An Example of How The Youth CAN Run a Country

Age should no longer be a factor in one’s career. Proof positive of this is the country of Georgia, where age didn’t matter when officials were chosen to fill its cabinet.
According to Monocle magazine (the June 2007 issue), Georgia’s Minister of Defense, Davit Kezerashvili is only 29 years old. Its Minister of Finance, Alekshi Aleksishvili [...]

The End of Midterms: A Time for (Blog) Changes

Finally, midterms madness is over. After almost three weeks of non-stop studying and cramming against nearly impossible odds, I can only say that I am exhausted. I want to say I NEVER want to do that again.
Unfortunately, the life of a law student, especially one finishing up, is not so privileged.
We have to do this [...]

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 [...]

Trillanes Evicted From the Peninsula: What He Achieved With His Makati Standoff

Well its more or less over. Trillanes decides to “face it,” and walk out of the hotel with his compatriots General Danilo Lim and others, in order to ensure the safety of the civilians with them and to protect the media people in the hotel covering the event.
Yeah right.
Just admit it sir. You didn’t expect [...]