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Month: October 2011

DOJ finds cause to sue Mikey, Angela for tax evasion

Published by Ellen on October 5, 2011

By VERA Files

Thanks to VERA Files and Global Balita for photo.
Former First Son and incumbent party-list congressman Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo and his wife Angela Montenegro will be charged with tax evasion, after the Department of Justice found probable cause to sue them.

The DOJ’s Task Force on Bureau of Internal Revenue Case (TBFBIR) released a resolution today saying it has found probable cause to charge Mikey and Angela with multiple counts of violation of Section 255 of the National Internal Revenue Code.

Section 255 penalizes taxpayers for failure to wilfully pay income taxes and file returns, or supply correct and accurate information, among other offenses. The penalties are imprisonment of between one and 10 years, and a fine of not less than P10,000.

The resolution was the DOJ’s response to the complaint the BIR filed in April 2011, which alleged that the couple underdeclared their income for the years 2004, 2006, and 2007.

Angela allegedly failed to file income tax returns from 2003 to 2009, and Mikey for the years 2005, 2008 and 2009.

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Still in search for a lasting solution to the South China Sea conflict

Published by Ellen on October 4, 2011

There’s relative calm in the just recently turbulent waters of South China, which makes it the best time to explore ways to find lasting solutions to the area which is being claimed by Brunei, China, Malaysia, Philippines,Vietnam, and Taiwan.

On Oct. 17, the Carlos P. Romulo Foundation for Peace and Development chaired by former Foreign Secretary Roberto R. Romulo in collaboration with the Institute of South East Asian Studies, Singapore (ISEAS), will host a by- invitation- only forum at the Manila Polo Club in Makati City.

The CPR Foundation said there will be 23 notable former officials and authorities from academe speaking from ASEAN countries, China, Australia, India, Canada, the United States, and Europe. China has agreed to nominate three speakers for the event.

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Mahabang pasensya ang kailangan sa biyaheng PAL

Published by Ellen on October 4, 2011

The long wait for our luggage. Almost midnight of Oct. 1, 2011.
Alas –tres ng umaga noong Lunes, nasa Centennial Terminal 2 na ako para sa aking Philippine Airlines flight papuntang Iloilo.

Pagdating ko doon, sinabi cancelled daw ang flight ko na dapat ay 7:40 ng umaga.

Uuwi ako sa aming bahay sa Guisijan, Laua-an, Antique. Wala na kasing eroplano na pumupunta sa Antique kaya via Iloilo ako tuwing umuuwi sa amin. Pwede rin via Caticlan sa Aklan, kaya lang mas maraming sasakyan ang bumabiyahe mula Iloilo.

Nang kinuha ko ang aking ticket noong isang buwan, pinili ko ang unang flight, mga 5:00 ng umaga dahil gusto ko bago magtanghalian nasa amin na ako. Apat na oras pa sa bus mula Iloilo papuntang amin.

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Who is a journalist?

Published by Ellen on October 2, 2011

The Maguindanao massacre
After eight annual self-examinations, media practitioners, meeting in Cebu’s Marco Polo Hotel last weekend, still had not found the answer to the question, “Who is a journalist?”

The question was crucial because the theme of MediaNation 8 was the Philippines being “The Most Dangerous Place for Journalists.”

Actually, that notorious title which the country achieved after the Nov 23, 2009 Maguindanao massacre where 32 of the 58 killed were members of media. Other countries like Mexico, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq, have overtaken us in that notoriety but it doesn’t mean the killing of journalists here has stopped. Under the 16-month old government of President Benigno Aquino III, six journalists have already been killed, according to the National Union of Journalists in the Philippines.

One unwarranted death is too many.

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Si Manny Pacquiao at ang Cha-Cha

Published by Ellen on October 2, 2011

Photo by Reuters
Hindi ako sarado sa pag-amyenda ng Saligang Batas ngunit medyo may kaba ako na mai-pasok ang mga hindi kanais-nais na pagbabago.

Sana hindi nila ibahin ang limitasyun sa edad ng gusto kumandidato para presidente at bise-presidente. Natatakot kasi akong tumakbo si Manny Pacquiao sa 2016 at mananalo. Kawawa naman ang bayan.

Kamakailan sinabi ni Pacquaio na hindi pa naman ang pagka- presidente ng bansa ang sunod na pinupuntirya nya sa 2016. Bise- presidente daw.

Sunod na araw, sinabi na mali daw ang report. Dahil alam naman daw niya na hindi pa siya qualified para tumakbo kahit sa pagka bise-presidente. Pareho naman ang age requirement sa mga gustong kumandidato sa pagka presidente at bise-presidente. Kailangan 40 na taong gulagg sa araw ng eleksyun.

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