by Alex Almario Belaboring the worker’s cause Most of our holidays have become, through the years, largely cynical. Christmas, people will say, has now been turned into a secular, profit-dri ven event. Valentine’s Day is not really nothing is as openly and as hopelessly cynical as Labor Day. People still get together and actually feel happy during Christmas [...]
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Election2013 : No To Vote Buying !
Tila hindi pa rin nasusugpo ang pagbili ng ilang politiko ng boto sa mga maralitang mamboboto sa tuwing sasapit ang eleksyon , na para bang naging isang normal na kalakaran na sa mata ni Juan dela Cruz . Ang hindi alam ng karamihan ay ang pagbebenta nila ng boto ay nagre-resulta sa unti-unting pagsikip ng [...]
Minimize the greed? Here is a partial list of SM Properties
Presenting a partial list of SM properties. A year ago, I posed a question on twitter on SM expansion plans and the reactions were already negative. One said “sa dami ng SM Malls, sooner or later, we’re neighbors. Back-to-back with SM Condominiums.” According to Interaksyon, their first quarter profit increased , up by 33% to [...]
President Aquino flagship education program: K to 12
Finally some good news from the Aquino administration! President Aquino formally launchedhis flagship education programKindergarten to Year 12 Program, or the K to 12 Program yesterday. This is a concrete step to address the much needed improvements that are sorely needed to improve our basic education and give our graduates better training, with the hope of [...]
Early Campaign for 2013
2013 Election is almost here. I’m just exaggerating but even if the election is 13 months away, you can feel the politicians who are planning to run seem to be over-exposing themselves to the media. I mean you can read them because they are now taking every opportunity to appear in media. They believe that [...]
Typhoon of bullets in Mindanao?
I was born in Manila, with a Mother who hails from Cadiz City, Negros Occidental and a Father who hails from Pagadian City, ZDS. I was raised in a city called Pagadian, in Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula, a region that only sees the light of day in the media whenever there is a negative incident [...]
Opinions
According to the Merriam Webster an opinion is “a view , judgement , appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter.” Opinions are all about a persons view about a certain matter , but let’s go beyond the denotative meaning of it. As time goes by , lands that were made dry by the [...]
Kabataan ,Dilat Na !
by Jann Ericko N. Medina Siguro halos lahat tayong mga kabataan sa progresibong panahon ngayon ay mayroon ng mga accounts sa mga social networking sites , na ating ginagamit para makipag-ugnayan sa iba’t-ibang tao sa malawak na mundo ng internet. Mahihinuha natin ang lahat ng iyan sa makabagong panahon na ginagalawan ng bawat isa , [...]
Curated Tweets: Happy April fools’ day with #NoynoyingApril1
It’s April 1 which means it is April Fool’s day. The day is marked by the commission of good-humoured or otherwise funny jokes, hoaxes, and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends, family members, teachers, neighbors, work associates, etc. Most of the tweets on #NoynoyingApril1 looked more like a wishlist for the President. @tonyocruz [...]
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- Ombudsman complaint orchestrated to discredit CJ; Senators scold “dollar account” complainant May 16, 2012
- Day 38 Corona Impeachment Trial – May 15: The drama plods on May 16, 2012
- Day 37 Highlights of the Corona Impeachment trial – May 14, 2012 May 15, 2012
- The Powerpoint Presentation of Ombudsman Carpio-Morales on Corona Transactional balances May 15, 2012
- Day 36 highlights of the Corona Impeachment trial: The double-edged sword of justice May 9, 2012
Election 2013 Voters Education
Voters Education
- Election2013 : No To Vote Buying ! April 29, 2012
- Early Campaign for 2013 April 16, 2012
- Campaign to increase Person with disabilities (PWD’s) electoral participation set April 14, 2012
- Senators as Judges – The importance of voting properly #CJtrialWatch February 14, 2012
- Registration of voters will continue until the 31st of October 2012 January 4, 2012
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Promoting eco-cultural tourism in Batanes #itsMoreFunInThePhilippines
Everybody says Batanes province is beautiful, even those who’ve never been there. Our idea of the place has been shaped by popular images of steep, picturesque cliffs meeting the pounding surf. First time visitors therefore have high expectations. And I venture to say that they are never disappointed. I went to Batanes for the first [...]