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Updates on the manifesto of support for BG Danny Lim

Published by Ellen on February 23, 2009

BGen Danny Lim’s reaction released through his lawyer, Vicente Verdadero:

I am humbled by this expression of support.

Not one to shirk away from the challenges and responsibilities, I accept the mantle of leadership bestowed upon me by the collective wisdom of the leaders and followers of the various reformist groups.

I will do justice to the trust and I commit myself to the attainment of the aspirations for a country of peace,progress and prosperity.

Statement of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, through its spokesman Lt. Col. Ernesto Torres:

1.It is the inherent right of everyone to express his thoughts and his support to anyone or anything as an invocation of freedom of expression;

Three years ago

Published by Ellen on February 22, 2009

Three years ago, on this day, there were talks of restlessness in the military as more first-hand accounts of how the military was used as cheating operators in the 2004 elections were being shared by the soldiers themselves.

Eight months earlier, on June 6, 2005 then Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye revealed the existence of a taped conversation between Gloria Arroyo and then Comelec Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano about manipulating the results of the election in Muslim Mindanao to offset the huge lead posted by opposition candidate Fernando Poe Jr. in Luzon.

Gloria Arroyo apologized on TV for “talking to an election officer” which is prohibited by law. “A confessed felon,” lawyer Francisco Chavez said.

Declaration of Unity and Solidarity

Published by Ellen on February 21, 2009

We, the undersigned, hereby officially declare that we have formally united under the leadership of BGen. Danilo “Danny” Lim.

We have agreed to unite for the following reasons:

We aspire for the collective vision of a country of peace, progress and prosperity;
We are fully aware that our country is slowly being engulfed by the fires of poverty, war and corruption;
We concede the need to strengthen our ranks in the face of a ruthless enemy;
We recognize our people’s longing for change and their desire for a new breed of leader.

We have chosen BGen. Danilo “Danny” Lim for the following reasons:

Usapang “new media” sa Baguio

Published by Ellen on February 21, 2009

Tuwang-tuwa ako tuwing makapunta ako sa Baguio City dahil sa malamig na klima at mga bulaklak.

more-flowers Umakyat kami sa Baguio noong Huwebes kasama sina Yvonne Chua at Luz Rimban, mga kapwa ko awardee ng Marshall McLuhan fellowship para sa forum na ginanap sa University of the Philippines,Baguio City na inurganisa ng Canadian Embassy.

Umulan ng Huwebes ng hapon kaya hindi kami nakapaglakad-lakad sa Philippine Military Academy na busy sa paghahanda para sa PMA alumni homecoming ngayong araw. Ang daming streamers ng mga iba’t-ibang mga klase mula Pampanga. Lalo na sa gilid ng daan bago pumasok sa PMA.

Samahang Magdalo

Published by Ellen on February 18, 2009

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Sa mga nangyayari ngayon sa bansa na garapalan na ang kurakutan at kasinungalingan, marami ang nagtatanong, may natitira pa bang matino?

Maganda ang ganoong tanong kasi ibig sabihin nun, hindi ka kasama sa mga sinungaling at magnanakaw. Ibig sabihin nun umiiral pa ang itinuro sa ‘yo ng inyong mga magulang na mamuhay ng maayos, huwag manloko at hindi nakakasakit ar perwisyo sa kapwa tao.

Sa nakikita natin na kapal ng mukha ng mga magnanakaw, palagi natin naitatanong sa ating sarili, may magagawa ba tayo? Pumunta kayo sa http://www.samahangmagdalo.org/site.

Alam natin na ang Magdalo ay unang lumabas nang nanindigan ang mga 300 na sundalo, karamihan mga batang opisyal, laban sa panloloko ni Gloria Arroyo sa mamamayang Pilipino noong July 27, 2003. Pumunta sila sa dating Oakwood Hotel sa Glorietta, Makati at doon nila ipinahayag ang kanilang pag-withdraw ng suporta sa pamahalaan ni Arroyo.

Sign of the times

Published by Ellen on February 17, 2009

Yesterday, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency acquired 195 new intelligence officers with the graduation of the new batch of cadets at the PDEA Academy.

In his speech before the new graduates, Parañaque Rep.Roilo Golez said they are entering a career of risk, honor, glory and high mission.

“The campaign on illegal drugs is the moral equivalent of war. It’s a tougher war than war against the NPA, the secessionist movement and the Abu Sayyaf. More than 4,000 barangays, 50 per cent of them in the National Capital Region, are effected by the menace of drugs. Seventy-five per cent of major crimes in the NCR are drug related. This is a serious public order problem,” Golez said.

Miriam ‘loses’ road rigging contract probe

Published by Ellen on February 17, 2009

Blue Ribbon likely to take over investigation

by JP Lopez
Malaya

miriam-santiago The Senate economic affairs panel chaired by Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago will no longer investigate the criminal side of the World Bank report on alleged collusion and bribery in government infrastructure projects and will instead focus on the report’s economic implications.

Santiago said this was the consensus reached by the majority bloc in a caucus called yesterday after some senators complained that last week’s hearing turned into a forum for bashing the World Bank.

“The first item is, pursuant to my recommendation, the Senate economic affairs committee will no longer issue subpoena to the country director of the WB,” Santiago said.

Reklamo sa Meralco

Published by Ellen on February 16, 2009

FEB. 16, 2009

Galing ito kay Arman Eusebio:

Gusto ko po sanang idulog sa inyo ang isang mistulang ‘big time extortion’ na ginagawa ng ilang empleyado ng Meralco sa amin.

Nagsimula po ito noong October 2008 nang magsagawa ng inspection ang ilan nilang mga tauhan sa lugar namin. Apparently ay may nakitang ‘two-line jumper’ ang mga inspector sa isang katabing bahay namin. Kapagdaka’y pumunta sa bahay namin iyong isang inspector. Ikinagulat po ito ng Nanay ko dahil unang-una ay hindi naman niya alam ang nangyayari dun sa ibaba dahil nasa itaas po ang bahay namin. Bigla daw pong pumasok itong inspector na ito na nang tanungin ng Nanay ko kung sino siya at kung ano iyon… sinabi lang daw niya na taga-Meralco siya at inspeksyon lang daw.

Labis na ikinagulat ng Nanay ko nang bumaba siya at makita na tila kukumpiskahin ng mga inspector ang aming metro at nang kanyang tanungin kung bakit nila gagawin iyon ang naging tugon daw ng inspector ay ‘Nay, makipag-ayos na lang po kayo sa akin!’
Natural hindi ito naging maganda sa pandinig ng Nanay ko dahil pinalalabas ng inspector na may ginawa kaming mali. Nagkaron ng pagtatalo at nakarating ang usapan sa aming baranggay kung saan parehong pinakinggan ng aming punong-baranggay ang magkabilang panig.

Prosecution flaws bog down fight vs drugs

Published by Ellen on February 15, 2009

by Ibarra C. Mateo and Yvonne T. Chua VERA Files For many years, Chinese national Cai Qing Hai had been on the list of Asia’s…

The people’s fury

Published by Ellen on February 15, 2009

Never mind Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Sen. Miriam Santiago. We know them to be allies of Gloria Arroyo (or whoever will serve their interest).

But it was painful to see Sen. Aquilino Pimentel, who fought the Marcos tyranny and was a victim of electoral cheating, spouting the same line as Enrile and Santiago putting the pressure on the World Bank, which exposed the rigging of bids in the public works it finances, instead of Finance Secretary Gary Teves and Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez who, by their non-action, protected Gloria Arroyo, Mike Arroyo and other crooks named in the WB report.

I texted Sen. Pimentel telling him of my disappointment about his role in last Thursday’s Senate hearing and this was his reply:

“Sorry, dear Ellen, for creating the misimpression. That’s the last I’d do: protect GMA and company.

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