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Category: Personal

  • Told You So, Sulpicio Lines…

    See? Sulpicio Lines’ TRO (Temporary Restraining Order) petition against BMI’s ongoing inquiry has been junked by Manila RTC (Regional Trial Court). This is precisely why, as of this time, the best option is to support BMI (Bureau of Marine Inquiry) instead of trying to pass the ball to their “inquisitor of choice” (or the “rightful…

  • Social Spark is Great for Mommy Bloggers

    I started blogging late December of last year (2007) and have not stopped since. Not only is it therapeutic and fun, it is also fulfilling and rewarding. And I’m not just talking about the intangible kind. I’m also referring to the more tangible part of it — in this case, monetary reward. If you’ve been…

  • C-VAT: Is This The Common Ground Solution?

    Presidential Economic Adviser and Albay Governor Jose Salceda, in this news article, perfectly articulates the idea that has been on my mind since the onset of this skyrocketing oil price tax debate — To tax or not to tax? To retain or to remove the E-VAT altogether? This idea is to “reduce” (in Salceda’s term…

  • BMI or MARINA? Does It Even Matter? I Say NO!

    Sulpicio Lines has a way of incurring my wrath as easily as I can blink my eye. Today’s news illustrates my point very well. “Complete madness and an unacceptable twist of fate” is what I will call this new strategy of theirs should it succeed, which I pray to God – do not. Okay, so…

  • I Got My Prize Book Today!

    I finally got my authographed “Blas F. Ople: As We Remember Him” book today! Signed by no less than Ms. Susan “Toots” Ople herself (daughter of the late Sec. Blas F. Ople). I won this book at the FilipinoVoices.com Philippine Issues Writing Project through this article. Ms. Toots is as I have expected her to…