The National Budget as cake: the suggested algorithm of Mar Roxas
w By Popoy Del R. Cartanio Introduction Experiential rather than factual, issue-based rather than persons-oriented, dimmed-recall-based rather than a research output, these statements are my introductory take on the Philippines National Annual Budget. A blast from the past, it’s like magic. A University needed a building; has no money; nearly impossible to include a multi-million … Continue reading
Let’s have that debate, folks
w by Andrew Lim Grace Poe’s 20-point agenda, which she briefly discussed in her announcement to run for President in 2016 gave me an idea for something that has not been done here with much success. Either several of the candidates purposely avoid it, since they are incapable of handling it, revealing their inadeqacies, or they think too … Continue reading
The lion about to roar at Grace Poe: “Americans in the Palace!”
It seems to me there is a train in motion and it has not yet reached the terminus, nor will it at the conclusion of the upcoming hearing on Senator Grace Poe’s eligibility to hold public office. There are three stations along the way, and we are only approaching number two. It seems to me that … Continue reading
Poems by Will, shots across the bow . . . and heart
by Wilfredo G. Villanueva September 2015 Reptilian Eyes O, Philippines, beloved country, be afraid, be very afraid, the eyes have it, and they are mirrors to the soul, has he got one, a soul? or is he like the croc, moving and moving only, with stealth, with agenda sprung until it is about to … Continue reading
Credit where credit is due: Aquino, Roxas and De Lima . . . Iglesia ni Cristo and the Cojuangcos
There are two qualities in a President that I think are very important. One is a diplomatic skill, which I will sum up in the term “magnanimity”, and the other, steel-eyed control during stressful conditions. I was struck by how both qualities came into play during the recent Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) protest rally which threatened for a … Continue reading




