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Monthly Archives for December 2005
Happy New Year!
As I join everybody in welcoming 2006, I count my blessings and one of them is having discovered friends in this blog. Thank you so much and may we continue to have a healthy and vibrant sharing of views , … Continue reading
Rizal’s five days in Litomerice
There’s a “Blumentritt street” in Sta. Cruz (unless it has been changed by officials who have nothing better to do) named after Ferdinand Blumentritt, an Austrian professor who was a good friend of Jose Rizal. We met a grandson of … Continue reading
Ang isyu ng taon
Sa pagtatapos ng taon, maganda tingnan kung ano ang pinakamahalagang bagay na nangyari at ang naging epekto sa buhay natin. Sa larangan ng pulitika, ang pinakamalaki talagang nangyari ay ang paglabas ng Hello Garci tapes kung saan narinig ng sambayanang … Continue reading
Favorite jokes
Our sense of humor is most admirable about us Filipinos. We crack jokes when the going gets rough. We laugh so as not to cry. The political crisis precipitated by the Hello Garci tapes, where we all heard Gloria Arroyo … Continue reading
Malalim na awayan sa Saudi
Bago mag-Pasko, ginamit ko dito sa aking column ang dalawang sulat na aking natanggap sa iba’t-ibang OFW tungkol sa isang tumakas na Pinay OFW na sinamantalahan raw ng dalawang empleyado ng Philippine consulate. Kalakip rin ang sulat ng president ng … Continue reading
Twice blest
(This article appeared in the February 2005 issue of Mirror magazine) “This doesn’t look very good. You have to see an oncologist.” My mind went numb upon hearing the word “oncologist” from the gynecologist who was reading the result of … Continue reading
Mensahe ng nilampasan
Maganda ang mensahe na binigay ni Associate Justice Reynato S.Puno tungkol sa pagkalampas sa kanya ni Gloria Arroyo sa pagpili ng Supreme Court justice. Kung seniority kasi ang susundin, kung sino ang pinakamas mahabang taon sa Supreme Court, dapat si … Continue reading
Merry Christmas
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Statement of Counsels for the defense of Liberties on the appointment of Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban
PRES. ARROYO’S APPPOINTMENT OF CJ PANGANIBAN IMPERILS CREDIBILITY OF THE SUPREME COURT: Due to the Political Crisis, Seniority Rule Should have been followed. Under the current political crisis, the rule in the appointment of the Supreme Court Chief Justice should … Continue reading
My Christmas wish
Dear Lord, please take Gloria Arroyo out of Malacañang. It would be good if during one of those moments when she said she talks to you, you would tell her to leave Malacañang to spare the Filipino people the insults … Continue reading
