Me, again

Let this be a Reminder to our present Newscasters, Journalists, TV Personalities, here and elsewhere with hopes for better programming. GMA Channel 7, this one's for you. I wouldn't post this if I didn't care. From Wikipedia: The Journalist's Creed  is a personal and professional affirmation and code of  journalism ethics  written by  Walter Williams  in 1914. The creed has been published in more than 100 languages, and a bronze plaque of The Journalist's Creed hangs at the  National Press Club  in  Washington, D.C.  Williams was the founding dean of the  Missouri School of Journalism . The Journalist's Creed I believe in the profession of journalism. I believe that the public journal is a public trust; that all connected with it are, to the full measure of their responsibility, trustees for the public; that acceptance of a lesser service than the public service is betrayal of this trust. I believe that clear thinking and clear statement...

This blog is borne out of a phone confrontation between me and my sister/doctor regarding Macoy's worsening behavioral condition. I want to make it as pithy as can be. My sister’s so-called paranoid reassurance in dealing with others prompted by me calling in the Barangay (Local) Officials to the house… I really don’t care, do you? Sabi ni Ate, mag-ingat ka, gag-ganchohin ka lang nila...referring to my newfound friends in the gym. To be fair, although I may appear to be carelessly friendly to most people, I know what I'm doing and I practice discretion at all times but this is still sound advise coming from her. But now that I think about it, what a weird thing to say. Even my friends in the neighborhood she says are just acquaintances. It’s as if saying I should not trust anybody at all. I’m sorry but I still believe in the goodness in man, little though it may be…it still can be nurtured, for trust is the foundation of love. Besides, action speaks louder than words, sister. I...