Angels and men
WE have just celebrated the feast of the archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael (September 29). That of the Holy Guardian Angels is on October 2. It’s good that we pause and focus our attention...
Palo: a model regional art and cultural hub soon!
A cultural hub Palo will be in the near future, a vision that is effectively internalized by Carlo Romano, a gifted artist and a man full of enthusiasm making this happen. He is the...
Hunger for power
An abused Tagalog cliche states, “Sa taong gusto maraming paraan at sa taong ayaw maraming dahilan.” Pres. Noynoy Aquino though attempting to convey this adage was not able to quote it in such phrase...
Insensitivity
Give Coco Martin ( Rodel Nacianceno in real life) the benefit of the doubt. As his lawyer and camp spokespersons justified, the debonnaire and multi-awarded actor/model was totally naive of the inimical effect of...
Where have all the “Nipas” gone?
To travel along the highways from Tacloban to Isabel passing by ten towns I am impressed by the positive transformation of the landscape especially the rehabilitated dwellings by the highways, plains and valleys that...
Landless disaster survivors suffer most
RIGHTS Network, a network of non-governmental organizations in the country working closely with the peasant sector on the speedy and full implementation of the agrarian reform program, has documented that farming and fishing communities...