In an email to The Filipino Australian, Global Filipino Nation reported that the Philippine Commission on Elections is targetting at least one million registered overseas voters by October 31 next year. The registration target, according to GFN, was disclosed in a Comelec forum held last October 5 with community leaders at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, California. GFN also reported that during the forum, actions on how … [Read more...]
“Nadobol Jeopardy Na Ba Tayo Ni Gen. Garcia?” and some such questions
By August 30, 2011 Leave a Comment
It has been joked about that cases against erring government officials are like the lyrics of the song “Mona Lisa” because cases have been brought to justice’s doorstep but “they just lie there and they die there”. Our lawyers are very adept at prolonging the judicial processes of cases that seem patently indefensible and desperately irredeemable. The situation works out well for both client and lawyer as the freedom of the … [Read more...]
A long and narrow road to Pnoy’s goal
By July 24, 2011 Leave a Comment
Don't expect President Aquino's SONA to wow you with embellished achievements and grand promises. The president's first year was to clean up the mess and prepare the country for re-building, writes Ed Roa. Soon Pnoy will deliver his SONA after a year in office. Don’t mistake this for Sojo’s SONA, a rude but clever way of attracting attention which media is often guilty of. Sojo may have unwittingly vandalized a traditional, important and … [Read more...]
If you are a dual citizen, can you run for a Philippine public office?
By July 24, 2011 Leave a Comment
Global Filipino Nation, an international coalition of Filipino leaders and organisations in 30 countries which aims to "Building the Global Filipino Nation for Good Governance", has recently put out a white paper recommending a 5-point plan to address current deficiencies in Philippine election laws including a restriction on dual citizens from running for a public office. Among the GFN recommendations are internet-based voter registration and … [Read more...]
The RH Bill – What Debate?
By June 5, 2011 1 Comment
To call the RH bill discussions a debate is a misnomer. No amount of persuasive reasoning can cause the Catholic Church to change its stand. It is an order to its flock that has to be followed religiously and the pulpit is the appropriate medium for this. They have to stand foursquare on their beliefs because these are laid down as doctrines; ex cathedra statements from no less than Pope John Paul VI in his 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae. The … [Read more...]
Remember the Congress of 2011
By April 13, 2011 3 Comments
I have often wondered why there are holidays that celebrate downfalls and defeats of empires, institutions and battlegrounds when these events do not seem to have any cause for celebration. There are plenty of examples in world history where these debacles are feted and celebrated on the date of their occurrence. The Fall of the Bastille, in France; the Fall of the Roman Empire; the Fall of Constantinople and in the Philippines some defeats … [Read more...]
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