Category: Commentaries
Moderating on Too Much Pork

Many people love to eat dishes made especially out of that greasy pork:  pork adobo, pork sinigang, pork barbeque, grilled pork, lechon and many more.  The taste of the meat with each bite is a gastronomic nirvana for carnivores.
But eating more than enough is also fatal as frequent intake of pork may result to high cholesterol level, cardio-vascular diseases and [...]

By elmot with 4 comments
Defying Conventions and On Peculiarities

The new president is not only defying security protocols but more so conventions compared to the notorious former president who is now addressed as the honorable lady from the second district of Pampanga.
Only a few days into office under the tight watch of media and scrutiny of the public, President Noynoy Aquino is a complete turn-around from Gloria Arroyo’s leadership, [...]

By elmot with 5 comments
All Hell Broke Loose on July 1 and Many More to Come

Only the first day of President Noynoy Aquino’s administration but it seems that all hell broke loose last July 1, 2010.
Rep. Gloria Arroyo was over-eager to push for her agenda by filing a resolution calling for the amendment of the 1987 Constitution.  Only a day from stepping out of her 9-year scandal-ridden and corruption-tainted administration, she showed her true colors.  [...]

By elmot with 2 comments
“Batang Villar”, The New Face of Poverty in the Philippines?
“Batang Villar”, The New Face of Poverty in the Philippines?

The TV Ad of NP Presidential bet Manny Villar is so effective that it has actually bred a new label to those poor kids he took as models and endorsers of his campaign of coming from total poverty that was only to be found as a figment of one’s fertile imagination.
A few weeks we had a family gathering at home [...]

By elmot with 0 comments
Charges Against Ampatuans May Soon Just be a Jaywalking Violation
Charges Against Ampatuans May Soon Just be a Jaywalking Violation

An alibi may soon easily make the two Ampatuans walk free.
The Justice Secretary of the Republic of the Philippines made a resolution over the weekend telling his state prosecutors to drop the charges against Zaldy “Puti” Ampatuan and Mayor Akmad “Tato” Ampatuan Sr. in connection the Maguindanao Massacre for lack of evidence.  The big problem is that Justice Secretary Agra [...]

By elmot with 0 comments
Truth and Lies Of Manny Villar Using the Death of His Brother Danny
Truth and Lies Of Manny Villar Using the Death of His Brother Danny

Manny Villar is a big fat presidential liar.
By now, many of us had already memorized some of his campaign jingles though we despise them; only by the sheer fact that we cannot escape the constant bombardment of these songs like the combined Allied Forces trying to recapture the Pacific from the Japanese Imperial Army, that we lay dead and permissive.
But [...]

By elmot with 25 comments
Brace Yourselves for Congressman Mike Velarde, The Untouchable
Brace Yourselves for Congressman Mike Velarde, The Untouchable

What does Mike Velarde of El Shaddai has that it seems to everyone that he is one of a very few “untouchables” in Philippine society?
Days ago, the leader of religious group El Shaddai, Mike Velarde and at the same time the president of his own real estate company Amvel revealed to the public that he is actually the one who [...]

By elmot with 9 comments
If Only Philippine Elections is as Simple as a Boxing Match
If Only Philippine Elections is as Simple as a Boxing Match

Jhay has said it precisely; there is an alarming rate of a growing cynicism among Filipinos towards having a clean, honest and credible Philippine election.
As I shared here previously, some people wanted to have a stable supply of electricity during Pacquiao’s match than during Election Day.  The public sentiment is not only meant to mock the people at the helm [...]

By elmot with 5 comments
Ang Recipeng Pambayan ni PGMA and The Black Smoke Inside the Supreme Court
Ang Recipeng Pambayan ni PGMA and The Black Smoke Inside the Supreme Court

Ang Recipeng Pambayan ni PGMA
Kumuha ang isang kutsaritang Garci,
At ihalo sa pinakulong Lintang Bedol
Sa gintong kawa galing China.
Ilublob ang mga retiradong heneral sa
Mga pwesto sa gobyerno, takpan hanggang
Sa muling pagkulo.
Magpiga ng mga health workers at
Ang mapait na katas ay ihalo sa NFA-imported
Na bigas galing Vietnam.
Maghanda sa kabilang pugon
ng kawali, lagyan
Ng mantika at kasinungalingan
Hanggang sa uminit. Igisa ang
Mga aktibista, mga guro, [...]

By elmot with 8 comments
Pacquiao-Clottey Fight Result and the Power Crisis
Pacquiao-Clottey Fight Result and the Power Crisis

Pacquiao unleashed more than 1,200 punches but still Joshua Clottey was left unscathed, more so was never knocked down and knocked out.  For one, the Pacquiao-Clottey fight was never shown two fighters dancing to the tune of boxing glory; it was a one-sided bout with Manny working like a mad dog and Clottey thinking the bout witnessed by more than [...]

By elmot with 9 comments