Firecrackers, Sinulog and Seniang

Ricky Poca 01/04/2015

Let me wish everyone a very prosperous and  blessed New Year with the hope that 2015 will be a better year for all of us, economically and health-wise. Last year was a good year for many of…

It won’t go away

Conrado de Quiros 04/10/2014

Edwin Lacierda does not want Al Vitangcol to go on leave and says Vitangcol has earlier done that to give way to an inquiry. Which is all very fine except for one thing: Vitangcol is the general…

Dark horses

Conrado de Quiros 03/12/2014

Ronnie Zamora has an interesting thing to say about the electoral situation today. Only Jojo Binay and Mar Roxas are the serious presidential bets, the others are not. Including Alan Peter Cayetano whom he appears to be…

Profile in courage

Conrado de Quiros 02/13/2014

For all the trials and tribulations associated with being a whistle-blower, here more than elsewhere, we have not lacked for heroic ones. That is no small blessing. We’ve had three of them over the last 14 years.…

Sense of proportion

Conrado de Quiros 02/05/2014

I was struck by three things last week that stood out for their breathtaking lack of sense of proportion. The first was the news about Vhong Navarro. It came—or exploded—early last week alongside news about government and…

Way to go

Conrado de Quiros 01/30/2014

There’s the Rub The signing won much praise from global leaders, as well it should. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon lauded President Aquino and Moro Islamic Liberation Front chair Murad Ebrahim for their “vision and leadership” and…

Shame

Conrado de Quiros 01/22/2014

A couple of friends e-mailed me inviting me to help in a campaign to shame the corrupt. That was after the surveys that showed that despite government’s vaunted daang matuwid crusade, graft and corruption continued to riot…

‘Take Two’

Conrado de Quiros 01/15/2014

Jinggoy Estrada has taken to the stand again—metaphorically speaking of course, though one hopes that will soon be literal—to say his piece. The first time was when he delivered a privilege speech late last year to defend…

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