Misa Baclayana: ancient beauty that sounds so new

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. DoyoWHILE THE ELECTION frenzy was at its peak, the National Heritage Month was being celebrated. The charged atmosphere of the campaign and the election itself had all but eclipsed the various heritage-related activities in the month of May but it was good to take time out for some cultural treasures that were offered for us to relish and marvel at. One of the events I attended was the performance...

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Noynoy presidency: With ‘grace of office’ comes every blessing needed

Philippine Daily Inquirer/FEATURE/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo IN SPIRITUAL LANGUAGE it is called “the grace of office.” Could presumptive president-elect Sen. Benigno Aquino III and the nation that has apparently elected him by a landslide count on that? It is said that when God invites or calls an individual to undertake a task, He also provides him the grace to carry out that task or calling.“The grace of office” has often been used in the context of...

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:-D LOL: Noynoy-Nognog and other election funnies

Phlippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. DoyoFILIPINOS ARE KNOWN TO ALWAYS FIND AND create humor even during the bleakest of times, poke fun at the serious, ridicule the sublime and the ridiculous, make jokes and puns out of serious situations and at the expense of persons. Once again the recent elections and the moist-eyed candidates (and their campaign ads) became fair game for the jokesters, punsters and hecklers, and so far, no one with...

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Noynoy’s green agenda

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. DoyoFIRST, let me say that one of the two presidential candidates that I rooted for will soon be President of the Republic of the Philippines. As they say, it’s all over but the proclamation. Last month, Greenpeace and EcoWaste Coalition released the six presidential candidates’ answers to the 2010 Green Electoral Initiative (GEI) questionnaire and gave overall rankings based on the candidates’ stand...

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Avalanche of non-biodegradable campaign trash

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. DoyoMOST OF US SHOULD NOW BE feeling suffocated, assaulted and violated by all the election campaign ads imposed on us. They appear non-stop on TV, radio, the Internet, cell phones, e-mail. They have congested the airwaves and Cyberspace. The streets are covered with campaign posters, banners and billboards. Wall space, posts, trees, railings, street dividers, electric and phone cables, the sky above...

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