INC back to its old tactics

By appearing to be lecturing on government that when it ignored INC’s plea for “unity” even without resolving outstanding issues like the impeachment, it proposes to have the moral authority and the political acuity to preach that “you didn’t follow us, so reap the whirlwind.” What whirlwind Zabala and his cohorts are saying escape people who think logically.

Give farmers a fair shake

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has been working hand-in-glove with big landlords in frustrating the decades-old demand of Batangas farmers to break up several sugar haciendas under the Roxases, with the DAR making an about face about the awards to landless peasants and giving the landlords the best land, with half of the least arable sections divided among the CARP beneficiaries.

Hands off women journalists covering ICC

As women journalists, we stand together. This must stop. Harassment is not criticism; it is an attempt to silence. And a press under attack is a democracy at risk.

Crying over spilled milk

“Sumasalok sa dalawang balong tuyot ang ale,” one pundit said, “at hindi mapupuno ang imbudo.” There is no confluence for the Marcos Creek and the Duterte rivulet. Yet, the Punch and Judy Show must continue, but the comical fight must entertain and bore kids in attendance.

Brosas to Harry Roque: Wala kang ambag diyan, uwi ka na

“Mr. Roque should stop pretending to be a human rights lawyer and face the contempt order issued against him by the Congressional Quad Committee. His sudden appearance in The Hague while evading accountability at home only demonstrates his utter disregard for Philippine legal processes,” Rep. Brosas said.

On the brutal murder of a lawyer in Maguindanao

“I am outraged and deeply saddened by the brutal murder of Atty. Junisa D. Kimamao and the attack on Atty. Ibrahim D. Pendatu. The fact that this horrific incident took place during Ramadan, a time for peace and reflection, makes it doubly condemnable.”