“With commerce comes fraud.”—Nathan Blecharczyk ONE of the six Filipino nationals recently indicted by federal authorities together with five other alleged accomplices for arranging at least 400 fake marriages in Los Angeles, California and making millions of dollars from their business of securing green cards illegally for willing clients, is from
April 12, 2022
“I take my wife everywhere, but she keeps finding her way back.”—Henny Youngman JINKEE Pacquiao is, perhaps, the only wife who has been actively accompanying her husband in the presidential campaign all over the country. The wives of Bongbong Marcos Jr., Isko Moreno, Panfilo Lacson, Leody De Guzman, Norberto Gonzales, Ernesto
April 9, 2022
“A stiff apology is a second insult. The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt.”—Gilbert K. Chesterton WE have been encouraged by our parents to say “I’m sorry” if we committed a sin since we
April 8, 2022
“Money is my military, each dollar a soldier. I never send my money into battle unprepared and undefended. I send it to conquer and take currency prisoner and bring it back to me.”—Kevin O’Leary THE exchange rate from Philippine peso to U.S. dollar as of April 6, 2022 was P51.42 to
April 7, 2022
“It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind’s dignity.”—William Ellery Channing THOSE who think, believe, and expect Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao to master the King’s English and argue like Cicero just because he became a presidential candidate may be nuts. Not all presidential candidates are
April 6, 2022
“Let’s practice motivation and love, not discrimination and hate.”—Zendaya IF we avoid disliking or hating those who disagree with our political leanings this early, we will not find it hard to interact and assimilate with them anew once the next Philippine president and vice president have been decided after May 9,
April 4, 2022
“Letting emotion get into it isn’t part of my game. Letting animosity or a rivalry come into it, that’s all for the show.”—Michael Chandler THERE is no other exciting subject matter to tackle nowadays other than the May 9 presidential election, with barely a month to go. Covid-19 has taken a
April 2, 2022
“When language fails, violence becomes a language; I never had that feeling.”—Elie Wiesel NEW York City-based Philippine Consul General Elmer Cato has called on authorities “to do more” to ensure safety in the Big Apple after more members of the Filipino community were recently assaulted in the city. The latest was
April 1, 2022
“For we must be one thing or the other, an asset or a liability, the sinew in your wing to help you soar, or the chain to bind you to earth.”—Countee Cullen COMBATIVE Rowena Guanzon has become an eyesore in the presidential campaign of Vice President Leni Robredo, who is surrounded
March 30, 2022
“Nastiness and mockery and meanness sometimes seem as if they’re spreading like a contagion.”—Jake Tapper TikTok videos meant to disparage and ridicule political personalities, especially those running for Philippine president, are now a dime a dozen. Anyone with a digital communication gadget will almost instantly be greeted with a black propaganda
March 29, 2022
“A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be.”—Frank A. Clark IF I were Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao, I would not allow any of my children to join boxing. Boxing is normally the chosen sport of poor boys who risk
March 28, 2022
BOTH Rep. Arnie Teves of Negros Oriental and former Philippine National Police (PNP) director general Camilo Cascolan understand what “waslik poder” is since they are Visayans. When you take advantage of your position and connection to corner juicy projects and appointments in government—especially if you don’t deserve to get the projects
March 26, 2022