I Choose to Believe in Mar Roxas
w By Wilfredo G. Villanueva (In Pilipino and English) Para sa mga maka-Mar, at hindi maka-Mar pero: hindi pa rin bilib maski kanino—pwede pang magbago ng isip, medyo nagugulumihanan na kay Duterte, nagtataka bakit ganun si Grace sa coco levy fund at kay Danding, ‘di na masikmura si Binay, Alam ninyo? Pagbinabasa ko ang mga banat kay … Continue reading
Dear Senator Alan Cayetano: “Would you please explain the term ‘discipline’ as used by the Duterte/Cayetano campaign?”
Editor’s Desk Society of Honor w Dear Senator Alan Cayetano: I’m writing on behalf of Filipino voters who may be as confused as I am about things. I have a decent following here in the Philippines and may be able to help them understand what you and Mayor Duterte are proposing. I hear the campaign promise … Continue reading
‘Filipino’ is not a race
I have to give credit to Irineo B. R. Salazar for accomplishing a miracle. He spiked my interest about history. I’ve detested history since the eighth grade when I was required on exams to remember a lot of dates that had absolutely no relevance to a 13 year old boy who was migrating from games to girls. Come … Continue reading
In defense of law and order against those with blood on the soles of their feet
Emotions are raging again in the Philippines, sides staked out, barbs and accusations shooting across the nation as if people in Manila somehow intended for farmers to be shot and policemen brained with rocks and clubs. Filipinos sometimes seem very cruel to good people who have hard jobs. So quick to judge. So harsh in that judgment. … Continue reading



