By Modesto P. Sa-onoy Everybody is concerned daily with reports of the tally of new infections of Covid 19 and the news is as dreadful as the preceding day. There is little report about recoveries but constant about deaths. The picture painted is a nation without hope that tomorrow would be better at some point
August 21, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy The best proof of guilt is the coercion of witnesses to tell a lie in one’s favor. Nobody forces a witness to testify against himself with a lie when he stands on the truth. I was reminded of this ancient verity when an informant from the Vallacar Transit Inc. alleged
August 19, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy A few years ago, a friend who hails from London but had a house in the subdivision where we live commented that he could not understand the logic of people buying two cars when their garage is good for only one. The homeowners association finally decided to impose a fine
August 18, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy The title of today’s column goes without saying, and I think that is a problem because while all agree that healthy body and spirit are primordial and ought to be the highest priority for a productive and happy life, this is one sector that local governments take for granted. A cursory
August 17, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy World War II in the Pacific took over four years. In the Philippines, it began on December 8, 1941 and ended on August 15, 1945. However, just days after the surrender of the Philippines on May 6, 1942, the Japanese victories were already stopped when it failed to take Port Moresby
August 15, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the entire country was placed under quarantine. Almost everything came to a halt. As millions of workers lost their jobs, the government adopted the socialist approach of doling out money and food under the social amelioration assistance. While it saved lives it also spawns
August 14, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy The flow of information about the corruption in the PhilHealth creates the impression that among all the government agencies under the Duterte administration nothing can beat this agency in terms of corruption. Employees and employers in this country are required by law to contribute each month to PhilHealth to help the
August 13, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy Unquestionably being in media is dangerous to the journalist’s health. According to last Sunday’s report Senator Grace Poe said that “Filipinos should assert their rights, including their freedom of expression” in reaction to a survey released the day earlier claiming that more than half of Filipinos think it is dangerous to
August 12, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy Pharmaceutical laboratories all over the world are working incessantly to discover the vaccine that would put an end to the coronavirus pandemic, but so far none have come up with the cure. There are tests including the use of cells from aborted babies but all have failed. Nevertheless, the Philippine Department
August 11, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy The two telecommunications companies that have control over our cell phones and internet facilities are in jeopardy after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened them with expropriation for their not so admirable performance. They have almost total control in these most important means of modern communications that they ought to be the
August 10, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy Everyone, country and people, await with great expectations of the discovery of a vaccine that will be the cure for the coronavirus and put an end to the pandemic. Plans hinge on this discovery. But so far, no vaccine has been found. There are reports that China has discovered the cure
August 8, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy An official of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) told the Senators last Tuesday that the state-run medical insurer could reach the end of its actuarial life next year and collapse in 2022 because member contributions have dropped as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, while benefit pay-outs are increasing for
August 7, 2020