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INC’s Davao version of Rizal Park rally
By KARLOS MANLUPIG
IT was not only in Manila that the Iglesia ni Cristo made a show of force last Feb. 28. In Davao City, thousands of INC members traveled for hours, some of them suffered blown out tires to attend a prayer rally that was part of the religious group’s nationwide grand evangelical mission. »Read More -
Diva Defensor-Santiago
Editorial cartoon by VINCENT GO
Indeed, Santiago has been the diva of the afternoon TV and radio courtroom drama called the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, though her every appearance has been more suspense-thriller (Which prosecution lawyer or witness will she attack today?), or stand-up comedy (What antics will she pull off this time?). »Read More -
Building a special place for adults with autism
BY YOLANDA L. PUNSALAN
VERY soon, a special place for special people will rise somewhere in Batangas. It will be the answer to the agony of parents with children with autism: who will take care of them when we are no longer around? »Read More -
Gone fishing
Editorial cartoon by VINCENT GO
The revelations about Corona so far may have shocked and angered the public—the apparent lack of delicadeza, the unexplained assets, the conflicts of interest. But the revelations need to withstand the rigors of the court with all its technicalities, and not merely the canons of a journalistic report. And somehow, it’s hard to shake the feeling the prosecution has been presenting its case on a hit-or-miss or trial-and-error basis, if not as a fishing expedition from which they have as yet no idea what they will reel in. »Read More -
Finding the true Filipino in EDSA
By BOOMA CRUZ
IN the last 26 years, Filipinos troop to EDSA to celebrate and commemorate a brief shinning moment in the nation’s history that led to the dismantling of the Marcos dictatorship on Feb. 25, 1986. The 31-kilometer, 10-lane stretch, the birthplace of people power, has since been most identified with the Filipino. It has in fact become the Filipino. »Read More -
Aquino’s Corona obsession
Editorial cartoon by VINCENT GO
While Filipinos will perhaps never begrudge Noynoy Aquino his anti-Corona crusade, they do also expect him to fix the country’s countless other problems with as much zeal and determination. »Read More -
Domestic abuse fueled suspicions of foul play
By MALTE E. KOLLENBERG
WOMEN'S rights and migrant advocates in South Korea say complaints of domestic abuse are not uncommon here, and the story of Cathy Deocades is no exception. Cathy’s story started out as a hopeful search for a better life in South Korea, whose cultural exports like K-Pop-music and Korean dramas often paint a picture of domestic harmony. Cathy met her husband, who turned to the Philippines in search for a woman he could not find in South Korea, through a marriage broker. Shortly after the two met for the first time they got married. The couple did not have time to get to know each other. »Read More -
An Asian tragedy called Cathy
By MALTE E. KOLLENBERG
GONGJU, South Korea —Two and a half hours south of Seoul by land lies the farming village of Tapgok-ri, a remote part of the city of Gongju. It is nothing like the glittery and glamorous world shown in Korean dramas and K-Pop music videos, which are increasingly popular among Filipino women. Here on Jan. 11, 2011, Cathy Deocades, 24, was found hanging from a wooden bar in an abandoned house several meters from her home. The police came and concluded suicide. Investigations stopped and the case was closed. »Read More -
Who is the better fictionist?
By ELLEN TORDESILLAS
JUST when we were getting excited by another set of accounts by Chief Justice Renato Corona with the Philippine Savings Bank, Katipunan branch, totaling some P36 million which were withdrawn on Dec. 12, 2012, the day the House of Representatives approved the impeachment of the Chief Justice, bank manager Annabel Tiongson dropped another information that brought us back to the fascinating tale of the "small lady" that has regaled us the past days. »Read More -
No more black sand extraction in Lingayen, LGU promises
By FRANKLIN Q. DE GUZMAN
DAGUPAN CITY—No more extraction of black sand in the Lingayen Gulf coast.
Representatives of the Pangasinan provincial government reached this agreement on Wednesday with residents of four Lingayen barangays—Sabangan, Estanza, Capandanan and Malimpec—opposing the mining of black sand near the gulf. »Read More
