Archive for the 'Politics' Category

President Noynoy Aquino’s Salary

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

If you’re curious about the salary of the current President of the Philippines, then here is the info you need — President Noynoy Aquino will be receiving P95,000/month.
For those who think this amount is too low for all the work demands and responsibilities of the chief executive of the land, know that his immediate predecessor [...]

Farewell Address of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

My fellow Filipinos,
We come together tonight as we approach a hallmark of democracy for our great nation – the smooth transition of power to a new leader.
We have just come through a historic election. It was open and it was modern.
As a result, we were able to declare winners in hours and days rather than [...]

Where Did All Those Erap Votes Come From?!

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

The lead of Noynoy Aquino in the Presidential race is not surprising. He has consistently been the survey leader in the past months.
What I have been generally interested about as the results of the 2010 elections are being rolled out is the fact that Joseph “Erap” Estrada is actually doing well for an ex-President who [...]

Richard Gomez in Congress: Service or Power?

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

The COMELEC has ruled that actor Richard Gomez is not qualified to run for congressman of the 4th district of Leyte for failure to comply with the 1-year residency requirement.
Although Richard claims he spends more time in Leyte than in Manila since 2007, many expected his disqualification, as it would be nearly impossible for Richard [...]

Australia’s Human Battleship to Recruit Sailors

Friday, April 30th, 2010

The Australian Navy did what other Navies was not able to do — make a human battleship. The “ship” will not be sailing the seas, though. The human battleship was done for a campaign to attract new sailors.
The ad involved 100 sailors and reportedly cost the government $53,000 of taxpayer’s money, and $42,000 of which [...]

Best and Worst Political Campaign Materials

Monday, April 19th, 2010

The Philippine elections is just 3 weeks away, and we have been bombarded with political videos, jingles, posters and rallies here and there. I would just like to acknowledge the political campaign materials that caught my attention (this blog is about everything worthy of attention, right?).
Just a reminder to everyone who reads this post — [...]