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The common underlying problem for the Philippines is corruption, which permeates the society and is encountered even upon initial entry into the Philippines (in our case at Clark). Corruption degrades individuals, sucks the lifeblood out of institutions and has directly contributed to a lack of border controls, a lack of proper military equipment, and a lack of education and health care and even, from reports in the press I have seen, to a vast uncertainty in private property ownership.
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“I no longer know what universe I’m in” – Sen. Miriam Santiago after her confrontation with Atty. Vitaliano Aguirre III
The Corona impeachment trial recessed on a sour note because Atty. Vitaliano Aguirre III of the prosecution panel reacted strongly to a senator’s tirades. Atty. Aguirre should have known better than [...]
Continue Reading →The former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam famously said that between a conspiracy and a stuff-up, he would prefer the latter. The left-leaning former leader has the distinction of being the only PM to be dismissed by the Governor General. Conspiracy theories later circulated that the CIA had a hand in this given his position [...]
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Yesterday, ABS-CBNnews.com reported that more than 1,000 motorcycle riders staged a protest motorcade over their concerns on the implementation of MMDA Motorcycle Lanes, or “Blue Lanes,” on EDSA, Commonwealth Avenue, Macapagal Avenue, and other main thoroughfares. (Aside: I wasn’t able to go. Pity. I would have wanted to be part of this [...]
Continue Reading →After the prosecution showed the wide disparity between impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona’s undeclared assets and the assets he declared under oath in his SALNs (Statement of Assets, Liabilities and net worth), Corona’s apostles counterattacked with a story lifted from the gospel of John.
They said John wrote that Jesus told a crowd [...]
Continue Reading →So today, the Senate lost all credibility for me. Every politician should retire, and let kids run this country without the old guard to go on.
Continue Reading →Sa simula ng paglilitis kay Chief Justice Renato Corona, isa ako sa mga umasang ang impeachment ay magsisilbing instrumento para maliwanagan tayo kung bakit kailangan matanggal ang punong mahistrado sa pwesto.
Umasa akong hindi lamang mailalatag ang mga ebidensiya para sa mga senador—ito rin ay maipapakita sa mga simpleng taong tulad ko.
Umasa [...]
Continue Reading →Here’s the statement of the Communist Party of the Philippines:
The EDSA people’s power uprising is a historic victory of the people’s democratic resistance against the Marcos dictatorship. It is the product of two decades of struggle. In the end, a broad front of the toiling masses, of urban petty-bourgeois sectors and of anti-Marcos reactionaries [...]
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- Metro Davao – December 18, 2011
- Metro Manila – December 18, 2011
- The Straight Path Needs to Turn a Corner
The Straight Path Needs to Turn a Corner
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and…
- Identity Matters
Identity Matters
How the principle of "shared destiny" shapes the way voters behave.
In the West, identity politics is often equated with minority interests. Barack Obama in 2008 won the presidential contest by…
