January 2012
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25 Years Later
Yesterday, January 22, 2012, marked the 25th year of the gruesome Mendiola Massacre, an incident that happened in Mendiola on January 22, 1987 in which Government security forces violently dispersed a farmers’ protest march to Malacañan Palace.
A wounded protester is helped by a peasant activist after the shooting broke out. Ramon Acasio
Pardon me for this late post. Aside from being busy...
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Do You Still Give a Damn?
This day marks the 26th month of the infamous Ampatuan Massacre, a horrible event in our history where 58 people were killed, 34 of whom were journalists or working for the broadcast industry. But do you still care?
A few days ago, I wrote about the eleventh anniversary of EDSA Dos and why do people seem not to give a damn to throw a celebration. I assumed that people tend to forget it because...
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EDSA Dos: A Historical Repression
Today is the eleventh anniversary of the conspiracy that ousted Former President Joseph Estrada from Malacañan Palace and put Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in the helm of power in January 2001. We commonly know it by the name of EDSA Dos. And no one seems to give a damn to throw a celebration.
I have been observing the internet (Twitter, Facebook, and news websites) the whole day and no one posted a...
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Dos Sentimos
An internet article is circulating about the alleged statement of the Catholic Church (through our beloved Lolo Archbishop Oscar Cruz) that infertile people cannot marry.
Let’s have a crash course on Canon Law (Codex Iuris Canonicis), a body of laws and regulations governing the Catholic church.
Canon 1084, Section 1 states that: Antecedent and perpetual impotence to have intercourse,...
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It's More Fun in The Republic
This is not actually a fun read but I just used the new campaign of the Department of Tourism to get your attention.
With the great attention of the social media users, myself included, on the Department of Tourism’s new slogan earlier today, I almost forgot that today, January 6, 2012, is my blog’s second anniversary.
And as a tradition I learned from some of David Karp’s...
December 2011
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From Apprehension to Comprehension
When I was a little kid, there were two things that come to my mind whenever I hear the words AIDS and HIV. The first was Sarah Jane Salazar. Second, that it was a contagious, incurable, fatal disease, a death sentence of sort, and is something to be feared of.
Sarah Jane Salazar was a prominent figure during the late nineties. She was a Filipino AIDS activist and educator and the second Filipino...
November 2011
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Oplan: Put the Little Girl to Sleep
This is an alleged plot to kill Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, according to her spokesperson Elena Bautista-Horn.
My two cents:
First things first, Gloria Arroyo is not a girl.
Yeah, she’s little so that plan could really refer to her.
Whoever made this name must be really excited for next year’s two (2) Snow White movies. How do you suppose to let Gloria sleep? An apple?
Personally, I...
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My Friend's Last, Dying Hours
It has been exactly a year since a good friend left me. He was my companion during those years when I dreamt and learned to smash the guitar, wreaked the piano, pounded the drums, and screamed on the top of my lungs in the tune of my favorite anthems.
He said his goodbye at around midnight of this date last year. With his demise, the Philippine airwaves was changed forever. And he brought with...
October 2011
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A Night of "Kababalaghan"
I am too lazy to write a decent review so I decided to do this in bullets.
The first segment with a fat guy scared the hell out of me! And no, I don’t want to be a paranormal cartographic sketch artist.
Stargazer and the antiques is just okay. But I expected more.
I enjoyed the features about demonic possessions having witnessed the same back in the day. Back in 2005, when I was a fresh...
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"Bagong Los Baños, Bagong Mukha"
My beloved hometown is slowly transforming into a Gotham City. eLBi is no longer the peaceful, quiet, and laid-back town that we used to know. Be vigilant. Stay safe everyone!
Justice for Given Grace Cebanico!
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September 2011
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Ano ang "Kuwentong Ondoy" Mo?
September 26, 2009
“Sa ibabaw ng bubong, nakita kong nagunaw ang mundo..” – Putik, Sandwich
Sabado noon. Walang pasok. At dahil malamig ang panahon dala ng bagyo, pinili kong “mag-extend” ng tulog. “Lilipas din ang bagyong ‘yan”, sabi ko sa sarili ko. At hindi naman siya categorized as a super typhoon ayon na rin sa PAGASA.
Wala pa tayong alam noon na kung anong inihina ng hangin, ganoon namang...
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Nevermind at Twenty
Today, September 24, marks the 20th anniversary of the releasing of the seminal and revolutionary album Nevermind by Nirvana. This album, which ousted Michael Jackson’s Dangerous on the top of the Billboard charts, not only popularized the Seattle grunge movement but also brought alternative rock is a whole into the mainstream.
This album started it all during the time when the airwaves...
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Batas Militar: Mga Kuwentong may Kuwenta
“As of the 21st of this month, I signed proclamation number 1081 placing the entire Philippines under Martial Law..”
1972 noon. Iyan ang mga katagang binitawan ni Apo sa pagde-deklara ng Batas Militar. Hindi pa ako buhay noon. Hindi pa magkakilala ang mga magulang ko at hindi pa nila ako ginagawa noon. Tanging mga kuwento lang ng aking mga guro, tatay, at ilang mga miron sa kanto...
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Anti-Planking Act of 2011 (Rep. Winnie Castelo)
AN ACT PRESCRIBING A UNIVERSAL CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT WHEREBY PLANKING BY A STUDENT OR GROUP OF STUDENTS DURING STREET RALLIES OR SIMILAR PROTEST ACTIONS AS A FORM OF REDRESS OF GRIEVANCE BE STRICTLY PROHIBITED AND APPLYING APPROPRIATE SANCTIONS THEREOF
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the...
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The Day that Changed the World
It was September 12, 2001, Wednesday, here in the Philippines.
I was 12 years old then, a freshman in high school at St. Francis de Sales Minor Seminary, Lipa City. It was 5:45 in the morning and we were on our way to the chapel for our daily morning prayers when we saw a copy of the Philippine Daily Inquirer on the doorsteps of our Priests’ common room. And on the front page, it read:
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