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he Americans have finally done it! After more than a hundred years with presidents from Theodore Roosevelt to Barack Obama 
pushing for Health reform, the United States now has a bill that all Americans can be proud of. And when Obama signs it into law, over a year of contentious debate and hysterics from those opposed it will hopefully come to an end. It is unfortunate that the Republicans who decided early on not to 'play' at the risk of appearing to give Obama even an inch, might now find themselves backpedaling if Americans eventually end up embracing this healthcare bill.
But enough about Americans—they belong after all, to the richest country in the world. Lets talk about Filipinos and the kind healthcare they have. In general, healthcare in the Philippines is available only for those who can afford it. It is never completely free, even in government-run hospitals. Indigent patients in charity wards still have to come up with the the supplies and the medications they need. Thus there is now the widespread practice, by those who are sick and broke, of approaching their members of congress to help pay their health bills. Legislators use part of their annual porkbarrel allotment to give hospitalization handouts making it appear as though those came from their own pockets.
While hardworking overseas Filipinos are providing healthcare to millions worldwide, in their home country, many of the indigent and sick are having to do without any care at all. What is even more loathsome and talked about only in whispers, is the fact that many cash-strapped families are electing to "pull the plug" on their sick relatives least a lingering illness completely deplete the family's finances. It is a heart-wrenching decision for sure, but in a third-world country, with no government 'safety net' for healthcare, some cash-strapped folks really have no choice.
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Filipino people have
just about had enough of Miriam Defensor-Santiago. She is loud, arrogant,
and intolerant of anyone but herself. In her Ilongo-accented diatribes
Santiago bullies anyone and everyone she dislikes or who happens not to share
her views. It is somewhat disheartening because Santiago is reasonably smart
and adequately educated—but the minute she opens her mouth, those pluses
just fly out the window.
Published 1/29/2012
ongoing impeachment trial of
Chief Justice Renato Corona has brought to light what appears to be a
faulty,
if not patently unconstitutional 1992 En Banc resolution of the Philippine
Supreme Court that effectively ended any public disclosure of the Statements
of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) of any Justice or Judge. Chief
Justice Andres Narvasa’s court in their ruling—A.M. No. 92-9-851-RTC, dated
September 22, 1992—resolved that henceforth all “All requests for copies of
statements of assets and liabilities of any Justice or Judge shall be filed
with the Clerk of Court of the Supreme Court or with the Court
Administrator, as the case may be, and shall state the purpose of the
request.”
Published 1/24/2012
Corona impeachment
trial now three days old is turning out to be somewhat of a disappointment.
The
month-long period form December 14, 2011 when the Senators first took their oaths
as Senator-Judges to the January 16 start, only served to heighten
the public’s anticipation for a blockbuster court drama that would play out
live in their livingrooms.
Published 1/19/2012
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