By Mariano Santos Editor/Publisher “It’s May! It’s May! The month of great dismay…” –Alan Jay Lerner (from “Camelot”) “June is bustin’ out all over The feelin’ is gettin’ so intense,” –Oscar Hammerstein II (from “Carousel”) It should be the merry month of Month, really. After all it is spring and flowers bloom in May. ...
By Mariano Santos Publisher/Editor The 25th year anniversary of the People Power will be marked undoubtedly in a festive way on February 25. However, the anticipation of a celebratory mood is somehow dampened over P-Noy’s acquisition of a Porsche 911. “His new toy,” say his critics who are having a field day over the...
By Mariano Santos Publisher/Editor The social ills that the Philippine National Hero Jose P. Rizal had fought against and made him a martyr at the time of his death on December 30, 1896 are still plaguing the country he loved so much. Graft and corruption, ignorance and abuse of human rights have only changed...
One of the very first things debaters do before they begin a debate is define their terms. Unless they do so, they may be arguing for hours without referring to the same things. In the current debate between government and the Church, certain terms have to be defined to make sure that both sides...
By Mariano Santos Publisher/Editor “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” –George Santayana The US Congress proclaiming October as Filipino American History Month is a recognition that we have accumulated volumes of valuable narratives that contributed to the larger and noteworthy records of this great nation. We salute the...
By Mariano A. Santos Publisher/Editor Let us hand it to Illinois State Senator Dan Rutherford (R, Pontiac) for his no-nonsense response to a pesky and nagging problem of the Filipino American Community. Last June 12 at the dinner celebration of the Philippine Independence Week Committee (PIWC) at a ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Hotel...
Guest Editorial By Fernando Fajardo Inquirer News Service Used with permission President Aquino’s inaugural speech was criticized by some for being full of motherhood statements and not mentioning the needed specific actions. What is wrong with that? In his inaugural speech, P-Noy need only to state the tone of his new administration without the...
Editorial The volunteers who helped in the campaign of Benigno C. “Noynoy” Aquino,III are sounding deliriously triumphant . The landslide victory of their presidential bet is certainly something to celebrate. What should worry Noynoy’s voters who comprised the 40 per cent of the Filipinos who cast their ballots for the presumptive next President of...
Editorial On April 1st, there are barely 40 days left until the Filipino voters go to the polls to elect their leaders from the president down to the barangay officials. Holy Week falls on the first week of April this year. The Philippines being a Christian nation, 40 days is significant. Prophet Moses and...
