ADVOCACY MINDANAO: Con-Con, not Con-Ass
BY JESS DUREZA
INDEED, there are many reasons why we need to take another look at our Constitution, not only those pertaining to the economic...
ADVOCACY MINDANAO: All-out peace
BY JESS DUREZA
WHEN then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo took over from President Joseph Estrada in 2001, she immediately reversed the Erap all-out war policy and enunciated...
ADVOCACY MINDANAO: Why not wipe out the MILF?
BY JESS DUREZA
I SAT over a few bottles of San Mig Lite a few nights ago with a friend who just arrived from abroad.
He...
ADVOCACY MINDANAO: On resignations
BY JESS DUREZA
THE recognized âbrainsâ behind the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), Secretary Butch Abad, tendered his resignation but the President quickly rejected it.
I can...
ADVOCACY MINDANAO: Whoâs sorry?
BY JESSÂ DUREZA
BEING ready to make apologies, admit mistakes or say âIâm sorryâ are traits that show humility and good character. It also re-affirms human vulnerability and remorse.
In some instances, it can be...
ADVOCACY MINDANAO: I got âburnedâ
BY JESS DUREZA
I HAVE a complaint to make.
When Secretary Mar Roxas made public his own intention of extending PNoyâs term, Malacañang appeared to be...
ADVOCACY MINDANAO: My âunforgettablesâ
BY JESS DUREZA
RECENTLY, it was a reunion of sorts for me with former colleague in Malacañang, Gabby Claudio (who served former presidents Fidel Ramos...
ADVOCACY MINDANAO: On fighting back tears
BY JESS G. DUREZA
WHEN I wrote last time mentioning about President Benigno Aquino III holding back tears during his State of the Nation Address...
ADVOCACY MINDANAO: Plane disasters and No. 7
BY JESS G. DUREZA
I STAYED up almost until dawn monitoring the new tragic airline disaster in strife-torn Ukraine involving yet again another Malaysian Airlines...
ADVOCACY MINDANAO: Self-destruct mode
BY JESS DUREZA
QUICKSAND SITUATION
I donât want to be in the shoes of President Benigno Aquino III these days. He is beleaguered in almost all...