Atty. Farah G. Decano MY brother forwarded to me a video about the origins of the famous song, “Pasko Na, Sinta Ko.” It was allegedly based on the story of Alfredo Gutierrez whose first love, Melba, left him for the United States just before Christmas. According to the narration,…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano AS of this writing, presidential aspirant Senator Bong Go has yet to formally withdraw his candidacy for the highest post. If we suspected that this move was upon the order of his long-time boss, President Rodrigo Duterte, it is because Senator Go has successfully…
By Atty. Farah Decano “MAS radikal ang magmahal.” Netizens shared this statement of Presidential contender, Leni Robredo, several times through their social media accounts. While it is not yet her official slogan for the campaign, such unusual assertion captured the imagination of the Filipinos – for how, indeed, can…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano I shared Atty. Wilfrido Garrido’s prediction that former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s pick for the presidency was Mayor Sara Duterte. We were probably right but PGMA bungled her strategies and failed to play Sara’s cards right. It was indeed a surprise for most, this writer…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano WITH the recent withdrawal of Sara Duterte’s candidacy for Davao City mayor and her resignation from Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), her regional party, one cannot help but anticipate similar theatrics which were originally played out by her father in 2016. On or before November…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano MENTAL calisthenics on ethical dilemmas – who has heard of this as a form of relaxation? Well, this seems to be a favorite past time of three fiery intellectuals I know way back in the 1990s when we were merely wide-eyed young idealistic students…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano MY father had told us, his children, to use our God-given intelligence in ascertaining the truth. He instructed us never to give up our own judgments in favor of another who is as fallible as anybody, even if he or she were a chief…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano “ANO ba ang ipinaglalaban mo?” Madalas ito ang naitatanong natin sa mga taong tila may ngitngit sa kanilang katawan na hindi maintindihan o tila may bumabagabag sa kanilang pagkatao. “Ang mahal ko.” Heto marahil ang maikling sagot ng mga tumatakbo para sa pagkapangulo. Ano…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano A GOOGLE search of “ism” yields Merriam-Webster’s definition of the suffix which means a manner of action or behavior characteristic of a specified person or thing. Examples of isms are: racism, plagiarism, ageism and witticism. Like some words, “ism” has acquired another meaning or…
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