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Another Filipina, hidden in the name of Vanessa, surfaced and claimed that she was raped by a US serviceman who is part of the Visiting Forces Agreement. According to her, a certain John Jones raped her inside a hotel in Makati City. The surfacing of Vanessa, according to her, is a part of her healing [...]
This scene baffles me every morning when I walk the stretch of Jones Bridge to go to my office. The mystery that my mind always thinks about is those water lilies that are floating toward the Manila Bay. Where were those lilies came from? How many water lilies are there alive in all the rivers [...]
The doctrine of market forces had been applied to the many facets of the Philippine society. It has been applied to basic goods like petroleum through deregulation. It had been in effect to the economy, especially in this age of globalization, wherein various companies fought one another to increase their share in the market. This same doctrine might also be applied to our education system if some of the businessmen have their way.
In light of the economic crisis, local businessmen are urging the government to asses and improve the education system. They want to have a system that will be more responsive to the needs of the corporate world and produce high quality graduates that will readily fill the job vacancies.
Valentines season always brings out the funniest and the corniest ways of expressing love of the Filipinos. This season is also guilty of bringing out the corniest movies that the Philippine cinema had to offer. This year’s valentines offering is the box office face off between the love team of Sarah Geronimo and John Lloyd [...]
Hanjin is now becoming synonymous with death. After the accident of the Hanjin hired bus and other death incidents, the Senate opened up an investigation regarding the situation of the workers inside the shipyard of Hanjin. In the inspection that was led by Jinggoy Estrada, many employees expressed their dismay and frustration with the company. [...]
PGMA is calling on all businessmen to contribute on the Economic Stimulus Fund. According to her Excellency, this fund will be used by the government to address the threat of the financial crisis to the Philippine economy. It is a shame that our government had to resort on seeking funds from the private sector other [...]
The Office of the Student Regent (OSR), is now undergoing its greatest challenge since its inception. The student regent is the lone representative of the whole University of the Philippines’ student body in the Board of Regents (BOR), the university’s highest policymaking body. When the new UP charter was ratified, it requires a referendum that will ratify the existing Codified Rules for Student Regent Selection (CRSRS). According to the UP Administration, the referendum could only be valid if more than half of the UP student population will participate.
Illegal street vending is a perennial problem in Metro Manila. Illegal vendors and their thatched-up stores occupy parts of the streets and deny pedestrians in using the sidewalks. They also occupy many busy pedestrian overpasses, making it hard for people to pass through. The blockage caused by the illegal vendors results to build-up of traffic [...]
Economists round the world predict a gloomy mood for the coming year 2009. The whole world is yet to feel the full brunt of global recession that is caused by the economic turmoil in the passing year 2008. The Philippines, ever reliant to its human exports will be hard hit by the incoming pall since [...]
The Philippines is ripe with jokes today. First is the not-so-funny joke of JocJoc Bolante in the Senate investigation on the fertilizer fund scam. The other and the most recent is the prayer/joke of Press Secretary Dureza. In his prayer, Sec. Dureza said that PGMA may lead the nation to prosperity until the year 2010 [...]
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