When the ABS-CBN News Channel aired the 1st ANC Leadership forum I made a commitment to watch it even on replay. I figured it wouldn’t hurt to know what our politicians have planned for us should they get elected in 2010. It left me a little disappointed. Then came the 2nd ANC Forum. I thought [...] Read more »
Voting For A Candidate For The Wrong Reasons
I was at one of the City Halls here in Metro Manila earlier today. While waiting at the parking lot I overheard a conversation between two parking attendants. It went something like this: Man A: Di ko iboboto sina xxxx, xxxx at yung iba pang kandidato. (I won’t be voting for xxxx, xxxx and the [...] Read more »
Examining Motherhood Statements
I’ve decided to start a series focusing on the many motherhood statements being churned out by politicians and even well-meaning citizens. It is my hope that by doing this I would be able to help rid this world of senseless platitudes and faulty “feel good” statements. At the very least, I hope to be able [...] Read more »
Reject Those Motherhood “Vision” Statements
The 2010 Presidential Election is just around the corner (at least that’s the original plan). This early we are already seeing a number of politicians positioning themselves as possible candidates. We can be sure that in the coming months many of them will be unleashing their motherhood statements on us. Some may even try to channel US [...] Read more »
