Wars without limit and end

12/10/2016

By Pascal Porchet Syria. Iraq. South Sudan… The number of conflicts rose over the past decades, as did the numbers of displaced people. Every day, we hear of civilians being killed or injured, too often in violation of…

Remembering the war

Jobers R. Bersales 12/07/2016

Very few will probably remember that 75 years ago today, America — and with it her far -flung colony, the Philippines — finally entered World War II. So very few veterans of that brutal war are alive…

NO EJK IN PH?

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/01/2016

Amid the rising body count in the Duterte administration’s war on illegal drugs, Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said reports of extrajudicial killings (EJK) in the Philippines were mere conjectures and that all drug suspects who ended…

Duterte warns Maute group: Don’t force me to wage war

11/30/2016

President Rodrigo Duterte is not keen on declaring war against any group but warns the ISIS-linked Maute group not to “force my hand into it.” “I do not want to wage a war against Filipinos, but I…

The garden of earthly delights

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 11/19/2016

The Museo del Prado in Madrid houses “The Garden of Earthly Delights,” a triptych done in oil on oak by the 16th century Dutch painter, Hieronymus Bosch. The work has drawn many diverse interpretations, especially the central…

Digong to US on scrapped arms deal: Is that all?

11/02/2016

MANILA — President Duterte has belittled the decision of the US State Department to call off the sale of 26,000 assault rifles to the Philippine National Police, saying the Philippines could just turn to Russia for firearms.…

Where are we going?

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 10/09/2016

The thought of losing one’s parents who are aging or suffering from the ravages of ailment makes one ensure that moments with them are very special. Through little ways from our heart, we want them to feel…

PNP OPERATIONS CLOSELY WATCHED

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/10/2016

Police operations that result in the death of suspects will be investigated following accusations of abuse in the illegal drug campaign. Chief Supt. Dennis A. Siervo, chief of the Philippine National Police-Human Rights Affairs Office, said there…

Drug war’s effect on economy surprises Cebu biz leaders

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/08/2016

First of 2 parts LEADERS of Cebu’s business community were surprised at the effect of the Duterte administration’s war on drugs initially on the economy, but they believed that it would still be too early to tell…

The victims of war

08/18/2016

Hundreds have died and thousands have voluntarily surrendered to authorities in the course of President Duterte’s war on drugs. And though his violent and urgent campaign has done much to bring the issue to the national conversation,…

The war on truth

Raymund Fernandez 08/16/2016

Before all else, there was chaos. Before titans, demigods, before even the Gods themselves. Chaos was already there. The course of life, and civilization, is therefore the travel of man away from chaos to order. These are…

Funeral for an era

Raymund Fernandez 08/09/2016

It took Ferdinand Marcos only 30 years to come back to power in the Philippines after his fall in 1986. His burial at Libingan ng mga Bayani marks his posthumous and his family’s undeniable return to power.…

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