Vindictive justice

What is it about vindictive justice that thrills people so? Pope Francis talks about compassion and mercy and Filipinos turn around 10 days later to lay vindictive accusations on everyone from the President to the mothers of babies who grow up to be BIFF thugs. To err is human, to forgive divine, and to blame is … Continue reading →

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Why Grace Poe should not run for president in 2016

The background rumor is that Senator Grace Poe has been exploring a presidential run. She has apparently contacted at least one “name person” in search for a vice presidential pairing. We also read a few weeks ago that the Liberal Party was noodling on a Roxas/Poe tandem for President/Vice President. Well, no wonder. That is the presidential “dream … Continue reading →

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How the left lost me, and how I lost respect for Gabriela

By Ezekiel de Jesus (Mami Kawada Lover) The radical left and I actually go way back. But to understand my past and present feelings for the radical left, I need to give some background. The Arroyo administration I remember the days of the Arroyo administration. At the time, I was pro-Arroyo. I was aware of … Continue reading →

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The Mamasapano hearings as a launch pad to the presidency

It seems to me that the future president of the Philippines may have been in the hearing room during all or parts of the Senate’s five public Mamasapano hearings. I put Vice President Binay to the side because if the Philippines elects him, it is one gloriously uninformed and irresponsible nation. Let’s just consider him to … Continue reading →

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The Philippines’ myth of sovereignty

by josephivo I was so fortunate to have had a very motivating history teacher in the last years of high school. Sovereignty was one of his favorite subjects. Luckily there is Wikipedia and Peter Watson’s book “Ideas” to refresh some events and concepts. Sovereignty might have a precise definition in international legislation, but the meaning changed over … Continue reading →

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