom Tancredo WHEN President Donald Trump returns to the White House on January 20, 2025, most of the estimated 350,000 “overstaying” Filipino nationals all over the United States may have not left, virtually ignoring
January 20, 2025
“If taxpayer money were limitless, we wouldn’t need a budget at all.” —Betsy DeVos ONLY in the Philippines where the people’s money could disappear like popcorns in the movie house, and no one was held accountable among government officials concerned. If the people’s money is not stolen and wasted in junkets, graft
January 18, 2025
“With my Roman Catholic upbringing, I have a set of principles that serve me well in good times and bad.” —Steve Garvey FILIPINO Catholics outside the Philippines are also involved in the celebration of Senor Santo Niño or Holy Child Jesus in the third Sunday of January, in one way or the
January 16, 2025
“Men should be disqualified for public office. Women should run the planet. They’re better than us.” —Ted Turner WE ridiculed our own law when we laughed at the list of “nuisance” candidates who filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) last year for the May 12, 2025 Philippine elections (the Commission on Elections
January 13, 2025
“There is no country on Earth where Internet and telecommunications companies do not face at least some pressure from governments to do things that would potentially infringe on users’ rights to free expression and privacy.” —Rebecca MacKinnon IT’S the third time in as many stagings of the Dinagyang Festival that we feel
January 10, 2025