Monthly Archives: October 2013

Infernal Eternity

A few days after I wrote about the SSS and the hefty bonuses for its officers and employees (Sense and Sensitivity, https://jpfenix.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/sense-and-sensitivity/) the women’s organization Gabriela posted the following comment on it: People need to be alarmed not just on … Continue reading

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Like Lacierda

HOW DO you solve a problem like Lacierda? It seems that every time he opens his mouth he ends up with more than his foot in it. Now that’s not such a crime for any ordinary person, but Lacierda is … Continue reading

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Sense and Sensitivity

OVER at the Social Security System (SSS), the management headed by former bank executive Emilio de Quiroz, Jr. has announced that by January next year (2014) they will be raising premiums to enable the private employees’ social welfare fund to … Continue reading

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The Quest

In the musical Man From La Mancha, Don Quixote sings “The Impossible Dream.” It is the song of living up to the ideal of doing what’s right, even when it does not seem doable, even when it is against impossible … Continue reading

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