Philippine Commentary

EVER wondered why it is the case that in reading biographies of great and minor figures, the name of the father is almost always mentione...

Regarding the bow President Obama made to the emperor of Japan. A friend of mine has a common sense take on the bow with one commentor str...

Critics in the US are ballistic on President Barack Obama's bowing to His Imperial Majesty Emperor Akihito of Japan. One video clip sh...

Having spoken strongly against those who cling to power through corruption and deceit during his inaugural address, one would think Presiden...

Following is the Dept. of Foreign Affairs transcript of the 8-minute Press Conference of President Barack Obama and Gloria Arroyo. From USA...

Even as her loyal House allies desperately push Conass at home, President Arroyo leaves for Washington D.C. today and a long-hoped-for perso...

BAMA DID NOT MEET GLORIA TODAY ABSCBN News is reporting tonight that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo did not even come close to meeting wi...

From the inaugural speech of Barack Obama, many are picking up this quote [via MLQ3 and John Nery ] To those who cling to power through cor...

[Cross-posting at Filipino Voices...] If I were asked to name the strength or virtue of American civilization that I admire the most, I wou...

In his first television one-on-one interview on CNN since the elections, President George W. Bush expressed his regrets over certain things ...

"A good constructive relaxed and friendly meeting" is how White House spokesperson Dana Perino describes the meeting between Geor...

Video and transcripts of Barack Obama's first press conference   (courtesy of the New York Times) show that this guy is ready for the j...

At this stage of the 2008 US Presidential Election, I think it basically boils down to the very issue that all sides have tried to deny or m...

[For the Record] Senator Barack Obama accepts the nomination of the Democratic Party for President (transcript) : This may be a bit late as ...

What constitutes victory in Iraq? I think this is an important conceptual question for many Americans because I believe that most of them,...

Democratic Presidential candidate BARACK OBAMA delivered a major foreign policy speech in Washington D.C. on July 15. A complete transcrip...

Check out the cover of the New Yorker Magazine (July 21, 2008 edition) which shows Barack Obama in Muslim garb and head gear, with an Afro...

ARIANA HUFFINGTON of the Huffington Post writes (and you can hear her chalk-grating-on-a-blackboard voice even without moving your own lips)...

I first saw the above Japanese cell phone company ad on CNN which said: (CNN) — A Japanese cell phone company has pulled one of its televisi...

Please read the text of the speech or better yet, watch the whole video of Sen. Barack Obama delivering an historic speech on race. Betwe...