“He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool.”–Brigham Young A WOMAN university professor has lambasted some Philippine presidential candidates for having “nothing between their ears” especially when some of them have suggested to discuss
March 7, 2022
“O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams.” – Saint Augustine AS a Catholic, I believe in the Holy Spirit. I also believe in Divine Intervention. But no one can predict when and how the Holy Spirit
March 2, 2022
“Fortunately for serious minds, a bias recognized is a bias sterilized.” —Benjamin Haydon I BEG to disagree with the Philippine presidential debate panelist and University of the Philippines (UP) political science Prof. Clarita Carlos who posed this controversial question in a recent TV interview: “How long will the West push Putin
March 1, 2022
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.” —Desmond Tutu YOU don’t need to take sides to
February 28, 2022
“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War A RESPECTED Ilonggo diplomat, our friend and fellow chess player, has sharply reacted to the Kremlin’s ongoing invasion of Kyiv: “Praying they’ll have their shit and eat it too, and not impart
February 26, 2022
“I don’t think there’s ever a winner in a feud. It’s about emotional pain and an inability to conquer the pain.”— Ryan Murphy IF I were a paid political strategist, I would ask my client or clients running against former Senator Bongbong Marcos to disregard the suggestion made by another former
February 25, 2022
“I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved.”—Soren Kierkegaard FROM the point of view of chess enthusiasts, including this writer, the recent upset win of 16-year-old Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa against reigning FIDE world champion Magnus Carlsen
February 24, 2022
“If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.”—William Arthur Ward THIS is just a game of imagination. What if the results of the May 9, 2022 election in the national level would be: President Isko “That’s Entertainment” Moreno; Vice President Tito
February 23, 2022
“I know that in life there will be sickness, devastation, disappointments, heartache – it’s a given. What’s not a given is the way you choose to get through it all. If you look hard enough, you can always find the bright side.”—Rashida Jones I TOLD a friend from Manila last Saturday
February 22, 2022
“Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth.”—Jean de la Bruyere MY sympathies will always be for colleagues or former colleagues in the mass media when it comes to controversies involving libel or cyber libel cases regardless of who the complainant is. I have been there; I mean,
February 21, 2022
By Alex P. Vidal “History never really says goodbye. History says, ‘See you later.’”—Eduardo Galeano I USED to “dislike” Alaska Air Force/Alaska Milkmen/Alaska Aces. But not as a team. One of the two reasons was Tim Cone. I’m not racist but I thought Cone, who was 32 when first offered to coach Alaska Air Force-turned-Milkmen
February 19, 2022
“Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented hypocrite.”—Charles Spurgeon WE support the stand of the Roman Catholic hierarchy in the Philippines to focus on the values of the candidates running for public office on May 9, 2022, rather than their popularity, wealth, influence
February 18, 2022