Monthly Archives: April 2012

Pedagogy of Politics as Hell

“I prefer a government run like hell by Filipinos to government run like heaven by Americans.” Manuel L. Quezon Indeed, since the granting of independence in 1946, Philippines has been run like hell by Filipinos. In fairness, Quezon made that appeal to convince the United States that it was high time for the Filipinos to govern the country… Read More »

One-Three-Five or Five-Three-One

By Alejandro B. Ibay These thoughts are really not about winning the three digits Lotto, in any order. The results can end up five-three-one or three-five-one. It’s the three highest odd numbers in Philippines officialdom. Which number comes first and which comes last or gets defeated in a few days or months matters not to many people but… Read More »

FIL AM LAWYER, FAMILY OF CAREGIVER, HOSPITAL NAMED IN LAWSUIT

CHICAGO (jGLi) – Silence did not figure as too golden for Filipino American caregiver Carmelita Pasamba when she suddenly found a “new wealth” from her forgetful elderly ward Marshall F. Davies, 93, who could no longer “tell his age or day of the week.” Instead of keeping everything to herself and becoming a full-time caregiver to Mr. Davies,… Read More »