Kontra Bulate

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on October 9, 2017 · 102 Comments 

ni Wilfredo G. Villanueva Nakikita ko pa rin ang mabuting balita sa kabila ng masama. Ganun din ako kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Hindi naman talaga siya lang ang dapat sisihin sa mga kabulastugan, kahihiyan, kawalanghiyaan nitong mga nakalipas na labing-limang buwan. Maliwanag pa sa sikat ng araw, ‘di ba, na suportado siya ng tao? Siguro … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

The Moral Landscape: Part 1 – The Three Primary Virtues

Posted by edgar lores on October 6, 2017 · 223 Comments 

By Edgar Lores Introduction The moral landscape is a wasteland. Whether in the cities or in the country, there are no green trees of rectitude, no flowering plants of virtues, no unbroken fences of decency. Once there was a pale fence that demarcated the line between what is right and what is wrong. But that … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Education, Laws and Ethics

The Ballad of Sacco and Vanzetti, Part 2

Posted by JoeAm on October 4, 2017 · 114 Comments 

By Joe America The Philippine government is overpowering. Dogmatic. Controlling. Threatening. Using police as brutal agents of authority. Wielding a budget loosely, throwing billions at pet accounts like “intelligence funds”. Do you feel like you are faced off against the power of the law? The power of the gold? It is not the first time, … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

“Hanggang Hindi Ko Na Kayang Gawin”—CHR Chair Chito Gascon

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on October 2, 2017 · 43 Comments 

Huling Bahagi ni Wilfredo G. Villanueva Takipsilim. Abril ngayong taon. Tinip siya ng isang miyembro ng Night Crawlers, mga media men na nagpupuyat para isulat o kuhanan ng litrato ang latest kill sa War on Drugs. Kasama sa Night Crawlers si Raffy Lerma ng Philippine Daily Inquirer. Si Raffy ang kumuha ng pagdadalamhati ni Jennilyn … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

May Mas Sasaya Pa Ba Kay Chito Gascon?

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on September 25, 2017 · 93 Comments 

Unang Bahagi ni Wilfredo G. Villanueva Una, si Senator Leila de Lima. Sumunod, si Senator Sonny Trillanes. Mga na-interview ko at namangha ako sa tapang, abilidad at pagka-dakila nila. Ngayon naman, heto ang pangatlo: si Chito Gascon, chairman ng Commission on Human Rights. Nagkakanda ekis-ekis ang mga daliri ko sa keyboard, naguunahan sila parang mga … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government