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Month: September 2006

Suicidal moves

Published by Ellen on September 15, 2006

Malacañang’s two-pronged offensive to change the Constitution – by People’s Initiative and Constituent Assembly – tries to give the impression that Gloria Arroyo is on a roll, especially how her allies in the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments adopted Resolution 1230 convening Congress into a Constituent Assembly after only two hours of debate.

These crass moves – Singaw ng Bayan’s fake People Initiative and the railroading of HR 1230 – however, betray a suicidal administration who knows they have nothing more to lose with what they are doing because the remaining option is much more grim.

That’s Gloria Arroyo being out of power, at the latest, in 2010 and ending up in jail for the numerous crimes she has committed against the Filipino people foremost of which is cheating in the 2004 elections.

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No bail for Bolante

Published by Ellen on September 15, 2006

Here’s the Philippine Daily Inquirer report on the hearing on the petition of former Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn “Jocjoc” Bolante for bail before a Chicago court:

A petition for bail by embattled former agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn “Jocjoc” Bolante has been denied by an immigration court in Chicago, according to a GMA Network “Flash Report,” quoting a Filipino lawyer monitoring the case of the former government official in the US.

Harry Roque was quoted as saying that the court, in a hearing Wednesday (Thursday, Manila time), also dismissed a petition by Bolante to reject an amicus brief, which Roque and other lawyers from the Philippines had submitted to the court.

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Naka-ambang constitutional crisis

Published by Ellen on September 14, 2006

Mabuti naman at nanindigan ang Senado sa pambabastos ng Malacañang sa kanila.

Kapag pagpipilitan ng Malacañang na bastusin ang Senado sa kanilang pagi-imbistaga ng mga kaso na may relasyon sa kanilang ginagawang batas, hindi malayo na magkakaroon tayo ng constitutional crisis.

Simula pa lamang ang pag-aresto kahapon kay Chairman Camilo Sabio ng Presidential Commission on Good Government na nang na-isnab ng imbestigayon ng Senado kaugnay sa Philcomsat Holdings Corp.

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Kahit anong kahig, walang matuka

Published by Ellen on September 11, 2006

Kaya gusto ko umuwi sa amin sa probinsiya ng Antique ay para na rin reminder sa sarili ko na hindi Pilipinas ang Manila.

Ang aming baryo, Guisijan, ay nasa bayan ng Laua-an. Katulad ng maraming baryo dito sa Pilipinas, hindi nararamdaman ng mga tao doon ang national government. Kayod lang sila ng kayod.

Ang kasabihan na “Isang kahig, isang tuka” ay tugmang-tugma sa uri ng pamumuhay doon sa amin. Para may hapunan, papalaot ang mga kalakihan para mangisda. Noong malilit kami, pagdating namin galing sa eskwela, takbo kaagad sa tabing dagat at tutulong maghila ng bitana (fish net).

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Truth shall spring out of the earth

Published by Ellen on September 11, 2006

This is the speech of Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano last Sept. 5. For your reference:

“Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven”
Psalms 85:11
Madam President, Atty. Mike Arroyo I am not sorry! It is not because I cannot humble myself if I made a mistake, but because the administration refused to allow us to present evidence in the committee on justice, you refuse to sign the waiver and so far the bank certification has not proven the impeachment team wrong.

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Update on Bolante

Published by Ellen on September 11, 2006

This came out in Philippine Daily Inquirer today. This one is straight from Harry Roque, Jr. :

Two months after Jocelyn “Joc Joc” Bolante was apprehended by Immigration Officials in Los Angeles, the official story behind his arrest can finally be revealed.

In a sworn statement before an officer of the US Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Bolante revealed that two officers were apparently already waiting for him at the jetway shortly after he arrived last July 7 at the LA airport.

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