Alleba Politics

Never Forget

[caption id="attachment_504" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Erap Estrada Illustration by Macky Pamintuan"][/caption] Joseph "Erap" Estrada (real name Joseph Ejercito Jr.) was charged and found guilty, convicted of committing the crimes of corruption and plunder. NEVER FORGET! NEVER FORGET! Videos of GMA 7's Reporter's Notebook courtesy of PINASWATCH11. No copyright infringement intended.

Blog Action Day 2009: Climate Change

When I was an Environmental Science major two things stuck to my mind: an anecdote and a quote. Our teachers always told us the story of two frogs. One frog was put on a pot of hot boiling water and the frog immediately jumped out of the pot. ...

Bakit Ka Boboto?

A video by the Ateneo Task Force 2010 and the Loyola Film Circle... GO OUT AND REGISTER!!! For more information on how to register, log on to the COMELEC website. Acknowledgments: Director: Jan Parma DP: Jan Parma Camera Operator: Raul Audio: Ronnie PM: Ysabel Yuzon Make-up: Sam Quizon PAs: Roel Mendoza, Charlie Coralejo Grips: Totoy, Richard Cast (In Order of ...

A Thousand Paper Cranes for Clean, Honest, and Fair Elections in 2010

Marck Ronald "Marocharim" Rimorin, a young political blogger (slash local entertainment enthusiast slash lyrics tanslator) has vowed to make a thousand paper cranes. With more than 200 days left before the 2010 elections, has embarked on a mission to go beyond his vote to ensure clean, honest, and fair ...

Our Cory Aquino

People ask and many young Filipinos and future Filipinos may ask, why did we grieve the loss of Corazon Aquino? Why do we feel the pain and loss of the death a former president? Aquino, to many, was an icon of hope. Of faith. Of democracy. She ...

Meeting the Ambassador

[caption id="attachment_470" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The Blogger with Ambassador Kenney"][/caption] Weeks ago, I and some other Mindanao Bloggers had the opportunity to meet up with US Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney. Her staff invited select bloggers to a round table discussion which we didn't know the purpose of. Turns ...

Blog Action Day 2009: No To Con-Ass

This is my contribution to Blog Action Day 2009... Links to past entries regarding Con-Ass: Dear Congressman Nograles No to Con Ass Badges Lighting the Beacons of Hope People's March Davao vs Con Ass

People’s March Davao vs Con Ass

Yesterday, different sectors of Davao City and nearby cities and provinces converged at Freedom Park and marched to Rizal Park in order to protest the passage of HR 1109 and the so-called Constitutional Assembly of the Congress. And like a slap on the face, one of the battlecries during the rally ...

Lighting the Beacons of Hope

Today we protest the shame that our so-called honorable representatives have brought upon our land. We light the beacons of hope in our own localities, through the worldwide web to fight against this travesty that they thought we wouldn't care about. But we do... we care about this ...

No To Conass Badges

Show your outrage! Yesterday, our Congress had shamelessly desecrated our democracy by illegally passing House Resolution 1109 to pave the way for Charter Change. You can do your part to stop this travesty from happening by displaying these badges on your blog: 250x250 200x200 150x150 Select the code of your desired badge and press ...