“Could this be a remake of the faked ambush of then Secretary of Defense Juan Ponce Enrile in the weeks prior to the declaration of Martial law in 1972?”
by Ducky Paredes
Who did it? Or, perhaps, more to the point, who would shoot up Romulo Neri’s house and vehicle with 150 rounds of M-16 ammo? What […]
“So, why is this one cabinet secretary seemingly working at cross-purposes with the rest of the government?
by Ducky Paredes
Right off, I can tell you that this is not anything that you pin on Tita Gloria.
“This” is the where Finance Secretary Gary Teves is pushing for even more and higher taxes to add to the burden […]
“My heart goes out to the Chiong family of Cebu. They lost two of their daughters and their own country turned its back on them by caring more for the rapist-murderer than the victims’ family.”
by Ducky Paredes
Edgardo Manda, Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) general manager admits that the water level in the largest lake in […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Ang nanay niya ay isang Osmena; ang tatay ay Kastila kung kaya si Francisco “Paco” Larrañaga, isang kidnapper-rapist at murderer ay nilipat ng pamahalaang Arroyo sa isang selda sa Centro Penitencario Madrid, 5 Soto del Real in Madrid. (Tignan mo sa Internet kung gaano kaganda ito kumpara sa New Bilibid Prison sa Muntinglupa. […]
“I like the way Gibo handles himself and can even envision him as president – quiet, calm, serene but in total command. He inspires confidence even as his world is in chaos.”
by Ducky Paredes
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro observes about the recent woes brought on […]
“Our contribution to annual increase of global carbon is a mere 0.3% against that of the U.S. and China’s 40%.”
by Ducky Paredes
We have a letter: “If indeed the floods are caused by climate change, then our concern should focus on how to confront its local impacts instead of worrying about reducing carbon dioxide emission. While […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Isang OFW ang sumulat ng kolum na ito:
“Ako po si Apollo, at nagta-trabaho dito sa Doha , Qatar. May fund raising din po kaming mga hakbang dito sa opisina para makatulong sa abot nang aming makakaya. Pero ang pera na malilikom ay sa pribadong ahensya ipapadala para masigurado na makakarating sa mga nararapat […]
“The congressmen who had suggested the tax on texts have since withdrawn the measure but how do we know that they will not be coming back with this in the next congress? ”
by Ducky Paredes
During Ketsana (I prefer using the international names for storms the better to connect our weather to climate change.), where would […]
“Loren had been speaking for years now about the danger of far more powerful typhoons, quakes, landslides and floods, as well as droughts, hitting the Philippines.”
by Ducky Paredes
We must stop giving cute Pinoy names like “Ondoy” or “Pepeng” to tropical storms that are not at all exclusive to the Philippines. The one that recently floored […]
“The C5 extension project is, in reality, a project that benefits thousands of commuters and merchants and their vehicles that bring their goods daily and all week (24/7) from the North and Metro Manila.”
by Ducky Paredes
What is going on with the ethics case filed against then Senate President Manny Villar by that “dynamic duo” of […]
