01:20 AM May 3rd, 2016 By: Ramon R. del Rosario Jr., May 3rd, 2016 01:20 AM MAYOR Rodrigo Duterte was our guest at a recent meeting of the Management Association of the Philippines and the Makati Business Club. He is… Read More ›
Commentary
The sins of corruption of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte:
By Maria Luarca-Reyes As it was not declared in his SALN, it can only be assumed that the Php 211 million in the BPI account with his daughter Sara Duterte was illegally accumulated possibly from the City of Davao, where… Read More ›
Aquino made right call in West Philippine Sea dispute
By Hermenegildo C. Cruz 12:14 am | Friday, June 14th, 2013 3 212 1 Three things happened recently in connection with the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea. Chinese Ambassador Ma Keqing expressed her “concern” that the Philippines may be putting up… Read More ›
Why soldiers don’t retaliate vs enemies
By Ramon Tulfo Philippine Daily Inquirer 11:22 pm | Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 “You hit one of us, you hit all of us. We will come after you.” Those brave, fighting words came from Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, addressing the… Read More ›
CEBU GOVERNOR SHOULD VACATE CAPITOL
JGL Eye By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2013 Fil Am Extra Exchange) CHICAGO (FAXX/jGLi) – When I advised then San Juan, Metro Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada to ignore the order of Revolutionary President Cory Aquino in 1986 to vacate the San Juan municipal… Read More ›
A CHIEF JUSTICE SERENO IS WIN-WIN FOR P-NOY
JGL Eye By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 202012 Journal Group Link International) CHICAGO (jGLi) – Published reports that install Justice Secretary Leila de Lima as the front-runner in the search for the replacement of convicted Chief Justice Renato… Read More ›
Obstruction Of Justice – In Good Times And Bad Times
by jun asuncion It was like a chess championship match with the brave sacrificing act of Justice Secretary Leila De Lima leading to the checkmate of GMA. The thrill reached its peak as GMA attempted to flee from her impending checkmate – using her ailment… Read More ›
The Devil is in the Details
by jun asuncion The MILF’s walloping of the AFP last October that killed 19 marines and wounded many has sent a shockwave to global Filipinos. It was such a lamentable loss should not really happen in modern warfare. This carnage showed us again the loopholes in our armed forces… Read More ›
PH SENATORS’ PYRRHIC VICTORY
JGL Eye By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© Journal Group Link International) CHICAGO (jGLi) – Two weeks ago, 12 Philippine senators, including my friend former President Joseph Estrada, got together to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their 12-11 vote, rejecting the U.S…. Read More ›
BIGGER CROCODILES STILL ON THE LOOSE
JGL Eye By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2011 Journal Group Link International) CHICAGO (jGLi) – I applaud the residents of Agusan del Sur in the Philippines for snaring and trapping alive last week a huge prehistoric crocodile touted as the longest and… Read More ›
Playing With Our Values : On Zubiri’s Resignation
by jun asuncion On its face value, the resignation is a good example for others to follow who have served the Arroyo machinery of deceit for the last nine years. As there are still many of them in the… Read More ›
To Correct History?
by jun asuncion Brain drain is a fact. That we still have brilliant brains in the Philippines is also a fact. Among such brains I have considered are Senator Escudero and Senator Legarda. But it seems that intelligence is something and motivation… Read More ›
Brain drain And Minority Leader Danilo Suarez
by jun asuncion House Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez said in Philstar today : – Aquino has turned the entire government machinery into “one wrecking crew” just to get back at leaders of the previous administration…. Read More ›
THIS BACMAN IS NO HERO
JGL Eye By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA CHICAGO (jGLi) – In his diary, Philippine national hero Jose Rizal described Missouri River as twice the size of Pasig River in its widest part. Missouri is just the second largest tributary of… Read More ›
THE SECRETS OF POLITICIANS’ STAYING POWER
JGL Eye By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA CHICAGO (jGLi) – When I was covering the mayor’s offices of Rizal province in the Philippines in the seventies, I was pleasantly surprised to see a mayor of Antipolo in near tears when I… Read More ›
Whistling in the Dark
By Oliver Geronilla From where I am, I can sense that Bulan politics is so still you could hear a pin drop. The pledge to be transparent, the enthusiasm to inform and be informed have all vanished into… Read More ›
Turning Weaknesses into Strengths
By W. Scott Thompson and Oliver Geronilla We have always hated people giving advice. It usually stems from their own insecurities or their desire to look stronger and wiser than we are. But what if you ask for… Read More ›
On Looking Back
by jun asuncion I guess many of you have already noticed that over the last few weeks, comments that came in were mostly on my posts about the Asuncion History thus giving us the impression that we’re drifting… Read More ›
Sports and Politics
By Oliver Geronilla I join BO in congratulating Mayor Helen De Castro for winning another term as Bulan’s chief executive. This “resounding mandate,” as Mr. Gilana astutely phrased it, will give her ample time to collaborate with Bulan’s crème de… Read More ›
On Accusation And Conviction
by jun asuncion Since quite a few of the observers had indirectly suggested in their comments that the decisions made by the Sandiganbayan do not possess finality in their character, I reproduced herewith- for clarification purposes and with due acknowledgement to… Read More ›
Still Tongue Makes a Wise Head
By Oliver Geronilla Politicians and their apologists have never failed to amaze me. From their empty rhetoric to their convoluted orchestration of truth down to their infuriating chutzpah, everything seems to bring me to a fleeting rapture of… Read More ›
Playing Politics
By Oliver Geronilla Ask the children around you what they know about Bulan politics. I’m dead certain that you’d get the same answer that my childhood friends and I used to give: it’s all about the bigwigs plus… Read More ›
Doing Things Right and Doing the Right Thing
By Oliver Geronilla Most of the columns that I write for dailies and the articles that I turn in here at BO dwell on empirical matters that reflect our current state of affairs including, of course, my… Read More ›
This Or These: The Tyranny Of Words And The Agony Of Choice
by jun asuncion To Bulan Observers We always enjoy constructive discussion or criticism for it leads us to improvement or stimulate our thinking- as opposed to discussion or criticism that is closed, no substance, undifferentiated, egoistic and even… Read More ›
Have A Way With Words
by Oliver Geronilla The power to communicate effectively and wisely sets us apart from our primitive roots, but it’s the ability to understand and respond pragmatically and strategically that clearly makes us truly civilized. Last year, BO readers… Read More ›
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