Went to the Red Cross HQ to get a swab test, and it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.
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A street buko vendor, preparing coconuts for sale – I got these, three for a hundred, bargained down from an initial ask of 35 pesos per coconut. I thought it was interesting to watch, so I took video. Update, 1 August: I just got an email from YouTube, telling me that the thumbnail for the […]
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Capital punishment isn’t the deterrent that the death penalty hawks make it out to be. Let’s take the example of capital punishment for drug dealing, for instance, since drugs have become something of a rallying cry for advocates. Having the death penalty is good public relations, for sure. And it’s scary as shit when you […]
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Before that infernal tax kicks in, I’ve been trying to make the most of my Netflix subscription by actually giving all those new titles a try – many of which seem to fall into the gothic medievalpunk category. Don’t get me wrong, I’m fine with that, although I would personally love it if there were […]
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Whenever shit happens, you can either see it as the world crashing down, or you can see it as an opportunity to do something better. Finding out your rapid test came back positive isn’t any different.
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I watched the fifth Mars rover slip the surly bonds of the earth, on its way to Mars! Perseverance follows the trail blazed by Mars 2 and 3 (USSR, both lost upon landing 1971), Sojourner (US, landed 1997), Spirit and Opportunity (both US, both landed 2004), and Curiosity (US, landed 2011). I admit, I got […]
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As we prepare for the 2022 National and Local Elections, which are Presidential elections, by the way, I’ve often given thought to the history of automation in our country. We’ve had automated elections for four elections now, starting with the 2010 National and Local Elections. It’s not insignificant that two of those elections were Presidential, […]
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by Sarah Asis Sarah has been with the COMELEC for almost half a decade. Tiga-COMELEC ka kung ang unang tanong sayo ng mga kakilala mo kapag nalaman nila kung saan ka nagta-trabaho ay, “Nasaan na ang voter’s ID ko?” At sa ika-siyam na libo dalawamput-tatlong pagkakataon ay isasagot mo, “Hindi na po nag-iisyu ng voter’s […]
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In the entire 2020 State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte, there was only one mention of elections: I welcome the passage of the law postponing the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections. The postponement saved much-needed government funds and ensured implementation of projects under the current barangay officials. In hindsight, it also saved […]
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The onset of what would turn out to be a four-month quarantine proved to be no obstacle to the staff of the COMELEC’s Education and Information Department to push forward with the production of the COMELEC’s newsletter – diario COMELEC. Since then, there have been four issues, and I’ve reproduced the covers here. diario COMELEC […]