FINDING ANSWERS It’s New Year’s Eve, a time to be very hopeful of the coming year. But for those who are so worried of the unknown, who sense danger in the darkness ahead, the following would bring solace. “And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: ‘Give me light that I may...
FINDING ANSWERS The elevation of Pablo Virgilio David to the rank of cardinal is certainly appropriate for a towering figure whose legacy of courage ought to inspire admiration and pride among the Filipino faithful. In the rich tapestry of Catholicism, his name now shines brightly as he was among...
FINDING ANSWERS Despite public outcry and reform efforts, corruption remains a big problem in the Philippines. From petty bribery to large-scale plunder of public funds, pervasive corruption has defied solution for decades. Our country still ranks among the corruption-plagued in the world,...
FINDING ANSWERS The death of former Senator Santanina “Nina” Tillah Rasul last Thursday has sparked accolades attesting to her distinguished life as a champion of women empowerment, adult literacy, peace, and development. There’s no doubt she was a great and outstanding Filipino whose...
FINDING ANSWERS The commemoration of Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week every third week of November is supposedly of utmost importance as an intensive community information drive greatly helps in prevention and control of drug dependence. So extremely important indeed that two presidential...
FINDING ANSWERS A watershed moment it certainly was when two pieces of legislation authored by Sen. Francis Tolentino were signed into law by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. last Nov. 8. The two new laws—RA 12064 which declared the maritime zones under Philippine jurisdiction, and RA 12065 which...
FINDING ANSWERS It’s Election Day in the United States, and the race for the White House remains exceptionally tight between Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris and the Republican Party’s Donald Trump. Latest and final surveys indicate a neck-and-neck contest in battleground states,...
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 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...
