Category: Sideglance

The Power to Choose

Even before the start of his first one hundred days in office President BongBong Marcos Jr. already had his plate full in choosing the right people in his cabinet as well as those other inferior officers that the law or otherwise has authorized him to appoint. So far concerning the selection of his cabinet members, […]

Of Local Autonomy and Short Memories

The Executive Order issued by Cebu governor Gwen Garcia making the wearing of face masks optional for Cebuano in well-ventilated and open spaces in their province seems to have generated a lot of controversies. For one the said Executive Order – which was later adopted by the Cebu provincial board thus becoming a local ordinance […]

Watch Closely and Act Immediately

The recent flurry of developments abroad has raised the level of concern for many countries especially those who are import-dependent for their food supply and other amenities. Take the case of the announcement made by Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob that his country would ban live chicken exports to Singapore starting this month of […]

An Asinine Observation

With the advent of the internet, anybody and anyone can write about anything and have it posted online for everyone to see and read. Their reaction to what was written can be appreciative or disgust depending on the predisposition of the one who was fortunate, or unfortunate enough to read it, or it can warrant […]

The Disillusionment and Disappointment Factor

A recent statement made to the media by Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor claims that for all intents and purposes, basing on recent survey results, it is all but game over for the presidential race as the frontrunner, who presumably can no longer be overtaken as far as surveys are concerned, will surely emerge as […]

The General Welfare

The 1987 Philippine Constitution provides in Section 5 of its provisions that, “The maintenance of peace and order, the protection of life, liberty, and property, and promotion of the general welfare is essential for the enjoyment by all the people of the blessings of democracy”. The bible of local government units in the country, Republic […]

Painful Reality and Wishful Thinking

The latest pre-election survey from Publicus Asia Inc., which according to its website is the “first and only SEC-registered lobbying and campaigns firm catering political, corporate, or advocacy projects”, shows that the tandem of presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos Jr. and vice-presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio continue to maintain their leads over their rivals […]

Painful Reality and Wishful Thinking

The latest pre-election survey from Publicus Asia Inc., which according to its website is the “first and only SEC-registered lobbying and campaigns firm catering political, corporate, or advocacy projects”, shows that the tandem of presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos Jr. and vice-presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio continue to maintain their leads over their rivals […]

We are so Amused

The recent announcement of a partnership shown by the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Commission on Elections and Philippine online news website Rappler to purportedly bolster the integrity of the coming elections in May of this year is quite frankly amusing if not borderline ridiculous. The explanation provided by COMELEC in […]

The Underdog Strategy

For the past several months we have seen how our politicians, in particular some presidential aspirants, have been doing everything in their power to actively campaign not for the position that they are aspiring for but in bringing down and destroying another presidential candidate who is the present frontrunner in the polls for the top […]

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