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Guaranteed entertainment

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:56:47 +0800

This early, the nation is enthralled by the unfolding hilarious impeachment entertainment that we need badly as we face the difficulty of life’s nitty gritty.

Arroyo ‘economic paper’ missed the point

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:28:40 +0800

An article by former president Gloria Arroyo claims economic gains during her term but it does not mention her administration's sorry record in poverty alleviation

Changing or maintaining the status quo

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:15:42 +0800

In many ways, the impending impeachment of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court will be an issue that has nothing to do to with the co-equality of the various branches of the government. Nor will it be an issue of one institution trying to dominate another institution. In fact, it has nothing to do with that at all.

Ambush in the city…

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:57:48 +0800

The shock waves continue to reverberate in Cotabato City following the ambush in broad daylight of Vice Mayor and former three-term Mayor, Datu Muslimin Sema.

Outside the box: Online journalism 101

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:41:16 +0800

Two weeks ago, a graduating student working on her thesis came to the office for an interview about news websites. One of her questions touched on the difference between online journalism and traditional media i.e. newspapers, radio, and TV.

Mirror, mirror, on the wall

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:47:17 +0800

A church adviser once shared in our church cell group that our children are like mirrors of ourselves.� They reflect all the good and bad things about us, even things that we don’t like seeing about ourselves. She said that it also shows the state of our relationship with our God. And you know what? She was right.

A refreshing wind blowing ARMM's way…

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:05:42 +0800

The long wait is over. Thanks to PNoy for the bold action to implement the law, RA 10153 that grants the President the power to ‘reform the ARMM’.� PNoy thought that he waited long enough and ‘enough was enough’. He acted not only deliberately but also with decisiveness to introduce not only cosmetic changes but real changes that seek to re-shape the image of ARMM.

Outside the box: Are journalists still relevant?

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:04:34 +0800

Journalism is a profession, not a pastime.

Were the Eraserheads the end of cultural history?

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:53:16 +0800

I was nine or ten when I first heard “Pare Ko,” and what struck me at the time was not its quotidian poetry, but the “Diba? T_ngina!” that punctuated its chorus. I loved the E-Heads then and I love them now, albeit for different reasons. I remember begging my parents to take me to see them in Club Dredd.

Lyn Ching-Pascual: New Year’s resolution... again?

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:00:03 +0800

Exercise. Eat healthier. Learn to speak Mandarin.� These three have been my New Year’s resolutions the past 15 years. Unfortunately not a single one has been done.

Wish list for ARMM in 2012...

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:23:44 +0800

The national government has gifted ARMM with a stimulus package worth 8.5 billion pesos, which can help make some wishes come true.

Are we witnessing the future collapse of our island-nation?

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:23:40 +0800

Our prospects for achieving First World status are pathetic. It is unrealistic to expect such a standard of living without� sustainable resources, a high-calber cadre of leaders, and the drastic implementation of land use policies to sustain it.

Outside the Box: Journalism as if it mattered

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:27:21 +0800

The role of a journalist is to tell the story, not to be the story.

A Pinoy diaspora Christmas

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:13:42 +0800

With family members overseas, our Christmases have always been fragmented celebrations.�But thanks to technology, the distance now seems narrower. We can have Noche Buena with everyone via Internet.�

Corona Spinea: The Supreme Court and its crown of thorns

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:31:49 +0800

The Corona Spinea is one of the cruelest instruments of the Passion along with the Roman flagrum, the spear of Longinus, and the nails and the cross. Applied in the controversies now surrounding the Supreme Court (SC) and its highest officer, as symbolic parody, there can perhaps be no other more pregnant with interpretations.