In an ironic twist of fate, a Good Samaritan lost his life recently in the hands of the person he tried to help. In the evening of April 28 in Caloocan City, nurse Mark John Blanco, 38, offered to assist Joel Vecino, a security officer, after the latter fell from his motorcycle. Apparently irked by the failure of his motorcycle to start, Vecino, who was under the influence of liquor, shot Blanco and Willy Manarom, 39, a
I have never meant to look for bad news. It permeates our surroundings, making it nearly impossible to escape without deliberately deceiving oneself into believing it does not exist. From the outset, it is important to clarify that I am excluding billionaires and multi-millionaires when I say “Filipino people” in this article. Their financial circumstances shield them from the day-to-day adversities that afflict most Filipinos. When I mention “the people”, I refer to 80-90% of the population. When I talk about poverty, I mean the 50% who constantly rate themselves as poor. The stark inequality in the distribution of wealth and opportunities
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