Some time during the Japanese occupation in 1942, when I was 8, our house in Leon, Iloilo, was burned. A couple of months later my grandfather, Jose C. Capalla, was murdered in cold blood. He was then town mayor. At first I didn’t quite understand...
Sa Biblia mabasa, “ “motuo ug magpabunyag, maluwas” (MK. 16:16), “maghinulsol, ug magpabunyag” (Buh. 2: 38). Tungod niini, supak sila nga bunyagan ang bata kay kuno dili makahimo pagtuo ug paghinulsol. Kung dunay mosupak nga bunyagan ang bata, dunay duha ka pagtulon-an nga kinahanglan atong...
We do have ambitions for a long life. Yet counting from the very first centuries of human existence, we know and we should realize how short the human life span is. Sixty or seventy would be the average age or even eighty for the stronger...
The Angel Gabriel.. said “Greetings, favored one! The LORD is with You.. Do not be afraid, Mary, for You have found favor with GOD...
One thing which we have to learn in life is to be able to face reality bravely. Part of the reality we have to face is our own weaknesses and shortcomings. But sure indeed one of the surest signs of bravery is to be able...
We, the one million five hundred thousand plus Dabawenyos have a lot to thank for as we celebrate the 77th anniversary of the creation of Davao city. Today, Davao is Mindanao’s number one City in population and in revenue. It is Mindanao’s air, land and...
The mystery why that Malaysian Airways plane just suddenly disappeared from the trackers’ radar screen may never be known soon. The difficult part is how to deal with the anxious, frantic and already angry relatives of those missing passengers. I recall when I was crisis...
What is it that makes us call beautiful those objects of our experience like images, paintings, faces, sculptured figures, buildings, flowers, music, etc.? Or,also those ideas, concepts, principles behavior, dance, drama, speech, etc? At first glance, what attract us, demand our attention, are the object’s...
Sumala sa nabalita ( PStar 2/18/14), “DSWD wants fathers to learn parenting skills.” “ the DSWD has distributed the Empowerment and Reaffirmation of Paternal Abilities Training (ERPAT) program manuals to local government units for implementation in their respective areas.” Maayo unta kung ang DepEd makahimo pod...
I will be in Yangon, capital of Myanmar (Burma) this weekend. I will be attending an international media conference there representing the Philippine Press Institute. This is interesting because the country is widely regarded as still represssive and a bit...
