Category: Development

Top Ten Reasons Why Proceso Alcala Should Quit As Agriculture Secretary

September 29, 2013September 29, 2013 P. Farol 15 Comments

My first two posts on government funded rice importation caused a bit of a stir, but not enough to change the mind of Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala to stop the government to government importation of rice. It isn’t enough that after the Arroyo Administration’s P732 Million Fertilizer Fund Scam, the DA insists on continuing a…

Crime, Development, Economy

A Reaction to Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s September 25 Privilege Speech On PDAF or Pork Barrel Funds

September 26, 2013September 26, 2013 P. Farol 28 Comments

People saying that they’re concerned about the P10 Billion Pork Barrel Fund Scam should not ignore or entirely discredit Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s privilege speech on “The Untold PDAF Story That The People Should Know”. A few days before delivering his privilege speech, Senator Tito Sotto said that Senator Estrada would unleash figurative bombs and expose a…

Development, Government, Politics

Modern trendy Manila’s primitive underbelly

September 24, 2013 Kate Natividad 20 Comments

Now that paralyzing floods are an almost weekly occurrence in Metro Manila, I now view what were once considered “improvements” on the city differently. Often, some balikbayan friends visiting Manila would gaze in wonder at the gleaming highrises that tower above the city skyline and gush about how modern it all looks now. The presence…

Development, Lifestyle

8 reasons why the pork barrel funds and other Presidential funds should be abolished

September 24, 2013July 7, 2022 Ilda 59 Comments

Rumor has it that there will be a campaign to try and convince the public that members of Philippine Congress need the priority development assistance funds (PDAF) or pork barrel funds to help continue the nationwide scholarship and medical assistance programs initiated by some members of Congress. True enough, two of President Benigno Simeon “BS”…

Crime, Development, Government, Politics

Project Save 182 Adrift in Ennui After SM Baguio Revises Its Expansion Plan

September 19, 2013September 19, 2013 P. Farol 74 Comments

The most recent word about SM Baguio City is that has revised its expansion plans and this will result in a lower number of pine trees affected. Apparently, just like the way they harked to Olivier Ochanine’s petition to save the Philamlife Theatre, SM seems to be showing that it is listening to and responding…

Development, Environment

Something Fishy About the Department of Agriculture’s Extra Rice

September 18, 2013 P. Farol 13 Comments

(Last week, I pointed out that there is an ongoing rice scam at the Department of Agriculture and National Food Authority that could cost taxpayers to lose P2 Billion to corruption and waste. This post picks up where it left off, which is the enormous yearly corruption and waste that is created by the government’s…

Crime, Development, Economy

Congressman Douglas Hagedorn Needs More Research on Manila Bay Reclamation Issues

September 16, 2013 P. Farol 17 Comments

I was informed rather belatedly that Neophyte Congressman Douglas Hagedorn, the brother of former Puerto Princesa Mayor Edward Hagedorn, has gone on ahead and stated his opposition to a proposed reclamation project in Manila Bay. As the Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Ecology, Hagedorn has cited the following reasons for opposing the project…

Development, Environment

Zamboanga crisis: MNLF leader Nur Misuari not only lost his cause, he also lost the plot

September 16, 2013June 30, 2014 Ilda 39 Comments

The current clashes between Philippine government troops and members of a Muslim rebel group in Zamboanga City of Mindanao despite the 2012 Framework Agreement should be a lesson to all especially President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino that one should never negotiate with terrorists. Obviously, the most recent peace agreement cooked up by the government with…

Development, Government, Politics, Religion

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