THE RECENT NBN-ZTE scandal is just the latest in a long list of scandals besetting President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA).  Indeed, in Hello Garci, she was caught on tape.  And yet she survives.  She has not been impeached nor has she been forced to resign.  In a country with a history of punishing two scandal-ridden presidents, […]

I HAVE LIVED in Iloilo for a few years now but have not had the chance to watch Dinagyang in person until this year.  And so, some random thoughts, some more considered than others, none definitive.
It is not as fake as I thought.  During the run-up to Dinagyang I had one thought – this is a […]