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Yearly Archives: 2010

Balay vs. Samar, Still?

 “In the end, every President learns that doing what is best for the nation may not be the same as doing favors to or for one’s friends.”
by Ducky Paredes
Please, let there be no more stories about the “Balay” and “Samar” factions. If they still exist and the various adherents to these factions still take themselves […]

Football

Deretsahan
 
ni Horacio Paredes
 
Kahit hindi tayo nagwagi sa dalawang laro kalaban ang Indonesia, nirerespeto na naman ngayon ang Pinas bilang isa sa mga bansang pinanggagalingan ng mga magagaling na manlalaro ng football sa Asya. Maliwanag na mas magaling ang tumalo sa atin na team ng Indonesia na malamang na magiging kampeon sa Suzuki Cup ngayong taon […]

On P’Noy’s Tuwid na Daan

 “The rogue security guards were only evicted from Stradcom after Secretary De Jesus ordered the police to bundle them out.”
by Ducky Paredes
The problem with campaigning on the promise that one will travel only on the straight and narrow (tuwid na daan) as President Noynoy Aquino did, is finding others who, once installed in office, will […]

Tungkol sa Football

Deretsahan
 
ni Horacio Paredes
 
Okay, natalo tayo sa unang sa dalawang football game ng Pinas kalaban ang Indonesia; ngunit, maliit na bagay iyan. Maganda ang pinakita ng tinatawag natin na ating askal team, dahil sa parang walang umaako sa kanila. At, meron pa ring pangalawang laro sa darating na araw ng lingo.
Ang pangulo ng Philippine Foootball Federation […]

Alan Paguia Finds a ‘Negative Pregnant’

 “There is absolutely no need for partisan hysterics which only serve to mislead the people into making the proverbial mountain out of a mole hill.”
 
by Ducky Paredes
 
Alan F. Paguia is a Former Professor of Law Ateneo Law School, the University of Batangas and the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila. He was among the best law […]

Greed at the Aquarius Container Yard

 “Davao BOC has already recorded a P144-million excess in its collection of P3.17 billion so far. ‘Our goal now is to surpass last year’s actual collection performance by P1 billion,’ says Castigador.”
 
by Ducky Paredes
 
This is a story of how greed killed the golden goose.
At a fee of up to P7,800 per container van and a […]

Payong Kapatid

Deretsahan
 
ni Horacio Paredes
 
Mabuti naman na, pagkatapos ng halos dalawang dekada, lumitaw na rin ang  tamang hatol na hindi maaaring hatulan ng “guilty” ang anim na teen-ager na hinatulan ng hukon ng life sentence sa pagpatay ng tatlong babae na kapit-bahay ng pamilyang Webb.
Noong dinidinig ang kaso, maagang hinatulan ng hukom na ang lahat na ebidensiyang […]

More on the ABS-CBN vs. Revillame

 “Imagine if the judge issues a TRO! That would be like taking away Willie Revillame’s life.”
by Ducky Paredes
Here’s the situation on the case of Willie Revillame, who (if you still remember) used to be ABS-CBN’s best boy in the silliness department until he was told that he would no longer have a daily show and, […]

That Bully, China

Will our joining those showing their sympathy for the Chinese position help us to get Chinese closure on either the mules or the incompetents? Probably not.”
 
by Ducky Paredes
What’s next? Will this government be lobbying for the Chinese government’s human rights violators (i.e. Liu Xiaobo’s jailer) to be among the 2011Ramon Magsaysay awardees? We gave up […]

Kawawang Pari

Deretsahan
 ni Horacio Paredes
 
Isang pari na Filipino-American ay napilitang binigyan ng “leave of absence” sa pagiging pari tapos itong na-aresto sa isang adult video store sa Houston ,Texas sa America. Si Alberto Arcilla Maullon Jr., 53, pastor ng St. Paul The Apostle
Catholic Church sa Nassau Bay, ay kinasuhan ng “public lewdness.” Naka-piyansia siya pagkabayad ng $1,000.
Ayon […]