It is that time of the year again when we in Congress start buckling down to work on what some consider to be the most important law year in and year out—the country’s national budget. To emphasize just how important this measure is, in the Senate, the traditional practice is for all the attention to …
OPINION
Don’t be ashamed to talk about politics
It’s OK to discuss politics. It’s fine if they intend to run and disclose it today. People will understand. What isn’t OK is stealing the taxpayers’ money intended to buy masks and other clinical supplies while people are dying of Covid-19. “Politics have no relation to morals.” – Niccolo Machiavelli Politicians excited to talk …
Will Leni declare?
Obviously, the administration has grossly miscalculated the public fallout when corruption and ill-gotten wealth are brought to the fore as an election issue so close to an election year. Chinese-Filipino businessmen avoid making major decisions during “ghost month.” On the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar year, ghosts are released from the gates of …
Be unitive, not divisive
I didn’t realize that a joke video I shared sometime ago on social media would resonate with so many people. It was about a fellow who wondered why a wife rushed to cremate her husband when he only started to have a fever. Some people told me that with couples under lockdown, some tension and …
New York cockfighting bettors: ‘Sirang sira na ang buhay namin’
“Oh, it’s not really gambling when you never lose.” – Jennifer Aniston Cockfighting online has destroyed the life of many Filipinos not only here in New York, but also in other countries with large number of OFWs (overseas Filipino workers). This was lamented by a certain “Butchoy,” a 63-year-old retired Philippine Army captain, who now …
Pagbabawal sa gabinete na humarap sa Senado, ‘di ayon sa batas
INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “Kung ang pinuno ay matuwid, nagdiriwang ang bayan; kung ang namamahala ay tiwali, ang sambayanan ay namimighati.” (Mga Kawikaan 29:2, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya). *** PAGBABAWAL NG PANGULONG DUTERTE SA PAGHARAP NG KANIYANG CABINET SECRETARIES SA SENATE HEARINGS SA DOH COVID-19 FUNDS LABAG SA SC DECISION: Hindi pupuwedeng basta pipigilin na …
Next leaders, please
While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to plague the country, the political virus has obviously been observed to be creeping around the veins and arteries of the nation. It is clear as the blue waters of Boracay and Sipalay that the incumbent politicians are now more geared to looking at their future in the political climate …
Look, find, serve
We should be deeply convinced that God is present everywhere, in all our conditions, circumstances and situations, whether good or bad. More than that, we have to realize that his presence is never passive but rather active. It’s a little formula that can be helpful to us in developing and keeping a close relationship with …
Outstanding teachers
Congratulations, Jason Albaro, Teacher III, Muntinlupa National High School Main (Muntinlupa City), for having been chosen one of this year’s Metrobank Foundation’s Outstanding Filipinos. Mr. Albaro, a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) educator, was recognized for being the program director of the “I DID IT!” (Invention Driven Instructional Design and Innovation Transfer). This program …
You are your own worst enemy!
In a typical family, love is always equated with fairness. For many founders placing more weight on being parents rather than business owners, fairness should naturally mean equal pay and equal shares regardless if one offspring is not working, lazy, entitled and a good-for-nothing adult child. Unfamiliar to a parent/owner, his or her act of …