Pres. Arroyo was in Iloilo to inaugurate an IT project.
The ‘Emperors’ Clothes
February 5, 2010 By 11 Comments
Is the Philippines Ready for “Change”?
May 23, 2009 By 107 Comments
What is “Change”? An open source definition of Change describes the term as “the process of becoming different” in terms of: a) Time; b) Social change; c) Biological metamorphosis, and; d) The mathematical study of change For the purposes of this blog, “Change” refers to social change. How does social change take place? When an [...]
An Exercise in Modeling Philippine Elections and Governance
May 20, 2009 By 34 Comments
Was slightly stuck in traffic as cars cautiously plodded through the water drenched freeway. I went with the flow, got to my exit, and waited for my turn to get on the lane. Funny how FV can get into my awareness while waiting for the traffic light to go green. As I looked at the [...]
Government by the people
May 8, 2009 By 8 Comments
(This rather lengthy commentary is a bit dated; it’s being crossposted and shared with FV only because it’s deemed quite relevant to the ramblings that Manny Pacquiao, the world’s most famous boxer today, is again getting ready to rumble in Philippine politics.) “Why (do) movie actors get elected” by the “average Filipino voters”? Prof. Randy [...]
An Interview with General Santos City Mayor Pedro Acharon, jr
October 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Reminder: Do continue sending your votes for your 2010 candidates. Also, do spread the word. Last October 25, 2008, during the fellowship night of the Second Mindanao Bloggers Summit, the jester-in-exile was able to interview General Santos City mayor Pedro “Jun” Acharon, jr. on a number of diverse matters. Unfortunately, only two abbreviated videos survived [...]
Tossing a Quick Discussion Into the Fray: How Can You Trust Government If…
October 24, 2008 By 14 Comments
Decentralize Tomorrow
August 3, 2008 By 19 Comments
We all recognize that there is a disparity existing today. We have a growing, mobile, and young society that is increasingly questioning the flawed policies of the generation that sired them. We have an aging culture of traditionalist with a subset of their own— one that plays the insider back-room game that is how big [...]
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 [...]
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