FIDEL RAMOS had some very interesting comments last week. Reflecting on the EDSA uprising and the various uprisings that were taking place in Libya, Bahrain, Algeria and Yemen, he said: “Why is their people power bloody? Why is it protracted? What did we have in 1986 that they don’t have?
MOAMMAR GADHAFI seized power in Libya in the same year Ferdinand Marcos became the first Philippine president to be reelected (controversially) to the presidency. In the 42 years since, Gadhafi has systematically gutted every institution in Libya, substituting in their stead an eclectic mix (supported by oil revenues) of revolutionary populism and ruthless personal intervention.
MOAMMAR GADHAFI seized power in Libya in the same year Ferdinand Marcos became the first Philippine president to be reelected (controversially) to the presidency. In the 42 years since, Gadhafi has systematically gutted every institution in Libya, substituting in their stead an eclectic mix (supported by oil revenues) of revolutionary populism and ruthless personal intervention. [...]
(This is a continuation of a letter to President Aquino from a group of political, business, educational and religious leaders opposing the reappointment of Gov. Amando Tetangco of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas [BSP] whose term expires in July)
We remember the sights: the press conference held by the leaders of the military breakaway group, a calm FidelRamos beside a visibly tense Juan PonceEnrile, with a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary behind them; the first trickle of civilians pouring into Camp Aguinaldo on Saturday night to offer their support and protection.
FOR THE last three years, the field of cervical cancer treatment has been rocked by the introduction of a prophylactic vaccine that protects against the human papilloma virus or HPV, which causes about 80 percent of cervical cancer cases. The vaccine protects against the most common types of HPV linked to cervical cancer and genital [...]
QUESTION: WHICH is the best business school in the country today? Answer: The Philippine Military Academy. This is a joke being circulated in text messages and being retold in coffee shops in the wake of the revelation of some generals’ and colonels’ corrupt practices and anomalous deals in recent Senate and House hearings. The joke [...]
