http://www.thelobbyist.biz/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2010-09-09T18:27:23-04:00 http://www.thelobbyist.biz/perspectives/columns/the_connector/will_heads_roll_after_the_probe.html 2010-09-06T23:25:00-04:00 2010-09-06T23:25:00-04:00 Tony La Vina Two weeks after the botched hostage rescue operation, the chain reaction of aftereffects continues to hound and trail the Aquino government. Some latest developments include http://www.thelobbyist.biz/perspectives/columns/back_to_personal_responsibility/solar_cycle_and_climate.html 2010-09-05T05:55:00-04:00 2010-09-05T05:55:00-04:00 Nonoy Oplas In almost all literatures by the anthropogenic global warming (AGW) or man-made warming camp, natural factors that can influence planet Earth’s climate are either degraded http://www.thelobbyist.biz/perspectives/columns/bottom_line/lost_in_semantics_in_defense_of_venus_raj.html 2010-09-05T21:38:00-04:00 2010-09-05T21:38:00-04:00 Marvin P. Bionat The problem with the last Miss Universe interview segment was that it was fundamentally unfair, as the country’s bet, Venus Raj, got the hardest question: http://www.thelobbyist.biz/perspectives/columns/zilch/899.html 2010-09-05T21:23:00-04:00 2010-09-05T21:23:00-04:00 Malou Tiquia A number of my colleagues asked me after resigning from a presidential exploratory work where I was going or who I would join for the http://www.thelobbyist.biz/perspectives/columns/the_connector/finally_some_good_news.html 2010-09-02T02:48:00-04:00 2010-09-02T02:48:00-04:00 Tony La Vina Note: This online column will appear regularly. For its title, Dean Tony acknowledges Malcolm Gladwell who, in his book The Tipping Point, defined "connectors" http://www.thelobbyist.biz/perspectives/columns/zilch/897.html 2010-08-20T15:08:00-04:00 2010-08-20T15:08:00-04:00 Malou Tiquia Two days before the torture video was made public, I was conferring with a colleague and an official of the Aquino administration essentially offering assistance http://www.thelobbyist.biz/perspectives/columns/the_media_marketplace/media_and_the_manila_hostage_crisis.html 2010-08-30T23:01:00-04:00 2010-08-30T23:01:00-04:00 Resti Reyes Once again, the media is in the media. After audiences worldwide were treated to ringside seat views of the drama as it unfolded last Monday, http://www.thelobbyist.biz/perspectives/columns/back_to_personal_responsibility/895.html 2010-08-30T22:58:00-04:00 2010-08-30T22:58:00-04:00 Nonoy Oplas The main function of the State is to protect the citizens’ right to life, right to private property, and right to liberty. When people have http://www.thelobbyist.biz/perspectives/columns/warp_9/brain_gain.html 2010-08-23T21:56:00-04:00 2010-08-23T21:56:00-04:00 Louie C. Montemar In the 1970's, the phenomenon that is international migrant work started to become most palpable to us who are in their late 30's and 40-somethings http://www.thelobbyist.biz/perspectives/columns/bottom_line/the_ground_zero_mosque_controversy_nativist_aversion_to_the_unfa.html 2010-08-23T23:30:00-04:00 2010-08-23T23:30:00-04:00 Marvin Bionat The intuitive reaction to the proposed mosque near Ground Zero is understandably negative. Why build a Muslim place of worship next to a site