The four of us…a Muslim, a Christian, and two Americans…for the evening cohorts looked for the “right” place to eat in Isabela. One of our options, believe or not, was pizza, at a … more →
The Brainpanmadla69 wrote 1 day ago: by Florante Solmerin THE Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) beheaded another victim who was among three hostages … more →
Randy Ford wrote 1 week ago: The four of us…a Muslim, a Christian, and two Americans…for the evening cohorts looked for the … more →
Louie Encabo wrote 1 week ago: Outmuscling the detention facility’s weak security, suspected Muslim rebels freed thirty-one d … more →
Randy Ford wrote 1 week ago: On Basilan, when we were there with Elpidio and Nick the last time (circa 1971), the American … more →
Randy Ford wrote 2 weeks ago: By 1972, Elpidio and Nick were drawn into the Moro uprising…that is they took part in the occu … more →
Randy Ford wrote 2 weeks ago: “Are you patriotic?” he asked me. “Could you be, if it weren’t for Vietnam … more →
Randy Ford wrote 2 weeks ago: When we saw Nick walk toward us waving, we were sitting on the patio at the Zantaka Hotel. O … more →
Fr. Felmar Castrodes Fiel, SVD wrote 1 month ago: Ang dinadaanan ko araw-araw papuntang Barrio 21. Fallin’. Look at the picture above. Araw-araw … more →
hbayron wrote 1 month ago: In the Nov/Dec issue of Foreign Affairs, read Senator Christopher Bond and Pulitzer Prize-winning jo … more →
kidlatanvillage wrote 2 months ago: Namatay daw sila dahil lamang sa paglilingkod sa iba (mga Pilipino?); ito ang pahayag ng US Embassy … more →
tittynope wrote 4 months ago: They might as well have been ‘unknown soldiers‘ Cito Beltran (The Philippine Star) Augus … more →
gringolost wrote 4 months ago: Distinguishing between “terrorists” and “insurgents” can be difficult. In t … more →
scrimgeour wrote 4 months ago: One of 4 slain Ilonggo soldiers set to marry live-in partner By Francis Allan L. Angelo THE death of … more →
Fernando Gagelonia wrote 4 months ago: The government of the day is saying yet again that it’s going to tough it against both the secession … more →
Randy Ford wrote 4 months ago: I left David Jr., Elpido, and Elpido’s band of separatists the same way that I arrived: led ou … more →
quierosaber wrote 4 months ago: This is not a sequel to the blog I wrote on 7/17/09 on the same subject. This is merely a continuing … more →
rona wrote 4 months ago: P250,000 shall be given to the family of each of the 23 soldiers who died in the Basilan encounter w … more →
Randy Ford wrote 4 months ago: I spent the night sleeping on the floor next the David Jr., and remarkably he could’ve escaped … more →
pudpudnatsinelas wrote 4 months ago: The Marines and Gawad Kalinga … more →