Zero Remittance Day: Tamang panahon, tamang paraan
tonyo Sa totoo lang, tuloy pa rin ang inspection, pagnanakaw at pambabastos ng Customs sa mga balikbayan box. Bakit? Dahil di naman inatras ni PNoy ang inutos nitong P600-milyong target para…
August 2015
Balikbayan box as political casket
It was somewhat unexpected that this would ever happen under the watch of the son of a great man who, not unlike OFWs, spent years living abroad in exile before…
Uber, GrabTaxi: Disruption isn’t enough
For a metropolis with run-down trains, horrible traffic, and “choosy” taxi drivers, the app-based Uber and GrabTaxi services give Metro Manila folk a new choice. With a few taps, one…
Dear Senators: Here are 6 reasons why SIM card registration is a scam
Aug. 14, 2015 Dear Senators: On behalf of TXTPower.org Inc., the Computer Professionals Union (CPU), the Advocates of Science and Technology for the People (AGHAM) and our communities, we are…
#PUSO2019: Broken hearts and infrastructure
The news broke the nation’s heart: FIBA turned down the Philippines’ bid to host the FIBA World Cup in 2019. It was not so much that FIBA thumbed down the…
Makabayang KontraSONA
Here’s the full text of the Makabayang KontraSONA delivered by House Senior Deputy Minority Leader Neri Colmenares of Bayan Muna on August 10, 2015 at the House of Representatives: Kay…
UNFAIR MATRIX: Facts and figures about MRT and LRT
No, the MRT is not owned by the government. It is owned by MRT Corp. in a Public-Private Partnership project deal in 1995 or 20 years ago this year. Under…
Dear Ka Eduardo: An open letter to INC’s executive minister
Aug. 29, 2015 Ka Eduardo V. Manalo Executive Minister Iglesia ni Cristo Dear Ka Eduardo: I am respectfully addressing this letter to you as a fellow Filipino citizen and because…