“Calling Harry Roque . . . Is Harry Roque in the Building?”

I didn’t quite know where I was going with this article until Society follower brianitus offered up the following profound quote: “When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves in the course of time a legal system that authorizes it and a moral … Continue reading →

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The Life of Reyes

Ruby Tuason’s decision to tell all has turned the pork scandal on its ear. Three people, in particular, are in a fine state of apoplexy at the moment: Gigi Reyes, former assistant to Senator Enrile, the old man himself, and Janet Napoles, who was on the road to freedom until Ruby popped back into the … Continue reading →

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The Filipino Dream: Waking from the Colonial Nightmare into A Genuine Reality

by Dee Meyer “You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there.” ~ Yogi Berra, American Athlete Most Filipinos know the words to the song, “Impossible Dream.”  It is heard at graduation, wedding, birthday, baptism, and confirmation parties.  Often belted out by ladies and gentlemen at … Continue reading →

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Haiyan by Philippe Lopez

This blog has well more than 1,000 words. Background information on the photo and photographer here: Rappler

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Senator Angara and His “Nationalize American Jocks” Legislation

If I seem short of patience, it is because of an overdose of despicable creatures from China to the Senate chambers to the Department of Immigration. I have dropped Senator Angara from my list of presidential contenders. He comes up short of the essential standard that the Philippines be run by people who are intensely … Continue reading →

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