Fr. EMMANUEL “NONO” L. ALFONSO, SJ, is Executive Director of Jesuit Communications, writer and TV and radio host at ABS-CBN (Channel 2), DZMM Teleradyo, Radio Veritas and Radyo Katipunan. In 2008, he was given a Special Citation Award for Best Opinion Column Category at the 30th Catholic Mass Media Awards.
Realpolitik
Where these experts and political actors fail is precisely in realpolitik.
Sectoral Politics
Rent-seeking is the bane of Philippine politics, and it must be expunged if we hope for a different future.
Are we corrupt because we are Christians?
Does faith fuel corruption — or is the problem deeper than religion?
Trauma
The question was: How has the loss of your loved ones affected your lives? “I lost my grandfather,” replied an eight-year old boy who put on a stoic face. “He was the one left behind in the house with us to take care of us, so nanay could work, but now he’s gone.” “They killed my uncle, who was supporting my college education,” a tall lanky teenager chimed in. “I therefore had to stop schooling.” “I lost my parents, and it’s been really hard for us… ” began a 14-year-old girl who eventually broke down before she could finish her thought.
No longer fun in the Philippines
Will you vacation there knowing they were built on the suffering of the innocent and the voiceless?
