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The successive oil price reductions should have amounted to some relief for us Filipinos. However, we have yet to feel the relief of having oil prices slashed. For one thing, the minimum fare still stands at PhP 8.50.

With the delay in the release of the implementing rules and regulations of Republic Act 9504 (which amends the income tax law), this government is obviously not sincere in providing relief to minimum wage earners. What else can grass do for a dead horse, other than to cover its carcass?

The other day, I found myself walking almost two kilometers from the office to a bus stop along Edsa. I was to go to the printing press to pick up a job. I haven’t commuted along Edsa for a while now, and I was not really surprised with all the rows of steel nets strewn [...]

Pakistan’s “dictator,” Pervez Musharraf, has announced his plans of resignation.
Impeachment charges have been filed against him in Pakistan’s parliament, which include violation of the constitution and gross misconduct.
The Pakistanis held their ground and stood united against Musharraf. Elections held in February this year saw Musharraf’s rivals winning in national and provincial levels.
We can also factor [...]

Tomorrow comes another payday. Tomorrow, I will again come to realize the benefits of being a salaried man — the fixed wages, the automatic contributions to social security and health care. Tomorrow, I will again curse this fake regime for taking more than it’s supposed to take — the income taxes.
I understand the concept [...]

A hollow-point bullet strewn inside her head, a dull driver and his equally dull passengers going along Imelda Avenue in Cainta, Rizal — all made life miserable for Tara on the eve of her 23rd birthday. You know what a hollow-point bullet does? It expands upon entering the flesh.