Pinasweto ni Nieto
Atty. Vincent S. Isles Sa Binisaya pa ni, mao ni gitawag nga pina-M, pinamaayo, pinasweto. That’s when you attempt to display knowledge which in fact you don’t possess. Admitting that one is mistaken is…
Commentary
Balikbayans excluded?
First of all, how would you define “balikbayan”? At its broadest definition, a balikbayan would be someone who entered the United States on a Philippine passport but now enters the…
Deciphering the appropriations acts of the United States
To be fair to RJ Nieto and similar-minded individuals, it is not that easy to decipher the appropriations acts of the United States Congress. Unlike in the Philippines where the…
ETEEAP bastardized
ETEEAP is a good program but things like this bastardizes the system. With all due respect, how could “knowledge, skills, attitudes and values” for a political science graduate be learned…
Don’t fight with a drunken man
This afternoon, while delivering feeds to my pigs in one of the mountain barangays of Catmon, Cebu, I was negotiating a particularly difficult pass which was being worked on. Unfortunately,…
The sea remains the same in size
Met Luis Isles, a distant relative, at sea. Allegedly he had heard about me a lot of times, esp. during the Silawan murder investigation, but this is the first time…
It was not hazing
The proper charge seems to be just homicide, which is punishable by reclusion temporal, 12y1d to 20y imprisonment, not life imprisonment. While we popularly call what happened as “hazing”, the…
The Boy with the Top Knot
I thought this was just a book about growing up attempting to maintain your culture in a foreign land (the author was an adolescent Punjabi Sikh in 80s Britain). It…
Review yes, total abolition no
At least one member of Congress had reacted to the brouhaha over former Calauan Mayor Antonio L. Sanchez’ release from detention by calling for the total abolition of the Good…
Learn the law in school; go out to learn why you must
8. What do you suggest for a student who is interested to pursue a career like yours? A. Go to the people. Live in a slum. Go the mountains and…