FINDING ANSWERS An enlightening and uplifting experience it was last Saturday as young Filipinos, mostly student leaders and officers of youth organizations, filled the conference room of the Manila Prince Hotel to hear insights shared by former Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio and renowned...
FINDING ANSWERS It is a triumph of the law and our criminal justice system. That’s what I said in my Facebook post on Oct. 1 when the guilty verdict was promulgated by the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 11 against 10 fraternity members of Aegis Juris for the 2017 hazing death of UST law...
FINDING ANSWERS With today’s start of the eight-day period for filing of certificate of candidacy in the 2025 elections, let me call on Filipinos who are God-fearing, competent, compassionate, and with the right strategy to uplift our country, to offer themselves and run for elective posts. May I...
FINDING ANSWERS Whether it’s less or more, evil is still evil. Unlike a choice between good and evil, being left with nothing else but an array of poisons can be quite challenging. But not making a choice might even make matters worse. The recent comment of Pope Francis that voters must choose...
FINDING ANSWERS It’s National Peace Consciousness Month this September, a time to boost awareness of the need to strengthen and sustain peacebuilding as a cornerstone of national development, greater harmony and unity. Peace month in the Philippines aligns with the International Day of Peace on...
FINDING ANSWERS Now that high-profile wanted persons like former mayor Alice Guo and Pastor Apollo Quiboloy are now in custody, law enforcement authorities may breathe a sigh of relief. Of course, there’s still unfinished business as the government has yet to gain custody of other high-profile...
FINDING ANSWERS Last week’s Kapihan sa Manila Hotel featured the highly accomplished former Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III, popularly known as Tito Sen, my close friend for almost four decades now, ever since he run and won as vice-mayor of Quezon City in the late ‘80s. At that time, he...
FINDING ANSWERS Last week’s observance of the 41st anniversary of the martyrdom of Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino got me reflecting on the significance of what transpired on Aug. 21, 1983. Ninoy’s assassination that day was a turning point in Philippine history. It sparked widespread outrage across...
FINDING ANSWERS The conviction of three former cadets of the Philippine Military Academy for the 2019 hazing death of Darwin Dormitorio should serve as a deterrent to the crime of hazing that was the focus of RA 8049, the original anti-hazing law I authored in 1995, and amended by RA 11053 that...
FINDING ANSWERS Is a Marcos-Aquino coalition possible in the coming 2025 midterm elections? In the landscape of Philippine politics before the rise of the Dutertes, very few families have resonated as powerfully as the Marcoses and Aquinos. For decades, the two political families belonged to...
FINDING ANSWERS Olympic double gold medalist Carlos Edriel Yulo is the superhero we Filipinos have long been yearning for, ever since the Philippines joined the world’s most prestigious sporting event exactly 100 years ago. His rise to the apex of fame and glory at the ongoing Paris...
FINDING ANSWERS Right from the beginning of his State of the Nation Address, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. connected with the Filipino people with a very realistic statement. “Whatever current data proudly bannering our country as among the best-performing in Asia means nothing to a...
