‘Foulshot’ Archives
Concealed
With the ombudsman declaring her source about the information regarding the dollar account of the chief respondent, documentary evidence would in the end outweigh whatever the chief justice will testify to once he takes the witness stand. The key to the truth is simply to bare the accounts which the Supreme Court resolved to keep concealed by virtue of an order favoring the beleaguered chief justice. It is the best teller of true information than the testimony of the chief respondent. As the [...]
Shepherd’s call
It took some time before the flock Catholic faithful of the Archdiocese of Palo was without an archbishop following the transfer of Archbishop Jose S. Palma, D.D., S.Th.D. to the Archdiocese of Cebu as successor of Ricardo Cardinal Vidal who went into retirement. This day is a momentous event in the life of the Catholic Church in the region as a new Archbishop assumes the post left by the Most Reverend Jose S. Palma. The appointment of Most Reverend John F. Du, D.D. is a light in the life of [...]
Capital
Our economy cannot afford wage hikes, says P-Noy in his labor day surprise package for the working class. He echoed the repetitious threat of capitalists and investors of closing shop should they be forced to shell out of their huge profits, fair wages for their workers. The ready excuse among exploitative employers is their unhesitant option to close their business than make their workers live decently with fair salaries and just wages commensurate to their work. It has always been workers [...]
Export quality
More than being wealth in natural resources, our country is rich in human resources as well. Our workers are in demand by other countries because we are noted not just for our skills and knowledge but for our industry as well. Foreign employers prefer workers from our country also because of their facility to communicate, chiefly the international language English aside from easily learning the language of their foreign destination. Our domestic helpers and caregivers are likewise highly [...]
Excruciating labor pains
Decent wages that can support a man and his family with dignity had always been elusive to the working man. With upsurge in the prices of basic commodities, the poor worker could barely make earnings at par with spending. Even the most industrious laborer could hardly earn enough for a decent living. Most workers are always at the mercy of employers who are adamant to raise wages to just levels. The standard excuse of just wages being a prescription to losses and eventual closure of businesses [...]
Unused
So unfortunate the country no longer have in active service one Jovito Palparan, the general who earned the distinction of being commended in one State of the Nation Address of his patroness, the then doubtful president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He would be the best soldier to lead our armed forces in Scarborough Shoal, our territory that is now being intruded by China. It was he who never hesitated to utilize what government had provided the soldiers to suppress and defeat the enemy. The armed [...]
Quell?
Sobriety in the face of the standoff is the call that ought to be heeded by China notwithstanding its moves of incursion into Philippine territory. From all indications, it has been putting its weight on weaklings as it perceives the Philippines to be. The territory that it claims appears too far from its mainland and is clearly within the archipelago as defined under international law. The Panatag shoal as is named by and known to Filipinos, is within the territorial jurisdiction of the [...]
Terrorized?
Countries in the forefront of anti-terrorism efforts are suddenly silent over the terrorism the Philippines had been suffering from China’s bullying tactics over Scarborough shoal. Such silence is deafening if we take into consideration the boastful and noisy stance it had taken over terrorism that are in most cases merely apparent, if not imagined. While people across the globe are aware and alert of terror threats, chiefly coming from terror elements operating in various parts of the world, [...]
Summertime
Just days after the close of classes and students are already busy with various activities. Those who care to save for the forthcoming school year are into income-generating activities like selling street foods or vending items that earn for them commissions. Engaging in such gainful activities will make them fill their piggybanks come the next school year. There are also those who do summer job being offered by private firms and in some nil chances, government. It assures diligent young people [...]
Powerlessness
Bearing the high cost of energy is the bitter pill that people, chiefly those in the promised land of Mindanao, have to swallow. That was how the power summit culminated, with the prescription being issued by the president. Power has its corresponding cost and unless people bear the burden, power supply would be as it is or even worse than the present condition. Improving the power supply would entail a corresponding cost that consumers must be ready to bear. Unless power rates are upped, [...]
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