February 2012
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“Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of...”
– Helen Keller, Optimism
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“Journalism without a moral position is impossible. Every journalist is a...”
– Marguerite Duras, French writer (1914-1996)
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Lorem Ipsum →
Renatus Corona The scribes have uncovered the corpus delicti: colorum ang mga condominium, can’t explain his income per annum. And yet all these lawyers can’t nail his rectum. There is, indeed, a vas deferens between the law and justice. Requiescat, impakto. This just in: his amici in the Supreme Court have issued a TRO against opening up his foreign accounts. Kundi ba naman mga switex!
Nemo...
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“The Japanese considered all Filipinos, including women and children, as...”
– Appendix C, Review of the Record of Trial by a Military Commission of Tomoyuki Yamashita, General, Imperial Japanese Amy, The Case of General Yamashita: A Memorandum by Courtney Whitney
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juanrepublic asked: I enjoy reading your 'Thoughts on Impeachment' post. I can actually relate to the first part of your article. Most of the Law Students I know are supporters of the CJ. And whenever I try to argue my point with them about the 'reform' on SC, they will instantly 'block' me with the stuff that they learned from Law School. Haha! I agree on the part that 'the spirit...
brownmonkeytheory replied to your post: Thoughts on the Impeachment
A lawyer student from Ateneo who happens to be my niece points out that I am a non-lawyer and thus my opinion is skewed to which I reply that Laws are commonsense formalized.
Exactly! The problem with some members of the legal profession in our country (and even those who are still studying to become members) is that they relish...
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Thoughts on the Impeachment
Earlier today someone on Twitter engaged me in a verbal tussle. Apparently she had come accross my tweets regarding PS Banks’ Petition for a Temporary Restraining Order filed in the Supreme Court, to stop the impeachment court from requiring officials from the same bank to present information on Chief Justice Renato Corona’s dollar bank accounts.
I would later find out that she was...
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“Our country has never started a war.” - Reagan
mohandasgandhi:
ellobofilipino:
iwriteasiwrite:
Was just reminded of a Ronald Reagan quote: “Our country has never started a war.” Speaking as someone whose country (the Philippines) was subjected to an unprovoked attack and invasion by the United States (an event that is still insultingly remembered in the West as an ‘insurrection’) on the cusp of our independence and freedom for the sole...
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“Our country has never started a war.” - Reagan
iwriteasiwrite:
Was just reminded of a Ronald Reagan quote: “Our country has never started a war.” Speaking as someone whose country (the Philippines) was subjected to an unprovoked attack and invasion by the United States (an event that is still insultingly remembered in the West as an ‘insurrection’) on the cusp of our independence and freedom for the sole purpose of acquiring our country…
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Teams search for Philippine earthquake survivors →
Rescue efforts are continuing after Monday’s powerful earthquake in the central Philippines that left dozens of people dead or missing.
Army teams were carrying out search operations, said Ver Neil Balaba, operations officer at the regional Office of Civil Defence, and police had been deployed to prevent looting.
“The most urgent needs now are water, tents and food,” he said.
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“The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions...”
– Frederick Douglass, On the West India Emancipation
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exigentwriter asked: to one of the first people who supported my writing -- may the truth continue to set us free. -ryan
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“But that the public should enlighten itself is more likely; indeed, if it is...”
– Immanuel Kant, What Is Enlightenment?
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Linog!
The following is an exchange between me and my brother earlier after an earthquake struck most of Central and Southern Philippines. My brother texted me as soon as they felt the quake in Cagayan de Oro.
Abe: Kusog kaayo ang linog ya.. (There a strong earthquake older brother)
Me: Oh? Diha karon lang? (Oh? There? Right now?)
Abe: Oo, kusog, naa pa hantod karon.. (Yes, it's strong, up to now)
Me: Hinay hinay mo. Asa sila Mama? (You be careful. Where's [Papa and] Mama?)
Abe: Naa rami balay (We're at the house)
Me: May na lang. Si Sorsor? (That's good to know. How about Sorene?)
Abe: Office. Ninaug daw sila sa ilang office.. (Office. They went down from their office [when the earthquake struck]..)
Minutes after this, reports came in from Reuters and the US Geological Survey that a Magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Central Visayas, causing quakes in and around Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Northern Mindanao and even the Caraga region.
*Linog is the Cebuano word for earthquake.
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matabangutak asked: Sir kayo sir, tanungin ko rin kayo ha. Namatay ba o nabuhay yung babae sa Ang Huling El Bimbo ng Eraserheads? Sorry kung biglang random po :D
euphoricloveaffair asked: hola! just wanna say ang sarap magbasa sa blog mo kaso minsan hindi ko na kaya.. :)
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What's Happening in Syria Now. →
mindbabies:
popmuslim:
The situation has grown more dire since Assad’s regime began a violent crackdown last March—including reports of hundreds massacred this week.
On February 3, 2012, multiple reports from activists inside Syria described massive shelling and an army offensive in the central Syrian city of Homs. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights puts the casualty figure at over a...
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Aung San Suu Kyi biopic The Lady is underground... →
The Luc Besson film has no scheduled release in Burma, but pirated DVDs have been available for months
Read more…
And this is where the proliferation of pirated DVDs is equal to the spread of the spirit of freedom from tyranny.
Free Burma!
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Alcohol?
iwriteasiwrite:
ellobofilipino:
brownmonkeytheory replied to your photo: My boss told me to check the Klout stats…
It’s weird kasi Nik is influential with alcohol, lol.
Yep, I’ve actually seen that too. @iwriteaswrite is supposed to be one of my “influencers” and I was actually surprised to see Alcohol as one of those topics that Nik is supposed to be influential about. I do assume he drinks,...
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WatchI Storified the exchange I had with @iwriteasiwrite regarding a question posed by @bluejackal regarding Rappler.
It is interesting to note that my addendum to @iwriteasiwrite’s thoughts on Rappler was an expression of frustration on why they are also moving in the same direction as the established media organizations in terms of news evaluation and presentation of content on their website....
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