Archive for November, 2007

Estrada pardon

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

Ex-Philippine President Joseph Estrada has been pardoned by his successor Gloria Arroyo, just weeks after he was jailed for life for corruption. As part of the deal, Estrada guaranteed he would not seek office again - fueling accusations that Mrs Arroyo’s move was politically motivated.
Here, readers from the Philippines discuss what is behind the move […]

Estrada pardon

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

From BBC News-Asia Pacific:
“Given all the allegations of corruption against Arroyo, I think that she is the wrong person to use the wisdom of executive clemency.
It is not a question of whether it is right or wrong to pardon Estrada - she is the wrong person to do it.
Any criminal must be punished for their […]

Baranggay Eleksyon: maka-taktak! maka-tarat!

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

Nuong mga nakaraang ilang linggo kami’y binulabog ng tambol, torotot, simbals, megapon, paputok/kwuitis, at kung ano-ano pang pantawag-pansin na mga ingay ng mga kandidato sa katatapos lamang na mga Baranggay/SK eleksyon.
Maliit lang naman ang aming baranggay subalit isang kandidato pagka-baranggay captain lamang ang bumisita sa aming apartment upang hingin ang aming suporta sa pamamagitan ng […]

Change through design

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

Victor Papanek
Design for the Real World
Human Ecology and Social Change
Paladin, 1974
In 1986, when I enrolled in the University of the Philippines, College of Fine Arts as a Visual Communication major, industrial design had just been introduced as a new field of study. I decided to take it, along with a few other people, and, if […]

Yellow Roses Purse

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Now that my caregiver’s camera is back in good order, here’s a photo of me wearing Napoleon’s hat when he was still a little beagle. This photo also serves as a badge on my caregiver’s Facebook Group called “Crochetology.” If you’re on that social network thing called “Facebook”, perhaps you’d like to […]