Opinion
Will You Kidnap Someone For Love?
They say that if you love someone, fight for him or her. But to what extent? Will you kidnap someone for love?
This is the untold story of Imee Marcos, Tommy Manotoc and Aurora Pijuan.
Late in 1970’s, Aurora Pijuan, the 1970 Miss International Philippines title holder married a golfer and basketball coach named Tommy Manotoc who then had two children named as Mavic and Tomas Manotoc Jr. (also known as TJ Manotoc, a local sportscaster)
Tomas “Tommy” Manotoc beside Aurora Pijuan
Tomas “TJ” Manotoc Jr. and his mom Aurora Pijuan
Tables were turned around when the country is...
Opinion
Don’t vote for Leni Robredo if you don’t want these to happen
Presidential aspirant Leni Robredo has been receiving plethora of criticisms, false news, and propagandas against her, amidst her campaign for the upcoming elections.
Since VP Leni has announced in October her campaign for presidency this year, my social media news feed and timeline have been flooded with pink, and hashtags in the likes of #LetLeniLead #LeniAngatSaLahat, and #LabanLeni. Which reflects that I am surrounded by folks who know and value the truth.
From the time when Leni Robredo was elected as the Vice President (even before she got elected), she and her office have been exhibiting outstanding performance as...
Opinion
EDITORYAL: Anatomiya ng “Bobotante”
PAALALA: Ang article na iyong mababasa ay hindi patungkol sa kung sinong dapat iboto sa halalan 2022. Sabi nga ni Zenaida Seva, “hindi hawak ng mga bituin ang ating kapalaran. Gabay lamang sila. Meron tayong free will. Gamitin natin ito.”
Ilang buwan na lamang bago ang halalan 2022, at nagsusulputan na sa social media ang mga post patungkol sa mga napupusuan ng mga taong iboto sa darating na eleksyon. Kanya-kanyang bato ng opinyon, paninira, at pinaglalaban ang karamihan sa mga botante laban sa mga kumakandidato.
Subalit, kailan natin masasabi na ang isang botante ay nagpapamalas ng labis na kakulangan...
Opinion
Here’s why Martial Law is one of the darkest chapters in the Philippine History
On September 21, 2021, during its 49th anniversary, Filipinos look back at one of the darkest chapters in the Philippine History, the Martial Law —a state of lawlessness that had enthralled the country and placed the Filipino people, and democracy in jeopardy,
At 7:15 in the evening of September 23, 1972, the late President Ferdinand Marcos appeared on the national television, and radio to formally proclaim that the Philippines was under Martial Law.
Why Marcos declared Martial Law
Specifically, when Marcos signed Proclamation 1081 on September 21, 1972, he cited the “communist threat” as justification. His diary, meanwhile,...
Opinion
WATCH: Many times Don't Look Up (2021) proves how money runs the government
Netflix proudly presented a movie that depicts the real happenings in the government and science today. Starring Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCarpio, the story is about how the US government take action to the comet that will hit the Earth which eventually turns into a doom’s day.
The two main actors are the scientists in the movie who discovered the comet and tried to convince the US government to take an immediate action about it before it hits the Earth’s surface. Away from the first theory of the viewers (probably), the president herself did not take much attention in...