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Carvajal: Chance of a lifetime

IN an earlier column, I said I was betting on Manny. Of the presidential wannabes, he is one that did not come by his wealth through inheritance or corruption.Today I’m taking my word back. Manny, soon after, started acting like ...

From 118 days ago

Carvajal: Outsiders looking in

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte just confirmed my suspicion that his running for the vice presidency was meant to scare off his opponents or as I put it in my mind “to rattle his fellow oligarchs.” Yes, fellow oligarchs, for he is ...

From 146 days ago

Carvajal: Democracy’s antithesis

DEMOCRACY admits of many definitions, the more famous of which is Abraham Lincoln’s “government of the people, for the people and by the people.”This online entry encapsulates it best for me: “Democracy is government in which power and civic responsibility ...

From 300 days ago

Carvajal: Sociology, a disclaimer

PREPARATIONS for the celebration of 500 years of Christianity are expected to ramp up this year. It is hoped that ample physical and mental resources will be invested towards a comprehensive review of Philippine Catholicism.It would be a shame if ...

From 692 days ago

Carvajal: Never ever

I KNOW President Rodrigo Duterte slightly better than most because I lived in Davao when he was mayor there. As Chief of Staff of congressman Roger Sarmiento, I was with him in his official dealings with Mayor Duterte, whose Chief ...

From 694 days ago

Carvajal: Wrong assumption

OF late Catholic churches in Europe have been empty of worshippers. In the US, the Catholic Church is also experiencing a slow-down. Sexual abuse by the clergy might have something to do with this. But whether it has or not, ...

From 699 days ago

Carvajal: ‘Christianism’

WE ARE familiar with Islamism. Let me use it to explain unfamiliar Christianism.Islam is a religion, a way of relating to Allah, fellow humans and all of creation. Like any great religion it promotes universal justice, peace and harmony. Believers ...

From 701 days ago

Carvajal: Child-friendliest

WHAT with all the negative dynamics among this year’s Sinulog “organizers,” I thought I’d go off earlier than usual on my appeal to make the fete meaningful-because-helpful to Cebu City’s underprivileged children.I have promised to advocate yearly for the Feast ...

From 706 days ago

Carvajal: Year of reason

IT IS counter-intuitive but the more I think about it the more I am convinced our problem is not lack of Faith but too much of it. Too much of a misdirected Faith, that is.The Catholics among us run their ...

From 708 days ago

Carvajal: Year-end blues

WE started the year continuing our fight against the corruption and impunity of people in high places. Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes gifted us with an awesome victory over these twin evils and ended the year for us on a high note.Yet, ...

From 713 days ago

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