Bloggers Lunch With Chiz

Pinoy Buzz has been blogging about the interview he and several bloggers had with Senator Francis Escudero last Saturday. You can read the first two parts of his series titled “Grilled Chiz: Lunch With An Ex-Presidential Candidate” here and here. I was actually planning on joining Pinoy Buzz but I had to beg off because [...] Read more »

Skipping The Thinking Part

(Here’s a guest post from Filo, a regular reader of ours who also happens to be a prolific contributor to the witty, graphic-centric, political blog Utak Ng Tilapia.) Senator Chiz Escudero’s proposals to trim down standard school requirements, like say, make geometry an elective course in high school, will keep Juan a dull boy. Not [...] Read more »

Pander-Fest As Always

It’s clear now Senator Noynoy Aquino is not the only one running a campaign anchored on the popularity of a dead personality. If Noynoy has the memory of his parents, Ninoy and Cory, to prop up his platform-less campaign, Senator Francis Escudero has the seemingly undying appeal of Da King to fuel his. Yes, the [...] Read more »

A Survey Of Doom

Q: What’s the similarity between a political panderer and a TV broadcaster? A: In dealing with the public, both are essentially fakes, poseurs, pretenders. A political panderer would tell you exactly what you want to hear without necessarily meaning anything he says. He caters to the  lowest of public opinions. A TV broadcaster on the [...] Read more »

Sino Ang Mas Nakakatulong Kay Escudero?

Nakarating sa aking atensyon ang isang Facebook entry na ito mula sa isang taga-suporta ni Senador Francis Escudero. Mula ito sa isang Annie Reyes. Narito ang buong tugon niya sa aking blog entry na ginamit ng inquirer.net para sa kanilang Being Filipino blog. To LPGD:Dahil hindi patok sayo ang mga sagot ni Chiz sa forum [...] Read more »

Basic Respect And Communication

The ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) did a great job of giving the general public a chance to get to know more about some of our presidential hopefuls. The station provided real public service with that ANC Leadership Forum. I wasn’t able to watch the live telecast only the replay and just parts of it so [...] Read more »