Servant of the people

By Leandro DD Coronel
MANILA
Was President Noynoy Aquino’s inaugural speech last June 30 tough and clear enough to put the fear of God in the hearts of all the grafters and thieves in government?
Let’s hope so.
Aquino’s day started when he set out from his residence on Times Street to fetch the departing Gloria Arroyo in Malacanang [...]

Don’t let politicians run the show

By Leandro DD Coronel
MANILA
And so we had an election here and everybody — except for the losers — is happy. Time for us Filipinos to take it easy, hibernate and wait for the next elections in 2013, right?
Now I realize why democracy is so weak in our country. Filipinos go bonkers [...]

Bonus

MANILA
(As I write this public-school teachers in the Philippines complain they haven’t received their Christmas bonuses. I hope by the time you read this satire, for their sake the issue will have been resolved.)
Teachers are up in arms because they haven’t received their promised Christmas bonuses.
Haven’t they heard of the wise saying: “You already have [...]

Hillary gets a freebie

By Leonardo DD Coronel
MANILA
She came, she saw, she got a freebie.
Hillary Clinton got a rousing Filipino fiesta welcome last week, courtesy of a university and a local television station.
Kristie Kenney must be delirious with joy. She and her resident PR officer at the American embassy should be up for promotion soon. Or at least their [...]