In its latest attempt to circumvent the law, and deny justice, Sulpicio Lines is again embarking on a sham of a crusade to reimburse the victims and their families in the amount of P200,000. Money over human lives, this sickening company is again focusing on money, business, and profit-loss calculations.
Believe me, Sulpicio Lines owes [...]
In the recent Manny Pacquiao win over his opponent Diaz, it wasn’t Manny’s win that piqued my interest, but it was his statement that he would do his best to help the victims of the Typhoon. In a night that should have been all about him, Manny proved to us once again, why he [...]
My cousin is still missing, and although I have lost hope in ever finding him alive, I still would like to have his body for a proper burial. And, because of the stupidity and clear lack of leadership in both the government and Sulpicio Lines, many bodies were buried already, on site, but at [...]
In the coming days, I would like to be proactive as to what we should do with this tragedy. The anguish is still going to be part of my days now, but as we move forward, there are those that must pay. The number one culprit thus far, and the one that I [...]
These past few days, the aftermath of The Sulpicio Disaster, I have had some recurring images go through my mind, during work, in the mornings, and even in my nightmare-laden slumbers. That of the last moment of cousin Bebot.
Bebot was a sturdy figure, around 5′6″ in height, we call him “instik”, which means chinese, [...]
According to my cousin’s wife, a teary eyed, hysteric wife at the moment mind you, the last text exchange is still on her phone.
(translated)
Bebot’s wife: Where are you now?
Bebot: We’re off Romblon, but the weather is getting worse, and the waves are getting high, dno’t text again, because I won’t be able to get a [...]
I just found out a few hours ago that my cousin Bebot was on The MV Princess of The Stars. Bebot used to help drive me around on some occasions when I was still in school. He’s a good guy that everyone is fond of. He has a daughter that just graduated [...]
This year The State of The Nation Address of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will be held on July 28 just one month from now. The SONA of 2008 will be something that I think I will be more interested in than ever, seeing that last year was basically a commercial specifically on her SUPER [...]
There’s too much on my plate as of the moment to write even a semi-coherent analysis on politics and/or news, so I won’t even attempt it today. But on another note, I’d like to get some help to a recent proposal, that I really thought would be of great public service to our kababayans. [...]
Two flip flops, both by Barack Obama and John McCain, one centers on public financing of campaigns, and the other is all about offshore drilling for oil.
Barack Obama has been severely criticized as of late with regards to his withdrawal of public campaign funds to finance his own campaign. Early on in the Democratic [...]
MV Princess of The Stars, a passenger ship of Sulpicio Lines, carrying an estimated 700 passengers, sank into the waters around Sibuyan Island, Romblon. This during the devastating Typhoon that has ravaged our nation in the past days. Typhoon Frank (also known as Fenshen) has indeed brought in days of anguish for the [...]
Last week was certainly bad for a Filipino-American News and Political Junkie such as myself, not only was a respected Filipino Journalist abducted, but three others along with her also were abducted in Sulu. And another bad news in the media, as I wrote last week, the passing of a news juggernaut, Tim Russert. [...]
I stole that headline from RG Cruz, and I’m sure you already know what that means. Ces Drilon and the two others who were kidnapped were released. RG has posted a behind the scenes look at what happened at their newsroom, and how the reaction was nothing less than celebratory. I join [...]
In a recent GMA News program, they report that the number of child laborers may increase due to the rise in prices of goods. Wow, these are some damn bright individuals we have here. In any case, the following video is important to note,
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In the report, zero [...]
Days after the abduction of Ces Drilon her crew and a professor, the mood of those in the media is that of solidarity. The news blackout could have been achieved if not for the meddling of the government itself, but news such as this could not have been bottled up for any longer stretch [...]
It’s Father’s Day today, and I’m away from my dearest Papa, the man who raised me to be the individual I am today. I have two father’s. One father, my biological, I call Dad, he passed away a couple of years ago, our story together is a long one, and I will share [...]
