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“Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.” GEORGE EDWARD WOODBERRY By Alex P. Vidal Missing in the pages of our history books was the political exploits of former Supreme Court justice Raymundo Melliza of Iloilo who ran and lost for vice president of the Philippines to Sergio Osmena of Cebu in the 1935 presidential elections. Melliza’s (was Read More …
By NESTOR MATA MALAYA ‘China’s new President Xi Jinping first coined the slogan after taking power late last year, and since then many China-watchers have wondered what exactly is his dream.’ AFTER China’s new President Xi Jinping took over power late last year, he coined the slogan “Chinese Dream.” He did it at an exhibition called “The Road to Renewal” at Beijing’s grandiose National Museum, Read More …
The following is Mariano Patalinjug’s commentary in response to the article, “Dynastic rule tightens its grip on Philippines.” Commentary By Mariano Patalinjug True: Rather than diminishing, dynastic rule will probably “tighten its grip” on the Philippines. At the risk of being repetitious, my Distilled Diagnosis of why the Philippines continues to be left in the backwaters is that it is caught in the vise-like grip Read More …
Coral Triangle’s vast oil reserves By Bernie Lopez Reprinted from the Philippine Sentinel Editor – dinocres1944@aim.com Is the conservation program of the oil-multinational-funded World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in the Coral Triangle an ‘advance party’ for oil exploration? The 1.6-billion-acre Coral Triangle, reputed to be the richest marine biodiversity area in the planet, covering six countries, is regarded by oil multinationals to also be the richest Read More …
Making life worth living By Ellen Tordesillas Malaya Iglesia ni Cristo’s list of senatorial candidates to be endorsed is interesting and intriguing. Crossing party lines, INC’s list includes seven from Team PNoy (Sonny Angara,Bam Aquino,Alan Peter Cayetano,Grace Poe,Loren Legarda,Antonio Trillanes, and Cynthia Villar) and five from United Nationalist Alliance (JV Ejercito,Richard Gordon,Nancy Binay,Gringo Honasan and Jack Enrile). An INC member said the day after the Read More …
PRESS RELEASE May 11, 2013 Liberal Party senatorial candidate Ramon Magsaysay Jr. on Friday expressed his profuse appreciation to presidential sisters Ballsy Aquino-Cruz and Pinky-Aquino Abelleda for showing up and joining the Ramon Magsaysay Jr. Day to express publicly their full support to his senatorial bid. The Magsaysay Jr. Day was organized by the friends and supporters of the former senator to dramatize their all-out Read More …
By DUCKY PAREDES MALAYA ‘Those who can understand a source code enough to be able to spot where something is not quite right would have the capability and the know-how to create a source code themselves.’ CLEARLY, the former Commission on Elections (Comelec) made the wrong decision when it chose to purchase the Precinct-Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines. Consider the problems of warehousing the machines Read More …
“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” SOREN KIERKEGAARD By Alex P. Vidal This early, our sympathy goes to all would-be losers in this Monday’s mid term elections in the Philippines. It’s not a laughing matter to lose in the election for public office especially when some candidates are not prepared to Read More …
By Dean Cheng The Foundry Heritage.org Amidst all the regional concerns about North Korea, the Senkaku dispute between China and Japan has continued to fester. This past week, the situation has escalated, with the Chinese Foreign Ministry specifically stating that the Senkakus are a “core interest.” General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed that the Chinese had used this term Read More …
By Perry Diaz Global Balita The 2013 mid-term election on May 13 is starting to be a crucial political battle leading to the 2016 elections. Indeed, the 2016 presidential election could become the battle royale pitting the country’s political dynasties against each other. Political dynasties Global Balita has made known its position on political dynasties before. In my article, “Vote wisely and responsibly” (May 1, Read More …