Yellow Pad By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III A sweet gentleman, a gentle soul, a kind and humble man, a dedicated revolutionary. These are but a few of the beautiful words to describe Rol. Dick Malay, a close friend of Rol (their friendship dating back to the 1960s), describes his friend in an all-round […]
Yellow Pad By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III The University of the Philippines (UP) is again in the news. The good news: Its underdog varsity team, the Fighting Maroons, is having a winning streak and has a good chance of playing in the UAAP (University Athletic Association of the Philippines) finals. UP edged Adamson, […]
Yellow Pad By Jo-Ann Latuja-Diosana The Universal Health Care (UHC) bill is at its final stages. After a couple of preparatory meetings during the Congress break last October, the Bicameral Conference Committee is officially meeting tomorrow to reconcile the differences of the Senate and the House versions. At this rate, we can expect that the […]
Yellow Pad By Maria Asuncion Silvestre INUTILE. That’s how I felt at my beautiful sister Mae’s bedside when she died in 1995, barely a year since arriving back home from her chemotherapy in Michigan. She had two daughters — Ynna Belen and Angela Jed, just as beautiful as her. She had beautiful dreams … […]
Yellow Pad By Karla Michelle Yu It is unfortunate that some quarters have criticized Senator Sonny Angara for his role in shepherding the tax reform legislation, known as TRAIN, in the Senate. These critics have even called on voters to reject Senator Angara, who is seeking reelection in 2019. Though I had sharply criticized […]
Yellow Pad By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III In our primary and secondary school, some boys had surnames like Aquino, Araneta, Arroyo, Cojuangco, Laurel, Lopez, Roxas, Tañada, Tuazon, and the like. These are names of the highborn. And I should include on this short the list the name Soriano. We had a classmate in […]
Yellow Pad By Roberto Verzola A sure way to bring down prices in any market is to replace monopoly with open competition. And if that market supplies a good that almost everyone relies on, then the cascading impact of lower prices will surely pull the inflation rate down. Open competition does not mean a few […]