Tag Archives: politics

and i’d promised jesus i wouldn’t rant…

October 9, 2012 · by · in ad lib, advocacy · 2 Comments

I feel strongly about the necessity of enacting the Reproductive Health bill (ever compromised into a comprehensive bill on Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health, and Population and Development). Usually, I pretend to be facile about it, or use humor, but I can also get overly emotional in its defense, especially if I feel that there is […]

Freedom, responsibility, repercussions

October 7, 2012 · by · in advocacy · 3 Comments

The hackers are at it again; and the government is understandably alarmed. The latter should not be surprised though. The recent statement of President B.S. Aquino III — that he is open to amendments in the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (RA 10175) — has been welcomed; but his opining that libel should remain a crime […]