March 2010 – Page 6 – ellen tordesillas

Ang tawagan ni Arroyo at ni Ampatuan

Published by Ellen on March 6, 2010

Hindi nasama sa report ng Al Jazeera ang parte ng sinabi ni “Jesse” , ang hitman ng mga Ampatuan na ngayon ay gustong mag- state witness, ang parte kung saan sinabi niya kung gaano kadikit ang mga Ampatuan kay Gloria Arroyo.

Humihingi si Jesse ng proteksyun dahil sabi niya kapag makalaya sina Ampatuan, patay siya. Sabi niya, “Hindi lang siya mapera. Malapit kay Gloria. Kapag pumunta si GMA sa Maguindanao sa bahay ng mga Ampatuan, ang tawag ni Andal Ampatuan Jr, mayor ng bayan ng Datu Unsay sa kanya ay, “Ina”. Ang tawag naman ni Arroyo kay Andal Senior ay, “Ama”.

Close talaga sila, ano.

Itong si Jesse ay bodyguard ni Datu Kanor, pinsan at best matalik na kaibigan ni mayor Andal Jr na ang palayaw ay “Unsay”, pangalan ng bayan kung saan siya ang mayor. Kasama siya doon sa masaker at sinabi niyang nambaril din siya. Hindi niya alam kung ilan ang napatay niya.

A night of Chopin

Published by Ellen on March 5, 2010

The French Embassy to the Philippines, the Alliance Francaise and Ros Music Center are bringing concert pianist Dana Ciocarlie to Manila to celebrate 200th anniversary of Frederick Chopin.

Music lovers will have a chance to watch and listen to Ms Ciocarlie on March 19, 8 p.m at the Philamlife Auditoriom on U.N. Avenue.

Frederick Chopin (1810-1849)

Often regarded as the greatest piano composer to ever live, Chopin was one of the greatest pianists in Paris during the Romantic Era. Frederick Chopin was born in Poland and early in his young life exhibited his gift at the piano, playing for some of the aristocratic families of Warsaw the age of six. At the age of nineteen, Chopin moved away from Poland forever, first to Vienna and then to Paris.

Chopin was readily accepted by the Parisian elite, but his demeanor and melancholic temperament was often at odds with the expectation of this circle. During his entire lifetime, Chopin gave only 30 public performances. Of his nearly 170 compositions, almost all of them are exclusively for the piano. Chopin performed most of these compositions for small private audiences. The intimate setting of these performances is significant because it is emblematic of Chopin’s music. Chopin loved soaring melodies, particularly the singing-like playing of his right hand. These melodies were not overwhelmingly ornamental, however, but minimalist and traditional. Chopin was lauded for his ability to infuse traditional forms like the sonata and the prelude (a short self contained piano piece) with intimacy and emotional intensity.

Poll bets vow spending more for OFWs

Published by Ellen on March 5, 2010

by Ruben Jeffrey Asuncion OFW Journalism Consortium IF elected, presidential candidates Gilberto Teodoro Jr., Manuel Villar and Richard Gordon would throw cash and strike deals…

Noynoy Aquino widens lead in latest Pulse Asia survey

Published by Ellen on March 5, 2010

Liberal Party standard bearer Benigno “Noynoy” C. Aquino III widens the lead over Nacionalista Party’s Manuel Villar in the latest survey of Pulse Asia.

In a survey conducted Feb. 21 to 25, 2010 (Click here), Aquino was the preference of 36 percent on the question “Who would you vote if the 2010 elections were held today?” Villar scored 29 percent.

The seven percentage point difference strengthens Aquino’s lead unlike in the Jan 10, 2010 survey when they were statistically tied with Aquino’s 37 percent and Villar’s 35 percent.

Ethical and effective

Published by Ellen on March 4, 2010

A visiting expert on citizen participation in governance, Dr. Lyle Wray, said two of the important traits that voters should look for in a leader are “ethical” and “effective.”

Immediately, what came to my mind were the top leading presidential candidates Benigno Aquino III and Manuel Villar.

(I believe the presidential contest will be between the two. Former President Estrada is a far third. Gilbert Teodoro is further down in fourth place. His numbers may be improving but the increase is miniscule, it is doubtful if he would be able to catch up.)

I believe Aquino is honest. He has no record of corruption. But there’s so much to be desired in terms of performance.

Ampatuan silencing witnesses:hitman

Published by Ellen on March 4, 2010

Al Jazeera

A man who says he took part in last November’s massacre in Maguindanao province has told Al Jazeera how he now fears he too will be killed as the alleged mastermind of the killings seeks to silence potential witnesses against him.

In an exclusive interview, the man known as “Jesse” told how he had been ordered to kill a witness, and he now fears he will be next after the head of a powerful clan placed a bounty on his life.

“[Datu Unsay] gave the order for me to kill this one guy who could have been a witness against them,” he said.

“I did it. If I didn’t do as told, they would kill me.”

The best of Gloria Arroyo’s lot

Published by Ellen on March 4, 2010

Mendoza is now both DOTC and executive secretary

By TJ Burgonio
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Same faces, no surprises.

Heeding the Supreme Court, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Wednesday replaced Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita and at least five other Cabinet officials running for local posts in the May 10 national elections, Malacañang announced.

Ms Arroyo tapped Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza as her new executive secretary in a Cabinet revamp prompted by the Supreme Court ruling that appointive officials running for election were deemed resigned.

Ermita, 74, is seeking a seat in Congress in his Batangas hometown.

Press Secretary Crispulo Icban Jr. admitted that Ms Arroyo’s moves were prompted by the high court ruling that officials running for election were deemed resigned and should leave their posts effective March 2.

Lipat kulungan lang

Published by Ellen on March 3, 2010

Paglabas sa kulungan sa Camp Crame, lumipat lang sa kulungan sa Camp Aguinaldo.

Itong ang nangyari kina Marine Capt. Gary Alejano at Navy Ltsg James Layug ng grupong Magdalo na nanindigan sa pekeng presidente na si Gloria Arroyo.

Noong Pebrero 17, inaprubahan ni Judge Elmo Alameda ng Makati regional Trial Court ang pagpiyansa ng 18 opisyal at sundalo na sangkot sa Nov 2007 na insidente sa Manila Peninsula. Maliban kay Brig. Gen. Danny Lim, ang kasama doon ay miyembro ng grupong Magdalo sa pangunguna ni Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV.

Gary Alejano and wife Minnie whenhe filed his certificate of candidacy in Sipalay

Sabi ni Alameda hindi naman rebelyun ang nangyari noon at walang rason para hindi sila payagan magpiyansa.

Kaya nagpiyansa naman sina Alejano at Layug noong Pebrero 19. Si Alejano at Layug ay kumakandidato para sa halalan sa Mayo. Si Alejano ay tumatakbong mayor sa Sipalay, Negros Occidental at si Layug naman ay para congressman sa pangalawang distrito ng Taguig.

Akala nina Alejano at Layug ay lalaya na sila kahit pansamantala para naman maasikaso nila ang kanilang kampanya. Mali pala kasi paglabas nila sa Camp Crame custodial center, kinuha sila ng military at nilipat sa ISAFP (Intelligence Service, Armed Forces of the Philippines) compound.

Nandun ngayon sina Alejano at Layug. Magkasama sila doon ni Marine Col. Ariel Querubin.

Ang tatlong sibilyan na nakasama sa Manila Pen (Julius Mesa, Cesari Gonzales at Emmanuel Tirador) na kasama sa 18 nakakulong sa Crame ay nagpiyansa na rin at pinayagang makalaya. Dapat naman.

Bastardizing the partylist

Published by Ellen on March 2, 2010

Parañaque Rep. Roilo Golez sees conflict of interest in the membership of Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes in 1-Utak (United Transport Koalisyun), a partylist group.

Golez said in the hearing of the House Energy Committee last Monday, Reyes admitted that he was offered a slot in the 1-Utak party list and in a TV interview, he said he is considering it.

His nomination indicates that he has been a member of the past three months because the law states that a nominee should be “A bona fide member of the party he seeks to represent for at least ninety (90) days preceding election day.”

Partylist naman ang pasok ni Mikey Arroyo

Published by Ellen on March 1, 2010

Hindi talaga humihinto itong mga Arroyo sa pambababoy ng batas para lang manatili sa kapangyarihan.

Dahil nawalan siya ng kaharian sa pagtakbo ng nanay niya bilang congressman ng pangalawang distrito ng Pampanga, nakahanap siya ngayon ng paraan na mananatili sa Kongreso sa pamamagitan ng partylist, na linagay sa Constitution para mabigyan ng representasyon ang mga grupo ng mga mahihirap at mahihina sa lipunan. Kasi naman hindi sila maaring makipaglaban sa mga tradisyunal na pulitiko sa eleksyun.

Nominado si Mikey bilang unang kinatawan ng Ang Galing Pinoy (AGP) na ang nirepresenta daw ay transport drivers at security guards. Kasama niya ang outgoing mayor ng Lubao na si Dennis Pineda.

Ang kapal talaga at ang kapal din ng Comelec kung aprubahan ito.

Month: March 2010