“If your opponent is of choleric temper, irritate him.”—Sun Tzu VICE President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio should control her temper when it comes to dealing with the critical press. Media is not an enemy. A criticism from any journalist is not a declaration of war or a plot to put down any public
June 6, 2022
“A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.”—Herman Melville “ANG galing mo a. Paano mo nalaman ang isyu na yan?” (You seemed good. How did you learn about that issue?) The statement came from then Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos, who was running for Ilocos Norte second district representative, shortly
June 4, 2022
“Some leaders are not intimidated by opposition; they actually thrive on it. It wakes them up. It energizes them. It calls them to battle. It causes them to mobilize their thoughts and energy.”—John Ortberg THE Germans coined the word “blitzkrieg” or lightning war to describe an intense military campaign that intends
June 3, 2022
“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.”—Red Adair LIKE Pavlov’s dogs, some supporters of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. are queueing and salivating for employment in government in response to an arbitrary stimulus: the age-old political utang na loob
June 2, 2022
“In this age of media and Internet access, we are much more talkative than ever before.”—David Duchovny MY most favorite line in Desiderata I always mentioned in conversations with friends is, “Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit.” I remembered this line every time I saw on
June 1, 2022
“In New York, you’ve got Donald Trump, Woody Allen, a crack addict and a regular Joe, and they’re all on the same subway car.”—Ethan Hawke A US-based friend on a vacation in the Philippines to campaign for a cousin in the recent election, has asked me to “avoid the (New York
May 31, 2022
“Win or lose, we go shopping after the election.”—Imelda Marcos BELOW are some of the interesting facts in the recent local election in Iloilo prepared by media practitioner Jerry Taclino: VERY CLOSE ENCOUNTERS in Iloilo and Guimaras: some won or lost “by the skin of their teeth” in the recent elections.
May 30, 2022
“God doesn’t promise an easy journey, just a safe place to land.” ―Kirk Spencer I HAVEN’T seen so many news anchor and field reporters in the United States cry while delivering the story of a massacre “live” on prime time. I, myself, was also moved to tears while watching some of
May 28, 2022
“As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other.”— Pythagoras THE title of this article can best describe what any normal American can grotesquely feel and express
May 26, 2022
“This would be a much better world if more married couples were as deeply in love as they are in debt.”—Earl Wilson OF all the not-so-earthshaking-but-head turner news that spread around the globe these past weeks, none was more shimmering and toffee-nosed as the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard l’affaire. News of the
May 25, 2022
“When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat.”—Pat Riley IN any competition, we must always expect the unexpected; anticipate a possible upset and a lopsided contest—and if defeat is inevitable, be prepared to walk in the boulevard of
May 24, 2022
“The mystery of that damn virus has been generated by the $2 billion a year they spend on it.”—Kary Mullis HARDLY had the humanity recovered from the coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic, we are again being vexed by a mysterious virus called monkeypox. Is humanity being held hostage by a greedy corporate
May 23, 2022
