It’s no secret that there are ruthless elements in the Philippine National Police who do a lot of things to further erode the already little amount of trust that the public has in the police force. Extortion from drivers is one case and the harassment of ordinary people to shake them off of their hard-earned [...]
Police Extortionists Illegally Detain and Harass A Filipino Voices Writer’s Mom
April 27, 2010 By 11 Comments
Would You Like A Secular Philippines?
January 29, 2009 By 165 Comments
Despite the lion’s share that Roman Catholicism has in the population of the country, I would still like to think that there are lot of people who see the value of having a secular government and society wherein policies and laws are debated and passed based on their merits rather than the blessing of some [...]
The Greatest Filipino
December 30, 2008 By 29 Comments
While the recent 90-day Rossiya poll to come up with the greatest Russian to have ever lived straddles the fine lines between nationalism, historical editing and plain old kitschy nostalgia, it still generated enough momentum to be reported by various media outfits overseas. The state-run TV station came up with a short list of twelve [...]
Walang Tubig
October 20, 2008 By 5 Comments
Hindi po matutuloy ang operasyon, wala pong tubig. Nakakapanglumo na maaaring mangyari ang mga ganitong klaseng sitwasyon sa pinakamalaking ospital sa buong Pilipinas. Hindi na kailangang sabihin kung bakit mahalaga ang tubig upang matugunan ng isang pagamutan ang pangangailangan ng mga pasyente. And hindi ko lubos maisip ay kung paano nahahayaang mangyari ang mga ganitong [...]
Helplessness
October 14, 2008 By 117 Comments
The Philippine General Hospital by virtue of being the largest government hospital serves more than 600 000 patients every year. Most of these patients are those who can’t really afford the high cost of health care in private hospitals and are left to duke it out with the limited beds and medical personnel in PGH. [...]
The Worst-Case Scenario: The Cyber Crackdown
May 30, 2008 By 18 Comments
With Bloggers’ Kapihan‘s bold plan to launch blogs authored by Jun Lozada (yeah, remember him?!) and Ed Panlilio, the blogging community could be headed to a position that places is dead center in the cross hairs of the Arroyo government’s sights. Lozada was one of the most talked about personalities until recently due to his [...]
The Apoptosis Of Change
May 25, 2008 By 9 Comments
Selling Optimism Through Fish Mucus
May 14, 2008 By 18 Comments
Just barely a month ago, I was tasked to judge a public speaking competition’s semifinal to help screen the 18 applicants. The prize at the end was huge – it was the right to represent the Philippines at the English Speaking Union International Public Speaking Competition held in London. We are no strangers to the [...]
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