Another violent revolt coming?

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Crap, crap, crap. The Filipino mob’s penchant for self-destructive idiocy may soon rear its ugly head once more:

Estrada forces mobilizing, says nat’l security adviser

A Cabinet committee on security convened Friday amid reports that supporters of ousted President Joseph Estrada had resumed agitation in urban poor communities for an uprising similar to the assault on Malacañang on May 1 last year.

The oversight committee on internal security discussed the “national security implications” of Estrada’s termination of his lawyers’ services on the grounds that he could not get justice from the courts….

“It’s a legal strategy that he knows would trigger Edsa IV because he would come out as the underdog and that’s where he is good at. He’s playing his cards well,” Barbers said.

Update: The Possibility of Unrest.

Trek Nemesis spoilers

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Star Trek Nemesis movie spoilers! (Don’t look if you don’t want key plot and character development points given away!) We’re looking at a long-awaited marriage, at least two clones of major characters, one crew member “dying,” and an echo of Spock’s katra transfer from Star Trek 2 to 3.

(And, of course, a cameo by Wesley Crusher.)

Erap History

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I saw an interesting column today about ex-president Joseph Estrada in the Manila Standard, but too bad, the website doesn’t have an online copy. Basically, the columnist details Erap’s “last stand” shortly after the 1986 Edsa revolution, when he refused to relinquish his post as San Juan mayor to Cory Aquino’s new government. In protest, he and his aides locked themselves up in the munisipyo office, and President Cory sent a formidable police general — Alfredo Lim — to force him out.

When Lim arrived at the office, however, he found the mayor’s office empty, and stinking of urine and feces. Erap and his friends had scuttled off, but not before leaving an undignified mess for his successor to clean up.

Likewise with this latest “strategy” of his: seeing that his lawyers are unable to defend him against his own flapping tongue, he has resorted instead to “poisoning the well,” so to speak, with loaded statements about the “bias” of the court and the “power” of public opinion. He knows he is going down, but he is going to make it as difficult and as messy as he can for his opponents, possibly even fomenting yet another popular class revolt.

More commentary from Teddy Benigno, and an interesting twist from Conrad de Quiros.

Geocities ending free FTP

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Bad news, Geocities-bloggers: Geocities is ending free FTP service on April 2. If you want to continue using Blogger with your Geocities page, you’ll need to upgrade to their paid service. (MetaTalk thread)

Time to start looking? Give me a few hours, and I’ll post links to other free FTP-capable services you Geocities-bloggers can move to.

Update: Check it out. I’m not sure how authoritative or updated the list is, but it’s a good starting point. Also take a look at the free webspace forum for leads.

“Busy Week?” But…

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I quit Pinoyexchange yesterday. I really wish I didn’t have to, but I need the time, and things are just moving so fast. It’s just been too busy to see to the work of moderating two forums. I would like to moderate again in the future, but not till things are more stable.

How can he be “busy” when he’s been unemployed since January? some of you may be wondering. Well, I’ve been preparing… things. I’ll update you all when my plans are more sure (i.e. When the tickets are in my hand, as I’ve told some of you).

In the meantime, I started playing the XMEN game again, and am logging it via my wireless journal.

EDSA 1986

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Update, Feb 2006: For my thoughts and links on the events of EDSA’s 20th year, please go to EDSA 1986+20 and EDSA 1986 History.

Yesterday was a nonworking holiday, to celebrate the 16th Anniversary of the famous People Power Revolution at EDSA, which ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos from power in 1986.

I’m quite glad that Edsa.com.ph (local web directory) maintains a brief and informative history page, but it ends with a somewhat outdated promotional announcement. Disappointing, to see that there are so few comprehensive pages to commemorate that shining moment in Filipino history. (Although we do have pages to remind us of the days we scraped the bottom of the barrel.)

Anyone else have links worth clicking about the history of Ninoy Aquino and EDSA 1986? Or Philippine History in general? I’d love to see some.

UPDATE: Amazingly detailed chronology of the EDSA Revolution, link via Lia. (Americans may wish to note Ronald Reagan’s involvement: Day 3 and Day 4. He and Marcos were friends. ;)