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September 1, 2009 at 2:57 pm · Filed under 1986, Democracy, Manila, Philippine politics, Philippines, Pinoy, aquino, arroyo, cynicism, despair, edsa, edsa dos, election and tagged: edsa, movement, Philippines, revolution
The People Power of 1986 was not merely a one-time congregation to pressure change; it was characterized by economic boycotts, demonstrations, and active acts of defiance preceding that of the actual February ‘86 event. Read the rest of this entry »
June 14, 2009 at 7:32 pm · Filed under Democracy, Philippine politics, Philippines, arroyo, congress, corruption, dictator, edsa, estrada, ferdinand marcos, parliamentary system, social justice, social reform and tagged: cha-cha, con-ass, Philippine politics, Philippines
We hate Con-Ass because we hate the people associated with it, and the person they in turn are associated with: Gloria. We hate Cha-cha because we hate Gloria.
The thing with Cha-cha is Gloria.
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June 6, 2008 at 10:20 am · Filed under 1986, America, Ancient Rome, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Church, Democracy, God, Manila, Philippine politics, Philippines, Pinoy, Southeast Asia, World, agape, american empire, aquino, arroyo, autocracy, blogging, cardinal sin, chance, commitment, composition, congress, corruption, cory, cynicism, darkness, despair, dictator, dictatorship, duty, edsa, edsa dos, election, electoral reform, enlightenment, epiphany, estrada, faith, federalism, ferdinand marcos, filia, fulfillment, happiness, hate, heart, independence, inertia, influence, inspirational, interfaith rally, issues, judgment, justice, life, literature, love, magdalo, marcos, martial law, mind, momentum, natural love, ninoy, ninoy aquino, obligations, oscar cruz, pain, peace, people power, political reform, politics, rebellion, reflection, reform, relationships, revolution, self, social debate, social justice, social reform, social science, suffering, true love, work, writer, writer's code, writing and tagged: crusade, forgiveness, healing, idealism
History books and heroes carried an EDSA that was about setting things right in the Philippines, and maybe some of them had the right idea, but mostly, the context of that demonstration was misunderstood.
This is an article not to serve the peacemakers, or the warmongers. At the core of this, is an article that sets to explain why both of them are wrong… Read the rest of this entry »
February 29, 2008 at 5:47 pm · Filed under 1986, Christ, Christian, Church, De Venecia, Democracy, God, History, Legislature, Manila, Opinion, Philippine politics, Philippines, Pinoy, Society, Southeast Asia, Suharto, Thoughts, US election, United States, United nations, World, aquino, arroyo, autocracy, cardinal sin, chance, china, chinese politics, cory, cynicism, despair, destiny, dictator, dictatorship, duty, ed panlilio, edsa, edsa dos, election, enlightenment, estrada, euphoria, faith, ferdinand marcos, hitler, independence, inertia, influence, insurrection, interfaith rally, issues, judgment, justice, legitimacy, magdalo, marcos, martial law, military, momentum, music, nazi, nazi germany, ninoy, ninoy aquino, obligations, oscar cruz, pain, patriotism, peace, people power, political reform, politics, rebellion, reflection, reform, republic, revolution, serfdom, suffering, thaksin, thaksin shinawatra, work, zte scandal, zte-nbn
No, no, no, Arroyo will not listen… but we will howl nevertheless. In the two years she remains in power, we will howl her in the streets, howl her in the courts, and howl her out of office. We will howl like mad, and make all of government tremble with fear… Read the rest of this entry »
February 19, 2008 at 12:16 pm · Filed under Christian, Christianity, Democracy, History, Legislature, Manila, Philippine politics, Philippines, Society, Southeast Asia, Thoughts, aquino, arroyo, assassination, commitment, cynicism, destiny, dictatorship, duty, edsa, edsa dos, election, hate, hitler, insurrection, issues, legitimacy, marcos, military, nazi, nazi germany, nuremberg trials, obligations, peace, people power, political reform, politics, reform, revolution, zte scandal, zte-nbn
We are forever frustrated by the continued existence of Gloria Arroyo as President. But would you have stood up to Hitler’s Germany? And can you really stand up to Arroyo’s Philippines?
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February 13, 2008 at 8:40 am · Filed under 9-11, America, Christian, Christianity, God, History, Iraq, Opinion, Society, The Good Samaritan, Thoughts, War, World, afghanistan, arroyo, commitment, cynicism, dictatorship, duty, enlightenment, faith, filia, fulfillment, happiness, hate, heart, inspirational, life, love, obligations, osama bin laden, pain, peace, reform, relationships, suffering, tranquility, work
Tirelessly, and with no reward in sight, they will still work to care for people. They come off as traitors, and fools. How could they love people with so much hate? How could they give their lives to people who would readily sacrifice it to murder innocents? “I don’t care how many lives he’s killed. So long as he’s here, he’s my patient.” “God taught us to love everyone. Even those who hurt us.” “We are equal before God. Everyone deserves a dignified life.” Read the rest of this entry »
February 11, 2008 at 6:23 pm · Filed under Christian, Christianity, Democracy, God, History, Manila, Opinion, Philippine politics, Philippines, Pinoy, Society, Southeast Asia, Thoughts, World, aquino, arroyo, congress, cynicism, destiny, duty, edsa dos, election, enlightenment, faith, french revolution, inspirational, insurrection, labor, land reform, life, magdalo, people power, political reform, politics, reform, revolution, serfdom, work
And here is why I believe that the EDSA Movement is indeed God’s gift to the Filipino people, and why it is different from other revolutions out there: it sired a peaceful demonstration, but more than that, it was cultivated by the Church as a labor of Love. Read the rest of this entry »
February 4, 2008 at 6:09 am · Filed under America, Clinton, De Venecia, Legislature, Manila, New York, New York Giants, Opinion, Patriots, Philippine politics, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Super Tuesday, Superbowl, Thoughts, US election, US politics, arroyo, congress, election, military, politics
..this season’s Super Bowl was epic indeed. It would either cap the Patriots’ bid to break the record for the Miami Dolphins (18-0), or bring a trophy home, for the first time in a very long time, to New York…
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February 1, 2008 at 6:59 pm · Filed under De Venecia, Democracy, Legislature, Manila, Opinion, Philippine politics, Philippines, Thoughts, arroyo, congress, dictatorship, military, political reform, politics, reform, revolution
Determined to forge a legacy to be remembered (the Iron Lady could yet surpass Lee Kuan Yew… or maybe make Thaksin grind his teeth in envy), Gloria has now turned her energies to her primary Constitutional enemy: Congress…
… for nearly a decade—and longer if we count intermittent periods—Congress was not about the two Houses. Congress was about the ambition of one man…
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January 28, 2008 at 2:41 pm · Filed under Democracy, History, Manila, Opinion, Philippine politics, Philippines, Pinoy, Society, Southeast Asia, Suharto, Sukarno, arroyo, dictatorship, edsa dos, french revolution, land reform, military, politics, revolution, serfdom
Why didn’t EDSA work? The formula was there: the military was agitating, the people were taking their grievances to the streets, and the priests were calling for an ouster. We felt we could make Arroyo bow down.
However, she didn’t roll down like an obedient dog, and instead, she clamped down on civil liberties. What the hell? Did she even believe in the democratic system? Did she understand what the responsibilities of her office entailed?
Oh, she understood. She understood perfectly…
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