My visits to Bangladesh began in 1977 when the country was just seven years old. By then, the unhappy public had already assassinated their first president Sheikh Mujuber Rahman, together with his family all except one daughter. He is considered to be the father of the nation. I thought the Bangladeshis were courageous, patriotic people. […]
Benazir survives midnight carnage: Twin blasts cast shadow over homecoming •At least 125 dead
Over 125 participants of a procession led by former prime minister Benazir Bhutto upon her return to the country lost their lives on Thursday night after two powerful blasts rocked the slow-moving motorcade edging its way past the Karsaz bridge, on Sharea Faisal. At least 100 people were injured in the explosions. Former FIA chief […]
Insulting the Public’s Intelligence
SEVERAL governors and congressmen have already confirmed that they received bundles of cash ranging from P200,000 to P500,000 after attending meetings at Malacanang Palace last week. No official receipts were given for those payments, and presidential spokesman Ignacio Bunye denies that any government funds were involved. Pampanga Gov. Ed Panlilio, the priest-turned-politician who was elected […]
Bhutto Returns Home Today From Exile
Baring any unforeseen circumstance, former Pakistani Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, will return to her country today having been away for several years, on self-imposed exile. Already, the strongwoman of Pakistani politics has confirms that she will end her over eight years of self-imposed exile in Dubai and london today. If she returmns home today as […]
Cartels in the media
Why do some of the mediamen in the Philippines are receiving PR money from politicians? The answer is simple. Many of them do not get reasonable salaries, compared to those working in the foreign press. In fact, the practice of working for some politicians has been going on for many decades already, even before some […]
Too much politics hamper progress in the Philippines
Who says the Philippines is a poor country? Well, that’s what many people thought about the country. And most of them put the blame on the former Marcos regime, which allegedly pillaged the country’s coffer into bankruptcy. While others have strong doubts about these allegations made against them, nothing much was proven in the past […]
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