'Guideposts for Governance'

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo OFF THE PRESS IS DR. JESUS P. ESTANISLAO’S book “Guideposts for Governance” which moist-eyed candidates hoping to win in the May 10 elections should read and take to heart. Estanislao is founding chair of the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA) and was finance secretary during the Aquino administration. Early this month, I wrote about the efforts of ISA and other groups helping government...

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How green is your presidential candidate?

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. DoyoA WONDROUS EARTH DAY! Greenpeace and EcoWaste Coalition released yesterday, as promised, the 2010 Green Electoral Initiative (GEI) survey final results which were based on the presidential candidates’ position on environmental issues.Of all the many urgent advocacies worthy of presidential attention, it was the environmental advocacy that was able to compel the presidential bets to come out openly...

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Butanding!

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo“WHEN I say jump,” our smiling Butanding Interaction Officer (BIO) named Recto said to the five of us, “you jump into the water. Do not hesitate. Forget everything and jump. And when I say, look down, look down.” He presumed no one was faint of heart and that we believed we were in safe hands.Our boat was several kilometers from the shore and we were sailing on deep water. It was a great morning....

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Sr. Teresa Joseph Patrick: Former professor, writer, contempaltive

Philippine Daily Inquirer/FEATURES/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo Sr. Teresa at 90/Photo by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo SHE TALKS a mile a minute. She is abreast with the goings-on in the world, perhaps more than most. With fire and frenzy she continues to write as if deadlines were still part of her life. Her erudition and sparkling intellect shine through in conversations. She laughs, she listens, she remembers. She talks about the Philippines with great passion....

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Columnist-turned-cloistered nun continues ‘life as prayer and prayer as life’

Philippine Daily Inquirer/Feature/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo Columnist, UP prof, cloistered nun, turns 90: The writing continues SHE TALKS a mile a minute. She is abreast with the goings-on in the world, perhaps more than most. With fire and frenzy she continues to write as if deadlines were still part of her life. Her erudition and sparkling intellect shine through in conversations. She laughs, she listens, she remembers. She talks about the Philippines...

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More eco-pledges from presidential bets

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo GREENPEACE AND ECOWASTE COALITION have just released the second and third batches of the Green Electoral Initiatives (GEI) survey results based on the presidential candidates’ position on environmental issues.I have been privy to the GEI survey since the beginning, during the survey work and the evaluation of the candidates’ responses. A good number of responses are quite impressive and reveal...

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His priestly calling

Sunday Inquirer Magazine/FEATURE/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo “I HAVE found my real path.” It took many years and many circuitous paths before Felixberto “Tito” Santos of Baliuag, Bulacan could finally say that he has found his true calling. Tito did not end up in the priesthood, to which he had felt he might be called at some point, but his present life is now spent creating artful priestly raiment for those called to the altar and the service of God’s...

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Tanay folk stuck in calvary 6 months after ‘Ondoy’

Philippine Daily Inquirer/NEWS/by Ma. Ceres P. DoyoTANAY, RIZAL—For Elmer Dimarukot, Tanay is a forgotten town in Rizal province. He and other victims of Tropical Storm “Ondoy” have not received any help from the government six months after it struck. In order for his family to survive, he said, he digs up pieces of wood buried in mud and turns them into charcoal to sell. Many do this to earn a living.“It has been six months since the disaster,”...

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‘More compelling than elections’

Philippine Daily Inquirer/Opinion/by Ma. Ceres P. DoyoEVEN WHILE MANY ELECTED GOVERNMENT officials and bureaucrats are preoccupied with the coming elections, there are agencies and local governments units (LGUs) that have been or are silently going through a process of transformation. And their best efforts could mean a $500-million grant for anti-corruption reforms.“This is a more compelling story than the elections,” said Dr. Jesus P. Estanislao, founding chair of the Institute for Solidarity in Asia and trusted finance secretary during the Aquino...

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