“Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big.”—Theodore Roosevelt LET us be clear about this: a “declaration of support” is different from “doing it on my own
May 30, 2023
“If you are the one who is dumped, then you feel like your life is over.”—Alex Kingston WE’VE been dumped and that’s the awful truth and reality we must accept however painful and mortifying. And if they still have a little shame left, negotiators from the Philippine Government should stop flying
May 29, 2023
“I think New York City most represents what it is that America in general aspires to. It’s big; it’s dense. I’ve known this city from all of its social arcs. The best that’s in America is yet to come. The worst that’s in America is yet to come.”—Harry Belafonte WHO escapes
May 27, 2023
“I didn’t have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start. I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life.”—Tina Turner ONE of the most charismatic figures in the Filipino-Canadian community I interviewed
May 26, 2023
“The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means.”— Georges Bernanos ASIDE from the protest or condemnation rally—or whatever type of rally or street noise the taxpayers have undertaken and are still planning to stage—a formal complaint in the Office of
May 25, 2023
“The most dangerous negotiation is the one you don’t know you’re in.” —Christopher Voss WE can never win if we continue to negotiate with the lion inside its mouth. I’m referring to the efforts of the Philippine Government to convince the Kuwait Government to lift the ban on Filipinos without residence
May 24, 2023
“The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart.” —William Hazlitt IN my opinion, Vice President Sara Zimmerman Duterte-Carpio is not the most qualified to sit as secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd). But because she reportedly personally asked for the position from President Ferdinand “Bongbong”
May 23, 2023
“Don’t let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn’t go with it.”—Colin Powell TO all appointees in the national and local government offices: don’t be too proud and loud. Your appointments aren’t crowns; they’re not jackpot prizes in the
May 22, 2023
“Science is about knowing; engineering is about doing.”—Henry Petroski THERE are only two options for a condemned building: demolish or repair. To save time and money, it’s normally a total demolition to pave the way for a new edifice—or the building of a modern commercial, industrial, residential, or sports complex. Contemporary
May 20, 2023
“In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause. Thirdly, a rightful intention.”—Thomas Aquinas PEOPLE in Panay Island, especially in the city and province of Iloilo, don’t want a repeat of the nauseating three to four days of
May 19, 2023
“Our duty is to believe that for which we have sufficient evidence, and to suspend our judgment when we have not.”—John Lubbock IF the Iloilo flyover project was built in communist China or Cuba, all those responsible for its apparent “miscarriage” would be executed in public. Corruption—lower and higher magnitude—is severely
May 18, 2023
“Time and money are almost always saved to be wasted.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana WE will wait for the next move of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) now that it was revealed a total of P250 million is needed to “repair” the damaged P680-million Iloilo flyover project in Ungka,
May 17, 2023