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Lounge / Re: Hill Roberts: My own quotable (?) quotes
« on: October 28, 2013, 03:56:20 PM »
Educational infrastructure can only come about when our public officials behave like public officials, not thieves and con-artists. - HR
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Lounge / Re: Hill Roberts: My own quotable (?) quotes
« on: October 12, 2013, 01:24:47 AM »
Congress in the Philippines is very much like a Cabaret: they all hum to the tune of , "Money! "Money! Money!" - HR
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Lounge / Re: Hill Roberts: My own quotable (?) quotes
« on: October 05, 2013, 05:22:57 AM »
Corruption in the Philippines is akin to a flesh-eating bacteria: unstoppable
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Lounge / Re: Hill Roberts: My own quotable (?) quotes
« on: September 26, 2013, 03:16:09 AM »
The nature itself of this Inquiry must show no favouritism, or half-hearted arguments to suit this present government. - HR
(Why the Blue Ribbon Committee "investigators" must also investigate themselves since many of them are guilty of accepting kickbacks anyway)
(Why the Blue Ribbon Committee "investigators" must also investigate themselves since many of them are guilty of accepting kickbacks anyway)
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Lounge / Re: Hill Roberts: My own quotable (?) quotes
« on: September 23, 2013, 07:02:36 PM »
The Philippine education system continues to drag its feet by believing in tracing its footsteps back. - HR
Why the K+12 requirement is impractical, not forward looking, expensive for many millions of poor Filipinos,
Eduphil.
Why the K+12 requirement is impractical, not forward looking, expensive for many millions of poor Filipinos,
Eduphil.
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Lounge / Re: Hill Roberts: My own quotable (?) quotes
« on: September 14, 2013, 06:21:28 PM »
BS Aquino III is a man of treason---not reason. - HR
(Why he disregards the Constitution, the laws of the land, rules and regulations when it suits him. that is not leadership. That is abuse of power!)
(Why he disregards the Constitution, the laws of the land, rules and regulations when it suits him. that is not leadership. That is abuse of power!)
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Lounge / Re: Hill Roberts: My own quotable (?) quotes
« on: September 14, 2013, 06:14:58 PM »
BS Aquino III is Asia's watchdog for the Americans. - HR
(Why this president is not just a weak leader, but a reckless, nonchalant, indifferent leader whose people are
demoralised already. Mindanao is now in turmoil, no thanks to his lack of diplomacy, leadership, common sense
and dislike for the people of Mindanao.)
(Why this president is not just a weak leader, but a reckless, nonchalant, indifferent leader whose people are
demoralised already. Mindanao is now in turmoil, no thanks to his lack of diplomacy, leadership, common sense
and dislike for the people of Mindanao.)
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Lounge / Re: Hill Roberts: My own quotable (?) quotes
« on: September 09, 2013, 05:02:26 PM »
Poverty controls the mind. - HR
(In reply to a post on poverty and how it affects a person's IQ, "Education in the Philippines: Facing up to the
challenges", today.
(In reply to a post on poverty and how it affects a person's IQ, "Education in the Philippines: Facing up to the
challenges", today.
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Lounge / Re: Hill Roberts: My own quotable (?) quotes
« on: September 06, 2013, 04:59:29 PM »
The Philippine government is neck-deep in kleptomania activity. It has been for generations. - HR
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Lounge / Re: Hill Roberts: My own quotable (?) quotes
« on: September 05, 2013, 05:14:30 PM »
On Pres Obama and John Kerry's decision to go it alone in attacking Syria (with Israel's yearning to assist)
They are just fooling themselves but with a deadly outcome for the rest of humanity. - HR
They are just fooling themselves but with a deadly outcome for the rest of humanity. - HR
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Lounge / Re: Hill Roberts: My own quotable (?) quotes
« on: September 04, 2013, 07:07:27 AM »
On Pork Barrel Scam/Scandal
Having tolerated them for so long has put the citizens in a position of wretched compromise with the political devils in government.
Having tolerated them for so long has put the citizens in a position of wretched compromise with the political devils in government.
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Lounge / Re: Hill Roberts: My own quotable (?) quotes
« on: September 03, 2013, 11:16:14 PM »
The shortage of rice is due to the shortage of honest government officials. - HR
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Lounge / Re: Hill Roberts: My own quotable (?) quotes
« on: August 21, 2013, 06:13:44 PM »
Knee-deep in floods, knee-deep in shame, knee-deep in scandals, knee-deep in debts. That about sums up the Philippines in a nutshell.
Correction: Neck-deep in floods, neck-deep in shame, neck-deep in scandals, neck-deep in debts. That about sums up the Philippines in a nutshell
Correction: Neck-deep in floods, neck-deep in shame, neck-deep in scandals, neck-deep in debts. That about sums up the Philippines in a nutshell
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Tech Support / Re: my website
« on: July 22, 2013, 06:15:27 PM »
Hi, Professor Joe and fellow members!
I'll be in the UK for under a month in a couple of days for my annual visit with my hubby, who's from there. I won't be doing any "facebooking" so see you when I get back!
All the best!
Kind regards,
Hill Roberts
I'll be in the UK for under a month in a couple of days for my annual visit with my hubby, who's from there. I won't be doing any "facebooking" so see you when I get back!
All the best!
Kind regards,
Hill Roberts
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Lounge / Re: Hill Roberts: My own quotable (?) quotes
« on: July 22, 2013, 06:11:16 PM »
We cannot stop greed, but we can stop greedy people from getting more of the country's wealth and cash. - HR