“And Allah wants to lighten for you [your difficulties]; and mankind was created weak.” – Qur'an (An-Nisa) 4:28
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IN THE recent social media post from the Facebook page of Senator Dick Gordon, June 1, he shared that the bill he authored has already been approved by the Senate Committee level. The said bill wants a modification in the sun emblem of the Philippine flag by adding one more ray in it, symbolizing the contribution of the country’s Muslim heroes.
“Adding an additional ray to the sun in the Philippine flag finally properly acknowledges our Muslim brothers and leaders who defended our land against Spanish colonizers before and who today are an essential part of the fabric of our Nation. Our Muslim heroes left an imprint on national history that, at the very least, must be given due recognition in the most heraldic item of national importance,” the Senator’s post said.
This comes timely as with the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) from the Senate and House of Representatives. The struggles of the Filipino Muslims for self-determination and autonomy may have paid off. There might be differences of opinion to the contents of this BBL, however, it is important that this should still aligned with the Comprehensive Agreement of the Bangsamoro.
Peace and inclusivity, one step at a time.
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Ah, that controversial kissing scene by the president in South Korea.
It’s like this: it’s okay to kiss someone, even you asked for it, if the person is consentious of it. It can also be okay if you do it in front of many people. What’s not okay, perhaps, is doing it while actively doing an official function, let alone having a presidential seal in the podium.
But let us not judge the woman, she already said it’s no big deal. The president? He’s too vulgar sometimes. People don’t like vulgarity. Because we like to do it in secrets – open secrets, I think it’s more fun and adventurous, and sometimes kinky in that way.
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In my Monday’s column, June 4, about the geolocator technology, I mentioned about the use of the technology using an android smartphone as main component for fishermen to be located in the sea. Its developer, Engineer Miriam Mejias, further clarified that the mobile phones were used for data verification. Main geolocators were using Radio Frequency trancievers and Global Positioning Systems receivers with the use of Arduino, an open source computer hardware and software.
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