Blog Posts on blog watch elections 2010
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Good things come in small packages by The D Spot on Jul 1, 2010The media room was packed with media people that come and go. It was well-equipped including WiFi, clean, cool, appropriately lit. Food, cookies, nuts, drinks and coffee came in abundance, including desserts of fresh pastillas catered by DnD (Dimsum...
Of pie crusts: The campaign promises of Noynoy Aquino by The D Spot on Jun 29, 2010I heard it somewhere, or perhaps, read, that, “Promises, like pie crusts, are made to be broken.” But I already forgot who said or wrote it. So, I Googled it. Links told me that it was from a poem by Christina Rosetti, a song lyric by Mary Poppin...
What 100-day honeymoon? by The D Spot on Jun 26, 2010It is now official. The 15th President of the Republic of the Philippines is Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Cojuangco Aquino III. He was proclaimed on 9 June 2010 by Congress. On 30 June 2010, he will officially hold the highest political office in the...
I have cast my vote. I voted–WISELY! by The D Spot on May 10, 2010I came at 4pm and was done in less than half an hour. Voting was smooth, as far as my cluster precinct in Teachers’ VIllage East was concerned. The other half of the area was an orderly chaos, as the PCOS machine was not working–ballot ja...
Senator Manny Villar Concedes to Senator Noynoy Aquino by The D Spot on May 10, 2010In a press conference in Mandaluyong past 11 am, Senator Manny Villar conceded and congratulated Senaor Noynoy Aquino for leading the presidential polls. The people have chosen Senator Noynoy, he said. His only regret is that his family has been hurt...
Yes, Manny Villar is in my shortlist by The D Spot on Apr 29, 2010Ok—cast the first stone. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone and bury me in a heap (or shall I say a mountain of stones!) Persecute me if you must—but this will not stop me from saying that, “Yes, Manny Villar is in my shortlist. Thi...
Why NOyNOy is NOt in my shortlist by The D Spot on Apr 18, 2010Media influences and shapes the minds of people I was almost duped—for a while I have become like many others who got carried away and almost believed the smear campaigns here and there, broadcast (TV and radio), print, and the social networks. Th...
Gender equality in the Philippine government by The D Spot on Apr 13, 2010Early last year, in March 2009, Senator Pia Cayetano wrote a letter to the Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III pushing for the establishment of gender sensitivity boards in all government hospitals and medical facilities. This was afte...
The female senatorial candidates of the 2010 Elections by The D Spot on Apr 12, 2010Filipinas have been actively involved in Philippine politics, especially compared to our Asian sisters. Most notably, the country has had two female presidents. The number of women’s participation in politics is slowly but steadily increasing. Howe...
Crucify him! Crucify him! by The D Spot on Apr 2, 2010Crucify him! Crucify him! This was the chant of the people when Pilate presented Jesus to the Jews (and to the Pharisees and authorities, some of whom believed in Him secretly). And yes, He was crucified–He claimed that He was God. But yes, H...
