Category: Candid Perspectives
What US Filipino Voters Think; And if the Walis Tambo Man Goes Down, Why Not Trump?
by Emil Guillermo Is there a powerful, united “Filipino vote”? In my last column, I think it’s inconclusive. At least, there didn’t seem to be [Read More…]
Vicky Cayetano and the Filipino Vote
by Emil Guillermo Vicky Cayetano, the former first lady of Hawaii is hoping lightning strikes twice and maybe even stronger as she seeks the governorship [Read More…]
Overturning Roe and Abortion Makes US More Like the Philippines
by Emil Guillermo As American Filipinos, I know we have a strange nostalgia for ideals like freedom and independence. And even as we have less [Read More…]
Fil-Am Bonta’s Rise, Boudin Recall Highlight California’s Primary
by Emil Guillermo For American Filipinos, the rising star in politics isn’t Bong-Bong Marcos. It’s California’s Rob Bonta. After the California primary this week, there’s [Read More…]
Another Mass Shooting, and GOP Remains Covered in Blood, Playing Dead
by Emil Guillermo And so, of course, mistakes were made in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen cops were in the hallway thinking it was a barricade situation [Read More…]
Dealing with the second coming of Marcos
by Emil GuillermoAs the votes in the Philippines are being finalized, I have webstered a new word in my amok lexicon. What other word can [Read More…]
Can That Anti-Marcos Spirit Be Revived?
by Emil Guillermo We just have a few weeks to go, and things seem to be going to plan, if you’re rooting against democracy in [Read More…]
Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Justice For All
by Emil Guillermo You know it was historic if you saw it on television in Hawaii. Of course, Bucha and the atrocities committed by Russia [Read More…]
Hirono’s Aloha gives boost to Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
by Emil Guillermo When the debate got tense and heated at the hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson last month, leave it to Sen. Mazie Hirono [Read More…]
We Know Evil In America Too
by Emil Guillermo Evil. It’s the opposite of Aloha. It’s evil we’ve witnessed these past few weeks. Russia denies it, but we can see for [Read More…]
