I was reading an article by world re-knowned FORTUNE magazine. It mentioned Pope Francis, as leader of 1.2 billion Catholics, giving priority to the poor and underprivileged. First, upon assuming the papacy.he took on the name after St. Francis of Assissi, the patron saint of the...
We may not know it but today, “World War III” is being played out in “piecemeal” basis in many forms, according to Pope Francis. Look at the global situation: terrorism and fighting everywhere, outbreak of uncontrollable diseases, calamities, violence, even major accidents. Let’s brace ourselves....
POPE SPEAKS --- I listened intently to what Pope Francis told the world’s youth through cyberspace in a recent internet dialogue with youngsters. He spoke in native Spanish with an interpreter. His simple message: build bridges and not walls. Bridges connect, walls divide. Amen.. xxxxx MEDIA WATCHDOG...
BEYOND LIMITS --- With all the incompetence it has shown over these years, including the violation of the Constitution in the handling of public funds, Malacanang still has the temerity to give the public the impression that its present occupants want to extend their stay...
RUMOR --- We should not swallow “hook, line and sinker” this rumor about alleged recruitment of our local muslim boys in Mindanao by the terrorist group in the Middle East called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, for short) for training purposes. This is...
“HIPON” CONTROVERSY --- Being a celebrity or a public figure has its rigor. Take the case of that comedian chap Ramon Bautista. Truth to tell, I am not that updated with show biz so when his controversy calling Dabawenyas as “hipon” surfaced, I had to...
POLITICS ---Too early for the political season to start boiling at this time. This shows we Filipinos enjoy politics. It is one way of numbing our hardships. At the end of the day, those popular and moneyed still win -- never mind if they are...
RANDY WHO? ---- When the name RANDY HALASAN surfaced in the media earlier this week as one of the international awardees of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation for 2014, many a curious and surprised Dabawenyo started looking him up and finding out: Randy who? REMOTE...
When President Aquino choked a bit with some lump in his throat and watery eyes towards the end of his SONA last Monday, he was obviously emotion-filled. Contrary to what critics say, I think it was a normal and spontaneous expression from him. He is...
QUICK-SAND SITUATION --- I don't want to be in the shoes of President Aquino these days. He is beleaguered almost in all fronts and from the looks of it, he is ill-prepared to deal with them. He appears to be in a mythical quick-sand predicament....
