All too well, everyday, and everywhere we know that the world is gripped with an economic typhoon. As Intel closes its Philippine operations, and as left and right people are let go, even from profitable companies like IBM, the world hasn’t seen this fierce challenge in decades. As much as it sounds cold and calculating, [...]
RP – Case of Catch 22
December 28, 2008 By 17 Comments
Let us suppose that Malacanang, Inc. has set for its goal-setting priority the whole agenda of going about charter change at the earliest time possible and – at whatever costs to pay. And then it succeeds despite massive opposition to it by people across the social stratification. Ergo, we either have a GMA playing role [...]
Design and The Road to 2010
December 10, 2008 By 7 Comments
There are several vectors of interesting thought today. Take this plurk from @tonyocruz. He thinks “some folks who detest mass actions are just (vainly) covering up their own inaction.” Then there is one from @rivengodwin who asked, “if the (Fundamental Attribution Error) is a prevailing mindset when talking about the state of Filipinos.” I’ve responded to [...]
Frustration and Tomorrow
November 21, 2008 By 17 Comments
It’s frustrating! The divisiveness, the single-minded nature of this country and how often our leadership’s decisions are idiotic, self-centered, often indecisive, and self-defeating— it baffles the imagination, you know? Did I mention, frustrating? Not just our politics, even our local church is so frustratingly stultifying you have to wonder, if this is the same Church [...]
Where the Wind Blows
November 9, 2008 By 28 Comments
Election! That’s what people want. In and out of the web, I’ve talked informally with family and friends. Asking and testing what they think about our time. I know it is far from a scientific sampling. In my most recent post, I also asked if you are in favor of impeaching Arroyo. The most common [...]
Why We Can’t Move On
October 15, 2008 By 30 Comments
Democracy, that invention of the Greeks, remains an illusion in this great country of ours. The reason is more historic than anything. Our brains are not wired to accept the Western model of democracy. In fact, we Filipinos have a warped sense of democracy. We are confused of what it really means. It’s really not [...]
We’re All Socialists Now?!
October 13, 2008 By 41 Comments
Is this the end or the beginning of the end? The telegraph posted that “We’re All Socialists Now!” in response to the nationalization of Britain’s banks. In his blog, Jon Taplin has interesting thoughts on the matter. Sparks! I see you snickering at the back! What has this got to do with Better Political Parties, [...]
A New Morning For Everyone
October 11, 2008 By 33 Comments
Many economists are already saying that more than 250,000 Filipinos will probably lose their jobs due to the global recession. This doesn’t take into consideration the estimated 20-30,000 Pinoys abroad who’ll probably lose theirs and go back here because of the US financial meltdown. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have both [...]
Filipino Hearts Federalism Equals Peace in Mindanao?
August 12, 2008 By 10 Comments
“We advocate federalism as a way to ensure long-lasting peace in Mindanao,” President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Monday told visiting Swiss President Pascal Couchepin. (Updated) Madam President, with all due respect— please let me be forward and direct in my opinion: “That’s a lot of bull“. Smart lady that you are, would you please step out of [...]
“Hindi Ako Si Darna”
June 15, 2008 By 1 Comment
The latest TV advertisements of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo have the exhortation, “Labanan ang Kahirapan.” There are a lot of things an “anti-Gloria savage” like myself would already be irritated at, but what really got me irked is the pose of the President: in her pink pantsuit and her “forward-looking” gaze, I think GMA’s image-makers are [...]
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