Editorial
"It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle." – Norman Schwarzkopf
HISTORY tells it that every victor of epic battles was declared a hero.
In the realm of sports, the name Manny Pacquiao rises among all others, a modern hero indeed, but without a formal avowal.
ACCORDING to the Dept. of Foreign Affairs, Pres. Barack Obama has asked US Congress to remove the conditions on the $2-million military aid alloted for the Philippines in the proposed US appropriations act for next year.
Senator Appropriations Committee Chairman Sen. Daniel Inouye has also "committed to increase defense and security assistance for the Philippines," as affirmed by DFA Alberto Romulo and previously stated by Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro.
The decision was made to give recognition to RP’s efforts in addressing human rights issues and US Congress has even pushed for an increase in military assistance to the Philippines for next year, proposing a whopping $667 million inclusive of defense, security and economic assistance, poverty alleviation under the Millennium Challenge Account and veterans’ benefits.
ACCORDING to the New York-based think tank, Global Source, resilient remittances and post-typhoon rebuilding efforts are sustaining the momentum for a rosier economy for the Philippines.
The report also stated that the two leading presidential candidates, (based on the latest popularity polls) Sen. Noynoy Aquino and Sen. Manny Villar are both capable of managing the economy competently.
"Prospects look particularly promising for 2010 when the country will be led by a new president brought peacefully to power while the world economy gains strength. Such would usher in continued remittances, export recovery, and a honeymoon period with a new leader that could only improve the environment for investments," the report further elaborated.
EVERYONE wants to get a piece of the action when Manny Pacquiao, RP’s pound-for-pound king goes into the ring with Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto on November 15.
Therefore, it’s not surprising to know that Philippine House Speaker Prospero Nograles and his cohorts are going on a side trip to the WBO welterweight match after their series of meetings in Washington with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her party of lawmakers.
Admittedly, Speaker Nograles is an avid fan of "The Pacman" and even considers himself as part of Team Pacquiao.
LAST week, a certain blogger started a firestorm, reporting that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has been allegedly hoarding imported relief goods.
To pacify the picketing mob of militant urban poor and labor leaders, Social Welfare Secretary Esperanza Cabral explained that "the distribution of relief goods to typhoon victims is done upon the request of local government units, a system that stems from the devolution of the social services function under the law."
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