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Start them young

Start them young

Today marks the start of the official campaign period for the 2010 National elections in the Philippines as set by the Commission on Elections. But for students of the University of the Philippines Diliman, it marks the second day of the official campaign season for University Student Council elections, which will be held this February 24, 2010. Since yesterday was the University Research Break for most of the students, the start of the national campaign season and the local campus campaign season can be said to be on the same foot.

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Why Noynoy Aquino

Why Noynoy Aquino

I think these words are important on both a personal level and as campaign season begins and as we’re seeing both Aquino and Villar camps on near equal footing .  Whether lover or family man, whether President or ordinary citizen, someone once told me that it isn’t when things are going right that sho...

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Choosing a candidate wisely

Choosing a candidate wisely

We've already realized the depth of our foolishness when we fell for the empty promises of Erap and his simplistic “rich vs poor” mentality.

We thought there would be hope in replacing him with a leader with impressive economic credentials. We thought it was about time to have a leader with brains af...

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RH Bill is NOT DEAD—But it continues to haunt

RH Bill is NOT DEAD—But it continues to haunt

The 20 plus year old Reproductive Health Bill (HB 5043) may have died in the 14th Congress , but it will continue to haunt presidents and lawmakers to come, if the presidential debates I have been watching and the interviews at Blogwatch I have participated in are any indication. Four presidential asp...

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How GMA will cling to power

How GMA will cling to power

The people need to wake up to the obvious schemes of the current administration to perpetuate itself in power. Time and again, through the past nine years under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA), we were exposed to some of the most incredible transgressions – political, economic, social, you nam...

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Our Raison d’être

Our Raison d’être

“To be truly happy,” the fictional character Daniel Linderman said, “a man must live absolutely in the present. No thought of what’s gone before and no thought of what lies ahead.  But a life of meaning… a man is condemned to wallow in the past and obsess about the future.”  To be honest: our people...

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Rage not against the dying of the light

Rage not against the dying of the light

The news item was so small and undistinguished, -- relegated as it was to the inside pages of the newspaper -- it could have been easily missed by the casual reader. But the headline, once caught, was riveting enough: “No accreditation for NAMFREL.”

For the first time since 1986, the group has been...

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Goodbye but why?

Goodbye but why?

She is cute, popular, cheerful, gracious accommodating – almost like a Filipina, only light-brown haired, gray eyed, and freckled.

Very few has done as much for Philippine American friendship in so short a time.  Very few has so successfully erased the image of the Ugly American so effortlessly … alm...

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Manny Villar considers bloggers as the medium of the future

Manny Villar considers bloggers as the medium of the future

“The mere fact that I am here , if I did not find this as important,  I would probably spend 15 minutes with you and say good bye.  This is not the first.  I have always been open to this group.

Jane asked the senator “normally the past presidents have a Malacanang Press Corps,  what do you think is ...

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Come fellow OFWs, vote with us!

Come fellow OFWs, vote with us!

For decades, we've been lauded as "Bagong Bayani" as a recognition by the same government who has caused our mass exodus into foreign lands.

Let's breathe the title of modern day heroes and accept its appended challenges and responsibilities. Despite our distance and diversity, we take pride in being...

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The seductive nature of power

The seductive nature of power

“Power is really seductive. For men, it is castrating.” quipped Karina Constantino-David.   The seductive nature of power can corrupt individuals susceptible to addictions. Their power-obsession leads them to break established rules and laws just to get their high. The Warrior Lawyer wrote about it in...

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100 Days and 100 ways till May 10, 2010

100 Days and 100 ways till May 10, 2010

The May 10, 2010 Election is 100 days from now.   Each single day is crucial and we should  use each day to empower  ourselves. . If there are one hundred days, there are also at least one hundred ways of spending these days wisely and effectively .

There are One Hundred Days and One Hundred Ways that Fa...

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C5 at Tiaga?

C5 at Tiaga?

The Senate became an arena this week where Gladiators clashed.  It wasn’t Yoda with his green blade of life and the entirety of Jedi lineage meeting Palpatine’s crimson blade of darkness and a thousand years of Sith treachery, saber to saber.  There was no lightning thrown from The Dark Lord of the Si...

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I am NOYNOY—say it NOW!

I am NOYNOY—say it NOW!

How does one prove himself worthy of the Presidency? How exactly does one continue the legacy of one’s hero-parents? How does one prove himself to be his own man to critiques and a watchful and expectant public? Such is the burden Noynoy Aquino carries on his shoulders.

Having the Aquino crest sure h...

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The disappointing state of debate in the Philippines

The disappointing state of debate in the Philippines

Quite recently I published several articles, “ Is Gibo Teodoro ready to lead? ” and  “ Mendiola Massacre Facts ” as well as “ The Economic Vision and Platform of Noynoy Aquino .”  In those articles, I backed up my assertion with data either with videos and interviews or with historically verifiable inform...

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Speak now or forever hold your peace: questions I want to bombard candidates with

Speak now or forever hold your peace: questions I want to bombard candidates with

Those familiar with contracts involving hiring a company to do a specific job for a specified period of time know of the phrase  scope of work , and when making decisions on which company to choose from there often is the list of activities that the companies will offer for the contract price.

Why can'...

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Why should Cebuanos vote for him?

Why should Cebuanos vote for him?

The question "Why should Cebuanos vote for him?" also means "Why should Filipinos elect him?"

One of six presidential aspirants who came to speak to Cebuanos would be our next president, I pray. It had been very good if the other four presidential aspirants were present but having six was good enough...

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Tell your next president about internet freedom

Tell your next president about internet freedom

In a largely low-tech Filipino universe, it must be difficult to relate to the spat between Google and China, and find where the Filipino stand amidst the transformational change and challenges that are driven by the Internet and how it fits to the election of 2010. The scope and scale is a pressing ...

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How to Vote in An Automated Election

Voters might be intimidated by the fancy technology used for the 2010 Presidential elections. Hopefully, this quick guide on the automated elections will make the procedure less confusing. read more...

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