And buhay sa tumpok “Hindi talaga ako papayag. Magbubuwis talaga ako ng dugo. Ipaglalaban ko talaga ang lugar na ito.” Pol had been a cheerful, voluble man, inordinately fond of teasing his wife and playing pranks on his three children. He had tried out all sorts of odd jobs in his time — from painting [...]

This article on Noynoy Aquino was published by Philippine Graphic in its April 5-12, 2010 edition. I was trying to cut and paste it here, but it keeps getting re-formatted, for some reason, so I am sharing the link instead: http://lilashahani.blogspot.com/2010/03/conversation-with-noynoy.html I look forward to your feedback! ;-)

Part I: Personal net worth — a case of perjury or money-laundering? “When I travel, I don’t charge the government, although it’s allowed because it is work-related. I pay my own way. When you are this big, you have to follow the rules. You can’t afford not to, because all eyes are on you. It [...]

I’d say it was a pretty masterful job all round, wouldn’t you? I mean, it’s positively breathtaking: the Supreme Court, COMELEC, Congress, the party-lists and computerized balloting, not to mention the warlords, the military and the police? Erap no longer the lone administration spoiler with Manny Villar (among others) now apparently in tow as well? [...]