No lies shortage
Posted on March 29, 2008 - Filed Under Governance | Leave a Comment
UP professor Felipe Medalla is a rarity among former public officials. He rarely issues press statements but when he does, he makes excellent sense. As quoted by Malaya yesterday in reference to a looming rice crisis, the former Economic Planning secretary said,
“The collective wisdom of the market should decide importation. The more the government interferes […]
Worst kiss scenario
Posted on March 24, 2008 - Filed Under Politics | Leave a Comment
Political strategist James Carville . . . along with George Stephanopoulos . . . are credited with the brilliant strategizing of Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 presidential campaign. But the outspoken Carville, who’s sometimes referred to as ‘The Crazy Cajun’, clearly miscalculated when he
Read More..>>Ye must go green and sin no more
Posted on March 21, 2008 - Filed Under Religion | Leave a Comment
The Vatican, through Monsignor Gianfranco Girotti, a close ally of Pope Benedict XVI and the head of the Apostolic Penitentiary . . . which is unlike the one in Muntinlupa but one of the Roman Curia’s main courts . . . has announced
Read More..>>Let them eat cassava cake?
Posted on March 21, 2008 - Filed Under History, Governance | Leave a Comment
In the days leading up to the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette, the Queen Consort of Louis XVI, was supposed to have said, “Qu’ils mangent de la brioche!” (Let them eat cake!) after she was informed that the French masa (pan intended) had no more bread to eat.
Some historians are unsure if Marie Antoinette actually uttered […]
Marquez takes the floor; PacMan takes WBC crown
Posted on March 16, 2008 - Filed Under Pinoys Extraordinaire | Leave a Comment
With blood flowing from a cut above his right eye and hardly able to see powerful punches being thrown at him by Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao relied on a big brave heart to
Read More..>>Unlike father, unlike son
Posted on March 15, 2008 - Filed Under Governance, Pinoys Extraordinaire | Leave a Comment
Manila’s Mayor Alfredo Lim has a well-deserved reputation for fairness in enforcing laws . . . albeit sometimes unconventionally.
The mayor had an unusual opportunity to prove this once again yesterday when he was informed of his son’s arrest by
Buenos Diaz, Chiz!
Posted on March 14, 2008 - Filed Under Pinoys Extraordinaire | Leave a Comment
Two exceptionally super-achieving young Pinoys . . . Illiac Diaz and Sen. Chiz Escudero . . . have something in common with the Queen of Morocco, the King of Bhutan, CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Leonardo di Caprio.
All of the above are no more than 40 years old but, more importantly, they’re
What do you call female attack dogs?
Posted on March 13, 2008 - Filed Under Politics, Governance | Leave a Comment
ABS-CBN News reports that a women’s group has filed charges of illegal procurement and nepotism against Senate star witness and former PhilForest boss Rodolfo Lozada Jr.
Babae Para sa Kaunlaran (BABAE KA) has accused Lozada of entering into several irregular transactions including
History repeats herself
Posted on March 13, 2008 - Filed Under Politics | Leave a Comment
Geraldine Ferraro could not have done worse damage to Hillary Clinton’s campaign when she declared on March 7th:
“I think what America feels about a woman becoming president takes a very secondary place to Obama’s campaign - to a kind of campaign that it would be hard for anyone to run against,” she said. “For one […]
The high and the Almighty
Posted on March 7, 2008 - Filed Under Religion | Leave a Comment
At my age, it’s difficult to remember exactly when I raised an eyebrow in catechism class at what appeared to be a redundancy in the Ten Commandments. After all, since God already makes it abundantly clear in the 7th that adultery is a no-no . . . even if you’re a congressman, I suppose . […]
Read More..>>No noose is good news
Posted on March 5, 2008 - Filed Under Governance | Leave a Comment
Antipolo Bishop Francis de Leon is one clergyman who does not mince words.
In a commentary over Radio Veritas yesterday, Bishop de Leon said, “Binigyan sila ng lubid (clearly referring to Malacañang and its limited options in relation to CBCP’s stand on Executive Order 464).
“Itong lubid na ito ay yung oportunidad na magbago. So, pwede […]
Ill-starred general
Posted on March 5, 2008 - Filed Under Governance | Leave a Comment
In all probability, the 2-star general must have thought that he could get away with his own version of ‘S.O.P.’: Extort money in amounts ranging from P25,000 to P30,000 that would guarantee
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