“We are supposed to be a Catholic country but how many of the 70 million or so Catholics are no more than nominal Catholics? ”
by Ducky Paredes
It has been my long-held belief that the Catholic Church in the Philippines is in the wrong whenever it pontificates on politics, government and the state of the country.
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“The most noble way out of the moral crisis would be for the President to resign.”by Ducky ParedesThere is, of course, absolutely no doubt at all that former president Corazon Aquino is correct that Gloria Arroyo’s resignation is the “least disruptive solution to give way to a credible government that can lead by example.”She adds: […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Mayroong kanta ang Mga Anak ng Tupa, isang rock grolup na ang pamagat ay “Walang Kwentang Babae” tungkol sa isang nakilalang naka-akit sa kanila na, ngunit yoon pala’y hindi naman tapat umibig. Sa aking programa sa radyo DZXQ (1350 khz AM 9-930 sa umaga lunes haggang biyernes), marami sa mga listener ay maya’t-maya’y […]
Malaya (02.28.08)
“(T)he Chinese government does not tolerate corruption, it executes corrupt Chinese officials! ”
by Ducky Paredes
We have a letter that correctly points out just exactly what is wrong with the latest “I am sorry” statement of the President. She did her first “I am sorry” statement in 2004 after the tapes were discovered of what […]
Malaya (02.27.08)
“The first tournament was at Wack Wack with five other clubs also joining in – Manila Golf, Negros, Cebu, Army and Buayas, a course in Caloocan. ”
by Ducky Paredes
I am in Bacolod at the Marapara Golf Course. It is early morning and I am the lone person in the media center of the 61st […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Dapat lamang na kalimutan na natin ang “People Power.” Kung kinailangan man natin ito noong Edsa Uno, 1996, dahil lamang sa mayroong nakaupo noon na diktador. Walang ibang paraan na mapapalayas natin si Marcos kundi lamang sa pamamagitsan ng lahat sa atin ay nagsama-sama upang siya’y makumbinsing lisanin ang kaniyang pwesto.
Ngunit, sa totoo […]
“What Secretary Lapus wants to achieve is quality education that is affordable to everyone.”
by Ducky Paredes
Today’s children, who cannot afford to go to school or, for whatever reason, are unschooled and under-educated will be our society’s burden tomorrow. Years from now, many of them will be among the jobless; some will be in jail. Statistics […]
“(N)ine out of ten Mexicans continue to ask intercessions from the Virgin or a saint.”
by Ducky Paredes
Should the constitutional provision exempting Church lands from paying land taxes and exempting churches and their schools from all taxes be scrapped? According to the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) many of the dioceses do not […]
“I have never heard any other politician speak so clearly so emphatically and with so much passion but without the bombast and the self-serving claims that pepper the speeches of the garden-variety politico.”
by Ducky Paredes
The Rotary Clubs of District 3800, led by the Rotary Club of Pasig had Governor Ed Panlilio of Pampanga as the […]
“The thing that gets me going these days, as I have said, are St. Augustine’s words No one can claim the monopoly of the truth. Truth is neither yours nor mine. It is God’s.”
by Ducky Paredes
A friend from Las Salle sent me this letter. It is worth reading.
“Dear Br. Bernie FSC and my Lasallian […]
