It has been joked about that cases against erring government officials are like the lyrics of the song “Mona Lisa” because cases have been brought to justice’s doorstep but “they just lie there and they die there”. Our lawyers are very adept at prolonging the judicial processes of cases that seem patently indefensible and desperately irredeemable. The situation works out well for both client and lawyer as the freedom of the … [Read more...]
“Nadobol Jeopardy Na Ba Tayo Ni Gen. Garcia?” and some such questions
August 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The power of prayer
August 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Fr. Reuter, in his wisdom, borne by long experience in servitude to the Lord, is so right when he said that the Philippines is on a fixed course towards destruction (his article *Let no one make us afraid... for in the end, only God remains is reprinted here). There had been no lack of effort among well meaning men and women, from the sectarian and religious groups, to reverse the tide towards what the Fr Reuter projected as utter degradation … [Read more...]
A long and narrow road to Pnoy’s goal
July 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Don't expect President Aquino's SONA to wow you with embellished achievements and grand promises. The president's first year was to clean up the mess and prepare the country for re-building, writes Ed Roa. Soon Pnoy will deliver his SONA after a year in office. Don’t mistake this for Sojo’s SONA, a rude but clever way of attracting attention which media is often guilty of. Sojo may have unwittingly vandalized a traditional, important and … [Read more...]
The RH Bill – What Debate?
June 5, 2011 By 1 Comment
To call the RH bill discussions a debate is a misnomer. No amount of persuasive reasoning can cause the Catholic Church to change its stand. It is an order to its flock that has to be followed religiously and the pulpit is the appropriate medium for this. They have to stand foursquare on their beliefs because these are laid down as doctrines; ex cathedra statements from no less than Pope John Paul VI in his 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae. The … [Read more...]
Made in China
April 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
The "made in China" bugaboo is reminiscent of the post war Japan products, and following a bit later, the Taiwanese products, both of which acquired the stigma of being shoddily made and invariably looked at as synonymous to cheap and inferior. The major difference between the Japanese and Taiwanese phases as compared to that of China’s is that the former were borne out of dire situations, Japan from the ravages of war and Taiwan over a … [Read more...]
Remember the Congress of 2011
April 13, 2011 By 3 Comments
I have often wondered why there are holidays that celebrate downfalls and defeats of empires, institutions and battlegrounds when these events do not seem to have any cause for celebration. There are plenty of examples in world history where these debacles are feted and celebrated on the date of their occurrence. The Fall of the Bastille, in France; the Fall of the Roman Empire; the Fall of Constantinople and in the Philippines some defeats … [Read more...]
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