Disappointing Elections for First Timers
We were up very early this morning for the elections. We thought that people will cram the precincts later so it’s better to be there early. Also, this marks the day of change. And after all this is not a queue for free ipods but a national event.
When we reach the voting area, there were lots of eager voters spread all over the place. Drenched in their own perspiration, people looked confused, impatient, angry, disappointed; all a picture of an apparently chaotic procedure. AGAIN? Yes, again.
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Blogging from Cebu
Hi guys! I haven’t blogged here for a long time now. I had a lot of stuff going for me: I write at Blogwatch.ph, covering the 2010 Philippine Elections with different bloggers, writing my thesis in Public Administration (for me to graduate this year) and some other stuff. I had no time to update...
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New Politics, New Media, A New Beginning in 2010
Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. Hal Borland
Peace , love and prosperity is what I wished for 2009. Though Ondoy hit us and to this day, our cars are still in the shop, life is good. When I wondered what was...
Source: A Filipina Mom Blogger
The 2010 Automated Election Machine Source Code Wars
A long time ago, the daughter of Lord Byron, better known as the Countess Ada King of Lovelace encoded a set of rules to be followed that was to be processed by a device called the Analytical Engine. Thus, Countess Lovelace penned the first source code, which in turn became the first computer program....
Source: Filipino Voices
SHE WILL SURVIVE
PRESIDENT ARROYO has officially filed her certificate of candidacy for a Congressional seat in her home province of Pampanga in next year’s polls. This parody of a Gloria Gaynor hit was inspired by this latest political development.
Note: Before you start singing, please right click this link...
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A Mother’s Hope. A Mother’s Love
The most important political office is that of the private citizen. ~Louis Brandeis
I love my children.
I think of their future.
I hope for a good leader.
We all want that for our children, right? So listen up…
Do you wonder if our candidates think of the future of their children, or if they...
Source: A Filipina Mom Blogger
The Clear and Present Danger of Congresswoman Arroyo
The nation stands at awe. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has done it again. She has turned the contest of 2010 into a third term.
If you had asked me yesterday if the Presidential contest of 2010 was vitally important to move this country forward, then I would say, “Yes, it is”. With Randy David...
Source: Filipino Voices
SAVAGE II
FIFTY-SEVEN PEOPLE MURDERED. It’s hard to write a funny blog entry when the week’s biggest issue involves not just a family of political warlords but a clan of savage beasts.
Photos of the Weak
Ano ang angkop na caption, pamagat, o deskripsyon para sa mga larawang ito?
A) “Zoo Warning: Huwag lumapit...
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WhenInManila.com joins Blogwatch.ph for the 2010 Philippine Elections
WhenInManila.com has joined Blogwatch.ph to be an independent source of news (albeit just “fake/satirical” stuff from WhenInManila.com) for the 2010 Philippine Elections and beyond! We have joined an impressive group of serious (non-fake) Filipino Bloggers who will be watching every move...
Source: When In Manila
How can 5th century thinkers implement 21st century plans?
On 11 November 2009, the Second Division of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) promulgated a Decision denying accreditation to Ang Ladlad, a lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender (LGBT) partylist organization.
COMELEC denied the petition because in its mind, Ang Ladlad is an advocate of immoral values...
Source: Filipino Voices
