“(T)he attitude of those who have more in life is that they also have a right to have more in everything, even to the privilege of breaking the law when it is convenient.”
by Ducky Paredes
Alexander Ledesma Lacson is a lawyer who does a lot of pro bono work. He is also, like myself, a […]
“(T)he individual members of the CA should also explain why those who are doing so are blocking particular appointees and appointments.”
by Ducky Paredes
I realize that, on paper, the reappointment of cabinet members who have been bypassed by the Commission on Appointments (CA) is very bad form, especially when these have been bypassed over and […]
“(A) politician . . . after reading a satirical piece that Adrian wrote about him, sent off a letter thanking the writer for his fulsome praise.”
by Ducky Paredes
Frankly, I never thought of ever writing anything about Adrian Cristobal Sr. (We now have to add the “Sr.” since his son Che, who is Adrian, Jr. […]
“The Senate President did his job and pulled his Senate through. That has to be a most constructive balancing act.”
by Ducky Paredes
The Christmas break has just begun and some Senators are again about to commit the Senate to actions that can only diminish that chamber in the eyes of the people.
A handful of Senators mostly […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Mayroong nangumusta sa atin ngayong Pasko: “Nagtatarabaho ako sa Doha, Qatar. Siguro namn mas masaya ang pasko ninyo diyan sa Maynila. Kung napanood ninyo po ang Christmas presentation ng Wowowee, mas masakit isipin na sa kabila ng pinagmamalaki ni Gloria na maganda ang ekonomiya at wala daw nagugutom na […]
“The basic requirement of the PAF is a helicopter with a minimum payload of 3,000 lbs.! The PAF has no need for a toy helicopter such as the MD530F.”
by Ducky Paredes
It has to be gullibility on the part of us journalists and our people and plain kawalanghiyaan (shamelessness coupled with pure greed) on the […]
There are no issues for both Abante and Malaya
on December 25,2007 (Christmas Day)
and January 1, 2008
(New Year’s Day)
“’Lord’, said Mary, ‘how shall I have a son seeing no mortal has touched me?’ ‘Even so’ he said, ‘God creates what He will.’ When He decrees a thing He does but say to it, “Be”, and it is.’”
by Ducky Paredes
Jesus of Nazareth is also in the Koran. The following is taken from an […]
“Luke’s genealogy goes back to Adam. Even the Son of God cannot choose his relatives.”
by Ducky Paredes
The Gospels give us Jesus’ genealogy in both his father – Joseph’s and his mother Mary’s – line. Both sides trace his line back to King David and from there to Abraham.
The Gospel according to Matthew starts […]
“Climate change will condemn our people to poverty,”
by Ducky Paredes
In his speech at the United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bali, Indonesia, DENR Secretary Lito Atienza said the Philippines has done its bit about global warming, Global warming, at its worst will be deadly to this country. We are already subject […]
