FINDING ANSWERS It was nothing short of extraordinary when, for the first time ever, the most coveted acting award was given to an Asian. It certainly was history in the making as the amazing and very inspiring Malaysian-born Michelle Yeoh won last week the Academy Award for Best Actress. “For...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina It’s five days before Christmas, the most joyous time of the year when love and compassion for one another ought to be in abundance. Despite the hardships all around, especially due to the unabated inflation of food prices, the message of...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina The UP Fighting Maroons are now on the verge of pulling off a spectacular feat never before achieved and probably would never happen again: being the only team in the history of the UAAP to capture two championships in the same year. With its...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina As our country commemorated Independence Day last Sunday, the back-to-back diplomatic protests lodged against China a couple of days earlier for encroaching in Philippine waters got me thinking on what more should be done to get respect for our...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina Last Sunday was quite memorable for two first-ever wins that reverberated across the world of sports. One was the awesome feat of the Philippine women’s football team to finally secure a spot for our country in the highly prestigious FIFA World...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina The Senate and the general public were “fed with false promises, bloated projections and misleading claims” on the supposed benefits of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement. Thus, the Senate ought to “reject,...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina Yesterday’s front page news in the Manila Bulletin was reassuring. That countries like Japan, Australia, France, and Germany have expressed support for the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the 2016 arbitral award that...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina The information released last week by the Department of Justice on its review of 52 cases concerning drug war deaths confirms what most Filipinos believe and knew all along: The “nanlaban” narrative usually peddled by police doesn’t hold...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina It isn’t surprising that in the Philippines, where six to seven out of every 10 impoverished Filipinos die without ever seeing a doctor, the only healthcare professional ever encountered by the rural poor is the midwife or “komadrona.” Tasked to...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina While some politicians already declared their desire to run in the 2022 elections, many are hesitant to make their intentions known. With barely a week left before filing of the certificate of candidacy begins, some potential aspirants seem to be...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina It was swift and stunning, yet not quite surprising. But the quick takeover of Taliban forces in Afghanistan still came as a shock to many who had believed the eventual fall of Kabul would take months, instead of mere hours after it was reported the...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina Because our forefathers fought off powerful invaders, we who are beneficiaries of their sacrifices and victories ought to do no less. We must exhaust all possible means, without resorting to war, to conserve and develop our patrimony. This is the gist...
