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Month: February 2009

Huwag paki-alaman ang pera ng SSS

Published by Ellen on February 2, 2009

Sabi ni Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita welcome na welcome daw ang sino na mag- file ng class suit sa kanila tungkol sa kanilang plano na gagamitin ang P12.5 bilyon na pera ng Social Security System sa P100 bilyon na economic stimulus ng pamahalaan ni Gloria Arroyo.

Ang tapang talaga ng apog nitong mga bata ni Gloria Arroyo. Paano kasi mana sa amo.

Marami kasi ang uma-alma, kasama na si Sen. Aquilino Pimentel, sa plano ni Arroyo na gamitin ang pera ng SSS para pangsalba sa problema ni Arroyo sa ekonomiya dahil and pera ng SSS ay hindi pera ng gobierno. Private funds yan. Pera ng nagta-trabaho sa pribadong kumpanya.

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GMA diverts to US, catches DFA by surprise

Published by Ellen on February 2, 2009

From Malaya:

President Arroyo is making a quick visit to the United States on Wednesday, catching by surprise even Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo.

Based on Arroyo’s original schedule, she should have left Milan, Italy last night (Manila time) for Saudi Arabia. She was expected in Bahrain Wednesday for an official visit.

A naughty mind in the Palace said maybe the President is still angling for a meeting, even if by chance, with US President Barack Obama.

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CA rejects habeas corpus petition of Alabang boys

Published by Ellen on February 2, 2009

by Evangeline de Vera
Malaya

The Court of Appeals yesterday affirmed the legality of the continued detention of the so-called Alabang Boys despite a prosecution panel’s recommendation to dismiss the drug charges filed against them.

In denying the petition for habeas corpus of Richard Brodett, Joseph Tecson and Jorge Joseph, the CA said preliminary investigations of the Department of Justice have not been concluded, citing the requirement that the recommendation be approved by Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez.

The three remain in the custody of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency which caught them in buy-bust operations in Quezon City and Muntinlupa in September last year.

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Traumatic encounter with a presidential convoy

Published by Ellen on February 1, 2009

This is a story of my friend. She is so traumatized by her encounter with a bully from the Presidential Security Group that she asked me not to mention her name. For this article, I’ll call her “Gabby”.

Gabby works in an advertising agency in Makati. Last Jan. 23, a Saturday, she was driving home from Tagaytay around 8 p.m. Gabby was extra careful with her driving because there were a number of road repair works on the South Luzon Expressway.

She had passed the Sta. Rosa exit when she noticed from her rear view mirror a convoy led by motorcycle escorts. She was still figuring out where she would place herself (since it was a danger zone with constructions signs all over the place) when she was suddenly bumped by the convoy’s motorcycle escort. She took the service lane to give way to the convoy. At that time she didn’t know who was the all-important person it was protecting.

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Pagpupugay sa OFW

Published by Ellen on January 31, 2009

Itong pagpupugay sa mga OFW ay pinadala sa akin ni Magno Rivera na ngayon ay nasa Saudi. Sabi niya pinadala raw sa kanya ni Frankie Villaflor.

Hindi mayaman ang OFW – Akala ng marami sa ating kapag OFW o nasa abroad ay mayaman na. Hindi totoo yun. A regular OFW might earn from P50K-P300K per month depende sa lokasyon. Yung mga taga-Saudi or US siguro ay mas malaki ang sweldo, ngunit para sabihin na mayaman sila ay maling-mali.

Mahirap maging OFW – Kailangan magtipid hangga’t kaya. Oo, masarap ang pagkain sa abroad pero madalas na paksiw o adobo at itlog lang tinitira para makaipon. Pagdating ng kinsenas o katapusan, ang unang tinitingnan eh ang conversion ng peso sa dollar o riyal o euro. Mas okay na magtiis sa konti kaysa gutumin ang pamilya.

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