A Book Review [Published by Pantas Press, 2021, distributed by Popular Book Store, Quezon City] By Paulino Lim, Jr.Emeritus Professor of English California State University, Long Beach ______ From one who has written innumerable books, this volume may be viewed as an “anthology of San Juan’s best essays.” It has a powerful voice that stirs the…
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Nov 9, 2021, Tonyo Cruz Is it really possible that the family of President Duterte and Mayor Sara didn’t know about Tupas and the company she keeps? Were they in the dark about the PDEA raid and the ‘high-value targets’ associated with Tupas? At around noon of Monday, November 8, I began to receive frantic…
Philippine Daily Inquirer / November 02, 2021 Concerned citizens filed last month with the Ombudsman a criminal complaint charging Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, billionaire Udenna Corp. CEO Dennis Uy, and other officials with graft for their role in what they deem as the questionable sale of the majority stake in the Malampaya deepwater gas-to-power project …
FB Post of Enteng Romano – October 30, 2021 …if you are voting, or worse, campaigning for Marcos. I can take it, if you choose Pacquiao. At least he’s a pastor who sincerely believes he’s God-sent to save this nation, even though he lacks the skill and experience. I can take it, if you choose…
Opinion/Editorial, Philippine Daily Inquirer /October 23, 2021 In this time of historical denialism, in which politicians and internet trolls try to erase or redraw the historical record, it is necessary to stand by the facts. To allow history to be distorted would be to allow yet more misguided leaders to “rob” us to death. “You…
Editorial, Philippine Daily Inquirer /October 22, 2021 The Senate blue ribbon committee has released its preliminary report on the Pharmally scandal that appears to have involved billions of pesos of fraudulent government transactions while the country was battling the COVID-19 pandemic, and the report’s conclusions are more than damning. There was a “grand conspiracy” surrounding…
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Oct 17, 2021, Jayeel Cornelio In the context of our elections, for which the truth has already been sacrificed, many Christians must muster all the courage to first set themselves free After service last Sunday, one young member of our congregation approached me to talk about, of all things, the elections. While she has an…
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Oct 8, 2021, Vergel O. Santos ‘The overarching issue is Duterte himself. He is repression, he is militarization, he is terrorism. He is EJK. He is corruption. He is China. He is the pandemic.’ Until Leni Robredo declared herself in the running for the presidency, there had been no genuine opposition to Duterte; there had…