Adventures of Isabel

So, as promised I put up more photos from the SONA counter-rally. But I’m feeling thin on thoughts, or at least coherent ones.
A full-text of Arroyo’s speech can be found here. There’s some debate about whether or not she actually believes the rosy statistics she quotes. I’ll leave that to the psychoanalysts.

I’d love [...]

The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (now there’s a job title) has just released his report on the Philippines. I realize that some of you may have actual lives, but I’m pretty excited it’s out, and I know human rights activists in the Philippines are too. The report doesn’t say anything [...]

I’m in between appointments right now, was wandering around Quezon City and found a bizarre little internet cafe to kill time in. It’s tucked away somewhat improbably on a residential street, and seems to cater primarily to children under 10. Perhaps it’s just a function of the time of day. In any case, the internet [...]