Long Live Democracy!

When Cory died early Saturday morning when most of us are still deep in sleep, a true icon of democracy was taken away from us.  We said there can never be another Ninoy when he was gunned down, he who sacrificed a lot for us Pinoys by protesting vehemently against the dictatorial regime of Marcos, [...]

Mixed News

There’s a lot of road accidents involving buses reported lately here and there.  While the blame is put on so many things like overspeeding, slippery roads, road engineering, faulty brakes, the poor driver who is often thought of as speed-crazy/drugged/sleepy is always responsible and is charged. The power of the person behind the wheel can [...]

Super “O”

Congrats to our new world hero, US President Barack Obama!  He who defied the odds and won landslide against John McCain and the old school of US politics. Victory has never been as sweet as this.  The world stops and unites at this significant point in history.  When the celebrations are over, it would be time to [...]

Ready for Obama

Expectantly waiting for the turnout of the US elections tonight (today there) and seeing good signs that Obama will win this important election.  If ever, he will be the first black president of the US but with his platform for change in the way things are run there, can he radically turn around this strong [...]

With words he can govern Americans

Been following the heated debates (up to the third and final one) between presidentiables Obama and McCain.  They are polarized on a lot of issues but apparently, Obama is more eloquent and drives home his point better than McCain.  Some say Obama’s eloquence is his winning edge.  Command with words had never been so important…

State of the Nation

Don’t you worry ’bout the situation…goes that new wave favorite.  In today’s SONA, we rethink the different states the nation was in under the illegitimate rule of GMA.  All were nothing close to good.  The fate of the nation in her remaining days as president is very much palpable.  Full of negative publicity and lack [...]

Go forth and subtract!

The Catholic church is at it again, making a fuss on the latest news on the new Reproductive Health bill.  The contention has always been that it is contrary to the act of procreation and that it defies the sanctity and dignity of life.  There is an effort to confuse people associating contraceptive methods with [...]

Trendspotting

Currently immersed in a new read, Micro Trends by Mark J. Penn.  This is about the thin slicing of the American society into many different emerging segments of the population.  As we all know, trends in the US of A are being felt in the global arena, our country not exempt.  The non-fiction runs counter to [...]

Of nature’s fury and men’s carelessness

As of this writing, the death toll from the capsized Princess of the Stars vessel-after being pounded by typhoon Frank–is at 5, leaving the other 600-plus passengers missing.  The sunken ship had been searched and no signs of life were observed.  Most of them could be outside the ship, seeking refuge in a life boat or in [...]

An Unlikely Unlucky Number

In China, it’s about numbers: add up the dates of the snowstorm (1-25), the Tibet riots (3-14) and the earthquake (5-12) individually and you get “8″ normally an unusually auspicious number and the reason the Olympics will kick off on 8-8-08 (and why it costs significantly more to get a phone number with multiple 8’s).  [...]