by Tessa Jamandre VERA Files The Oakwood mutiny, the Marines standoff and the Manila Peninsula siege have left a mark not only in history but…
Making life worth living.
Author: Ellen
I try not to miss the national day celebration of Italy because the embassy here always comes up with something creative that showcases the magnificent Italian culture.
Under the energetic Ambassador Rubens Anna Fedele, receptions are not confined to hotels. Last year, it was held at the Metropolitan Museum which at that time had a superb exhibits of old maps. Guests had the pleasure of viewing the maps while having cocktails.
They had a recipe book of Italian dishes and a directory of Italian restaurants in Metro Manila.. Then there was the concert of music by Italian composers.
by Tarra Quismundo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
A presidential aspirant, two military rebels elected senators and a jailed Army general hoping to follow suit: Could this foreshadow what is to come in 2010?
Known presidential hopeful Senator Manuel Villar, Senators Gregorio Honasan and Antonio Trillanes IV, and jailed Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim were seen in a rare gathering on Saturday, when they attended the wedding of Trillanes’ brother Jay.
And when someone joked they were together to hatch a plot as they posed together for pictures, Trillanes, the youngest of the group, answered with a smile: “May pinaplano para sa mabuti [We’re planning for something good].”
Sa mga press release ng Malacañang tungkol sa biyahe ni Gloria Arroyo sa Japan (Hunyo 17 hanggang 20) at Brazil (Hunyo 22 hanggang 25), walang sinasabi tungkol sa Colombia.
Napag-alaman ng VERA Files noong Biyernes na pag-alis ni Arroyo sa Tokyo ng Sabado, siya ay pupunta sa Cartagena, Colombia. Buong araw ngayon ay sa Colombia siya at pupunta siya sa Brazil bukas.
Napag-alaman din namin na ang host niya sa Colombia ay ang negosyanteng si Jaime Augusto Zobel at ang kanyang asawang si Lizzie. Pangalawang beses na raw ito na bumisita si Arroyo sa Colombia at sina Zobel at tumira siya sa bahay ng mga Zobel doon. Ang una ay noong November 2008 galing siya sa Peru kung saan dumalo siya sa Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
Breaking News! President Gloria Arroyo will make a “secret” trip to Colombia after her state visit to Japan ends Saturday. Sources at the Department of…
by Peter Tabingo
Malaya
Maj. Gen. (ret.) Gen. Carlos Garcia scored his third win against government prosecutors yesterday after the Sandiganbayan First Division acquitted him on a perjury case alleging that he failed to disclose the total value of his properties in his 1997 statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN).
In a 25-page decision penned by Associate Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo, the graft court held that government lawyers failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Garcia stated a deliberate falsehood when he failed to declare ownership of three vehicles in his SALN.
Erratum: I removed the posted article because it was full of errors, foremost of which is mistaking Gen. Marayag as belonging to Class ’78. I…
Kayo ba ay naniniwala na talagang tatakbo si Gloria Arroyo bilang kongresista ng Pampanga sa 2010 eleksyon?
Malakas ang kutob ko na isa na namang pakulo niya ito at meron talaga siyang ibang maitim na balak. Suspetsa ko diversionary tactic lang ito.
Nakakapagtaka kasi sila mismo ang nagpapalutang. Si Arroyo mismo. Sinabi nya sa kanyang talumpati, “anong malay nyo, baka tumakbo akong kongresista sa Pampanga.” Ito ay sinundan ng mga pahayag ng kanyang deputy spokesperson na si Lorelei Fajardo na wala namang batas na nagbabawal na tumakbong kongresista.
The four-month old Philippine baseline law got its first test last Friday and it failed miserably and embarrassingly.
Last Friday, CNN reported a Chinese submarine collided with an underwater sonar array towed by the destroyer USS John S. McCain off the Philippines.
Other wire reports from Washington D.C. described the location as “off Subic Bay” in Zambales. Chinese media said the encounter was near Scarborough Shoal.
Breaking news:
by Tetch Torres
Inquirer.net
The Supreme Court has dismissed the petition filed by two lawyers seeking to nullify House Resolution 1109 which seeks to convene lawmakers into a constituent assembly, even without the approval of the Senate.
In its ruling, the high court said the issue on the constituent assembly was premature and lacked a justiciable issue.
The petitioners – lawyer Oliver Lozano and his daughter, lawyer Evangeline Lozano – said HR 1109 was railroaded by the House of Representatives to extend the term of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo beyond 2010.