Anti-Political Dynasty Bills
Guest Articleby Edgar Lores There is no lack of warnings to the dangers of political dynasties. The Web is replete with articles on the subject. These articles not only analyze the downside of dy-nasties with vigor and eloquence; some name the political family lines in every corner of the country. The list is impressive, with … Continue reading
The Entity America: "Get a Grip, People!"
It confuses, amazes and dismays me as to how people view individual acts of Americans as representing the government to which they are attached. Filipinos are very good at this. The U.S. should drop the motto “In God We Trust” and replace it with small-print legalism “The ideas, expressions, or opinions of individual Americans and … Continue reading
Manifesto for the Liberated Filipino
I did a blog last month that proposed a “Manifesto for the Liberated Filipina“. Man, I was all over that baby, writing a declaration of independence for the feminine kind, urging them up and onward through glass ceilings and glass walls and the brick headed biases of old men who clog up the Church and … Continue reading
Skewering Puno
The scheduled article will be delayed one day to bring in this perspective before the esteemed Senate starts mucking around in things. Wow, what a dust up over ex-Under Secretary Puno, eh? The flurry of news articles and commentary has been astounding, motivated in large part by the passion for Jesse Robredo and the sense … Continue reading
Spam Filters and Blogging
A number of readers have informed me that their comments disappear when posted. I follow up and find they have been dumped into the spam folder. The comments, not my readers. Why do the comments go to spam? I asked google Blogger, the platform for my blogs, and I’ll share what I learned. The popular … Continue reading