Tourism Undersecretary Enteng Romano’s resignation over the Pilipinas, Kay Ganda disaster almost made the grade. Too bad it fell short because Romano couldn’t stop himself from saying more than a simple apology or just a plain announcement of his resignation. Instead, he felt it wise to include in his statement his defense of that embarrassing [...] Read more »
Beware of Hulidap Cops
Do you remember this? If you were to believe every little emotional word that came out of Mayor Alfredo Lim you’d think the Filipino policeman is a good person unjustly treated. I wonder what the supposed victims in the following video have to say about that. This page requires a higher version browser I hope [...] Read more »
Who’s Being Unreasonable?
(This commentary written by Michael Aquino was originally published on Facebook.) Now Who’s Being Unreasonable?: Carlos Celdran, the Catholic Bishops, and the Failure of Reason. by Michael Aquino on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 4:19am I sympathize with the folk who find Carlos Celdran’s actions offensive and unreasonable. I can see where you’re coming from. [...] Read more »
Don’t Do Unto Others What You Don’t Want Others Do Unto You
Now let’s give credit where it is due. Thumbs up to President Noynoy Aquino for not taking the side of the Catholic Church’s ultra-dogmatic stance on family planning. The president has clearly said he is not backing down on his earlier pro-choice stand despite a supposed threat of excommunication. We are all guided by our [...] Read more »
Aquino Lunch At Hotdog Stand A Publicity Gimmick, Period
What the hell is Presidential Spoksperson Edwin Lacierda talking about? In today’s press conference in Malacanang, Lacierda rejected observations that President Noynoy Aquino’s lunch at a hotdog stand in New York was a publicity gimmick. Ows? Of course it was a publicity stunt. The signs are all there — It was announced well ahead of [...] Read more »
SLEX at 20: Jail This Idiot Driver For Reckless Endangerment
Here’s a video sent to me by a friend. He says this was uploaded on facebook. UBUsin ang lakas….^_^ Like my friend, I am enraged by this. This is a display of a wanton lack of regard for other people. I don’t give a shit if this idiot driver wants to endanger himself but to [...] Read more »
Who Really Is Bordering On Treason?
Philippine Star columnist William Esposo is at it again. In his latest column titled “How come that we’re the first to put our country down?”, the Chair Wrecker writes: Hostage Crisis Handling can be easily addressed by proper staffing, better planning and training and the procurement of better equipment. The bigger Philippine tragedy which is [...] Read more »
Hostage Drama at Quirino Grandstand: PNP’s Most Embarrasing Milestone To Date
With that little distraction called the Miss Universe Pageant over, let’s now shift our attention to something more important. Let’s talk about the hostage drama at the Quirino Grandstand. Official death toll is 9 including the hostage taker dismissed police officer Rolando Mendoza. What went wrong? A lot of things. There’s Mendoza, who was undoubtedly [...] Read more »
Stickers For Change
I was at one of the fast-food outlets near the Aquino residence earlier today and I saw this group of middle-aged ladies handing out stickers and other Cory merchandise to passersby. I realize that former President Cory Aquino’s death anniversary is coming up, but so what? Why are those people making such a big fuss [...] Read more »
Luistro-Media Rift
According to reports, mediamen covering the Department of Education took offense at a statement by newly-appointed Education Secretary Brother Armin Luistro. The offending line: “Hindi nakakatulong ang media (The media do not help in any way).” Apparently, the offended mediamen took it as a form of shabby treatment. Oo nga. Ang shabby naman Mr. Secretary. [...] Read more »
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