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The last week of the year, 1968, Cory’s apology, movies like Baler etc

Friday, December 26th, 2008

The Inquirer has a story on Jose Maria Sison crooning for his 40 year old Revolution and Mike Tan reminiscing about 1968. Mark Kurlansk author of the acclaimed fisheries biography “Cod” wrote  another tome “1968″ and I picked up a copy at Lousiana State U’s union bookshop in 2007. Most of us Martial Law babies [...]


Filed Under Politics.

Phychiatric test para sa OFW: sagot nga ba sa totoong isyu ng mga OFW?

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

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 [...]


Filed Under Advocacy, Society.

Put a caption for this picture, 5

Monday, June 9th, 2008

(Photo taken using Sony Ericsson P1i.)
Put a caption for this picture.


Filed Under Society.

Make our justice system work

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Everyone’s angry about what had happened to those bank personnel who were mercilessly killed by obviously evil people. Who wouldn’t, when the crime was committed in cold blood; and what could be more worst than deliberate murder?


Filed Under National News, Society.

Filipino: Change the World or Go Home!

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

The Blue Monster was made by @gapingvoid originally for Microsoft. His site is here.
cross-posted from my blog.


Filed Under Politics.

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  • Balancing Presidential Privacy And The Public’s Right To Know Balancing Presidential Privacy And The Public’s Right To Know

    Malacanang has finally come clean on the brouhaha triggered by reports about medical procedures she underwent in the course of her two-day “quarantine”at the Asian Medical Center since she returned from abroad.

    • Filed Under Current Events, Politics.
  • Why we don’t need a Fil-Am friendship day but a Republic Day Why we don’t need a Fil-Am friendship day but a Republic Day

    Ambeth Ocampo writes something of interest in today’s PDI about Gov. Gen. Francis Burton Harrison. Harrison today is known to us through 1) Harrison street in Pasay and 2) Harrison Plaza, the first of a series of mega malls in Manila. However I learned about FB Harrison from required readings in my freshie class in [...]

    • Filed Under Society.
  • Unlikely scenarios…I hope Unlikely scenarios…I hope

    I have a slight problem following scenarios like Gloria will run for Pampanga’s second district so she can become Prime Minister or that she will declare martial law with the help of her PMA “mistahs.”
    Too many things have to fall into place, for the premiership scenario…
    1. She wins the congressional race
    2. She becomes Speaker
    3. The [...]

    • Filed Under Politics.
  • What Is Ailing The President? (UPDATED) What Is Ailing The President? (UPDATED)

    Is Pres. Gloria sick?
    I ask this question as prayerful Filipinos are now  ‘storming Heaven’s Gates’ with healing prayers for President Cory Aquino as close relatives and friends continue their healing Novena while she remains at the Makati Medical Center.
    Though described as being “in stable condition” the family has stopped all medical interventions for her and [...]

    • Filed Under Current Events.
  • The Hungry and The Foolish On the Road to 2010 The Hungry and The Foolish On the Road to 2010

    Over a hundred years ago, a Republic was born. It was born amidst a era of nationalism. It wasn’t a unique idea. It was borrowed from Western thought. And a people, like many across the world wanted to self-govern. That Republic was short-lived and it became a Commonwealth of the Americans. But the dream never [...]

    • Filed Under Politics.

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