PLEBISCITE MATH
On August 19, 2008, the birth anniversary of MLQ in Quezon Province (where it’s a holiday), we deem it opportune to launch our baby, the SAVE QUEZON PROVINCE MOVEMENT. It is now a body corporate, no less than registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a corporation, it is now what the lawyers call...
A day IN THE LIFE OF JUSTICE SABIO
He stared at the mirror looking at the image of an odd man staring back. He felt the breaking sweat on his nape and forehead after a quick hot shower. Last night’s pochero still appealed to him. Its steaming thick soup cleared his nasal clog. A piece of this tenderized beef quickened his belly. He...
ANTI-POOR SUPREME COURT: PHILIPPINE SETTING
The Constitution mandates that the Supreme Court shall promulgate rules and regulations that foster inexpensive litigation and the rendition of justice is conveniently made available to all. Thus, it shall (p)romulgate rules concerning the protection and enforcement of constitutional rights, pleading, practice, and procedure in all courts, the admission to the practice of law, the...
MANNY’S FAITH
It was 11:15 am when I entered Cinema 2 of Trinoma. The crowd spilled in all its alleys. True to its SRO anticipation,the theater management provided monobloc chairs even right in front of the screen. It was the latest fight of the warrior from Dadiangas, the best ex-future congressman General Santos City never had, Manny...
WHERE IN HADES IS HEAVEN
With the proliferation of various faiths, danger lurks on their memberships. Being a dyed-in-the-wool or practicing Sunni or Shiite or Hindi or fundamentalist Christian or Mormon in the mould of Mitt Romney or plain Esperikitik is dangerous to one’s health. To most Republicans, Mike Huckabee’s or Romney’s faith is simply unacceptable. Being religious is a...
AMONG ED, any one?
“Good people are resented for their virtue. And because they make everyone around them feel even worse about themselves, they need to be taught a lesson ” (DOGVILLE, Lars von Trier) Have we reached the apex of misery that we hate good people all around us? Good people are certainly dwindling in these parts for...
MY OWN BIG QUEZON SKY
Crimes increase as education, opportunity, and property decrease. Whatever spreads ignorance, poverty and, discontent causes crime…. Criminals have their own responsibility, their own share of guilt, but they are merely the hand…. Whoever interferes with equal rights and equal opportunities is in some … real degree, responsible for the crimes committed in the community. –...
THE GENIUS OF MEDIOCRITY
Work ethic is absent in the Filipino psyche. We hear of the enviable work ethics of our fellow Asians. The Singaporeans work as if tomorrow is the end of the world. The Europeans come up with the best literature, scientific theory, music, poems, and designs. The Japanese, their gadgetry. Work to these people means a...
NAPURNADA, GID
A presidential candidate needs all the allies that he can get. An ally personifies a bloc, an influence, or in command of a machinery or system that translates into quantification of numerical numbers overwhelmingly or preponderatingly necessary in electing the presidential bet. These allies are independent islands unto themselves. Once their special operations turn into...
HOW BASTOS IS BOY VERZO
HOW BASTOS IS BOY VERZO? By all indications, it looks like Philippine demography in terms of intellectual pursuit is broken into three categories: the sachet class, the cerebral branch, and the creative techies. ERAP WAS CONVICTED OF “BLUNDER” When the graft court announced the conviction of Erap, one Erap supporter was asked on his take...
SENATE BULLIES
There’s talk on the street; it sounds so familiar Great expectations, everybody’s watching you People you meet, they all seem to know you Even your old friends treat you like you’re something new (Eagles, New Kid In Town) We have now an interesting composition of the Senate. Gradually we are exorcising ourselves with deadwoods content...
FILLET QUEZON
NOW IT CAN BE TOLD It was near the end of his term in 1998 when then Congressman Bobby Tanada introduced the bill proposing the division of Quezon. That came in the heels of his parting of ways with his congressional seatmate and gubernatorial candidate in 1998, Willie Enverga. Bobby Tanada was heard saying he...