Focus on the future eludes Filipinos despite an abundance of lessons
In the past several weeks, many things have happened that rocked the globe and will likely have ramifications over the next six to 12 months that we can only begin …
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Since Edsa 1986: 25 years of walking the walk of shame with a bad hangover
I went to “Edsa” in 1986 to kibitz, make tusok-tusok da fishball and watch girls. Ok, so I also wanted to “contribute” to removing then President Ferdinand E. Marcos from …
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The REAL story of the last 25 years since the EDSA People Power Revolution
Twenty five years ago in 1986, former President Ferdinand Marcos was the most reviled Filipino on the planet. He was the bad guy in a world-renowned story that billed a …
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National comb-over
I’m sure most of us here not only knows what a comb-over is, chances are we actually personally know at least one person who sports a comb over. I once …
Read MorePNoy is Inquirer’s Filipino of the Year
Media outlet Inquirer.net was obviously scraping the bottom of the barrel when they named Philippine President Noynoy Aquino (PNoy) “Filipino of the Year” for 2010. The timing is off considering …
Read MoreBus bombing on EDSA: PNoy Government under threat?
Who would have thought that the Year 2011 would start out with a bang? The smoke from the illegal firecrackers from the New Year’s eve celebrations haven’t even dissipated yet; …
Read MoreBeing cluey about foreign capital
One of the key aspects of the Constitutional Reform agenda revolves around the proposal to open the Philippines to full foreign ownership of business assets and private property. It is …
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