Digong does a Deng

Jobers R. Bersales 07/20/2016

President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent pronouncement that he would not honor the Paris Accords recalls Deng Xiao Ping’s Growth First Policy, first enunciated in 1978, which propelled China into the industrial superpower that it is today. By deciding…

Philippines – 1; China – 0

Jobers R. Bersales 07/13/2016

Not that it was unexpected but the victory was still nonetheless most welcome for our country and all others that really could do nothing more than watch as the People’s Republic China was systematically occupying and expanding…

Locking horns with the beast

Jobers R. Bersales 07/06/2016

Tis the season to bring down the high and mighty as President Rodrigo Duterte locks horns with the beast so early in his term. And by the looks of it, unlike all other presidents before him, he…

Will change really happen, Mayor Luigi?

Jobers R. Bersales 06/29/2016

First, let me congratulate President Rodrigo Duterte and wish him all the best as he begins his presidency with the turnover of the keys to Malacañang today. I also hope his ascension to the highest office in…

‘Tis the season to be silenced?

Jobers R. Bersales 06/22/2016

No matter what others say, many people in Duljo-Fatima will always assert that his death was the result of a rubout, that he was silenced because he had too many protectors in high places that now felt…

Coping with K to 12

Jobers R. Bersales 06/15/2016

Years and decades from now, Pres. Benigno Simeon Aquino III will have been remembered for the illegal Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) that is expected to hound him and his Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, once they step down…

Dealing with Digong

Jobers R. Bersales 06/08/2016

There are two ways to deal with incoming president Rodrigo Duterte: accept him for what he is or assail and lambast him to high heavens. The turncoats in the Liberal Party, who only a few weeks ago…

Textbook-ready for grade 11?

Jobers R. Bersales 06/01/2016

They say number 13 is unlucky. But for the University of San Carlos, it is the beginning of a long journey of knowledge production and knowledge sharing as it unveils in two weeks’ time 13 textbooks that will…

Don’t expect Duterte to change you; start the change yourself!

Jobers R. Bersales 05/18/2016

Presumptive president Rodrigo Duterte has hit the ground running and judging from his actuations thus far, I have no regrets choosing him over the rest of the presidential candidates. It is so unlike six years ago when…

Seize the hour! Seize the day for federalism!

Jobers R. Bersales 05/11/2016

President-Elect Rody Duterte will have 100 days of a honeymoon period starting July 1 before the mass media begin to be critical with his administration, as is always the tendency in this country. Immediately crucial will be…

Lessons from a selective Daang Matuwid

Jobers R. Bersales 05/04/2016

By the time this column appears again next week, we shall have elected a new president to run the country in the next six years. And by the looks of it, despite all the allegations, brickbats and…

The Magellan Quincentennial kickoff

Jobers R. Bersales 04/27/2016

The non-government initiative to set up a preparatory committee for the 500th anniversary of the Ferdinand Magellan expedition in Cebu finally kicked off yesterday at the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Cebu Library, which is located…

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