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December 16, 2013

"You are a Romualdez. The President is an Aquino."

This brazen reminder by Mar Roxas to Tacloban Mayor Romualdez during a post-Yolanda meeting show how trapo politics has gotten in the way of emergency response and disaster relief efforts in Tacloban City...

December 4, 2013

Of late, PNoy has been looking at his supposed legacy before he steps down in 2016.

How time flies. When we catapulted PNoy to the presidency back in 2010, we had such very high hopes. But now, we could only hope he doesn't cause much further damage by his utter incompetence...

November 20, 2013

It’s a shame that with the devastation wrought by Typhoon Yolanda in the Visayas, the great loss of lives, the untold number of missing, injured, hungry and left homeless, we have been witness to the utter incompetence of our national government, especially PNoy. If only I could take back my vote, I will—and throw my ballot in his face...

October 30, 2013

On Wednesday, Oct. 23, Aquino defended his DAP (Disbursement Acceleration Program) in a forum before foreign and local media. Rather than meet head on with valid arguments our people’s widespread anger with DAP, he pointed instead—as if we’re fools—to an alleged “conspiracy” out to discredit his “Tuwid na Daan...”

October 21, 2013

I was driving home from Manila to Naga City along the South Road on early morning of Saturday, Oct. 19. When I got to near Atimonan’s old zig-zag road or what we call “EME” at about 5:00 AM, traffic was at a standstill. Then when I turned on the radio for news, I heard about the Atimonan Diversion Road accident involving 8 vehicles that occurred much earlier at around 1:00 AM that same morning...

September 29, 2013

We celebrated once again the feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia: INA. Our Archdiocese of Caceres focused our 9-day activities to “Growing in Catholic Faith in Jesus Christ with Mary at the Service of Social Transformation.”

Providentially, we are witness now to People Power against deeply-rooted corruption in our government, especially in the pork barrel system. Indeed, stamping out graft and corruption is the most daunting challenge in reforming our society. For corruption is well-entrenched and pervades every level and every branch of government...

September 12, 2013

Lately, instead of our legislators involved in pork barrel scams, the BIR has been targeting doctors and lawyers and other professionals. The tax woman, BIR Commissioner Kim Henares, even plans to require doctors and lawyers in particular to post their rates in their clinics or offices.

September 12, 2013

Lately, instead of our legislators involved in pork barrel scams, the BIR has been targeting doctors and lawyers and other professionals. The tax woman, BIR Commissioner Kim Henares, even plans to require doctors and lawyers in particular to post their rates in their clinics or offices.

May 12, 2013

Today marks the end of the campaign period for the May 13, 2013 elections. It is now our turn as voters to decide on whom to vote into office. For this, we suggest that we all vote WISELY, that is:

May 7, 2013

Since the passage of the RH law, there has been much talk about a so-called "Catholic Vote" like that of the common perception about the Iglesia ni Kristo voting as a bloc. Nothing can be farther from the truth than the idea that the Catholic Church would supposedly wield its power and influence for a so-called "command vote" as politicians are wont to strive for. We Catholics are not automatons. Indeed, the very concept of a "command vote" is anathema to the Social Teachings of our Church.

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