Our beloved weightlifting champion, Hidilyn Diaz, started out as a 12-year-old girl who became interested in lifting weights when she saw her cousin Allen Jayrus Diaz exercising and practicing in the gym. She made do with barbells made from PVC pipes and concrete, and she persevered. Our Pambansang Kamao, Sen. Manny Pacquiao, started his path …
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Mga Chinoys ang namamayagpag sa yaman at pulitika sa RP
INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “… Ang mga dayuhang nakikipamayan sa inyo ay aangat sa kanilang mga kabuhayan, samantalang kayo ay mahihirapan. Sila ang magpapautang sa inyo, hindi kayo magpapautang sa kanila. Sila ang inyong magiging pinuno sa inyong sariling bayan, at tagasunod lamang nila kayo…” (Deuteronomio 28:43-44, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya). *** MGA CHINOYS ANG …
DSB prepares to celebrate the Kali-Kalihan Festival
Don Salvador Benedicto, dubbed the “Summer Capital of Negros Occidental” with a climate similar to Baguio City, will celebrate the annual Kali-Kalihan Festival and founding anniversary from January 31 to February 9. I attend the event every year and remember Nehemias dela Cruz, a former town mayor and provincial board member, always welcoming his guests …
Our fame and shame
“Festivals cause diseases, since they lighten cares but increase gluttony.” –Apollonius of Tyana The Dinagyang Festival appears to have surpassed other festivals in country venerating the feast of the historical child Jesus. Unlike the other festivals, the Iloilo City commemoration showcased culture and religion alongside tourism and a beauty pageant. The Ilonggo propensity for innovation …
Going on the offensive
In Our spiritual life, we need to always go forward, to advance, to cover more area. In other words, we have to always go on the offensive. We cannot be all the time defensive, though that is also necessary, but as a complement to our efforts to reach our ultimate goal. For our spiritual life …
Sigaw ng Taal evacuees: “tulong pa more, mga kabayan
INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “… Sumagot ang mga Judio (kay Jesus), `Hindi dahil sa mabubuting gawa kaya ka namin babatuhin, kundi dahil sa paglapastangan mo sa Diyos! Sapagkat ipinapantay mo ang iyong sarili sa Diyos, gayong tao ka lamang’…” (Juan 10:33, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya). *** SIGAW NG TAAL EVACUEES: “TULONG PA MORE, MGA KABAYAN”: …
Again, tricycle operators are not deserving of public sympathy
“An arrogant person considers himself perfect; this is the chief harm of arrogance. It interferes with a person’s main task in life—becoming a better person.” –Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy This topic has been discussed several times in the past, the way in which public utility vehicle operators, particularly tricycle drivers, are two-faced. They cry in …
We just can’t believe the boss is dead (Part 2)
I wrote about the sudden death of the chairman and founder of Company B, a $200 million family business with regional presence in Vietnam and Singapore. Sir KB (names have been changed to protect the family’s privacy) as he was fondly called died of a massive heart attack. Long-time executive Jack, Group head of HR …
Capture Muller and Britanico’s killers
“This thing that men call justice, this blind snake that strikes men down in the dark, mindless with fury, keep your hand back from it, pass by in silence.” –Maxwell Anderson Forensic science, which has proven to be miraculous and credited in solving complicated crimes, will play a major role in identifying the killers of …
Mga kritiko ni Solidum: mga dalubhasa din ba?
INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “… ‘Amang banal, ingatan mo po sila sa pamamagitan ng kapangyarihan ng iyong pangalan, ang pangalang ibinigay mo sa akin, upang kung paanong ikaw at ako ay iisa, gayundin naman sila’y maging isa’….” (Si Jesus, ang ating Diyos at Tagapagligtas na Siyang Diyos Ama, Anak, at Espiritu Santo, sa Juan 17:11, Ang …