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Listening to the President’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday, gave me a chance to reflect on a …
Listening to the President’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday, gave me a chance to reflect on a …
Every time I go out, people I know from school keep asking me “When did you get back?” or saying …
Going to Danjugan to swim with the fishes and turtles! I think I’m the only one who doesn’t have a …
My mom’s been dragging me to various events & projects lately. (I get my volunteering fervor from her, I think. …
Just Say No to GMO In June 2010, Bayer withdrew their application in Brazil to plant genetically engineered (GE) rice. …
If I were president for a day… …I’d kick ass. *nods* Riiiiight. Seriously though.We need the political will to fight …
Reading about the end of the climate talks at Copenhagen, I was extremely disappointed with the results. What should have been the chance to cement a good deal for all, was turned into a public display of political spins & self-serving stubbornness. One quote made the headlines here in the Philippines the Sunday after COP15 ended, and that line alone told me to expect the worst. And worse it was.
Politics in the Philippines is so immensely frustrating and painful, but we can’t let ourselves forget that we are still a democracy of the people, by the people and for the people. We are the movers and shakers, not the politicians. Politicians are in office because we have chosen them not to have power or wealth but to serve the Filipino people. Our government exists because we see fit for it be there. A government cannot exist without a people to govern. That is why, if we stand strong and demand justice, it will not be denied us.
With all the hoopla going on about our presidential elections and the visit of Sec. Clinton, I wanted to revisit my thoughts on our former president, Cory Aquino. She was a heroic and admirable woman, who showed Filipinos the true meaning of strength, love of country and God-fearing values.