SEVERAL governors and congressmen have already confirmed that they received bundles of cash ranging from P200,000 to P500,000 after attending meetings at Malacanang Palace last week. No official receipts were given for those payments, and presidential spokesman Ignacio Bunye denies that any government funds were involved. Pampanga Gov. Ed Panlilio, the priest-turned-politician who was elected […]
Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act, a law abetting youth to commit crime
The 13th congress of the Philippines made a great disservice to the Filipino people when they enacted a law that concerns the protection of the youth against of what they called “youth imprisonment.” The lawmakers of both the senate and the lower house approved Republic Act 9344 otherwise known as the Juvenile Justice and Welfare […]
Jena Bears Strange Fruit
Southern trees bear strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees. Pastoral scene of the gallant south, The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth, Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh, Then […]
Mugabe keeps everyone guessing
Zimbabwe’s crucial elections are just six months away but President Robert Mugabe is keeping everyone, including his own lieutenants, guessing. No one knows exactly when the elections will be held. But more importantly who will be contesting especially from his own party Mugabe has been endorsed as the party’s presidential candidate and only God […]
Musharraf’s political options: time running out
Saeed Minhas writes from islamabad: Owing to the prevailing uneasiness within army ranks, Gen. Musharraf is finding it hard to use his trump card; i.e. martial law to stem the rising political tide threatening not only his dual role in office but his grip on political, economic and military affairs of the country and is […]
Huckabee Hawks Smoking Ban Nanny-state Hucksterism
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee endorsed a nationwide smoking ban in public places, as reported on http://www.breitbart.tv/html/4958.html. Meanwhile, his rival US Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) endorsed local and state smoking bans. Both are wrong. Huckabee reveals himself as a nanny-state huckster of big government in the name of "public health." Our experience with drug and […]