Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Nasabi ni Noynoy Aquino na mas gugustuhin pa niyang manumpa sa pagiging Pangulo sa isang Barangay Tanod kesa sa itinalagang Chief Justice ni Gloria Arroyo — si Renato Corona. Paramg sumosobra si Noynoy, di ba?
Ngunit, hindi naman pala kung titignana natin ang Saligang Batas kung saan nakasulat: “Two months immediately before the next […]
“Keeping the present officers where they are unless they prove to be rogues or in any way unprofessional is the best way for our new President to go.”
by Ducky Paredes
Armed Forces Chief Delfin Bangit shows his humility and sense of delicadeza when he says about the incoming President: “I serve at the pleasure of my […]
“The SC finally backed Narvasa by ruling that it found ‘no compelling reason to justify the making of the appointments during the period of the ban.’”
by Ducky Paredes
From “Shadow of Doubt,” Maritess Dangilan-Vitug’s excellent book on the Supreme Court, I found an interesting story.
Renato Corona had apparently been taken into Malacanang by then Presidential Legal […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Ngayong tapos na ang halalan at malapit na rin magwakas ang bilangan, kapansin-pansin din ang paghupa ng kasiglahang kasama nito. Ang mga patalastas sa telebisyon at radyo na sumusuyo sa atin noong mga nakalipas na buwan ay tuluyan nang naglaho, at ang mga karatula at paskil ay madalian ding binabaklas. Maliban sa mga […]
“We need to scrutinize both Smartmatic and the process by which our first ever national automated elections was done.”
by Ducky Paredes
Was the first nation-wide automated election a success?
Probably. It certainly was a fast count; in previous elections, at this time, we would still be waiting for most of the provincial tallies to come in and […]
“Urbanization and property development eat up massive amounts of farmland in China, threatening grain supply and agricultural development.”
by Ducky Paredes
What is wrong with you people? After the “independent” Supreme Court justices caved in to Gloria Arroyo and allowed her to appoint the Chief Justice during a time when the Constitution wisely withdraws from a President […]
“The white sand of Boracay is finer than white sand elsewhere. This is because it is actually ground coral. This special powdery, white sand is produced by the wind and the sea interacting naturally.”
by Ducky Paredes
Without a doubt, Boracay Island is a stellar tourist attraction. It is the most famous beach in the Philippines. There […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Ngayong tanggap na ng lahat (pwera lamang kay Erap) na si Noynoy na nga ang susunod nating Pangulo, ang dapat nating alamin ay kung mapaparating ba ng anak ni Ninoy at ni Cory ang kaniyang mga pinangako. Malalaman natin ito sa kaniyang mga itatalaga sa kaniyang gabinete. Wala tayong ibang pagbabatayan kundi kung […]
“(W)e ought to think hard on how we can contribute to changing the country into a better one. We were able to get our leader elected. We helped him win. Now let’s make his presidency work. “
by Ducky Paredes
We won!
We all did, even those who lost an election. We were able to pull […]
“We were stopped by a politician who took me inside a patrol car and scared the hell out of me. I was only thirteen years old and I understood what death threat was all about simply because I wore my yellow proud.”
by Ducky Paredes
What follows is what Candy P. Caluya of Laoag City sent me […]
