Since the beginning of the Philippine nationhood in the early 1900s, the government has been unsuccessful in its attempts to implement genuine agrarian reform. Social analysts have been quick to blame the Philippine Congress for this failure - It’s common knowledge that our lawmaking body consists of legislators who have direct ties with the landowning families of the country. Another reason why land reform has been weak..

Our quote today comes from Spanish poet Vicente Aleixandre. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1977…

Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the middle of a desert. Congress said,”Someone may steal from it at night.” So they created a night watchman position and hired a person for the job. Then Congress said,”How does the watchman do his job without instruction?” So they created a planning department and hired two people…

DeBCC, a skin treatment cream that can help those who suffer from the skin cancer Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC), is going global as it is set to conquer not only Asia, US and Europe, but also Australia and Canada. And it is poised to dominate the world market as it is the only one of its kind that treats BCC naturally. So now patients only have to apply DeBCC on the infected skin and they no longer need to have their skin tumors surgically burned. The formula of the treatment cream was invented and developed by Filipino inventor…

Our quote today comes from Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi. He received a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1909 for his contribution to the study of wireless telegraphs. He is famous for his bold idea…

Today in 1901, New York became the first US state to require automobile license plates, about two years after the world’s first license plate was issued in Paris. Here are some photos of vanity license plates…

Fitna is a disturbing Dutch documentary that openly speaks against the Islamicization of the world and the violence allegedly promoted by the Qur’an, the holy book of Islam. The movie shows videos and news clippings of acts of terrorism and extremism that have…

Our quote today comes from one of the greatest Englishman who ever lived - Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill. We all know him as the first leader to oppose Adolf Hitler. During the early stages of Nazism, many leaders including Pope Pius XII, did not protest against…

Today is also the third anniversary of the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI. Here’s a little story about the Pope who travelled…

The great English poet and playwright William Shakespeare was born today 444 years ago. Yes, 444 years ago! Talk about living forever. To this day, children and adults…

April 23rd is World Book and Copyright Day, according to the United Nations. Let’s celebrate it by reading more books, especially local ones. We should also encourage more people to become writers. Here’s a little story about a writer who died and was given the option of going to heaven or hell…

Paraguayans have opened themselves to political change as they elected the independent presidential candidate, Fernando Lugo. Lugo used to be a Roman Catholic bishop but he had to let go of his religious vows when he decided to run for office. During his campaign, he promised a government for…

Immanuel Kant believed that there is no way we can describe the actual reality. The only thing we can talk about is our representation of our perceived reality. His views were probably the inspiration in movies like Roberto Benigni’s “Life is Beautiful” and the Wachowski Brothers’ “The Matrix” …

Today is the 38th world celebration of Earth Day. And of course Global Warming is a big issue. And if you’re not yet convinced that we’re feeling the heat, here’s proof that will surely convince you…

Pro-JPEPA senators will be feeling the heat from Filipinos who believe that the government has once again outdone themselves when it comes to pimping our Motherland to other countries, in exchange for economic aid. According to the swimmers who braved the waters of Manila Bay, the treaty will allow large and high-tech Japanese fishing vessels to sweep our waters and get all the fish they want. But the government says that we don’t have to worry about any shortage in fish supply. Keep in mind that this is the same government who’s also telling us not to worry about the shortage in rice supply. So I guess it’s okay for Japan to catch all the fish they want because our government says it’s okay…

Quote of the Day

Our quote today comes from Queen Elizabeth II who celebrates her 82nd birthday today.

The upward course of a nation’s history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.