Darren Criss Live

Darren Criss:The 23 year old half Filipino half Irish Darren Criss is coming to the country this December for a series of concert.

Darren Criss attracted the public with his rendition of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" and led him to sign a deal as a regular star of the popular Television Series "Glee".

And now, the YouTube-turned-"Glee" sensation will give his pre-Christmas present to his Filipino fans through mall shows. You can catch him live at Greenbelt Mall on December 21 and Trinoma Mall on December 22.

The May 2010 Elections in the Philippines

Philippine politics history has been well known for the events that occur every election campaign period. You can witness most of the politicians to perform on stage with different celebrities that have quite big fees to pay for. But what is it that makes this celebrities included on election agenda? Just like anywhere else, they add up to the popularity and the mass appeal of the politicians they promote. Filipinos are well known to be an avid fan of each celebrity, may it be local or international. The Philippines has always been a launching pad for a celebrity taking first step in show business. Classical Hollywood artists would always hold a concert every Valentine's day in the Philippines. Its always a sold out concert.

This observation has been linked to politics since most politicians running for office have always capitalized on it. They make it a point to always be associated with someone well known in the showbiz industry. The Philippines had once had a President who was a former actor in the late 60's. Said president was ousted after a couple of years in service due to some lawsuits against him. From that time on, it looks like people learned from the experience of putting a celebrity in the executive office. This was apparent during the next local and senatorial elections when some celebrities who ran for office lose the election.

Another thing to highlight is the incidents of killings related to elections. In local elections especially, there were reported incidents of ambush which is allegedly master minded by a rival candidate. Looking at the compensation of each elected official, it will not make them richer but considering the influence it will give them, it can make them richer than business tycoons. Indeed, corruptions has lurked in most government office in the Philippines. Their revenue bureau seems to be a structured organization with a process that will ensure check and balance. But this apparently would not suffice the objective of getting everything audited. That Department only collects tax. There are some municipalities that gives access to government officials to the city's budget. That makes it prone for corruption.

Still out in the news, you will notice every candidate includes a platform of getting poverty resolved. That's a clear statement that poverty is just around the corner. Every candidate promises change to this known fact about the Philippine economy. Sounds exciting for Filipinos however this is not the first time that someone would give such commitment. Corruption has indeed cluttered the opportunity to be economically advanced. Without resolution to it, whoever gets elected will not be able to change the lives of every Filipino. Maybe what they need are leaders who will serve them unconditionally, selflessly and would not intervene on money related transactions. Very few politicians have decided to sell their real estate to give the proceeds to their constituents. Most politicians after getting elected would make a good investments on government owned and subsidized businesses. Dirty politicking indeed. With the experiences out of 3 people revolutions that happened to the Philippines, we can look forward to a revolutionized politics that will be implemented after May 2010 elections.

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2010 Automated Election - A Vision of the Philippines' Fight Against Corruption

Whether it is Noynoy who swore not to steal, or Manny who swam in the river of garbage, changes in our system must always comes to the understanding of every Filipino that everyone of us has the potential to choose to excel and to not suffer from poverty anymore.

Seeing the trend we have been silently keeping, it makes me feel devastated to know that in every average Filipino home, if the couple has 4 children, chances are only one of the four will continue in college, what kind of future will the other 3 will have? and to site another popular example, if the mother is a servant the greater the chances that her children will be in the same shoes too.

Now the purpose of this article is to somehow impart important reminders and precaution on how to vote wisely in this coming 2010 automated election.

I strongly believe that this automation is the first key to at least lessen the chances of manipulation involving our votes. We are assured that the system that will be used for this coming election is hacker proof, meaning computer hackers has no chance of invading the system hence sabotaging the election. Just to site few countries that have been using this system are USA, UK, Canada, Australia and a lot of highly industrialized countries.

Second, is up to the human responsibility. Knowing your candidates is the next step. Watch debates or forums and even go out and be part of the meeting de advance of the candidates. Use your ability to think and judge whether they are saying the truth or not.

Take note of what they are saying, don't be easily swayed by their sweet words and promises, remember that the future of your children and of your country depends on your ability to criticize and scrutinize each platform.

Thirdly, is be cautious of their campaign strategy, especially those who have been polluting the airwaves with their campaign ads every 4 to 5 minutes, it should be an interesting strategy of why spend millions or even billions of money for the ads in exchange what should be the price in return.

I have read an article from a famous author who has been observing politician's campaign behavior since Marcos' regimen; he said on one of his article that the Eagerness to win may not be the same as the Eagerness to serve. That might be true, genuine service to others can be done in our simplest act everyday, now the psychology of politicians is a different story.

We have been tackling this corruption issue since the day I was born, this might sound a little bit overuse now, but the liberation and fate of this country depend solely in the ability of every Filipino to think and observe. You don't need a degree to do that, you just need a receptive ear and a just mind.

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