Monthly Archives for October 2011

Giving meaning to suffering

One of my favorite quotes on life and death is from the cartoon character Bugs Bunny passed on to me by fellow journalist Minnie Cadeliña. From Bugs Bunny’s treasure chest of wisdom: “Don’t take life too seriously. After all, nobody … Continue reading

30. October 2011 by Ellen
Categories: General, Malaya | 3 comments

Paliwanag ni Deles tungkol sa P5 milyon

Halatang-halata ang sama ng loob ni Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos-Deles na pinagdududahan ang kayang katapatan kay Pangulong Aquino sa kanyang pahayag na sagot kay Sen.Francis Escudero na binatikos siya sa kanyang mga kwestyonable na mga payo … Continue reading

29. October 2011 by Ellen
Categories: Abante, Peace Process | Tags: , | 31 comments

Destab rumors as diversion: a turnoff

No doubt that Gloria Arroyo and her cohorts would encourage dissatisfaction with the Aquino government but floating a destabilization rumor to divert attention from the Malacanang’s public management bungling of the Oct. 18 Albarka tragedy is a big turnoff. Peace … Continue reading

27. October 2011 by Ellen
Categories: Malaya, Military | Tags: , , | 35 comments

Deepening PH and Vietnam relations

The Philippines and Vietnam share a common painful experience with colonial powers but each country dealt with them differently. Philippine history as famously described by the eminent Carmen Guerrro Nakpil was “300 years in convent and 50 years of Hollywood” … Continue reading

26. October 2011 by Ellen
Categories: Foreign Affairs, Malaya | Tags: | 15 comments

Nakaka-aliw ang “100 days to Heaven”

Noong gabi na breaking news ang pagkahuli kay Muammar Gaddafy, ang dictator ng Libya, nag-text sa akin si Gypsy Baldovino, ang masipag na media officer ni Rep. Gina de Venecia, at sinabi niya na nanonood siya sa Al Jazeera at … Continue reading

26. October 2011 by Ellen
Categories: Abante, Entertainment | Tags: , , | 6 comments

China’s 9-dash line: map without coordinates

Although the two Chinese speakers in the recent forum on the South China Sea organized by the prestigious Carlos P. Romulo Foundation with the Institute of Asian Studies ,did not specifically mentioned their country’s nine-dash-line map in asserting the supremacy … Continue reading

24. October 2011 by Ellen
Categories: Foreign Affairs, South China Sea | Tags: , | 57 comments

Mahina ang ebidensya ng DOJ-Comelec laban kay Arroyo

Sorry ha,hindi ako excited sa niluluto nina Justice Secretary Leila de Lima at Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes na kasong electoral sabotage laban kay Gloria Arroyo at iba pang kasabwat niya sa pandaraya nong 2007 na eleksyun. Bago lahat, gusto kong … Continue reading

23. October 2011 by Ellen
Categories: Abante, Election 2007 | Tags: , | 21 comments

Inis si Aquino sa military, hindi sa MILF, sa nangyaring trahedya sa Al-Barka

Kung hindi nagagalit o ayaw galitin ni Pangulong Aquino ang Moro Islamic Liberation Front sa nangyari sa Basilan at sa Zamboanga Sibugay, siguro dapat huwag na muna siya manisi sa military na ngayon ay nagdadalamhati sa pagkamatay ng 26 nilang … Continue reading

23. October 2011 by Ellen
Categories: Abante, Military | Tags: , | 201 comments

No peace in PEACe bonds

How would you feel if you lent someone P100 with the agreement that he would pay you back P350 after ten years and when payment time comes, he will tell you he will pay only P300 because he had to … Continue reading

19. October 2011 by Ellen
Categories: Finance, Malaya | Tags: , | 19 comments

Ang P1 milyon na service fee ni Moner

Pwede na nating pagtawanan na ngayon ang mga kinukwento ni dating Lanao del Sur Sharia Court Judge Nagamura Moner dahil wala na sa kapangyarihan si Gloria Arroyo at hindi nakaka-inggit ang kanyang kalagayan ngayon. Ngunit malaking perwisyo sa sambayanang Pilipino … Continue reading

18. October 2011 by Ellen
Categories: 2004 elections, Abante | Tags: | 16 comments

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