Opinion and Commentary
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
Ledesma: BTS Phenomena: Beyond culture, language, nationality
March 1, 2021, 5:30 pm
WHAT is this craze sweeping people across the globe? It’s COVID?! It’s the vaccine?! No...It’s BTS! For those of you who have not been bitten by the BTS bug, BTS (Bangtan Sonyeonda) is a group of 7 Korean boys and is now considered to be the most popular boy band in the world. I learned… Read More
Ledesma: PNA survives the vagaries of time and politics
March 1, 2021, 11:33 am
THE declaration of Martial Law in 1972 ended the era of the freest press in Asia and maybe the world over. Almost all the critical media establishments folded up including community publications and broadcast stations and sent thousands of journalists and office staff workers jobless. Also… Read More
Ledesma: How did the Davao IP kids get to Cebu?
February 25, 2021, 8:58 pm
THE so-called Human Rights watchdogs are smarting over the rescue of the minor children of the indigenous tribes who were traced by welfare authorities in the San Carlos University Talamban campus. In Cebu. The 19 indigenous people (IP) children, all in their teens, are very impressionable. How… Read More
Ledesma: WHF: More productive, healthier
February 23, 2021, 9:32 pm
ALMOST 12 months of the pandemic. Almost 12 months of the work-from-home (WFH) arrangement. Employees who are into this setup are lucky that they get to keep their jobs while millions of Filipinos have lost their jobs amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. They’re even luckier that they don’t have to… Read More
Ledesma: Light moments over serious issues
February 18, 2021, 5:52 pm
BONGBONG Marcos lost his case in the Supreme Court but hopefully learned an expensive lesson. An attempt to appeal his case is a futile move considering the unanimous decision of the justices to junk his case in favor of Leni Robredo. Well, this is a free country and he can go ahead try another… Read More
From the Mail: Monumental destroyer of Filipino youth rights, welfare
February 14, 2021, 9:33 pm
FOR the last 52 years, communist terrorism being perpetrated by the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army – National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) had not only caused death and wanton destruction against the Filipino people, but it has also delivered monumental destruction… Read More
Ledesma: Why fault Inday Sara?
February 11, 2021, 2:47 pm
THE 2022 elections are fast approaching but unlike in previous years, the mood is damp and lacks the usual hoopla and excitement that characterized the presidential election in the past. I do not think that the pandemic has anything to do with it at all. Within the year, the country will be… Read More
From the Mail: An Open Letter: Fact-checking a fact-checker 101
February 9, 2021, 11:06 pm
By Undersecretary Jose Joel M. Sy Egco VERA Files recently came out with a "fact-checking" report insinuating that I have uttered statements on the status of the Ampatuan massacre case that lacked context. Thank you for the opportunity to fact-check you, Vera Files. First, the amateurish… Read More
Ledesma: Nobel Prize anyone?
February 8, 2021, 1:31 pm
THIS is something for the Ripley’s. A nominee and the nominator for Nobel Peace Prize are known way ahead of the selection and announcement of the winner. I don’t know whether the Nobel Committee had changed the rules. The last time I know, the nominations are kept secret for a period of 50… Read More
Ledesma: A clown at the LTO
February 3, 2021, 4:58 pm
THE Land Transportation Office has joined the opposition. The only difference is that the officials are more efficient in winning more enemies against the Duterte administration than the likes of VP Leni, Kiko, Trillanes, and the rest of the cabal who had been salivating to oust the President. … Read More
Ledesma: Be part of the solution
February 1, 2021, 12:32 pm
IT’S almost one year since the Covid-19 pandemic ruled the world. By now, we should already be experts and masters of what to do and not to do amidst the pandemic. We should already be used to living under the new normal and observing the proper protocols. But after almost a year, here I am… Read More
Ledesma: Getting ready
January 29, 2021, 2:24 pm
DAVAO City has embarked on a special training program for its health workers in preparation for the arrival of coronavirus vaccines from Astra Zeneca. The training is done under the auspices of the Regional office of the Department of Health and the City Health Office. Davao City was among the… Read More
Ledesma: Taking charge of oneself
January 25, 2021, 2:48 pm
THE start of a brand new year is the time for most of us to set our plans for the rest of the year. While we busy ourselves setting the plans for the team and the organization, one very important plan that is often neglected, ignored, and overlooked is our own personal development planning. … Read More
Valera: Exercise of freedom, not freedom from consequences
January 24, 2021, 8:53 pm
THE principle of academic freedom has enjoyed an uneven track record in the Philippines. Evidently, the UP is where you see a free public debate, academic research, discussions on Marxist-Leninist, Mao Zedong political thoughts both informal and non-formal education set up. I myself read many of… Read More
