Opinion
Until the lion learns to write, every story will glorify the hunter. —African proverb —o0o— Several members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are claimants to certain islands, shoals, reefs and rocks in the South China Sea. These are the Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei, Vietnam and Malaysia, and these countries necessarily have conflicting claims…
NOSTALGIA Heidi Nicodemus Tears for Fears perform hit song ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’. (Photo from YouTube) HOLLYWOOD actor Val Kilmer set the benchmark for making science cool and as Chris Knight, the brilliant physics prodigy who was also the life of the party in Martha Coolidge’s 1985 sci-fi comedy Real Genius, he represented rebellion…
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both. — Niccolo Machiavelli —o0o— Visa policies have clear effects on the growth of the tourism industry in the countries or territories concerned. South Korea, for instance, has capitalized on selling Jeju island to tourists. Japanese tourists can visit Jeju without the…
Carole King in 1971. (Photo from AOL.ca) DECADE’S back, Carole King had made a name for herself writing hits for other artists but then she became the voice behind one herself. She had already written hits for The Shirelles and Aretha Franklin before she recorded ‘It’s Too Late’, giving Carole a chance to sing one…
Bon Jovi perform ‘Hey God’ after 13 years. (Photo from Facebook) NOSTALGIA By Heidi Nicodemus FANS were upended as one song that remained one of the most elusive tracks in Bon Jovi’s live repertoire in the past 13 years as the iconic track made a surprise return to the stage for the first time since 2013….
Don’t be bound by the past and its failures. But don’t forget its lessons either. — American evangelist Billy Graham. Unexpectedly, our tennis pride, Alexandra ‘Alex’ Eala, lost to her Russian rival, Tatiana Prozorova, despite being ranked more than 140…
“I will always be on the side of those who have nothing and who are not even allowed to enjoy the nothing they have in peace.” —Federico García Lorca. —o0o— On Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House, a meeting that many pundits consider as the…
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. — Napoleon Bonaparte —o0o— Again, there’s trouble in the South China Sea. And this time, even the US Ambassador to Manila considered it relevant enough to issue a statement of condemnation against the Chinese Coast Guard which figured in another ramming or collision—the term depends…
Walang kaibigan, walang kumpare, walang kamag-anak o anak na maaaring magsamantala ngayon. — President Joseph Ejercito Estrada in his 1998 inaugural speech Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno is adamant in his pronouncement that “there are no sacred cows” and all investigations being done regarding employees or officials of the Bureau of Customs involved in illegal or…
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. — Napoleon Bonaparte Again, there’s trouble in the South China Sea. And this time, even the US Ambassador to Manila considered it relevant enough to issue a statement of condemnation against the Chinese Coast Guard which figured in another ramming or collision—the term depends on…