Vivvo CMS 4.0 http://www.thelobbyist.biz/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.thelobbyist.biz/files.php?file=rss_166522216.jpg http://www.thelobbyist.biz/ http://www.thelobbyist.biz/perspectives/columns/the_connector/finally_some_good_news.html The Connector Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:48:00 -0400 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 Zilch Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:08:00 -0400 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 The Media Marketplace Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:01:00 -0400 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 Back to Personal Responsibility Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:58:00 -0400 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 Warp 9! Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:56:00 -0400 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 Bottom Line Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:30:00 -0400 The intuitive reaction to the proposed mosque near Ground Zero is understandably negative. Why build a Muslim place of worship next to a site http://www.thelobbyist.biz/perspectives/columns/faith_philippines/coming_home_for_p-noy_tales_from_the_2010_inauguration.html Faith Philippines Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:26:00 -0400 My wife and I came to Manila last June 27, 2010, to attend the inauguration of President-Elect Benigno Aquino III as the 15th President of http://www.thelobbyist.biz/inside_congress/congress_news/rep_jv_ejercito_be_heedful_of_alvarez_s_claims.html Congress News Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:03:00 -0400 San Juan City Representative JV Ejercito today urged the Filipino people to be heedful of Customs Commissioner Angelito Alvarez’s claims of fully ‘revamping’ the bureaucracy, http://www.thelobbyist.biz/perspectives/columns/zilch/revolving_doors.html Zilch Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:37:00 -0400 Reputation and credibility are very important for media practitioners. They live and build a career on these two elements. What happens then to http://www.thelobbyist.biz/perspectives/columns/zilch/political_capital_1_freedom_of_information.html Zilch Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:16:00 -0400 With an 88% approval rating and an 85% trust rating, PBSA3 could have set the trains in the right direction by using his political capital THE LOBBYiST : More Than Just Views