One of the most compelling public affairs programs on Philippine television today is GMA-7’s “I-Witness,” a show featuring documentaries made by the station’s young reporters. Every week, a different host gets to write the script, go on location shoots, and present the show. My daughter, Kara, is fortunate to be one of the regular hosts. … Read more
The latest name in this growing list is that of Farly Alcantara II, 22, a graduating student of the Camarines Norte State College in the capital town of Daet. Farly was the former spokesperson of the League of Filipino Students (LFS) in Camarines Norte. A lone gunman shot him five times with a .45 caliber … Read more
When Lito Lapid, a k a Leon Guerrero, was campaigning for governor of Pampanga, he got stuck somewhere and could not attend an important rally in another town. The people had lined up the streets waiting for him all morning, but he could not be there. So he sent his horse instead. It was a … Read more
If anyone had suggested in July 2005 that the correct response to the political crisis spawned by the Garci Tapes would be to wait for the 2007 midterm elections, that person would have been denounced as an agent of Malacanang. Half of the members of the Arroyo Cabinet resigned that month, calling on the president … Read more