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Amaya · Amaya

Contrary to the claims of Trillanes and many opposition figures, especially those associated in the attempted ousters of PGMA, the economy is is not in ruins. Nov. 28 [2007] (Bloomberg) The Philippine economy probably sustained the fastest consecutive growth in at least two decades as consumer a...

blue sky · blue sky

A secret study by the World Bank, which reportedly has not been made public on pressure from the Bush Administration, concludes that bio-fuel cultivation in especially the USA and EU are directly responsible for the current explosion in grain and food prices worldwide. The US Government at the rec...

ces · ces

This is the article De Venecia wins China support for party funding I agree that this would go a long way in the fight against corruption, some of the so-called corruption that elected govt officials engage in is actually their idea of compensation for their campaign co...

gabriela · gabriela

This is the: RP 6th in gender-equality rankingsBut much still remains to be done in terms of women's rights, e.g. domestic violence. -- Edited by gabriela at 13:50, 2007-12-15

miguel · miguel

A nationwide survey by independent pollster Pulse Asia, released Tuesday, found that 42 percent of Filipinos believed Arroyo is the most corrupt president of the Philippines. Cabinet Secretary Ricardo Saludo blamed the result on critical media coverage, saying the results show "what hap...

bubuy · Juan

While public elementary and secondary education is affordable to a majority of Filipinos, college education is expensive for most. UP is one of the few that is/was affordable to many Filipinos. GMA just increased the tuition (by 300%?), making UP unaffordable to many propective students, whose f...

Amaya · Amaya

There has been a lot of JPEPA bashing: basurang Hapon, bad for Filipino businesses... The leftists are vigorously fighting its ratification. But this is what I saw when I checked it out: The projected foreign direct investment from Japan to the Philippines due to JPEPA is P365 billion, plus more tha...

bubuy · Juan

Malaki ang kasalanan ni Erap at napatunayan ito. Sang-ayon ka ba na pinalaya siya ni Gloria?

Roy · Roy

This is definitely sensational news and communist propaganda. I spend holidays near these areas where they have these problems. These are very remote places where there is little, if any, law enforcement presence. They became communist infested areas during martial law and their presence there...

Jose · Jose

This is the article. Ano sa tingin mo, totoo kaya ito? If true, do you approve of the return of the US military bases? I don't have a strong stand for or against it. On the one hand, their presence in Mindanao would be good. Then, there would be a stronger law and order presence there, albeit a foreign one. B...

bubuy · Juan

The media ignored govt authorities' orders for them to vacate Manila Pen when they were about to storm the place and arrest Trillanes, Guingona, Labayen, Tobias... Media men were detained for obstruction of justice, aiding and abetting criminals... At least one rebel escaped camouflaging hims...

mia · mia

A single law now costs the Filipino people about P148.94 million. It's bad enough that many in Congress are corrupt, incompetent and lazy. To top it off, much of everyone's tax money is wasted in political bickering, creating scandals where none exists! This is the article. -- Edited by mia at 20:41,...

Gem · Gem

There are too many existing problems with regard to the 1987 that I think sooner or later the constitution will be changed, regardless of the vehement opposition of a few but influential people. Thus, I am opening a thread on the topic, so the voice of the people can be heard. I would like to start it by pr...

Dodong · Dodong

Joma, ang hari ng mga komunista, ay galing sa UP. Si Principe, iyong bagong na-aresto na malaking tao sa NPA, galing din sa UP. Si Nemenzo, presidente dati ng UP, isa sa pinuno na kasama kay Trillanes. Madami daw ang iskolar ng bayan na namumundok. Ang narinig ko, nadadala daw sila sa politika ng kanila...

imogen · Pepa

CEBU, Philippines Here in the cradle of Asia's lone Catholic stronghold, the Rev. Cristobal Garcia is one of the most prominent faces of the church. It's a far cry from his despair of 20 years ago, when the Dominican religious order expelled him after a nun told police that an altar boy had been found i...

dax · Juan

In democratic countries, libel is civil offense. It is considered an extension of freedom of expression and press freedom. During the martial law years, Marcos criminalized libel to intimidate the media and stifle criticism against the government. It remains the law of the land. Should libel be d...

cholo · cholo

I just wanted to share with everyone the article below re General Esperon: General Calm By Rodel Rodis, Nov 07, 2006 (edited) Three days after the Thai coup, Gen. Esperon accepted an invitation to speak at a forum at the University of the Philippines, the undisputed hotbed of student activism. On his...

balut · Agnes

Would you go for a parliamentary or a presidential system? What are the pros and cons?

bambi · Juan

Binigyan ni Gloria ng pardon si Erap. Pinalaya din ang nagbaril kay Aquino. Ang rason, matanda na sila. Sobra na sa 70 anyos. Tama ba ito?

bambi · Bathala

If you are a Filipino Catholic, did you ever wonder why your grandfather or great grandfather or great-great grandfather did not go back to the Catholic church long after the Spaniards left the country and why many of our great leaders and presidents are not Catholic and did not adhere to any religion...

Bathala · Bathala

A Financial Settlement for Priest Abuse Victims Still Leaves Some Unanswered Questions Richard L. Cravatts Ph.D. American Chronicle. July 23, 2007 While the recent $660 million settlement overseen by Cardinal Roger Mahoney, archbishop of the Los Angeles diocese, to some 500 abuse victim...

miguel · miguel

Since this law is much needed and wanted by Filipinos, but is forever stalled by the very rich and big pharmaceutical lobby, I thought of opening a thread on the topic. So people can monitor it. At the moment, the bill, sponsored by Senator Roxas has already passed the senate. However, Congressman Pa...

tony · tony

Ano ang tingin mo? Bakit?

Jose · Jose

We haven't heard anything more about this bill. It should be acted upon. It would be a great help to all Filipinos and hopefully should lead the lessening of credit risk, and make loans fast to get and affordable. Overseas, it is used for everything, from getting credit cards, college student loans to...

Pepa

Yes, it's sex and the Vatican, again. A high ranking Vatican official, a monsignor, was caught on hidden camera, in a sting, making advances to a young man. He claims to have been pretending to be gay, doing Christ's work as a psychoanalyst. Some weeks earlier, the same priest had also asserted that ga...

Roy · Roy

This is really very disturbing news. People who sell their kidneys are very ignorant and do not fully comprehend what they are doing. It is ridiculous that this is happening. The Philippines may not be rich money-wise, but it has a lot of land and abundant natural resources. It is just undeveloped. Wh...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	PGMA RP Economy Sustained Fastest Growth since 1983 (Preview) Contrary to the claims of Trillanes and many opposition figures, especially those associated in the attempted ousters of PGMA, the economy is is not in ruins. Nov. 28 [2007] (Bloomberg) The Philippine economy probably sustained the fastest consecutive growth in at least two decades as consumer a...	Amaya	7	4196	Jul 20, 2008 by blue sky
	Rising food prices and U.S. policy (Preview) A secret study by the World Bank, which reportedly has not been made public on pressure from the Bush Administration, concludes that bio-fuel cultivation in especially the USA and EU are directly responsible for the current explosion in grain and food prices worldwide. The US Government at the rec...	blue sky	0	1924	Jul 20, 2008 by blue sky
	Subsidization of Election Campaigns (Preview) This is the article De Venecia wins China support for party funding I agree that this would go a long way in the fight against corruption, some of the so-called corruption that elected govt officials engage in is actually their idea of compensation for their campaign co...	ces	1	1796	Jul 19, 2008 by doc
	Women's Rights (Preview) This is the: RP 6th in gender-equality rankingsBut much still remains to be done in terms of women's rights, e.g. domestic violence. -- Edited by gabriela at 13:50, 2007-12-15	gabriela	1	1590	Jul 19, 2008 by doc
	GMA most corrupt president? (Preview) A nationwide survey by independent pollster Pulse Asia, released Tuesday, found that 42 percent of Filipinos believed Arroyo is the most corrupt president of the Philippines. Cabinet Secretary Ricardo Saludo blamed the result on critical media coverage, saying the results show "what hap...	miguel	5	2125	Jul 19, 2008 by doc
	University of the Philippines tuition increase, tama ba? (Preview) While public elementary and secondary education is affordable to a majority of Filipinos, college education is expensive for most. UP is one of the few that is/was affordable to many Filipinos. GMA just increased the tuition (by 300%?), making UP unaffordable to many propective students, whose f...	Juan	5	1526	Jul 19, 2008 by bubuy
	JPEPA: More Filipino Jobs or Basurang Hapon (Preview) There has been a lot of JPEPA bashing: basurang Hapon, bad for Filipino businesses... The leftists are vigorously fighting its ratification. But this is what I saw when I checked it out: The projected foreign direct investment from Japan to the Philippines due to JPEPA is P365 billion, plus more tha...	Amaya	6	2212	Jul 19, 2008 by bubuy
	Erap pardon? (Preview) Malaki ang kasalanan ni Erap at napatunayan ito. Sang-ayon ka ba na pinalaya siya ni Gloria?	Juan	5	1592	Jul 19, 2008 by bubuy
	Children willingly join guerilla groups? (Preview) This is definitely sensational news and communist propaganda. I spend holidays near these areas where they have these problems. These are very remote places where there is little, if any, law enforcement presence. They became communist infested areas during martial law and their presence there...	Roy	4	1744	Jul 19, 2008 by bubuy
	Pagbalik ng US military bases (Preview) This is the article. Ano sa tingin mo, totoo kaya ito? If true, do you approve of the return of the US military bases? I don't have a strong stand for or against it. On the one hand, their presence in Mindanao would be good. Then, there would be a stronger law and order presence there, albeit a foreign one. B...	Jose	5	1540	Jul 19, 2008 by bubuy
	Media sa Manila Pen, tama ba? (Preview) The media ignored govt authorities' orders for them to vacate Manila Pen when they were about to storm the place and arrest Trillanes, Guingona, Labayen, Tobias... Media men were detained for obstruction of justice, aiding and abetting criminals... At least one rebel escaped camouflaging hims...	Juan	5	1604	Jul 19, 2008 by bubuy
	A reminder to congress (Preview) A single law now costs the Filipino people about P148.94 million. It's bad enough that many in Congress are corrupt, incompetent and lazy. To top it off, much of everyone's tax money is wasted in political bickering, creating scandals where none exists! This is the article. -- Edited by mia at 20:41,...	mia	4	1526	Jul 19, 2008 by bubuy
	Proposed constitutional amendments or charter change (Preview) There are too many existing problems with regard to the 1987 that I think sooner or later the constitution will be changed, regardless of the vehement opposition of a few but influential people. Thus, I am opening a thread on the topic, so the voice of the people can be heard. I would like to start it by pr...	Gem	8	2797	Jul 17, 2008 by bambu
	UP breeds naked runners and govt destabilizers? (Preview) Joma, ang hari ng mga komunista, ay galing sa UP. Si Principe, iyong bagong na-aresto na malaking tao sa NPA, galing din sa UP. Si Nemenzo, presidente dati ng UP, isa sa pinuno na kasama kay Trillanes. Madami daw ang iskolar ng bayan na namumundok. Ang narinig ko, nadadala daw sila sa politika ng kanila...	Dodong	5	1772	Jul 12, 2008 by dennis
	The popular monsignor and altar boys (Preview) CEBU, Philippines Here in the cradle of Asia's lone Catholic stronghold, the Rev. Cristobal Garcia is one of the most prominent faces of the church. It's a far cry from his despair of 20 years ago, when the Dominican religious order expelled him after a nun told police that an altar boy had been found i...	Pepa	4	10625	Jul 9, 2008 by imogen
	Dapat bang i-decriminalize ang libel? (Preview) In democratic countries, libel is civil offense. It is considered an extension of freedom of expression and press freedom. During the martial law years, Marcos criminalized libel to intimidate the media and stifle criticism against the government. It remains the law of the land. Should libel be d...	Juan	4	1761	Jul 4, 2008 by dax
	General Esperon and Martial Law (Preview) I just wanted to share with everyone the article below re General Esperon: General Calm By Rodel Rodis, Nov 07, 2006 (edited) Three days after the Thai coup, Gen. Esperon accepted an invitation to speak at a forum at the University of the Philippines, the undisputed hotbed of student activism. On his...	cholo	0	1713	Jan 5, 2008 by cholo
	Parliamentary vs. Presidential System (Preview) Would you go for a parliamentary or a presidential system? What are the pros and cons?	Agnes	5	5509	Dec 22, 2007 by balut
	Pagpalaya ng matandang preso, tama o hindi? (Preview) Binigyan ni Gloria ng pardon si Erap. Pinalaya din ang nagbaril kay Aquino. Ang rason, matanda na sila. Sobra na sa 70 anyos. Tama ba ito?	Juan	3	1497	Dec 21, 2007 by bambi
	Padre Damaso (Preview) If you are a Filipino Catholic, did you ever wonder why your grandfather or great grandfather or great-great grandfather did not go back to the Catholic church long after the Spaniards left the country and why many of our great leaders and presidents are not Catholic and did not adhere to any religion...	Bathala	2	21979	Dec 21, 2007 by bambi
	Does the Catholic Church attract sexual abusers…or create them? (Preview) A Financial Settlement for Priest Abuse Victims Still Leaves Some Unanswered Questions Richard L. Cravatts Ph.D. American Chronicle. July 23, 2007 While the recent $660 million settlement overseen by Cardinal Roger Mahoney, archbishop of the Los Angeles diocese, to some 500 abuse victim...	Bathala	0	1396	Dec 19, 2007 by Bathala
	Cheaper medicines bill (Preview) Since this law is much needed and wanted by Filipinos, but is forever stalled by the very rich and big pharmaceutical lobby, I thought of opening a thread on the topic. So people can monitor it. At the moment, the bill, sponsored by Senator Roxas has already passed the senate. However, Congressman Pa...	miguel	3	1581	Dec 18, 2007 by saint
	Gobierno may kinalaman sa "extrajudicial killing"? (Preview) Ano ang tingin mo? Bakit?	tony	5	3445	Dec 16, 2007 by bambi
	National credit bureau bill - ano na ang nangyari? (Preview) We haven't heard anything more about this bill. It should be acted upon. It would be a great help to all Filipinos and hopefully should lead the lessening of credit risk, and make loans fast to get and affordable. Overseas, it is used for everything, from getting credit cards, college student loans to...	Jose	2	1796	Dec 15, 2007 by pinky
	The sex scandal that won't go away (Preview) Yes, it's sex and the Vatican, again. A high ranking Vatican official, a monsignor, was caught on hidden camera, in a sting, making advances to a young man. He claims to have been pretending to be gay, doing Christ's work as a psychoanalyst. Some weeks earlier, the same priest had also asserted that ga...	Pepa	0	2941	Dec 12, 2007 by Pepa
	Illegal Human Organ Trade (Preview) This is really very disturbing news. People who sell their kidneys are very ignorant and do not fully comprehend what they are doing. It is ridiculous that this is happening. The Philippines may not be rich money-wise, but it has a lot of land and abundant natural resources. It is just undeveloped. Wh...	Roy	3	1678	Dec 12, 2007 by Pepa
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