When Social Media Ain’t Sosyal
A friend sent me a text message on the afternoon of October 4, the day when the second Million People March was supposed to have happened. “Hir na mi, wr …
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The Latest One Million People March: It’s Aftermath and Its Lesson in Division
We have again another wave of people flocking into another major thoroughfare (Ayala) in protest of the Pork Barrel scheme, or is it more about the Napoles Pork Barrel scam? …
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Picture of Senate President Franklin Drilon with Janet Lim Napoles Goes Viral
Guilt by association is a logical fallacy that members of the yellow press and yellow army have played ad nauseam — not really counting on the possibility that it could …
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Pork Barrel Corruption and Calls for a Shift to a Parliamentary System of Government
As it is, discussions on the mechanics of how the pork barrel scam was perpetrated outlines the massive collusion between the executive branch of government, the legislative branch of government, members …
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Scrapping The Pork Barrel System May Change Filipino Political Culture Faster Shifting to the Parliamentary Form Of Goverment
While pseudo experts come up with the equivalent of a Rube Goldberg machine to solve simple problems, real experts often come up with simple yet effective solutions after finding the …
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Pork, Paybacks and Picnics
Droves of tax-paying citizens flocked to Luneta and other public areas around the Philippines on Monday August 26, 2013 (coinciding with National Heroes Day) to protest the “Pork Barrel” scheme …
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Pork Barrel Corruption, Habagat Floods, and A Bright Spot or Two In An Otherwise Bleak Week
Phew! That was one hectic week and I hope I don’t go through another one like that again in the next month or so. Sunday ushered in heavy rain and …
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Pork is Cheap in Bahana Republic
I seem to be part of the lucky few in my city where 15 out of 18 barangays are submerged in water after a continuous downpour of ‘Maring’. The great …
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