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Monthly Archives for January 2007
Read this and weep
Excerpts from the signed affidavit Filipina rape victim in Qatar. We will hide her identity under the name “Clara”. Sometime in April 2005, my father suffered a second stroke and was unable to work since then. I wanted to be … Continue reading
Pinay maids ayaw mag-Supermaid
Nagwawala ang mga Pinay maids sa Hongkong, Singapore, Malaysia, at Taiwan dahil sa bagong requirement na nilabas ng POEA (Philippine Overseas Employment Administration) para maka-trabaho sa labas ng bansa bilang katulong. Ang bagong requirements ay 1) bawal ang placement fees … Continue reading
Detention takes its toll
In the last hearing of the court martial panel trying 28 military officers for their alleged plan to withdraw support from the bogus presidency of Gloria Arroyo in February last year, notably absent were Col. Januario Caringal and Lt. Col. … Continue reading
May paki-alam ang taumbayan
Dapat pasalamatan ni Alan Peter Cayetano si Mike Arroyo. Dahil sa pambabastos ni Arroyo kay Alan, lalong lumalakas ang kanyang kandidatura sa pagka-senador. Sa galit ng mga tao sa kayabangan ni Arroyo kasama ang kanyang anak at kapatid, pati na … Continue reading
Crazy, merry Philippine politics
You can say anything about Philippine politics. But you can never say it’s boring. Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile has resigned as chair of the Pwersa ng Masa party of President Joseph Estrada, citing displeasure over the United Opposition’s choice of … Continue reading
Esperon in suit in a military activity shocks other officers
I got this message from an officer who was flabbergasted seeing AFP Chief of Staff Hermogenes Esperon in a suit during the thanksgiving dinner in Malacañang in honor of military officers and men involved in the killing of Janjalani and … Continue reading
Feb. 6 for Trillanes;Feb. 7 for Honasan
Honasan, Trillanes allowed to personally file candidacy by Ashzel Hachero in Malaya: THE Makati regional trial court yesterday granted the separate requests of former senator Gregorio Honasan and Magdalo leader Navy Lt. (s.g.) Antonio Trillanes IV that they be allowed … Continue reading
Iloilo storm troopers recommended for award
This is what you call adding insult to injury. By Veronica Uy in Inquirer.net The police director for Western Visayas has recommended awards for the policemen who stormed the Iloilo provincial capitol last week in an attempt to physically evict … Continue reading
Comelec’s ‘honest’ mistake
It was admirable of James Jimenez, director for public information of the Commission on Election, to admit on TV a gross mistake by the Commission in its Resolution 7767 implementing the Fair Election Act (RA 9006) in relation to the … Continue reading
A cry for shepherds
Last January 19, some 134 concerned citizens gathered at the Asian Social Institute in Malate, Manila for a whole day of “discernment for the common good”. They came out with a call to the Catholic Bishops of the Philippines titled … Continue reading
