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 […]
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 […]
Eid day and certain big issues adversely affecting President’s popularity
My neighbor an emerging politician and Naib Nazim of Khushal Garh has received a message on his mobile phone in which it was mentioned that our beloved country Pakistan is facing a strange dilemma, our chief justice is looking for justice and our chief of Army Staff has become victim of insecurity feelings, I […]
The Real Impact Of Sanctions Against Iran Differs From The Political Impact
Talks between International Atomic Energy Agency officials and Iranian nuclear negotiators stretched out over several days this past week. At the same time, efforts among European countries and the US to devise their own or new sanctions against Iran also continued. The implications of the European initiative to devise its own sanctions against Iran are difficult to estimate […]
A Review of Steven Lim and Max Mao’s Flash Animation: “Xin”
Flash animations have been becoming popular within the last few years. There are plenty of sites where you can watch various flash animations some examples are I-Mockery and Newgrounds. Whenever I’m bored I go onto Newgrounds and watch all sorts of flash animations from horror, to action, to comedy, etc. I stumbled upon this flash […]
Discipline is the most important strength of Military
Everybody knows it. Yet, it seems that the current govt. and policy makers have failed to identify this important aspect when it comes to the ways in which military is being involved Bangladesh is going through an emergency period. Emergency times ask for emergency measures to pull the nation out of its miseries. During […]