Opinions
Kayabangan
Bihira ang hindi bagkus karaniwan,
ay mga lalaki ang sinasapian;
Salita at kilos ay nangingibabaw,
Mahilig bumangka sa mga umpukan!
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Ngayon ay marami ang bihag ng lungkot,
Sa nilisang bayang nagdurusang lubos;
Tanungin ang lider, sasabihi’y ayos;
Nguni’t ang totoo ay naghihikahos!
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Mayroon din namang kaya ang magyabang,
Nakaririwasa at may nalalaman;
Iba sa palalong walang-wala naman,
Kapuwa ay nais lamang malamangan!
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Kayabanga’y bitag ng mga palalo,
sa sunod-sunurang madaling masilo!
Paquito Rey Pacheco or Kaka as he is fondly called was born in Balagtas (Bigaa), Bulacan. He has a BSc in Accounting and Economics from the Far Eastern University (FEU) with a minor in Political Science. He spent 21 years in Philippine radio broadcasting taking on the roles of news writer, reporter, producer and commentator. He also held the position of PRO for Radio in the Office of the Secretary of Philippine National Defense. He was a Charter Member and Chairman of the Rural Broadcasters Council of the Philippines. As a journalist, he was a reporter for Bagong Buhay newspaper handling the congress beat. In Winnipeg, he was a member of the Good Morning Philippines team for almost 13 years with Emmie Joaquin and Joe Sulit on CKJS Radio 810 AM, serving as the show’s News Director and as a comentator on the Manila Sound afternoon program. Kaka is a Tagalog poet and writer, he now writes a regular column, Pilantik for the Pilipino Express News Magazine