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Monthly Archives for April 2008
Upon Arroyo’s orders
There are two items in the April 23, 2008 letter of Sen. Miriam Santiago, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,to House Speaker Prospero Nograles unsettling. The first one is her saying that she was shelving Senate Bill 1467 and … Continue reading
Biazon testifies Oakwood mutiny not a coup d’etat
By Julie M. Aurelio Philippine Daily Inquirer An opposition senator on Thursday told a Makati City court that the so-called Oakwood mutiny in 2003 cannot qualify as a coup d’etat, especially if compared to the 1987 and 1989 coup attempts. … Continue reading
Paniningil ng mga magsasaka sa mga Arroyo
Nagkandarapa ang mga guwardiya sa Malacañang noong Martes nang biglang nagprotesta ang mga magsasaka sa harap ng gate ng Malacañang sa pamamagitan ng mga nakasulat na mensahe sa kanilang katawan. Mahigpit kasi ang security sa paligid ng Malacañang. Parang pier … Continue reading
Esperon willing to testify in ‘Hello Garci’ after retirement
It seems Esperon does not have the defense portfolio in the bag yet. Sources said Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro is resisting being moved like a piece in chess to another post (Justice?) just to accommodate Esperon. Is this declaration of … Continue reading
Looming fertilizer shortage
In our discussion of the current rice crisis, Commodore (ret) Rex Robles tells us of the three legs of the national security tripod: food, fuel, fertilizer. We are now burdened with the rising prices of food and fuel. Here comes … Continue reading
Takot sa imbestigasyon
Bakit ba kailangan pumila ang mahihirap ng anim na oras para makabili ng dalawa o tatlong kilong bigas? Hindi ito makatarungan at gusto alamin ng Senado ang ugat ng krisis sa bigas. Ngunit ayaw ng Malacañang. Hindi lang ‘yun. Ang … Continue reading
What I’ve learned: Getting there my own way
by Sara O. Siguion-Reyna (This article appeared in the Learning Section of the Philippine Daily Inquirer today. Sara is the daughter of filmmaker Carlitos Siguion-Reyna and movie/TV scriptwriter and actress Bibeth Orteza.) I grew up on Mama’s stories of the … Continue reading
Esperon’s last minute press
Three weeks to the end of his extended term, Gloria Arroyo’s favorite general, AFP Chief Hermogenes Esperon is still at it with his “divide and conquer” strategy on the 28 officers he imprisoned for refusing to allow themselves in to … Continue reading
Dahil utos ng simbahan
Sobra na sa 88 milyon ang mga Filipino ngayon. Sa sensus ng National Staistics Office noong isang taon, umabot na sa 88.57 milyon ang ating populasyon. Ikumpara sa sensus nong 2000 na 76.50 milyon, tumaas tayo ng 2.04 percent. Ibig … Continue reading
Rotten strategy
“Style mo, bulok.” That’s what we say when we catch someone trying to con us. That’s what we want to tell AFP Chief Hermogenes Esperon and his not so intelligent “intelligence agents” who had someone pose as Capt. Nicanor Faeldon … Continue reading
