Thursday, September 17, 2009
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Kasabihan nating mga Pilipino na mahirap gisingin ang nagtutulog-tulugan, at mahirap makarinig ang nagbibingi-bingihan.
Wala nang gaganda pang ehemplo ng palasak na kasabihang ito kundi ang administrasyong Arroyo.
Sa sa nakaraang ilang linggo lamang, may dalawang matitinding kasong kinasasangkutan ng matataas ng opisyal ng gobyerno ang ayaw pansinin ng wari ay bulag at binging pamunuan […]
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
“You are quite right in saying that the EC did not challenge our excise system on cigarettes.”
by Ducky Paredes
We have an interesting letter in relation to our Monday WTO column: “I read with much interest your article of September 14 entitled ‘Who’s Scared Of The WTO?’ My name is Jose Antonio Buencamino, and I am […]
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
“If in the rest of the world, the profit limit of franchised companies is a five to ten percent profit, why should we allow our telcos profits ten times and even more locally?”
by Ducky Paredes
The world’s first text message was sent in 1993. At that time probably no one at all saw that texting would […]
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Sa katatapos lamang na search and rescue operations sa lumubog na Super Ferry 9 sa Zamboanga del Norte, marami ang sumaludo at humanga sa ginawang mabilis at maayos na pagtugon ng iba’t ibang ahensya ng pamahalaan kabilang na ang Philippine Navy (PN), Philippine Coast Guard PCG), Philippine Air Force (PAF) at ilan pang […]
Monday, September 14, 2009
“Shouldn’t we have public officials who are more protective of our national interests rather than the interests or other countries and international organizations?”
by Ducky Paredes
In her last SONA, the President quipped that taxes “should come from alcohol and tobacco and not from books. Tax hazards to lungs and livers; do not tax minds.”
But, aren’t we […]
Friday, September 11, 2009
“(A)ny other political party will welcome Ramos and De Venecia and their 50 or so political leaders. As Senate President Amang Rodriguez used to stress constantly: ‘Politics is addition.’”
by Ducky Paredes
When Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno, co-vice chairman of the merged Lakas-Kampi-CMD, calls the former President Ramos and former Speaker De Venecia “ people with no […]
Thursday, September 10, 2009
“Three of his bodyguards were killed and he sustained five bullet wounds. One bullet is still embedded in his neck.”
by Ducky Paredes
In an election, there is no set amount that will win or lose an election. While we have rules on how much one can spend — a set amount for a party; another for […]
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
“What do you do with the Dodsworths of this world? Certainly, they ought to be banned from this country”
by Ducky Paredes
The letter-complaint sent to Commissioner Marcelio Libanan of Immigration by five Filipinas begins: :We would like to file a formal complaint against Adam Stephen Dodsworth, Briitish national who makes derogatory remark against Filipinos calling us […]
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
“Personal pride got in the way of any possible resolution. So, they both lost. This is normal in multi-party systems.”
by Ducky Paredes
Forget about a unified opposition. It was always only a pipe dream.
The main proponent – Joseph Estrada – only wanted an excuse to join the melee and to seem like the goodie, as against […]
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Hindi ko naman maintindihan kung papaano na ang isang miyembro ng gabinete ay maaaring lusubin ang isang babae at ito ay kaniyang kulatahin at hampasin at, pagkatpos ng lahat, ay parang wala lamang. Panay pa ang kaniyang pagpapa-interbiyu sa radyo at sa TV at kaniya pang pinagmamalaki ang kaniyang ginawa.
Kung maayos ang pamahalaan, […]
