correctphilippines.org http://correctphilippines.org CoRRECT™ the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines! Now! Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:12:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Benign0 of GRP is just as clueless as the Benigno of Hacienda Luisita http://correctphilippines.org/benign0_is_as_clueless_as_benigno/ http://correctphilippines.org/benign0_is_as_clueless_as_benigno/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 10:52:36 +0000 Orion http://correctphilippines.org/?p=2256 Yes, you read it right. We’re talking about Benign0 (the “Get Real Philippines” guy who uses the “Jimi Hendrix” avatar on the left) being just as clueless as his “namesake” Benigno S. Aquino III. Why so? Because just like his “namesake” Benigno … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/benign0_is_as_clueless_as_benigno/feed/ 0 Polls aren’t just for Metro Manila: Why Federalism? http://correctphilippines.org/why_federalism/ http://correctphilippines.org/why_federalism/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 09:10:11 +0000 Jan Emil Langomez http://correctphilippines.org/?p=2213 by: Jan Emil Langomez Risa Hontiveros, Bam Aquino, Nancy Binay, Chiz Escudero: What do these political candidates have in common? It’s simple really, all were born and raised within Metro Manila. These “senatoriables” are currently gunning for seats in the … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/why_federalism/feed/ 0 Nancy Binay – Don’t hate the player, hate the game! http://correctphilippines.org/lousy_senate/ http://correctphilippines.org/lousy_senate/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:22:22 +0000 Orion http://correctphilippines.org/?p=2143 Nancy Binay is joining in the Senatorial Race because she can and because she has the necessary name-recall in order to win. She’s joining the race because she has exactly what the current Philippine system of government favors in order … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/lousy_senate/feed/ 0 Should the Philippines Turn Parliamentary? http://correctphilippines.org/abad_parliamentary/ http://correctphilippines.org/abad_parliamentary/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:10:59 +0000 Borrowed from Outside http://correctphilippines.org/?p=2116 By Rep. Florencio B. Abad It is unfortunate that enlightened debate about the proposed shift in the form of government has been hampered by allegations of hidden motives by Senate leaders and by a public suspicious of an unspoken agenda … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/abad_parliamentary/feed/ 0 Chicken or the Egg: Culture Change or System Change? http://correctphilippines.org/culture_or_system/ http://correctphilippines.org/culture_or_system/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:54:13 +0000 Orion http://correctphilippines.org/?p=2006 People often wonder about what determines the success of a society. Is it the culture or is it the system? Quite recently, as the debate on Constitutional Reform progresses and as more and more people realize that the current Philippine … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/culture_or_system/feed/ 0 Lynching Laurel http://correctphilippines.org/lynching_laurel/ http://correctphilippines.org/lynching_laurel/#comments Sun, 25 Nov 2012 05:50:52 +0000 Joseph Solis Alcayde http://correctphilippines.org/?p=1659 Herman Tiu-Laurel: Anti-Foreign Direct Investment yet he is wearing Western business suit, speaking English, writing in English in his column, and is partly Chinese. Certified hypocrite. Real Racist.   Last Friday, I read an article written by Herman Tiu-Laurel found … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/lynching_laurel/feed/ 0 Constitutional Change Now http://correctphilippines.org/constitutional_change/ http://correctphilippines.org/constitutional_change/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 07:42:35 +0000 Borrowed from Outside http://correctphilippines.org/?p=1581   (originally published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, 21st November 2012) by Peter Wallace Let me give you a few points to ponder when considering whether or not we need to open up the economy by amending the Constitution. Because … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/constitutional_change/feed/ 0 A Tale of Two Countries http://correctphilippines.org/2_countries/ http://correctphilippines.org/2_countries/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:10:05 +0000 Borrowed from Outside http://correctphilippines.org/?p=1537 (Borrowed from the Far Eastern Economic Review) by William McGurn The human costs of protectionism  Teresa Concepcion had high hopes for her future. Although her father was only a farmer with a grade-school education, things were looking bright for the … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/2_countries/feed/ 0 Making the economic comeback w/ higher private FDI http://correctphilippines.org/higher_fdi/ http://correctphilippines.org/higher_fdi/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:12:46 +0000 Borrowed from Outside http://correctphilippines.org/?p=1361 (taken from the Philippine Star – originally published: 13 June 2012) by Dr. Gerardo Sicat As economic opportunity knocks on the country, the question is how to maximize the gains for the social and economic good. “Two needed market reforms.” There are … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/higher_fdi/feed/ 0 Tables and Ladders (Exposing Esposo, Part 2) http://correctphilippines.org/tables_and_ladders/ http://correctphilippines.org/tables_and_ladders/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 05:47:49 +0000 ianlopez http://correctphilippines.org/?p=1122 Almost nineteen months ago, Orion wrote an article on How to CoRRECT™ Asia’s Basketcase of Wasted Democrazy. The article essentially mentioned that the term “Charter change” is dead. In its place is the message of “Constitutional Reform”, which is meant … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/tables_and_ladders/feed/ 0 It’s all about Competition http://correctphilippines.org/competition/ http://correctphilippines.org/competition/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:29:55 +0000 Orion http://correctphilippines.org/?p=961 It is well-known that the concept of healthy and fair competition has the effect of an “invisible hand” that essentially results in benefits and improvements for everyone. We CoRRECTors and other advocates of Constitutional Reform do not subscribe to the … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/competition/feed/ 0 It’s the Economy, Student! http://correctphilippines.org/economy_student/ http://correctphilippines.org/economy_student/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:39:38 +0000 Orion http://correctphilippines.org/?p=945 By Dr. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, PhD  [I wrote this article on and off in my spare time during my house recuperation, re-hospitalization and hospital detention from October to December 2011.] The economy I turned over Countless studies have shown that … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/economy_student/feed/ 1 ‘Sensya na po, Sir…’ http://correctphilippines.org/bouncer/ http://correctphilippines.org/bouncer/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:30:01 +0000 Orion http://correctphilippines.org/?p=917 Once upon a time, may isang galanteng gustong mag-imbita sa kanyang mga kaibigan na mag-party sa bahay… Mr. GALANTE: “Uy mga kaibigan, MAY PARTY AKO SA SABADO!! Kainan, Inuman, Kantahan, Sayawan… PUNTA KAYO SA BAHAY, HA…” Pagdating ng Sabado… (Sa … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/bouncer/feed/ 2 Let’s Talk Basketball – by Figo Cantos http://correctphilippines.org/basketball/ http://correctphilippines.org/basketball/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:27:23 +0000 Orion http://correctphilippines.org/?p=849 I’ve been an advocate of the CoRRECT™ Movement for almost a year now. After getting in touch with Orion Pérez Dumdum during a Christmas Celebration of the Bagumbayan-VNP (Gordon-Bayani 2010) Party, I studied its 3-point agenda and realized that the changes it … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/basketball/feed/ 0 Sen. Enrile Solidly Supports Parliamentarism http://correctphilippines.org/enrile_supports_parliamentarism/ http://correctphilippines.org/enrile_supports_parliamentarism/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:44:11 +0000 Orion http://correctphilippines.org/?p=800 Current Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile has repeatedly expressed his solid support for Constitutional Reform for a very long time. Back in the days when what later became the 1987 Constitution was up for ratification in a YES versus NO … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/enrile_supports_parliamentarism/feed/ 1 Crucifying Cruz http://correctphilippines.org/crucifying_cruz/ http://correctphilippines.org/crucifying_cruz/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:39:44 +0000 Orion http://correctphilippines.org/?p=776 After reading the article written by Neal Cruz last October 17, 2011  titled “Cha-cha will let foreigners grab our lands”, I couldn’t help but have the urge to reply to some of the claims made by Mr. Cruz on the … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/crucifying_cruz/feed/ 0 The CoRRECT™ Three Point Agenda http://correctphilippines.org/3_point_agenda/ http://correctphilippines.org/3_point_agenda/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:11:42 +0000 Orion http://correctphilippines.org/?p=640 The CoRRECT™ Three Point Agenda was conceptualized as a comprehensive but simple solution that acts as a first enabling step that helps facilitate a lot of other important reforms. Here are the three points as follows: 1) Economic Liberalization “Attract … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/3_point_agenda/feed/ 1 Eight Points in Enlightening the Élite http://correctphilippines.org/enlightening_the_elite/ http://correctphilippines.org/enlightening_the_elite/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 04:51:17 +0000 Orion http://correctphilippines.org/?p=665 [Note: This article was originally published in Get Real Philippines, and was first published by Orion Pérez Dumdum on April 26, 2003.] * * * This article is included in the www.correctphilippines.org site because people might be asking why this … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/enlightening_the_elite/feed/ 2 The Parliamentary System: Would it produce better leaders? http://correctphilippines.org/parliamentary_better_leaders/ http://correctphilippines.org/parliamentary_better_leaders/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:21:13 +0000 Borrowed from Outside http://correctphilippines.org/?p=562 [by Arnel B. Endrinal] I am not a die-hard advocate of Constitutional Reform but I generally support the idea. However, while others support it primarily for the economic agenda, I on the other hand do so for my search-for-leaders agenda. … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/parliamentary_better_leaders/feed/ 1 Problems of Presidentialism & the US Exception http://correctphilippines.org/problems_of_presidentialism/ http://correctphilippines.org/problems_of_presidentialism/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:38:08 +0000 Orion http://correctphilippines.org/?p=483   by Fred W. Riggs, PhD (1917-2008) This is a draft for the text published as “Conceptual Homogenization of a Heterogeneous Field: Presidentialism in Comparative Perspective,” in Mattei Dogan and Ali Kazancigil, eds. Comparing Nations: Concepts, Strategies, Substance. Blackwell, 1994. pp. … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/problems_of_presidentialism/feed/ 2 A Good Constitution Must Reduce the Impact of a Bad Leader http://correctphilippines.org/a-good-constitution-must-reduce-the-impact-of-a-bad-leader/ http://correctphilippines.org/a-good-constitution-must-reduce-the-impact-of-a-bad-leader/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:05:49 +0000 cctapang http://correctphilippines.org/?p=215 The independence of the Judiciary must be explicitly specified in the proposed constitution. This is to protect against actions by a bad leader. Recent history has given us a clear lesson as to why this is crucial. On April 15, … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/recto_presidential/feed/ 0 Philippine Progress: Shift in Sports, Shift in System http://correctphilippines.org/philippineprogress/ http://correctphilippines.org/philippineprogress/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 07:50:55 +0000 Orion http://correctphilippines.org/?p=248 At the time of this writing (this article was first published on July 7, 2010), millions of people around the world are obsessing about the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and the noise of the annoying Vuvuzela horn. From … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/philippineprogress/feed/ 5 Exposing Esposo http://correctphilippines.org/esposo/ http://correctphilippines.org/esposo/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2011 05:28:56 +0000 Orion http://correctphilippines.org/?p=65 A little over a month ago, on the 16th of January, I released an article entitled “Why Charter Change is CoRRECT™” in which I laid out the general principles behind the CoRRECT™ Movement, whose full name is “Constitutional Reform & Rectification forEconomic Competitiveness & Transformation.” … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/esposo/feed/ 1 Two Filipinos: A Football Legend & A Prime Minister of Spain http://correctphilippines.org/2_filipinos/ http://correctphilippines.org/2_filipinos/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:06:33 +0000 Orion http://correctphilippines.org/?p=62 Part of the reluctance of Filipinos to try something different has often had to do with the primordial fear of the unknown. Once Filipinos are used to one way of doing things, shifting over to a better paradigm or system … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/2_filipinos/feed/ 3 The Parliamentary System Fits the Philippines http://correctphilippines.org/parliament_fits_the_philippines/ http://correctphilippines.org/parliament_fits_the_philippines/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:59:54 +0000 Orion http://correctphilippines.org/?p=59 Among the “occupational hazards” of being an advocate for the Philippines’ eventual adoption of the parliamentary system is to be on the receiving end of irrational and unfounded charges that the Philippines is “unfit” to use such a system because … Continue reading →

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]]> http://correctphilippines.org/parliament_fits_the_philippines/feed/ 2 SPPS: Senator Pangilinan & the Parliamentary System http://correctphilippines.org/spps/ http://correctphilippines.org/spps/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:55:51 +0000 Orion http://correctphilippines.org/?p=55 Just before I published my recent essay that related the soccer versus basketball issue to the presidential versus parliamentary debate, a few statements made by Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan which appeared in the July 3, 2010 Manila Standard caught my … Continue reading →

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