The Legislature is Busted

I think Angry Maude’s rant the other day got my blood boiling, too. The Philippine Legislature is busted. The floor of the House and Senate are rat-pits of acrimony and showmanship. And really horrible ethics and productivity.  I’d recommend young people of the Philippines “duck and cover” rather than study the ways and means of … Continue reading

The Awakening Beast: Public Indignation (Angry Maude)

Guest Blog by: Angry Maude (Editor: The scheduled blog “How Filipino Personal Independence Undermines Community”will be delayed one day so that this guest article can be run on a timely basis.) I see that a lot of commentary has moved past Senator Sotto’s transgressions to the willingness of our so-called esteemed Senators to turn their … Continue reading

End of Month Ramble

I like to ease up on the last day of the month. Take my rest. So kindly allow me a little gossip here. I understand the bumble bees are after newly appointed Chief Justice Sereno, digging digging into history and some of her problems. Well, we can always condemn people, after all there is not … Continue reading

Senate Silence on Sotto

I wonder as to the great silence emerging from the Senate regarding the transgressions of Senator Sotto, to wit: (1) plagiarizing other people’s copyrighted material, (2) using outdated material in a misleading way and out of context, (3) denying there was anything seriously wrong with what occurred, and (4) expressing absolutely zero remorse for the … Continue reading

Philippine Ethics: A Mirror to Values

Ethics mirror the fundamental values of a group or community or nation. “Ethical”, an adjective according to the Humpty Dumpty New World Dictionary, means “well principled”. “Unethical”, its opposite, pertains to unprincipled behavior. These are acts that may or may not be illegal but are outside of accepted convention. Honesty is considered to be an … Continue reading