Now that everyone is on the move, it is about time that we go back to a semi-normal life, not forgetting of course the health and safety protocols that need to be adhered to for everyone’s safety. It is sad that during the pandemic season we became strangers to each other with almost everyone just …
OPINION
Campaign protocols for 2022 elections
The election fever can be felt already as the filing of certificate of candidacy (COC) started last October 1, 2021. This time around the campaign strategy will be different from what it used to be because of the unprecedented pandemic. This is really a big challenge for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) especially in preparing …
Growing your money during the pandemic and beyond
BPI AMTC remains at the forefront of financial inclusion in the country by making sure that there is a suitable BPI Invest Fund that addresses the needs of their clients, wherever they are in their investment journey. In a previous post, I cited the sad cases of sports heroes of yesteryears, who earned huge fortunes …
What a feeling
“Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.” –H. L. Mencken We have mentioned this more than a dozen times in the past: no candidate or Filipino politician for that matter will admit he lost after the election. The moment he filed his certificate of candidacy (COC), a Filipino politician …
Music and myths of the mermaids
Mysteries and myths of the ocean became interesting topics during an episode of the annual Boses ng Marino Online Karaoke Challenge as part of the 26th National Seafarers Day (NSD). One of these mythical creatures of various legends and lore are the mermaids or merfolks known to be half human and half fish. Atty. Dennis …
Christian toughness
To be sure, if we have to truly Christian, we need to be tough, really tough. Christ himself was tough, but with the toughness of love that goes all the way of assuming all the sins of men by offering his life on the cross. To be Christ-like we need to be tough. At the …
Healthcare lessons from Costa Rica
In Costa Rica, not only are local healthcare teams involved in scheduling vaccination appointments, they are also responsible for personally visiting households assigned to them to deliver basic services whenever needed. With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging, many can’t help but ask how some countries were able to curb the deadly disease while others struggled …
The insincerity of the Dutertes
If father and daughter can’t be transparent to the people about their candidacies, how can we expect them to be transparent in their dealings once they retain or reclaim the Malacanang next year? “Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength.” – George Henry Lewes If President Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter, …
The writing on the wall
The Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo has claimed that the government will not allow entry to any member of the ICC to collect information and evidence in the Philippines. This is false bravado. The ICC prosecutor is authorized under the Rome Statute to collect evidence elsewhere. Up until a couple of months ago President …
Data manipulation sa COVID-19 infections, kinukuwestiyon
INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “Ang bansang walang patnubay ng Diyos ay puno ng kaguluhan, ngunit mapalad ang taong sumusunod sa Kautusan.” – Mga Kawikaan 29:16, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya *** DOH, OCTA, AT METRO MAYORS, NAGKAKAGULO SA ISYU NG DATA MANIPULATION TUNGKOL SA MGA NAHAHAWA ARAW-ARAW SA COVID-19: Nagkakagulo noong Miyerkules, Setyembre 29, 2021, at …