“I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart’s affections, and the truth of imagination.” – John Keats LET’S observe Holy Week with a “holy mind and heart” instead of swapping brickbats and verbal darts like what some warring politicians and their subalterns have been doing. We are supposed
April 1, 2026
“If we don’t end war, war will end us.” — H. G. Wells The real crisis Filipinos face today is not the squabble of politicians, but inflation triggered by oil price hikes following the recent missile attacks in the Middle East. It is not the number of suitcases or baggage containing
March 9, 2026
“Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.” – Bo Bennett EVERY TIME maglupok ang giyera ukon kinagamo sa Middle East kag sa iban pa nga pungsod nga may presensia sang mga Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW), ang una nga mahalitan kag mabutang sa katalagman amo gid pirme ang mga OFWs
March 7, 2026
“Every time there’s an institutional issue like impeachment, there’s concern from the outside about what will happen.” — Michel Temer SHORTLY after Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio declared her intention to run for president in 2028, Iloilo 3rd District Rep. Lorenz Rivera Defensor (National Unity Party) expressed fears that some members
March 6, 2026
“I don’t know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.” – Marilyn Monroe IT’S unfortunate that the furor generated by Quezon City Rep. Jesus Manuel “Bong” Suntay’s inappropriate, sexually suggestive remarks about actress Anne Curtis during a House Committee on Justice hearing came five days before a
March 5, 2026
“The pride of man will be bowed down, the arrogance of men will be humiliated, and when that day comes, the LORD alone will be exalted.” – Isaiah 2:17 WHILE walking on the Avenue of the Americas (also known as Sixth Avenue) in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, one morning sometime
March 2, 2026
“Randus Andus: Definition – An older member of the elite that desires underage teenagers.” – Steven Magee EVERY now and then naga kakibot lang kita nga may mga bantog kag dalagku nga tawo sa Amerika kag sa bog-os nga kalibutan nga ang ila ngalan ara nalakip sa gina suka kag gina
February 21, 2026
“Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.” – Herbert Hoover SOME of the incumbent politicians—especially senators and representatives – loyal to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. today are expected to start distancing themselves from Malacañang early this year if they feel he will become a sitting duck two
February 19, 2026
“One of the bizarre satisfactions of rape for the sadist is that the writhings and facial expressions of pain he produces in the female are somewhat similar to the writhings and facial expressions of a female experiencing an intense orgasm.” – Desmond Morris WE’VE ordered the paperback copy online of The
February 18, 2026
“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”—Winston Churchill FOUR years ago, we saw the possibility of now senator and former showbiz “bad boy” Robinhood “Robin” Padilla joining the ranks of other misfits in the Philippine Senate. Alas, it did not only come true, the former
February 17, 2026
“Never use your own money. Steal a good idea and say it’s your own. Do anything to get publicity. Remember that everybody can be bought.” — Jimmy Breslin IT is now becoming obvious Senator Loren “Leron-Leron Sinta” Legarda aims to ride on the publicity generated by the late Jeffrey Epstein’s popularity,
February 16, 2026
“I will no longer mutilate and destroy myself in order to find a secret behind the ruins.” – Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha THE issue on sovereignty is sacrosanct. It shouldn’t be subjected to “friendly” (there is no such animal when emotions are at fever-pitch) debate among those who are part of it—unless
February 14, 2026