Friday, September 3, 2010
“The President appoints anyone (relatives, cronies, childhood friends and classmates – in fact, just about anybody) to run these establishments.”
by Ducky Paredes
A Senate resolution expresses shock over the “excessive and unwarranted” allowances, bonuses, incentives and other perks received by executives of government-owned and –controlled corporations. The Senate resolution asks the President to make these executives […]
Thursday, September 2, 2010
“We have to protect and defend the Filipino in each one of us.”
by Ducky Paredes
Alex Lacson, my fellow Rotarian from RC Pasig, who ran unsuccessfully for the Senate , always sees the positive in everything. Here is his take (slightly abridged to fit my allotted space) on what the country is going through today:
After the […]
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
“Corruption is an insidious plague that has a wide range of corrosive effects on societies.”
by Ducky Paredes
In his campaign for the presidency, P’Noy said “Kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap.”
This is probably not altogether true. Corruption is not a new phenomenon in any society. Gloria did not invent it. As long as there have been […]
“(I)t was the Presidents . . . that defeated Epira, the law that was created primarily to bring down our power costs.”
by Ducky Paredes
Rodolfo A. Morales, Jr. OIC Manager, Corporate Communication Division of the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM) Corporation wrote us last week to react to our column on “Ben Evardone’s crusade.” […]
“After all, while pursuing the case against Viking Haulers may give the Boca some headlines, does it actually have a case that it can win?”
By Ducky Paredes
Perhaps, the old way of doing things where the President started his term on January 1 of the year after the November elections was the better way to go […]
“We did not win. The PIATCO claim was dismissed but all of the 23 counterclaims our government filed were also dismissed.”
by Ducky Paredes
Imagine yourself an employee in an agency or an owned or controlled corporation of government. It’s tough getting any additional pay or benefits. There never is any money for the rank-and-file.
Yet, the political […]
Thursday, August 26, 2010
“(T)he rating of the Wowowee program started to decline from 22-23% under his watch to a single digit with different trial hosts.”
by Ducky Paredes
His pleading in Civil Case No. 10-67770 begins thus: “Plaintiff has, for valid reasons, rescinded his contract with ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. However, ABS-CBN publicly disputed the rescission and claimed it was the […]
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
“At some point in increasing the tax rate, no more taxes can be collected and violation makes more economic sense.”
by Ducky Paredes
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Enrique Ona is pushing for an excise tax on cigarettes of P4.50 per stick or P90 per pack of 20s. One can’t blame the secretary; he worries about our […]
“(T)hey parted ways on her instigation and left her former partners with nothing.”
by Ducky Paredes
I have written awful things about a fledgling company called MoAnima, Inc., which is in motion-picture animation and is run by several harmless nerds, among them Carlo Ryan Estrella, Ibrahim Bernardo, Grace Lacap-Bernardo, and Rina Ria Lacap-Esmundo.
For instance, I recently […]
Thursday, August 19, 2010
“If the assets were sold but the money did not go to paying off the NPC’s debts, where could they have gone?”
by Ducky Paredes
Eastern Samar Rep. Ben Evardone is doing a good job in trying to get to the bottom of why our power rates are so high. As he explains, the Epira Law gave […]
