Category: Opinion

Killing the unborn child

By Evelyn OpilasAs seen on the November 2019 issue of The Philippine Sentinel September 26, 2019 is a sad day. However way the amended Abortion LawReform Bill seems to have been packaged, the Bill, soon to become law, stillsanctions what I, a reasonable Catholic, pro-life individual would consider as the abuse, disrespect, injury to society’s […]

OPINION: The China Syndrome

OPINION: The China SyndromeBy Luis H. FranciaAs seen on the August, 2019 issue of The Philippine Sentinel On the night of June 9, a fishing boat—the Gem-Ver I, owned and operated by Filipinos—was operating in the waters off Spratly Islands, well within the coastal waters claimed by the Republic of the Philippines, and a three-day […]

Lights of democracy being dimmed by Luis H. Francia

Forty-six years ago, President Ferdinand Marcos signed Proclamation 1081, suspending the writ of habeas corpus and declaring martial law, initiating a 14-year reign by the power-hungry and corrupt autocrat. Very quickly Imelda Romualdez Marcos became a center of power in her own right, leading to what pundits described as His and Hers governments.