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Monthly Archives for August 2009
Mikey Arroyo’s reply and VERA Files rejoinder
ABS-CBN late night news Sunday quoted Mikey as saying he declared the San Francisco Bay Area property in his SALN but was waiting for his lawyer to return from Canada before he would issue an official statement. From Inquirer: I … Continue reading
Arroyo’s sons acquire U.S. homes, businesses after election to Congress
This is the front view of Rep. Mikey Arroyo’s house in San Francisco: This is the back view: Mikey Arroyo didn’t declare the property in his Statement of Assets and Liabilities in the last two years. Below is the entrance … Continue reading
Shaming the shameless
Aren’t you glad that there is a Miriam Santiago to say that the things we want to say but could not? Who can say to Augusto Syjuco that what a fool he has made of himself “pasayaw-sayaw pa, kalbo na … Continue reading
Hindi pinu-proteksyunan ng batas ang krimen
Kailan ba naman na ang pangungurakot sa kaban ng bayan ay “acts of the state” o gawain para sa bayan? Tama ang punto ng Concerned Citizens Movement sa pag-kwestyun sa desisyon ng Ombudsman na hindi kasama si Gloria Arroyo sa … Continue reading
Ombudsman clears Arroyo on NBN deal
Update: Concerned Citizens Movement to appeal Ombudsman’s ‘fatally flawed’ decision clearing GMA The Concerned Citizens Movement, whose members stood as complainants in the only complaint that included Mrs. Gloria Miguel Arroyo as respondent for violations of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt … Continue reading
99.9 per cent shameful
Inquirer editorial So pardoned plunderer Joseph Estrada is 99.9-percent sure of running for president again in 2010. He offers many rationalizations for his recklessly self-indulgent reentry into national politics, and not one makes logical sense—except, of course, to the man … Continue reading
Sen. Edward Kennedy and Philippine democracy
The passing away of President Cory three weeks ago and last Friday’s 26th death anniversary of her husband, Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., brought back to mind the events of February 1986 when the world stood in awe as Filipinos linked … Continue reading
Anak talaga ni Ninoy at Cory
Hindi pa sinasabi ni Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III. ang kanyang desisyon kung siya ay tatakbo sa pagka-presidente na siyang panawagan ng iilang mga kolumnista at sinasabing eksperto sa pulitika. Ngunit sa himig ng kanyang pananalita, parang natatanto ko na … Continue reading
SC orders freeze in National Artists awards
Update: NCCA head: National Artist a done deal by Evangeline de Vera Malaya The Supreme Court yesterday enjoined Malacañang from bestowing the 2009 Order of National Artists on four personalities, including director and producer Carlo J. Caparas. “The Court saw … Continue reading
Making sure 2010 elections work
In a democracy, which the Philippines is, leaders are chosen through elections. Elections must reflect the will of the people. A rigged election, like what happened in 2004, is an assault on democracy and a crime against the Filipino people. … Continue reading
