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I started a joke, which started the whole world crying, but I didn’t see that the joke was on me, oh no. I started to cry, which started the whole world laughing, oh, if I’d only seen that the joke was on me. – “I Started a Joke”, Bee Gees Amidst the gravity of the…
“The sun in your Eyes Made some of the lies worth believing”  Eye In The Sky The Alan Parsons Project. What’s the difference between William Esposo of the Philippine Star writing about Noynoy Aquino and a 13 year old girl at a Justin Beiber concert. One is a high pitched…
“What’s So Funny About Peace and Love & Understanding? “ Elvis Costello (Declan McManus) The day that the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro was signed I kept hearing/ reading the same phrase over and over again “Let’s Give Peace A Chance“. Sorry but that sets off alarms. We all know that is…
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Not that there is any real difference between the two commie groups Akbayan and Anakbayan, but it is interesting that the two “left-leaning” groups are now baring claws at each other as every man and his dog races to grab a piece of the fat 2013 elections pie. During a recent Akbayan press conference, a…
In what at first seemed like a surprising – and potentially disturbing – acquiescence by the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno’s unusual unilateral issuance of a temporary restraining order against the COMELEC preventing them from removing Emmanuel “Manny†Maliksi from his contested seat as the mayor of Imus, Cavite was upheld by the…
After being exposed to some of the inner workings of Philippine politics and having worked for a string of politicians over the past decade, I’ve become somewhat skeptical of Philippine political parties — especially new ones. Old parties like the Nacionalista Party, Liberal Party, Kilusang Bagong Lipunan, PDP-Laban, Lakas-CMD, and others are basically used like…
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I’ve been seeing a lot of views being aired about the emerging sameness in how the coming 2013 elections is being shaped by traditional Philippine politics. This time, the buzzword is “dynasties” — how the sons and daughters of aging politicians are stepping up to claim the offices and realms held and ruled respectively by…
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There is a saying: “Never trust anyone who says ‘trust me’.” Recent events have proven this statement true. On the mere basis of his pedigree and family name, then presidential candidate Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III repeatedly assured the electorate that he could be trusted. And they did. The man is now President of the…