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Point counterpoint & the questions one dares to ask
On House Bill 4260 and Senate Bill 2679 By Myra Beltran In February 2011, Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. filed Senate Bill 2679 seeking to “designate Ballet Philippines Foundation Inc. as the Philippine national ballet company.” Listed therein was the scope … Continue reading
no ceasefire
mother earth cares nothing for christmas. mayon volcano continues in the throes of imminent eruption. no ceasefire there. in which spirit i was planning to post a piece taking off from the celdran-paredes online catfight smack into the migration issue that … Continue reading
sedition, blackmail, whatever
“In response to the global economic crisis that we are facing today which everybody knows about, and in response to the pitiful state of our country, the time to rebuild our country economically, socially, politically, minus corruption is now. . … Continue reading
palanca’s 58th
last night was my first palanca awards night. not as winner — i’ve never joined — but as guest of my daughter katrina who won the 2nd prize for her essay “Mirrors.” galing, if i may say so myself who shouldn’t. … 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
walang iwanan sa bayanijuan? *LOL*
i hate to rain on abs-cbn channel 2′s parade but i must say, medyo ill-timed ang kanilang “bayanijuan” papogi promo, coming as it does when the people’s lopez-meralco woes remain unresolved. this must be why ang dating sa akin ay tipong … Continue reading
battle of the blogs
si manolo quezon ba ang pinatatamaan ni benignO? one blogger’s citation of another blogger’s work serves the double purpose of also promoting the former’s own blog (at least if the latter sets their blog to allow trackbacks). This eureka moment … Continue reading
the senator’s daughter 2
thanks to anna de brux for asking: Youmean to say that sex education is still not part of the school curriculum in Pinas? That accounts for the phenomenal population ‘explosion’ in the country.” there is some “sex education” going on in … Continue reading