Nauseating AS early as the beginning of this year, we already started to see television advertisements featuring politicians whom everyone knows are, or were, aspiring to run for president in the May 2010 elections. There was Senator Mar Roxas pedaling a padyak with poor children; and there was Senator Manny…
Jailing the mayors GUV Spines and the mayors whose towns operate open dumpsites, heads up! Given the recent jurisprudence on environmental laws, you are likely next to be cited in court for your continued failure to enforce and implement the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (RA 9003).
Punchline
Noynoy’s popularity has hit the ceiling too soon By Jun Velasco CONGRESSMAN not-yet Jun Esperon is slowly but dramatically inching his way to the sixth district electorate, a feat never before done considering that he has been out of town for years. He is viewed as an alter ego of…
Think about it
Let’s return the 2-party system By Gonzalo Duque TRUE to our forecast, the withdrawal of Mar Roxas from the presidential race in favor of Noynoy Aquino has sealed Noynoy’ s stature as the man to beat in the presidential contest. Not only that. The duo have shown a powerful unity…
Playing with Fire
In Mar-Noynoy scenario, history repeating itself By Al S. Mendoza AGAIN, timeout. Let’s focus on Mar Roxas. And Noynoy Aquino. Let me count the ways. Let’s liken it to basketball. Mar and Noynoy are teammates. Umm. In the game at hand, isn’t Mar doing the most damage? He is the…
General Admission
Election joys and woes By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Partisan political election in this country is something both lively and deadly, a carnival as well as a criminal time frame. That is why even before this writing, there were already a good number of both inspiring and depressing events…
Viewpoints
Once a daughter, twice a doctor! By Emmanuelle At 6:30 to eight in the morning of the second exam day, Dr. Celerina Papa-Malinit was the only parent still patiently standing by the UE gate, hoping that her silent presence would be a pleading to melt the guard’s heart, soft enough…
Feelings
Thank God for Laughter S. Bill Jimenez Blessed are those who laugh, for they use a powerful tool to overcome life’s troubles. The Lord Jesus tells us: “Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows; but cheer up, for I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). Risibility, the…
A Kabaleyan’s Thoughts…
FOR RESUELLO SLAY SAN CARLOS CITY–Reversing a previous resolution, the acting city prosecutor here has re-commended the filing of double murder and multiple frustrated murder against a former mayor and 15 others for the killing of Mayor Julian Resuello and his bodyguard two years ago. In a 14-page resolution dated…