Drowned by the Rice Crisis

I am irritated by one of the news reports aired maybe last week. The report is about the impending reshuffling of the member of the presidential cabinet. In it, I saw President Arroyo smiling like a porn star (sorry for the comparison) and teasing the reporters by saying that she has a secret. The secret, [...]

CARP Should be Revised

The Catholic Church is scrambling against the ruling of the High Court on the inclusion of Church administered lands in Camarines to Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) Some people see the ruling as a retaliation by the Malacanang Palace against the Church after the latter backed the Sumilao farmers in their fight for land ownerships [...]

Water Water Everywhere But There is None to Drink

Water is not enough to meet the demand of the whole metro manila. This  problem arose from the current dry spell that is afflicting the whole nation. The weather is highly unusual because during this August, a couple of storm must had make landfall. Unfortunately, the whole weather is dry as if summer were extended [...]

Et. Al.Hinila ang baging, nagkakara ang matsing,Ngunit ang baging ay buntot pala ng matsing,At matsing pala ay isang nilalang na de-nunal ang pisngi. Ngunit hindi sila nasindak sa kanilang nalaman,Muling hinila ang baging na buntot ng matsing,Nagkakara uli ang de-nunal ng may pagkairita. Tinawag ni matsing ang libo niyang kawal,Sumunod ang mga kawal sa kanyang atas,Ang mga [...]

The Human Security Act of 2007

 
The Human Security Act (HSA) is the law passed by the 13th Congress to counter terrorism. Though, noble in its intention, the law is quite problematic and open to misinterpretation and abuse. Problems that can be noted in this law are the broadness of criminal offense that can be branded as act of terrorism. Some [...]

Requiem to My Grandfather

My grandpa passed today. My Mom cried, she rarely did. She cried for her dad. Her tears falling like raindrops.
Lolo…magkikita rin tayo diyan. Ingat ka, kahit hindi tayo naging close…I want you to know that I am happy that you are my grandfather. Thank you lolo, take care diyan.

The [In]Justice Secretary Does the Macarena

“@#$^%*(&^@#!.”
Oh sorry, please do not panic. Your browser is still working perfectly. I can’t help it but utter a sort of bad words of indignation. I am angry, I am foaming in the mouth (apologies to Senator Miriam Santiago). I think I am rabid and I want to bite the great nincompoop of all times [...]

Conditioning the Mind of the Masses

 In light of the issue about the Human Protection Act, the president once again deployed the military in the urban areas, much to the indignation of the progressive leftist groups. Based on the information I had gathered so far, most of the areas where the military were deployed are the slum or the depressed areas [...]