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Envy, Integrity and Missing the Mark
My wife watches “Voice of the Philippines” every Saturday and Sunday evening. I stop by if I can watch the singers singing, rather than watch the judges rationalizing or commercials selling. The singing contest is an interesting set-up, with competition at two levels. (1) The singers compete with each other, and (2) the four coaches … Continue reading
Snowden. Is the Issue Privacy or Trust?
The Snowden affair seems to have little to do with the Philippines, other than give critics of the United States an issue to rally around. But it may be useful to reflect on the underlying issues because they may shade how we look at FOI or other acts of the Philippine government. The battleground in … Continue reading
Third Stage Sovereignty
Blogs are like large rocks. If you write a big enough pile of them, you eventually have enough shapes – wedges and edges and planes – to fit together to form a wall. The wall may even be strong enough to become a foundation for a structure. I rather like that notion, that The Society … Continue reading
The Aquino Road Map
House Minority Leader Ronaldo Zamora asked an excellent question of the Aquino Administration during his rebuttal speech to the President’s SONA speech. As Rappler headlined it: “Where’s the road map?” Zamora was actually gracious in his critique, explaining it is not his place to criticize what the President put into his speech, or left out, … Continue reading
People of Size, Character-Wise
I admire Mother Teresa. She would get out into the field, out with the flies and mud and disease, and help people. I admire Bill Gates, a zillionaire who is giving his money away to help the neediest people around the world. I admire artists who give of their inner soul so that others may … Continue reading
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