Publicity stunt

The Daily Tribune

EDITORIAL

04/30/2008
Everything about the Gloria government is a publicity gimmick, from the P5 billion subsidy to some 300,000 poorest of the poor families,
to its latest claim that with the prices of rice skyrocketing, it is “good economics” to produce rice locally, to going all the way to the World Bank to get it [...]

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WHAT CAN WE DO AS RETIREES?

By Jovito R. Salonga
Only two weeks ago, a major newspaper published a front-page feature on a philandering 84-year old retiree-a former public school teacher-who had a quarrel with her live-in partner, a 30-old, able bodied young woman who was consumed by jealousy.
It was a midnight quarrel on a memorable Sunday in Caloocan City. What were [...]

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Pass medicines bill

Roxas blames lobby group for derailing House approval
By Efren L. Danao, Senior Reporter
Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas 2nd on Monday said “lobbyists” had raised the issue of price control as a last-ditch effort to derail enactment of the Cheaper Medicines Act in the House of Representatives.
“Everything was already ironed out, but some are still against it. [...]

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Duling Ang Hustisia sa Banana Republic ni Gloria

Bail for Misuari but not necessarily for Trillanes’
By Leila Salaverria
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:04:00 04/29/2008
MANILA, Philippines — Just because Moro leader Nur Misuari was granted bail did not mean Senator Antonio Trillanes IV should also be given temporary liberty, Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez said.
Responding to a Senate resolution calling for the granting of bail to [...]

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The Havoc of Contractualization

The practice of hiring workers on a labor-only contractual basis has deprived workers of their right to job security, benefits, right to organization and grievance. This practice, known as contractualization, has reached alarming levels in our country, where jobs are scarce and the army of s

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Senator Pimentel’s 20/20 vision

Federalism divides constitutional powers between national and local units of government. Such a system could provide political buffers to prevent a popular majority controlling the central government from exercising abusive powers over minority groups .The federalist form of government serves to defuse tensions by allowing local and regional centers of power to raise and spend [...]

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Commercial pirates thrive in Philippines

MANILA: Every day, vendors of pirated movie and music discs sell their goods under rows of trees along a street in downtown Manila, just a few meters away from a police station and the Department of Justice office.
The discs are displayed on wooden tables that can easily be dismantled in case of rain or raids [...]

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Too Many Mouth to Feed

Gloria Arroyo is under pressure to break with Catholic Church teaching against birth control amid a fresh population explosion. New figures show the poor archipelago nation’s population swelled to 88.6 million last year, or an annual increase of almost two million. Despite a slowing of growth, 12 million people have been added to the [...]

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Ang Kamote ng Zaragate Part II–Basahin ninyo!

GMA asks Pinoys to eat camote, corn in lieu of rice
04/26/2008
President Arroyo yesterday encouraged the Filipino people to eat camote and corn as substitute to the staple rice, which price has substantially increased due to a global crunch in its supply.

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Philippine’s Federal Government

Senators push ‘federalism’
Senate resolution likely to lead to changing 1987 Constitution
The Senate might yet pass a resolution calling for Charter change, or “Cha-cha.”
The possibility of amending the 1987 Constitution loomed on Wednesday night when 11 senators signed a resolution that seeks adoption of a federal system to replace the current unitary system of government.

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