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Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Commentary

Defending and protecting human rights, 1

BY SHAY CULLEN WHEN we look around the world today, we see that the people of many countries do not have their human rights fully...

Don’t let the bullies win

IN MANY parts of the world, or at least First World countries, the vaccination rates have reached a high enough level that we can...

Preventing violence against children and women, 2

BY SHAY CULLEN TO HAVE a harmonious intimate relationship, what is needed is unselfish service to other people. That sharing must go beyond the partner...

Preventing violence against children and women, 1

EVER since the story of Adam and Eve, likely written by a man, some men have tended to blame women for male misfortunes, weaknesses...

The great retirement?

IS THE GREAT retirement really fake news? Are people just tired and looking for a better option or have they really given up completely? There seems...

Life after the bases 1983 to 1992 campaign, 2

BY SHAYCULLEN AT THAT TIME, it was martial law in the Philippines and the dictator President Ferdinand Marcos had closed or taken over all independent...

Life after the bases 1983 to 1992 campaign, 1

BY SHAYCULLEN EARLY this week, Nov. 24, 2021, we recall a historic event in 1992, one that changed the Philippines drastically and has repercussions today...

Hope and protection for abused children, 2

BY SHAY CULLEN THIS WRITER was present in Geneva, too, to campaign for it and to see it voted and passed. There were marches and...

Hope and protection for abused children, 1

BY SHAY CULLEN THE INTERNATIONAL Day of the Child is a day of celebration. A day when every happy family can rejoice that their children...

Catholic leaders have to be defenders of children, 2

BY SHAY CULLEN THE NEW Church protocols and rules to report every suspected act of child abuse must be strictly implemented. However, unless women are...