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Switching Holi-dates
I don’t even remember exactly when PGMA started out this so-called “holiday economics“. All I can remember is that I sneered at it the first time I heard of it. I bet even Saint Valentine would refuse to have the well-celebrated Valentine’s Day be moved to the closest weekend each year. And if Valentine’s Day…
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A Change of Pace on the BJE MOA: Other Avenues of Peace
This is something I never saw coming — Malacanang giving up so soon on the Bangsamoro Juridical Entity MOA on AD — at least unofficially. Reports coming in, however, are indicative that a change of pace and style in the approach on the peace process is imminent. Esperon’s comment about being open to the possibility…
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The Buck Stops Here
Now that the ball has been passed to (or should I say was “taken” by) the Supreme Court ever since issuing the TRO last Monday, August 4 — it has been clear that the BJE MOA on AD is in for a long deliberation — possibly ultimately leading to its abolition — if its existence…
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Actually, We’ve Been Dancing the ChaCha re: BJE MOA
Step, step, backward. Step, step, forward. And turn. And then you do it over and over until the music ends. That’s essentially how you do the ChaCha — yes, I’m referring to the “dance”. Incidentally, if the peace process in Mindanao would be compared to a dance, I’d have no second thoughts about comparing it…
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Actually, We've Been Dancing the ChaCha re: BJE MOA
Step, step, backward. Step, step, forward. And turn. And then you do it over and over until the music ends. That’s essentially how you do the ChaCha — yes, I’m referring to the “dance”. Incidentally, if the peace process in Mindanao would be compared to a dance, I’d have no second thoughts about comparing it…