Category: Columns
As 2021 Winds Down, the Ahmaud Arbery Trial Gives Us a Lesson in How To Get Racial Justice
by Emil Guillermo I’m still digesting all that’s happened this Thanksgiving holiday. I’m vegan, so it was all fake turkey. But the justice was real. [Read More…]
Will Disqualification Case Against Marcos Fly?
by Emmanuel S. Tipon, Esq. Five petitions have been filed to have Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s certificate of candidacy canceled or denied due course, or [Read More…]
COVID-19 Fails To Stop TGU’s Pamaskong Handog 2021
by Elpidio R. Estioko Christmas is the time for people to rejoice, have fun, bond together, reunite, and enjoy each other’s company. So, despite the pandemic, [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…]
A Merry Christmas?
by Seneca Moraleda-Puguan Christmas is just around the corner. Just as the song says, it’s the most wonderful time of the year! Families and friends [Read More…]
Why Every Day Is Veterans Day If You’re Filipino Americans
by Emil Guillermo Veterans Day has passed, but in Hawaii, you could be commemorating all year and not honor everyone who deserves recognition. And that’s [Read More…]
Is “Crime Involving Moral Turpitude,” Like Beauty, In The Eye Of The Beholder?
by Emmanuel S. Tipon, Esq. The U.S. Congress made a conviction for a “crime involving moral turpitude” a ground for deportation. Immigration and Nationality Act, [Read More…]
The January 6 Committee: Executive Privilege, Contempt, Unwilling Witnesses
by Elpidio R. Estioko The January 6 congressional committee, composed of Democrats and two GOP lawmakers, investigating the assault of the US Capitol by supporters [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…]
Self-Government
by Seneca Moraleda-Puguan I have never been a fan of politics, but the Philippine political scene intrigues me. Witnessing the stories of our different leaders [Read More…]
