I don’t really see the point being made by the National Historical Institute (NHI). As a historiographer myself, I think it is stupid for the NHI to monitor every single artist or citizen out there while they’re singing the National anthem. Instead of correcting the errors in history books and probably engaging people in more [...]

The private sector must become government’s partner in fighting climate change, including the disasters that it brings such as the Typhoon Ondoy and Pepeng floods of 2009. It should collaborate with government in order to put in place measures to protect life and property against destructive natural forces. NP-NPC-LDP vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda stressed this point [...]

Senatorial candidate Joey De Venecia today sought the “full revelation of arrangements to transport the precinct-dedicated automated vote count machines for the May 10 elections to ease public concerns over their safe and secure handling.” “While the more than 80,000 precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines are now safely under guard, these will be under threat [...]

Coffee shop huddles are often conspiratorial in tone. Let me share with you some of the things being talked about in these huddles. First, the alleged plan by the administration to rig the coming elections, not for Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro, the administration bet, but, surprise–for Manny Villar. Wagging tongues say Manny Villar is really the administration’s [...]

Senator Richard Gordon says that the power crisis in Mindanao and in other parts of the country is “artificial”. Gordon checked and found that the water level in the dams in Lanao are normal and even government installed a new power plant in Cebu. What, asks Gordon, is causing these talk of power interruptions. He [...]

Don’t know yet? Filipinos living abroad should know this. Starting April 10, Filipinos working and living abroad have to troop to our embassies and consulates abroad to vote for their preferences. One needs to mark the names of his presidential, vice-presidential, senatorial and local candidate preferences. Remember not to mark those in the senatorial column more than [...]

A six percent drop in the surveys with just a few more weeks before the May 10, 2010 elections mean disaster for a candidate. And the Nacionalista party knows this. Manny Villar’s chances for the presidency has been terribly hurt by graft charges stemming from the C-5 road scam and the invigorated campaign machinery of [...]

reposted over at Filipino Voices) A few days ago, ZTE-NBN whistleblower Joey de Venecia III spoke before a huge throng of gays and lesbians. Based on what my friend told me, Joey spoke of the attempts by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to discredit or disallow Ang Ladlad, a partylist organization espousing the rights of the [...]

esterday’s dawn quake in Chile left 122 people dead–so far. The quake registered 8.8 in the Richter scale, the second deadliest quake to ever hit earth in nearly a century. More than the damage wrought by the quake, it sent chills to millions of people especially those living in coastal areas. For the force generated [...]

ould it be possible for someone, a neophyte in politics like Attorney Alex Lacson to win a seat at the Senate without spending 300 million pesos? Pragmatics amongst us would say no. I say a resounding YES. I say Alex Lacson will win this year’s Senatorial elections. It takes great courage and fortitude of [...]