If everything goes according to plan, the May 10 elections will be the Philippines' first nationwide automated polls . And citizens themselves would be there not just to vote but to themselves cover and document this important and special democratic exercise.

As of this writing, there are already a num...

"It's time we all stood up and do our share . Stand up and be counted. it is an opportunity for us to shout out not only to our leaders for the rest of the world that we have enough and really do want change. It has to be a participative citizenry. We don't live up to the true meaning of liberal dem...

“There is (still) a high level of uncertainty (in the automated elections) and it is incumbent on the Comelec to qualify the automated elections (procedure) and the manual count (as contingency measure) to be accepted,” said Jamie Metzl, one of the delegation  members of the National Democratic Instit...

There was one incident in the bible which Jesus fed a few thousands with just a handful of loaves of bread and a bale of fish. That incident happened 4,000 years ago and which remains as a classic “urban legend” if you may about Jesus. Fast forward and we see something like this happen not in the dr...

Deep-seated paranoia over the military and the administration continues to foster the specter of election failure and the perpetuation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s hold on power . The latest turn of the screw is the recent appointment of Lt. Gen. Delfin Bangit as the chief of the staff of th...

This is the second in the “ All in the family ” series  that features three children of former presidents who aim or ran for the same position as their parents .

Such a petite woman, I thought. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA), the senator struck me as a popular politician in 1996 where I first met her of...

Summer, the Lenten Season and Election Season are here. A very potent, if not ironic combination for us living in the Philippines. The weather sizzles up to a fever pitch as re-electionists and first timers also step up their political campaigns. In anticipation of electronic vote tabulations that w...

Is it just me or has there really not been much focus given to senatorial aspirants? With 62 other aspirants vying for the senatorial slots, I’m afraid we don’t have enough time to get to know each of the senatorial candidates well. This and my succeeding blogs will be my humble attempt to share wha...

This is today.  The lights are twinkling, but not in delight. On and off they go, and we stand, scratching our heads, bewildered in blackest day.

Is this for real?