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Yearly Archives: 2012

OK ang 2012; Sana’y mas OK pa ang 2013

Deretsahan
 
ni Horacio Paredes
 
            Ayon na rin sa Malakanayang, ang mga nagduda noong bagong halal ang Panulong Benigno Simeon Aquino ay dapat nang maniwala sapagkat noong nakalipas na taong 2012, nagawa niya ang Pinas na isang “bastion of stability and good governance.”
            Pinaliwanag ito ng kaniyang spokesman na si Edwin Lacierda: “Through hard work, […]

Letter from an ‘Old’ Golfer

“I played most of my adult life. Thousands of rounds, thousands of hours practicing. As I look back, I guess I had a pretty good time at it. But now that I can’t do it anymore, I wish I had done it differently.”
by Ducky Paredes
This is a letter from a “former” golfer who […]

That NBI Operation on a PRC Commissioner

“Freddie Po is accused of extorting money from Atty. Ernesto de los Santos of Baguio. ”
 
by Ducky Paredes
A recent sting operation by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) led to the arrest of a commissioner of the Philippine Regulatory Commission (PRC). In explaining the arrest to the media, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, who […]

Pumalpak kaya ang NBI?

Deretsahan
 
ni Horacio Paredes
 
Kamakailan ay nilusob ng National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) ang upisina ng Philippine Regulatory Commission (PRC) upang arestuhin ang isang Commissioner. Sa kaniyang pakikipagugnayan sa media, pinaliwanagan ni Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, na kaklase ni Leila sa San Beda College of Law ng nagsumbong  na ang hinuli ay isang Commissioner […]

Ano ang Pinagdiriwang Natin?

Deretsahan
 
ni Horacio Paredes
 
           Baket nga ba meron tayong “Christmas”? Ano nga ba ang ating pinagdiriwang?
Eto ang sinulat ni Lukas, isang manggagamot na naging disipulo ng sangol na isinilang noong kauna-unahang Christmas:
“Nangyari, nang mga araw na iyon, na lumabas ang isang batas mula kay Augusto Cesar na nag-uutos na dapat magpatala ang buong sanlibutan. […]

Foiled Sugar Smuggle at Cebu Port

“Suspicious? You bet, it is! Why the request for delivery of the shipment ‘beyond regular working hours’ when the Customs area is practically empty,”
by Ducky Paredes 
Strange happenings at the Bureau of Customs in the Port of Cebu have something to do with the attempt to smuggle sugar last November 22, that was […]

Pagsisinungaling Sa Pagsilbi sa Diyos?

Deretsahan

 
ni Horacio Paredes
 
            Ang hindi ko maintindihan ay papaanong nagagawa ng mga sugo (kuno) ng Diyos na sila’y magssinungaling upang maniwala tayo sa kanila at lalong malapit ang mamamayan sa Maykapal. Halimbawa, merong Arsobispo na sinabi na ang condom at mga gamot laban sa HIV-AIDS na galing sa Europa at Amerika ay […]

Lying in the Service of God

“How can so many people think they are serving God when they actually offend Him by spreading what they know to be outright lies; thus, violating the seventh commandment?”
by Ducky Paredes
The World Bank’s latest East Asia and Pacific Economic projects the region grew at 7.5 percent in 2012, lower than the 8.3 percent […]

On the Arrest of PRC Commissioner Freddie Po

“ According to Freddie Po, his accuser came into his office, dumped the money on his desk and left. He was too stunned to react and thus never even touched the money, not knowing what was going on. “           
by Ducky Paredes
   There is something not quite right with the NBI sting operation […]

Ted Haresco: From Kasangga to Aklan

“The Senior Citizens Safety Act, filed by Kasangga Party List Representative Teodorico “Ted” Haresco, seeks to provide additional protection to the elderly from crimes commonly committed against them.“
by Ducky Paredes
   The Pilipino word “sangga” means to parry, ward off or deflect a blow. “Kasangga” would, literally, mean a person who parries or helps […]