Nothing brings more comfort than seeing real practitioners rise above the ranks and get appointed to the top of their respective fields, Sen. Grace Poe said on Wednesday, December 14.
Poe made the remark during Ernesto Maceda Jr.’s confirmation hearing before the Commission on Appointments (CA
Many consider the COVID-19 response to be the outgoing administration’s biggest failure (see Senate President Vicente Sotto’s reply to the question). As for President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, he considers it one of his administration’s major accomplishments.
I HEARD from a number of readers that I miswrote two weeks ago that Benedictine Fr. Columbano Adag, my classmate, based in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, was gone. Among them was Joffre Alajar. What he does not know about local Benedictine goings-on isn’t worth knowing: His message: “Hi! Fr.Tarci requested me to inform you that Fr. Columbano Adag, OSB is still alive. He is however bedridden, as he was diagnosed to have CA of the colon and kidney…” (I, 80, have myself been unable to walk since March last and am unable to step out, save to Makati Med, twice.)
More prayers. Which is what Justice Marvic Leonen, a good magistrate, meaning capable and non-bribeable, should benefit from. He is getting the heat on Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN), etc. Long have we been taught that even if the law is face-neutral but is administered with an evil eye and an unequal hand, that would amount to unequal protection, and the system should protect the one harassed.