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Edwin Lacierda responds to Manila Zoo situation and may stay on it

On July 14, 2011 By

I didn’t expect that my post (The Very Sad State of Manila Zoo) will receive so much attention and cause Propinoy.net’s server to crash. “Manila Zoo” even trended worldwide on Twitter. I’m glad that it did because it caught the attention of [...]

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The Very Sad State of Manila Zoo

On July 13, 2011 By

Editor’s note: The following are follow up articles by Karen Ang to this entry.

1) The current state of the Manila Zoo by Karen Ang

2) Edwin Lacierda responds to Manila Zoo by Karen Ang

3) Revisiting Manila Zoo by Karen Ang

When I [...]

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The possible dream

On July 11, 2011 By

So much commentary has been written in time for P-Noy’s first anniversary: wondering, judging, evaluating, scoring and scouring his accomplishments and failures. A respected executive editor writes an open letter plaintively asking, “Tell us where we’re going Mr. President”. I bumped into a businessman-friend who asked me [...]

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Congressmen in Cassocks

On July 9, 2011 By

When Ricardo Cardinal Vidal was taken to task for showing partiality to the President Arroyo, his critics were taken to task in turn. The whole thing has taken a regrettable emotional toll on the Cardinal and his defenders.

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Originally intended as a badge of shame by the Nazis, the pink triangle has been reclaimed as a symbol of gay pride

U.N. endorses gay rights declaration

On June 22, 2011 By

 

 

The United Nations passed a historic resolution which endorses the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders. Members of the U.N. Human Rights Council voted 23 to 19 in favor of the declaration put forward by South Africa.

The resolution expressed “grave concern at acts of [...]

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Unborn versus mother

On June 4, 2011 By

By Elizabeth Angsionco

Who is more important, the unborn or the mother? No, this is not a trick question. Unfortunately for women, some of our legislators seem to believe that the unborn is more important than the mother.
I refer to several bills on the “protection [...]

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The church of the poor

On May 29, 2011 By

This is something that only few of us know: the Philippine Roman Catholic Church is a multi-billionaire religious and business organization. Yes, the Church is mega-rich.

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U.S.-Pakistani Relations Beyond Bin Laden

On May 10, 2011 By

By George Friedman

The past week has been filled with announcements and speculations on how Osama bin Laden was killed and on Washington’s source of intelligence. After any operation of this sort, the world is filled with speculation on sources and methods by people who don’t know, [...]

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Mama

On May 8, 2011 By

By Elizabeth Angsioco

Allow me to be more personal this time.

I called my mother “Mama.” I lost her when I was twelve and in sixth grade. I regret having only a few years with her, but I treasure those years. Admittedly, I have a limited memory [...]

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Osama bin Laden’s Death and the Implications for Jihadism

On May 4, 2011 By

By Scott Stewart

U.S. President Barack Obama appeared in a hastily arranged televised address the night of May 1, 2011, to inform the world that U.S. counterterrorism forces had located and killed Osama bin Laden. The operation, which reportedly happened in the early hours of May 2 local [...]

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