While we all rage against the expected price hike of electricity charges (courtesy of Meralco), rising food stuffs and that worsening Mindanao peace and order situation, we are forgetting that those in Congress are doing overtime trying to figure out how to tinker with the Charter. Speaker Prospero Nograles proposed to lift the foreign land [...]

If you notice the main issue opposing the GRP-MILF deal, you’ll notice one oft-repeating word: “dismemberment”. Most analysts, unfortunately including United Opposition Spokesman Atty. Adel Tamano (a born Muslim by the way), say they oppose the deal because it would cause the division of the country, which, they say, contradicts the Constitution. I dare say, what [...]

Is Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo leaving in 2010? Many people, especially those in her official family, thinks so. Gloria said so in her SONA (State-of-the Nation Address) speech. But why do majority of Filipinos do not believe her words? There’s a simple answer–Filipinos don’t trust her. In fact, six out of ten Filipinos distrust Mrs. [...]

  After a day of raising diesel prices by 3 pesos, Petron and Shell agreed to lower pump prices by 1.50/liter. Malacanang announced the rollback after news reports reached the palace that transport groups have called for a strike and thousands of angry motorists condemned the government.    This is odd since global oil prices have actually been [...]

Madame Gloria is now in Davao, presiding over the merger of her party Kampi with that of Lakas. They are preparing for the ARMM elections, a crucial one given that Mindanao’s vote more often than not determine the next president. Remember 2004? It was in Mindanao that Gloria orchestrated that Hello Garci caper. Surely, this [...]

When governments show their ugly teeth before their constituencies, things turn into a destabilizing situation. Government intervention has always been perceived as negative, whether done legally or illegally. That’s why people hate it when government thru its factotums, the GSIS and the SEC, use their powers against perceived strong enemies, like the Lopezes. Yes, it’s [...]

The United Nations (UN) has just sounded an alarm over the worsening food situation in the world. Throughout the globe, millions are starving due to the high prices of food stuffs. Note: its not the lack of food–its the price that’s causing this crisis. The UN says that governments might fall should they fail to [...]