Posts Tagged ‘ Rants ’

Sky High

The establishment of college loans in the Philippines may be an alternative answer to rising tuition costs in the country.
A militant student group on Saturday questioned the non-inclusion of private schools in the tuition moratorium announcement of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, saying this has left a greater number of the country’s students to the mercy of [...]



Why I boycott Jayross Lucky Seven Tours

The following account is based purely my own experience and is not meant to cast aspersions on the dead, but to explain why I have been boycotting Jayross Lucky Seven Tours since late last year.
I confess I was one of the people who used to stand along EDSA trying to get a ride home in [...]



The Road to 2010

The road to 2010 is paved not only with dubious intentions but also with election signs and political signs disguised as community service announcements. On almost every electrical post and tree trunk there are eye-catching slogans and mottos, accented of course by the mugshot of your friendly district congressman



Bayani Fernando is Gone!

At least in Pasay and Makati anyway.
The humongous tarpaulin banners featuring a half body shot on a pink background of MMDA Chairman and self-proclaimed presidentiable Bayani Fernando are now nowhere to be seen on the main thoroughfares of Pasay and Makati.
I have not ventured farther than Makati City this week, mainly because I’m a [...]