Archive for the ‘Senate’ Category

I don’t own condo units in Twin Oaks – Trillanes

Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV has issued the following statement regarding the rumor that he owns condo units in Mandaluyong: “ Last 18 April 2012, Mr. Arnold Clavio alluded to me in his radio program over DZBB as the buyer of two condominium units in Twin Oaks at Shaw Blvd, Mandaluyong City amounting to seven million [...]

May 8, 2012  Tags:   Posted in: Magdalo, Senate  52 Comments

A life in the day of Juan Ponce Enrile

By Bibeth Orteza Philippine Daily Inquirer (Editor’s Note: The author set out to observe a day in the life of her husband’s uncle, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, as he presides over what is one of the most important trials in the country’s history—the impeachment of the Supreme Court Chief Justice. Graciously welcomed by her [...]

February 26, 2012  Tags:   Posted in: Corona Impeachment, Senate  29 Comments

JPE as we celebrate EDSA 26

As we celebrate the 26th anniversary of EDSA One, the Filipinos’ show of People Power, I look at Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile and can’t help but be amazed by how he has participated in the different phases of the Filipino nation’s political life, including one of its darkest, and be regarded with respect and a [...]

February 22, 2012  Tags: ,   Posted in: Malaya, People Power, Senate  117 Comments

The amazing Ramon Revilla Sr

Update: Ramona flees to Hongkong Former actor and senator Ramon Revilla, Jr. is truly an amazing person. News reports about the quarrel over the P1 million family monthly allowance from the padre de familia as the motive behind the Oct. 28 murder of 23-year old Ramgen Jose Bautista made me more in awe of the [...]

November 3, 2011  Tags:   Posted in: Senate  68 Comments

Malaking tulong ni Lapid para maintindihan ang RH bill

Malaking tulong ni Lapid para maintindihan ang RH bill Dahil kay Sen. Lito Lapid, na minamaliit ng marami dahil hindi mataas ang pinag-aralan at hindi marunong mag-English, naipa-alam sa marami na walang koneksyun ang pag-inom ng birth control pills sa pagpangank ng pre-mature na mga sanggol, bingot (harelip) at pag-aanak ng marami sabay-sabay katulad ng [...]

October 8, 2011  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Health, Senate  37 Comments

Minsan lumalabas ang katotohanan sa bibig ng sinungaling

Hindi natuwa si Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile at Sen, Jinggoy Estrada sa pasirko-sirko ni Judge Nagamura Moner ng Shariah Court tungkol sa kanyang papel sa dayaan noong 2004 eleksyun. Noong 2005 kasi, na-interview ng Probe TV ni Cheche Lazaro si Moner at marami siyang kuwento tungkol sa ginawa niyang pandaraya sa 2004 na eleksyun sa [...]

September 18, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: 2004 elections, Abante, Philippine National Police, Senate  3 Comments

Nawala ang pag-asa ni Zubiri nang nawala si Angara sa SET

Sa totoo lang, kaya naman nag-resign si Migs Zubiri sa Senado dahil alam niyang sa bagong composisyun ng Senate Electoral Tribunal, wala na siyang pag-asa. Wala na kasi ang kanyang mentor at tagapagtanggol, si Sen. Edgardo Angara. Ang malas pa niya, ang pumalit kay Angara ay si Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, na kung maala-ala natin [...]

August 6, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: Abante, Senate  44 Comments

Zubiri resigns

Says cheating allegation has taken toll on family, nation Zubiri speech Honor and Integrity By JP Lopez Malaya Amid allegations he benefited from the supposed cheating in the 2007 elections, Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri yesterday announced his resignation, a move seen by colleagues and even his opponents as an act of statesmanship. “Without admitting any [...]

August 4, 2011  Tags:   Posted in: Election 2007, Senate  26 Comments

Kiko vs Tito

I’m enjoying the Kiko-Tito exchanges. Following the coming out of Police Senior Superintendent Rafael Santiago of his primary role in the switching of genuine 2004 election returns stored at the Batasan Pambansa with manufactured ERs, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan called on the Commission on Elections and the Department of Justice to ferret out the truth [...]

August 3, 2011  Tags: , ,   Posted in: 2004 elections, Senate  52 Comments

Truth is catching up on Migs Zubiri

Never have I seen Juan Miguel Zubiri, long referred to as the senator from Maguindanao, looking so harassed than in his press briefing yesterday at the Senate to debunk the very damaging revelations of Zaldy Ampatuan, former governor of the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao and Maguindanao election supervisor Lintang Bedol that they were both [...]

July 15, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: Senate  21 Comments