Opinion

“I JUST want graft and corruption stopped and the parties involved in that corruption be prosecuted by the mayor, the city council, or the barangay captain.” Thus, declared President Duterte last Sunday, warning corrupt local government authorities that he would account for their behavior once the COVID-19 situation in the country improves. He urged barangay captains, in particular, to refrain from acting like gods in their respective villages, saying they do not deserve to be part of the government if they acted in such a manner. “You are just a human being. I’m sure that you know nothing or little at all about governance if you are there into corruption,” President Duterte said in a late-night public address. The first Mindanaoan to occupy the top political post of the land,...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO Quarantined—I don't remember which day it was—I was watching the movie, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" starring Ben Stiller. This is about a man living a dull life dreams up romantic and action-filled scenarios in order to escape from monotony. When his own job is threatened, he sets out on a real romantic and action-packed journey. In Walter's snowy mountain trekking activity, his nature photographer company, while focusing on his target, asked Walter to keep still for the photographer to get a good shot of his subject. Walter must have been intending to make me grin when he said "Ghost cat" pertaining to the photographer's target. In the middle of their conversation, Walter said, "Beautiful things don't ask for attention." I thought to m...