Philippine Daily Inquirer
NOT EVERYONE has the patience of a Fidel V. Ramos, whose enthusiasm for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has been “waning, waning” for four years now. He still thinks the President can “transform, transcend and transfigure” herself into “an object of admiration, not vilification” by 2010. But then he is grousing from the position of an increasingly enfeebled insider. (more…)

Paramedics were called to the singer’s home around midday local time on Thursday after he stopped breathing. He was pronounced dead two hours later after arriving at hospital in full cardiac arrest, said Fred Corral of the LA County Coroner’s office. (more…)

By Raul Gonzalez
Quick-to-the-draw critics who have not even read my letter regarding the Marcos jewels to Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) Chairman Camilo Sabio jumped into conclusion (or confusion), saying that I advocate the return of the jewelry to former First Lady Imelda Marcos. (more…)

By Brady Eviota - Few stopped by to read the small marker in English on a wall near the main train station here in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. (more…)

By Alejandro R. Roces – We have written on our man-made tourism resources in the past. Resources, such as our churches, along with our overwhelming natural resources, remain our best option for encouraging tourists to visit the Philippines. (more…)

By Conrado de Quiros
“WALANG IWANAN,” the speaker on the stage would shout, and everyone would shout back, “hu-wah!” The ritual exchange was introduced by Brigadier General Natalio “Boying” Ecarma, the self-effacing but tough-as-nails Marine commander of Basilan, Sulu. The “hu-wah!”, he said to much laughter, had to sound like a grunt, something pushed out of the lungs or pulled out of the heart, and not like the braying of a brat. (more…)

By Maricar Cinco – The of National Hero Jose Rizal has been getting pained attention since it was painted green last month. In text messages, e-mails and phone calls, residents based in the city, other provinces and abroad have expressed “shock” and “horror” over the new color of the bahay na bato. (more…)