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Gordon’s friendly warning as Duterte continues to promote culture of killing

Published by Ellen on October 22, 2019
President Rodrigo Duterte awards a medal on then Ozamiz City police chief Jovie Espenido during the 116th anniversary of the police service at Camp Crame, Aug. 9, 2017. Photo from the Philippine Star.

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, in his attempt to explain President Duterte’s alarming order to newly promoted Police Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido to go to Bacolod City in Negros Oriental and “feel free to kill everybody” said it was an exaggeration to emphasize a point.
He also said the President might have just suggested a “shortcut.”

“Shortcut” is most disturbing and that is not assuaged by his assurance that the Philippine National Police still follow the law.
In a speech at the 45th Philippine Business conference and expo at the Manila Hotel Oct. 17, Duterte again talked about his favorite topic- illegal drugs- and repeated his quarrel with human rights groups, who condemn the extra judicial killings.

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No way can Comelec postpone May 9 elections

Published by Ellen on March 16, 2016

Former Comelec Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal
Former Comelec Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal
Former Comelec Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal, who is now consultant of the Nationalist People’s Coalition, said the Commission on Elections cannot postpone the May 9 elections as it is being floated now.

He said there is only one option for Comelec: “To conduct automated elections on May 9, 2016.”

Former Senator Richard Gordon, principal author of the Automated Elections Law who is vying again for a Senate seat under the Ang Partido ng Galing at Puso of Grace Poe, also finds unacceptable the reasons put forward by Comelec officials why they cannot comply with the High Court’s decision. ““Kung gusto, may paraan. Kung ayaw maraming dahilan,” he said.

The idea of postponing the May 9 elections (election lawyer Romulo Makalintal mentioned June 9 as the alternative date) followed the order of Supreme Court last week to the Comelec to “enable the vote verification feature of the vote-counting machines which prints the voter’s choices…”

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Babala sa mga magbubulgar ng katiwalian ng mga Arroyo

Published by Ellen on September 2, 2009

Pambihira namang buhay ito. Sina Joey De Venecia na nga at Jun Lozada ang nagbulgar ng katiwalian sa $329 milyon na NBN/ZTE deal, sila pa ngayon ang kakasuhan.

Si Gloria at si Mike Arroyo naman ay libreng-libre dahil wala raw makitang ebidensya, sabi ni Sen. Richard Gordon, chairman ng Senate Blue Ribbon committee.

Ano ba naman itong si Gordon? Mataas ang respeto ko sa kanya dahil sa kanyang ginawa sa Subic kung saan ginawa niyang industrial at tourism hub nang inalis ang U.S military base noong 1992.

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