Mamasapano: on proximate cause and the butterfly effect

 Why Napena’s Oplan is the “proximate cause”, and not the break in chain of command by Andrew Lim With the Board of Inquiry’s report and the Senate Committee’s report now both out, everyone has an opinion on: who is to blame (to hold responsible or to place responsibility for; very imprecise and can be based solely … Continue reading →

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The raging of the righteous: Senator Alan Cayetano

right·eous ˈrīCHəs, adjective, (of a person or conduct) morally right or justifiable; virtuous. “He is a good, righteous man, I am sure”, synonyms: good, virtuous, upright, upstanding, decent.   We have a condition, a rather unnerving one, that seems to be arising more frequently within democratic institutions lately. Let’s call it “the raging of the righteous”. Reader mcgll wrote: “. . . it … Continue reading →

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Mar Roxas: hands on, innovative and productive. Surprised?

I find Secretary Mar Roxas to be a fascinating individual to assess as a presidential candidate. He is liked for his loyalty and dedication to the Philippines, liked for his honesty and earnest work, disliked by association with President Aquino, disliked for being rich, well-educated and gifted with an easy path to success, ridiculed for various photo-ops, and … Continue reading →

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Why Mar Roxas should run for President, and why you don’t need to defame Grace Poe to make it happen

  by 2BFair Snazzy title isn’t it.  I’m sure I got your attention, since most of the readers of this blog would like to think that we are all the intellectuals, and we are different from the masa because we’ve mastered the english language (for the most part), and we have the luxury to peruse, … Continue reading →

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BBL? Yes, but peace in Mindanao will be won or lost in the mosques*

by josephivo More of the same results in more of the same. Six centuries of Moro factions in a struggle to keep their influence in Mindanao saw a continuous flaring up of violence. Rulers changed, violence remained. A new peace agreement between the Government and the currently most influential faction, the MILF, will not end … Continue reading →

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