The apprehensions in the BPO industry
Updated October 22 Did you know that the Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) industry has grown to be the second largest source of...
Are we willing and ready to cut ties with the US?
Update: The administration has since clarified what the pronouncement meant Last night, I almost fell from my chair when I heard President...
Suggestions of Driver X on how to solve the traffic problem
I rarely go to Makati nowadays and I guess if you are from Makati you rarely go to Cubao in Quezon City. Let us say...
The state of Freedom of Information in the Philippines
Freedom of Information or the right of a citizen to access his government’s information — every record and document produced by his government —...
Free Speech, A License To Bash?
Our bias to the american brand of free speech is setting social web in fire. A supposed intellectual discourse can be marred by personal...
10 mistakes Filipinos commit that may lead to Duterte’s failure as President
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, based on nationwide surveys, is by far the most popular president in the post-Marcos era. Even if some in the...
Duterte after 100 days
President Duterte is not really an eloquent speaker. He likes to speak extemporaneously . His speeches are long, meandering and rambling. He says nearly the...
The Freelancers Protection Act: Initial Reactions
Sen. Bam Aquino recently filed Senate Bill No. 351 known as The Freelancers Protection Act. This bill comes at just the right time when many...
3 relevant issues Filipinos should talk about other than drugs
To those who wish to enact change in an organization or institution, it is important to know that you can never only address one issue...
Policy 101 for PDU30 (and friends)
Nobody at first thought he’d become the leader of 100+ million Filipinos, but now that he is, he might benefit from a few lessons in...
The rise of the Leviathans : Are Duterte, Putin and Erdogan the Leviathans?
Are we seeing the return of the Leviathans as defined by Thomas Hobbes? The Absolute Leader selected by the body politics to put order in...
Helping our children deal with violent, graphic images from this #WarOnDrugs
My heart skipped a beat. “That looks like a child”, was my first thought when I saw this photo seen lying near St. Scholastica Academy...
44 years after Martial law , we have come full circle.
I was 15 years old when Proclamation 1081 was declared by former President Ferdinand Marcos on September 21, 1972. I was skeptical . My parents seemed...
State of lawlessness? What is that?
My friends ask, “State of lawlessness – what’s that?” *Googles* — Professional Heckler (@HecklerForever) September 3, 2016 The tweets that greeted me in the morning was...
Re-Imagining the Philippines
This year could mark a watershed in the life of the nation. The election of Rody Duterte to the presidency signifies so many firsts. The...