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Monthly Archives for February 2011
JDV’s connection to Gaddafi
In the light of the United Nations Security Council’s strong action Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Al-Gaddafi, former House Speaker Jose de Venecia’s letter to the beleaguered strongman seems an exercise in futility and just a boast of his international connections. … Continue reading
Ang konsyerto ng mga palaka
Habang nagkakantahan at nasasayawan sina Pangulong Aquino sa EDSAnoong Biyernes sa kanilang pagdiwang ng 25 taong anibersayo ng People Power, ako ay nakikinig sa kunsiyerto ng mga palaka. Tuloy-tuloy hanggang lampas ng hatinggabi ang kunsiyerto ng mga palaka. Minsan may … Continue reading
‘EDSA is not just four days in February’: Remembering the role of the ‘Mosquito press’
I’m reprinting here the recollection of Lourdes “Chuchay” Fernandez, Malaya’s editor-in-chief at the time of the 1986 People Power, which she did for VERA Files and Yahoo. Chuchay is now editor-in-chief of Business Mirror. The 1986 People Power is most … Continue reading
Thoughts on 25 years after 1986 People Power
We are commemorating the 1986 People Power revolution, many refer to as EDSA 1. If we refer to EDSA I and EDSA 2 as a gathering of people on Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, that long stretch of road from … Continue reading
Ombudsman still running after NBN-ZTE star witness
Whistleblower Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada could be the perfect example of how, in this country, people like him who dare spill the beans on wrongdoing get punished, not rewarded. It is a practice that he said must change under the administration … Continue reading
Spratlys in exchange for free freedom of drug mules?
I’m trying hard to understand why reason seem to have left the Aquino government in the case of the Filipinos who are in China’s death row for drug trafficking. Aquino sent Vice President Jejomar Binay to Beijing last week to … Continue reading
Romulo in UN would be a disaster
The removal of Alberto Romulo as foreign secretary (to be replaced by former Ambassador to the U.S. Albert del Rosario), the first cabinet change in the nine-month old Aquino administration, is supposed to signal long-delayed reforms in the Department of … Continue reading
Statement of Sen. Panfilo Lacson on ‘pabaon’
Following statement was sent by Sen. Panfilo Lacson. I have verified it to be his statement. No welcome, no send off When I took over the helm of the Philippine National Police in November 1999,I was told that there was … Continue reading
Alberto Romulo out, Albert del Rosario in at the DFA
Foreign Affairs Secretary Romulo has cleared his office at the Department of Foreign Affairs, a source said. A Malacanang source said former Ambassador to the United States Albert del Rosario will take over in the DFA next week. Unconfirmed reports … Continue reading
Arroyo should be nervous as search for truth continues
There’s a saying in Tagalog “umiikot ang puwit” which means jittery; feeling uneasy and nervous. The decision of the Supreme Court allowing the House of Representatives to proceed with the impeachment proceeding against Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez should make not only … Continue reading
