By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
Day: December 19, 2015
Pangakong muling pinagtitibay
Ni Raymund Villanueva Para kay Alfonso G. Cahilog (1930-2015) Hinayaan mo akong mamilipit at mautal sa pamamanhikan Alam kong natatawa ka rin sa kabila ng lungkot na ramdam. Sino ba itong dayong mula sa hilagang lupain? Sino ba itong pinagtawanan ng iba mo pang supling? Sino ba itong kumakatok at umaamong inyong makapiling? Sino ba…
Politics as slapstick
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld The Philippine media as of this writing (December 16) was having a field day reporting the “slapping challenge,” the fistfight, or even the gun duel between Rodrigo R. Duterte and Manuel “Mar” A. Roxas II. Both, for the enlightenment of anyone who’s been living in a cave…
Far-right party sustains rise in France
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Since France’s anti-foreigner far-right party, the National Front managed to reach a second-round presidential run-off election in 2002 – when its founder Jean-Marine Le Pen was trounced by Jacques Chirac with 82 percent of the votes – it hasn’t really alarmed the political establishment…