By J. Irving There was a not-so-old lady from Manila who arrived at the YVR-Vancouver Airport. She successfully passed the immigration already by scanning her Permanent Residency Card (PRC) at the kiosk and then, by showing her receipt at the Immigration Officer at the end of the exit line that led to the baggage carousel […]
#1) Introduce Yourself and Welcome Guests: REY: Hi! My name is Rey, I am Bianca’s dad. Friends of the couple can call me: Tito Rey. Beside me is my wife, your Tita Blue. Thomas and Bianca got married on April-2, last year and it is now time to celebrate! In behalf of the groom’s parents: […]
By J. Irving “Will you make a short narrative of Bucky’s life as legacy for his son especially for his grandchildren? I saw Coco animation Mexican belief that if nobody in your family remembers you even in after death, there is a final death . . . “ From Peachy NESTOR JOSE V. LOMEDA 24 […]
by J. Irving “Guns, Goons, and Gold” – these are the “3Gs” employed by politicians on gullible voters every election in the Philippines. These three are deeply rooted in the keywords: warlords, dynasties, vote-buying, flying voters, private armies, trapos (traditional politicians) and many more. The nice thing about mentioning them is that I do not […]
Mid-April of 2004, Headquarters TRADOC hosted a dinner reception for the students of the ongoing Command and Staff Course (CSC) 01-04, who were accompanied by their spouses. At this time, disappointments among students were still looming in the air. Due to urgency and time constraints, the course they are taking is condensed and shorter. It […]
Several questions have cropped up recently regarding the Honor System to the the extent that one is left to wonder whether there is really a need for it or it is just another pain in the neck. Some have taken it as a kind of a Damocles’ sword hanging over their head. As one cadet […]
My mother told me that the best journey in life is the one that takes us back home! I must be dreaming . . . As I am entering the fortified gates of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA), the feeling of nostalgia wraps me intensely with memories of hardship. I remember summer camp, when I […]
Excerpt from the book: “A Time to Heal – Bloodbath at Pata Island, Sulu” Still on sale! February 12, 2022: It has been four decades and a year now, the incident is totally banished in the dustbin history of the AFP. Our memory fading. Nobody can recall anymore the 119 souls who perished in Pata […]
by J. Irving Haha I cannot resist answering back this editorial from Inquirer. I recently wrote the commander of the Army Cyber Battalion: “Bakit kahit sa cyber, talo tayo sa propaganda?” (Why is that even in cyber, we are losing in propaganda?) I know, the Army is becoming the favorite punching bag in shaming somebody […]
Story #1: I was serving as G3 (Operations Officer) of the 7th Infantry Division at Fort Magsaysay in the year 2000 when Balikatan Exercise was held there. After a day of a hot and humid maneuver, a group of Filipino and American soldiers gathered in one of the tents. A Filipino officer brought out a […]
From Charlie Company 