The Spirit of ’86 remains an unfinished project. Take note for example the parallel in how easily the Nazis were de-Nazified and returned to business as usual in Germany and in how discretely the Marcos loyalists were de-Marcosified and allowed to restore themselves to their pre-EDSA statuses (think of Danding who fled with the dictator [...]
The Buck Stops With Us
December 8, 2009 By 11 Comments
I came across Randy’ David’s opinion piece on “Warlords in a weak state“. He articulated the phenomena quite well and pointed out that warlord-ism is not unique to Mindanao alone. He states: “rido alone cannot explain what happened in Maguindanao. A fuller analysis must take into account the weak state in which it is framed. [...]
Of sincerity and leadership
July 26, 2008 By 3 Comments
Sincerity is generally understood to be truth in word and act, of truthfully about one’s feelings, thoughts, desires, intentions. One who means what he says is a sincere person. One who does not mean what he says is not a sincere man, and is perhaps even a hypocrite. For those who occupy positions of leadership [...]
A “crisis of modernity”
May 22, 2008 By 24 Comments
I read with interest hawaiianguy‘s comment in MLQ3′s blog entry Numerology and politics. MLQ3 cited Randy David’s view that the real issue is the “crisis of modernity” gripping our society; observing how Pinoy politicians now increasingly resort to voodoo and prayer as a means to ameliorate our society’s fortunes. Mr. hawaiianguy provides a bit more [...]
Full personal disclosure
May 21, 2008 By 3 Comments
I was quite inspired by Marck‘s full disclosure article X-List: Five Things I Do to Contribute to the Decay of Filipino Society. In it, he preempts his foray into political commentary by first publishing a list of personal practices of his that are, shall we say, “un-Filipino”. The thinking there is that it is better [...]
Can Filipinos Learn Something from Icelanders?
May 19, 2008 By 10 Comments
UK’s Guardian has an article by John Carlin on why Iceland has the happiest People on Earth. According to Carlin, the United Nations Development Programme Human Development Index ranks Iceland— society and economy (in terms of health and education) on top of the world. The irony is that Iceland, now the best country in the [...]
Money talks louder than politics
May 12, 2008 By 10 Comments
Cocoy is once again spot on. The reason politics occupies the limelight that it does is that economic activity in Pinoy society is so atrophied and impotent as to not provide enough clout to overshadow politics in people’s psyches. Interesting too, is what he said here: “the most basic thing is that anyone with resources [...]
Music to my Ears, A Joy to Read
May 10, 2008 By 10 Comments
Overseas Filipinos are forming a national political party in preparation for the 2010 elections and beyond, it was revealed at the Global Filipino Nation (GFN) conference Friday.
Francisco “Jun” Aguilar, interim chairman of the Partido ng Pandaigdigang Pilipino (PPP or Party of the Global Filipino), said the party is in the process of complying with the requirements of the Commission on Elections.
Phychiatric test para sa OFW: sagot nga ba sa totoong isyu ng mga OFW?
Psychiatric test, ito ang panibagong requirement ng DFA para sa mga taong nagnanais maging domestic helper sa ibang bansa. “Domestic helpers should be assessed if they are able to respond to this type of stress” ito ang paliwanag ni Undersecretary Esteban Conejos ng Department of Foreign Affairs, ayon sa kanya dito masusukat ang kakayahan ng [...]