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Monthly Archives: August 2009

Erap’s Eligibility to Run

“The President shall not be eligible for any reelection.”
by Ducky Paredes
Former UP College of Law Dean Pacifico Agabin, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and bar topnotcher Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, a cum laude at the Ateneo Law School who holds a Masters in Law title from Harvard University and a lot of other lawyers say […]

Why TV Stinks

“As Malacanang these days is fond of pointing out the “illegal and immoral” behavior of media, shouldn’t media owners be constantly checking on their own sensitivities to illegalities and immoralities?” 
by Ducky Paredes
 The best explanation of what happened was Johnny Manahan’s retelling of the incident. According the director of Wowowee, Willie Revillame’s most recent bout with […]

Ang Political Will Credo ni BF

Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Ang Political Will (Paninindigang Pulitikal) Credo ni Bayani Fernando ay ganito:
“Na, ang mga batas ay solusyon;
“Na, ang mga batas ang pinakamagaling na pinagkaisang isip ng mga Pilipino;
“Na, ang mga batas ay nagtatakda ng gawain upang maging lkatulong ng bansa sa produktibong paggawa;
“Na, may mga batas na sa halos lahat ng ating mga […]

Edu Manzano on Child Porn

“Edu is not satisfied.  He’s pushing for an Anti Child Pornography bill that addresses the problem of optical and magnetic means that promote child porn.”
by Ducky Paredes 
It’s nice to see Edu Manzano back on track. The head of the Optical Media Board — a former three-time Philippine Judo champion — has again trained his sights […]

PASG at our Ports

“The main man who should be charged with stopping smuggling and other chicanery at our ports of entry is the Customs Commissioner. If he cannot handle the job, the solution is not the creation of another agency like the PASG. That only complicates matters.” 
by Ducky Paredes
 The comments of Dr. Jeffrey Patawaran, Director for Administration and […]

Tungkol kay Harry Truman

Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Kailan kaya tayo magkakaroon ng isang Pangulo gaya ni Harry Truman ng Estados Unidos, ang ika-33 na pangulo nila (ika-44 si Obama) noong natapos ang World War II.
Naiiba si Truman sa 43 ibang taong na naging Pangulo ng Amerika. Matitindi ang mga naging kontribusyon ni Truman gaya ng pagpasabog ng Atomic Bomb sa […]

Ostentatiousness

“One can see that ostentatiousness is in the bloodline of our present president. So, please, don’t compare Gloria to any of our other Presidents. She is different from all of them.” 
by Ducky Paredes 

I find the criticism of the President and her party spending a million pesos for a late-night dinner at one of the plushiest […]

What about the rights of the many?

“The question is, does the right of private concessionaires to pursue its business interests outweigh the duties of government to ensure the safety of the general public?  Should the interest of a few outweigh the interest of the many?”

by Ducky Paredes
There ought to be a law that puts more weight on the duty of government […]

Si Cory at si Erap

Deretsahan
 ni Horacio Paredes
Ang tinuturing ng marami na Ina ng pagbalik ng ating Demokrasya at Ina ng Bayan ay walang iba kundi ang dating Pangulo na si Gng. Corazon C. Aquino, ang iniwang biyuda ng ating National Hero na si Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino.
Ang kahanga-hanga kay Cory Aquino ay hindi na siya ay naging Pangulo ng Pilipinas […]

Cory and Erap

“Estrada urged people to pray for the soul of  ’the most loved president of
 our country.’ He also noted that Mrs. Aquino’s administration was not tainted with scandal or anomaly.” 
by Ducky Paredes
It was a fitting ending to a fairy tale  (“ they all lived happily ever after”) or a Disney movie  with everyone singing and […]