Jess Delfin 16 Mar 2008     MEEK 1. humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others. 2. overly submissive or compliant; spiritless; tame 3. Obsolete. Gentle; kind. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved March 16, 2008, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/meek. The statement “Definitely, meekness will solve the problems plaguing…

Rafael L. Oriel, Jr. 15 Mar 2008     Mr. Pontaoe, yes, the readers of Punch Forum are smarter than you think. Believe it or not, this anecdote on George Washington was related to a sermon by Rev. Dieleman. Like I told you, but you did not believe me, I…

Josephine Lucas 15 Mar 2008   Please, can you send me the recipe of Calasiao Puto. Thank you.

Bernard Diaz 15 Mar 2008     Usec. Villar, I’m proud of your leadership our, country needs a leader like you. WALANG KINIKILINGAN, I pray for your safety and good health, not all apples in a basket are rotten. Salamat la ed sikayo ta walay malasakit yo ed baley tan…

Ed Pontaoe 15 Mar 2008     Mr. Oriel, let me be explicit here. I am getting repetitive, but I’ll have to let you understand pretty clearly what I am talking about, is the anecdote on George Washington not the sermon of this unknown preacher from Visalia, California. The last…

Rafael L. Oriel, Jr. 15 Mar 2008     Mr. Pontaoe, that’s your opinion. Different people discern the truth differently. I am sorry to disappoint you but you are wrong to pretend that you know where I took the anecdote and to say that the title is not meekness. Actually,…

Ed Pontaoe 15 Mar 2008     To: Antonio “Bebot” A. Villar, Jr. Undersecretary/Head PASG Mr. Undersecretary: When Arroyo put you where you’re now, she’s got only one thing in mind . . . to have a watchdog at the Bureau of Customs where the most rotten, the most profligate…

ANTONIO “Bebot” A. VILLAR, JR. Undersecretary/Head PASG 13 Mar 2008   Dear Ermin, Even away from home, I make it a point to update myself about news in our home province. Thus, once more, I read another column you wrote about me, this time about my “disapproved” resignation. I am…

Ed Pontaoe 14 Mar 2008     Mr. Oriel, I am fascinated how you wiggled thru the muck and came out as muddy as you first got in. Your post on the 12th on lessons on meekness caught, as always, my inquiring mind. The way you plucked and interpreted it…

Nap Casilang 14 Mar 2008     Edwin, Agreed with everything you said! I just want to add the “Pearl of the Orient” is now being used as a collateral to pad the wallets of those in power! All bank accounts lead to… Yes, our dear Philippines is the Pearl…