Pulitika Indio

Roilo Golez: Netizen

2010-11-27T05:04:00.001+08:00

Last night, me and my girl were channel surfing and came across the ANC show The Brew. Since TV has lately become a luxury for us -due to the consistent power outages and work- both of us agreed that we need to have a quick break and reacquaint ourselves with the joys of staring into the idiot box. As usual, the show and its hosts tackled a myriad of topics. From the RH Bill, the Metro Manila

Pacquiao's newest win scares me

2010-03-14T14:43:00.007+08:00

Take a good look at that picture for that might what become of the "Great Brown Hope". A Congressman. Another victory in the ring for Manny Pacquiao. Another victory that would again catapult his hero status further in the eyes of the Filipinos. Personally, I'm not a boxing fan, nor do I really pay attention to whats going on in the boxing world. The only thing that got me writing about

Andal Jr: Allah knows I’m innocent

2010-01-12T21:34:00.003+08:00

"Allah knows I'm innocent" said Andal Ampatuan Jr. the primary suspect in the Maguindanao massacre as he faced reporters at his NBI detention cell earlier today. The former mayor of Datu Unsay town in Maguindanao also appealed for a fair trial and urged the "real" culprits to come out and clear his name. “Isa lang ang hinihiling ko, fair trial lang. Alam ko 100 percent mananalo ako kung bibigyan

Philippines, the most dangerous place for journalists

2009-11-25T10:31:00.001+08:00

The Philippines is the most dangerous place for journalists, surpassing Pakistan, Iraq, and Somalia. Thats what international watchdog International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said. One of the reasons stated by IFJ was the failure of the current government to prevent a culture of impunity against journalists. Under the rule of our most regal and noble royal highness, out of the 74

Names of 24 Maguindanao massacre victims released

2009-11-24T21:31:00.003+08:00

The names of the bullet ridden bodies of 24 out of the 46 Maguindanao massacre victims has been released by the Philippine National Police. The victims were Bai Farina Mangudadatu, Bai Eden Mangudadatu, lawyers Cynthia Oquindo and Connie Brizuela, councilor Rasul Daud, Ferriday Sabdula, Rowena Mangudadatu, Ayos Sudlang, Abdula Dodong, Divina dela Cruz, a certain Chito, Henry Araneta, a radio

Electoral Violence: 21 bodies found dead in Maguindanao

2009-11-23T19:52:00.003+08:00

21 bodies including the wife and supporters of Buluan town vice mayor Esmael "Toto" Mangudadatu were found dead in Maguindanao this afternoon. The victims of this election related violence were en route to file the certificate of candidacy of Mangudadatu when they were abducted by around 100 armed men allegedly under the control of Andal Ampatuan, who ironically is the governor of the said

The CBCP voters guide for religious dummies

2009-11-23T03:06:00.003+08:00

"Catechism for the Catholic electorate". That's the name of the voters guide that the CBCP will be releasing this month. Drafted to emphasize and cement the stand of the catholic church on the reproductive health bill, the "mandate" will be formally "decreed" upon the catholic faithful on the 30th of November during the national gathering of lay coordinators and ECFL directors. Fr. Melvin

184 million Filipinos by 2040

2009-11-22T21:17:00.006+08:00

184 million Filipinos by 2040 and 10th spot as one of the most populated countries in the world. Thats what the Population Commission revealed on their report yesterday. The National Statistics Office said that 3 Filipinos are born every minute. Filipino women gives birth to an average of three children during their child bearing years. And almost half of our population is above 15 years of age.

Edu Manzano for Vice-President

2009-11-16T21:43:00.008+08:00

To start with, I tried to convince myself not to write about the candidacy of Mr. Edu Manzano due to the fact that any publicity is still publicity. But since all of my online and real life friends cant seem to stop talking about it, might as well jump into the bandwagon. Now lets see what Mr. Manzano has contributed to society. To start with, hes an actor. But take note that even though I used

Why I think Marcos was good for us Filipinos

2009-11-01T22:25:00.021+08:00

Was that a WTF i heard? Why would anyone think that Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos was good for the Philippines, and what am I on you ask? In my defense, no I am not a Marcos supporter. And no, I'm not in any way under the influence of any hallucinogenic substance. The reason why i decided to write something about one of the most hated Filipino is the fact that he did things during his time

Juan Nation?

2009-10-30T20:05:00.011+08:00

7107 islands, 16 regions, 3 major island groups, countless number of dialects, and different religious beliefs. That's the Philippines in a nutshell. With all of this diversity, can we really say that we truly are a country, or are we just a people forced to "think" that we are. This question has been in my head since my college days. But because of alcohol and dusk till dawn outings, i failed

Hacker Friendly

2009-10-30T14:26:00.006+08:00

In a country where our weather predicting agency has obsolete instruments, where newly built roads deteriorate as fast as Pacquiao takes out his opponents, where corruption is an open secret, and where we don't even have a decent cyber law, here we are, about to have our first electronic national election next year. I grew up with the idea that there are no decent public officials. For me, there

Presidentiable URL's

2009-09-30T11:59:00.003+08:00

The race for the top position in the land intensifies as the 2010 election nears. I'm pretty sure as the said date comes closer, we will get to see more of the usual gimmicks Philippine politicians are known for. Dancing, crying on national TV, ( shameful, just shameful ) product endorsements on TV, going to rural areas and tilling rice fields, the whole nine yards. In light of this, I found

Ako Mismo: Patriotism Through Commercialism

2009-08-14T23:28:00.001+08:00

Have we as a nation become so ignorant that we can no longer differentiate activism from commercialism? Are we that dumb that we openly embrace this ploy by the corporate world to relieve us of our hard earned cash? Sadly, the answer I think is yes. I for one doesn't have, and will never wear one of those dog tags. I refuse to believe that people behind this project are sincere and doesn't have