Dealing With Various Themes And Issues
Political Issues
President Aquino’s SONA, A New Challenge To The Filipino People
Jul 29th
It’s a new beginning for the Filipino people now that P-Noy is now at the helm of the Philippine government. With an 85% approval rating that vouch for him, almost the entire nation is behind him.
The Philippines Has To Learn From India In Empowering The Poor
Jul 16th
The Philippines, a bastion of democracy like India, the former has a lot to learn from the latter of their experience in empowering the poor.
India being the largest democracy in the world has vast lapses of its own in effecting good governance because of bureaucratic red tape where “The feeling in government has always been that the people working in government are the rulers and the people are the ruled,” stressed Wajahat Habibullah, the Indian Central Government’s Information Commissioner.
Singapore Water Crisis Find Resolve From Sewage Sludge Recycling
Jul 9th
Singapore water crisis is gradually shedding their dependence of their water domestic needs from Malaysia when they built their latest sewage treatment plant that can produce 50 million gallons of ultra clean water daily.
Water flushed from toilets, bathrooms, kitchen and others that come from each home go to sewage tank and the domestic sewage end up into the biggest and most advanced plant that purifies domestic waste water until it is fit for human consumption.
What Instigated The Political Turmoil In Thailand?
May 21st
The clashes between the anti government protesters ‘red shirts’ and government forces started last March 18 and it has been going on for more than 2 months, until last Wednesday May 19, the long political stand off has ended when the protesters surrendered to the authorities.
The ‘red shirts’ protesters mostly supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra who was ousted due to corruption by a bloodless 2006 military coup.
Philippine Election 2010: The Filipino People Has Finally Spoken
May 12th
The landslide victory of Benigno Aquino III over his rivals of last May 10, 2010 Philippine election is reminiscent to the the time of how then presidential candidate Joseph Estrada won the national election of 1998.
Estrada, also won by landslide victory. Though the two elections are almost twelve years apart, one thing they have shared in common, Aquino and Estrada stand of the same platform respectively, that is to get rid of graft and corruption in government and alleviate poverty.
Unfortunately, Estrada was not able to complete his term due to a military intervention. It was the then Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Angelo Reyes who handed personally the formal letter to Estrada to vacate Malacañang premises that time.
Environmental Issues Goes Political
Mar 21st
Now that the national election in the Philippines is brewing which is to be held in May of this year, an advocacy group which called themselves as Eco Waste Coalition has a plea to the more than 50 million Filipino voters before they make their final choices for the candidates running for public office.
China and Russia Condemned US Missile Defense Plan
Jun 8th
China who is taking a harder common line which already reinforces a strong strategic partnership with Russia has pushed forward their robust energy cooperation during Dmitry Medvedev’s first foreign trip as Russian president.
Russia has signed a US$ 1 billion (euro 670 million) deal to build a uranium enrichment facility in China and supply low enriched uranium for use in China’s fast growing nuclear power industry over the next decade.
Dalai Lama Reiterated Non-Violence Stance To China
Apr 19th
The red – robed monk officially expressed frustration at China’s refusal to talk with the exiled government to quell the unrest in Tibet, which has reportedly left at least one hundred thirty five Tibetans dead and thousands injured and arrested.
The riots, which were to mark the 49th anniversary of the 1959 anti Chinese uprising and to seek world attention on the Tibet issue ahead of the Beijing Olympics in August Climaxed on March 14, when Chinese troops and police cracked down on the protesters.
US Presence In Iraq Needs New Strategical Approach
Dec 13th
The US military presence in Iraq posed a major problem with the local population who regarded them as invaders with the army and its allies occupying their territory. It is for this reason why so many insurgents thrive in most parts of the country to oppose their presence. No matter how many infrastructures and public works they had been restored or built they are still perceived by the locals as an uninvited guest to their land. The longer the US military and its allies stay in their territory the more they are felt unwanted by the majority of the Iraqi people.
The foremost reason probably is the lack of knowledge by the US military on the local people’s culture despite their objective that they are there trying to secure and help them. It is no secret to the local populace, that the US presence is associated with American interest to their oil and a tactical maneuver by the US to neutralizing any solid formation of Arab blocking force with anti American or anti west sentiments that could be detrimental to the American vested interests in the region if left unchecked.