Philippines for Dummies

The Rule of Law

Our government, when faced with an intense political pressure and crisis would simply cry, uphold the rule of law. As if those who are questioning its corrupt practices are not following the rule of law.
Through this “Uphold the Rule of Law” dictum, MMDA’s Bayani Fernando draws mandate for his URBANIDAD campaign — a campaign of […]


Whole Lotto lav

I thought no one’s going to hit the Superlotto jackpot draw last night. No one was able to win this lotto game for the past weeks draw, thats why its pot reached the highest in the history of Philippine lotto - Php 249,005,120.04.
A lone lucky soul hit the jackpot last night. According to a news […]


It’s Summer Na

There’s no official proclamation that would say that Summer is “officially” here. Malacanang Palace will not announce on TV that summer has arrived. If you’re old enough, that is if you’ve passed forty (plus) summers in your life, you know how to read the signs and can easily feel it. One barometer for summer is […]


Our Sinonized Diplomacy

Just when we thought the ZTE-NBN deal was the only thing … read this…
Far Eastern Economic Review
January/February 2008
Manila’s Bungle in The South China Sea
by Barry Wain

When Vietnamese students gathered outside the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi last December to protest against China’s perceived bullying over disputed territory in the South China Sea, it signaled Hanoi’s intention […]


A Primer on the ZTE-NBN Deal

So that others may know.
Here’s a primer about the ZTE-NBN Deal made and published by the Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC). Download and copy this primer by clicking here or on the image below.: