‘Opinion’ Archives
2 ex-city gov’t officials support Cebu Gov. Garcia
Three-termer Provincial Gov. Garcia throws her hat with UNA party for a Senate seat. Former City Administrator Vicente C. Redoña and ex-City Legal Officer Cleto L. Evangelista Jr., support the candidacy of Governor Gwendolyn F. Garcia. The announcement of Governor Garcia’s joining the UNA (United Nationalist Alliance) political party created by Vice President Jejomar Binay and former President Joseph Estrada is a welcome development for the Ormocanons. Her move reverberates to the voters [...]
Courting the Courts
Our lawyers are experts. They excel in their interpretation of the law, has vast knowledge of excavating hidden wealth, and knowledge about the scriptures too. Rarely, do the three coalesce into one. During a consultation, my respectable counsel shared anecdotes of desperate spouses filing for annulment. First story: a husband’s annulment plea had been dismissed for the reason that he should put his wife to Charm School so she may be educated on proper decorum and etiquette. [...]
The Ombudsman
The testimony of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales is the last nail to Chief Justice Renato Corona. She testified under oath that the Chief Justice had kept more than $12 million in 82 dollar accounts for a period of about 8 years. The testimony is backed by figures provided by the Anti-Money laundering Council (AMLC). Per the analysis of the COA, the fund inflows into the accounts reached as much as $28.7 million in the past 8 years. Where is the money coming from? Conchita Carpio Morales [...]
Carry on! Kaya natin!
“There may have been lapses in judgment but not in intention. Let it be sins of the mind, but not of the heart, “ snapped Marisa “Dundeet” Lerias of Kaya Natin! Movement when asked on her reaction regarding Kaya Natin leader and Ateneo director Harvey Keh who is now the subject of vilifications not only from the senators-judges in the Corona impeachment but also from opposing sectors of the society given his recent participation in the impeachment trial with alleged fabricated [...]
Some recent concerns on Science and Environment Part I : ADB’s Concern on Climate Change
The foreign experts, organizers and member nations in the on-going historic meeting of the Asian Development Bank challenging the Asian region “… too step up and help to prevent Climate Change”. (This writer, a strong supporter on Climate Change advocacy, wishes to correct the use of prevent by replacing it with adapt, instead, as supported by scientists. Man, for all its ingenuities, has no capabilities to PREVENT something from happening events that are Nature-made – we can only [...]
Call it a ritual
Most people say it is for hygiene purposes that boys must submit themselves to circumcision, or turi in Winaray. But this is quite debatable since a boy can still observe proper hygienic procedures in that area of his body even without altering anything there. So, other than this aim, what is this practice for? Well, others claim it is more of a culture, something like a ritual that has been handed down through generations, a norm that ought to be perpetuated for having been observed by our [...]
God’s will in Corona impeachment trial
Last Monday’s (May 14, 2012) continuation of the defense panel’s presentation of evidence in the impeachment of chief justice Renato Corona could generally be said as having turned the table against the impeached third highest official of the Republic of the Philippines, and one of the things God the Almighty does when some of His human creations are not doing the right things. Even some ordinary and uneducated people believed so. That’s how their stake in the impeachment shows. And [...]
The budget airlines
The budget airline industry which made air travel more affordable for millions of Filipinos was the single biggest driving force for the domestic and international tourism industry over the last decade. This growth however, has come at a cost. The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) said it had seen a significant rise in passenger complaints nearly all of them directed at budget airlines. Most of the complaints involved flight delay, denial of boarding of passengers who arrived late. While [...]
Election: Depicting the perpetual ineffectual exercises of the Filipino people
Our legislators have become adept in another kind of work that is, looking into the lives of national figures! They love to immerse themselves into useless investigations that they forget the reason why they are in office. These senators and congressmen have a lot to answer for. They are supposed to make sound laws! The same people who pay them fat salaries and gargantuan privileges have elected them into office. During the past years, they have poured a lot of precious time and scarce [...]
Deped Leyte as “game changer” in experimental senior high
Leyte division is heading into the limelight as it plays an important role for the experimental K-12 program of the Department of Education. In a report from this paper, Palo National High School and Merida Comprehensive Vocational High School in Leyte are selected to “showcase” the said DepEd’s experimental program this school year, particularly on its Senior High School curriculum. Deped Secretary Armin Luistro said there are 30 model schools all over the country introducing this [...]
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