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By EFREN N. PADILLA GMA News The Diocese of Bacolod City in Negros Occidental, headed by Bishop Vicente Navarra, through its counsel Ralph Sarmiento has taken its fight against the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to the Supreme Court (SC). It is petitioning the high tribunal to permanently stop the removal of its oversized poster that violates the COMELEC’s regulation on campaign materials mounted on the Read More …
COMMONSENSE By Marichu A. Villanueva The Philippine Star It’s almost a month now since the official 90-day campaign period started for national candidates running in the coming May 13 elections. Despite stern warnings by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), campaign rules and regulations have been wantonly ignored by certain candidates from among the 33 senatorial bets and 123 party-list groups. So far, the Comelec has Read More …
By DUCKY PAREDES MALAYA ‘The bishops will demand that politicians talk about their views on what the bishops consider as critical social issues, such as same-sex marriage, divorce, contraceptives and corruption.’ THE news that the Catholic bishops will vigorously campaign against politicians who ignored them, leading to the church’s failure to stop the passage of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (RA Read More …
AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo The Philippine Star There appears to be a conspiracy to cast doubts on the validity of the 2010 election and it’s being led by the same Roman Catholic Bishops that hate President Benigno S. Aquino III (P-Noy). The recent announcement of CBCP (Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines) president, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma, that the Catholic Read More …
AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo The Philippine Star It was a season of knockouts or KOs, as termed in boxing. First, was the devastating knockout of Manny Pacquiao in the hands of Juan Manuel Marquez. Then this was followed by the 3rd round knockout win of Nonito Donaire over Jorge Arce, as if redeeming national pride that was lost when Manny Read More …
By Rey O. Arcilla MALAYA (I wrote not too long ago that if for nothing else, President Noynoy Aquino will be long remembered if he were to support and “steer” the passage of an RH law.) The new Philippine Navy chief, Vice Adm. Jose Luis Alano, vowed to make the country’s territorial waters safe. I suppose that also means keeping them free of foreign interlopers. Read More …
By AMADO P. MACASAET MALAYA ‘The biggest mistake of the Catholic leadership is its continued, though failing attempts, to exercise authoritarian control over the individual’s right to independent thought and inquiry.’ As early as the Elizabethan Age in England (1485-1625) the authoritarian right of the Roman Catholic Church over its flock was challenged by scholars raising the question of corruption. They even challenged the doctrines. Read More …
SKETCHES By Ana Marie Pamintuan The Philippine Star See what happens when contraception is equated with corruption: both chambers of Congress pass the Reproductive Health bill by a convincing margin. At the House of Representatives, the number of congressmen voting for the measure even increased on third and final reading. This is significant, coming on the heels of Church condemnation of the original 104 congressmen Read More …
By REY O. ARCILLA MALAYA ‘Pray tell, how can the Philippines be a trouble-maker when she only seeks to resolve the West Philippine Sea issue through peaceful and diplomatic means and resort to international law?’ FIRST, he cries Uncle (Sam). Now, he is crying Ojisan (uncle in Japanese). Foreign Secretary Albert “Amboy” del Rosario recently told the Financial Times that the Philippines supports a rearmed Read More …
Lowdown By Jojo Robles Manila Standard Today The best Congress that taxpayers’ money can buy didn’t only decide that it could not afford to fight Malacañang. It has also agreed that it should take on Canadian pop star Justin Bieber instead. This, after all, is where your taxes go: Congress, on President Noynoy Aquino’s deadline and upon his certification of its urgency, coughed up the Read More …