Duty As Citizen

Its 5:22pm and the Taxpayer's Lounge is still steaming with about 100 Quezon City residents queuing up to pay real property taxes. Does this mean as some sort of confidence vote for the city leadership, or is it because of the discounts given to early birds or merely avoiding the property auction? 

Merry Christmas !

We cannot help but look back at and compare the merriest past when Christmas was celebrated with loved ones. Then and now, we still do, and much better. Indeed, we should be thankful for the blessings showered upon us, and all the more at this time - as we commemorate the Birth of Jesus - given the signs of the times and the challenges of our present lives, the stresses in the world and the frustrations in our society. We must continually pray and ask for guidance. for protection and for graces that we may be strengthened in our faith and be more generous in sharing what we ought to. The spirit of Christmas will forever live on, actually eternally, as a season that we must carry on 24/7/365/52, in a life of sharing, of charity, and of holiness. We - myself, my wife Cheva and our children - wish you all a very Merry Christmas !

Now Hear Ye ! The Senate in Session !

We may be laughing, we may be dumbfounded, and we may be in a state of shock, but we cannot really deny the fact that the Senate teleserye, radyoserye or diyaryoserye have served its purpose - nothing for the people, and a lot about the kind of people engaged in such seemingly endless personal tirades, mudslinging, name calling, and ego blistering. 

The question remains though, where will these things lead us to, as a nation? As a people struggling to survive after successive calamities? As elders and parents of our children and the next generation? 

I invite you to check on chevacaliwara.blogspot.com for more on the Senate infotainment.