Does the Filipino youth still know who Ninoy Aquino is? Or is he just a face that they see on the P500 peso bill? With all the problems that we face these days as well as the great digital divide between generations, it’s not hard to imagine young men and women more consumed by the [...]
Two senators from the bloodline of Ninoy Aquino are going against the old saying that “Blood is thicker than water”. It started off with Noynoy Aquino releasing a statement that he’s very disappointed that the country hasn’t moved forward since former President Marcos was removed from office. Instead of progress, our country has been on [...]
New York City Mayor Giuliani was here in the Philippines a few days ago for a 1-day talk on leadership in time of crisis. To those of you who don’t know, he was the Mayor of NYC when September 11 happened. That’s the time when the airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center. It was [...]
I was at the Philippine Senate today to meet some clients and it was really fun walking around the building. You get to bump into very interesting people there and I was also able to get a glimpse of the hearings this afternoon. Of course my day wouldn’t be complete if I didn’t take any [...]
At a time when prices of all goods are going up, especially oil, people usually tighten their belts and spend money on things that only matter the most. That’s not the case for our congressmen. Instead of using money for programs that would address the insanely rising prices, they would rather renovate their office using [...]
Do you guys remember Elly Pamatong? He was the 2004 presidential candidate who was disqualified and eventually ended up scattering spikes along EDSA to get attention. A lot of people branded the guy crazy and KSP and it looks like he’s at it again. He recently filed an impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. I [...]
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero recently explained in an interview that he currently has no intentions to run for either the Presidency or the Vice-Presidency in 2010. He cites that he is not qualified for the required minimum age of 40 by 2010. He’s currently 38 years old and will only turn 40 October of 2010. [...]
This is in reaction to Ellen Tordesillas’ latest blog post entitled “Bagsak”. Apparently in a recent event in Bagiuo, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said that if they were to remove the 12% VAT on oil and electricity, where would she get the money for her pro-poor programs? I can’t help but agree with Ms. Tordesillas [...]
The headline of Inquirer for the past two days clearly shows how unpopular President Glora Macapagal-Arroyo is. Apparently the results of the recently conducted survey shows PGMA as the most unpopular president across all social classes in the history of our country. To counter this, the Palace has tried to literally “buy” the “PR points” [...]
I’ve been a constant follower of Inquirer.Net and several daily broadsheets and there’s one thing that’s painfully obvious. Most, if not all, of the potential presidential candidates for 2010 have been doing their own PR Blitz through the major issues that have been surfacing the past few months. Other than that, they’ve also been very [...]
I just want to take this opportunity to congratulate Senator Jinggoy Estrada for attending all of the Senate sessions. This information was published in Friday’s edition of the Philippine Star. I know I’ve been a critic of Senator Estrada, but his perseverance and willingness to learn is something a few other senators should emulate. I’m [...]
Romulo Neri was appointed the new chairman of the SSS by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. You probably remember him from the NBN-ZTE scandal wherein he himself branded the President as “Evil”. When the time came to finally make a stand for the country, he buckled from the pressure and decided to shut up to protect the [...]
Former Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III was appointed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board. A lot of people are saying that this is political payback since Sotto was a candidate for Team Unity in the previous elections. However, I honestly believe that unlike other appointees of the President, he [...]
This I just cannot understand. Someone please help me try to comprehend how blatant corruption and malversion of public funds this is. Apparently, when the Bureau of Customs hits their annual target, they get P500 Million in reward which the can spread amongst themsleves. The Customs Chief, Napoleon Morales, got a lump sum of P5.3 [...]
Finally, payback time. Senator Miriam Santiago was recently endorsed by none other than President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for a seat in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The President endorsed her during the reception for her at the UN Headquarters in New York while on her state visit to the United States. The fiery senator has [...]
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