Beautiful Cebu

Cebu is not the same colonial province time has forgotten decades ago. It is not a periphery to the center but rather, a destination with its own unique charm. Discover for yourself. See new destinations in the Cebu mainland. Read on...

Monday, November 05, 2018

Extremism

The Philippine Right is getting stronger. And so will the Left, too.

We sure have gone through these things before but we never learned our lessons. So things repeat until we learn what we need to learn.

Liberalism, after the fall of Communism, didn't emerge triumphant. It is being clobbered right now all over the world as extremism gains ground. What is the price we have to pay for this?
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