Opinion on Page One

Credit to Author: Yen Makabenta| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:13:14 +0000

First word BECAUSE she is so het up about the offense of sexual harassment and men’s abuse of women, I am addressing this column to Sen. Risa Hontiveros for thoughtful comment. Relatedly, I will send a copy to the “Me Too” movement in the US, because it was instrumental in the present crater in the […]

Credit to Author: Ramon T. Tulfo| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:12:56 +0000

IF Vice President Leni Robredo accepts the challenge of President Digong to become the country’s drug czar, she should ask the President to give her complete control over the Philippine National Police (PNP). The next PNP chief she would choose — if she were to have complete control over the police organization — should be […]

Credit to Author: FR. RANHILIO CALLANGAN AQUINO| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 16:12:55 +0000

THE Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) must now be abolished. It is obsolescent and has hardly done anything to nurture the richness of linguistic diversity in the Philippines. True, it has attempted to standardize the orthography of different Philippine languages but clearly, as is evident in the prescribed arrangement of phonemes and lexemes in Ibanag, […]

Credit to Author: Ramon T. Tulfo| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 19:07:44 +0000

THE feud among the Barretto sisters, which culminated in a hair-pulling, punching and name-calling scene in front of no less than President Digong at their father’s wake — is being feasted on by the media and the gossipy public. This is indeed a sick society. I remember when I was a young reporter in 1971, […]

Credit to Author: Antonio Contreras| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 19:04:48 +0000

  I RARELY use this space for my personal gripes. But please allow me to rant, simply because it is not just about the lack of empathy of a government hospital, but also because the main victim of this is my two-week-old grandson. Besides, this comes after our country has improved its ranking in the […]

Credit to Author: Atty. Dodo Dulay| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 19:02:02 +0000

IT would appear that Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo is desperately seeking political relevance that she has resorted to pandering to Western media and international groups, which have been critical of President Duterte’s anti-drug campaign, by parroting their discredited narrative. That or the beleaguered vice president is so out of touch with reality that […]

Credit to Author: RICARDO SALUDO| Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2019 18:36:59 +0000

Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? Will he be slow to answer them? I tell you, he…READ

Credit to Author: FR. SHAY CULLEN, SSC| Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2019 18:32:52 +0000

  The Philippines is known for its culture of happy, friendly people with a love of life. Family bonds are strong, respect for the aged is high and concern for…READ

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2019 17:36:57 +0000

Woe to the complacent in Zion! Lying upon beds of ivory, stretched comfortably on their couches, they eat lambs taken from the flock, and calves from the stall! … Therefore,…READ

Credit to Author: FR. SHAY CULLEN, SSC| Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2019 17:34:04 +0000

In the dangerous southern island of Mindanao in the Philippine archipelago of more than 7,000 islands, martial law reigns. It is a place forbidden to non-Filipinos by many embassies. It…READ