Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago continues to be a wellspring of quotable quotes. Yesterday she dished out yet another one that I find really interesting. She said: “Eh kasi nakakainis eh… Eh…insultuhan ng insultuhan tungkol sa bagay pampulitika at kokonti na lang panahon namin…” “Lahat na kami mag-resign kung ganyan rin lang palang mag-away away kami [...] Read more »
Excessive Fees Bad For Business
The beginning of the year signals the start of the business renewal season. At the various city and municipal halls, business owners are now scrambling to beat the deadline to avoid penalties. The process for the renewal of business permits is as follows: 1. Compilation of business and other documents (old mayor’s permit, declaration of [...] Read more »
Adding More Substance To Political Ads
I have a theory. The election campaigns of our presidential candidates are all run by one and the same group of people. I say this because political advertisements being aired and published now are all basically saying the same things. There’s really not much difference among them. In my observation, here are some of the [...] Read more »
A Commenter’s Appeal To All Voters
I got a rather long but very helpful comment from a certain “Sony.” I’ve decided to give it it’s own space. Here it is. Submitted on 2010/01/15 at 7:47pm Dear Friends, Election time is here again. Many of you will shrug this off as another of those futile exercise that we as a dysfunctional nation [...] Read more »
Hindi Ako Mag-Nanakaw, Pramis
I have just seen the latest TV ad of Senator Noynoy Aquino and I must say it’s a good one. Here it is from YouTube. And for those who want to really savor the lines, here they are lovingly transcribed by yours truly. Minamahal kong kababayan, Tadhana ang nagbuklod sa atin dahil naghihingalo na ang [...] Read more »
Beware of Opportunists Among Mainstream Political Pundits
The sycophants have all come out of the woodwork. And, they’re not shy. Before we go any further let’s agree first on what a sycophant is. Wiktionary gives us the following definitions: In case you haven’t noticed, a number of mainstream political pundits have now established themselves as promoters and defenders of Senator Noynoy Aquino. [...] Read more »
Hacking The Automated Election System
With the elections just a few months away, some attention is now being given to the Comelec’s Poll Automation system. Judging from the press it’s been getting, the project is still on rather shaky ground perception-wise. The commission will have to step up its information campaign if only to ensure that the public will have [...] Read more »
Narrow-minded much?
Here’s a photo being circulated through Twitter. It shows Senator Noynoy Aquino with some students who appear to be supporters of Senator Manny Villar. (Funny how people’s political affiliations are now all color coded.) Well, as can be expected Noynoy’s followers are jumping on the opportunity to turn this into another viral crap. Good thing [...] Read more »
Villar and Victim Mentality
Senator Manny Villar is making a big deal out of his much-vaunted humble beginnings. Through his latest campaign jingle, this country’s wealthiest lawmaker hopes to cement his hold on the pro-poor branding. Check out the lyrics of that jingle. Naging Mahirap Nakaligo ka na ba sa dagat ng basura? Nag-Pasko ka na ba sa gitna [...] Read more »
Ho-hum… Villar cuts Noynoy’s lead in survey
But regardless of whether or not surveys do or do not influence how people vote, what is clear to me is that electing a leader means choosing the person with the best qualifications for a position and that involves examining a candidate's worthiness based on a criteria. Of course, the criteria by itself will not do you any good unless you get to know as much as you can about the other candidates. Read more »
