Presidential Adviser Jesus Dureza is going to Malacañang as press secretary to replace Ignacio Bunye has been rewarded a lucrative position as member of the Monetary Board.
Dureza will be replaced by former Chief of Staff Hermogenes Esperon under whose term reports of extra-judicial killings by the military increased.
Sen. Jamby Madrigal, chair of the Senate Committee on Peace, issued the following statement:
Napansin nyo ba ang posters sa mga poste sa Metro Manila na nagsasabi, “Suportahan si Presidente, Ibagsak ang presyo ng kuryente.”
Mukhang malaki ang pondo nitong kampanya laban sa Meralco. Ngunit mukhang ang gumawa nito ay hindi nakihalubilo sa taumbayan. Mukhang doon lang sa kanyang airconditioned na upisina na bayad ng Malacañang kung hindi man mismo sa Malacañang.
by Lito Banayo
Malaya
Their paths will always cross. Across generations of their family even.
Mariano Arroyo used to be the appointed governor of Iloilo back when we were yet to be a commonwealth of the Americans. Together with a Chinese rice trader named Sualoy, he introduced jueteng into his province. And what a hit it made with the timawas who bet daily on the numbers game. Such that the illegal numbers racket hit the pages of a local newspaper published by Benito Lopez, who turned it into a crusade.
One good thing going for the new Armed Forces chief, Alexander Yano, is that he succeeds Gen. Hermogenes Esperon.
No one could do worse to the military establishment that what Esperon had done – bringing to the pits the reputation of the military establishment with his alleged participation in the 2004 elections fraud and for bullying those who chose to hold on to their principles of truth and justice.
The optimism that greeted Yano’s assumption of the highest military position is amazing. It should warm his heart. But it’s also an awesome challenge considering the damage that Esperon had done not only to the morale of the personnel but also to the personal lives of many of the officers and enlisted men.
Dalawang reports sa mga dyaryo kahapon ang nagpapatunay ng kasabihan na “Whom the Gods wish to destroy, they first make him mad.” Sa tagalog, “Ang gustong parusahan o sirain ng mga Diyos, ginagawa munang baliw.”
Ang mga reports na aking tinutukoy ay ang tungkol sa Meralco at kay Archbishop Oscar Cruz ng Lingayen-Dagupan.
Photos taken after the hearing Tuesday. The court martial panel instructed the prosecution to review the cases again and see if they could recommend to the new chief of staff “nolle prosequi” or will not pursue further the cases.
Everybody was in high spirits expecting fairer treatment under the new chief of staff. Lt. Gen. Alexander Yano.
by Victor Reyes
Key leaders of the alleged power grab attempt in February 2006 yesterday said they are not going to ask for pardon from President Arroyo.
In Lahore, we had the elite Punjab police (equivalent to our Special Action Force) as escorts. That was most thrilling.
Karachi -Nang papunta pa lamang kami sa Pakistan noong isang linggo, marami akong hindi magandang imahen sa bansang ito sa South Asia.
Nandyan na ang nakadikit na imahen ng terorismo. Katabi kasi sila ng Afghanistan kung saan nababasa natin na doon nagtatago si Osama bin Ladin ng Al Qaeda at mga Taliban. Akala natin ganoon rin sa Pakistan.
Lahore- The governor of Punjab, Lt. Gen. Khalid Maqbool (ret.), in welcoming visiting members of Philippine media, enumerated three features common between Pakistan and the Philippines that should move relations between the two countries from “warm and cordial” to vibrant and gainful.
The first common feature, the governor said, is the two countries’ adherence to democracy “haltingly but successfully.” Second is both governments’ reliance on employment of nationals in other countries. Third is our colonial past.
It is interesting how Pakistan and the Philippines, in their own peculiar ways, have dealt and are still dealing with these realities.
Lahore –Gusto nyo bang maging chef sa Chinese at Japanese restaurant sa Pakistan?
Magbubukas bago matapos ang taong ito ang Avari hotel sa Islamabad at tumatanggap sila ng applicants para sa posisyon na yan. Tingnan nyo sa www.avari.com.
Itong impormasyon ay sinabi sa amin ng chef ng Avari Lahore na si Bonifacio Chew. Si Boni ay Filipino. Siya ang mag-iinterview ng applicants at magrekomenda sa may-ari ng hotel na isang Iranian.