Ni MA. CECILIA DE LA ROSA Bulatlat.com Kay palad mo, bunso Iluluwal kita sa ibang mundo Dito, bunso, ay may sahig Dito’y may kapiraso tayong banig Iiri ako, humilab ka nang humilab Iiiri kita, bunso, sa liwanag. Kay palad mong di tulad Ng kuyang namayapa Inulan at inaraw Sa gilid ng kalsada Sa durog na…
Day: March 22, 2014
US bases: Aquino’s gift to Obama
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld This April, during the much-awaited visit of US President Barack Obama, Philippine President BS Aquino will be serving nothing less than our national sovereignty and dignity on a silver platter via the new “access agreement” negotiated in secret by the two governments. All that remains to be worked out,…
Contradictions
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld If only a few Filipinos seem surprised over claims that two people in media — calling them journalists doesn’t quite seem right — received payoffs from the diversion of congressional allocations from the pork barrel or Priority Development Assistance Fund, it’s because anecdotal evidence, experience, and similar…
Revisiting Pryce Plans’ unjust, unfair ‘settlement’
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Six years ago (March 17, 2008) my modest pension-plan contract with Pryce Plans, Inc. matured, after I had diligently paid P256,800 in premiums over 10 years. The company asked me to choose the mode of payment on my claim. I chose immediate full lump-sum:…