“SICPA first went to Malaysia with the same project but did not receive the enthusiastic response that it has been getting from certain highly-placed persons in our government.”
by Ducky Paredes
If we were a serious country, meaning one which solves its own problems instead of looking to other countries, their citizens or their technology to […]
“What kind of person working in her country as a foreigner would have the arrogance to insult a former President’s position and standing?”
by Ducky Paredes
I will never make it as a gossip columnist. The blind item column on a giant MNC elicited reactions from a lot of acquaintances who all knew just which MNC I […]
“’The evil here is that there is no penalty for default. In ordinary real estate transactions, if a buyer fails to pay any installment, the sale is cancelled and he forfeits all his payments,’ said Garcia.”
by Ducky Paredes
The South Road Properties, formerly called the South Reclamation Project, is a project of the Philippine government funded […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Mag-asawang sampal umano ang sumalubong sa isa pang Pilipinong distributor nang sila ay humingi ng tulong sa isang dambuhalang kompanyang Europeo na kamakailan ay naging paksa ng aking kolum sa aming sister publication na Malaya.
Sa samahan ng isang kumpanya at kaniyang mga distributor o dealer, kadalasan ito’y tinatawag na “partnership” dahil habang ang […]
“Per capita, the Philippines has the least number of published books in the contemporary world.”
by Ducky Paredes
An old friend who writes and publishes books, mostly on the Economy sent a long letter describing his latest effort entitled Public Libraries and the Wealth of Nations: Biblioeconomy of the Philippines.
Dr. Armando Armas, Jr. notes: “(T)he number […]
“(A) Pacquiao Party would probably have the maximum allowable representation. I predict that it will have more votes than any other Party-List. ”
by Ducky Paredes
When his promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank introduces Manny Pacquiao as “a future president of the Philippines,” its this an insult to the Filipino people? Are we to be regarded […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Sa darating na halalan sa Mayo ng 2010, pag-isipan nating mabuti ang ating pagpili ng mga kandidatong bibigyan natin ng puwesto, lalong-lalo na sa pagiging Senador. Ayon sa isang nakaupong Senador – ang prankang-prangkang Senador Miriam Defensor-Santiago, marami ang tumatakbong Senador dahil sa laki ng budget na ibinibigay sa kanila kada buwan.
Lumalabas […]
“Is the SC the proper body to proclaim the results of an election or does it just see ‘transcendental importance; in doing so and thus does the job that is exclusively given to the Comelec by the Constitution?”
by Ducky Paredes
The Constitution is very clear that “the House of Representatives shall be composed of not more […]
“(B)ecause of differences between the human and swine versions of the flu, the human vaccine doesn’t appear to protect against what is now being called swine H1N1.”
by Ducky Paredes
President Barack Obama, ever the correct one, and his officials have taken to calling the present pandemic the “H1N1 flu virus” even as the rest of us […]
