Campaign Posters on Mar 30, 2010 in Loud Reactions campaign posters elections Philippine elections While traveling from Manila to Leyte this week, I noticed the shameless, inordinate amount of campaign posters that cluttered along the national highways. Of course this is very understandable- election day is fast approaching and candidates would li...
Skirting Comelec Rules on Feb 28, 2010 in Loud Reactions comelec Manny Villar vote buying I don’t know how long will the Comelec keeps on tolerating Villar’s campaign tactics. Barely a week ago, he shelled out some three million pesos of “financial assistance” to 42 kids during the Rockatropa concert. He was caut...
Air Brushing Noynoy’s Image on Feb 26, 2010 in Perspectives Cory Magic EDSA 1 Noynoy Aquino One of the most annoying things about Aquino’s candidacy was the frequently repeated story of how Noynoy never meant to run for the presidency but was forced to do so because of the public clamor for him to carry on the legacy of his parents. D...
Slogan War: Who’s the Copycat? on Feb 25, 2010 in Perspectives Hindi Ako Magnanakaw Manny Villar Noynoy Aquino Philippine elections Now they’re bickering like grade-schoolers. Presidential candidates Manny Villar and Noynoy Aquino have one more thing to argue about: the ownership of the “hindi ako magnanakaw” slogan. As far as I can remember, it was Aquino who u...
RP: Recount Republic on Feb 19, 2010 in Loud Reactions comelec comelec recount Mark Lapid Mendoza Panlilio Philippine elections Pineda Forgive me for sounding so unpatriotic but reading the broadsheets daily, I can’t help but feel like I’m beginning to lose faith in the integrity of the Commission on Elections. If there is one word that describes the entire Comelec, it&#...
Richard Gomez Disqualified on Feb 18, 2010 in Loud Reactions Ormoc City Richard Gomez The Philippine Daily Inquirer recently ran a story on the disqualification of LP candidate Richard Gomez for a congressional seat in Leyte, saying the actor “became the latest LP member to suffer defeat in the hands of the Comelec.” The...
Leaking Confidential Information on C5 Scandal on Jan 19, 2010 in Loud Reactions black propaganda C5 Road project draft committee report Lacson Manny Villar One of the the biggest issues that made the headlines in the Philippine broadsheets this past few days is the leakage of the draft committee report on the ethics complaint against Presidential candidate Manny Villar. While his allies are frantically...
What Makes Jason Ivler’s Case Special? on Jan 18, 2010 in Loud Reactions Aguilar Ivler Arrested Jason Ivler Marlene Aguilar NBI shootout Renato Ebarle Jr. I wonder how this will eventually play out. NBI fugitive Jason Ivler has just been arrested by NBI operatives today. It turns out that he’s been hiding in the basement of his mother’s house all along. Initial reports indicate he didn̵...
UPCAT Results Now Available on Jan 18, 2010 in Random Posts University of the Philippines UP admission UPCAT Results The University of the Philippines’ College Admission Test (UPCAT) results for school year 2010- 2011 are now available online and are posted within UP Diliman Campus. Please visit this link to get to the full list of passers who will be admitte...
NAIA vs. JFK Airport Security Issues on Jan 16, 2010 in Loud Reactions Hani Bokhary JFK INternational Airport JFK New York NAIA Five days ago, an incident happened at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport when a Saudi Arabian national wearing a pilot’s uniform breached airport security measures. The security guard let him in without properly checking his ID. When quest...
