Category: Opinion
The Pied Piper of Mar-a-Lago
by Perry Diaz In 1284, as the legend goes, the people of Hamelin, Germany, hired the town’s rat-catcher, a piper, to lure the rats away [Read More…]
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Call For ‘National Divorce’
by Perry Diaz Last Dec. 28, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene renewed calls for a “national divorce” between Republican and Democratic states. She suggested that [Read More…]
128 days of Christmas
by Perry Diaz if there is one thing that I really miss in the Philippines, it is Christmas. It’s a day – nay, four months [Read More…]
Defenders of Sierra Madre
by Perry Diaz Since 1999, a World War II-era navy ship lay aground off Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal), an uninhabited atoll near the Kalayaan [Read More…]
Duterte Pivots Back To America
by Perry Diaz “ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL” is a proverb that dates back to 1250. It is also the name of a play by [Read More…]
The Advent of Pax Pacifica
By Perry Diaz On September 15, 2021, US President Joe Biden together with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced [Read More…]
The Philippine Political Circus Begins
by Perry Diaz As expected, the 2022 Philippine presidential election will be one of the most – if not the most – interesting elections in [Read More…]
When Will the Anti-Vaxxers Ever Stop?
by Perry Diaz A new term has emerged in the dictionary: anti-vaxxer. It refers to people who disagree with the use of vaccines for various [Read More…]
Quo Vadis, Bongbong Marcos?
by Perry Diaz With the election only nine months away, the Philippines’ political merry-go-round is spinning in circles. You don’t know who’s with whom or who [Read More…]
Can 1Sambayan unite the opposition?
by Perry Diaz In September 2020, election lawyer Atty. Howard Calleja spoke with Jesuit priests Fr. Albert Alejo and La Salle Brother Armin Luistro about [Read More…]
