Predictions for 2008

Predictions for 2008
(Babble On column for the Sunstar Davao, Friday Dec. 28, 2007)
It’s the end of the year and it’s time for writers and columnists to write about what they think will happen next year in 2008. Here are my bold predictions:
1.) More Political Storms Will Rock the Philippines – Every year [...]

A Guess At What Some Prominent Filipinos Want for Christmas

A Guess at What Some Prominent Filipinos Want for Christmas
(Babble On, for the Sunstar Davao, Friday Dec. 21, 2007)
It’s that time of the year when people are accustomed to getting Christmas presents from their loved ones.
The thing is though, we always think of what we want for Christmas, or perhaps what our family and [...]

Trllanes Says Sorry

Trillanes Says Sorry
(Babble On for the Sunstar Davao, Dec. 14, 2007)
Like every other Filipino out there, I’m fairly forgiving.
In fact, Filipinos have seemingly developed a reputation for forgiveness. How else can we explain the pardon for former President Erap Estrada and the return to political and social prominence of the Marcos clan?
But even I would [...]

I Was Wrong: How Trillanes DIDN’T Affect The Economy

Hmm….
I was pleasantly surprised today. In a post written shortly after the Makati Standoff, I predicted that Trillanes would make our upswinging economy go down, and make our stock market and peso fall. Turns out I was wrong.
Though Trillanes did affect the international perspective of our country, it didn’t slow our economy down. Thank goodness [...]

An Angry Media: The Arrest of the Peninsula Journalists

An Angry Media: The Arrest of the Peninsula Journalists
A Quick Word on the Arrest of the Makati Standoff Journalists.
If there’s one thing the government may soon be sorry about, it is this: the arrest of the journalists who were in the Peninsula during the Makati Standoff.
That arrest twisted what was an otherwise triumphant moment [...]