November 2016 ~ Pro Populo

By Jose "Pepe" Abueva President Ikeda of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and I conducted our dialogue in 2012-13.* This was se...

The Trinity and the technology

By Fr. Roy Cimagala WITH the trend to go increasingly technological that brings with it the increasingly esoteric jargon, I wonder if we can...

Debates on Federalism begin

By Atty. Jay I. Dejaresco Let the debates begin. This is what will take center stage from hereon on the challenging road towards revising th...

THE UN & THE NEW LEADERSHIP

By Edgar Allan J. Tac-an The United Nations Organization will be choosing a new secretary-general to replace South Korean Ban Ki-moon in 201...

THOSE PINOY SIGNBOARDS

November 16, 2016 4 Comments

By Juan L. Mercado (“NEW YOLK” reads the signboard for a Los Banos egg distributor’s shop, a former UN colleague emailed from Laguna...

From Fixing what is wrong to Building what is Strong

November 15, 2016 2 Comments

By Kit Nemenzo Balane This is the title of the seminar workshop I attended the other Monday in Davao. Banking on Positive Psychology, the s...

Much given, much required

By Fr. Roy Cimagala THIS is the law of our life. It is the law of love where we give back what we receive. In fact, we try to give back more...

THE BATTLE AGAINST OLIGARCHY

By Bingo Dejaresco III THE UNORTHODOX, TOUGH Duterte administration’s latest declared foes have been the country’s oligarchs. Not all ric...

“TRASH FISH” ANYONE?

By Juan L. Mercado TALIBON, Bohol — Revisiting this calm, quiet and clean city is always a pleasure. This is the birthplace of Pres...

WHY IS THE FILIPINO SPECIAL?

By Juan L. Mercado ( A friend, from our UN past, emailed this feature which he says was written by former Sen. Ramon Magsaysay, Jr. You may ...

Pres. Rodrigo Duterte: An Avatar

By Jes B. Tirol Proem Pres. Rodrigo Duterte has been President of the Philippines for only over two (2) months and he has already shaken the...

REVIVE THE BATAAN NUCLEAR PLANT?

By Bingo Dejaresco III AMONG OTHER REASONS, the Philippines receives the least FDI (Foreign Direct Investments) among most ASEAN nations mai...

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MOTHER TERESA

By Bingo Dejaresco III THE NEWEST CATHOLIC SAINT, Mother Teresa is loved by millions of Catholics because of her unique “smiling” G...

Purify, purify!

By Fr. Roy Cimagala WE everyday go through the routine of cleaning ourselves frequently. We take a shower upon waking up. We wash our hands ...

Altered souls

By Juan L. Mercado Do you hear the children crying, O my brothers / ‘Ere sorrows come with the years”? The Victorian poet Elizabeth Barret B...

Conversing with God

By Fr. Roy Cimagala FATHER, are you serious when you say we can talk to God? Questions like that are often asked of me by people who find it...

SC burial decision, history repeating itself