You lived a short but useful life as the nemesis of truth, the blocking force of those believe the Senate conducts hearings in aid of destabilization. We are happy you died a legitimate death, given the questionable circumstances of your birth. We are happy that your death has become a source of hope for Filipinos...
I have included as a Category an OFW Corner that will feature the latest news and services that are of great interest to our OFWs. I would also like to encourage our beloved OFWs to get their own blogs and am now working with OWWA Administrator Marianito Roque on how blogging can be included as...
Kitaro Japanese Restaurant has job openings for the following: Store Managers – pref HRM graduate; at least 3 years experience as supervisor in a restaurant; knows how to handle personnel Management trainees – pref HRM graduate; not more than 30 years old; with at least one year experience in a restaurant Cooks – pref with...
My day at Iblog2 started later than most. I caught the middle of Manolo Quezon’s talk on a blogger’s rights and his or her readers’ expectations. I appreciate the generosity of spirit behind his advice for established bloggers to point the way to lesser known but equally deserving blogsites. Davao City councilor Pete Lavina expressed...
I was searching for a poem. I wrote it a few months after my father died. I can’t recall specific lines but it was about missing the sound of his pen on paper. I stored it in my laptop and now it’s gone. Did I delete it by mistake? Or perhaps someone who borrowed my...
Excerpt from “The Power of the Powerless”, an essay written by Vaclav Havel during his days as a “dissident” in Czechoslovakia. Havel’s essay has had a profound impact on Eastern Europe and the Solidarity Movement during the Cold War era. “Between the aims of the post-totalitarian system and the aims of life, there is a...
Berong was his name. He had a patrician nose, eyes that have that faraway look, and a built that was stocky yet capable of stealth. He used to be a boxer or so he claimed during his Ilocano youth. Berong Ople, that was his complete name. No relation by blood to us Oples of Bulacan....
On a daily basis, my inbox receives dire messages from readers seeking employment. Some readers make it a point to attach their resumes complete with photos perhaps hoping that I can pass these on to my own contacts. Unfortunately, my personal network is composed mostly of friends who are gainfully employed but not in a...
Because I write, I live with extraordinary people Who don’t exist Except upon my say so. Because I write, Words come and go Like happy tourists Travelling without a map Because I write, I ponder, and in the melancholy Of my dreams, I cry Because I write, A choir of words Give music to my...
A Constitution must reflect the basic principles that keep our nation together. Every time a new official is sworn in to serve government, he or she is asked to uphold the Constitution. It is the spoke in our wheel; the compass by which we all set our eyes on whenever the nation feels adrift. Opening...
