Yesterday, the Filipino people witnessed a freak show featuring the country's legal / justice system with lead characters played by former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima (DOJ), Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chair Sixto Brillantes, and the Supreme Court justices. CHARGED FOR RIGGING 2007 ELECTIONS, NOT THE 2004 ELECTIONS Ms. Arroyo is charged… Continue reading Freaky Friday for Philippine Legal System
Does the rule of law still hold in the Philippines?
Yesterday, the SC granted a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) that allowed the travel of former President Arroyo and her husband to other countries to seek better medical care. Earlier, the House of Representatives issued a resolution allowing Rep. Arroyo's travel abroad. Yet the former President was not allowed by airport officials to board the airplane… Continue reading Does the rule of law still hold in the Philippines?
Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven
Here is my dramatic interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven. Music: The Moonlight Sonata
Growing Up In A Multilingual Household
This is one of my articles published in the now defunct The Philippine Post newspaper. I posted this on my websites. But since the advent of Web 2.0 and the popularity of blogs, I have abandoned my websites. I am posting this in this blog, for posterity's sake. I added a list of the languages,… Continue reading Growing Up In A Multilingual Household
"BARAHAMAN, THE FORGOTTEN SULTAN OF MINDANAO
Since I have now abandoned all my websites, I am re-posting my articles in my blogs. Below is another of my full page articles published in The Philippine Post. This was written to commemorate the tercentennial anniversary of the death of Sultan Barahaman (Abdul Rahman) of Maguindanao. ©By Datu Jamal Ashley Abbas Grandson and heir… Continue reading "BARAHAMAN, THE FORGOTTEN SULTAN OF MINDANAO
The Dragon in Lanao
This is an article I wrote for The Philippine Post (February 26, 2000). I posted this in my websites and in my blog, M-Reality: Body/Mind/Spirit. But in 2009, Blogger removed my blog, as well as numerous other blogs, due to alleged third-party malware. I am re-posting it here. It occupied one whole page in a… Continue reading The Dragon in Lanao
