How can we find unity if we are not disciplined ‘all the way’?
I want to come back to a subject I wrote about before because I think we are seeing a general failure to communicate between the Administration Elect and a lot of Filipinos who hold specific values about how to treat one another. Their values seem to conflict with those of the new order. The now disenfranchised class are represented … Continue reading
Letting the wolf into the house
w By Chempo I swear by the hair on my chinny chin chin I’m gonna find a way to get in I’m gonna keep hanging around Till I huff and puff and pull your little house down …Sam the Sham and The Pharoahs. The President Elect has offered 4 top posts in … Continue reading
Building a Philippine Parliament and Federalism
w Poem and Article by Andy Ibay The Poem – C I R C L E I knelt before the wisdom of creation, knowing yet not doubting the purpose of it all. To come to life, nay, to decide to be re- born is to understand, agree and accept the reasons why all living … Continue reading
Community-based progress: the barangay rules
w By Karl Garcia “The Philippines is a collection of tribes, of barangays and municipalities ruled by families. This is where the government meets the people. There may be presidents and there may be oligarchs and there may be stuffed-shirt senators, but at the most basic level, the barangays rule the Philippines, and the families … Continue reading
Benchmarking the Duterte presidency
The incoming Duterte Administration is being formed now. Early indications are that the Cabinet will not have a lot of technocrats. They are political appointments. We can debate the qualifications of the specific people, and maybe will as the line-up becomes more definite. But right now, let’s just circle some important wagons. Let’s set some tangible … Continue reading




