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Source: The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – The leading French newspaper Le Figaro recently lauded Gawad Kalinga and its founder, Tony Meloto. This, after Meloto delivered a keynote speech at the opening of the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization’s Planetworkshops Global Conference early this month. In a column by Marielle Court, Meloto was hailed for building homes and villages for the poor. Court cited Read More …
“Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.” — Kinky Friedman By Alex P. Vidal ILOILO CITY — A bottle of beer taken by a mother while fleeing from Japanese invaders in World War II, survived after 73 years, and is now being kept for souvenir by the son who is 80 years old. The bottle, with brand name still slightly attached to it, Read More …
By Alex P. Vidal Even if we elect the best politicians to lead our country, we can’t survive as a nation if we lack or refuse to adopt spirituality as a way of life, warned Dr. Richard Plana, Iloilo’s top guru on spirituality. “Our concept of spirituality should be universal and not parochial,” explained the Ilonggo university professor. “Spirituality will save us from moral, cultural, Read More …
GLIMPSES By Jose Ma. Montelibano I am in the middle of a late night drive from Santa Clara to Long Beach, from Northern to Southern California, a full six hours without stopping. There are two young Fil-Ams traveling with me to meet with fellow advocates and volunteers in a common cause in the Bay Area. The last meeting was with Fil-Am students from Santa Clara Read More …
MESSAGE OF HIS EXCELLENCY BENIGNO S. AQUINO III PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES 2013 KASADYAHAN REGIONAL CULTURAL COMPETITION FREEDOM GRANDSTAND, ILOILO CITY 26 JANUARY 2013 (To be delivered by Senator Ramon Magsaysay, Jr.) I am honored to speak on behalf of our President today. Allow me to share with you his message for this occasion. From Luzon to Mindanao, our culture and beliefs are shaped by Read More …
GLIMPSES By Jose Ma. Montelibano I am preparing to go on my first mission abroad for 2013. Since 2008, I have been regularly visiting the United States, deliberately seeking out Filipino-Americans and trying to imbibe their experience of leaving a motherland to adopt another country. I cannot anymore count the number of families who opened their homes to me, much less the greater number of Read More …
AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo The Philippine Star He was born an American but his life proved that he was more Filipino than many Filipinos. Many Filipinos want to leave this country and resettle in the US, then be known as an American. Fr. Jim Reuter loved the Philippines as well as the Filipinos and opted to spend most of his Read More …
AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo The Philippine Star Only the most negative gainsayers would still assert that our country has not moved forward under President Benigno S. Aquino III (P-Noy). If they can lie to you, then they can easily delude themselves — and they’ve been doing that. Listen to the gainsayers and you’ll wallow in despair instead of revel in Read More …
By Bert Drona The Filipino Mind We native Filipinos, at the very least, all recognize Jose Rizal as a martyr-hero, given that all of us grew up learning about him, seeing his statue or other in our schools, town plazas, etc., and elevating him practically to a cult of personality by a few Filipinos. We know Rizal was in the forefront of the Propaganda Movement Read More …
AS A MATTER OF FACT By Sara Soliven De Guzman The Philippine Star I truly believe that our government must set the record straight and inform all of us the truth that Jose Rizal has never been proclaimed a national hero. Administrations have come and gone and up to this day, they have neglected the educational value of teaching our youth and our people the Read More …