by Reginald Tamayo It is no longer safe to say the truth in this country. Truth and truth-seekers are silenced. Anyone who speaks and stands up for the truth finds himself voiceless for fear of reprisal. In fine, truth is suppressed out of fear. Truth is a costly possession in this country and is [...]
COMMENTARY BY PERRY DIAZ If there’s anything that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo would pay for $1 billion, it would be a photo opportunity with President Barack Obama. Just imagine a picture of the two presidents side by side with the flags of their respective countries in the background. That would be awesome! It would be [...]
Is Obama a sex symbol? Read this interesting article by Judith Warner of the New York Times –Perry Diaz Sometimes a President Is Just a President By Judith Warner New York Times The other night I dreamt of Barack Obama. He was taking a shower right when I needed to get into the bathroom to [...]
RP NO LONGER DEMOCRACY’S SHOWCASE By MANUEL F. ALMARIO To Filipinos who still believe that the Philippines is a “show window” of democracy in Asia, it may come as a shock to know that the world doesn’t seem to think so anymore. This is reflected in the article of Larry Diamond, a senior fellow at [...]
COMMENTARY BY PERRY DIAZ As expected, President Gloria Arroyo failed to meet with President Barack Obama during the National Breakfast Prayer in Washington, DC. Arroyo should know by now that Obama had been avoiding her for obvious reasons — she’s ‘bad news.’ Once again, Arroyo’s unscheduled ‘spur of the moment’ junket to the US manifests her [...]
COMMENTARY BY PERRY DIAZ A few days ago, the Republican Party elected Michael Steele as their first African-American national chairman. That the good news. The bad news is: at about the same time, Carol Carter, a county Republican official, distributed an email mocking African-American victims of Hurricane Katrina. It seems to me that every time [...]
COMMENTARY BY PERRY DIAZ In a spur of the moment change in her itinerary, the junketing Philippine President, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, is heading to the U.S. again for another chance to meet President Barack Obama. Obama will be the guest speaker at the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 5, 2009, in Washington, DC. Gloria had [...]
COMMENTARY BY PERRY DIAZ The 2010 presidential race is heating with 11 presidentiables already identified. However, one presidentiable who has been overlooked is Gov. Ed Panlilio of Pampanga. Recently, Gov. Panlilio stated that he will run for President if God wills it. Well, his support is growing fast in the country and in the Filipino [...]
COMMENTARY FROM PERRY DIAZ I find it very strange — and suspicious — that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered charges to be filed against PDEA officials when it was the Department of Justice who dismissed the case because it “lacked probable cause.” According to an Inquirer news report, “The PDEA said last week it received information about a P50-million bribe [...]
An age-old war for dominance and supremacy By Wilhelmina Orozco A new war is on between the Israelites and the Palestinians, an age-old war for dominance and supremacy. Why can’t these two people shake hands and be friends? Is it really difficult being a friend to an armed person? What makes arms drive people to [...]
