IN MY HUMBLE view, only one candidate for high office prominently deserves election, and that is Leni Robredo. A former public attorney, Robredo stood with her husband, Jesse, in his inspiring yet tragically abbreviated career. She carried on and entered Congress, from which she was drafted by Mar Roxas to be his co-driver on the
THE SUPREME COURT seemed to be making up for lost time by releasing two controversial decisions in a single day. The first, ordering the COMELEC to issue printed receipts on election day, has alarmed that agency to a state of near-panic. I once believed that receipts were needed; but after hearing the concerns raised by
A NUMBER OF mock elections were held nationwide today to test the vote counting machines and processes for the May elections. Except for a few glitches like a misread ballot and a dead cell spot, the COMELEC concluded so far, so good. Well. They may be nearly ready but I’m not. Have you decided for
HAPPY NEW YEAR, everyone. I’m finally back after an extended hiatus. I wish I could say I’ve been busy celebrating. In fact I was downed by illness over the holidays and I’m still recovering. It’s taking longer than I expected. It makes me realize how old I am. I was too weak to follow the
PERHAPS THE WEIRDEST thing on the news this week was Rodrigo Duterte’s promise to donate P1,000 to charity each time he threw a cuss word. In a tone of near-humility, Duterte told reporters how he visited the bishops of Davao who reprimanded him for his foul language and deficient values. Duterte said he accepted the
THERE WAS SUCH a hodgepodge of news this week that it’s a bit tricky to recap as I usually do. But let’s give it a whirl, shall we? Politics was business as usual, except more so. Grace Poe had dinner at Malacañang then started to make the rounds, which probably tensed up Jojo Binay, who
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WHAT IS TRUTH?
THE FRUSTRATED GOVERNOR faced the prisoner. He knew him to be falsely accused, but in vain did Pilate seek to exonerate Him. “You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came
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