Opinion and Commentary
Ledesma: Real friends, real foes in time of crisis
May 5, 2021, 6:08 pm
THE horror of the grotesque specter of nearly half a million people getting severely ill and thousands dying each day in India is, to say the least, frightening and nightmarish. If we trace back the cause of the meteoric rise of COVID-19 infections it indubitably points to the unbridled… Read More
From the Mail: Senator Lacson's rejoinder to Mr. Ledesma's column
May 3, 2021, 1:33 pm
May 3, 2021 LUIS A. MORENTE Executive Editor Philippine News Agency Visayas, Avenue, Quezon City Dear Sir, Please allow us to set the record straight involving the claims made by Mr. Jun Ledesma in his column published by the Philippine News Agency last April 30, where he accused senators,… Read More
From the Mail: Ressa’s UNESCO award no surprise
May 1, 2021, 7:12 pm
Atty. Perry L. Solis, Jr. AS a former member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) jury that gives away the award from 2016 and its president in 2018, it comes as no surprise that Fil-American Maria Ressa has been chosen as this year’s winner of the… Read More
Ledesma: Joma cheering his new Legal Front?
April 30, 2021, 3:59 pm
FIFTEEN senators including the Majority Floor Leader and former President of the Ruling Party signed a resolution that censures National Task Force to End Local Communist Insurgency spokesperson, Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade, Jr. after he branded the move to defund NTF-ELCAC as “stupid”. … Read More
Ledesma: Be aware and beware
April 21, 2021, 12:55 pm
CALL it “Oust Duterte cabal”, “rabid black propagandists” “Dilawans”, “1sambayan”, “destabilizers” or “xenophobic clique”. When you put them all together you see the same faces. It’s a coterie of whatever is left of the political opposition, the legal fronts of the… Read More
Ledesma: The doubting Tomases
April 19, 2021, 11:00 am
TWO Sundays ago, the gospel was about the story of disciple Tomas who refused to believe that Jesus has resurrected and appeared to the other disciples only because he was not around when it happened. He had to see it with his own eyes and only then he believed that indeed Jesus has risen! … Read More
Ledesma: Tit for tat and all those jazz
April 15, 2021, 6:33 pm
FILIPINOS are either enamored with the probinsyano President Rodrigo Duterte or regard him with contemptuous ill will. We have here a leader whose uncanny idiosyncracies are not akin to the norm of traditional politicians thus we see a clash of sentiments among those who trust and approve of… Read More
Ledesma: Keep clients from pushing the panic button
April 12, 2021, 1:02 am
PANDEMIC hits the market anew. Soon after the government announced that the National Capital Region plus some nearby provinces will be placed under ECQ for at least two weeks, the market plunged back to the 6,400 level and heavy foreign selling was observed. The Philippine stock market ushered… Read More
Ledesma: Journalistic fraud
April 8, 2021, 11:15 am
IN my recent article “Nitpicking” I pointed out the dubious if not diabolic agenda of opposition quarters at discrediting and demonizing Pres. Rodrigo Duterte in every turn, creating mountains out of molehills and deliberately ignoring the achievements that this administration had achieved. … Read More
Badoy: On the defense of COURAGE by government workers
April 7, 2021, 12:39 am
TODAY, we had to witness, once again, the travesty made commonplace by the CPP-NPA-NDF: the shameless spectacle of government workers who break Civil Service laws by brazenly undermining the work of an institution they are part of and do great harm to the country whose Constitution and Democracy… Read More
Ledesma: Ignite: Passion, purpose, persistence
April 6, 2021, 8:41 pm
HAPPY Easter to all! Easter Sunday is considered by us Christians, as the most important and sacred Sunday of the entire year. It commemorates the resurrection and ascension of Jesus to heaven. Without this very important part, Jesus simply dies and that's it. But his resurrection represents… Read More
Ledesma: Nitpicking
April 3, 2021, 3:35 pm
FOR President Rodrigo R. Duterte, unprecedented Trust and Approval ratings came at a price. He is not in the running for the 2022 Presidential elections but the turrets of the fragmented political opposition are all aimed at him. And this includes the propaganda machinery which shamelessly turns… Read More
Ledesma: A Lenten Reflection: Modern-day Simon of Cyrene
March 29, 2021, 5:23 pm
HOLY Week is a time to pause and focus on the Passion (suffering) and Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the events that led up to it. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, this is the 2nd year that we will not be able to observe it as we used to. But this should not prevent us from reflecting on its… Read More
Ledesma: A decadent conspiracy
March 23, 2021, 11:25 am
IT is now obvious X-Justice Antonio Carpio has been consumed with a burning desire to oust Pres. Rodrigo R. Duterte. And there is more to it than politics. It can all be about Scarborough and what is beneath the bowels of that atoll and that power grab and the only means to achieve these of… Read More
Ledesma: To V or not to V
March 22, 2021, 11:22 am
THE country’s vaccination program against the COVID-19 is now happening in some of our major cities, my hometown Davao City included. The vaccination started last March 1 with the 600,000 doses of Sinovac from China. We also received on March 4 the initial 525,600 doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine… Read More
Ledesma: Beware of elixir of fame, Pacman
March 16, 2021, 10:35 pm
SENATOR Manny Pacquiao has been going around recently in what he asserts as a way to help those in need. There is nothing wrong with that. Manny, the legendary boxing hero is known to be generous to his friends. His sudden and recent act of charity, however, is tainted with politics. He has been… Read More
Ledesma: Proudly a woman. Proudly a Filipina.
March 14, 2021, 12:38 am
IN celebration of International Woman’s Month, I wish to acknowledge and highlight how Filipinas have continued to advance their roles and contributions to our society. Gone were the days when women of our country were expected to stay behind the shadow of their fathers and their husbands.… Read More
Ledesma: Confusing the enemy
March 11, 2021, 3:58 pm
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte is a killjoy. He just told Leni Robredo to shut up. In this time of the pandemic, I can fault the President for depriving us of the hilarious remarks of the Vice President. She has a natural talent for comedic repartees which are veritable catharsis given the problems… Read More
Ledesma: What keeps Filipinos from preparing for the future
March 8, 2021, 11:13 am
EVERY Filipino parent wants the best education for their children. Every working Filipino looks forward to good and comfortable retirement life. Every Filipino wants to have the best medical care as needed. All these need advanced preparation. The question is: Are Filipinos making the right… Read More
Ledesma: Vaccines reveal who your friends are
March 5, 2021, 2:11 pm
THE vaccination program in the Philippines is fraught with politics, cynicism brought about by ignorance, prejudice, and the ingrained predilection for American-made products. All these beyond the primordial and universal concern to make every individual adequately protected from Covid-19 virus… Read More
