The release of the September survey results will make, or break, the ambitions and careers of aspirants to the presidency. For one, these surveys are barometers so to speak of public preferences and normally used by political investors as basis for their support. Now, there seems to be a resurgence of the Erap magic since the [...]

After spending so much on advertising and propaganda, Senator Mar Roxas is on the verge of losing the party nomination as standard bearer. A report of TV Patrol World indicated a very serious split between the camps of Roxas and Senator Benigno NoyNoy Aquino. Obviously, there’s a movement to draft Noynoy as the party’s standard [...]

Seems like the political season is upon us despite persistent doubts as to the sincerity of the Arroyo administration’s intention of really managing the 2010 elections. Candidates for various posts, particularly those still working for Mrs. Arroyo, have spent close to P250 million just for infomercials alone. This does not include their expenses building their [...]

I like Ambeth Ocampo’s pieces. It’s full of information and spiced with wit. In his latest piece today, Ocampo talks about aswangs and the weapons used by early Filipinos against them. He says that prior to Spanish colonization, we already have a concept of aswangs. Its a misinterpretation to say that aswangs are demons. The [...]