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Monthly Archives for November 2011
Rizal’s Sibylla Cumana
A different kind of Rizal revealed. On December 8, 6 p.m., the Paciano Rizal Family Heritage, Inc., and Cruz Publishing will launch the book Haec Est Sibylla Cumana at Auditorium 1 of the Ateneo Professional Schools on Rockwell Drive in … Continue reading
Trillanes: “Mla Pen happened for a higher reason that is still unfolding”
Some “survivors” of what media calls the Nov. 29, 2007 “Manila Peninsula siege” got together with Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV (no, not at the Manila Pen). Yesterday’s reunion had an added significance in the sense that Trillanes, Brig. Gen. (ret.) … Continue reading
Woman in ‘Hello Garci’ was Gloria,Senate told
By Antonio de los Reyes and Victor Reyes Malaya LT. Col. Pedro Sumayo, former commander of the Military Intelligence Group 21 (MIG-21) which specializes in communications and surveillance, yesterday told a Senate investigating panel that he heard the voice of … Continue reading
A Galleon museum in Manila
There’s a plan to build a galleon museum in Manila that will not only make Filipinos appreciate Philippine historical ties with Latin America but in the words of Mexico’s First Lady Margarita Zavala, “ could serve as an intercultural and … Continue reading
Pang-apat na taon ng Mla Pen rebelyun: malaya na sina Trillanes at Lim, si Arroyo, nakakulong
Sa Martes,Nob. 29, ay pang-apat na taon makalipas ang tinatawag natin na “Manila Peninsula siege.” Kinumusta ko sa aming abogado na si Romel Bagares ng Roque, Butuyan law office kung ano na ang nangyari sa aming isinampang kaso laban sa … Continue reading
Sana hindi na mag-apela ang mga kamag-anak ni Pnoy sa Hacienda Luisita
Ang desisyun ng Korte Suprema na ibalik ng mga may-ari ng Hacienda Luisita ang halos 5,000 na ektaryang taniman ng tubo sa Tarlac sa mga magsasaka sa 6,296 na magsasaka ay pagkakataon ni Pangulong Aquino na ituwid ang pagkakamali ng … Continue reading
Hacienda Luisita farmers jubilant over SC ruling
By Homer Teodoro Central Luzon TV and VERA Files HACIENDA LUISITA, TARLAC CITY–Farmers of Hacienda Luisita were jubilant when they heard from their leaders in Metro Manila Thursday morning that the Supreme Court has junked the Stock Distribution Option and … Continue reading
Media continue to seek justice for Maguindanao massacre victims
Photos by Mario Ignacio IV Marking the second year of the Maguindanao massacre, journalists pledged to resist any attempt to trample a person’s right to life and free expression.
The danger that Domingo Lee poses to national interest
Sen. Serge Osmeña III was so embarrassed by Domingo Lee’s ignorance about diplomacy that he appealed to President Aquino to withdraw Lee’s nomination as ambassador to China. Related post: http://www.ellentordesillas.com/2011/08/16/will-lee-defend-ph-sovereignty-over-recto-bank-in-beijing/ But no, presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda, as reported by Philippine … Continue reading
Arroyo’s electoral sabotage case and Maguindanao massacre intertwined
Today, we will be at the historic Mendiola Bridge (now renamed Don Chino Roces Bridge) to remind President Aquino that the families of the victims of the Maguindanao massacre are still waiting for “justice” that he promised last July. A … Continue reading
