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President Benigno Simeon Aquino’s 3rd State of the Nation Address (SONA 2012)

July 3, 2012 Ilda 52 Comments

President Benigno Simeon â€œBSâ€ Aquino III will be giving his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) soon. Like his first and second SONA, his speech will most likely be full of motherhood statements similar to all the previous speeches he had delivered since he announced his plans to run for the Presidency in 2009….

Development, Economy, Government, Politics

Future Chief Justice: Leila De Lima can still rescue Hacienda Luisita from the Filipino peasantry

July 2, 2012 benign0 24 Comments

It’s the cop out of choice of Filipinos. God made me do it. Current Philippine Justice Secretary Leila De Lima reportedly “agonized” over the decision on whether or not to accept her nomination to the seat of the Supreme Court Chief Justice. According to her, she spoke to Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III…

Government, Politics, Religion

Is compassion misapplied in Philippine society?

July 2, 2012March 24, 2014 FallenAngel 13 Comments

The definition of compassion that is common to several sources is that it is a feeling of deep sympathy and/or empathy for the misfortune of others. If we want to further go down this line of thought, then eventually we find ourselves face to face with the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would…

Culture, Government, Society

An alternative personification of the Pinoy: the spoiled brat

July 1, 2012July 25, 2013 FallenAngel 14 Comments

The symbol for the Filipino everyman is called Juan de la Cruz. In that essence, it is similar to the way Americans use John Doe to refer to people whose identity is unknown. Juan de la Cruz is also particularly used in the sense that it a very common name here in the Philippines. He…

Culture, Development, Featured, Politics, Society

Philippine politics: a tiresome game of kampihan with noisy kids

July 1, 2012 a 10 Comments

I confess that I didnâ€™t have many friends in my pre-school childhood. Iâ€™ve always been more of a homebody; preferring to stay at home and read books rather than get sweaty and dirty with the other kids in the neighbourhood. I do understand how itâ€™s like to play kidsâ€™ games, though, having tried it every…

Government, Politics, Society

Is Meralco’s Rate Hike a Political Gambit?

July 1, 2012July 1, 2012 BenK 8 Comments

If you havenâ€™t heard, Meralco was granted a significant increase in its distribution rate by the Energy Regulatory Commission this past week, one that will add between P 1.20 and P 2.48 per kilowatt-hour to customer bills and officially make their electric rates the highest in the world beginning next month. This follows an increase…

Economy, Politics

President Noynoy Aquino shows he does not have empathy and compassion

June 25, 2012June 23, 2013 Ilda 267 Comments

They say it is easy to judge a person’s character by the way he treats animals, kids, the elderly and the sick. It’s not hard to agree with that statement since animals, kids, the elderly and sick people are the more vulnerable and weaker among us. In the same manner, it is easy to judge…

Civics, Crime, Government, Politics

Why is a $1bn deposit to the IMF such a big deal?

June 23, 2012 benign0 21 Comments

Over the last several days, I’ve been getting snippets of news and information lately about a USD 1 billion loan extended by the Philippines to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The first I heard of it was in a “news” article that came across as a trumpeting of how the Philippines is now a “net…

Economy, Government, Money Talks