Dear Magdalo Soldiers (especially the ones who are on the run), You did it all wrong! In conducting that fiasco now known as the “Oakwood Mutiny,” you may have won the sympathy of many Filipinos, but you’ve also turned off perhaps an equal number of them. What you’d like to do is win the hearts [...]

Whaaaattt!!! A national holiday on the day of Manny Pacquiao’s return? Aren’t we overdoing it just a bit incredibly? So, ok, he won against El Terrible in an unforgettable boxing match, but did any of Pacman’s dollars trickle down to me? Or any of my screaming, idolizing Filipino brethren. Nope, nope and nope. True to [...]

In the news today, we are told that Congresswoman Imee Marcos (should we still place Manotoc at the end?) warned Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo not to trust former President Fidel V. Ramos. I had a wonderfully, good laugh! Get this: The eldest in a family that plundered the Philippines for some 20 years is warning a President, [...]

Amidst all the dreary news we find stories of inspiration. One is about US Army Sgt. Myla Marasvillas. Born in Bohol, Myla immigrated to the US with her mother in the 90′s. She was 16 years old then. Instead of looking for the time-honored career of nursing, she opted to join the army. On Christmas [...]