“Accordingly, globalization is not only something that will concern and threaten us in the future, but something that is taking place in the present and to which we must first open our eyes.”—Ulrich Beck WHILE some of us are busy monitoring—or participating—in the daily campaign activities of local and national candidates
March 15, 2022
“The most shocking fact about war is that its victims and its instruments are individual human beings, and that these individual beings are condemned by the monstrous conventions of politics to murder or be murdered in quarrels not their own.”—Aldous Huxley I AM probably one of the many Filipinos living abroad
March 14, 2022
“The lack of money is the root of all evil.”—Mark Twain THE agony of local officials under pressure which presidential candidate to support with finality in the May 9, 2022 election may be far from over. Even if some of them have already openly declared support and commitment to a certain
March 12, 2022
“From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.”—Denis Diderot WE’VE noticed that some Filipinos, including a few Ilonggos, who shockingly praised Vladimir Putin and gave “approval” to the Russian president’s invasion of Ukraine, were the same characters who followed and have professed strong adherence to authoritarian leaders. They were the blind
March 11, 2022
“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
