Monthly Archives: July 2010
Abolish it, now!
THIS IS NOT the first column to be written on this matter and I bet this is not to be the last. The clamor for the abolition of the Sanguniang Kabataan crops up every so often and intensifies before barangay … Continue reading
Filed under Filipino Youth, Government/Politics
Book
I FINALLY agreed, dear karikna, to pursue what well-meaning friends and readers have been prodding me to do: write a book. I made the decision the other week when I opened our refrigerator and saw my newspaper column wrapped around … Continue reading
Yes to Jueteng!
I AM HAPPY that P-Noy himself clarified categorically that while he is against jueteng, eradicating the illegal numbers game is not on top of his to-do list. “That’s a low priority for me,” he said. I surmise it saddened Archbishop … Continue reading
Filed under Church, Government/Politics, Sociology
Prisoner Gloria
IF IT IS ANY consolation, at least she gets to retain her acronym of nine years, PGMA, albeit with the “P” bearing a surreal meaning this time. With the presidency now part of our nation’s past (Thank God!), Gloria Macapagal … Continue reading
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