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Monthly Archives for April 2009
Making a statement
Check out Lito Banayo’s column in Malaya: ‘Baligtad na ang mundo’ Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada, a star witness in the $329 mil-lion NBN/ZTE deal, could have easily posted P6,000 bail in the perjury case filed by Gloria Arroyo’s former chief of … Continue reading
Ang bagong direksyon ng Magdalo
Sa aking pag-uusap sa marami sa mga batang opisyal ng military na nakasama sa grupong Magdalo, nakikita ko and sinsero nilang pagmamahal sa bayan. Napansin ko rin na malawak silang mag-isip at matatalino sila. Maari sigurong sabihin natin na nagkulang … Continue reading
Tale of the absurd
When the story first came out last week about a group of Magdalo soldiers arrested while on a shooting training in Clark, I had a hunch paranoia got the better of government authorities again and that the activity might have … Continue reading
Swine flu, swine scam
Iwasan daw muna ang magbeso-beso, sabi ni Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap dahil sa swine flu na umaatake ngayon sa Mexico. Sa mga report kahapon sobra isang libo na ang natamaan ng swine flu sa Mexico at 81 na ang patay. … Continue reading
Wanted: Witnesses
Court martial hearings of the 28 officers charged with mutiny for a non-event in February 2006 are opportunities for Manila-based family members of those detained in Camp Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal to meet. One of those who always goes to … Continue reading
Palparan’s ‘legacy’ lives on in Mindanao
by Germelina Lacorte VERA Files Retired Army general Jovito Palparan will be reinventing himself as a party-list representative in Congress, but his legacy of anti-communist crackdowns lives on in places like Compostela Valley, Sultan Kudarat and South Cotabato provinces in … Continue reading
Somalian piracy: How to keep Filipino seafarers safe
A first person account: By Nico Cartalla VERA Files We departed the island of Seychelles in the Indian Ocean on April 6 for a 21-day trip that would bring us back to the Mediterranean port of Palma de Mallorca in … Continue reading
Mga api ba talaga ang pinuprotektahan ng partylist?
Sa isyu ng mga taong malapit sa mga Arroyo na nakasama sa bagong sectoral representatives katulod ni Maria Lourdes Arroyo at retired Gen. Jovito Palparan, sabi ni Press Undersecretary Anthony Golez na kahit ano pang ngak-gnak ng mga kritiko, yun … Continue reading
One day of summer fun for children of detained officers
It’s summer time and most of children of officers who are facing charges of mutiny in connection with the February 2006 non-event are visiting their fathers in Camp Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal. Last Wednesday, former President Estrada allowed them to … Continue reading
Prosecution wants to change rules in the middle of the game
Update of the mutiny case against 28 officers in connection with the February 2006 alleged withdrawal of support from Gloria Arroyo following revelations of the military’s role in the tampering of election results as heard in the “Hello Garci” tapes: … Continue reading
