Category: Law and Order

What do you think of Lozada? That question has been ringing in our ears for the past several days. It is not going anywhere anytime soon. Protest actions abound, hearings continue, rumors spread and confusion reigns. We need to make sense of what is going on. Either that or ignore. Walk away. Focus on what [...]

I am closely following the Obama-Clinton race for the Democratic nomination. In a sense, the ensuing US presidential elections in November is anticlimactic—the running consensus is that it is a Democratic year, the year that the Democrats win back the White House from Bush II and the Republicans’ big America policy. The J. Lo episode (Jun [...]

YOU want to change the system of government. There was a move to rename our country “Mabuhay.” We talk about bagong bayani. A new beginning, a clean break from the past, we need this like we need dedicated leaders now. A proposal: why not call our currency the Philippine dollar? At the current levels 15 [...]

GOOD news continues to be under-reported. Bad news sells because it happens out of the ordinary and the expected. Accidents, crimes of passion and infidelity are not supposed to happen in the scheme of things but they do happen more than the normal events. The blind man’s chair is one good news that seems typical [...]

DON’T look now but the Philippines is set to become the mecca for art and culture in Asia. For all our vaunted creativity, profuse diversity and open society, we sorely need a focal point for aspiring artists, social entrepreneurs and dreamers. This is where the CCP story unfolds. And if you haven’t been to CCP, [...]