‘Observer’ Archives
Go out and vote
All qualified voters in today’s barangay elections should go to their polling places to vote for barangay captain and kagawads. The barangay is the basic unit of Philippine governance and it is imperative that the winning candidates must be elected by a big majority of barangay residents to earn a real mandate. *** We commend politicians who did not interfere in these elections. Barangay election is a political exercise sans political parties and therefore political leaders should not in [...]
It’s the 66th ….Today!
This day Wednesday marks the 66 years of significant yearly celebrations about the historic Leyte Landings on that famed 20th of October 1944 – that day when the American forces landed at Red Beach Palo to liberate the Philippines from the painful clutches of an infamous Japanese rule of 4 years. It eventually restored American Democracy in the land. General Douglas McArthur was the man of that hour who led the Liberating Forces. His name continues to reverberate with respect, love and honor [...]
Atty. Glenn Chong’s protest
The election protest of Atty. Glenn Chong in the May 2010 congressional contest in the lone district of Biliran province may be in full swing in the next few weeks. He “lost” to now Representative Rogelio Espina in that election. Three big passenger truck loads (Eagle Star) of ballot boxes have been collected and were brought to Manila for a possible manual counting per order from the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET) and the Commission on Elections. The HRET, after some [...]
Barangay and SK elections
October 25 is a red letter day for Filipino barangay residents. They will elect their barangay chairman, kagawads, to include Sangguniang Kabataan officials. It is a political exercise sans political parties participating. It is non-partisan; where people simply choose among their leaders seeking for their post they will vote for. Incumbent officials may run for re-elections, but those who have served for three consecutive terms like in regular elections will no longer be allowed to seek the [...]
On Manny Pacquiao
Every right-thinking Filipino boxing fan of Many Pacquiao, the bearer of a first boxing champion who has convincingly won 4 or 5 boxing categories that has not only earned for him millions (billions?) of pesos but has single-handedly placed the Philippines in the world’s boxing maps, as a great one. Pacquiao is the only Filipino, except for a President, whose activities appear almost daily in broadsheets and heard in broadcast and televised channels. He deserves it. If he wins the November [...]
First 100 days of P’Noy’s Presidency
President Noynoy Aquino marks his first 100 days in power come Friday, Oct. 8. Did he fare good? Not much really was done yet, but we are pleased at his political will in his desire to restore good governance, honesty and sanity in governing…and transparency! *** We are impressed at his moves, laudable they are at running after big businessmen who blatantly evade payment of correct taxes by filing tax evasion cases. First on the spot is William Villarica, owner of strings of pawnshops who [...]
CBCP: Stop your demonstrations; provide options
The Roman Catholic Hierarchy through the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has threatened to parade and litter the streets with protests over the policy of President Noynoy Aquino III to provide options on family planning to cut down on the ballooning scourge of population explosion in the country. The president shows political will in this move even as he may know that the influential Catholic religious leaders would express their dismay, frustration even anger by these [...]
A teacher-retiree turns 96 today
She is frail. She moves around on a wheel chair. It is a surprise but in order for me to be spared a testament testimony why she has lived long, I safely would say it is God’s gift that she turns 96 years old today. At 96 her eyes are still sharp, her hearing perfect. She still eats relatively well with an appetite of a healthy middle-aged woman. *** Just like some other mothers both in ancient and present times she lived, one upon a time with a very challenging life raising her six [...]
It shall be a long “Jueteng” season before credible resolutions get done on illegal numbers game
Will former PNP Chief Jesus Verzosa, USEC Rico Puno et al be found guilty even formally charged over their alleged millions of payolas received from gambling lords? If the accusations are true, with more reason it will be hard to prove them guilty beyond reasonable doubt. They will use those fantabulous take for their exoneration,(by hook or by crook?) knowing how our justice system, Philippine style operates. My basis is borne out of similar exposes in the past that have accused big names [...]
Cooperative movement
Palo Mayor Remedios L. Petilla is focusing her efforts among her many other concerns in the establishment of viable and working cooperatives as a vital strategy to help some hard-up Palon-ons be alleviated from the pangs of unstable economic status. She primarily targets the farmers in this regard, as she considers this sector as vulnerable to abuse by businessmen and some lending individuals even institutions. As of press time she has also been conducting dialogues to existing cooperatives in [...]
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