Talking “Useful Idiots” 2.0
AS I pointed out in a previous column, we seem to have a bumper crop of “useful idiots” these days. Our colleges and universities...
Who holds the purse?
MOST FILIPINOS glaze over when talk turns to the national budget. Numbers in the trillions have a way of sounding distant from the daily...
The Philippines will not kowtow
IMAGINE someone much bigger than you saying, “I could easily beat you, but do not worry. I am peaceful.”
I do not know about you,...
With friends like this
THE WORLD had changed, or at least United States President Donald Trump’s world has, given he has switched to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s side,...
Balancing between news and opinions
I STILL remember a time — not even that long ago — when newspapers followed a simple but sacred rule: the front page was...
Mary helps us to be docile to the Holy Spirit
LET’S use some legal jargon to bring out the truth of our faith about how Our Lady can help us to be docile to...
Six out of 10 is not good enough
AN EARTHQUAKE does not give warnings, negotiate deadlines, or wait for government agencies to finish their training programs. When buildings collapse and lives hang...
To be all things to all men
THAT’S from a passage in 1 Corinthians 9,22. It’s the ideal condition for us to pursue. It’s what would truly identify us with Christ,...
Technological abundance and geopolitical realities
“TECHNO-optimism” is a word most Filipinos may not be aware of, but it is a point of view that is very popular among people...