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Gibo should bolt out too
Well, everyone else is doing it. We’ve seen the benefits. Instant “pogi’ points. Popularity surge. Emotional pandering. Bolting out of political parties are the “in” thing these days. And anyone who wants to have a piece of this rave must now abandon the conventional for the radical. The saints are marching It now appears to [...]
DILG Sec. Puno, are you for real?
Photo by Max (Tj)‘Tis the season of surprises. As the 2010 elections draws near, the turn of events have been pretty surprising. Roxas withdraws from presidential bid, Aquino announces his, Roxas slides to veep. The so-called dark horse Teodoro gets chosen by the admin party as standard bearer(well, almost officially, that is), much to the [...]
Because Every Filipino Just Needs A Break
Photo by שאול חנוכה Shaul HanukaWhat’s in it for me? I’m sure you’ve been asking that eternal 2010 presidential elections question for God knows how long. And unfortunately, you haven’t been getting the answer/s you want — that is, if you’ve been getting answers at all. We turn to forums as our means to bridge [...]
And My Vote for Philippine President Come 2010 Goes To…
Photo by looking4poetry You guessed it right, dear. Manuel “Manny” Villar. No, it’s not the “Itik” commercial that plays several times a day during “primetime” Philippine TV. No, it’s not the “OFW assistance” commercial that played regularly months before You guessed it right, dear. Manuel “Manny” Villar. No, it’s not the “Itik” commercial that plays [...]
"Don't You Know Me?": The Question To Fear Or The Question To Loathe?
Photo by 19melissa68 As if the CARP issue and the alleged continued corruption are not enough to contend with, DAR is now faced with another issue of headline material — this time, a story that if only for the news sources that covered it and the blogged story of the family member who was there [...]
The Revolution Within
This guy Joma just won’t give it a rest. Miles away from where we are, he is still “trying” to cause trouble here. And I say “trying” because from what I know, his “all-talk, no-show” antics have proved detrimental to the once-powerful group he “once” lead. Twenty years in exile and he hasn’t figured out [...]
The Year That Was: A Look Back at 2008 — The Wonderful, The Woeful and The Wishful ( "A Day In The Life Of RJ" 2008 Year-End Post)
We’re only a few days away from 2009. As we bid adieu to 2008, let us look back at a few (or at least those I can still remember) of the significant events that changed the course of our future — as a nation, as a race or maybe even as a person. The Wonderful: [...]
8 Reasons Why Political Rallies Have Become Overrated
Photo by bobster855 1. Filipinos are hopeless romantics. Oh, we know this all too well. We are in love with democracy. Nothing wrong with that, really. What’s wrong is when we play the part of the naive girl who gives her all to the man of her dreams who turns out to be nothing more [...]
10 Reasons Why I'm Not Voting Noli de Castro for Philippine President in 2010, and Why I Think You Shouldn't Either
Photo by briPod >Seventeen months and counting. That’s how long before the much-awaited Philippine Presidential Elections of May 2010 happens — assuming that our dear President Gloria doesn’t succeed in perpetuating herself in power beyond 2010 — and assuming that the prayers of the faithful would be given more weight by God, instead of the [...]