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 [...]
Raul Gonzales misses the point. Again.
Scalping PBA tickets!
Ok, here’s the deal: the last pair of shoes I own are old school Adidas campus sneakers that have long since given up the ghost, their soles (get it?) rotting in shoe hell. Ever since my ingrown nails flared up some ten odd years ago, I’ve been a tsinelas-or-bust guy. And because of mom’s ingenius [...]
It’s like Matrix, only more surreal
That’s how I’d describe the state of the nation under GMA.
Congress has just doubled it’s Pork Barrel allocation — with some 3+ billion pesos being diverted from the retirement funds of government employees.
Hundred thousand peso desktop machines that my old Sempron can run circles around.
Fifty thousand peso lampposts.
An apathetic middle class.
An opportunistic upper class.
A [...]
When I grow up…
I wanna get high on the same shit Raul Gonzales has been tripping on all these years.
Looking at 2010
Good government never depends upon laws, but upon the personal qualities of those who govern. The machinery of government is always subordinate to the will of those who administer that machinery. The most important element of government, therefore, is the method of choosing leaders.
Law and Governance – The Spacing Guild Manual, Children of Dune
Looking at [...]
Kierkegaard would have loved this administration
Søren Kierkegaard, the Danish philosopher who once defended faith precisely because it is absurd, would totally appreciate the actions of the current administration by GMA. In fact, the basic premise of Absurdism, that the efforts of humanity to find meaning in the universe will ultimately fail because no such meaning exists (at least in relation [...]
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 [...]
Clueless
Taking a page from Counilor Peter Lavina’s jokebook, I did one of my own: after all, Raul Gonzales IS as clueless as they come. I wonder if it’ll be worth doing extensive SEO over :D
Where’s the Justice, Secretary?
A just city should favour justice and the just, hate tyranny and injustice, and give them both their just desserts. ~ al-Farabi, The Dictionary of Islam vol. IV
“Justice” Secretary Raul Gonzales has long been one of my personal pet peeves – even back when he was still an Iloilo Congressman trying to evict UP from [...]
