By Ignacio R. Bunye The issue of cellphone snatching has become a pressing global concern. This realization hit home during a recent BPI Direct BanKo board meeting when Director John-C Syquia joined us from London via Zoom. Our pre-board small talk touched on the latest happenings in the British capital, including the alarming surge in …
OPINION
The woke paradox
By Herman M. Lagon In today’s rapidly changing world, “wokeness” often dominates discussions around social justice. While the movement aims to promote social justice and human rights, it can sometimes deepen divides and alienate people. Critics like David Brooks argue that the issue often lies in how wokeness is applied rather than the causes it …
Pumili tayo ng mga lider na may takot at pag-ibig sa Diyos
By MELANIO LAZO MAURICIO JR. INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY. “Pumili ka ng mga taong may kakayahan, may takot sa Diyos, mapagkakatiwalaan, at ‘di masusuhulan … ” (Exodo 18:21, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya). *** PASTORA, INUUPAKAN DAHIL SA KANYANG PUNA SA UMALIS NA MIYEMBRO. Napanood na ba ninyo ‘yung pinagkakaguluhang video na diumano may isang pastora sa isang simbahan na tila …
Why it’s difficult to believe in Christ
By Fr. Roy Cimagala “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” (John 10:24) Perhaps we too can ask the same question. In spite of what we already know about Christ, we may still be harboring doubts as to whether Christ is really the one …
Dilapidated jeepneys in Bacolod City
By Emmanuel Canto It is sad to note that a bunch of dilapidated jeepneys are still plying the streets despite the upcoming phasing out of traditional jeepneys. So many decades that they have been serving the commuters, but some of them can be likened to a running coffin, as per my observation. Old jeepneys are …
29th National Seafarers’ Day and 25th National Maritime Week
By Dennis Gorecho The Philippines will be celebrating the 29th National Seafarers’ Day (NSD) and the 25th National Maritime Week (NMW) this year on September 29, 2024 with the theme “Marinong Filipino: Ligtas na Paglalayag!” President Fidel V. Ramos issued Proclamation No. 828 series of 1996 declaring August 18 as NSD. It was later moved to …
Trifocal tragedy in education
By Herman M. Lagon The state of education in the country is again in the spotlight due to the latest results of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), which expose that 62 percent of high school teachers teach disciplines outside their field of expertise. This figure suggests a fundamental weakness in the educational …
A strategy for inclusive growth and prosperity
By Sonny Angara The Senate Committee on Finance, of which I am chairman, recently concluded its deliberations on Senate Bill No. 2426 or the proposed Tatak Pinoy (Proudly Filipino) Act which aims to develop a strategy to encourage, support and promote the production of more diverse, sophisticated, high quality and globally competitive Philippine products and services. …
A most timely and important reminder
By Fr. Roy Cimagala “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.” (Matthew 6:19-21) These …
The brothers Yang
By Ade S. Fajardo Michael Yang’s older brother Yang Jian Xin became a false Filipino long before the late registration of births became a template for like-minded individuals like Alice Guo. Yang Jian Xin’s Filipino name is Antonio Maestrado Lim. His local birth certificate indicates that he was born in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental in …