Category: Government

PNoy’s 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) makes you go ‘hmmm…’

July 26, 2013August 8, 2013 Ilda 80 Comments

There is simply no other show in the Philippines like the occasion of the State of the Nation Address (SONA), especially when it involves President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino, his family, and his minions. Some star-struck Filipinos even liken the spectacle to the internationally-renowned Academy of Motion Pictures awards night or the Oscars because public…

Government, Politics, Society

Is The Ten Billion Pork Barrel Scam Premature Mudslinging For The 2016 Presidential Elections?

July 25, 2013July 26, 2013 P. Farol 31 Comments

In my previous post, I mused about the reason behind why Rappler came out with an article which claims that lawmakers allied with the Aquino Administration were included in a list of those involved in the P10 Billion pork barrel scam. My theory is that it is part of an effort to lay the predicate…

Government

Erap’s ban on provincial buses reportedly lauded as first step to decongesting Metro Manila

July 25, 2013 benign0 19 Comments

Newly-minted Manila mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada comes up with a quick win to solve Manila’s traffic mess. Reportedly part of “a grand plan to ease traffic congestion in the capital”, a new council resolution implemented by Erap’s city government bans “the entry of provincial and metro buses without private terminals in the city”. The City…

Development, Government, Lifestyle

Ten Billion Peso Pork Barrel Scam Includes Administration Allies in Congress

July 24, 2013July 30, 2013 P. Farol 15 Comments

I really don’t know what to make of it, but an article from Rappler says that at least 15 lawmakers allied with the Aquino administration are also involved in the P10 Billion Pork Barrel Scam. The names left out by Benhur Luy, the self-confessed bagman of an alleged public fund syndicate, include 15 who are…

Government

The State of the Nation Address Is Useless and A Waste of Time as well as Money

July 23, 2013July 23, 2013 P. Farol 11 Comments

Benigno’s Analysis of the Fourth State of the Nation Address of President Noynoy Aquino basically states that Presidential term launched by hazy goals has produced hazy results. Following it up, what I am going to take a stab at is why this happens and will continue to happen every year unless something changes. Article VII Section…

Government

An analysis of the 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Noynoy Aquino delivered July 22, 2013

July 22, 2013July 23, 2013 benign0 62 Comments

No wonder the fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III took all of 102 minutes. He tried to cover every bit of detail in what was an unstructured litany of statistics, examples, and anecdotes. But to the expansion of BS Aquino’s speech in duration was a reportedly…

Development, Economy, Government, Politics

The Fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Noynoy Aquino – July 22, 2013

July 21, 2013July 22, 2013 Ilda 200 Comments

President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino will be delivering his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 22, 2013. It has been three years since majority of Filipino voters elected the son of so-called “heroes” into the highest office in the land. Little did those voters know that after he banished the use…

Crime, Government, Politics, Society

MMDA’s Proposed Ban and Bane

July 20, 2013 John Bay 12 Comments

People are outraged by MMDA’s proposed number coding scheme that is set to ban vehicles plying EDSA for two days instead of one. While the movement seems like a legitimate effort to curb vehicle volume, perhaps the same has not been well thought and apparently costing the administration some points especially with the upcoming SONA….

Development, Government, Politics, Society