December 2011
49 posts
Prayer - Francisco Arcellana
leflaneur:
Close all open things, Lord. Open all closed things. All those who have long received, let them give. All those who have long given, let them receive. All those too long apart, let them come together. All those too long together, sunder them. Let the wise be fools for once, Lord, And...
Apocalypse Soon →
New Age adherents of the 2012 prophecy, which has created an Internet frenzy and a small publishing industry, believe the end of the ancient Mayan calendar, on December 21, 2012, will coincide with the end of the world. Hal Lindsey and Carole C. Carlson’s The Late Great Planet Earth (1970), along with Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins’ Left Behind series, which has sold more than 35 million...
“No matter how perfect humanity may become, patriotism will always be a virtue...”
– Jose Rizal (via diariodefilipinas)
Go get ‘em Joe.
Diario de Filipinas: BREAKING NEWS: Jesuits at... →
diariodefilipinas:
Manila, Philippine Islands -Jesuits from the Ateneo de Municipal will attempt to have convicted writer and social critic Dr. Jose Rizal return to the fold of the Holy Mother Church.
Sources say the Jesuits have with them a retraction written by His Eminence, the Archbishop of Manila, Bernardo…
Diario de Filipinas: The Final Day - Rizal's Day... →
diariodefilipinas:
Fort Santiago, Manila, Islands of the Philippines - The final day of Jose Rizal has been spent busily attending to a variety of visitors. Most, sources relate, he met with equanimity and serene confidence. The only moment of anger he displayed is, in display of callousness, guards refused to…
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“Bad history tells only part of complex stories. It claims knowledge that it...”
– Margaret MacMillan, The Uses and Abuses of History
Relevant to our state of Philippine history and the shit that flies around Pinoy social media.
Diario de Filipinas: EXCLUSIVE: Colonial... →
diariodefilipinas:
Fort Santiago, Manila - where Dr. Jose Rizal is being held prisoner. (Photo by Arnaldo Dumindin)
Manila, Philippine Islands - Diario de Filipinas has gathered from reliable sources that the Spanish authorities have refused to publish a manifesto from condemned mestizo writer and social…
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“…a citizenry that cannot begin to put the present into context, that has...”
– Margaret MacMillan
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”
– Charles Dickens (via deadwriters)
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Christmas Time is Here by Vince Guaraldi Trio...
Typhoon sendong: a disaster that waited to happen →
ellobofilipino:
Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines – Living on the edge of riverbanks, families displaced by Sendong (international name: Washi) a few days ago had once fled their homes in 2009 at the height of a storm. With no alternative relocation then, they had gone right back, holding on to their proximity to the city and the assurance of livelihood.
International aid agency Oxfam called on...
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What a Year for a New Year by Dan Wilson
I know...
“I’m gonna tell you something. Somebody messes with me, I’m gonna mess with with...”
– Al Capone, played by Robert De Niro in The Untouchables (1987). Kinda sounds like the impeached Chief Justice, doesn’t it? (via ellobofilipino)
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Shadow of Doubt Excerpt - On the power of the...
Peru…was a stunning example because it was its own Supreme Court that went after a Former President. This trial was so important because international tribunals, The New York Times wrote, were ‘unlikely to have the cleansing or educational power of a country’s own judicial system affirming the primacy of law.’
In a landmark human rights case, a Peruvian Supreme Court...
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“The object of the process is not to punish but only to remove a person from...”
– Fr Joaquin Bernas, SJ, Eyes on the impeachment process, Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 21, 2011.
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“Bernas is of the opinion that the next President after the May elections should...”
– Bernas: Arroyo Appointment may destroy SC Credibility, Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 23, 2010 (via @aupijuan)
Listening to Ron Paul loyalists trot out hackneyed power of the private rhetoric is sort of disheartening. Surprised that parochialism is still an attractive political philosophy in the United States.
I really need to stop listening to US news in the morning.
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“In which branch of government would corruption have the most harmful effects on...”
– Philippine Human Development Report (2008/2009) via Shadow of Doubt.
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Shadow of Doubt Excerpt - On Corona's Appointment
It later became apparent, as Malacanang officials pushed for the early appointment of a Chief Justice, what the rush was all about. Defensor’s move was aimed at making President Arroyo appoint the next Chief Justice before the ban on appointments began - which was sixty days before the May elections and until the end of her term. The Constitution prohibits midnight appointments because, as...
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(Self)Perception
I had an interesting conversation with a sociologist and a historian yesterday. In part we touched on the idea of self-assessed poverty, and how it intersected with Nick Joaquin’s A Heritage of Smallness.
It is difficult to question when someone rates themselves as poor. But I think it is an important question to ask. By what standard of living can we self-differentiate between poverty and...
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“He {Enrile} said that then dictator Ferdinand Marcos ordered to buy all the...”
– Open records of Marcos’ spy agency, Enrile urges - Philippine Daily Inquirer.
1. Any question why the FOIA is important?
2. And people still hold to the fantasy that Marcos was great for the country.
3. I’ve always heard rumors that Ongpin was benefited from certain accounts set up...
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“Interestingly, these decades* were characterized by a uniquely successful blend...”
– - Tony Judt, Ill Fares the Land
Compare to how our cultural institutions are managed - much less the prevailing attitude that art and culture is solely of the ‘elites’ and of little importance in addressing broader social iniquities.
*of social mobility and economic prosperity for a...
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Pancho Dela Luna: Endurance Is Where We Meet: The... →
panchodelaluna:
(Noam Chomsky)
A good friend of mine, iwriteasiwrite, rightfully observes that “there is a distinct lack of public intellectuals in the Philippines; men and women who not only challenge the system, but seeks redemptive national paths.,” and that this “lack” is “deeply…
This is an amazing essay and well worth the time to read.
My friend @panchodelaluna (with his...
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Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Attack... →
congressarchives:
There were a ton of great blog entries yesterday from the National Archives commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks. If you haven’t seen them all, check out this great link round-up created by one of our Prologue bloggers.
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Heritage, tourism, and the bottom line →
ibelieveicreate:
iwriteasiwrite:
That’s bullshit.
I don’t agree with all of what JunJun is planning in Intramuros, especially his connection between Clark Quay and Maestranza (instead I’ve offered San Antonio and San Sebastian as working models).
But her conclusion is complete and utter crap. Where do we start then? We need symbols of national unity, we need areas that make people proud to...
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Bonifacio without the Bolo
Agoncillo also obscures the fact that the founding members of the Katipunan came from the Liga’s ranks. The Katipunan has been represented by Agoncillo…as a ‘distinctively plebeian society.’ Agoncillo…describes Bonifacio as ‘almost illiterate’ and ‘belonging to the lowest class.’ But was Bonifacio a plebeian, let alone illiterate? His father...
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Heritage, tourism, and the bottom line →
And here really is what’s wrong with even thinking about heritage as tourism: it allows for heritage conservation to be about creating pockets of affluence in cities that are everything but. As if taking something out of context, as if a grand new mall, or a fine dining restaurant, a bridge that connects Binondo to Intramuros, will erase the stench of the Pasig River, or allow us to forget the...
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“While some of these assumptions may on occasion, be true, the reality is often...”
– Organization of News Ombudsmen
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November 2011
20 posts
ellobofilipino asked: Hi sir! Any thoughts you might want to share about the proposed Bonifacio bill?