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The Monkey and the Turtle (2012-02-05)

The Monkey and the Turtle (2012-02-05)

On February 5, 2012 By


The Monkey and the Turtle (2012-02-05) by randomsalt

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Corona de Gloria

On January 15, 2012 By

Relate these to the impeachment and relevance rushes in. Unexplained wealth relates to the presidency as it likewise relates to possessions and posh residences. Relate the litany further and the presidency is suddenly linked to the Chief Justice. Round it out and the merry mix relates to one another in a pattern resembling a spider’s web.

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Civil Service Commission (CSC) Strategy Map. Courtesy of the CSC web site.

CSC bares seemingly contradictory views on NCCA Exec. Dir. post

On January 3, 2012 By

Former National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Executive Director Malou Jacob was removed from her post and replaced by an Officer-in-Charge while she was out of the country on official business, following a Civil Service Commission [...]

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Logo of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), representing the "alab ng haraya" (flame of the imagination).

Jacob disputes NCCA claims on her removal as Exec. Director

On December 15, 2011 By

Malou Jacob disputed the explanation of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts regarding her removal from office.

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Tilting at Windmills

On December 15, 2011 By

Just then they came in sight of thirty or forty windmills that rise from that plain. And no sooner did Don Quixote see them that he said to his squire, “Fortune is guiding our affairs better than we ourselves could have wished. Do you see over yonder, [...]

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The Supreme Court of the Philippines in Ermita, Manila. Courtesy of wn.com.

Supreme Court resolutions on the disclosure of SALNs

On December 14, 2011 By

One of the articles of impeachment in the complaint filed against Chief Justice Renato C. Corona states that he “committed culpable violation of the Constitution and/or betrayed the public trust when he failed to disclose to the public [...]

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The headquarters of the NCCA in Intramuros, Manila. Courtesy of wn.com.

NCCA cites ‘technicalities’ behind Jacob’s removal as Exec. Director

On December 8, 2011 By

Former Executive Director of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Malou Jacob is said to have known that her removal from her post was imminent, in view of the decision of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to disapprove the renewal of her temporary appointment. Jacob, [...]

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The 800-Pound Gorilla

On December 8, 2011 By

What are the blind-spots that the administration is ignoring?

Those who chide us for telling the President not to lose sight of the economy in the hunt for Mrs Arroyo might remember the experiment conducted by Daniel Simon and Christopher Chabris.

In this famous study looking into visual [...]

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Spend More, Talk Less

On December 6, 2011 By

With the release of third quarter GDP figures upsetting all but the most ardent economic apologists for this administration, the time has come for it to re-think its priorities.

The situation is nearing a critical level. As the whole of Europe is placed on credit watch [...]

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President Aquino

President Aquino’s Speech during the 1st National Criminal Justice Summit

On December 5, 2011 By

This is the Full Text of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s speech during the 1st National Criminal Justice Summit held at Centennial Hall, Manila Hotel.

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