Malaya (07.10.09)
“(T)he military seems to be so cool even as bombs are exploding all over and the government is sitting down to talk peace with the number one suspects”
by Ducky Paredes
If, as is being broadly hinted by the government, among the usual suspects on who is doing the bombing in Mindanao are the Moros Islamic […]
“In a sense the loss of the machine and other equipment is not such a large one since with the Search Warrant quashed, whatever was seized would have had to be returned to the owner, anyway.”
by Ducky Paredes
Because of the column (“Scary Tales Do Come True”) on what transpired after the joint raid by the […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Mayroon na namang Pinay ba pinatay sa Saudi Arabia at ang pumatay ay kaniyang kapwa Pilipina na dalawampung taon na niyang kaibigan. Ang pinatay ay si Laila Castano na walong beses sinaksak ng kitchen knife. Ang nakatuklas sa bangkay ay ang kaniyang asawang si Ric, isang project engineer ng Aramco.
Sa simula ang asawa […]
”(I)n saying that PP 1017 was constitutional, the Court gave Malacanang a virtual carte blanche to call in the Army any time it pleases, without even the necessity of declaring Martial Law.”
by Ducky Paredes
Yesterday’s Malaya editorial makes the point that, in preparing for Gloria Arroyo’s hopefully penultimate (or even last) State of the Nation Address […]
“In India, where there are more voters than in the Philippines, they use an Indian-developed, Indian-manufactured and Indian-programmed machine for their elections and everything works hunky-dory.”
by Ducky Paredes
We will be holding an election in May 2010, which will be the most expensive ever for our country even at only a little over P7 billion just […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Mahiwaga ang pagkawala ng replicating machine at mga bagay na gamit sa ilegal na paggawa ng mga pekeng CD at DVD — isang pangyayaring di mapaliwanag ng Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group (PASG). Ang makinarya at gamit na tinatantiyang nagkakahalaga ng higit P100 milyon ay nakumpiska nang magsigawa ng raid noong Abril 3, 2009 ang […]
“If the PASG – a special group of enforcers under the office of the President – cannot even do the job or which it was set up (and instead colludes with the smugglers themselves) – how can this administration lead us anywhere but to perdition?”
by Ducky Paredes
Let us tell this strange story from the beginning, […]
Malaya (07/03.09)
“Before you get caught up by the mob mentality that got the Senator and pretender to the Presidency, immediately screaming graft and corruption, you should first examine all the facts.”
by Ducky Paredes
No, this piece is not about a new fad diet; rather, it is about another silly issue that one of our honorable and […]
“If he can cut down the time for processing certificates and licenses, Atienza’s ratng can only move up even higher.”
by Ducky Paredes
Line agencies of the government must find ways of being more useful to their stakeholders and be more service oriented. For instance, there is something wrong with the system when citizens must line up […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Unang-una, mali ang pananaw na kung ang ating hahalan ay “automated” o “computerized” na wala nang dayaan o kaya’y iba pang mga katarantaduhan na mangyayari, Ang mga makina ay maaaring tumulong na pabilisin ang proseso, ngunit, dahil tao pa rin ang nagpapatakbo ng mga makina, kaya pa rin nilang gamitin ang kahit na […]
