Individual Actions + President and Other Leader’s Actions = Successful Philippines in 2010 Onwards
“Change starts with oneself,” I still stand by this principle whether we’re talking about positive or negative change. I say this kasi a lot of people here in the Philippines think and believe that the president is the one responsible for them to have a more comfortable life. While...
Source: Greenoys Blog
Top 10 Resolutions of the Pinoy Voter
This is the best time to turn over a new leaf as a voter. The May 2010 elections are drawing near, and it is definitely unacceptable to just embrace traditional ways of thinking. I often say things with “must and shoulds” but I also realized that it weakens my resolve as a person. Here are...
Source: The D Spot
HULA OOPS! (FEARLESS FORECASTS)
For 2010, here’s what could happen in Philippine politics…
The Arroyos
President Arroyo will win her Congressional bid in Pampanga, her first legitimate victory in 10 years. In the middle of the year, she will be hospitalized due to “severe rheumatism.” But a newspaper columnist, citing...
Source: The Professional Heckler
CHRISTMAS AND POLITICS
APOLOGIES for the delayed post. It’s the Holiday Season people. Everyone is preoccupied with something: doing some last minute shopping, attending Christmas parties, reuniting with old friends, etc.
These days, people in the metro have the same schedule: 5 hours in the office or malls, 4 hours in...
Source: The Professional Heckler
Meeting Our Presidentiables: Dick Gordon–Tried and tested?
In the recently concluded HARAPAN aired live on ANC and The Filipino Channel (TFC), Senator Dick Gordon seemed to be one of the best performers, speaking eloquently of his platform of government and for the most part, directly addressing the questions hurled at him. He came as the most feisty among...
Source: The D Spot
LEFT WITH VILLAR
Villar and the Left
Party list representatives Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza have finally agreed to join the Nacionalista Party as guest senatorial candidates. The hardcore leftists made the decision to join Villar’s party because they’re running under similar platforms and they’re running out of...
Source: The Professional Heckler
FILTHY, RICH
The Ampatuans
Military authorities say the Ampatuan family whose members are working in government as governors, vice governors, mayors, vice mayors, etc. probably owns as many as 23 houses in Maguindanao, Davao City and Metro Manila, including several mansions. Now we know why they call it “internal”...
Source: The Professional Heckler
The Presidency as Trophy
Since Philippine politics has no ideological or philosophical moorings, changing parties or allegiances is like changing clothes to suit the occasion or event. Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero had decided to quit the Nationalist Peoples’ Coalition (NPC) after hanging around for so long waiting for...
Source: Hectic Capiznon Bloggers 2009
TWIT TWEETS
DECEMBER 9, 2009: The joint session of Congress has begun. While we await the decision of our lawmakers on Proclamation 1959, let’s read some “tweets” allegedly posted online by some prominent figures.
President Arroyo: “Watching the joint session of Congress on ANC. I’m confident...
Source: The Professional Heckler
THE PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Martial Law in Maguindanao
Have you read President Arroyo’s report to Congress as regards the proclamation of Martial Law in the province of Maguindanao? Here’s the original draft of the report.
Office of the President
of the Philippines
Malacañang
THE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Roxas Boulevard,...
Source: The Professional Heckler
