I am a coward. I admit that wholeheartedly. When I get into a confrontation, it is either I flee, or I fold. But there is something brewing in the Philippines that I can not run away from: The New Cybercrime Prevention Act. At face value, it seems like a good idea. The thing is, this law makes cyber libel a crime punishable by six years and one day to twelve years. The punishment is a gross exaggeration from the … Read the rest
Yahoo! News Philippines just posted an item regarding the on-going battle between the Catholic Church and the government concerning the Philippine Reproductive Health Bill. Our country is the 12th most populated country, and it doesn’t help that the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines(CBCP) keeps hindering all government efforts to try and alleviate this problem.
The RH Bill encourages the practice of family planning by giving couples the choice between using artificial or natural contraceptives. There is nothing in … Read the rest
It is now February 15 and there are about 82 days left before the 2010 presidential elections. Debates and forums are being held in these and those places, as well as public mudslinging and marathon speeches about political platforms and rehashed promises. Nearly everybody has an opinion on each presidential candidate, everyone has his own manok (bet), and everyone has a say on what should be done to the Philippines on a national level.
For me, I’m just a housewife, … Read the rest
It is the day before the last day of the national voter’s registration. I am a victim of my own procrastination that was why I was standing in line in heat and sweat, aiming to change my city of registration so that I don’t have to go back to Pulilan, Bulacan to vote for the 2010 Presidential elections.
I have resigned myself to a long wait and an hour or so of boredom. Eventually I got inside the Comelec office … Read the rest
Today I went to Caloocan City’s District 2 Comelec Office to transfer my voter’s registration from Pulilan to my current residence. I left the house around 10 o’clock and went to City Hall. When I got there I asked the guard on duty where the Comelec Office. I was expecting to be directed to a particular floor in the building. What I did not expect is to be given a vague direction to where I was supposed to be going.… Read the rest
