Fetalvero: Option on adoption
AS WE celebrate Mother’s Day, one would think that there is no greater love than a mother’s love. A child not born under a mother’s heart but rather grew in it… that kind of love is greater than a mother’s love.
Adopted children experience this kind of love from their adoptive mother...
Fetalvero: Focusing on ‘global warming’
“THERE would be massive economic consequences—on a scale similar to those associated with the great wars and the economic depression on the first half of the 20th century—if the world failed to act quickly to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions” thus warned Nicholas Stern, former chief...
Fetalvero: Dreaming for better homes
SOME developers have substandard tastes.
A closer look at the units in a subdivision at Binabag, Compostela drove me to conclude that mediocrity coupled with insensitivity to the welfare of the homeowners could be a very bad and dangerous combination.
Fetalvero: Filipino faith check
RECONCILING our Christian values and our concept of what is immoral puts Juan de la Cruz in a quandary, especially when it comes to finding solutions to his problems.
Studies show that Catholics migrating abroad are considered in general terms, evangelists of our faith. Filipinos here...
Fetalvero: Communication in medical practice
“YOUR mother has only three months to live” …a cold verdict such as that is common among physicians who are insensitive to the feelings of relatives of terminal ill patients. It is a sad fact that there are even doctors whom I consider tactless when they issue this kind of statement within the...
Fetalvero: Who is ‘noynoying’?
NOYNOYING, a term coined by militant groups is very relevant to the times and to the citizens of this country as well, and not just to PNoy upon whom activists claim has not done much to address the problems of the Philippines. To demonstrate their point, some militant groups pose like the...
Fetalvero: Of atonement and roosters
A SEPTUAGENARIAN friend some time ago gave me the best tip on how to handle discomforts in my life. “Each time you feel uncomfortable in a situation, recite these powerful words: ‘For the atonement of my sins and the sins of the whole world.’”
I heeded her advice (although not all the...
Fetalvero: Who will care for the children?
IS IT discriminatory against single dads not to provide changing tables in men’s comfort rooms? That will be the day when men could change their babies’ diapers in their turf.
In the meantime, the celebration of International Women’s day was quite in order considering the nurturing...
Fetalvero: Call for responsible parenthood
THE proponent of the ordinance that calls for punishing adults who simply want to impose discipline on the children under their care seems to have missed something.
A Sun.Star Cebu report stated that Councilor Lea Japson filed an ordinance stipulating the rights of a child and in...
Fetalvero: Inconvenient truths
THERE is what I would consider “inconvenient truths” about the Aquino administration.
PNoy will never be able to fulfill his campaign promises and eradicate both corruption and poverty.
Corruption and poverty are ills of society as a result of a social backlash. Enablers among us...
Fetalvero: Respect earned, not imposed
THERE are more stars in the heavens than there are grains of sand on earth. It is unbelievable but that is the report from the National Geographic channel. I would rather delve on the believable.
I believe there is more goodness among men than there are mean people in our midst.
...Fetalvero: Respect earned, not imposed
THERE are more stars in the heavens than there are grains of sand on earth. It is unbelievable but that is the report from the National Geographic channel. I would rather delve on the believable.
I believe there is more goodness among men than there are mean people in our midst.
...Fetalvero: Hazing hazards
PARENTS of the nine who became victims to hazing in the recent years can only empathize to the family of the three students from San Beda University believed to be victims of hazing in an Antipolo resort.
Fetalvero: Songs about Whitney
WHITNEY Houston’s top ten songs practically summarized how much she was in love. The singer could have found the kind of love she yearned for had she listened well to the lyrics of the Greatest Love of All. How could Houston have missed it, she having been in the choir of New Hope Baptist Church...
Fetalvero: Danger zones: Why wait for lives lost?
OUR city streets have potholes that look like volcano craters. The situation is so pathetic considering that some barangay officials would rather purchase buses for women’s clubs than repair our streets. And if ever they do repair, the repaired spot becomes more of a hazard rather than improve...
Fetalvero: A labyrinth is no maze
THE rigmaroles of living necessitate means to enter into a deeper level of self-meditation that offers a venue that will hopefully enable us to tackle the different challenges in this world of instant fixes and technological advances.
My research in the internet led me to believe the...
Fetalvero: To life
L’ CHIAM (pronounced Le CHI yeem) is a Hebrew word that means “to life”.
I learned that for thousands of years it has become a Jewish tradition for Jews to say this word before making a toast to drink wine.
To the survivors of flashfloods and landslides throughout the country, I...
Fetalvero: Greed pollutes
“THE ages of mankind have been classified by the materials they use—the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, and the Age of Silicon. We are at the dawn of Hydrogen Age.” proclaimed Stanford Ovshinsky cofounder of Energy Conservation Devices (ECD).
Fetalvero: Golden mistakes
A RADIO talk show host in the United States saved a stockholder in Scottsdale from losing enormously in stocks due to his financial analysis presentation on the air. The person whom he referred to as Jim reportedly sold his stocks and bought gold from the stocks sale.
Charles report on...
Fetalvero: New Year charms
AS WE enter the New Year, everyone is anxious what lies ahead so some people resort to lucky charms. What is a good luck charm? My online research says that charms are “objects that produce a positive influence over the fortunes of a person upon possession.”
Fetalvero: Trashing our city and churches
THEY celebrated the birth of the Lord Jesus. They attended the nine-day “Misa de Gallo” and the Christmas Eve mass in honor of the Child Jesus. However, if you happen to have attended the Dec. 25th celebration, you will readily notice that the parishioners who came the day before did more than...
Fetalvero: When giants collide
TWO giants clash. Both wear their own brand of justice. One is justice for the people, claiming he has the mandate of the people to protect their interests, the other, justice for himself. I can only admire their openness with their occasional verbal attacks as expected in a democratic system...
Fetalvero: When giants collide
TWO giants clash. Both wear their own brand of justice. One is justice for the people, claiming he has the mandate of the people to protect their interests, the other, justice for himself. I can only admire their openness with their occasional verbal attacks as expected in a democratic system...
Fetalvero: Lopsided justice for overseas Pinoys
THERE was a Chinese national, a Korean national, a Nigerian national. All were caught in a crime bust, red-handed and reportedly apprehended.
Were there cases filed? Have the cases against them progressed or been dismissed? We do not exactly know, as the cases against these foreign...
Fetalvero: Payback time
THE stage upon which the Ampatuans, the Arroyos and the Aquino Administration perform as the citizens of this country watch in either utter disgust or amusement is full of trickery and mockery.
The main actors of “Payback” act the Opera of Operas, undermining the Filipinos’ intelligence...
