Over at Barrio Siete, Mr. Reyna Elena frets over the frightening prospect of (at the time of writing) the coming tropical cyclone that is almost sure to wreak the usual havoc on our little group of volcanic islands. Having lived in those islands myself for a big chunk of my life, I can attest to [...]
Attack of the killer shawarmas!
November 26, 2008 By 39 Comments
I find it interesting that we can spend so much time and bandwidth quibbling about and “analysing” (and worse forecasting) what’s in store for us as a people “beyond 2010″, whether or not Arroyo “steps down or stays in power”, how this whole “Joc Joc” affair may pan out, the who’s and how’s of the [...]
Too Much To Bear?
September 6, 2008 By 4 Comments
The fighting in Mindanao, the debate over the bungled Bangsamoro Juridical Entity, and yes, the highest inflation rate in 14 years of 12.5% are hugging the headlines, along with the extended presence of ‘visiting’ American troops in Zamboanga. So it is understandable that the tragic sinking of MV Princess of the Stars nearly three months [...]
Sulpicio Lines, BMI, MARINA, And A long Battle For Justice
August 31, 2008 By 11 Comments
It has been a little over two months since The Sulpicio Lines Inc. ship, The MV Princess of The Stars, capsized off the coast of Romblon, in which 800 or so passengers and crew members are still missing or have perished. During these months, we have seen Sulpicio Lines blame everyone else including mother nature. [...]
Pia to Marina: Enforce BMI’s recommendation suspending Sulpicio franchise
August 30, 2008 By 1 Comment
Pinning the Blame, Letting Negligence Fester: The Princess of the Stars Tragedy
August 27, 2008 By 2 Comments
Three months and one week after MV Princess of the Stars fell on its side and turned belly up, government probers are releasing their findings, not about what caused the tragedy but about who is to blame. Strangely, the Board of Marine Inquiry is telling the public what it wants to hear: that only the [...]
A collective inability to harvest INSIGHT from our own history
July 16, 2008 By 3 Comments
Sulpicio Lines, Don’t Forget Accountability
July 15, 2008 By 9 Comments
There are counterarguments that have been flying around regarding the move to shut Sulpicio Lines down especially in the light of the capsizing of The MV Princess of The Stars that capsized off the shores of Sibuyan Islands in the midst of Typhoon Frank. Arguments that it is too soon, arguments that even go so far as using the 7000 workers that stand to lose their jobs because of such a shutdown.
Destruction and Death, By the Numbers
July 13, 2008 By 9 Comments
After downloading the Inquirer study on Sulpicio Lines’ ships, I’ve decided to play around with the numbers and see what we can glean from the study. Note, folks, that the study is based on data gathered between 1980 to 2008. Note that the calculations are based on Inquirer.net‘s data. The calculations result in a gruesome [...]
The Voyage of the Dead
July 9, 2008 By 8 Comments
It is a full two weeks since the ill-star MV Princess of the Stars fell on its side and ended bottom up some 100 meters from the shoreline of San Fernando, Romblon after being allowed to mistakenly sail into the eye of Typhoon Frank. The vessel was csarrying more than 850 souls en route to [...]
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