Rage of the righteous

Rage of the righteous – INQ7.net is my column for today.

Schadenfreude

Nice entry in Torn and frayed in Manila. Now at last I know what “schadenfreude” is.

Read it

You can read the President’s state of the nation address here: Speeches – PGMA’s SONA 2004. Her delivery was the best among her sona speeches.

In ‘Invisible hostages’ – Jul. 27, 2004, Juan Mercado kindly quotes me.

In The political system must recast or face extinction – Jul. 26, 2004, Billy Esposo makes some urgent points.

In a word

In a word – Jul. 22, 2004 is my column for today.

Hilarious

In Malaya-The National Newspaper you can read JB Baylon’s funny take on different kinds of economics.

New traffic violation procedures

From an email:

Fyi, effective 15 July 2004, the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will implement a new violation ticketing system called Metropolitan Traffic Ticket (MTT) wherein an MMDA Traffic enforcer (in light blue shirts ad blue pants) should issue an MTT only for a traffic violation without confiscating the driver’s license. The MTT should be paid at MMDA or a Metrobank branch within seven (7) days. An unpaid or overdue MTT will be cause for rejection of a driver’s license when renewal is applied for at the Land Transportation Office (LTO) every three (3) years. Appels for rejected driver’s license renewals would have to be taken up in an LTO traffic court. Drivers who have3 been issued MTTs should therefore keep the copy of the MTT when marked as paid at least until the next renewal of the driver’s license.

Effective today, 16 JUly 2004, Makati City will implement its new Traffic Ordinance which is basically the same set of traffic rules as that of the MMDA and LTO but with higher fines for traffic violations. This ordinance will be implemented by enforcers (in yellow shirts and in black pants) of the Makati Public Safety Authority (MAPSA). Unlike the MMDA traffic violations ticketing system, MAPSA will issue its own traffic ticket and confiscate the driver’s license. The ticket will allow a driver to drive for seven (7) days during which time he must pay the fine and retrieve his driver’s license at the MAPSA Headquarters in Ayala avenue cor Buendia Avenue.

On Wickedness

On wickedness – Jul. 15, 2004 is my column for today.

Bastille Day

BASTILLE DAY — The Bastille is located in Paris — It was being used as a prison when the strongly-fortified high tower was stormed at the outset of the French Revolution

Worth reading.

Public documents

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Back to the wall

Back to the wall – Jul. 12, 2004 is my column for today.

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