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Recommended reading for Panelo

Published by Ellen on May 10, 2019

During the press conference of Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo last Wednesday, he twice mispronounced my name as “Tortillas.” My friend said, ”Panelo must be hungry, he must be thinking of Mexican food.”

I know that hunger clouds the mind. My sympathies to Panelo.

In presenting that silly diagram, sillier than the April 22 matrix, Panelo gave a timeline of my commentary of the Bikoy video supposedly to support their lie that I am part of their imagined Oust Duterte plot.

This is what he said:

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Panelo wants to be ambassador to London?

Published by Ellen on June 14, 2016

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo with reporters in Davao, June 8, 2016. Photo from Charie Villa.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo with reporters in Davao, June 8, 2016. Photo from Charie Villa.
We are going to miss Atty. Salvador Panelo as presidential spokesperson.

Incoming president Rodrigo Duterte has a new spokesperson in the person for Ernie Abella, a former pastor.

In the announcement of Peter Laviña, spokesman for the Duterte transition team, of the latest cabinet appointments in his Facebook page, he did not say whether Panelo will also remain as spokesperson with the appointment of Abella.

Sources at the Department of Foreign Affairs, however, said they have been told that Panelo has expressed interest to be the Philippine ambassador to the United Kingdom, which is currently being held by Evan Ralph Garcia, a career officer.

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