Marcos burial is a dead issue

KUWENTO NI JUAN Marcos burial is a dead issue By Mang Juan Pinoy Should former President Ferdinand E. Marcos remains be finally allowed to be buried at Libingan ng mga Bayani to forget the past and finally move forward this country? Can corruption be subjected to a forgive and forget act of political reconciliation to [...]

Always Ninoy

KUWENTO NI JUAN Always Ninoy By Mang Juan Pinoy “I was asked why I am in crutches. Is it because of my heart operation? The answer is no. I was already running two miles four months after my operation. I was already very good, and my wife can attest to that.” “And Mr. Marcos said, [...]

What really is ‘delicadeza’? What is ‘garapal’?

BALITA KAY JUAN What really is ‘delicadeza’? What is ‘garapal’? By Chit Roces Philippine Daily Inquirer How about a party list for people with this vanishing trait? After all, they constitute a marginalized sector DELICADEZA IS again being sorely missed, which could be a good sign. The fact that it’s back in the people’s consciousness [...]

Removing the veil

BALITA KAY JUAN Removing the veil The Philippine Online Chronicle One of the questions nagging election watchers is why Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III led the polls. Perhaps he was propelled by people’s optimism that the son of two prominent and martyred political figures would yield a President that would advocate government transparency, lead the fight [...]