“To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.”—George Washington NO, not during the pandemic. War plus Covid-19 would be a double whammy against humanity. Even if it will involve only two neighboring countries outside Asia, America and Africa, a war using the latest missile
February 17, 2022
“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.”—Unknown IF the class lawsuit filed against iPad mini generation 6 will succeed, I might be one of the recipients of undisclosed damages for the simple reason that I own one of these controversial Apple gadgets even if I am
February 16, 2022
“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”—Winston Churchill THE prospect of ex-boxer Manny Pacquiao becoming president of the Philippines and showbiz “bad boy” Robin Padilla joining the ranks of other misfits in the senate is part of the realities those who adhere to democratic principles
February 15, 2022
“Regardless of who wins, an election should be a time for optimism and fresh approaches.”—Gary Johnson TWO big religious organizations in the Philippines have endorsed the Bongbong Marcos-Sara Duterte-Carpio tandem for president and vice president in the May 9, 2022 election. The Kingdom of Jesus Christ, headed by Federal Bureau of
February 14, 2022
“It’s discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.”—Noel Coward IF Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao will win as president, he will not steal, according to his mother, Mommy Dionisa. “Totoong matatakutin. Hindi magnanakaw ang aking anak. Tinuruan ko syang wag makialam kahit piso,” Mommy
February 12, 2022
“Oh, it’s not really gambling when you never lose.”—Jennifer Aniston “AGUY-AGUY” (“ouch-ouch”) assured his children in Brgy. Maria Clara, Iloilo City Proper in the Philippines “he was never involved” in online sabong, a cockfighting aired “live” online from the Philippines when they recently talked via Facebook messenger. “Wala na ako naga
February 11, 2022
“There is a face beneath this mask, but it isn’t me. I’m no more that face than I am the muscles beneath it, or the bones beneath that.” ― Steve Moore, V for Vendetta THE first four people I met while walking in the street from the workplace on 1st Avenue
February 10, 2022
“Clowns are the pegs on which the circus is hung.”—P. T. Barnum FOR three months starting February 8, the start of the official campaign period for the May 9, 2022 Philippine election, the Filipinos will have to endure listening to the bizarre campaign promises of politicians vying for various local and
February 9, 2022
“Drama starts where logic ends.”—Ram Charan WE don’t know what will happen next to a Manila lawyer defending wanted religious preacher, Apollo Quiboloy, after he insulted the world’s most powerful federal investigative agency. In a statement aired February 6 on Philippine broadcast media, Atty. Ferdinand Topacio accused the Federal Bureau of
February 8, 2022
“You try turning up in America without documents, without a visa, without a passport; you’ll be treated as very, very much illegal.”—Tony Abbott I PERSONALLY know a lot of Filipinos who are now in the United States because of religious visas. And it is not only Apollo Quiboloy, President Rodrigo Duterte’s
February 7, 2022
“Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.”—Mark Twain TEN years ago on February 4, 2012, I interviewed then Quezon City Mayor Herbert “Bistek” Bautista in Vancouver. It was his first visit to Canada, the then 42-year-old former child actor admitted. The
February 5, 2022
“Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.”—Robert A. Heinlein BEFORE the start of the recently concluded Australian Open, tennis scribes, sports and Aussie authorities for that matter, wasted a great deal of time tackling the vaccine woes of erstwhile world No. 1 Novak Djokovic as if the world of tennis would
February 4, 2022