In one of her elucidating speeches, CJ Ma. Lourdes Sereno said: “Justice is not something that is precisely defined in the Constitution. It is something that must be felt, something that must be experienced by the people.” Speaking of “experiencing justice,” I think I will send her this letter I received last Tuesday from Mr. … Read more
Tomorrow, you are going to be our guest of honor and speaker at the monthly general assembly meeting of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP). For obvious reasons, you will be bombarded with a lot of questions, so I hope you will stay long enough for the Q&A portion. Early on, as soon as … Read more
I seem to have heard that Senator Manny Pacquiao, at one point of his political career, authored a bill converting the Philippine Sports Commission into the Department of Sports. He was reported to have said that if the Department of Education (it used to be of Culture and Sports as well) is mandated to nurture … Read more
Coming from an undilutedly Catholic family, I have never lost my taste for celebrating Three Kings day, a religious feast that used to be regarded with gravitas. Anticipating the arrival of the Three Wise Men was an irrefragable element of the Christmas season. “You have to believe in them, or you’ll never see them, “ … Read more
Let me take you down memory lane, to that first Independence Day celebration of your presidency. That traditional civic parade held at the Luneta was dazzling, as it was reminiscent of the one that took place during the Centennial celebrations. However, the mood sort of changed as the contingent of the Philippine Sports Commission came … Read more