Reacting to my column on outdoor advertising (“Billboard nation,” PDI 04/03/05) and to another piece on the same subject by fellow Inquirer columnist Augusto Villalon, a reader, Neil Magno, raises a couple of points that give us the chance to place this issue in a larger context. He writes: “I cannot agree with both of … Read more
Cambridge. I like coming to Cambridge not so much to see Harvard but to visit my old friend Daniel Boone Schirmer. He turned 90 this year, and is wheelchair-bound. A thin line of mourning marks his handsome Pilgrim face, but his blue eyes are undiminished in their brightness. Last year, he lost his wife Peggy, … Read more
The most fascinating thing about the tributes and the media coverage that have accompanied Pope John Paul II’s death is the relentless message that this particular man’s life will not be forgotten. Many are already calling him a saint. He is dead but his spirit lives in the hearts of the many who admire him. … Read more
When 1500 parliamentarians from Asia, Europe, and the Americas converge in Manila today for the 112th General Assembly of the InterParliamentary Union (IPU), what first images will they have of the Philippines? From the moment they step out of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, they will see a nation hopelessly scarred by billboards. As they … Read more