Today’s Filipino youth will have to thank the Commission on Elections for ensuring that they too will have the chance to experience the joys of manual elections. If not for the Comelec’s incompetence, the younger generation of Filipinos will have been denied the opportunity to see firsthand how votes are rendered useless. The older generations [...] Read more »
Torture By All Sides
I saw a series of special reports last week on one of our local evening newscasts. It was about the New People’s Army. One of the reports featured an interview with a rebel returnee who is now with the Philippine Army. The former rebel, a female, narrated how the NPA lured her into joining their [...] Read more »
Good Luck Mr. David
Sociologist and TV personality Randy David has taken a strong stand against the alleged plan of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to run for a seat in Congress in 2010. From GMANews.TV “Nakakahiya naman yata ang mga Kapampangan kung walang ni isang hahamon, tatayo at hahadlang sa kanyang mga balakin [It would be a shame for [...] Read more »
Influenza A H1N1 Forces Suspension of Classes… Again
The Influenza A H1N1 virus is forcing more local schools to suspend classes. If this continues more schools would probably do the same. While protecting students from the virus is of paramount importance, something should also be done to address the virus spread’s impact on the kids’ studies. June is already almost over but students [...] Read more »
Poor Is A State Of Mind
I am a fan of entrepreneurs. I personally know of a few whom I really admire. Two of them are actually siblings. I have seen how they made it from having little to having a lot. The older of the two now owns two profitable businesses and I think he is thinking of setting up [...] Read more »
Speculating Mischievously
This was how Deputy Presidential Spokesperon Anthony Golez described how the president’s critics are treating her recent visits to Pampanga. Golez defended the president against suggestions that her visits are part of an alleged plan to run for congress. The palace official said people should just look at the president’s activities at face value. (I’m [...] Read more »
Election Subsidy, Bigger LGU Budgets… “Pwede Na Yan”
The 2nd ANC Leadership Forum was not without its share of motherhood statements thanks to Senator Loren Legarda, MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando, Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay and Former President Joseph Estrada. Thankfully, the participants, with the exception of Estrada, managed to slip in a few ideas worth exploring. These are: 1. government subsidy for election [...] Read more »
Indignant Over Hypocritical Show Of Selective Indignation
Do you know what makes Philippine politics one big joke? It’s the hypocrisy. I’m really beginning to think there is no more hope for this country of ours. How can we expect to realize a better Philippines when we can not even mount a decent and genuine indignation rally. Heck, we can’t even decide exactly [...] Read more »
Don’t Wear Black To The Anti Con-Ass Rally
TV Patrol aired a report earlier tonight about the apparent indifference of office employees in Makati to the anti-Con-Ass rally to be held tomorrow right in their area. One of those interviewed expressed what could be considered as rally/protest fatigue. She also said instead of participating in the rally she would just hit the keyboards [...] Read more »
2nd ANC Leadership Forum: Beautiful, Twisted TV
I thoroughly enjoyed the second ANC Leadership Forum. It was informative and it really helped me trim down my list of possible presidential candidates upon which I will pick my ultimate choice come May 2010. And, yes, like every other person I know who watched it, I also had a good laugh thanks to the [...] Read more »
