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, [...]
Post SONA ‘09 Thoughts
Driving home, I was listening on the radio to some parts of the recently concluded State of the Nation Address (SONA) by PGMA, when she said this little tidbit:
The state of our nation is a strong economy.
Now this one of those times I’m glad I never go above 40 km/h, because I almost lost control [...]
The Usual Suspects, 2010
If [the] elections [are] filthy, let’s make it less filthy. If [the] elections [are] dominated by the elite, let’s make the elite listen to our problems. If [the] elections [are] a popularity contest, let’s demand a concrete platform from all candidates.
Mong Palatino
Allow me the luxury of reprinting one of my older posts, to introduce this [...]
What happened to us?
Corazon C. Aquino, February 25, 1986:
At last, we are home. Let us remember the day, February 25, 1986; the time, nine in the evening; he occasion, the coming of freedom.
Freedom from twenty years of dictatorship, twenty years of oppression, hardship, repression, injustice, corruption, greed, waste and near despair — ended. Ended by a revolution of [...]
No new EDSA post
Because I have nothing new to add to what I’ve already said; they’re all still valid.
Ban those tubes!
Stellify notes: “three stories in three weeks condemning the use of the Internet for freedom of speech.”
On Malu Fernandez: Why I’m angry
Much has been said, and even more mud has been tossed, regarding the acerbic wit of Malu Fernandez and her detractors. I’ve presented my one peso (roughly 2 cents) on the matter. Others, weighing in, have taken the high road, a path that I, not unlike Robert Frost, often wax romantic about but very seldom [...]
On Malu Fernandez: we have feelings too you know
Late to the fray again — playing gigs as much as I can before I bid Manila adieu — but as I’ve always maintained, there can be no statute of limitations on outrage. So after finally catching up on my RSS reader, I came across this little tidbit about an article published in People [...]
Jose Pidal Recovery Watch
As if it was ever in doubt, the latest media frenzy over Mike Arroyo’s health finally puts to rest the issue of whether or not he is a public personality. Gripped as I was over his ordeal — yes, that’s 3 parts sarcasm right there — I can only conclude that the First Gentleman is [...]
Raul Gonzales misses the point. Again.
If you haven’t read UN rapporteur Phillip Alston’s report yet, head on over to MLQ3’s blog, he’s posted a PDF copy. Of particular interest is paragraph 12, page 5:
The Secretary of Justice, and his colleagues, were perplexed at the proposition that prosecutors, whose role is absolutely central in the Philippines justice system, had some [...]
