Helpless as we are
As Filipinos, we cannot help but feel a deep sense of frustration and helplessness whenever we hear about Chinese warships harassing our fishermen and the Philippine Navy in the West Philippine Sea. This is...
“…A Dismal Failure”?
Senator Franklin Drilon, a minority leader revealed that based in the official record on the implementation of the “Build-Build-Build” program of this administration has failed to realize its objective. Of the 75 flagship projects...
Truce on drug war this Christmas?
In the data obtained by Rappler.com a total number 6,095 of people were killed in Pres. Rody Duterte’s war on drugs since July 1, 2012 suspected drug personalities killed in police operations, as of...
Tears for our children
How did we arrive at a place where P545 billion in public funds could be siphoned into substandard or non-existent projects, where only 15 contractors cornered one-fifth of the budget? How did betrayal of...
Did we really evolve from the apes?
Scientists have long argued that we climbed down from the branches of evolution, but when I see the avarice and plunder happening before my eyes, I cannot help but insist: these robbers did not...
Of knowledge and wisdom
In the noisy corridors of life, we find many people stuffed to the brim with knowledge, but only a rare few are graced with the gift of wisdom. Knowledge fills books and slides easily...