I had the opportunity, through the Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro to meet and have lunch with Philippines Vice President Manuel “Noli” Leuterio De Castro, Jr., just yesterday. You would think that with a background in broadcast journalism that Noli de Castro would be a talkative fellow, yet I found him to be confident, [...]
I was sworn in and deputized as a member of The Fraternal Order of Eagles (Philippine Eagles) just a couple of days ago. I know many members of The Eagles from competitive shooting competitions. I think many of them are members of the PPSA (Philippine Practical Shooting Association), as am I. Many of them are [...]
Security was tight for my 1st Wedding Anniversary family party at Lauremar Beach Resort in Cagayan de Oro City, the site of my wedding one year ago exacty, with all the stars aligned in the sky as they were this day, when Philippines National Security Advisor, the Honorable Noberto “Bert” B. Gonzales, Jr., was visiting [...]
Living in The Philippines and being somewhat aware of the trial of former Philippine President Joseph Estrada’s trial for plundering the coffers of the government of The Phillipines, and what seems likely to be his imminent conviction, I recall my civic studies from high school in America. The framers of the Constitution of the United [...]
Ding Dong! The Witch is dead. Which old Witch? The Wicked Witch! Ding Dong! The Wicked Witch is dead. Wake up – sleepy head, rub your eyes, get out of bed. Wake up, the Wicked Witch is dead. She’s gone where the goblins go, Below – below – below. Yo-ho, let’s open up and sing [...]
The voting is on Monday, May 14, 2007. There are almost 46,000 candidates vying for nearly 18,000 political positions in congress and in local governments. A nation-wide gun-ban has been in effect since January 14, 2007, which was imposed by the CommElect (The Commission on Elections), and it ends on June 14, 2007, a month [...]
Of course one day America will have a black president or a woman president, but I would have bet that person would be a republican. All bets are off now. We’re either going to have a black president and a woman vice president or vice versa. It all rests with the primaries and the Democratic’s [...]