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Continue reading →: Akbayan case is Comelec’s first true test of integrity and independence
Written for The Philippine Online Chronicles Prologue: President Benigno Aquino III himself was the special guest during the 5th Regular Congress of Akbayan. In his speech, he called Etta Rosales his “favorite”, hinted that Risa Hontiveros will soon be senator, and declared that even before he became president, “iisa na…
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Continue reading →: Bellofied!
Red-baiting on national TV last week was Akbayan Rep. Walden Bello. Lacking a solid argument to explain why his group should not be disallowed from participating in the 2013 party-list elections, Bello claimed that those seeking their disqualification want him dead. “Actually, yung disqualification, secondary option lang nila ‘yan. Yung…
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Continue reading →: Dumb and dumber on cybercrime
Dumb: The cyberspace has become a very dangerous place. Dumber: Dangerous ideas easily spread there. Dumb: I think there has to be a virtual Big Brother who shall monitor what’s happening online. Dumber: Not only monitor but instill discipline. Daang matuwid is not chaotic, you know. Dumb: We will regulate…
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Continue reading →: Junking the Marcosian debt policy for people’s needs
Continued from Part 1 Until today, under post-Martial Law so-called democratic regimes, the Marcosian policy of automatic debt servicing and the heavy debt burden continue to cripple the capacity of government to provide sufficient social services and attend to the basic needs of the people. In an earlier research, think…
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Continue reading →: Martial Law legacy: debt servicing, top priority from Macoy to Noynoy
Last September 21, the country marked the 40th anniversary of the imposition of Martial Law by the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos. Those dark years were notorious for the numerous cases of human rights atrocities committed by the military; for the unprecedented cronyism; and for the massive and flagrant ransacking of…
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