So, okay, maybe they didn’t have any Grey Poupon; the thought remains the same, and Steven Tyler’s advice is still very much valid.
Days after this report from the PDI, indicating that “more than nine million Filipino families consider themselves poor, while nearly two in five say they are “food poor,” according to the latest Social [...]
Alternative locations for your Grey Poupon, Madam President
Cory envy: CARPer signed into law
It’s become a fad, of late, to compare and contrast our two female Presidents Cory and Gloria, although it strikes me as more than a little sad that it was only after she died that Cory clearly gained the upper hand in that contest. Lost and politically discarded in the years after her term ended, [...]
By all means, raise sin taxes
Taxes should come from alcohol and tobacco and not from books[…] Tax hazards to lungs and livers, do not tax minds[…]
GMA, July 27 2009 SONA
I meant to discuss this, but bigger things took more of my attention than I expected. Being a heavy smoker, I will be among the millions of consumers directly affected, so [...]
Cory Aquino’s Prayer for a Happy Death
It sounds like an oxymoron, “happy death”. Kind of like “military intelligence”, “business ethics”, or “congressional action”. These aren’t exactly the words you’d use together without being sarcastic. But that’s me; the deaths of people close to me will always be tragic, untimely, and unnecessary — it’s not something I can really be rational about.
Doesn’t [...]
August 1 ‘09 Bullets – Cory Aquino
Google’s Timeline on former President Corazon C. Aquino
Mon Casiple gives us something to hope for → “Corazon Aquino, in her death, reopened the opportunity for the people to block all attempts to undermine the democratic legacy she leaves behind to future generations of Filipinos. In her, we see the rallying point to check the powers-that-be [...]
Remembering Cory
She was hardly the perfect President; despite my decided bias because of her key role in our shining moment, I freely acknowledge that former President Corazon C. Aquino had her flaws. After all, she gave us Kris Aquino. She had her share of critics, bloopers, and outright blunders. There was a time she was even [...]
Culling the herd: a troubling trend in education in Western Visayas
Take a look at the chart below; the data is from the Philippine Institute of Development Studies’ Economic and Social Database, projected until 2015 using a best fit (least squares) linear regression to predict y values from x values — in other words, using Excel’s FORECAST() function ^^
You can examine the data here: Google Docs [...]
So we will not forget, and continue to be inspired
A relative shared a link on Facebook to this video a few minutes ago; it’s all the more powerful because he was there on EDSA I. This brings a chill down my spine every time I hear it: a poignant reminder that once upon a time, we stood up for what was true and just, [...]
Know your Rights
The Jester-in-Exile has always been an interesting read, and is always as clear as he is thorough. Lately, he’s been writing a series of posts detailing the rights available to you, including the times when the law comes knocking at your door, with or without a warrant.
