^
+ Follow MANOLING YAP Tag
MANOLING YAP
Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 886750
                    [Title] => EQ Yap, a Filipino patriot
                    [Summary] => 

Last Dec. 9 would have been the 81st birthday of a man named Emmanuel Quiason Yap  a name unfamiliar to most Filipinos, but who deserved more of his countrymen’s attention than they were able or willing to give him when he was around.

[DatePublished] => 2012-12-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135214 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804847 [AuthorName] => Butch Dalisay [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 850919 [Title] => Filipinos still clueless who really wanted martial law [Summary] =>

Forty years after the imposition of martial law in the Philippines, in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and most Filipinos are still clueless who the real mastermind was.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133540 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1790869 [AuthorName] => William M. Esposo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 735116 [Title] => Our country recently lost a great son [Summary] =>

Your Chair Wrecker had referred to him in past columns as the eminent Professor Emmanuel Q. Yap.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133540 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1790869 [AuthorName] => William M. Esposo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 476117 [Title] => GMA's narrowing political options [Summary] =>

The political options of Madame Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA) to remain in power beyond 2010 have been the cause of sleepless nights for many Filipinos.

[DatePublished] => 2009-06-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133540 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1790869 [AuthorName] => William M. Esposo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 425420 [Title] => Why some Filipinos can be called idiots [Summary] =>

Time and again, your Chair Wrecker has made reference to the eminent Professor Emmanuel Q. Yap’s adopted term for one who does not know the truth — an IDIOT. Prof. Yap credits Webster for originally defining an idiot as one who does not know the truth.

[DatePublished] => 2008-12-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133540 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1790869 [AuthorName] => William M. Esposo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 402090 [Title] => Who really wanted martial law in the Philippines in 1972? [Summary] =>

If once-upon-a-time dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos is to be believed, it was the United States who wanted martial law in the Philippines in 1972.

Now, likely you will think that the suggestion is absolutely preposterous and that Marcos — who is known to lie — was merely covering his tracks with that assertion.

[DatePublished] => 2008-09-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133540 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1790869 [AuthorName] => William M. Esposo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 64195 [Title] => The Filipino remains clueless [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2008-05-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133540 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1790869 [AuthorName] => William M. Esposo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
abtest
Are you sure you want to log out?
X
Login

Philstar.com is one of the most vibrant, opinionated, discerning communities of readers on cyberspace. With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. Sign up now!

Get Updated:

Signup for the News Round now

FORGOT PASSWORD?
SIGN IN
or sign in with