“For there to be any peace in the area, the Muslim population has to be disarmed and economic progress should be actively pursued so that progress can set in to the area.”
by Ducky Paredes
Mohaqher Iqbal, chief peace negotiator for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) talks sense when he says that the government should have […]
“There is no doubt that we need legislation that would bring down our population figures. The problem is really that the current administration of Gloria Arroyo, is unwilling to take on the Catholic Church.”
by Ducky Paredes
It is not wrong for us in this country to have our own ideas about how to bring down our […]
“Perhaps, this is the best way to do it. Offer the car owner the less expensive GSIS policy or, if he chooses, a policy that he bought from another insurer.”
by Ducky Paredes
The main office of the Land Transportation Office in Diliman has started offering the cheaper GSIS Compulsory Third Party Liability Insurance even as the […]
“The question that comes to mind is this: if there was no intervention by outside sources, how could these things happen and how could the CA 8th come up with its lightning decision?”
by Ducky Paredes
If the Supreme Court really wants to get to the bottom of the suspected bribery in the Court of Appeals, its […]
“OWWA is supposed to do all these using the US$25.00 membership contributions of foreign employers and the OFWs.”
by Ducky Paredes
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has not been too successful in looking after the welfare of the millions of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and the millions more of their dependents whom OWWA is also supposed to […]
“(T)he ARMM Organic Act . . . is ‘more than an ordinary statue because it enjoys affirmation by plebiscite.’”
by Ducky Paredes
Despite efforts to prevent it, on Monday, August 11, 2008, around 1.7 million registered voters from the six provinces of Basilan (excluding Isabela City), Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao and the newly-created province of […]
“LWUA, under Jamora was cited by the Department of Finance (DOF) as among the few ‘truly earning government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs).’”
by Ducky Paredes
Former MWSS Administrator Lorenzo Jamora was recommended to the post by Justice Secretary Raul Gonzales and for good reason. Raul’s province mate had done well as Local Water Utilities Administrator.
In 2001 LWUA […]
“(W)hatever money they spend on this can always be recovered — in one way or the other — from our electricity bills.”
by Ducky Paredes
Some lawyers convince a client that for a certain amount of money, one can have a positive result in a pending case. In fact, some law firms actually concentrate on cases like […]
“(N)atural family planning does not and cannot cause a significant decline in the Philippines’ population growth.”
by Ducky Paredes
It was not very smart for the President to say during her State of the Nation Address (SONA) that informed choice means “letting more couples, who are mostly Catholics, know about natural family planning.”
This was, a matter, according […]
“Still, if and when Bong does run for Vice President, expect me to take notice and, very possibly, umbrage.“
by Ducky Paredes
We have two letters on our recent columns to which we are giving space today. The first is from the Office of Senator Ramon Bong Revilla and, its tone and gentility tells me that I […]
