Prescription for common sense
Posted on December 18, 2007 - Filed Under Governance | Leave a Comment
It’s heartening to note that Congress has finally approved the Cheaper Medicines Bill on its third and final reading, according to an ABS-CBN News report that said 205 congressmen voted for the measure. None opposed it and nobody abstained . . . which is rather surprising in the wake of persistent attempts by Cebu solon […]
Read More..>>Brighter tomorrows for Sumilao farmers
Posted on December 18, 2007 - Filed Under Governance | Leave a Comment
The 55 visibly exhausted farmers . . . all members of the Higaonon tribe . . . had walked some 1,700 kilometers in the past two months from Sumilao, Bukidnon to Malacañang Palace in what must have been a collective act of desperation. However, when they arrived at their destination last week, they found […]
Read More..>>The man to beat is a woman
Posted on December 10, 2007 - Filed Under Headliners | Leave a Comment
It’s no surprise that Barack Obama’s rallies over the weekend attracted massive crowds . . . reportedly close to 30,000 in South Carolina and around 8,500 in New Hampshire . . . what with talk show host Oprah Winfrey as the other star attraction. (Some of my Republican friends would likely point out that it […]
Read More..>>Pen to pen
Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under Headliners | Leave a Comment
It’s still unclear why Sonny Trillanes and his cohorts picked my favorite Makati hotel . . . way back in the early 1980s, I was an active member of a Rotary club that met on Thursdays over lunch at the Peninsula . . . to serve as the command post for his latest attempt […]
Read More..>>Saving another Sarah
Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under Governance | Leave a Comment
The Amir (head of state) of Kuwait has finally agreed to grant Pres. Arroyo an audience on Sunday . . .an unintended side trip on the way back from her state visits to France, Spain, and the UK. We should hope that she can persuade Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah to grant absolute pardon for
Read More..>>No excuses
Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Folks, I’m back . . . and since my only excuse would sound inconsequential to most, allow me to just get started on a pledge to make PinoyPundit.com frequently current on important . . . as well as the seemingly trivial . . . state of affairs that hit headlines.
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