Category: advocacy
the krip & willie show
i hear the kill-willie burgis elements are lying low. i wonder why. good, if it’s to rethink the issue of child abuse, which is different from willie abuse. good, if it’s to take stock and see that if … Continue reading
environment 2: state of the planet
STATE OF THE PLANET Junie Kalaw We have been blessed with a beautiful planet and a beautiful country but we are destroying it at a beastly pace. The earth’s green cover is a pre-requisite for life in this planet. It … Continue reading
environment & revolution
if junie kalaw were alive he’d be saying i-told-you-so, just like odette alcantara. junie and odette were our leading environmentalists, pioneers, who didn’t live to see the great floods wrought by ondoy & pepeng [and some dam(ned) officials] but … Continue reading
stop sulpicio?
the exchange in the comments section of manolo‘s post supporting the blogswarm “stop sulpicio lines” is worth sharing – an edited version, of course, highlighting why the stopping of sulpicio is problematic. banat ni djb rizalist (bully for him ;) … Continue reading
there ought to be a law
senator ping lacson said on tina monzon palma’s talkback that he didn’t think there was anything wrong with doing a TV commercial selling a facial lotion for men because there is no law forbidding it. i suppose, correct me if … Continue reading
what will it achieve
i take it as an auspicious sign that the first response to HUWAG IBOTO was a “second the motion without any reservation!” thanks, anna de brux :) but being contradicted is cool, too, and arbet bernardo‘s quick riposte, “kesa naman … Continue reading
HUWAG IBOTO
sa susunod nilang pagtakbo – ke for president, ke for senator, ke for barangay tanod – HUWAG IBOTO ang mga senador na ito: LOREN LEGARDA, CHIZ ESCUDERO, PING LACSON, MAR ROXAS, MANNY VILLAR, PIA CAYETANO, KIKO PANGILINAN, DICK GORDON, BONG REVILLA, … Continue reading
lubog sa utang
received from the Freedom from Debt Coalition two FDC documents. a comprehensive brief of the philippine debt and fiscal situation, and a listing of illegitimate debt cases. both too lengthy to post here but at least i can update my figures. … Continue reading
evat & the national debt
totoo yata ang tsismis na pabalik-cabinet si dating senador ralph “vilmasantos” recto, also known as the author of the evat law. why else would he be on anc talking about the evat on fuel and electricity and saying na hindi … Continue reading
utang na loob
say ni senator nene pimentel, his con-ass cha-cha proposal to shift to a federal form of government needs to be discussed because it is what’s best for the country — federalism will stimulate economic growth in the regions and therefore … Continue reading
night shift
i suppose call center employees aren’t asking for higher wages as they make almost twice the minimum wage, if not more. so this labor day the blas f. ople policy center is asking call center companies to give their workers … Continue reading