By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Tomorrow the South African people, to whom he dedicated his lifetime struggle for freedom, justice, and peace — and his millions of supporter-admirers all over the world — will give Nelson Mandela a farewell salute as his body is laid to rest in Qunu,…
Day: December 15, 2013
Murder as perennial as grass
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Unless the Aquino administration rouses the Philippine National Police from its lethargy and forces it to find and investigate the killers of journalists; unless it lights a fire under the Department of Justice to see to their prosecution; and unless it does something to encourage the courts…
Trojan horse
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld The recent Supreme Court (SC) ruling that the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) is unconstitutional (Alcantara vs Drilon), announced only through a press release by the Court’s spokesperson, was hailed by most of mass media as the end of the pork barrel system, a victory for the anti-pork movement,…