So I take issue whenever government issue statements about, “we’ve been hacked.” Did you guys leave the barn door open?
The Bureau of Customs versus The Florence Agreement
May 19, 2009 By 16 Comments
Should imported books be taxed? “The Florence Agreement,” a.k.a. “Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials, with Annexes A to E and Protocol annexed 1950,” of which the Philippines was a signatory since 7 August 1979 says otherwise. The intent of the agreeement: the free exchange of ideas and knowledge and, in [...]
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 [...]
The Philippines Must Be The Sole Judge Of Its Own DESTINY
September 2, 2008 By 32 Comments
For as far as one can go back in known history of that territory that now exists and is known as Philippines, its people have always been, successively, directed, guided, dictated to, and influenced, one way or another, by a foreign power. It took the Spaniards to spawn the embryo of Filipino nationhood. It took [...]
The Perfect Storm
June 4, 2008 By 12 Comments
Are We Really A Pathethic And Apathetic People?
May 11, 2008 By 13 Comments
Trust: The Key To Combatting Corruption
April 23, 2008 By 7 Comments
The public puts its trust in government officials to look after the best interests of the public.
A very simple tenet. Yet it is one that seems to elude the fundamental sensibilities of Philippine society. When was the last time you the Filipino reader rested assured that a Philippine government bureaucracy, bureaucrat, or official is doing its, his or her job properly
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