Warlordism in 2010 Elections

In one of my previous posts, I lament how our public officials act like God in their agencies and jurisdictional areas. Appointed department secretaries and administrators of agencies act irregularly and government employees quake whenever they are around. Elected officials from political dynasties act like little emperors and their constituencies act like Middle Age peasants, [...]

Edu Manzano’s Wrong Move

The 2010 Election proved to be a machine of surprises as more and politician and politician wannabes make their tango of political union and divorce. One of the recent surprises is the proclamation of the Filipino veteran actor Edu Manzano as the running mate of the presidential aspirant Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro.
It seems that the Lakas [...]

Chiz Escudero’s Chizzy Surprise

Many people were surprised at the sudden announcement of Senator Chiz Escudero that he is leaving the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC). The young senator implied that he is leaving the party so as not to be tied up by restrictions imposed by NPC. He also added that his party should only be the ones composed [...]

A ‘NO’ Vote for Noynoy Aquino

Catholicism and the Pro-contraception mode of thinking are two mindsets that are in absolute contradiction with one another. The Catholic teaching, as set by Jesus, demands that a Christian should foster the respect and love of life. Killing unborn fetus or treating them as mere tissues is against the teachings of the Church. It is [...]

SMS Text Tax: for the People or for 2010 Elections?

More funds to the education sector plus the computerization of public schools, these are some of the things that our congressmen promise to bring once the tax on text messaging is implemented. They say that it is feasible since the Philippines is the text capital of the world. The evidence of this fact is the [...]

Noynoy Aquino should Prove Himself to the People, Not Vice Versa

I had read an article from a broadsheet yesterday with a headline saying that the people should prove that they want him to be their president before he could decide to runt in 2010 elections. I believe that is a preposterous statement. He should be the one to prove himself to the people, not the [...]

Uniting the Political Davids

The announcement of UP Professor Randy David to battle PGMA head-on in the coming 2010 elections if she ever choose to run as a congresswoman in Pampanga elicited imagery of the popular Bible story of the battle between David and the giant Goliath. In this case, the tiny Gloria is the giant Goliath and the [...]

Automate Now

It is no surprise that our unpatriotic and selfish congressmen will still opt for the manual mode of elections rather than improve the system by automation. This is light of the current debate between the Commission on Elections, headed by Commissioner Melo, and various congressmen regarding the automation of the 2010 elections. The two sides [...]