“That land ends up eventually in the hands of someone from whom they borrowed money to be able to send a son to school of a daughter to Japan.”
by Ducky Paredes
Why are the bishops and the Ateneo getting all excited about the march of the Sumilao farmers? There is no question that […]
“As long as our President is chosen in a popularity contest, however, it is very difficult to push competence over national prominence.”
by Ducky Paredes
The president of Ateneo de Manila University, Fr. Bienvenido Nebres, SJ, said this at a launch of a book on local governance: “I look forward to the future when the next […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Mayroong sumulat sa atin: “Ako po ay nagtatrabaho ngayon dito sa Spain, at nakakainis po talagang malaman na sangkaterbang amoyong ni Gloria ang bitbit nya na galing sa pera ng bayan ang ginastos nila.
“Ngayon pong umaga, Dec. 05 ´07 (Madrid), nagpunta po ako sa Embajada ng Pinas dito sa Madrid para humingi po […]
“Edu Manzano is the only head of the anti-intellectual property rights government agency who has received international recognition and has been given international awards.”
by Ducky Paredes
Being a Senator may not be as interesting as it is sometimes made out to be. Else, why would a sitting Senator take a day off from being Senator to […]
“What the police did at the Manila Peninsula was not an attack on press freedom; it was a condemnation of how media covers events.”
By Ducky Paredes
I finally saw TV footages of the way that media covered the surrender of Senator-Detainee Antonio Trillanes IV and Brig. Gen. Danny Lim and, quite frankly, I thought that the […]
Malaya (12.07.07)
“As a result of the execution, Ramos fired two cabinet members – his
Secretary of Foreign Affairs and the Secretary of Labor!”
Remembering Flor Contemplacion
by Ducky Paredes
If, in fact, the media shielded those who were calling for a rebellion, it is only right that they should be arrested. Since, however, no charges were filed against anyone […]
“(P)lacing them where they will be housed if they are found guilty gives the impression that they have already been judged as guilty.”
by Ducky Paredes
What a diabolical plan! They would place the rebel soldier detainees led by Senator-Detainee, Antonio Trillanes IV in the national penitentiary even as they are, according to our Constitution, still […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Sa totoo, nagsinungaling lamang si Heneral Hermogenes Esperon, Jr., Chief of Staff, noong sinabi niya na mayroon silang advance information tungkol sa plano nila Trillanes at Lim na mag-walkout sa korte at manawagan ng pag-aaklas. Walang ibang kahit na sino ang nagsalita nang ganito. Wala rin siyang prueba na mayroon silang kaalaman sa […]
“What Barias has going for him is that he succeeded in getting those inside the hotel to surrender without any loss of lives and without anyone being even slightly injured.”
by Ducky Paredes
That image of an APC crashing through the gilded entrance way of the Manila Peninsula is something that will stay forever in our minds. […]
“Why is the Philippines always the laggard of Asia? Most will agree that it is because our leaders are out for themselves and do not do much for the country.”
by Ducky Paredes
The root of all our problems— both Senator-Detainee Sonny Trillanes and Speaker Joe de Venecia and practically everyone else agrees – is corruption. […]
