Blog Posts on politics and politicians

The Story Behind the Decision by The Way It Is on Sep 15, 2011It was a regular day for me, starting out as it usually does for the past year after I ended my third and last term as congressman of Muntinlupa City. I woke up at around 6:30 A.M. so I could have breakfast with my sons before they left for school, r...

“Where Are We Going, Mr. President?” by The Way It Is on Jul 30, 2011“Where are we going, Mr. President?”. That is a question that we hear often nowadays, coming from different sets of people. There are those who ask it because they are literally clueless, and have not discerned where President Aquino is leading u...

10 TWABs of the SONA by The Way It Is on Jul 24, 2011President Benigno Simeon Aquino III, 15th President of the Republic of the Philippines will deliver his State of the Nation Address today, July 25, 2011 in fulfillment of his sworn duty as the country’s Chief Executive. The State of the Nation A...

The Folly of Col. Mariano by The Way It Is on Jul 19, 2011...

Lawmakers Threaten To Reign In Budget…Really? Can They Do It? by The Way It Is on Jul 10, 2011THREATS BY LAWMAKERS I’ve heard it many times before, but time and again, it turned out to be empty threats. Members of the House of Representatives, coming from both the minority and the majority blocs, gave statements forewarning Malacañan...

Of Prisoners and Politicians by The Way It Is on Jun 3, 2011The National Penitentiary, the New Bilibid Prison (NBP), recently came into the fore of the public’s attention due to the controversy raised by the discovery that a prominent inmate, former Batangas Governor Jose Antonio Leviste, was able to go out...

Serving at the Pleasure of the President by The Way It Is on May 31, 2011We’ve seen and heard it before, from the current administration all the way back to those at the beginning of our young Republic. Embattled presidential appointees telling the public that they serve at the pleasure of the President. Indeed, only...

Talkbalk With Tina Palma – March 7, 2011 by The Way It Is on Mar 9, 2011I was invited to give my views on President Aquino's appointment of a new Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff. Together with Maritess Vitug, Editor in Chief of Newsbreak and Cris Yabes, author of several books on the Philippine military, w...

The Big Bang in Ayala Alabang- That Controversial Ordinance by The Way It Is on Mar 1, 2011Proponents have touted it as a “model legislation”, one that may be copied or adopted by other barangays across the country. Indeed, the proposed barangay ordinance did break into new ground, although it might not necessarily be a model of good l...

Strictly Politics 2010 Christmas Special (Part 1) by The Way It Is on Jan 10, 2011...