Tomorrow (February 25) marks the 22nd year anniversary of EDSA revolution. It was one of the most historic events in the Philippines because democracy won over dictatorship. It showed the solidified unity of Filipinos to oust a greedy and corrupt leader. The Filipino nation rejoiced. We were freed! We should be happy, shouldn’t we? We were once dubbed as the second happiest people in Asia, after all.
Ironically, we can’t feel that so-called happiness right now. The current political crisis we are experiencing - the NBN controversy only proved the ongoing deception and corruption of our political leaders - is no reason to be happy.
In an article from The Philippine Daily Inquirer, analysts said that the Filipinos are still unhappy after 22 years since the fall of Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos no matter how the present administration is boasting about economic growth, which has improved the lives of many because of Pres. Arroyo’s policies. Read more…
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The National Telecommunications had imposed a law about penalizing giant cellphone companies for sending unsolicited text messages composed mainly of advertisements and promotions. Smart Telecom was penalized a total of P20,800 and Globe of P12,200 for unwanted messages.
But the penalty imposed has not prevented these companies from sending spam text messages. I am a SMART subscriber and spam messages about the company’s latest promotions and offers, especially right after I reload my account, have been regular annoyance at my inbox, some of which, I admit, are tempting. Since these are spam, which rhymes with scam by the way, I do not easily succumb to them.
Why was this measure not effective? These maybe are few of the reasons:
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It seems that the health care crisis continues to be a problem in the Philippines. We have been running out of health manpower as nurses, midwives and doctors go abroad. It seems that we have another thing to be afraid of - the Philippines is also running out of hospitals!.
The Philippine Medical Association (PMA), based on a survey, reported that the number of hospitals, both private and public, in the country has dropped by 55 percent in the last 20 years - from a total of 2,000 in 1987 to only 890 at present.
Further, the new government policy that prevents private hospitals from “detaining” patients until they settle their hospitalization bills will worsen the situation. It may lead to bankruptcy of more hospitals which may lead to a more deteriorating health care system.
To probably mask this worsening situation, the Department of Health denies the claim that this problem exist.
What do we really need to solve the health care problem? Simple, we need a sustainable solution. As I have observed, the government is always acting on impulse. The worsening education status of the Filipinos, for example, was thought can be solved by offering student loans. Although, this seems a promising solution, it will not really address the root of the problem - which is poverty. I think it will work, but only as supplementary aid for the purpose of defeating lack of education.
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The COMELEC will proclaim 10 senatorial bets on Wednesday. I am glad that whom I voted for were also the choice of the majority.
My senatorial bets were:
1.Panfilo Lacson was first on my list because of health was included in his agenda.
2. Francis Joseph Escudero
3. Ninoy Aquino Jr.
4. Edgardo J. Angara
5. Joker P. Arroyo
6. Gregorio B. Honasan
7. Antonio F. Trillanes IV
8. Aquilino L. Pimentel III
9. Juan Miguel F. Zubiri
10. Sonia M. Roco
11. Nikki Coseteng
12. Loren Legarda
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Cell phones and SMS are now widely used for many purposes. Opportunists find a weapon through cellpones to spread scamming activities, promotional campaigns, and sending many unwanted text messages to defenseless subscribers. On the good side, cell phones and SMS have helped resolved a number of crimes.
With the coming of the May 2007 national elections, campaign ads will add to the “functionality” of your cell phones. The Commission of Elections (COMELEC) has not yet issued guidelines about this so the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said that they had no choice but to allow the candidates to send campaign ads through short messaging service.
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Subject: What will make me leave the Philippines. ..
An Open Letter to Every Filipino 
- by Harvey Keh
I was watching a TV news program a while ago when they reported about a controversial e-mail from a youth leader being spread in the internet. I have received a copy from a friend and because I am not a fan of sending multiple messages, I am sharing it to everyone through this blog. I think this letter should serve as a wake up call for all Filipino voters.
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