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Monthly Archives for May 2010
Danny Lim released from detention
While I am glad that Brig. Gen Lim is out and would be able to celebrate his birthday in his home on Wednesday, I’m sad that 15 other officers who are accused with him in the February 2006 non-event are … Continue reading
Something sinister in Genuino’s midnight re-appointment
There is something sinister in Gloria Arroyo’s re-appointment of Efraim Genuino and four other members of the board to the Philippine Amusement Gaming Corporation in violation of the ban on midnight appointments. Last week, my friends and I were talking … Continue reading
Ayaw bitawan nina Arroyo ang Pagcor
Update: 1. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/05/29/10/palace-defends-midnight-reappointments-pagcor 2. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nation/05/29/10/bernas-hits-midnight-appointments-pagcor-officers Itong midnight appointment ni Efraim Genuino sa Pagcor ay nagpapahiwatig na hindi talaga bibitaw si Gloria Arroyo sa kapangyarihan. May binabalak siyang hindi maganda. Kung akala natin ang appointment ni Renato Corona bilang Supreme Court … Continue reading
Arroyo extends Genuino at Pagcor for another one year term
Another past-midnight appointment From ABS-CBN: President Gloria Macapagal has re-appointed her close ally Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Chairman Efraim Genuino as well as 4 members of its board of directors. Genuino said he accepted his re-appointment, confirming a … Continue reading
‘Please let Romulo go’: foreign service corps urges
.The victory of Liberal Party presidential candidate Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino gave the Foreign Service corps a sense of hope that the winds of change he promised during the campaign would revitalize the department that had degenerated under the watch of … Continue reading
Ang batas at ang paninigarilyo ni Aquino
Kapag manumpa si Noynoy Aquino sa pagka-presidente sa Hunyo 30, ay magsasabi na ipapatupad niya ang lahat na batas . (“ conscientiously fulfill my duties as President, preserve and defend the Constitution, execute its laws…”) Paano niya ngayon ipatupad itong … Continue reading
Ombudsman re-affirms clearance of Gloria and Mike Arroyo in NBN/ZTE case
Orders immediate suspension of Neri by Andreo Calonzo GMANews.TV The Office of the Ombudsman on Wednesday affirmed the involvement of former National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) director-general Romulo Neri and former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Benjamin Abalos in … Continue reading
To quit or not to quit
I only knew now that there’s a law prohibiting smoking in government in government premises. Thanks, Ding. by Ding Gagelonia atmidfield.com This should really be a non-issue – the matter of President-apparent Noynoy Aquino rising to the challenge of giving … Continue reading
Securing election returns
Yesterday, under heavy security, ballot boxes containing election returns and certificates of canvass of May 10, 2010 elections were brought to the Batasan Pambansa, where the canvassing for the presidential and vice-presidential contest would be held. The heavy security, the … Continue reading
Pakinggan ang reklamo, tuloy ang canvassing
Huwag tayong masyadong maiinip sa pag-iimbestiga ng mga reklamo tungkol sa mga palpak sa nakaraang eleksyon. Mabuti na hindi lang basta-basta isinasantabi ang mga lumalabas na reklamo tungkol sa mga palpak sa nakaraang automated elections. Hindi katulad nang nangyari noong … Continue reading
