‘Foulshot’ Archives
Ninoy
Saturday was the August 21 that was exactly three years less than three decades from the time this nation was shaken by the fall on the tarmac of the then Manila International Airport of a man in white who braved coming home from exile to confront the dictator and his martial law. His return to the country was a journey taken against the advice of many people who cared most for his safety and liberty. The man was granted by the dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, permission to leave the country and [...]
Saving life
Global warming and climate change are hot issues that had caught serious attention among peoples across the globe. The threats to life, both human and other living creatures, had now become a primordial concern that has become a major agenda among leaders of the world. Development efforts are being negated by devastation brought about by natural phenomena that could hardly be mitigated by measures that fall short of the magnitude wrecked upon humans. We have reached alarming levels where people [...]
Honoring
One popularly transgressed law but is not wittingly considered as so is the express admonition to honor ones father and mother. Many people sin either by omitting to honor or in most cases committing dishonor to ones parents. Human frailty is a common excuse for those who unwittingly disregard respecting their parents. In the course of daily interaction, people tend to forget, albeit unintentionally, according respect to their parents. While we keep in our consciousness our obligation to honor [...]
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