Today’s Views

A Scenario of Horrid Jokes

A Scenario of Horrid Jokes

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Sep 21, 2014

The Daily Express, the only metropolitan daily licensed to publish rumors and gossips under the guise of news or vice versa, was anathema to the ideals of journalism in a truly free society and democratic society. All in all, martial law as a scenario of unthinkable jokes during that existential reality in our history was a horrible nightmare that should never be allowed to happen again. Never again!

Gilas Pilipinas, Pakitang Gilas

Gilas Pilipinas, Pakitang Gilas

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Sep 18, 2014

All of the Filipino people in all corners of the country joyously cheer the Gilas Pilipinas basketball players for their admirable achievement in the current FIBA World Cup. Yes they deserve to be accorded loud cheers. They have made basketball enthusiasts all over the globe believe in the Filipino’s skill and love for basketball. Even the teams who have defeated them acknowledge their good performance.

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Sep 12, 2014

The People’s Initiative will gather momentum. It will reach its desired end.

ALS and the much-needed ice bucket for PH medical research

ALS and the much-needed ice bucket for PH medical research

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Sep 09, 2014

When a colleague nominated me for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, I decided neither to post a video nor to donate to any of the foundations involved. One reason is that I find the challenge a bit self-congratulatory, which, instead of serving its purpose of advocating awareness about the disease, ended up as a craze with many of those who braved the challenge remaining unaware of what the letters A-L-S represent.

GENUINELY ORGANIC

GENUINELY ORGANIC

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Sep 01, 2014

Our journey towards a sustainable agriculture remains to be a long and winding road as we are still confronted with landlessness and capitalist opportunism in the agriculture sector. Don’t get me wrong; despite its inadequacies and tendencies to favor the rich farmers and landlords, the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010 is a milestone in our quest for a sustainable agriculture.

Joey Ayala’s Langay-Langayan

Joey Ayala’s Langay-Langayan

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Sep 01, 2014

On this day, on this very hour, I am nursing an aching wound in my soul. I am sad and unusually depressed. My mind wanders to that long long night of terror in our land. . .to that nightmare in history called Martial Law! And it makes me sick. I open the Youtube, hoping to find solace. And I come upon Joey Ayala and his song “Wala Nang Tao sa Sta Filomena”. And the song summons living memories that weigh me down even more. Until I feel my soul in my eyes.

Consumerism, a Dupery

Consumerism, a Dupery

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Aug 30, 2014

If there’s ever a cultural phenomenon that has pervaded Philippine society in all its layers and dimensions, it is “consumerism”. It has conquered and enslaved the Filipino psyche like some kind of addiction. It constitutes a large share of the Filipino culture.