Wise men or kings? TABLETS OF STONE Larry Faraon, OP 01/04/2010

Wise men or kings? TABLETS OF STONE Larry Faraon, OP 01/04/2010 The Catholic feast of the Epiphany or manifestation of Christ to the pagan world begun in the Eastern Church around the Third Century. This is to commemorate the “appearance” of Jesus Christ to the gentiles as the light of the world. But there was a bit of confusion at the beginning as to whether these men who visited Jesus guided by the star of the Messiah were actually kings or astrologers from the east considered the wise men of that era. In the Eastern Church it was clearly the biblical pattern of wise men or interpreter of the constellations since the guidance of a star was prominently ascribed to the event in a cultural era where kings and subjects look up to the constellation and stars as guide of worldly and personal affairs.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100104com5.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL Comelec should give real score FRONTLINE Portent of things to come ZOOMING IN A disastrous first decade DIE HARD III Another ‘Happy New Year’ for the oligarchs TABLETS OF STONE Wise men or kings? HE SAYS A critical year SHE SAYS Hello, 2010

A critical year HE SAYS Aldrin Cardon 01/04/2010

A critical year HE SAYS Aldrin Cardon 01/04/2010 Happy new year! This rubbernecker thinks it’s only apt to start this year’s column writing with a greeting. Besides, if you are a fan of the Social Weather Stations, it says 89 percent of Filipino adults are greeting the year with an anticipation of hope rather than fear. Well, 2010 brings much hope as it promises change. What change? .... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100104com6.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL Comelec should give real score FRONTLINE Portent of things to come ZOOMING IN A disastrous first decade DIE HARD III Another ‘Happy New Year’ for the oligarchs TABLETS OF STONE Wise men or kings? HE SAYS A critical year SHE SAYS Hello, 2010

Hello, 2010 SHE SAYS Dinah S. Ventura 01/04/2010

Hello, 2010 SHE SAYS Dinah S. Ventura 01/04/2010 Maritess Allen, feng shui expert and CEO of the Philippine franchise of World of Feng Shui (WOFS), told local press in early December that the Year of the Tiger (which 2010 happens to be) is “the most feared by Asians.” Based on the events of 2009, it does not take feng shui.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100104com7.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL Comelec should give real score FRONTLINE Portent of things to come ZOOMING IN A disastrous first decade DIE HARD III Another ‘Happy New Year’ for the oligarchs TABLETS OF STONE Wise men or kings? HE SAYS A critical year SHE SAYS Hello, 2010

An electoral disaster waiting to happen EDITORIAL 01/05/2010

An electoral disaster waiting to happen EDITORIAL Click to enlarge 01/05/2010 Norberto Gonzales, acting Defense chief, who has been just a little over a month in his post, appears hell-bent in ensuring electoral fraud through the active participation of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). He wants an expanded military participation in the 2010 polls, which will do away with the memorandum of agreement (MoA) inked between the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Defense Department-AFP in time for the 2007 senatorial polls, which, apart from a few instances of fraud, especially in Maguindanao, were fairly clean.....MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100105com1.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL An electoral disaster waiting to happen FRONTLINE Meaningless vow FEATURES Nigeria on defensive over ‘terror breeding ground’ MR. EXPOSE More prosperous friends NO HOLDS BARRED Will we ever catch up? AN OUTSIDERS VIEW The new ilustrados?