When both sides have non-negotiables, issues beyond compromise, the only resort is an incision to contain the deadly cancer, nothing else, otherwise war on an unimaginable scale is as inevitable as the sun rising tomorrow. There is a time when all diplomatic initiatives become hypocrisy, economic sanctions to bring down inferior nations to their knees […]
Category: Opinion
Manny! Manny! by Boy Galang
Iyan ang maugong na sigaw nang marami na narinig sa MGM Grand, Las Vegas Nevada bago maganap ang ikalawang bakbakan nina Manny Pacquiao at Timothy Bradley.
Migrante Australia says: “No right to be a bigot”
We stand our ground – it is always wrong to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate another person or a group of people because of their race, colour or national or ethnic origin.
Will Malaysia Airlines Flt MH370 ever be found?
PERTH, Australia — Following four strong underwater signals in the past week, all has gone quiet in the hunt for the missing Malaysian airline, meaning the batteries on the all-important black boxes may have finally died.
The big bully that is China by Nostradino
How much longer is Juan de la Cruz willing to accept the punches from a big bully? Is it not high time to fight back?
RIZAL – The second time around by Luis B. Lim
It was by compulsion of law that I first encountered [Jose] Rizal almost half a century ago. The year was 1965 and I was in my senior year in a Catholic university. Republic Act 1425 made the reading of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo in their unexpurgated versions a graduation requirement. The purpose of […]
Pension Portability issue
There is at present a move by some quarters to push for a reciprocal agreement between the Philippines and Australia regarding the portability of Australian pension which at this time is limited to only 13 weeks. It used to be 26 weeks.
Where do carbon emissions really come from? by Rutherford Plimer
The author is an Australian geologist, professor emeritus of earth sciences at the University of Melbourne, professor of mining geology at the University of Adelaide, and the director of multiple mineral exploration and mining companies. Consider the volcanic eruption in Iceland. Since its first spewing of volcanic ash has, in just FOUR DAYS, NEGATED EVERY SINGLE […]
The rape of Pepsi Paloma
We were eating lunch at a Daly City home and watching “Eat Bulaga!”, the popular noontime variety show on GMA TV, when someone commented that he read on Facebook that two of the show’s hosts, Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon, were involved in the gang rape of a young Filipino American actress named Pepsi […]
Flipland Chronicles (Part two) by T. Tinio
(Editor’s Warning: Just as in Part One, This article contains language that prudish readers may find offensive. The author is a post-menopausal virgin answering to the name of Teresita who wishes to keep her real identity a secret because she is still in an Anglican convent in New Zealand. Proceed at your own risk.)
Enrile can escape imprisonment
Even if convicted, he’s already 90 and Philippine laws exempt over 70s from imprisonment. MANILA – As he turned 90 years old on Valentine’s Day, Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile affirmed the distinction of being the oldest sitting senator in the country’s history and the only nonagenarian in public office.
FLIPLAND CHRONICLES by Teresita T. Tinio
(Editor’s Warning: This article contains language that prudish readers may find offensive. Proceed at your own risk.) “Nuestro mal lo debemos á nosotros mismos, no echemos la culpa á nadie.” (Rizal, from El Filibusterismo) First, a few words about Flipland and the Flips. Flipland is an island republic located in Southeast Asia. It is inhabited […]