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In many ways, the impending impeachment of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court will be an issue that has nothing to do to with the co-equality of the various branches of the government. Nor will it be an issue of one institution trying to dominate another institution. In fact, it has nothing to do with that at all.

Our prospects for achieving First World status are pathetic. It is unrealistic to expect such a standard of living without  sustainable resources, a high-calber cadre of leaders, and the drastic implementation of land use policies to sustain it.

One wonders how natural is "natural" [disaster] when its outcome reeks with the willful neglect of our leaders to mitigate its impact. What about when our leaders misuse the development allocations for their constituencies in kickbacks and commissions? What about when they callously ignore the danger of scrubby public work, literally, which may put people's lives in peril? 

Will the Philippine version of democracy win in a walk or come out limping past 2012?

Why are we like this?  Is it because Philippine politics is just plain dirty?  Or is it because we are just the hopeless descendants of pricks?  Is there a solution to this?  Or we just wait until these old bastards are dead.

While I believe that everyone is equally right in their view of the origins and causes of the Mindanao conflict, I also believe that everyone is similarly wrong in their callow confidence on how to end it.

To resolve the conflict in Mindanao, we must put our trust in 'rebels and crazies.' By rebels, I don’t mean people who rely on the business-as-usual approach of violent confrontation.

I hope PNoy's commitment to the peace process will not be construed by the MILF and other Muslim militants as giving them the green light to continue with their lawless behavior.

Unfortunately, sex tourism exists in the Philippines and it is a social problem! Why is it then that our leaders and government officials refuse to admit the problem exists? Why is it that this issue remains a 'forgotten secret?'

The various defamatory attacks on PNoy are not only highly disrespectful but irrational and extremely personal. I know many will say that's Philippine politics and it’s dirty.