Pardon my suspicious mind, but I noticed one thing about Ces release that seemed uncanny. Remember the kidnappers giving a Tuesday 12 noon deadline and abruptly deciding to make it indefinite? Then, within a few hours, the PNP chief Avelino Razon announced that Ces will be released a few hours after that? What I noticed is [...]

Madame Gloria is now in Davao, presiding over the merger of her party Kampi with that of Lakas. They are preparing for the ARMM elections, a crucial one given that Mindanao’s vote more often than not determine the next president. Remember 2004? It was in Mindanao that Gloria orchestrated that Hello Garci caper. Surely, this [...]

Today, we celebrate Father’s Day. Throughout the world, millions go to the malls to buy something for their fathers. I am an exception. I lost my father years ago. And I don’t fret about it. Since I was born, I just saw my father a few times. When I entered the university, I’m supposed to see him [...]

For a rejoinder, that’s why I am writing this piece today. Smart’s “Me na Me” campaign is an anti-thesis of what everybody is doing right now–getting all people united. I mean, we already know that communication is “personal”; but interpreting this to mean “individual” is stupid.  Smart should instead, improve its services before it starts proselytizing [...]