International Human Rights Day

The United Nations declaration of International Human Rights Day is being marked today December 10, 2008. The occasion though being recognized by all nations except China, North Korea and other states, human rights remains to be respected in most nations.

In Asia, like the Philippines, human rights violations were already part of the rotten system which undermines freedom to live. Human rights violations come in different variation or degree which ultimately has worsened in years.

Poverty, hunger, illiteracy, lack of shelter, political and media killings, forced disappearance, forced abduction against known leftist personalities and student leaders. The numbers just don’t lie because the government, military and police organizations perpetrated it. Indifference to human rights is what makes the system erode the very existence of man who always strives to live life.

The world celebrates the International Human Rights Day this time of the year and yet many of us continue to mourn the deteriorating human right issues in our midst.

“Out-Lawmakers” Aboard Cha-Cha Train Speeding Fast to Derail 2010 Election

Administration allies in the Lower House of Representatives are fast-tracking to amend the constitution through constituent assembly. The charter change or cha-cha train is almost full and now ready to travel to the next station where “out-lawmakers” are to meet and vote to amend the nation’s 1987 constitution and to finally lift term limits of current elected officials including President Gloria Arroyo.

Latest reports said that only a few more votes to achieve the required 2/3 votes and cha-cha is off to convene as constituent assembly. Rabid supporters in congress are doing everything to extend their terms and their beloved President because they have vast nefarious interests in all sectors.

The “out-lawmakers” are serious about the no election or “no-el” scenario by conditioning the minds of the people that charter change is good for the country and 2010 election is no longer needed, because the nation’s system of government will be changed from presidential to parliamentary where PGMA will sit as Prime Minister yet again.

Baguio City Public Market Needs Police Presence

Baguio City – The public market of this highly urbanized city is in dire need of police beat patrol. Urgent action should be done if necessary to prevent the unrelenting high incidence of criminal activities in the area. Bad elements are doing their illegal activities in broad day light without any fear of being arrested because not a single policeman can be seen patrolling in the area.

Most cases being perpetrated by these bad eggs of society are robbery snatching and pick-pocketing. Their favorite object of desire are items such as high-tech gadgets, money etc. They pick their victims whom they see as an easy prey who carry their items carelessly.

Once they’re done with their surprised victims, the bad elements run fast directly into their hide-out located right at the eatery section of the public market. The stolen items immediately sold to some vendors and stall owners which they priced the stolen items cheaper.

The criminal activity happens daily from day-in to day-out. The bad elements, considered lost in the dimensional world of virtuosity, ply their trade unmolested by the long arms of the law.

Global Financial Crisis Affects International Labor Market

After the US was hit by cold, the rest of the world got sick. And that is what happening now. All sectors were affected by the financial crisis and one of them is the international labor market. Many people from the third world countries are part of that market which has been the source of their income as labor migrants in the first world.

According to news reports, the worst hit is the manufacturing sectors and the crewing jobs especially in cruise ship sector. The economic crunch would make it hard for people to travel and instead tighten their belt and just stay home for good. As a result, demands on seafarers were randomly affected.

Export manufacturers were also hard hit because demands were not as robust since the world was torpedoed by the financial crisis which emanated in the US mainland. And so the world is hoping that, perhaps, US President-elect Barack Hussein Obama and his select economic team would be able to make an antidote to heal the ailing US economy in particular and the world’s economy in general.

Innocent and Unarmed Civilians Favorite Target of Terror Groups

The on-going Mumbai/Bombay terror drama only shows that the bigoted terror groups are nothing but simple criminals and murderers out to kill unarmed and innocent civilians. The terror groups masquerading as the bearer of their religious ideals actually are the worst kind of beasts that could demonstrate viciousness, extreme violence and unmerciful cruel minds so to speak.

Why not bomb strategic government and military installations if they are really fighting for a just cause? Why not kill government, military and police officials who are considered corrupt and human rights violators? Why massacre innocent and unarmed civilians without any reasons? Why tolerance and freedom to live curtailed just because it runs counter to their fundamentalist precepts?

Why on earth that this kind of incident happening when in fact almost everybody is calling the same GOD? Is there really God and why He is allowing people to kill each other just because of different interpretations of the heavenly teachings? Or is it Satan the Devil actually helping humans spreading wickedness in the guise of spreading the true word of God? Or is it religion the cause of all cruelty amongst men?

Public Officials Off to Vegas to Watch Hoya-Pacman Fight

Despite of global financial crisis and economic crunch, public officials in the Philippines will be watching boxing idol Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao in Vegas this coming December 06, 2008. The Hoya-Pacman fight in this “Sin City” of North America is part of the itineraries of public officials who loves to travel this time of the year.

The junkets will serve well on these public officials because the month of December is a celebration of sort. After watching the World Boxing Entertainment Hoya vs Pacman duel, may be these travelling public officials would be visiting beautiful tourist spots in North America and spend their dollars in style like no other.

Barack Obama’s Election Stir Heated Discussions in the World Wide Web

The US Presidential Election was already put behind the news but the historic election of Barack Obama continues to get rave reviews, negative responses and various commentaries from around the world. The netizens or the people frequently using the internet, seemingly, were the one emotionally moved and troubled by the victory of Barack Hussein Obama.

And all of a sudden people of different race, creed and belief and what-have-you started to add color on the already multi-colored victory of Barack Hussein Obama. People who fancied themselves as the followers of Nostradamus conveniently referred Barack Obama as the third anti-Christ called “Mabus.” The first was Pau Nay Oloron who was Napoleon and the 2^nd was Hister who was Hitler.

The Nostradamus-believers further said that the end of the world will occur in 2012 as stated in prophesies the man had written centuries ago. Could this be dangerous rumors? Is Obama the “chosen one” to bring the world to apocalyptic events?

Of course not, countered the Obama-believers. According to them, all written predictions, prophesies and heavy-opinionated articles linking Barack Hussein Obama as the third Antichrist is a hoax. In all of these exchange of ideas, may be only history could tell who among the parties are telling the true story after all.

John Cleese, Who?

I really don’t know who John Cleese is, but one thing for sure is that he is an Englishman, a humorist and satirist to name a few. Curiously, I got interested on John Cleese partly because of his old political belief concerning the United States of America and the once mighty conqueror of the world, Great Britain.

In his own words, John Cleese dismissed the American people for failing to nominate competent candidates in the just concluded US Presidential Election. And because of this failure he wrote that ’we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths, and territories (except Kansas, which she does not fancy).Your new prime minister, Gordon Brown, will appoint a governor for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded.’

The message is clear. John Cleese, the Englishman, is trying to make a statement that the American politics had considerably changed since the Brits ruled America centuries ago. Obviously, Mr. Cleese was influenced by the great history of his motherland and that of the United Stated of America. He still holds grudge the way Americans kicked the British out of America. Are they not brothers in blood?

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Steps to Avoid in Courting a Woman’s Nod

Basically, people still believe the intrinsic form of courtship which in most cases remains as a way of getting into a relationship. And that is a fact. But in today’s modern world, changes had been a factor that influences the very form of courtship. And that is a fact also.

Courtship, in layman’s term and in my own understanding, is the expression of one’s feeling to a woman whom a man cares and loves. And that’s the most exciting part of it. However, because of modern culture that we have now, courtship in the truest sense has become more complicated than the previous times.

The following are some of the explanations based on personal experience taken from my old and recent encounter of courting a woman’s nod. I was actually rejected 3x.

THE DON’TS: 1.Do not expresses sincerity and truthfulness 2. Do not brag your clean living lifestyle 3. Do not say flattering remarks (ex. You are beautiful, simple, brave etc.) 4. Do not say the “I Love You” often because women of today are prone to “sweet-message” fatigue. 5. Do not impress her of your swear words, because, again women are easily annoyed by that kind of courtship tactics. 6. And last but not the least; do not fool your self that you will win her love hands down.

THE DOS: 1. Pretend to be somebody 2. Be gorgeous looking yet animalistic inside 3. Be superficially simple but rough inside 4. Be a talker and giddy to impress the girl 5. Speak like a rocker without seriousness 6. Be a lover boy because it’s the in thing. Women look for sexually active partners 7. Be armed with gadgets to take videos of your sexual tryst. 8. Be a cigar-puffing fellow to show your macho-like personality. 9. And last but not the least just plays the girl’s game and you will win her love.

The dos are based on actual interviews shared by indefatigable individuals I’ve met in gatherings and in trainings only recently.

Charter Change Begins to Roll

Congressmen allied with President Gloria Arroyo had started to roll their sullied agenda to amend the country’s constitution by means of charter change or cha-cha. The congressmen, all loyal supporters of the administration, had been busy looking for ways to finally amend some of the provisions of the 1987 constitution which, according to them impede the country’s development.

Critics, however, immediately hit the initiatives of the power-sated yet hungry congressmen saying that it is a ploy to extend the term of the President and all of her allies enjoying good life as corrupt leaders of the suffering Filipino nation.

There are many pressing issues to confront but apparently the administration and its lackeys keep themselves preoccupied on how to prolong their stay in power. There seems to be a conspicuous plan by the administration not to relinquish power in 2010. The President’s Press Secretary even asked God to give PGMA forbearance and tolerance to lead the Philippines perhaps even beyond 2010.

The President’s congressman-son is leading the way in winning the hearts and minds of his colleagues to support charter change to lift term limits of all elected officials. The Filipino nation will finally see its demise. God forbid.