“Foul whisperings are abroad. Unnatural deeds Do breed unnatural troubles.” —William Shakespeare, Macbeth At around the time that the hardworking and prayerful Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was due to deliver her ninth—and presumably last—State of the Nation Address, as well as for several days after, the phrase “lame duck” was predictably bandied about to refer to her. [...]
Have You No Shame? An Open Letter to the House of Representatives
June 3, 2009 By 59 Comments
To the august and honorable members of the House of Representatives, I write this letter in the knowledge that within my inalienable right to free speech, I have the right to condemn, to dissent, and to express. My knowledge is limited, and my grammar is flawed. My eyes are not privy to law books, nor [...]
Good Morning Manila: The Asses Have It
June 3, 2009 By 40 Comments
Dear Manila, I write this still stunned. The power, the speed and the tenacity by which Philippine House Resolution 1109 transforming Congress into a Constituent Assembly was adopted, it was simply mind over matter. Your valiant and dedicated Congressmen fought sleep and sanity and reason. The Eighth Republic as you slept, Manila, was conceived and [...]
It’s Like
December 24, 2008 By 4 Comments
Cardinal Rosales got it right when he said leaving it to a con-ass to amend the Constitution is “like entrusting your teenage daughter in the care of a rapist.” Many honorables of the Netherhouse were offended by the Cardinal’s choice of words so I’ve prepared a list of more acceptable alternatives: “Allowing the House of [...]
Cha-Cha, Presto Marcato con Moto
November 26, 2008 By 4 Comments
Cheaper Medicines in the Philippines?
April 29, 2008 By 4 Comments
The Cheaper Medicines Bill was passed by the House of Representatives in December 2007. And after four months of discussions in bicameral(Senate and House) committee, it now finally ready to be ratified by Congress. Then it will be signed into law by President Arroyo before May 1. The long delay was caused by the stand-off between the Senate and the House contingents in the committee. The Senate members, led by Sen Mar Roxas, wanted to change two things…
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