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Media covenant for elections

Media remains the main battleground for the hearts and minds of voters.
As we approach the start of the official campaign period (Feb.9), members the Philippine Press Institute came up with a media covenant for elections.
The covenant was drafted when PPI, with the support of The Coca Cola Export Corporation, conducted a seminar-workshop [...]

February 5, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: 2010 elections, Malaya, Media  23 Comments

Following the leader

Update: Martir,Preztosa and Paez were all confirmed.
Gloria Arroyo’s penchant for midnight deals seems to have rubbed on with some members of the bureaucracy.
Victoria Bataclan, president of the Union of Foreign Service Officers wrote to Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile in his capacity as chair of the Commission on Appointments to convey the grievance of the members [...]

February 3, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Foreign Affairs, Malaya, Military  9 Comments

Choose well

Former Defense Secretary Avelino “Nonong” Cruz was not one of the speakers in last Friday’s forum of the “The Powers of the Presidency: Preventing Misuse and Abuse” but he was asked to say something when the issue of the Ampatuans’ private armies came up inthe question and answer portion.
Cruz [...]

February 1, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: 2010 elections, Malaya  9 Comments

‘Ganito kami noon, ganito pa rin kami ngayon’

Malaya editorial
Our favorite “pa-pogi” guy in government, Arthur Yap of the Department of Agriculture, is at it again. In the face of soaring prices of sugar, he directed the National Food Authority to make available 150,000 kilos to poor families through NFA’s “Tindahan Natin” outlets in Metro Manila.
The volume of 150,000 kilos translates into 150 [...]

January 28, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Governance, Malaya  47 Comments

A conspiracy to continue illegitimate governance

Gloria Arroyo must be the happiest person today.
While the people are pre-occupied watching the Senate circus and other political entertainment, she is laying down the infrastructure for what looks like her last try to stay in power beyond 2010.
The group that calls themselves Former Senior Government Officials (FSGO) has information of a sinister [...]

January 27, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Gloria Arroyo and family, Malaya, elections2010  28 Comments

Three critical turnovers

There are three changes that would be happening in May and June that should be a cause of concern for the Filipino people.
No, we are not talking about the presidency. It’s not the replacement of Gloria Arroyo after June 30, 2010 that we are worried about. It’s more of she might be replacing herself.
The most [...]

January 25, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: 2010 elections, Malaya  55 Comments

Cancer talk

This week has been designated “National Cancer Consciousness Week” in an effort to fight one of the top killer diseases in the country.
Being informed is one of the weapons to fight cancer.
Puerto Galera-based artist Bernadette Wolf sent an article about avoiding cancer.The article says every person has [...]

January 22, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Health, Malaya  8 Comments

Mrs. B

here’s nothing that a mother would do for her child. No distance too far to travel, no obstacle too high to hurdle.
It has been almost three years since Edith Burgos, wife of the late Jose Burgos, Jr, founder of Malaya and regarded as a press freedom icon, last saw her son, Jonas.
On [...]

January 20, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Justice, Malaya, Military  16 Comments

Widows, journalists lament

Today, widows of slain journalists in the Ampatuan Maguindanao massacre filed their opposition to Maj. Gen. Alfredo Cayton’s promotion as Vice-Commander of the Philippine Army with the Commission on Appointments.
Those who trooped to the Senate, where the CA deliberations were being held, were the widows and family members of [...]

January 12, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Maguindanao massacre, Malaya  47 Comments

Foreign policy forum for presidentiables

On Jan. 14, the Carlos P. Romulo Foundation, Asian Institute of Management, and ABS News Channel will hold a foreign policy forum featuring presidential candidates and will focus on Philippine credibility and competitiveness in the world.
The forum takes special significance at this time when world has to deal with the [...]

January 8, 2010   Posted in: 2010 elections, Foreign Affairs, Malaya  116 Comments