ajani le vengeur

son baton semble bizarre. j'ai essayé de saisir son caractère noble mais son position s'est révélé trop rigide.

archange de l'empyrée

l'archange de l'empyrée original est un oeuvre de greg staples. c'est le crayon et l'aquarelle. et bien sur, MS paint (Windows 7) qui j'ai utilisé pour changer son taille.

comment choisit-on un candidat

pour autant que je sache, il n'y a pas des candidats qui a passé parfaitement mes critères sauf peut-être ... gordon ou gibo. et je me demande ce que des autres utilisent pour choisir les leurs. et vous?

1. il/elle doit être bien éduqué.
2. il/elle doit respecter la science et la laicité.
3. il/elle doit avoir une précédente experience dans le gouvernement.
4. il/elle doit pouvoir éxpliquer sa plate-forme.
5. il/elle doit être pour l'égalité des droits.

1. s/he must be well educated.
2. s/he must respect the separation between church ans state.
3. s/he must have previous experience in the government.
4. s/he must be have and understand/explain her/his platform.
5. s/he must be pro-equal rights.

Nonoy)
Ateneo, Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.
From his website, He thanks god (presumably the christian god) about yellow friday. He has gender equality listed in the platforms page. Nothing specific. He seemed a nice guy.

Gibo)
DLSU, Bachelor of Science in Commerce Major in Financial Institutions
Law degree at University of the Philippines
Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence
Topped the Philippine Bar exams
New York State Bar examinations
Masters degree at the Harvard Law School in Massachusetts
Honorary Doctor of Laws degree by West Negros University of Bacolod
From among the candidates, His issue page seemed the most complete and coherent. He recognizes that there exists an over population problem but I am discouraged when he describes himself as being afraid of the Catholic church. I like his student loan program. He seemed to be the most eloquent and intelligent.

Villar)
UP - Diliman, Bachelor's degree in business administration
Master's degree in business administration
Under the Records page is listed all the Acts he has helped pass in the government. Particularly, his anti discrimination against women bill. I wish to see what are his views on secularism and the RH bill. He seemed to have spent the most in TV ads. I wonder who falls for a music video?

Gordon)
Ateneo, Bachelor of Arts, major in History and Government
UP College of Law, Bachelor of Laws
His advocacies page lists some general and rather generic items to help the poor. But nothing specific especially about the RH Bill or the separation of church and state. Gordon seems the most pratical. He has Clark and Subic under his belt.

Erap)
Mysteriously (or not), I can't find any significant article on the internet which discusses his educational background. Did he finish school at all? Currently, his advocacies page is being updated which leaves a lot still to be known about his plans and his views. I remember watching news reports that he is pro condom and pro gay rights. I have the impression that he is the most simplistic. His formula is the same formula used by every candidate. Bring economic development by bringing in capital.

surpopulation

if the philippines was reduced to 5 slots. 1 slot was used to produce 3 food. another slot was used for school. another slot was used for hospital. let us say we had 3 (A,B,C) people. each person occupies a slot and consumes 1 food per year. this gives us 2 empty spaces for development. also let us say the school can only teach 2 students in a year. and a hospital can only accomodate 2 patients.

1 for food which produces 3 food - A lives here
2 for a hospital - B lives here
3 for a school - C lives here
4 empty
5 empty

let us say A and B had 3 children. D C E. Presumably D and C will occupy slot 4 and 5. E would be homeless. Since only 3 food is produced per year D, C, and E will go hungry unless we convert slot 4 and 5 into farming land as well. Since C can only accomodate for 2 students, E would be left unskilled and uneducated. If anyone gets sick, up to only 2 patients can be taken in. The rest will have to wait next year or 4 and 5 can be converted to a hospital to accomodate more patients.

the model is rather simplistic but i think an effective model to demonstrate what is over population. many people are in denial about it in the philippines which excacerbates the problem. we think our cities are overpopulated but not the rural areas. the rural areas lack the jobs to support its population. this in turn prompts rural folk to migrate to the cities. but since they do not have the right skills to compete and get jobs. they become the poor, the squatters. crime increases. it is all connected. don't you think?

i observed this in pc games like sim city and civilisation. i know theyre way scaled down and doesn't necessarily reflect reality. but think about it, it is exactly what is happening ..

overpopulation is about the lack of resources to support the population. resources like classrooms, food, jobs, medical services, nurses, doctors, teachers etc. if we continue this path of producing too many people without increasing resources, then we continue to subject those of which who are vulnerable and unskilled to poverty and other social ills.