‘EDITORIAL’ Archives
The Senate that Filipinos voted and will be voting for
FILIPINOS voted for 12 senators in the May 2010 elections, the electoral exercise that catapulted Benigno Aquino III into power. For voters’ recollection, these are the scenes that marked the work of the Senate in the past three years. Of course there’s the televised impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona. Senators, [...]
Strong political candidates
Almost three years into his term, public support for President Benigno Simeon Aquino’s leadership remains at unprecedented highs. Both the Social Weather Stations (SWS) and Pulse Asia Ulat ng Bayan surveys, released last week, consistently demonstrate sustained levels of satisfaction (SWS, 74), trust (Pulse, 72), and performance approval (Pulse, [...]
Of FOI heroes and heels
A MACABRE murder it was. The victim, the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill, lay forlorn in the last nine session days of Congress in the last three weeks, until finally it died. To stave off its death, the media and the citizens had cried for leadership and urgent rescue by President Aquino and his allies in the House of Representatives. He [...]
You pee, You pay?
Banning he collection of comfort room fees in commercial areas is laudable. A lawmaker has filed a bill to stop the collection of fees from any person who uses comfort rooms in commercial areas. What if a poor old lady wants to pee and she’s not allowed in bus stops and terminals because she has no P5.00? Will we let her do it in public [...]
