Archive for July 31st, 2007

Harvey can stay »

Some days before the mid-term elections, my friend Harvey Keh wrote a personal email about the seven conditions the fulfilment of which will make him consider leaving thePhilippines. To a few, it sounded like a threat or even a boast. To most, it was a reflection of a deepening frustration over our state of affairs. […]

Post election: Let’s start life again »

The electoral dust is settling in the hot summer sun. The midterm election was generally more peaceful than 2004 gauging from the number of incidents. On Tuesday we reported back to work with a sense of a new beginning—our lives were suspended on posters in the recent past.Changes are happening. For one, this year, we […]