The Feeding Fiasco

I lifted this caricature from a friend's blog. Have a look see:



The math involved only made me dizzy. So I'm just gonna let 'where did the millions of pesos go?' fly out the window since anyone can argue 'every politicians do that' and what have you.

I don't mean to discredit anybody or put someone on the pedestal despite the glaring missing links of evidence...

... but honestly, while it's good to feed the hungry, I think it is still better to teach them how to fish instead of giving them fishes. As the saying goes, you'll feed them for the rest of their lives and not just for a day. Right?

And the Gleek in me wants to quote Will: The good teacher does not hand the answers to his/her students. He/She just have to point the way and guide them.

Why People Love to Hate Mike Defensor

The Star-studded QC

I dunno how the name of QC Rep. Annie Suzano got in the list of TV celebrities running for public office in the City of Stars here.

Did she produce a flop movie? Was she a former actress actor? Is there something I don’t know. Enlighten me.

Brave but Chicken S**t

I chanced upon the official site of a famous local politician in the Metro. I could not help myself to express my disappointment when the mayoralty aspirant backed out from a public debate at the last minute because he sensed that his opponents "may gang up on him."

Duh? Philippine politics has always been that way since the Big Bang Theory happened. Why give into such pressures now more than ever?

But what ticked me off the most is when the candidate quit the debate to deliberately disappoint the audience and organizers of the event, who he suspected of having prejudice against him.

Go check this out to see for yourself.

So the question that springs to my pea-sized brain is: When he becomes the mayor, do you think he will be a good mayor to all his people? or a good mayor to the selected ones, who can kiss his ***?

Atras Abante

As it turns out, I'm not the only one who noticed the irritating parade of campaign posters in a carnival that is Quezon City.

Apparently, the queue of eyesore has become the last straw for Majority Floor Leader Ariel Inton that it made him quit the mayoralty derby on May 10 polls yesterday.

Kasi ba naman diba?

My mom, who is working at the City Hall, said that Inton has been questioning why the there's no action to address flying voters and questionable registrants issues in QC.

Hmmmm. But it sounds more like it has finally dawned on the politician that he stands no chance against the incumbents for me - influence and financial wise.

I'm preparing myself to hearing more scenarios like this in the future because election, as we know it, is full of running and quitting "for show."

Rock The Vote

I have never missed an election day. But the first ever automated elections makes my heart beat on my throat. I know I'm not the only one, though.

So click on here for something that could guide as all through May 10 polls.

Pasig or QC?

I just moved in to a new flat near Robinson's Galleria last month. And my new address reads Ortigas Center. I immediately assumed it's in Pasig City, but someone just told me it is still considered within the area of Quezon City.

I know, right? Are you kidding me? I know I'm a geographic idiot but this is the first time I have ever heard of this. They said the area is still covered by Santolan, QC or something like that. So I guess the $64,000 question here is:

San dapat magparehistro mga residents dito sa eleksyon? Huh. WEIRD.