By Mariano Santos Volcano eruption in Iceland has been hugging the headlines lately. Its devastation equals that of Mt. Pinatubo’s 19 years ago. For two years, cold winters were attributed to Mt. Pinatubo’s debris that blanketed the earth’s atmosphere. Our restless volcano has since quieted down. In fact, it has left some good things...
By Jon D. Melegrito Listening to the pundits and talking heads rant and rave about the growing “mistrust” of government, we worry that our elected officials won’t accomplish much for the public good in the months ahead. Mid-term elections are coming up. As expected, there’s more campaigning than governing going on in the nation’s...
By Mariano Santos, PINOY Publisher/Editor How things can change in a year. Nobody could have surmised that a fourth generation Aquino would be again crossing the threshold of the Philippine Presidency. I just finished reading the book of National Artist Nick Joaquin. “The Aquinos of Tarlac.” It was written during the Marcos Years; thus,...
By Fr. Tirso Villaverde Pastor of St. Bartholomew Parish Later this month, on May 23rd to be precise, Christians will celebrate the feast of Pentecost which is the day traditionally known as the “Birthday of the Church.” We Christians know it very well as the day the Holy Spirit came down upon the apostles...
