In the 1970s, when it comes to dance music, Donna Summer was queen. In the '70s, we were under Martial Law. And we had a midnight to 5 am curfew. Because of the curfew, parties should end either at 10 pm to give time to travel home or to continue until 5 am, after the… Continue reading Remembering Donna Summer
The Fall of the Crown (Corona)
Last week, when Corona's defense counsel Atty Roy told the impeachment court that the Chief Justice will appear as a witness provided that the Ombudswoman and several other people who are accusing him of having a US$ 10 million bank account are subpoenaed by the Court, I was reminded of an ancient saying wrongly attributed… Continue reading The Fall of the Crown (Corona)
My Mother and The First “Modern” Moro Women
April 4 is the birthday of my late mother, Hadja Sitti Rahma Yahya - Abbas. Sometime ago, one of the news talk shows of ANC (ABSCBN News Channel) featured young Moros and labeled them as “Modern Muslims.” For some people, modern means young. Yet the young could be very old-fashioned, dogmatic and narrow-minded. There are… Continue reading My Mother and The First “Modern” Moro Women
Senator-judges doing the job of Prosecution and Defense lawyers
When the Prosecution in the impeachment trial was presenting evidence, I was constantly irked by senator-judges acting as prosecuting lawyers. Now, the same thing is happening. The senator-judges are doing the job for the defense. Yesterday, the Defense lawyer seemed inexperienced. He called the Land Registration Authority administrator Atty. Diaz III, Pres. Aquino's classmate and batch… Continue reading Senator-judges doing the job of Prosecution and Defense lawyers
Senator-judges inadvertently came to the Defense's rescue
While Justice Cuevas is fantastic when it comes to legal points and doctrines, I'm afraid he has shown again that he is not as good when it comes to examining or cross-examining a witness. He was not able to convincingly present Demetrio Vicente as a credible owner of the 1,700 sq. m. lot registered (in… Continue reading Senator-judges inadvertently came to the Defense's rescue
George and the Temple of Prosperity
St. George slew dragons that terrorized people; this George slays the Poverty-consciousness that makes most Filipinos wallow in penury and misery. This George wields no swords, but spreads words of wisdom. This New Thought crusader fights the superstitions and the dogmatic beliefs that have impoverished people’s bodies, minds and souls for ages. Son of… Continue reading George and the Temple of Prosperity
Postprandial Musings, 2.0 