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MANILA (Reuters) – The youngest daughter of former Philippine president Corazon Aquino said on Sunday her family had differences with the government, one reason why they had decided against a state funeral for the former leader. Film and television star Kristina Bernadette Yap, popularly known as Kris Aquino, said there was an offer from the [...]
It seems Noynoy Aquino is the latest “winnable” presidential candidate to come out of the woodwork. That is if we are to subscribe to the easy “logic” of the Inquirer.net… If elections were held today, who can beat him? With the Cory magic materializing with the alacrity of a genie summoned, the presidency is the [...]
Former President Corazon Aquino will be buried today amid widespread public mourning and displays of solidarity symbolised by yellow ribbons, yellow-coloured clothes, and “L”-shaped hand gestures. The variety of symbols that have come to represent the ideals that Aquino stood for trace their ultimate origins back to her husband Benigno Aquino Jr. The concept of [...]
Hey, here’s something for the credentialists out there: Who would you rather believe: (a) a drunken wash-out actor convicted of plunder, (b) a bunch of celibate men-in-robes who rely on a non-peer-reviewed 5,000-year-old textbook for their wisdom, or (c) a be-credentialled Economist? I’m sitting here wondering how many of the following hats one can wear [...]
President Arroyo’s got up to the podium, delivered her State of the Nation Address (SONA), and then stepped down from the podium. That backgrounder out of the way, I can then say that it is quite heartening that within FilipinoVoices.com, at least, some of the usual suspects had the decency to see beyond their almost [...]
Platform, plez™ is officially on-line! Election in and election out, the quality and level of the National “Debate” around the crop of politicians that happen to be vying for name recall slots in the minds of Filipino voters remains disturbingly the same. The analysis is always mainly around the whats and what-nots of one bozo’s [...]
I recently signed up as a “fan” of the Facebook page Old Philippines. The page’s Overview statement is as follows: Old Philippines was created as a page for everyone who wishes to relive the excitement of the “Old Philippines.” Your precious memories live on here… Some of the images were taken about 110 years ago [...]
I had only one takeaway after reading Cocoy’s latest piece The President Priest: Platform, please. But before I go on, allow me the honour of first giving credit where it is due, as the eminent blogger Rom had already beat me to the punch in some aspects of what I will go on to express [...]
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