Post archive for ‘war & skirmishes’
A Summer Night of Discontent
I’m tired. Tired of all the games we people play. They bug you and then ask you if you’re okay. Then you give them hugs and kisses to tell them yes, you are okay. But you know deep inside you’re not but hey, you’re not supposed to tell. Because if you do, it would just [...]
Creating Your Own Anti-Matter
I am back in the shadows of my former elusive self. Dazed and confused as what lies before me and the future of my galactic awakening. The bright sunny days are like omens of what’s up ahead. Down with jitters and fears and doubts is the constant route. I fear that these challenges to prove [...]
Olongapo’s Due Process Gone Wild
During the term of Richard Gordon as mayor of Olongapo City, there were at least 26 cases of “salvagings” or summary executions that victimized at least 28 people. The killings were believed to have been made to cleanse the city of undesirable elements and maintain its allure as the center for the R & R [...]
Have Gordon Created Gapo’s Culture of Fear?
When I came to Olongapo, I was very hopeful. I just had a daughter, her mom is a native Olongapena, and I decided to go there to start a new life. It’s a bustling city yet with a small town feel. The night life is not as good as Manila but having been a fan [...]
A Day in the Life… Not Again?
Here they come again. I knew what I’m about to take when I decided to write personal experiences about my life in Olongapo, or at least parts of it. Heat. I’m about to take some unnecessary heat. Of all the searches online regarding the 2010 presidentiables, presidential wannabe Richard Gordon had the most positive posts [...]
The Lords of Olongapo
When the City of Olongapo is mentioned, the first things that would come to mind are two: the entertainment bars lining its streets and the name Gordon. While the roots of existence of the former are well-traced, the existence and the reason why the latter became a household name is not much talked about. Who [...]
A Day in a Life in Gapo Part 3
Ganito pala sa Olongapo, parang war zone. This was the surprised remark from one of the media personnel from GMA-7 who witnessed what happened that fateful day in November 1996. All the action were going on inside the SBMA where the APEC forum was being held, so it only makes sense for all the media, [...]