“The war on drugs is wrong, both tactically and morally. It assumes that people are too stupid, too reckless, and too irresponsible to decide whether and under what conditions to consume drugs. The war on drugs is morally bankrupt.”—Larry Elder SOME P10-million worth of shabu (crystal meth) or methamphetamine hydrochloride) was
October 4, 2023
“Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.”— Muhammad Ali FORTY-eight years since it was held, the record established by
October 3, 2023
“Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.”— Roger Miller AT 8:10 in the morning on September 29 (Friday), I was in the wrong avenue at the wrong time. Walking from Upper East Manhattan’s 67 Street on Park Avenue going to the Midtown Manhattan’s 51st and First avenue, I
October 2, 2023
“You never want to hear that somebody didn’t get to come to your show because they felt unwelcome or they felt like they wouldn’t fit in – any of those things, it’s a terrible precedent to set.”—Brandi Rhodes IN just four months this year, two ranking public officials have tasted the
September 30, 2023
“A person who has been punished is not less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.”— B. F. Skinner THE 90-day preventive suspension the Sandiganbayan has meted Antique governor Rhodora Cadiao for alleged violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act (RA) No. 3019,
September 29, 2023
“Integrity, transparency and the fight against corruption have to be part of the culture. They have to be taught as fundamental values.”—Angel Gurria EVEN if Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio will hire the best accountants and spin masters in the Philippines to help her wiggle out from her present predicament, the P125
September 28, 2023
“The pain of loneliness seems to be part of the mortal experience. But the Lord in His mercy has made it so that we need never deal with the challenges of mortality alone.”—Sheri L. Dew UNKNOWN to my visiting friend from Vancouver, Tom Choy. Jr., I silently grappled to understand my
September 27, 2023
“AI is a tool. The choice about how it gets deployed is ours.”—Oren Etzioni CAN the Philippines produce lawyers with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) this year? If authorities (in this case, the Supreme Court of the Philippines) will allow it, possible; if not, it’s impossible. For sure, SC will
September 26, 2023
“One sees qualities at a distance and defects at close range.”— Victor Hugo DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) OIC regional director Sonny Boy Oropel appeared to be unhappy with the criticism they received from the media and the public after he announced the temporary or “soft” opening of the
September 25, 2023
“Poison is in everything, and nothing is without poison. The dosage makes it either a poison or a remedy.”—Paracelsus IF the dollar bills allegedly swallowed recently by an Office of Transportation Security (OTS) screener at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) contained fentanyl, she could be dead today. Fentanyl is a
September 23, 2023
“With power comes the abuse of power. And where there are bosses, there are crazy bosses. It’s nothing new.”—Judd Rose THE presence of Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, representing President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., in the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City from September 18-26, 2023, was
September 22, 2023
“It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.”—David Allan Coe THE many restrictions imposed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for the “temporary” reopening of the much-vilified and defective P680-million (plus
September 21, 2023