Age old formulas for our many woes

Solving the energy crisis

There will be greater increases in the demand for crude oil up to the year 2013 and beyond. The sharp rise in demand during the past few years drove the prices of crude oil to soaring highs. By almost the same time last year, prices of crude had increased already fifteen times. Due to the skyrocketing prices, demand slowed but there is no reining in the inevitable growth of the demand for fuel oil. Hence, the predicted 3.7 percent rise in consumption whether we like it or not, will put pressure upon the oil supplier countries and they will again raise their prices. It will be a never-ending evil cycle. And no one will have the power to stop it. Department of Energy (DOE) will look like shit in the face of it. Read more of this post here…

Centering: Post SONA 2008

Some People Just Can Take So Ayan Na

My dear allevii, I like mushrooms too! You failed to mention mushroom omelet, it is heavenly! Garlic sauce or catsup could really titillate your palette and make the omelet taste oh-so oh… oh… oh… wonderful!!! Read more on sona bashings here…

The target of the bashers -- full text of GMA's SONA

Also a target of the bashers -- video of SONA courtesy of Brando

Leandro Mendoza's coup d' etat!

DOTC’s gain, Boncodin’s loss

Now that Sec. Mendoza is working towards the operationalization of the National Transport Safety Board Philippine version (calling on Shawn O’Donnell and company!!! calling on the Asian Development Bank !!! you gave the first glimmer of hope when you pledged support for the privatization of the air traffic control of the Republic of the Philippines in 1995!!!), the secretary is The Man! At least for those of us that are lowly bloggers, blogging feverishly about the safety of all our brethren in air, sea and on land. Pinoy or foreigner, young and old, male or female, alike. More on this post here…

2010 elections

What is this thing about lists? Allevii surely has a thing for them… Read more about it here

What Survey Ratings prove

nothing.

absolutely, nothing at all.

survey companies are as corrupt or more graft-ridden than governments, fly-by-night business, underworld moneymaking machines and fraud ngos. and yet they have the gall to partner with institutions like us aid! konrad adenaüer foundation! or other somesuch, ersatz aidngos -- for moneymaking! the asian institute of management! merely for the propagation of stats on poverty, hunger, malnutrition, while their left hand takes illegal bribe for rigged surveys.

survey classic example:

enumerator for prominent survey co. to respondent: this is a survey on the oil crisis. are you pro- or anti-arroyo?

respondent (female 4th year high school student of ramon magsaysay high school): i'm not pro- nor anti po.
survey enumerator: where does your father/mother work?

respondent: my dad works in government po.

survey enumerator: ay, pro-gma ka pala! di bale na! iba na lang!

ah, excuse me ... ! (calling to another student)

does that reflect good survey ethics? will that redeem the value of philippine surveys? Click here for more on this post ...

In focus: The GMA SONA 2008

i wonder where my friend got her inspiration for this post on GMA's sona? she didn't mention that there are a lot of people forming parade lines outside of the room she is talking about, but they are in an angry, crazy mood always. explain!!!

The President, The Ecology and the Phenomenal Fitness Sensation ● Read more about the item here

Kudos (II) to Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr.

DBM money for faxes, electric fans, and Disaster Assistance etc.

First, even if the Pag-Asa is under the Department of Science and Technology, it is Sec. Gilberto Cojuangco Teodoro, Jr. who is the chief whip of the inter-agency task group that coordinates disaster assistance. . . I was extremely surprised when I was told that suddenly Pag-Asa faxed an unsolicited message from a Quezon City number to selected government offices. Even if the fax contained near-microscopic letters and minute drawings of clouds, rains, suns, it provided a good view of the coming weather conditions and what kind of preparations one should make... It makes Teodoro a good leader, a very good secretary and cabinet man. There aren't many good Queen's and King's Ministers all round us. But Teodoro is a candidate for an Olympic gold medal for being fast on the job. So kudos Mr. Secretary! More of this post here…