No, not those babes. Shame.
I’m talking about an article from the GMANews.tv site, on kids’ reactions on the political ads saturating local TV. Some of my favorites:
“Political ads never really work. The Filipino people already know who they will vote for. The politicians just waste their time and money on putting their faces all [...]
From the mouths of babes
Ducat goes postal; I play Double Jeopardy
I know a thing or two about losing it — and I’ve seen my share of people who are bat-shit insane — but things like these always leave me in shock: Armando Ducat Jr held almost 30 children in his day-care center hostage for close to ten hours, in protest to the current political [...]
Why you should vote
From Mong Palatino’s blog:
If elections is filthy, let’s make it less filthy. If elections is dominated by the elite, let’s make the elite listen to our problems. If elections is a popularity contest, let’s demand a concrete platform from all candidates.
Agreed.
Say it ain’t so, Manny!
Mothers, and in this case Pacquiao’s, know best, when she said “Kalimutan na niya na ina niya ako (He might as well forget I’m his mother)”, if the pugilist pushes through with his ill-conceived plan to run for public office.
I know my support doesn’t mean much even in the small scheme of things, nor will [...]
Election 2007 Questions
The important thing is not to stop questioning. ~ Albert Einstein
Mong Palatino posed several questions regarding the upcoming elections, questions that we should be asking, as well. He pretty much covered most of it, so I’ll just add a few that come to mind at this moment:
How many times will we see candidates hop to [...]
Political apathy, and here’s one reason for it
Apathy is a tyrant’s best friend. ~ Unknown
Former senators Vicente Sotto III and Tessie Aquino-Oreta have jumped ship from Senator Eduardo Angara’s predominantly anti-administration party, the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP), to the predominantly pro-administration Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), headed by businessman Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco.
You will recall (hopefully) Ms. Aquino-Oreta’s antics during Erap’s impeachment trial, [...]
Looking at the 2007 Elections
The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.
~ Albert Einstein
May 2007 will mark the country’s midterm elections, where all the seats in the House of Representatives, provincial governors, provincial, city and municipal board members and city [...]
