http://blogs.inquirer.net/voxpopuli Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:45:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mr. Montelibano, your article in today's Inquirer put this country's history and forward direction into perspective, and may I add a brief reply to it. What expert would have predicted a year ago that the world would be going through such a wringer experience, brought on by the double whammy of ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/voxpopuli/2008/07/19/harder-times-for-the-philippines/ I find it painfully hypocritical that the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) would suggest not giving communion to members of the church simply because of their stance on family planning. What about other members guilty of other "sins?" What about the politicos who steal from the people and ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/voxpopuli/2008/07/17/double-standards/ WHY does Mr. Winston Garcia insist on representing the Government Service Insurance System in his fight with the Lopezes? Does he really think that just because of his position in the GSIS, he represents all government employees? Has he tried to get their opinion? He is gambling with these employees' future. ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/voxpopuli/2008/05/28/winston-garcia-vs-meralco/ NAPAKAARTE talaga nating mga Pinoy. Is it not already a given that these three co-equal bodies of the government should be working together for the good of the people? Pinag-aralan na namin ito noong araw sa elementarya, ah! Ang hilig kasi natin sa photo ops at pa-pogi points kaya hangang ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/voxpopuli/2008/05/14/reader-reacts-to-jelac/ By Lester Cavestany, Contributor INQUIRER.net FILIPINO patriots went for a swim Monday morning, the 21st of April, to cool down and relax in the crystal clear waters of Manila Bay. Well, not exactly! They dived into the swim-at-your-own-risk waters of Manila Bay to protest against the ratification of the Japan-Philippines Economic ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/voxpopuli/2008/04/23/junk-jpepa/ ONE way [to ease the plight of overseas Filipino workers] is to investigate the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) regarding the anomalies unearthed by the Commission on Audit (COA). Prosecute POEA and OWWA employees involved in the corruption unearthed by COA. Refund to OFWs ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/voxpopuli/2008/04/14/on-solons-working-to-ease-ofw-plight/ I don't understand how Migrante's John Monterona could express alarm over the continued recruitment of Filipinos in Iraq and maintain a stoic stance on the Philippine government's inability to create jobs for the very same people they are "concerned" with. How could he express fear for our overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/voxpopuli/2008/04/11/has-migrante-forgotten-cause-of-very-existence/ I THINK the government can and must do more to educate people on proper waste disposal and recycling. Some places in the Philippines are observed to be a giant trash pit and because of individual habit and the "don't care" attitude, more money is being used when calamities such as ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/voxpopuli/2008/04/08/dead-rivers-in-rp/ QUESTION: How many Philippine senators does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: 24 plus their assistants. I can only observe with distress why nothing ever gets resolved in this country. Malacañang says they will not attend Senate hearings unless the Senate publishes the rules. How many debates will we have ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/voxpopuli/2008/04/02/our-garrulous-senators/ AS a law dean, this priest from San Beda should stop making comments such as calling senators childish. First of all, as a law dean he should refrain from making comments unless he speaks for the whole San Beda law school. As a priest, he should reserve his comments to ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/voxpopuli/2008/03/31/on-san-beda-law-dean-calling-senators-childish/