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Monthly Archives: June 2010

Ang Iiwang Ekonomiya ni GMA sa Atin

Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Kung pakikinggan natin si Gloria Arroyo, ang kaniyang binabandila’y mas maraming nagawa si Gloria kesa sa mga ibang Pangulo pagkatapos ni Macoy. Maaring totoo dahil siyam na taon naman siya sa Malakanyang.
Sa datos ng pamahalaan, ang gross domestic product (GDP), na kabuohan ng ginawang yaman ng ating ekonomiya, sa panahon ni Gloria’y nasa […]

Assessing Gloria’s Legacy

“The Arroyo period (2001-2009) is, also, the longest period of high unemployment in the country’s history with the true unemployment rate averaging some 11.2%.”
by Ducky Paredes
Was Gloria Arroyo good for the country? She claims that she did more than the other post-Marcos Presidents. This could be true since, after all, she had a longer time […]

Assessing Gloria’s Legacy

“The Arroyo period (2001-2009) is, also, the longest period of high unemployment in the country’s history with the true unemployment rate averaging some 11.2%.”
by Ducky Paredes
Was Gloria Arroyo good for the country? She claims that she did more than the other post-Marcos Presidents. This could be true since, after all, she had a longer time […]

Angara, Media men, Kapalmuks and That ‘Pinay’

 “(A)n effective labor code for us should encourage industry to hire more Pinoys, rather than having rules that are so strict that they discourage hirings.”
by Ducky Paredes
It’s about time.
Senator Edgardo Angara has filed a bill seeking to overhaul the country’s Labor Code to increase national productivity and employment.
“The liberalization of international economic trade has led […]

A Book to Read

 “Asked what he learned during his wife’s turn at being president, Mike Arroyo replied: ‘To be humble.’ It should be an entertaining read.”
by Ducky Paredes
A book that I will definitely be reading as soon as I can get my hands on it is “The First,” the book written by Jose Miguel Arroyo, which he launched […]

Sino ang Itatalaga sa BOC?

Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
 
Sa pananaw ng marami, kung ang Kongreso ay bantog sa dami ng buwaya, ang Kawanian ng Aduana naman ay kilala sa mga buwitreng nagsilipana doon. Ito marahil ang dapat iprayoridad ni P-Noy dahil alam naman ng lahat na laganap ang kurapsyon at garapalang kawatan sa ating mga pier na kadalasang sanhi ng pagkakadismaya […]

Why Do We Call It Soccer?

“Throughout the first half of the 20th century, soccer, football, and soccer football were used more or less interchangeably throughout the English-speaking world.”
 
by Ducky Paredes
Let’s take a little break. The following explanation is from Slate (http://www.slate.com) written by Brian Phillips for Americans  in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup where the United States tied […]

A Software Pirate Falls

 “It is this type of commitment to safeguarding intellectual property that will restore our credibility as a country legitimate companies with technical expertise and talented personnel.”
by Ducky Paredes
During the Ramos presidency, President Fidel Ramos gave orders to  the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to retool so that it would be better prepared  to solve computer […]

Kawawang BJMP

Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
 
Nadidiin ngayon ang mga opisyal ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology  o BJMP sa Camp  Bagong Diwa, Bicutan, Taguig dahil sa umanong pagkukunsinti sa mga Ampatuan na  magdaos ng magarbong “party” sa detention center kung saan sila nakapiit. Matatandaang ang angkan ng Ampatuan ang itinuturong nagpakana ng Maguindanao massacre kung saan may […]

That Ampatuan Party at Bicutan

 “BJMP inmates are still undergoing trial and are, therefore considered innocent until the courts decide otherwise.”
by Ducky Paredes
 
No, there was no party. This was what our reporter got from the warden, the guards and anyone else he could talk to about an Ampatuan party in the Bicutan jail.
We sent someone to make inquiries because we […]