“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
“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
“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
