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Editorial The Daily Tribune Much like the vehicle sirens that Noynoy used as a symbolism for power in his inaugural speech when he said there would be no more wang-wang mentality in the government, guns represent a symbol of abuse of power, which in some way even epitomizes oppressive use of authority. Noynoy’s invoking his right to self-defense doesn’t even appeal to logic since as Read More …
Glimpses By Jose Ma. Montelibano The PRC is the Philippine Regulatory Commission. I believe it is tasked to regulate licenses of professionals like doctors, nurses, engineers, etc. I have never dealt with the PRC although I have been approached by interested parties asking for endorsements to become commissioners in this agency. Of course, I never got to accommodate any of these requests because I have Read More …
Grassroots & Governance By Teresa S. Abesamis BusinessWorld I ENCOUNTERED Jesse Robredo only once in person, and only exchanged a few words with him. But even as I watched him from the audience as he addressed an local government forum among mostly civil society participants, I sensed something different about this cabinet member. He did not exude a sense of self-importance, but rather an absolute Read More …
Source: The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – President Aquino accepted yesterday Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director Gaudencio Pangilinan’s offer to take a leave of absence in the aftermath of the disappearance of convicted murderer Rolito Go from the New Bilibid Prisons. Go went missing Tuesday night but resurfaced yesterday. “It’s an offer to take a leave of absence and he (Pangilinan) is now officially considered Read More …
BY DAHLI ASPILLERA MALAYA ‘Please, Presidential Security Guards, let that poor SPO2 off. There are others you best bully.’ THE tearing down of that beautiful Korean-built and – funded Taal Lake restaurant was on TV for two days early this month. We all saw the overworked Filipino demolition crew, paid with tax-money, bulldozing and eliminating every trace of the brand new building. What a waste…! Read More …
BY DUCKY PAREDES MALAYA ‘PNoy started cutting these entitlements when he preached against the use of the ‘wangwang’ on his first day as president.’ PRIVILEGE and status confers on most of us (in varying degrees) certain exemptions that free us from small inconveniences. A press card gives one some access; an MMDA exemption to color-coding is nice to have. There are others who have even Read More …
GLIMPSES By Jose Ma. Montelibano It is said that always time to pay debts that become due, even those which should not have ever been borrowed. The PEACE bonds have become due, all P35 billion of them, after the government borrowed P10 billion ten years ago. There were many unanswered questions when the bonds were floated, not in the air, but towards RCBC – as Read More …
To the Point By Emil Jurado Manila Standard Today Departure and arrival cards of the Bureau of Immigration contain no less than three advertisements—one of Vicky Belo, another of Andrew Tan’s Resorts World, and yet another of a health clinic. This gives us the impression that the government cannot afford to pay for those cards. Does the bureau have to rely on sponsors to produce Read More …
By Ellen Tordesillas Malaya Nicolas in a Malacañang event. While Presidential Adviser for Political Affairs Ronald Llamas is twisting in the wind over the discovery of an AK-47 in his official car used by his bodyguards while he was in Switzerland, another cabinet member did a wang-wang act and got away with it. Last Monday’s column of Antonio Montalvan II in the Philippine Daily Inquirer Read More …
Razor’s Edge By Jose Mari Mercader Many Filipinos are excited, and to a certain extent, rightly so, over the seeming determination of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to eradicate venalities in the government. Another plus to his image Aquino cheer leaders are euphoric about, is his campaign against the use of car sirens public officials abuse, to ego-trip. Still, both moves do not make him Read More …