Sofa — On the 4th Monday of July, the President will deliver the traditional state of the nation (SONA) address where he will, among other things, call on Congress – and perhaps the public — to do their share in governing the country. But I’m sure...
RUSSIA --- Male world leaders have comments on women on the occasion of International Women's Day. Russian President Vladimir Putin said: women "possess a mysterious power, yet remain tender, unforgettable and full of charm." ****** TURKEY --- Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan said "a woman is above all...
VIOLENCE --- Pope Francis said that equating Islam with violence is wrong. But to help dispel this stereotype, he called on Muslims to issue a global condemnation of terrorism. Locally, this call can be directed at Islamic groups which tend to remain quiet whenever violence...
“GANGRENE” --- In layman’s terms, “gangrene” means something that is rotten as in one’s wound that’s so infected, swollen and perhaps foul smelling that it needs to be cut off or excised to prevent its spread. So when Pope Francis calls corruption as “gangrene“ of...
WHEN I listened last week to Canadian Ambassador Neil Reeder speak before members and guests of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce at Seda Hotel by the Abreeza Mall, I immediately remembered my 2-year-old granddaughter Aina who has just started to learn how to talk. If...
Last weekend, Fr. El-el Capuyan of Padada Parish said mass in the Our Mother of Perpetual Help Church in Barangay Guihing. I was fascinated listening to him sing a few lines during his sermon. I think we can, once in a while, do without those...
I expect that by this time, the rumor-mill will is focusing on Ms. JASMINE LEE who is reportedly a Davaoeña. She is described as the only foreign-born member of the South Korean National Assembly. How did she become a Korean? She got married to a...
“MGA PADERS” --- June 21 is Father’s Day. Advisory: all fathers, like me, are excused and relieved on this day from their normal chores like cooking, washing, ironing, household chores, tending the baby, etc. cos it’s their special day! ****** MY FATHER MARTIN --- He was a...
FOR retirees like you and me, we are relatively relieved since we have no more children to send to school. Well, here’s a suggestion to keep us all busy and still engaged. Why don’t we all pick some young kid, a neighbor or a child...
Mayor Rody Duterte was guest speaker of the annual general assembly of DASURECO, the power coop, last Sunday in Matanao, Davao del Sur. GM Godofredo GUYA was totally surprised at the unprecedented turnout of coop members, there not only for the usual annual “goodies” and...
