First of all, thank you for publishing this opinion letter of mine in response to the spate of killings in Negros Occidental Province. It is alarming that in less than a month, these incidents tragically claimed at least eight (8) lives of innocent civilians and were admittedly perpetrated by the communist terrorist groups (CTG), the
May 15, 2024
Their game plan from the time they started building their illegal structures in the West Philippine Sea is no secret. It behooved the Chinese to make the situation appear like China owns what they’ve been trying to steal so that later when the real owner moves boldly (after exhausting every possible
March 2, 2023
Edsa is a street symbolic of something great for Filipinos. The Edsa revolution of1986 did not happen because Juan Ponce Enrile and Fidel Ramos, together with the members of Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM), rebelled against their Commander-in-Chief, Ferdinand Edralin Marcos. Neither did “Edsa” occur because Jaime Cardinal Sin summoned
February 26, 2023
They are adept at painting themselves with different shades that are at variance with their true color. China appears most “diplomatic” when diplomacy can serve their crafty intentions after they’ve committed their offense/misdeed – to project themselves good before the whole world, in contradistinction to their concealed purpose until they achieve
February 23, 2023
Politics tends to politicize issues when the tide goes against it. It is uncalled for and unfair for former president Rodrigo Duterte to be defended by his friends at this juncture from whatever they are defending him because the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a court is not accusing him of
February 22, 2023
Grabbing another’s property or a disputed property doesn’t make one the legitimate owner of that property. That’s exactly what China is trying to do in the West Philippine Sea. Being nationalistic and truth telling for journalists will make the sea row easer to deal with for our government as all the
February 21, 2023
Filipinos can’t allow themselves to be forever bullied by China. The Chinese must know this. We’ve done our best going the second and third and fourth mile – to settle our maritime issue with them in a peaceful way and in accordance with the international laws for too long. Our government’s
February 16, 2023
Ah. When was the last time you received a long letter declaring love and the intent to do so until the clocks stop ticking and the Earth turning? Can you recall having a spray of freshly arranged red roses to your doorstep, much to the amusement of your family as
February 13, 2023
No person or nation is too poor to be unable to help others in times of great need. It is refreshing that our government immediately sent help to Turkey and Syria as both nations were jolted by 7.8 magnitude temblor, notwithstanding our own nation being battered by problems/issues left and right
February 11, 2023
Battling crimes against humanity is a battle not against any particular person or group of people, but against evils (Ephesians 6:12) to protect a nation’s citizenry and the world as a whole – from evils within. If Ferdinand M. Marcos Jr. doesn’t have the intention/inclination to become a despot someday or
February 6, 2023
“Truth is self-evident; non-violence is its maturest fruit.” – Mahatma Gandhi In 2021, the International Criminal Court (ICC) suspended its investigations of the country’s deadly drug war owing to our government’s promise to launch its own probe. However, given the dismal “developments” of the said promised probe two years after, the ICC
January 31, 2023
Whenever the government feels the pressure to raise funds, it immediately and usually resorts to easy, sleepy ways to meet the need, e.g. privatizing government owned/run institutions/corporations or the selling of government properties, not to mention their “wisdom” in legalizing gambling as many forms of gambling as they can. Yet, alas,
January 30, 2023