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Happy Grandparents Day!
TODAY, we join a significant number of countries worldwide in celebrating Grandparents Day. The day is a very important day, especially among close-knit Filipino families who have always regarded their elderly members as sources of good advice, wisdom, guidance, and enlightenment. Grandparents are the "unsung role models and caregivers" of Filipino households.
Tagaligtas: The PNP special action force
By Fidel V. Ramos
LAST February 11, 2007, in this column, I wrote about the AFP’s Special Units, notably the Special Operations Command with its components: The Special Forces Regiment-Airborne, First Scout Ranger Regiment, and Light Reaction Company. The Civil Affairs Group was an organic unit of SOCOM to perform civic action operations (meaning "winning hearts and minds") until its return to Army Headquarters in 1999.
Reliable credit information
By Edgardo J. Angara
LAST week, the Credit Information System Act (CISA) was ratified by both houses of Congress.
Korean War Veterans Memorial Day
PRESIDENTIAL Proclamation No. 353 issued by President Joseph E. Estrada on August 7, 2000, declared September 7 that year and every year thereafter as "Korean War Veterans of the Philippines Memorial Day" to honor the Filipino soldiers, men and women, who served in the Korean War (June 25, 1950-July 27, 1953) and their gallantry, valor, and heroism in defense of world peace, freedom and democracy.
Alay Lakad para sa Kabataan Day: Kagalingan ng kabataan, responsibilidad ng bayan
THOUSANDS of participants from various national government agencies and local government units, the education sector, business establishments, and socio-civic organizations will participate in today’s Alay Lakad, which has for its theme "Kagalingan ng Kabataan, Responsibilidad ng Bayan."
National Day of Brazil
BRAZIL celebrates its National Day on this day. It is the largest country in South America, occupying almost half of the continent. It is also the world’s fifth largest country. Its largest city is Sao Paulo, and its capital is Brasilia. Its population is diverse because of the intermingling among native Americans, Portuguese settlers, and African slaves.
Are you a duck or an eagle?
By Fr. Bel R. San Luis, SVD
BUSINESSMAN and writer Harvey Mackay relates how he met a cab driver who taught him some important lessons.
Re-engineering the ARMM concept
By RENE ESPINA
FOR years our government has been trying to give local autonomy to our citizens in the areas in Mindanao where the majority population happens to be of the Islamic faith. Writing from memory I remember that after the mini wars in Cotabato, Lanao, Basilan and Sulu involving rebels who were Moslems, President Marcos created two autonomous regions: One with a seat of government in Cotabato City and the other in Zamboanga City. That was how the Marcos regime tried to solve the rebellion in those areas. Earlier rebel leaders were induced to surrender or defect to the government by granting them logging concessions, special import licenses i.e. sardines etc, plus monetary assistance for the armed groups under them. Later after the EDSA revolution Mrs. Corazon Aquino sent Secretary Aquilino Pimentel and Butch Aquino to the Middle East to persuade Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) leader in exile Nur Misuari to return to the Philippines. Upon Misuari’s return Mrs. Aquino together with DND Secretary Juan Ponce Enrile went to Sulu in order to talk peace with Nur. When General Fidel Ramos became President he forged an agreement with Misuari and the said MNLF leader was elected governor of the ARMM. The said autonomous region was established based on the new 1987 Constitution: re Autonomous regions; Sections 15-21 of Article X "Local Government". Said provisions give the basic principles and parameters of creating the regions, processes, powers, rights, duties etc. In brief Section 15. There shall be created autonomous regions in Moslem Mindanao xx "within the framework of this Constitution and the national sovereignty as well as the territorial integrity of the Republic of the Philippines"; Section 16. The President shall exercise general supervision over autonomous regions to ensure that laws are faithfully executed. Section 17. All powers, functions, and responsibilities not granted by this Constitution or by law to the autonomous regions shall be vested in the national government. Section 18. Creation by Congress-plebiscite etc. Section 20. Within its territorial jurisdiction and subject to the provisions of this Constitution and national laws, the organic act of autonomous regions shall provide for legislative powers over: (1) administration; (2) sources of revenue; (3) ancestral domain, natural resources; (4) family and property relations; (5) development planning; (6) economic, social, tourism development; (7) educational policies; (8)preservation and development of cultural heritage; (9) such other matters for the general welfare as authorized by law. Section 21. The preservation of peace and order within the region shall be the responsibility of the local police agencies, which shall be organized, maintained, supervised, and utilized in accordance with applicable laws. The defense and security of the regions shall be the responsibility of the national government. The Constitution is quite clear as to what should and could be done.
Human memory in the digital age
By ROMMEL B. DE LA CRUZ, Ed.D.
Graduate School, Jose Rizal University
THE pace with which Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) evolve and revolutionalize society has left human memory marooned in a tumultuous sea of change, unpredictability, and instability. The future has been yanked out from its temporal location and dragged into our perception of the present. Just days ago they were saying, "The future has arrived." Actually from the time ICTs were put into motion, the future is already around us. It has been here, complicating the present and obscuring the past.
A brother who sins
Matthew 18:15-20
Valley of the Kings
By Nelly Favis Villafuerte
IS there life after life? Is there continuity between life now and life to come? To a Bible-believing Christian there is afterlife because a personal relationship with our loving Christ cannot be broken by physical death. Death to a Bible-believing Christian brings him to our Creator to share eternal life. Simply put, a Bible-believing Christian believes that since God is the creator of life, He can certainly restore life. In John 11:25, Jesus Christ said: "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die." This is the blessed promise of immortality. Our caring God who created us will not just discard us like a paper cup.
Prostatitis
By JOSE S. PUJALTE JR.
THEY say that the uniquely male organ called the prostate looks like a walnut. I have good memories of walnuts. As a child, I’d whip out the nutcracker right about Christmas time when we’d get gifts of imported nuts. The walnut was the next easiest to open after hazelnuts. Oh we’d never get enough of those! Now here’s a condition that cracks – in a manner of speaking – the prostate. And here’s something that you can do without.
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