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Responsibilidad ni Arroyo
Kahapon ng umaga, inambus and tropa ng 11th Marine Batallion Landing Team sa Patikul, Sulu. Apat ang namatay at sampu ang nasugatan. Sabi ni Marine Commandant Ben Dolorfino, mga bandidong Abu Sayyaf daw ang may kagagawan. Sabi ni Navy Spokesman … Continue reading
4 Marines killed, 10 hurt in Sulu firefight
Breaking News: By Joel Guinto Inquirer.net Four soldiers were killed while 10 others wounded when they were ambushed by suspected Muslim extremists in the southern island province of Sulu Saturday morning, the commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps said. At … Continue reading
Grasping at (foreign) straws
Gloria Arroyo is leaving abroad this weekend, a source in Malacañang said. She declined to tell me the destination but it couldn’t be to the United States because her next trip there will be next month. Arroyo is scheduled to … Continue reading
Wala ng delikadesa
Nakakalungkot itong pinaka-latest na pangyayari sa gulo sa Court of Appeals sa away ng Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) at Manila Electric Company (Meralco). Hindi ako nagtataka sa report ng mga suholan sa mataas na korte. Ngunit nalulungkot ako sa … Continue reading
Let the trial begin
Former AFP chief Hermogenes Esperon will be the first to take the witness stand when the court martial of 28 officers accused of mutiny in connection with the February 2006 alleged coup attempt starts. At the pre-trial conference yesterday, Col. … Continue reading
Matinong artista, may katuturang palabas
Noong isang linggo napanood ko na umiiyak si Pokwang sa “Wowowie” ng ABS-CBN. Dinedepensahan siya ni Willie Revillame sa panlalait na ginawa sa kanya ni Joey de Leon sa “Eat Bulaga” ng GMA-7. Sinabi ni Willie na sa isang show … Continue reading
MILF press con
Last Saturday, Al Haj Murad Ibrahim,chairman of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front Central Committee, held a press conference in Camp Darapanan, part of what they consider their Bangsamoro homeland. Murad reiterated the MILF’s position that the MOA-AD is a done … Continue reading
Is Ermita taking charge?
Amidst the disarray in Malacañang, it looks like Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita is asserting authority which had almost slipped out of his hands sometime ago. Consider these confusion in Malacanang: Last Thursday, Gloria Arroyo, in her speech at the 2nd … Continue reading
Fiesta ng katotohanan
Masaya ang Truth Festival na ginanap sa Raha Sulayman Park sa Roxas Boulevard, sa Baywalk, noong Biyernes ng gabi. Pasensya na po sa mga naperwisyo sa heavy traffic dahil isinara ang Roxas Blvd simula ng mga 3 p.m. Mga bandang … Continue reading
Why Palawan and Mindanao are very much coveted
The Magdalo website (www.magdaloparasapagbabago.blogspot.com) has a Philippine Energy Contracting Rounds (PECR) TECHNICAL REPORT on the petroleum potential of Offshore Palawan and Sulu Sea. It says, “This report shows that there are at least five (5) billion barrels fuel oil equivalent … Continue reading
