“…Malacanang said over the weekend that there were backdoor talks to reconcile De Venecia and Arroyo. (GMANews.net)…”

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As predicted … just like clockwork, I only wondered why Malacanang took too long.

The question is if JDV would compromise again and let himself be hoodwinked once more because of perks, priviledge, money and promises. I’m not betting heavy on JDV to change his habits of … compromise, compromise, compromise, until there’s no principle left.

Pure principles like clean water if mixed with dark unscrupulous ways like charcoal dust becomes black mud.

Malacanang said over the weekend that there were backdoor talks to reconcile De Venecia and Arroyo. (GMANews.net)

- What else is new? Once a trapo, always a trapo!

the default mode of Pinoys – migrate to a first world country

look, theres nothing wrong with deciding on emotions, then looking for justifications later per se. thats human nature.

it seems that in this blog, when it comes to the discussion of migrating to a first world country, i am playing the role of your handle

anyway something related manolo wrote in a previous post

Notice that until the OFW phenomenon, the last time our professional classes could achieve stability: home, vehicle, schooling for kids, was the 50s and 60s when we’d recovered from the war. increasingly, today, people born into the middle class can only stay in the middle class, if their parents leave them an inheritance or if they go abroad; otherwise, they face a decline in living standards. even the wealthy, to a certain extent, are facing this so they’re moving abroad, too. the poor have lost access to social mobilty locally, i think it’s safe to say, unless they take the shortcut and work abroad.

all these factors intensify corruption. if you’re poor, you will face dilemmas aplenty, to sell your soul or body to get the permits and money needed to travel and keep working abroad; if you’re middle class, you must break rules and cut corners to maintain your standard of living; the wealthy, facing competition from home and abroad, must deal dirtier and dirtier with a political class that finds itself devoid of prestige, lacking in the ability to inspire support, and which has to turn to more and more repugnant means to stay in power.

what made you think i was referring to surveys on perceptions of corruption?! aber? bakit, ang surveys lang ba ng SWS and Pulse Asia ay tungkol kay gloria lang?

did i ever single out a particular survey of gloria’s corruption and declared that the perception isnt normative?

******sound of buzzer****** wrong again

teka teka nakakahalata na ako ah? you got me there my friend!

- when i first read this statement, i found it childish. but if you read again, it’s a racial slur.

That’s because, anthony, you also mentioned SWS and Pulse Asia surveys, and their suveys says GMA is most corrupt, and I suppose you don’t believe those surveys, am I wrong again?