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Pacquiao, Agent 0210

Published by Ellen on May 13, 2009

I posted in my blog the news item that a few hours after boxing great Manny Pacquiao was named ambassador of peace and understanding by Gloria Arroyo, Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez appointed him “special assistant to the Secretary of Justice on intelligence matters.”

Gonzalez’ order said Pacquiao, who holds the rank of master sergeant in the Armed Forces of the Philippines, “may coordinate with the National Bureau of Investigation in the enforcement of this mandate.”

In a matter of minutes, my blog, which is classified as political, turned hilarious.

First batch of nurses, caregivers leaves for Japan under JPEPA

Published by Ellen on May 12, 2009

By Tessa Jamandre VERA Files With tears in their eyes, Vilma Balatbat, 39, and her husband tightly embraced each other, knowing it would be some…

Takbo,Manny,takbo

Published by Ellen on May 11, 2009

Marami ang nagsasabi kay Manny Pacquaio na huwag pumasok sa pulitika. Sa akin naman, sige, Manny, tumakbo ka.

Sa ating sistema ngayon, para magiging kandidato kahit anong posisyon sa pamahalaan, kailangan lang naman ikaw ay Filipino citizen, registered voter, marunong magbasa at sumulat. Lahat naman yan qualified si Manny.

May political party na si Pacquaio ngunit sabi ng Comelec , local lang ang accreditation.Ang balita, sa Saranggani tatakbo si Pacquiao para congressman. Walang problema yan dahil ang age requirement para sa pagiging congressman at 25 taong gulang.

‘Querubin is free to dream of a country with clean and honest elections unlike those that happened in 2004’

Published by Ellen on May 11, 2009

Col. Ariel Querubin, detained on charges of mutiny for allegedly planning to withdraw support from Gloria Arroyo in February 2006, revealed his plan to run for the Senate in 2010 in a letter first published in this space last Saturday.

Malacañang made a mocking reaction.Deputy presidential spokesman Anthony Golez said, Everybody is free to dream.”

He added, “Hindi ko kilala si Colonel Querubin, ang pagkatao niya, ang pag-defy niya sa chain of command, nakikita ko, to me that does not show any good [I don’t know Colonel Querubin personally but his defying the chain of command, the way I see it, does not show any good].” .

Pacquiao named “ambassador” and intelligence aide

Published by Ellen on May 11, 2009

Talaga naman!

by Tetch Torres
Inquirer.net

Hours after President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo named him “ambassador” for peace and understanding” boxing icon Manny Pacquiao was also appointed “special assistant to the secretary of the Department of Justice on intelligence matters.”

This time, it was Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez who issued the appointment through DO 344, dated May 8.

“In the interest of public service and with the provision of existing law, Master Sergeant Emmanuel Pacquiao has been hereby designated as special assistant to the secretary of the Department of Justice in intelligence matters,” the order said.

Pag-uusig sa katotohanan

Published by Ellen on May 9, 2009

Noong Biyernes, nagpiyansa si Che-Che Lazaro, ang kilalang host ng Probe Team, ang TV news-magazine sa ABS-CBN kaugnay sa kasong wiretapping na isinampa ng isang opisyal ng GSIS laban sa kanya.

Si Rez Cortez, actor na masugid na taga-suporta ng namatay na si Fernando Poe, Jr, ang dinaya ni Gloria Arroyo, ay nag-apela ngayon sa Court of Appeals dahil sa arrest warrant na na-isyu laban sa kanya at kina Samuel Ong, ang dating director ng National Bureau of Investigation na naglabas ng “Hello Garci” tapes, ang kanyang driver na si Angelito Santiago at negosyanteng si Wilson Fenix.

Ito ay nangyayari habang patuloy ang paguusig kay Jun Lozada, ang star witness ng NBN/ZTE, ni Mike Defensor, dating presidential chief of staff ni Gloria Arroyo na ngayon ay pinuno ng Philippine National Railways.

Letter from Col. Ariel Querubin

Published by Ellen on May 8, 2009

Update: Malacañang tells Querubin: Dream on.

May the peace of Christ be with you!

Life has presented to me in many ways, from my exploits in the field that eventually earned me the Medal of Valor, a new lease on life after being left for dead in 1989 and to my current incarceration.

During all these episodes of my life, I have both witnessed and felt human suffering and desolation. After a long process of discernment while in confinement, I resolved to do something about human suffering- not through any other modality but through faithful, competent and committed public service.

I do not assume to be the solution to all these problems. I definitely am not. It takes the collective effort of every member of this society to make things improve. All I can do on my end, is to make the best effort possible to make society better, stand by my principles and fight for what is right in the appropriate forum; if not for myself and one generation, for our children and their children as well.

I thought that if I do not try to at least offer myself to give our people an alternative, then all the sufferings I have witnessed and felt would be rendered meaningless.

I plan to run for the Senate in the coming 2010 elections with this dream that we all share,

Eye to eye contact

Published by Ellen on May 7, 2009

Maj. Gen. John Martir’s appearance at the court martial hearing last Tuesday of the mutiny case against 28 officers led by Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda and Brig. Gen. Danny Lim was enlivened by side incidents. Otherwise, it was boooring.

Before Martir was brought in, the nine accused Marine officers namely Maj. Gen Renato Miranda;Col Ariel Querubin; Col Januario Caringal; Col Orlando de Leon; Col Armand Bañez; Lt.Col Custodio Parcon;.Lt. Col. Achilles Segumallian; Maj Domingo Fernandez; and Lt Belinda Ferrer, the lone military female detainee, positioned themselves in front of the defense lawyers directly opposite the witness who would be sitting near the end of the panel’s table.

In the courtroom at the Daza Park, the accused are seated together enclosed by steel railings in the middle of the room. Some ten feet away from them are members of the panel seated behind a long table in an elevated portion of the room. Between the accused and the panel members are the lawyers seated on opposite sides.

Nakakahawa rin ang katapangan

Published by Ellen on May 6, 2009

Update: Judge Lorredo allowed Lozada to be under Senate custody.

Kung nakakahawa ang masama, ganuun din ang kabutihan at katapangan. Nanindigan si Jun Lozada. At ito, nakita rin natin na naninindigan ang judge na humahawak ng kanyang kaso, si Judge Jorge Emmanuel Lorredo.

Dinala sa Medical Center Manila si Lozada noong Martes ng gabi dahil sa dehyration. Mabuti na rin daw ang lagay niya ngayon.

Naka-schedule siyang i- arraign sa sala ni Judge Jorge Emmanuel Lorredo ngayong araw at 8:30 ng umaga. Bago niyan magkakaroon ng pagdarasal. Sabi ni Lorredo sa kanyang pambihirang order na maaring sumali ang mga iba’t-ibang grupo na sumusuporta kay Lozada sa morning prayers . Sabi pa niya gusto ng Supreme Court na simulan ang sesyon sa korte ng pagdarasal.

Ampatuan held briefly at LA airport; ARMM Sol Gen says visa ‘not cancelled’

Published by Ellen on May 5, 2009

by MindaNews and VERA Files

Governor Datu Zaldy Ampatuan of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) “encountered difficulties” with his United States visa and was held briefly when he arrived at the Los Angeles airport (LAX) with his family on April 26.

But ARMM Solicitor General Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi denied reports Ampatuan’s visa was canceled and that he was questioned for allegedly bringing with him $6 million.

Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Franklin Ebdalin told VERA Files on Monday that the Philippine Consulate in Los Angeles “did not disclose the reason for Ampatuans being held up in immigration.”

Author: Ellen