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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 17 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 409 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 411 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 416 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 418 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 423 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 425 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 430 days ago

Carvajal: Mammon is king

IT WAS such a brutal display of arrogant and evil power that it is hard to imagine a verdict other than guilty for the perpetrators of this horrible and dastardly crime, the worst political violence in Philippine history.Yet in our ...

From 437 days ago

Carvajal: Ideology 101

PHILOSOPHY is the objective study of the meaning of life as it exists. As man grows in wisdom so does his/her understanding of life. Hence, philosophers never claim to have the ultimate explanation of life. Instead they are open to ...

From 439 days ago

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