on NBN controversy...

in light of the nation's acclaimed interest on the highly controversial broadband project, the only consolation i can appreciate now is the fact that it has heighten the interest of people on ICT (information and communications technolgy) and its growing importance in the administration of the public sector. assumingly, that these have been grasped by the public.

The use of ICT in the government or governance in larger concept, has been very vital to the quick development of other countries, which include Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea and yes, China. we wonder, why the economies of these countries suddenly surged and bypassed us, is the fact that ICT has been identified, prioritized and utilitized in the public sector, as early as the beginning of the 1990's.

i really believe that NBN should carry on, but i also have doubts on letting a Chinese company handle it, because our country will be definitely beholden for the maintenance of this project. unfortunately, i dont see the private sector really coming in for this purpose, because the primary goal of NBN is service and not profit.

i really believe we should be now on a higher level of using ICT (not just computers, internet and so on) in the public sector for national development. thus, it is high time we develop our own human resource who can handle ICT for public sector. these require highly specific skills and knowledge, on techonology, public administration, and legalities. thus, i am not surprised if even Abalos himself admitted he didnt even know what broadband is. and more government ICT projects continue to fail.

hopefully, HR development for ICT management in the public sector will be one of the resolutions that the Senate conducting the project will take into consideration.

on erap judgment...

acquitted on perjury, guilty on plunder case (40 years imprisonemnt.

...mahabang kwento pa rin ito dahil pwede pa rin sila mag-appeal hanggat hindi nakakarating sa supreme court (ang alam ko na may last say on any case). niweys, if we just look beyond the person of erap, and focus on the office the he held, as president of the philippines, wala naman duda talaga na guilty. mabait sya kung mabait, but he probably forgot, or didnt take seriously his post. kahit nga ordinaryong government employee na mahuling nagsusugal sa kalye during office hours, tiyak tanggal sa trabaho. yun pa kayang sa casino. well, those were just the little side stories. as president, so much was expected of him, and he failed it. but i also believe that he is also a nice person, nice friend, but that's beyond the issue.



but his unceremonious oust from his office was the final blow, not only for him, but for every filipino, the entire country, future generation, gma and future prez of the country. i remember king david, side story lang po, sa bible kasi pilit syang pinapapatay ng predecessor nya na si king saul. but king david never hurt or killed saul, because he knew that saul, kahit na anong failure nya as a king, was God's annointed one. the same with erap, i believe he was God's annointed prez. sana na lang, natapos ng maayos ang impeachment process, para mas legal ang pagpapaalis sa pwesto nya, because of the plunder and blunders that he committed.



but past is past, we just have to pray that our country be forgiven. we all have sinned, one way or another. but, i pray our country, in our time, will eventually hurdle all these things.