Writing about music is always a testy proposition, just because it is so subjective. Unlike sports, music arguments could go on and on without resolution. Dirty hippies around the world still argue about the Beatles and the Stones, for example. On the other hand, Toyota fans can harp on about Jaworski and Fernandez until they’re blue in the face, but Crispa loyalists can point to their two grand slams and the matter is settled. Read the rest of this entry »

The circus that is the Philippine election system has begun with Tuesday’s deadline for filing of certificates of candidacy by the aspirants. Over the past couple of weeks, I found myself involved in the hoopla somewhat; my day job requires me to deal with politicos on occasion, and two weeks ago, we were actually face to face with some presidential candidates.

We asked them a set of common questions, and the way they tackled the questions was as diverse as their personalities. There was the Charming Man, with his great sense of comedic timing, who was very engaging in person even before a panel of skeptics. Read the rest of this entry »