What do you call female attack dogs?
Posted on March 13, 2008 - Filed Under Politics, Governance
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 Read more
History repeats herself
Posted on March 13, 2008 - Filed Under Politics
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 thing, you have the press, which has been uniquely hard on her. It’s been a very sexist media. Some just don’t like her. The others have gotten caught up in the Obama campaign.”
“If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position, Read more
The high and the Almighty
Posted on March 7, 2008 - Filed Under Religion
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 . . . is it necessary to have a 10th that says, “Thou shall not covet thy neighbor’s wife.”?
Now it appears that my youthful skepticism was not exactly on shaky ground. In fact, someone has cast serious doubts on whether God really
No noose is good news
Posted on March 5, 2008 - Filed Under Governance
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 silang gumamit ng lubid na ito to climb out of the way at para umalis sila sa kinalalagyan ngayon. Kung hindi nila gawin yun, ang lubid na ito ay magsisilbi Read more
Ill-starred general
Posted on March 5, 2008 - Filed Under Governance
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
Sneer, and yet so far
Posted on February 24, 2008 - Filed Under Governance
It’s becoming quite clear that Pres. Arroyo is not inclined to step down any time soon . . . and appears steadfast in her determination to serve out her term until 2010.
In a radio interview Saturday, she effectively sneered at her detractors by announcing unequivocably that “Nothing can make me
This biofuel is ready for takeoff
Posted on February 24, 2008 - Filed Under Planet-friendly Ideas
Sir Richard Branson, the colorful British adventurer who’s president of Virgin Atlantic is reportedly set to mark a planet-friendly breakthrough in commercial aviation today, February 24th.
In tandem with Boeing and GE Aviation, Sir Richard’s airline will conduct the first commercial aviation flight using a sustainable fuel consisting of
Neri has no cojones
Posted on February 12, 2008 - Filed Under Governance
Jun Lozada, the star witness for the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee probe on the NBN-ZTE kickbacks scandal has gone one step further by writing the following piece . . . being circulated by the Black and White Movement . . . that provides quite a few clues why saying “Magpakalalaki ka!” to Romulo Neri could only fall on deaf ears:
Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr.: What is Neri afraid to say and why?
Many speculations have been made as to what Neri knows about the ZTE-NBN most particularly the direct involvement of Pres. Gloria Arroyo in this abominable affair. After his damaging “Sec. May 200 ka dito” demolition of Abalos, the discredited former Comelec Chairman, many were left disappointed when Neri suddenly clamped up when the Senators started asking him about the nature of his conversation with Arroyo, no amount of coaxing, cajoling and threats was enough to break his Code of Omerta. The question on many people’s mind was, What was Neri trying to protect when he repeatedly Read more
An unlikely hero to like
Posted on February 12, 2008 - Filed Under Headliners, Governance
He resigned last week as president of state-owned Philippine Forest Corp. (Philforest) . . . no doubt to pre-empt being muzzled by the Palace . . . but ever since Rodolfo Noel ‘Jun’ Lozada Jr. decided to come out in the open to speak out with an insider’s perspective on the NBN/ZTE scandal he has become
Losing in winning
Posted on February 6, 2008 - Filed Under Governance
Joe de Venecia had definitely overstayed when he racked a record of being the only five-term Speaker of the House but the manner in which he was yanked out this week could have repercussions that Pres.Arroyo and her clan may have underestimated.
Giuliani to sunset in Sunshine State
Posted on January 29, 2008 - Filed Under Headliners
The winner-take-all Republican primary in Florida unfolds tomorrow and it looks like Rudy Giuliani, the man who had planned and expected to be the Sunshine State’s GOP bet would have to say ‘Adios’
PNP’s blast theory bombs
Posted on January 24, 2008 - Filed Under Headliners, Governance
Despite preliminary findings by government forensics investigators that mentioned the presence of traces of RDX at the Glorietta 2 shopping mall blast site, the Philippine National Police has issued a final report that lays the blame squarely on Read more
No-bell laureate?
Posted on January 16, 2008 - Filed Under Headliners, Planet-friendly Ideas
German biochemist Hartmut Michel visited Manila last week and attracted considerable media attention when he warned officials about the perils of plunging into mega-scale production of biofuels,
Prescription for common sense
Posted on December 18, 2007 - Filed Under Governance
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
Brighter tomorrows for Sumilao farmers
Posted on December 18, 2007 - Filed Under Governance
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 out to their great dismay that the one person they had hoped to see . . . Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo . . . was at the time traipsing all across
The man to beat is a woman
Posted on December 10, 2007 - Filed Under Headliners
It’s no surprise that Barack Obama’s rallies over the weekend attracted massive crowds . . . reportedly close to 30,000 in
But a recent poll shows Hillary Clinton leading in South Carolina with 45 percent of likely Democratic primary voters, followed by Obama’s 31 percent . . . a snapshot that could be altered significantly by the time the state’s primary day comes around on January 29th. That’s if Oprah’s clout among women in general and black males in particular translates into
Pen to pen
Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under Headliners
It’s still unclear why Sonny Trillanes and his cohorts picked my favorite
While it seemed farcical at best, it did look like an act of
Saving another Sarah
Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under Governance
The Amir (head of state) of