US debates and voter’s receipt

Ricky Poca 03/12/2016

Last Friday morning, I sat with my eyes glued to the TV set watching the Republican debates at the University of Miami that was covered by CNN. I was amazed this time with the presidential debate among…

Homage to Eco

Raymund Fernandez 02/27/2016

Kinutil He heard how Umberto Eco had passed away last week. He heard this from his wife, who read this from CNN through her cellphone. Though he waited, he missed it in the cable feed, if it…

Debates as eye-openers

Ricky Poca 02/08/2016

These past few days I’ve been watching the CNN coverage of the US presidential elections especially the debates among the Republican and Democratic parties. The debates are enlightening in that the questions zeroed in on issues affecting…

Pia confidently aces pageant questions

01/06/2016

Pia Wurtzbach is having a media blitz in New York City after appearing in various television shows as proof as part of her first day as the reigning Miss Universe. Appearing on CNN Tonight with Don Lemon…

Damage control won’t solve ‘laglag-bala’

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 11/05/2015

The Aldub phenomenon could still be lording it in global Twitterland as garnering the most  tweets, more than 40 million at its peak. But with the laglag-bala (bullet-planting) controversies hogging almost daily national and local headlines including…

Anderson Cooper and a call for mercy flights

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 11/13/2013

Window I don’t know where to begin,” a survivor told CNN star journalist Anderson Cooper when he landed in Tacloban City five days after supertyphoon Yolanda (international name, Haiyan) slammed into eastern and central Visayas leaving towns…

We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. To find out more, please click this link.