One reason why I couldn’t even consider JC de los Reyes in the last presidential election is that I believed he would be inept as President of the Republic and that he would mindlessly uphold his Kapatiran party’s policies no matter how idiotic they are. I use the word, idiotic, kindly. For how would you [...]

Let’s answer the question that the title of this post asks in a different way. Should we be proud of the likes of Willie Revillame or other entertainers in the international scene who make a mockery of Filipino senses and sensibilities? Take the case of Revillame. What does he symbolize when he is viewed by [...]

In Conrado de Quiroz’s column today at the Inquirer entiled, "Footnote to a False Note," he lauds Martin Nievera’s rendition of Lupang Hinirang sang at the Pacquiao-Hatton fight. His arguments are weak if not downright wrong. For one thing he states that, although Nievera didn’t sing it traditionally, he did not disrespect it. Duh… So, [...]

Mike Defensor, former clone …er… chief of staff of GMA, in a statement released to the press asked Sr. Mary John Mananzan and her religious group, the Association of Major Religious Superiors of the Philippines (AMRSP), to give him "a fair chance" in pursuing the perjury case against Jun Lozada. "I write to appeal on [...]

When prices of oil steeply climbed early this year, the big 3 oil players –SHELL, PETRON, CALTEX– steadily raised pump prices as well, declaring it necessary as they were losing money. Now that oil prices are diving, the three –SHELL, PETRON, CALTEX– have been slow to bring down pump prices, declaring that they were still [...]