Archive for September, 2007

AFP tightens security on detainees as Esperon continues spinning coup tale

Note: Court martial hearing for the 28 officers involved in the alleged failed February 2006 coup resumes tomorrow at 9 a.m. in Camp Capinpin, Tanay. Old faces, new recruiters involved in new destab plot by Victor Reyes Armed Forces chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. on Wednesday said the same people involved in last year’s failed [...]

September 27, 2007   Posted in: Feb '06, Military  45 Comments

Neri refuses to tell all in executive session

A senator said former NEDA chief Romulo Neri said nothing in the executive session convened by the senators after a 12-hour session where Neri invoked executive privilege when asked why NEDA changed its position from BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) to a supply contract which the Chinese firm ZTE was offering. Neri’s invoking of the executive privilege was [...]

September 26, 2007   Posted in: General  193 Comments

Walang anomalya raw

(This column was written before the Senate hearing today where Romulo Neri revealed in open session that Abalos offered offered him P200 million and he told Gloria about it. Arroyo didn’t do anything about it.) Hindi na talaga siguro alam ni Gloria Arroyo ang kanyang gagawin para lang matigil ang balita tungkol sa ma-anomalyang proyekto [...]

September 26, 2007   Posted in: Web Links  60 Comments

Neri confirms Abalos bribe offer

Former NEDA Chief Romulo Neri, testifying before the Senate, said while playing golf with Comelec Chairman Benjamin Abalos, the latter told him, “Sec, may 200 ka dito.” Abalos, who was also in the Senate, feigned ignorance, “ano ba yan, hindi ko maintindihan. Siya mismo hindi niya masabi kung ano ang 200. 200,000 or 200 million.” [...]

September 26, 2007   Posted in: General  183 Comments

Test case for Ombudsman

Like many citizens of this distressed republic, law-yer Ernesto B. Francisco Jr. who follows the ongoing Senate investigation on multi-billion national broadband network and its seemingly anomalous awarding to the Chinese government-owned firm, ZTE Corporation, is very concerned that certain big personalities and high government officials who have been prominently mentioned as having played a [...]

September 26, 2007   Posted in: Malaya  21 Comments

Brewing bribery scandal at the high tribunal

Update: SC threatens Jake Macasaet with contempt over bribery report Last week, Malaya publisher Jake Macasaet ran a series of items in his column “Business Circuit” about Cecilia Muñoz Delis, a member of the staff of Justice Consuelo Ynares-Santiago, who got a surprise of her life when she opened a box intended for her boss [...]

September 25, 2007   Posted in: General  126 Comments

Sisipot kaya si Neri sa Senado bukas?

Marami na ang nangyari mula nang isinumite ko itong kolumn hanggang ngayon. Unang-una, nagpasiya na si Neri na hindi na siya sasama kay Gloria Arroyo sa New York. Ang abangan natin ay, ikuwento ba niya ang buong katotohanan sa Miyerkoles? Kinumpira ni Romy Neri, dating director ng National Economic Development Authority o NEDA na ngayon [...]

September 25, 2007   Posted in: Web Links  144 Comments

Neri says he will not go with GMA to New York

Breaking news: Former NEDA Chief Romy Neri told ABS-CBN he has decided not to go to New York with Gloria Arroyo when she leaves for the U.S. tomorrow evening. Neri asked those who are coming to stage a vigil in front of his house in Quezon City not to proceed anymore (there are some who [...]

September 24, 2007   Posted in: Politics  77 Comments

Protect Romy Neri; Arroyo wants to bring him to New York

As I write this, this message is going around: Please join citizens and civil society groups in holding a vigil at his residence at No. 28 Palale St., Banawe, Quezon City to show our support and prevent the Palace from preventing Romy Neri from testifying on Wednesday. God bless our nation. Inquirer report: Neri inclined [...]

September 24, 2007   Posted in: Politics  120 Comments

GMA’s approval rating drops to minus 11

In the new Social Weather Survey of September 2-5, 2007, 34% are satisfied and 45% are dissatisfied with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s performance, for a net rating of -11 (% satisfied minus % dissatisfied). This compares with 39% satisfied and 42% dissatisfied with her, or net -3, as of June 2007. Thus Net Satisfaction with the [...]

September 24, 2007   Posted in: General  36 Comments