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ON DISTANT SHORE| By Val G. Abelgas It is becoming increasingly clear that China is not interested in a peaceful resolution to the dispute over several islets in the West Philippine Sea it is claiming along with the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei. It has blocked all efforts by the international community, including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, to initiate multilateral discussion of Read More …
Kaleidoscope By Perry Diaz The much-awaited “October Surprise” did not happen until the month was almost over. Then, on October 29, super storm Sandy made landfall on the coast of New Jersey and went on to wreak havoc in 15 states — the most populous region in the United States. By the time Hurricane Sandy left, more than $50 billion in property were destroyed or Read More …
Recently, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney boasted about his accomplishment for managing the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. What he didn’t tell the people was that he sought Federal bailout to complete the Games. Here is the story as told by Sen. John McCain. — PERRY DIAZ Romney’s 2.7 Billion Olympic Bailout by John McCain Posted by Politicol News July 28, Read More …
Blessed Pedro Calungsod, 6 Others Canonized By Pope Benedict XVI Today In Rome By LESLIE ANN G. AQUINO and CHRISTINA I. HERMOSO Manila Bulletin The Philippines will finally have its second saint with today’s canonization of Blessed Pedro Calungsod. Pope Benedict XVI will canonize Calungsod and six others in solemn rites in the Vatican. The canonization rites will begin with a Mass at Saint Peter’s Read More …
By David Atkins The pundits and a majority of uncommitted voters have spoken: according to them, Mitt Romney won the wonky yet substanceless snoozefest that was the first Presidential debate of 2012. We are told that Romney seemed lively, warm and aggressive, and that the President seemed distracted and defensive. Perhaps that’s true. The President’s neoliberal policy approach and failure to adamantly defend Social Security Read More …
ON DISTANT SHORE By Val G. Abelgas The circus is in town. The game is on. Let the games begin. However you see it, the circus or game called Philippine election is back with all its hoopla and hullabaloo. That the elections would be just another game of the entrenched politicians was evident on the first day of filing for the certificates of candidacy. Chairman Read More …
BY ELLEN TORDESILLAS MALAYA ‘That provision in the Bill of Rights is a reflection of how important the framers of the Constitution regarded the freedom of the press and the right of the people to be informed.’ Last Friday, I joined five others in asking the Supreme Court to issue a temporary restraining order against the implementation of Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Read More …
By Richard Javad Heydarian Asia Times MANILA – The Philippines has emerged as a frontline state in the rivalry between the United States and China for Southeast Asian power and influence. Locked in a bitter territorial dispute with Beijing in the South China Sea, and with no prospects of a diplomatic resolution in sight, Manila has moved to bolster to its long-standing strategic alliance with Read More …
Kaleidoscope By Perry Diaz When Mitt Romney entered politics in 1994, he chose a Goliath for an opponent, the incumbent Sen. Edward Kennedy in Massachusetts. Kennedy was first elected to his Senate seat in 1962 and was running to keep his seat for the sixth time. Romney was then the CEO of Bain Capital, a private equity investment firm. For the first time, Kennedy faced Read More …
Source: Sun Star MANILA (Updated) — President Benigno Aquino III on Saturday morning administered the oath to new Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Punzalan Aranal-Sereno at the Rizal Hall of Malacanang. Sereno was accompanied by her husband, Mario Jose Sereno, and their two children Maria Sofia and Jose Lorenzo. Also present during the oath-taking rites were Quezon Representative Erin Tanada, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, Executive Secretary Read More …