July 2009 – Page 4 – ellen tordesillas

Trillanes:incarcerated but productive

Published by Ellen on July 7, 2009

When the third session of the 14th Congress opens on July 27, Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV may be able to be part of it from his detention cell in Camp Crame via the modern technology of teleconferencing.

This could be the start of the realization of the mandate that the Filipino people bestowed on him when they voted for him senator despite the fact that he was in detention and a thorn in Gloria Arroyo’s neck.

But despite his incarceration, or some say because of it, he has come out to be one of the most prolific members of the Senate having authored and co-authored a total of 285 bills and 21 resolutions in the first two years of his six-year term, mostly in line with his advocacies as poverty alleviation, national defense and security, affordable and accessible health care and education, and environmental protection.

Two more bombings: Jolo and Iligan

Published by Ellen on July 7, 2009

Update: More than two hours after the blast, another bomb went off in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte province around 10:40 a.m.

Police said the blast took place at the corner of Sabayle Street and Cabili avenue, in front of a lending firm. An Army jeep which was passing by the area, was hit in the explosion. At least six civilians have been reported injured in the incident.-ABS-CBN online

Update: Maj. Gen. Juancho Sabban, commander of Task Force Comet. said he believes the bombing in Cotabato City on Sunday and today’s blast in Jolo are unrelated. He points to the Abu Sayyaf as suspects in today’s blast as a diversionary tactic because of their intensified pursuit operations.

The suspect in last Sunday’s bombing is the MILF.

6 dead, scores wounded in Jolo blast
abs-cbnNEWS.com

Six people were killed and more than 40 others were wounded in a bomb attack in the predominantly Muslim town of Jolo in Sulu province, Tuesday morning.

Sulu-based military spokesman Lt. Col. Edgard Arevalo said an improvised explosive device exploded between a gasoline refilling station and a hardware store along Sanchez street in downtown Jolo around 7:50 a.m.

Dasal para kay Cory Aquino

Published by Ellen on July 6, 2009

Tuwing tanghali, may misa sa Greenbelt para kay dating Pangulong Cory Aquino. Ito ay siyam na araw na novena na nagsimula noong Miyerkules.

Alam ko na maliban sa mga dumadalo sa misa, marami ang nagdadarasal kay Cory na ngayon ay maselan ang kalagayan dahil sa kanyang sakit na cancer of the colon.

Sinabi ni Deedee Siytangco, ang spokesperson ni Cory, na pinagpasiya na niya pagkatapos ng konsultasyon sa kanyang mga doctor at pamilya na hindi na ipagpatuloy ang chemotherapy. Inalis na siya sa Intensive Care Unit at nasa private room na siya. Ito ay para makakapiling niya ang kanyang mga mahal sa buhay.

‘Change not possible under GMA’ – Trillanes

Published by Ellen on July 5, 2009

From the office of Sen. Trillanes:

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV supported the public clamor for an election in 2010 by saying change under the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is ‘not possible.’

“Any illusions of change are simply not possible under the administration of GMA,” he said in a published annual report.

According to the same report, Trillanes was ranked sixth in the Senate for his 285 total bills on several advocacies as poverty alleviation, national defense and security, affordable and accessible health care and education, and environmental protection in only his second year in office.

P10 billion cash advances unliquidated, COA restores pre-audit

Published by Ellen on July 5, 2009

by Yvonne T. Chua VERA Files Unliquidated cash advances of national government agencies and local government units have ballooned to P10 billion, prompting the Commission…

The tragedy of a distrusted leadership

Published by Ellen on July 5, 2009

The first text message I got yesterday morning was from a friend who forwarded a report from his friend in Cotabato City about a bomb that exploded in front of the Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral in that city.

News reports later said that four were killed while some 50 people were injured. Three of the fatalities were identified namely Ruby Ramirez, 43, of Philippine Trade, Barangay Bulalo in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, and owner of the lechon house where the bomb was planted; Prince Salem Cang Diaz, grand son of Patricio Diaz, former editor-in-chief of The Mindanao Cross, a local paper based in Cotabato City; Paulo Kahar.

Presidential Adviser for Mindanao Jess Dureza said “This is not an isolated case” referring to a series of bombings the past weeks. He called yesterday’s grim incident “murderous act of insanity” and “cowardly act of treachery and violence.”

Quevedo: “the explosion concluded my homily”

Published by Ellen on July 5, 2009

by Carolyn O. Arguillas MindaNews DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/05 July) – Archbishop Orlando Quevedo was finishing his homily on priests and prophecy at around 8:40 a.m.…

Namimilipit si Remonde sa pekeng boobs ni GMA

Published by Ellen on July 4, 2009

Update: I thought we heard the last of Arroyo’s silicon breast implant with Malacañang’s admission but here’s the NBI entering the picture:
NBI probes ‘boob job’ leak

Si dating Pangulong Cory Aquino ay nasa maselang lagay dahil sa kanyang sakit na colon kanser at pinagdadasal natin bigyan siya at ang kanyang pamilya ng lakas sa pagsubok na dumadaan sa kanilang buhay.

Ito naman si Gloria Arroyo ang pinag-uusapan ng mga tao ay ang kanyang problema sa kanyang pekeng boobs.

Siyempre, katulad ng dati, kung ano-anong kuwento ang ginawa ng Malacañang. Nang nabuking na, saka nalang umamin.

233rd National Day of the U.S. of America

Published by Ellen on July 3, 2009

1) Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio, the Golez brothers -Flag-Officer-in Command Ferdinand Golez and Rep. Roilo Golez, Palawan Mayor Edward Hagedorn;2) The “Blue Ladies” because they were both wearing blue: Amb. Kenney and Anna Sobrepeña; 3)Former Agrarian Reform Secretary Phillip Juico, lawyer Marilen Ramiro, Margie Juico and Fernando Perlas of the DENR

1) Alex Tizon, Pulitzer prize winner journalist who is now a fellow at the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, Ramon Casiple of the Institute for Political and Electoral Reforms, and PCIJ’s Malou Mangahas 2) Ombudsman Deputy Dennis Villa-Ignacio and former Ombudsman Simeon Marcelo 3) Foreign Service Officer Grace Escalante with her US veteran father.

1) Showbiz personalities JR and Nikki Gil with friends 2) DENR’s Nanding Perlas and forensic pathologist Racquel Fortun 3) Karl Wozniak, CEO of KeyWest Freight Inc, who said he is a regular reader of this blog.

US Ambassador Kristie Kenny extolled the values of freedom, liberty and justice for all as the binding ties in Philippine-American relations.

She expressed her gratefulness and aspiration to Filipinos from Tuguegarao to Tawi-tawi who opened their doors and hearts to Americans.

Curiouser and curiouser

Published by Ellen on July 3, 2009

by Lito Banayo

Ronnie Puno went to the US of A to attend to the wedding of his daughter, set in California’s beautiful Napa Valley. He has been in and out of the US of A, as this is where his family resides. Everyone and his mother in the DILG knows this, and they find it normal when their boss is out of the country. And he designates one or the other of his numerous undersecretaries, usually senior Usec Ed Soliman, as his officer-in-charge.

All of a sudden, three days after Ronnie had already landed in San Francisco International, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita issued an appointment for a DILG officer-in-charge. And it was not one of the usual undersecretaries, which is the usual practice anywhere in the bureaucracy. Ermita designate current DPWH Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane.

That’s not just it. Ermita even announced that Puno went to the US of A on medical leave. Either Ronnie is sick or he is undergoing a medical check-up, Malacañang explained. Still, curiously, why Ebdane?

Month: July 2009