By Farah G. Decano ON May 9, the Filipino people will cast their votes as custodians of the future. Because we are stewards of our children and our children’s children, we have been entrusted the power to determine the collective path that the next generations shall take. It is…
By Farah G. Decano “NO master but the law, no guide but conscience, no aim but justice.” With more than eight thousand new lawyers in our midst, I cannot help but recall the above quote from Associate Supreme Court Justice, Jose Benedicto Luna Reyes, more popularly referred to as…
By Farah G. Decano I happened to be one of those who brainstormed about what the Leni Robredo Pangasinan rally should be like. The legend of Urduja immediately came to mind. According to oral folktales, she was a female warrior of Pangasinan who protected her kingdom from the sea…
By Farah G. Decano ABOVE title is a direct quote of Imelda Marcos’ statement in the documentary film, “The Kingmaker.” The statuesque First Lady of twenty years knew her politics well. During the reign of her husband, President Ferdinand Marcos, the Filipinos were shielded from the truth and were…
By Farah G. Decano FEMININE traits are considered weak, subservient and uncertain most of the time while masculine qualities are deemed strong, courageous and resolute. What are these usual manly traits reckoned to be manifestations of fearlessness? Courage in accordance with the stereotypical masculine standard is aggression, confrontation and…
By Farah G. Decano PRESIDENTIAL contender Leni Robredo’s recent successive mega-rallies are now making the surveys of popular research centers look unbelievable. How can a candidate, who consistently gets less than 30 percent of the respondents compared to her closest rival who garners more than 50 percent, command such…
By Farah G. Decano “I like Manny Pacquiao to be president.” “Why?” I asked. “Because he is humble. He talks about his compassion for the poor and intention to deliver them from poverty with such sincerity.” “How did you determine his sincerity?” I became more curious. “He speaks with…
By Farah G. Decano I have always been amused by the celebration of Women’s Month which coincides with Fire Prevention every March. What is it with fire and women? This does not require any research on my part because I wake up to a living fireball since birth –…
By Farah G. Decano THE love month is still here so I thought of a very intriguing but age-old issue in relationships – infidelity. It is very damaging not only to the couple’s relationship but also to the psyche of the cheater and most of all, the cheated. Because…
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