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Monthly Archives for July 2011
‘We switched ERs for Gloria Arroyo’
First of a series PNP team admits breaking into Batasan building By Nancy C. Carvajal Philippine Daily Inquirer A police officer and his “boys” have come forward saying they stole original election returns (ERs) then kept at the Batasang Pambansa … Continue reading
Of Azkals and Pusakals
Never mind the 3-0 score. What was amazing in Kuwait last Saturday was OFW power for the Azkals. The photos posted by “Pamatay Homesick” in his Facebook Wall give us an exhilarating feeling. Filipinos in Kuwait came in droves, most … Continue reading
May mga kakampi ngayon ni Pnoy na maaring matamaan kapag hinalungkat ang dayaan sa 2004 na eleksyun
Natutuwa ako na nabuhay ang “Hello Garci” at ang dayaan ng 2004 na eleksyun. Sana, sa wakas, malalaman natin ang buong katotohanan. Natatawa rin ako dahil sa paglabas ng mga recycled na mga artikulo at mga impormasyun na nilabas nitong … Continue reading
Take two from Clinton John Colcol
In July 2006, Artemio Rasalan, a self-confessed election operator and Clinton John Colcol, a Maguindanao municipal government employee, at great risk to their lives, came out with a signed affidavits and video confessions about their role in tampering with the … Continue reading
After “Hello” from Bedol, will it be “Hello Garci”?
It was so ludicrous that you would think it was a Michael V skit. Yesterday, at the start of the media presentation of Lintang Bedol at the Commission on Elections in Intramuros, Manila, Chairman Sixto Brillantes told the magician election … Continue reading
Sacked ‘torture’ cop now teaches criminology
By Mylah Reyes Roque VERA Files The Manila policeman dismissed from the service after he was caught on video allegedly torturing a theft suspect at a Tondo police station is now teaching—in a college for would-be policemen. Police Inspector Joselito … Continue reading
2 unidentified aircraft spotted in PH airspace in Spratlys
By Tessa Jamandre VERA Files An aggressive overflight reconnaissance over the Philippine-claimed isles in the oil-rich Spratlys group of islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) had been monitored and reported to the Philippine military shortly after Foreign … Continue reading
Zaldy and Bedol under WPP: a stinking package deal
Surely, Justice Secretary Lilia de Lima knows the ramifications of her willingness to consider Zaldy Ampatuan, former governor of the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao and one of the 196 persons accused in connection with the Maguindanao massacre, as state … Continue reading
Malalim ang drama ni Zaldy Ampatuan at Bedol
Sa unang pahayag ni dating Maguindanao election supervisor Lintang Bedol tungkol sa dayaan noong 2004 at 2007 na eleksyun, bistado na kaagad ang mali ng kanyang mga detalye. Maaring may totoo doon sa sinabi niya, ngunit mukhang hindi tama ang … Continue reading
Hotdog Reunion: The Repeat
I did this story for VERA Files Musician and advertising executive Dennis Garcia said there are five simple reasons why you should be at Dusit Thani at 8 p.m on July 26, Tuesday: One, you will enjoy one and a … Continue reading
