Nuclear Pinas?

The power outage that hit Metro Manila and Central Luzon on Tuesday would likely be used by the government to condition the minds of the public and justify the resurrection of plans to tap nuclear energy as the country’s alternative power source.  
The blackouts came just as the government kicked-off its extensive study on the viability [...]

Pinoy diplomat, caught on cam shoplifting in Korea

And the looting continues… Hala at tumawid dagat na. Kakahiya. From the Korean Herald, Filipino diplomat caught on cam shoplifting!

kung ako si koko

susuko na ko. Pero bago niyo ko batikusin, hayaan niyo muna ako magpaliwanag.
Pag nag-concede kasi siya, mas panalo siya sa pulitika kesa kay Zubiri. Baket? Kasi, maaagaw niya ang inisyatiba. Malalagay ngayon siya sa ‘high moral ground’ para bumira ng katakot-takot na pandaraya at kung ano ano pang magic na naganap diumano sa Maguindanao.
Kahit ano pang [...]

Nga pala…

With the sad news of another OFW beheading recently in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the deportations among our kababayans there that followed, I felt compelled to rummage around for an article that I wrote two years ago.
“WHY SAUDI JAILS ARE TEEMING WITH OFWs?
May 15, 2006
As Malacanang’s fanfare over the homecoming of [...]

Elections fatigue

Senator Fred Lim will leave the Senate on June 30, 2007 to become Mayor of Manila, thus leaving a vacant seat in that august legislative body. This fact has been a subject of a heated debate recently. A former Supreme Court Justice and broadsheet columnist has floated the idea of proclaiming the 13th winning Senator [...]

Courting revolt

 The Armed Forces of the Philippines’ continued insistence to block Antonio Trillanes IV from performing his duty as Senator of the Republic is a surefire recipe for another people power revolution.  
Military lawyers have gone public recently that the former Navy lieutenant might be prevented to attend sessions and hearings in the Senate. In short, his [...]