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FRACTURED SAINT THE COMING CONFLICT Part Two
During the three year blood feud historians tagged the Spanish Civil War Pope Pius XI after considerable reflection aligned with what he considered the lesser of two evils. The Spanish majority aligned themselves with the Loyalists (liberal Republicans) Continue reading
Reminiscence: the Many Faces of a Filipino
Winter has been like a long procession. Classes have been suspended. Temperatures are at sub-zero. Roads are not a safe terrain. So on cold days like these, we tend to huddle in a closed place, possibly, around a fireplace. With a cup of freshly brewed coffee, a cozy couch, snacks and friends, Continue reading
Obama vs. Putin: Can Obama survive Round 3?
It wasn’t too long ago when President Barack Obama was the undisputed world leader since the end of the Cold War in 1989; he reigned over the greatest empire the world has ever known. But recently, he had become too complacent lording it over a unipolar world order, confident that the sun will never set on Pax Americana. Continue reading
Pacquiao-Mayweather super fight
After several years of failed negotiations, the much-awaited megabout and WBO-WBC featherweight unification title fight between world boxing icons Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will finally push through at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 2. Many boxing fans eagerly await what is dubbed the fight of the century and the richest bout in boxing history. Continue reading
“Je Suis Charlie” – “I Am Charlie” : Which Way France After the Big Demo? France’s and the World’s Take Away From This Tragedy
Last Sunday Paris saw a truly extraordinary outpouring of solidarity shown by the French people, following the tragic events a few days earlier, when seventeen were so brutally killed by three terrorists. Watching it left me, perhaps like you, wondering how the French government and France as a nation can best respond in coming days to the major challenges they now face. Continue reading
The First Fil Am President of the Philippines
Can a Filipino American who was born and raised in San Francisco, who served four years in the U.S. military, and who first traveled to the Philippines on a U.S. passport, ever be elected president of the Philippines? Continue reading
Preventable Deaths
In 2005, a 128-page report from the World Health Organization in Geneva stated that “nearly 400 million people will die from heart diseases, diabetes and other chronic ailments over the next 10 years, but many of those deaths can be prevented by healthier lifestyles and inexpensive medications.” Continue reading
Mula Bomba Hanggang Hip-Hop
Sa loob ng tatlong siglo, kambal na bayan ang Pilipinas at Mexico dahil pinamunuan ng Espanya ang una sa pamamagitan ng huli. Pagkatapos ng Mexico, masasabing ang sumunod na Hispanik na bansang hermana ng Pilipinas ang Puerto Rico. Continue reading
BLACK RAGE! SINS OF THE FATHER Part One
“Your ancestors dragged these black people from their homes by force; and in the white man’s quest for wealth and an easy life they have been ruthlessly suppressed and exploited, degraded into slavery. The modern prejudice against Negroes is the result of the desire to maintain this unworthy condition.” -Albert Einstein- Continue reading
Affordable Care Act: Voices and Opinions
So what do you think of the Affordable Care Act?”, I asked one of the housekeeping staff while I was on break. “You mean, the Obamacare?”, she replied. “My husband has a good insurance through the labor union. We are all covered under him. I do not know much about it, but I think our neighbor next door has it. Continue reading