PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid Ten days ago, the invasion of Ukraine, described as perhaps the largest refugee crisis in this century, started. Should the second round of diplomatic talks between the two countries fail, we could expect this conflict to escalate into the largest war in...
Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio noted one big difference between the campaign period during the 2019 elections and the 2022 elections--the pressure factor. Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (Lakas-CMD Media) In a press conference late...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Last week, our six presidentiables presented programs which they believed could address present-day concerns. Among issues identified by Leody de Guzman, Isko Moreno Domagoso, Ping Lacson, Bongbong Marcos, Manny Pacquiao, and Leny Robredo were the following:...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Maring Feria and Rustica Carpio, who recently passed away, were two remarkable nonagenarians with a legacy that is difficult to match. Remembering them means bringing back memories of the 50’s up to the dangerous times of the 70’s. Maring, patriot, and...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid The latest bombshell was the reported decision of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to award the TV frequencies, Channels 2 and 16, previously held by ABS-CBN Corp. to a company of former Senator Manuel Villar. Although not yet official, NTC...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid I guess it is either because I have been in isolation for so long a time, or because I have been spending more time than I should watching Netflix, that I find myself reflecting on questions of future survival. We all realize that even after Covid-19, we could...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid For those who believe in Chinese zodiac signs, 2022 which is the Year of the Water Tiger, promises to be a dynamic year, and one filled with adventure and opportunities. The tiger is a symbol of strength, tenacity, boldness, and energy. While I had...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid When we commemorated our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal’s 125th death anniversary last Thursday, we remembered as one of the most notable, last four years – 1892-96 of his life which were spent in exile in Dapitan. This is because what he did during those...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Each Christmas season, when we go through the story of the Nativity, one of the verses we love to read are the passages relating the circumstances just before the birth of Jesus Christ. In the New Testament, Luke 2:7, New King James version, it reads: “And...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid With the current challenges facing democracy and press freedom worldwide with trends towards autocratization and government manipulation of media, it is time to shift our attention to this continuing erosion of democracy. This is shown in the growing...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid When we speak about voluntary or citizen-led electoral campaigns, we can think only of former US President Barack Obama’s first election campaign in 2008, and that of Vice President Leni Robredo which is just starting. I am not aware of other presidential...
The People's Reform Party (PRP), which was founded by late Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, and the Hugpong ng Pagbabago, a party chaired by vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio, has formally formed a political alliance for the upcoming 2022 elections. This came after PRP, currently headed...
