IT COULD BE NOYNOY BY A MILE
How do we elect Presidents? We have so far elected a number of presidents from 1935 to 2004. What then is an outstanding trait of a candidate that makes us gravitate to him and topping this off by installing him as our leader? There seems to be a common thread among the elected presidents we...
IT’S THE DYNASTIES, STUPID!
The consequent condemnations of the 57 deaths were furious and unforgiving. Even the government’s reaction was swift in its objective of corralling all at once the perpetrators to satisfy public outcry. There has to be some catharsis in the massacre most foul. By declaring state of emergency over Maguindanao that ripened into full-blown martial rule...
LA PAMPANGUENA
Sedated, and before he lapsed into induced coma, Ferdinand Marcos ordered the Sikorsky pilot to bring him to Paoay. His genius told him that with him in his hometown he is assured of an iron vault fortification. The vaunted Ilocano allegiance comes into play and the dictator can buy his time. With him ensconced in...