They say you can only know the real person once you’ve worked with them or if you have lived with them. Luckily, I have had the opportunity to have worked with most of the community leaders (the genuine, the self-proclaimed and papellators) sprawled around. Although I have been burnt at times and even scarred, I […]
Category: Opinion
Shocking Predictions: Let’s see what happens in 2012!
The man who predicted the 1987 stock market crash and the fall of the Soviet Union is now forecasting a revolution in America, food riots and tax rebellions – all within four years, while cautioning that putting food on the table will be a more pressing concern than buying Christmas gifts by 2012. Gerald Celente, […]
What peace to pray for in the Spratlys by Rodel Rodis (US Correspondent)
When the Filipino American community bid adieu to the officers and crew of the BRP Gregorio del Pilar at Coast Guard Island in Alameda on July 18, 2011, many of us worried about what would happen to them once they were deployed to the Spratly Islands to defend the sovereignty of the Philippines. If they […]
Is the world really coming to an end?
It probably will someday but hopefully not during our lifetime. Being mere mortals, we will all die anyway. We just don’t know exactly when. For those people who died in Japan during the recent tsunami, it was the end of the world for them. For those who died during the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, […]
Why PNoy copped out by Atty. Rodel Rodis (US Correspondent)
Less than three months before the May 2010 Philippine presidential elections, candidate Noynoy (PNoy) Aquino spoke at a Makati forum and “unequivocally rejected the idea of allowing a state and hero’s burial for the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos” (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 24, 2010). “I would like to apologize to the relatives and those who […]
Premier’s Award means nothing by Jaime K. Pimentel
I have often been suspicious, even disliked, award presentations, especially those given by politicians. But these NSW Premier’s Awards were so blatantly patronising to our Filipino community it made me puke. How could an intelligent community like ours be conned into taking part in these awards? Not only were the awards clearly a political gambit […]
Blind Faith by Benjie de Ubago
When truth stares us in the face, our initial reaction is to deny it with all our might. When our values and beliefs are challenged, especially by those we have come to respect and trust, we go in defense mode. Understandably, as the truth is embarrassing, frightening and much too painful to confront. It is […]
Premier’s Award is a farce by Jaime Pimentel
I have often been suspicious, even disliked, award presentations, especially those awards by politicians. But these NSW Premier’s Awards were so blatantly patronising to our Filipino community it made me puke. How could an intelligent community like ours be conned into taking part in these awards? Not only were the awards clearly a political gambit […]
Priest can’t say mass By Benjie de Ubago
Most Filipinos are devout Catholics and are predisposed to random acts of kindness. Having been taught to keep our faith strong, we have the propensity to believe without questioning. We are drawn automatically towards any seemingly benevolent deeds and wholeheartedly give others the benefit of the doubt. While this may be an exceptional expression of […]
Reporting the truth may hurt
In the practice of journalism, it is sometimes inevitable that some people will get hurt. That is what reporting is all about. We report it as it happened. Quite often, the truth hurts. But the people have a right to know and readers of Philippine Sentinel want to know the truth. In the past, this […]
Aquino indecisive on fate of Morong 43
It appears that President Benigno Aquino III cannot make up his mind on what to do with the so-called “Morong 43.” News reports have it that he has left the matter in the hands of the Philippine justice system to determine the fate of 43 health professionals who were arrested while attending a health training […]