Mark June 2, 2009, 11:30 pm as the hour of ignonimy.
Let’s all bow our heads in shame.
House Resolution 1109 that seeks to convene a Constitutional Assembly, without the participation of the Senate, to amend the Constitution was approved by the House of Representatives.
Gloria Arroyo’s offer of P20 million for each vote for Con-Ass worked.
Gloria Arroyo is using the frog formula on the Filipino people in pushing for Charter Change and it looks like it is working.
What’s the frog formula?
It is said that if you put a frog into a pot of boiling water, it will leap out right away to escape the danger because it’s survival instincts are geared towards detecting sudden changes.
But if you put a frog in a kettle that is filled with water that is cool and pleasant, and then you gradually heat the kettle, it will relish the warmth. It’s tolerance level is high as long as it’s gradual. By the time it would realize the danger, it would be too late to jump out of the boiling water.
Mabuti naman at sinabi ni US Defense Secretary Robert Gates Jr. na walang posisyon ang Amerika sa problema sa Spratlys kasi akala kasi ng maraming Pilipino na kapag magkagulo sa Spratlys laban sa China, kakampihan tayo ng mga Amerikano.
Wala tayong maasahan sa mga Kano, yan ang katotohanan.
Ito ang sinabi ni Gates sa press conference kahapon sa Camp Aguinaldo pagkatapos ng pag-uusap niya kay Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro: “There are a number of security challenges and obviously concerns on conflicting claims in the South China Sea, the United States takes no position on those claims, we only urge all of the parties involved to try and resolve these issues clearly, peacefully.”
Tinanong din si Gates tungkol sa Visiting Forces Agreement na binabatikos ng mga progresibong organisasyon at sabi niya comportable daw sila sa VFA. Dapat lang dahil nagagamit nila sa proteksyun ng kanilang mga sundalo kahit na binabastos na ang batas ng Pilipinas na pinapayagan naman ang ating mga opisyal.
Looks like Sen.Mar Roxas “padyak” ads are effective in making people notice him. Or maybe because of his crusade against Legacy owner Celso de los Angeles whom he accused of swindling thousands of plan holders. Or it could be the “Korina Sanchez” factor.
Whatever it is, the latest survey of Pulse Asia showed Roxas’ rating improving by five percent while that other presidential aspirants either slightly declined or remained the same, except for Sen. Loren Legarda, whose numbers dipped by five percent.
In the survey on presidential preference conducted May 4 to 17, 2009, Roxas rating went up to 13 percent from eight percent in the survey conducted February 2 to 15, 2009.
Hardly had the croaking of the the congressmen who were at the Manila Hotel for the launching of what pundits call Palaka (Partido Lakas at Kampi) died down last Thursday when they were summoned by Gloria Arroyo to a room where she gave her marching orders: pass the resolution amending the Constitution.
Arroyo, the source said, offered the congressmen a hefty incentive: over and above their pork barrel, they will be given P20 million each.
There are two resolutions calling for the amendment of the Constitution pending at the Lower House. HR 737, authored by House Speaker Prospero Nograles, treats amendment of the Constitution as an ordinary legislation to be approved by three fourths of members of Congress, voting separately.
Manloloko talaga itong si Gloria Arroyo.
May nagsabi sa amin na ayun sa isang kongresista na nandun sa Manila Hotel noong Huwebes sa pormal na pagsanib ng Lakas at Kampi, tinawag raw sila ni Arroyo sa isang kwarto at sinabihan na kailangan mapasa na ang House Resolution 1109 para sa Constituent Assembly na hindi kailangan ang Senado para mapalitan ang Constitution.
Ipinangako raw ni Arroyo na bibigyan siya ng tig-P20 milyon sa bawat kongresista na boboto para maipasa ang HR 1109.
Kailangan ni Arroyo ang boto ng three-fourths ng House of Representatives. Mga 200 na kongresista yun. Kung bibigay siya ng tig-P20 milyon para sa 200 na boto, aabot yun sa P4 na bilyon.
Kayang-kaya, maraming pera sa kaban ng bayan. Perang buwis ng taumbayan. Pera galing sa pawis at dugo ng mga OFW.
The main cast of characters: Defensor in an old photo, Lorredo reading the letter of Defensor, and Lozada. Former presidential chief of staff Mike Defensor…
Sa kanyang pag-anunsyo na gusto niyang kumandidato bilang bise-presidente, sinabi Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno na “transformational politics” ang kanyang pairalin.
Ano yun? Tansform para sa mas matinding kurakutan at dayaan?
Ngayong araw, gagawing pormal na raw ang pag-iisa ng Lakas-CMD at Kampi, ang dalawang maka-administrasyon na partido. Si Gloria Arroyo daw and chairperson at siya ang mag-appoint ng interim officers. Kaya tatak Gloria Arroyo talaga itong pinagsanib na partido.
Update:
Looks like Maj. Gen. John Martir’s luck has been stalled. A reliable source said the Board of Generals recommended Maj. Gen. Juancho Sabban as Marine commandant.
Martir, the source said, was given the choice of a Sulu assignment. He chose to be where he is now.
Maj. Gen. John Martir was a no-show yesterday at the court martial hearing of the 28 officers accused of allegedly committing mutiny on February 2006.
Yesterday’s hearing was supposed to be the start of the cross examination of Martir by the defense lawyers.
Ang pinakamai-init na isyu noong isang linggo at hanggang ngayon ay ang sex video nina Hayden Kho sa iba’t-ibang babae kasama na doon si Katrina Halili.
Noong isang linggo rin, namatay si Sammy Ong, ang deputy director ng National Bureau of Investigation, na siyang tumulong na mailabas sa publiko ang “Hello Garci” tapes kung saan maririnig ang pag-uusap ni Gloria Arroyo at ni dating Comelec Commission Virgilio Garcillano kung paano retokihin ang resulta ng eleksyon sa Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao para siya ang mananalo kahit na ang tunay talaga na nanalo ay ang kanyang kalaban na si Fernando Poe, Jr.
May pagkapareho ang alawang pangyayaring ito: ang ilegal na pag-tape. Inamin ni Hayden na siya ang nag-video tape ng kanyang pagtatalik. Mukhang may weirdo rin itong doktor na ito, ano. Sino ba naman ang matinong tao na gusto kinukunan ang kanyang pagtatalik, isang bagay na napaka-personal.