Contents 1---Marjo Letter to Gramma Marjorie Ann Elizes Reyes - p4 2---Are Duterte and Trump the new normal? Perry Diaz. PerryScope - p8 3---Christmas Day is for Children Fr Shay Cullen, mssc - p15 4---Medjugorie, Here They Come Fred Natividad - p19 5---The Challenges of 2017 Father Shay Cullen - p24 6---Hate and Justice Jonathan Edwards J. Olabre - p28 7---Did Rizal Retract Pazogie, 1/17/17 - p43 8--- Who is JPR Marcelo Tecson - p57 9---Premature Revolution and JPR Retraction Roberto Bernardo - p59 10---Rizal's Retraction: A Note on the Debate Rev. Dr. Eugene A. Hessel - p62 11---Josephine Bracken Letter - p87 12---Graceful Closure to MoveOn Electoral College petition drive - Reflections of a MoveOn Petitioner Michael Baer - p90 13---The Killing Time: Inside Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's War on Drugs by anywhereiwander - p98 Published by Tatay Jobo Elizes, Self-Publisher This book is published and printed under the expressed permission of the various authors compiled for this purpose of making their articles and essays available to the public and promote reading among Filipinos, young and old. Authors own the copyrights to their writings. Authors can withdraw or rescind their permission anytime and will be edited out in next printing. Printing of this book is using the present day method of Print-On-Demand (POD) or Book-On-Demand (BOD) systems, where prints will never run out of copies. Authors are free to republish or reprint with other publishers and printers anytime. ISBN Codes ISBN - 13: 978 - 1542695312 and ISBN - 10: 1542695317 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or copied in any form without written permission from the Authors and Publisher. Disclaimer: Views are expressed by the authors alone. Tatay Jobo Elizes does not knowingly publish false information or commit copyright infringement having been given explicit permission to publish this book. Tatay Jobo Elizes may not be held liable for the views of the authors exercising their right to free expression. Self-Publisher's Details: Contact: job_elizes@yahoo.com Websites: http: tinyurl.com/mj76ccq + www.jobelizes6.wix.com/mysite