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Versoza’s DILG chief dream dashed?

Despite the Euro-generals scandal at the beginning of his term as chief of the Philippine National Police two years ago, Police Chief Jesus Versoza has been lucky and even re-invented himself from a Mike Arroyo man to Noynoy Aquino ally in the last May election. Aquino confirms VERA Files story that he had differences with [...]

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Sablay

Kahit na dalawang linggo na nakalipas ang trahedya sa Luneta, nakakapanghilakbot pa rin ang maririnig ang pinaka-kritikal na mga minuto kung saan nagwawala na ang hostage-taker na si dating Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza. Pinatugtug kahapon sa hearing ng committee na nagi-imbestiga ng trahedya noong Agosto 23 ang mga huling minute ng trahedya sa testimonya nina [...]

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Saang puntod ka magsisindi ng kandila?

Bakas sa mukha ng mag-asawang Fernando at Corazon Fortuna ang sakit at hinagpis ng magulang na naghahanap ng anak. Ganoon din ang mag-amang Pitarico Garcia at Pops Cabaltica. Hinahanap nina Fernando at Corazon ang kanilang anak na babeng si Daryl, 23 taong gulang at estudyante sa Polytechnic University of the Philippines, na nawawala mula pa [...]

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Palace won’t seek CA confirmation for Robredo, 2 others

By VERA Files When Malacanang submits to Congress for confirmation its list of Cabinet appointees, Interior and Local Governments Secretary Jesse Robredo, who is under fire for supposedly mishandling the Aug. 23 hostage-taking crisis at the Quirino Grandstand, won’t be on it. A list of appointments made by President Benigno Aquino III since he assumed [...]

Interesting appointments

There is something amusing in the latest batch of appointments of President Aquino. Like in the high-paying positions of Board of Directors of the Development Bank of the Philippines. Gloria Arroyo defender and Philippine Star columnist Alex Magno is out. Ronald Llamas of Akbayan is in. I don’t know if Llamas specifically asked for DBP [...]

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Walang dapat ipagyabang si Arroyo

Dapat tumigil na itong si Elena Bautista-Horn sa pagyayabang na mas magaling ang pamahalaan ni Gloria Arroyo sa paghawak ng krisis kaysa sa kasulukuyang pamahalaan ni Noynoy Aquino. Si Bautista-Horn ang spokesman ni Arroyo na ngayon ay kongresista ng pangalawang distrito. Okay palpak si Aquino nangyaring hostage-taking noong Agosto 23. Ngunit hindi ibig sabihin noon, [...]

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Katinko

Sa imbestigayon na ginagawa ngayon ng Incident Investigation and Review Committee ng nangyari noong Agosto 23, mayroong mga nakakatawa na nangyari. Katulad nitong kwento ni Chief Inspector Romeo Salvador, ang deputy negotiator. Sabi niya nahilo raw siya ng mga pasado na alas-dos kaya pumunta siya sa isang ambulansya na nakaparada malapit sa Command Post sa [...]

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Aquino took responsibility for hostage fiasco; first hearing revealed series of errors

Rleated posts: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100904-290409/Bus-hostage-taking-deemed–local-crisis http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100904-290414/Hunger-prompted-Lim-to-leave-bus-hostage-scene http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100904-290411/Reinstatement-letter-undelivered President Aquino believed everything that Rico E. Puno, his shooting buddy that he appointed Interior Undersecretary for police matters, advised him during the Aug. 23 hostage crisis. Puno, on the other hand, believed everything that the police and Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim told him about the hostage situation. Lim assured [...]

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The Malacañang-DFA disconnect

Will somebody please tell President Aquino that he doesn’t have to answer all queries of reporters? That’s why he has a spokesperson. Like the cancellation of the visits to Vietnam (Sept 13 to 14) and Indonesia (Sept. 14 to 15). Coming from him, the cancellation had a grating effect. Aquino also said that he is [...]

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Robredo to P-Noy: “Thanks for clarification”; Coloma defends Puno

Statement of Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo: Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo today expressed his gratitude to President Benigno S. Aquino, III for absolving him of accountability on the botched police negotiations during the August 23 Manila hostage crisis. “I appreciate the President’s clarification of my role as the one primarily in charge [...]

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