It takes a good leader to make hard decisions. It takes an awesome leader to make hard and unpopular decisions just when he needs to be popular - like in the run up to an election year for example?From this news report, it seems like Noli de Castro knows.
Topics: 2010 watch, Abu Sayaff, ICRC, kidnapping, negotiation, news, Noli de Castro, politics

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In several FV posts, benign0 has been asking a very difficult question:  What does the “Filipino” stand for? Quite predictably - and prolly because of who asked the question rather than because of the question itself - the horde replied...
Topics: Filipino

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AUDIOA tip o’ the beret to LaTtEX for this ‘un. Gary Granada takes on GMA Kapuso Foundation for using his revisions to their lyrics (for a jingle he was commissioned to compose) without attribution - and here’s the kicker - using an...
Topics: blogging, Filipino, gary granada, gma kapuso foundation, international, skittles

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It’s funny how we so love the labels created by agitators. It’s a public relations tool, really: reduce a complex idea into as brief a statement as possible - a one-word slogan would be best - and feed it to the masses. After all, the masses..
Topics: language, militarization, palparan, PDEA, politics

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Which is better - in general terms? A homepage that has a static image and a link you need to click in order to get to the main content? Or a homepage that has everything on it?      
Topics: blogging, web design

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