Economic Shortcircuit
Money in Paper Bags, here and here
Overpriced Lamp Posts in Cebu
PIPC Scam, here and here
Educational Plan Fiasco

I am sure that those reading comprise a broad church and therefore have a wide range of views on all sorts of topics from inasal and alimasag to silver cutlery through to hotel and airline customer services so doubtless there are political colours of every hue represented.

And last week’s domestic news was dominated by one of the most awful and depressing events that I can remember here or indeed anywhere for a very long time. Much worse in so many ways than the recent typhoons which demonstrated through countless tragedies the poor and weak infrastructure and support in place that the Country has for emergencies and climatical catastrophes.

However, the things that happened in Maguindanao were the result of human evil and literally beyond comprehension. The slaughter, in peacetime, of unarmed men and women for daring to suggest another democratic path was horrific. And the more one reads of events and the political manoueverings behind the scenes (over the past few years in particular) at the highest levels that seemingly led to a situation where people knew that they could act almost with impunity the more depressing it becomes.

You can’t expect such events to go uncommented on – it would be too surreal if no one at all made passing comment on it here or on any other blog that took the Philippines as it’s main focus. I can’t speak for MM but I am sure that if in Country he would have not let this pass either.

Anyway, enough now, didn’t mean to lecture but I do think that you are wrong in so many ways.