A Pinoy Blog About Nothing

I got a chance to meet Major General Antonio Taguba at the Pistahan in SF. He was the Grand Marshal for this year's parade. He's only the second Filipino-American to achieve the rank of General in the US Army. If you're not familiar with the name, you might know about Abu Ghraib Prison. Taguba's name has been linked to the notorious incident at that prison when he delivered ...

Sorry pero hindi ko mapalampas. Was it just me or this "hostage-taking" of 26 children seemed like an elaborate, although not necessarily creative, way of making puro-paganda of certain personalities? I didn't see the TV news broadcast (thank God!) but as I've read in several sources, there were people running for office in there. Even Bong "Alyas Pogi" Revilla...sorry Senator Pogi acted as a freaking hostage negotiator. Hindi na ...

I was just thinking about Feb '86 when an article on the BBC website caught my attention. It was about a UN rep talking about the wave of political killings in the Philippines and how the military are in "total denial." Anyone who's been following Philippine politics, it's not unusual that the government is in total denial about everything. However, what's different about that article is that ...

It's election season in the Philippines. We've just cancelled our TFC and GMA PinoyTV. Nakakainit lang ng dugo. Senatoriables Richard Gomez, Cesar Montano, Edu Manzano? Just to make Mike Defensor palatable to the people? And Pacquiao running for office? Uh no thanks. From here till May, I'll just get news from home from my family and friends. You know -- news like this.

That's according to Time Magazines' 60 Years of Asian Heroes. The "Simple Housewife" made it to the list which counts Gandhi, Nehru, Lee Kuan Yew and Deng Xiaoping in its roster. 20 years since assuming the presidency, Aquino's legacy seems to be that of bringing the country into democracy -- however messy it may seem. Personally I think her energies and the goodwill she commanded then might ...

In a country where a senator makes like Harrison Ford in the Fugitive and a congresswoman plays Rep. Knifey McStabby on a dining hall employee thus giving Muslims everywhere a bad name, overpopulation is perhaps the most ignored problem. 7 million Filipinos living in Metro Manila alone, 10% of the total population of the country. IMHO, more mouths to feed is just a recipe for digging ourselves deeper ...

In my search for more information about the recent Mt. Mayon rumblings, I stumbled upon these glaring mistake in geography on Google News: "Scientists: Indonesia's Mayon Volcano Ready to Erupt" Indonesia? Wha? Since when? Has the Philippine government sold off Mayon as well? I mean with their recent batshitinsane scheme about Supermaids, I thought they've started selling off other natural resources as well. Turns out Fox News was the ...