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Nag-iisahan ang mga tuso

Published by Ellen on October 30, 2006

Maraming haka-haka tungkol sa hidwaan sa Malacañang sa isyu ng People’s Initiative.

Usap-usapan ang paghihiwalay raw ng law firm na Villaraza& Angangco kay Arroyo. Ang Vllaraza& Angangco ay dating Carpio Villaraza &Cruz na siyang tumulong sa kandidatura ni Arroyo noon pang 1998 nang nagtangka siyang tumakbo sa pagka-presidente. (Hindi siya natuloy at nagging bise-presidente kay Jose de Venecia.)

Si Antonio Carpio ay hinirang ni Arroyo sa Supreme Court at si Avelino Cruz naman ay naging defense secretary.

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Hospital lessons

Published by Ellen on October 29, 2006

Last week I had my annual medical check up at The Medical City in Pasig.

What a pleasant experience!. Because they have an efficient system, I was able to have my blood test, ECG, and mammogram in one morning.

Prior to my chest and abdominal CT scan, the receptionist in the radiology desk gave me complete instructions (8 hours fasting prior to procedure and schedule of Barium Sulfate intake). That saved me a lot of trouble going to the hospital only to be asked 30 minutes before the scheduled CT scan, “Did you fast?” which happened in my first CT scan experience two years ago.

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Fearing JDV plot, GMA dumped PI’

Published by Ellen on October 29, 2006

(The following article appeared in Malaya today. All is not well in Gloria Arroyo’s Enchanted Kingdom.)

BY DENNIS GADIL

FEARING a “coup” by Speaker Jose de Venecia, it was President Arroyo who dumped at the last-minute the people’s initiative to amend the 1987 Constitution by sending out word she would not be averse to a Supreme Court ruling against the petition of Sigaw ng Bayan and the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines, a source said yesterday.

The source said the message was relayed through the Villaraza and Angangco law office which counts Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz and Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio as founding members.

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Secretary Duque explains

Published by Ellen on October 28, 2006

In reply to my Oct. 26 column in Abante on the death of nine infants at the Rizal Medical Center, Health Secretary Francisco Duque wrote the following explanation:

Greetings.

Please allow me to reiterate that the Department of Health (DOH) has not absolved the hospital authorities now facing charges for the alleged neonatal sepsis deaths of nine babies who were among those born last October 4 at the state-run Rizal Medical Center (RMC). A more thorough investigation is now under way to really see whether the neonatal deaths can be linked to a breakdown in infection control standards at RMC.

This developed as some sectors continued to regard the DOH Fact Finding Committee (FFC) and the National Epidemiology Center (NEC) investigation results as a whitewash to cover the alleged misdeeds of the said hospital.

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The battle ahead

Published by Ellen on October 27, 2006

After we have savored the joy of seeing justice upheld and the Constitution protected, it’s time to prepare for more vicious strategies of Gloria Arroyo and her minions to carry out her plan to change the Constitution because that’s one of the few remaining survival options for her. (The other is martial law.)

Truth and justice triumphed in a tight score of 8-7. Much of it is credited to Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban, who has surprised many with his independence and integrity in crucial issues concerning Arroyo’s attempts to curtail democracy despite the fact that he was appointed by her.

Panganiban is retiring on December 7. Top contender is Justice Reynato Puno, whose seniority in terms of years of service in the High Court was ignored by Arroyo when she chose Panganiban December last year.

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Ang buhay mahirap

Published by Ellen on October 25, 2006

Kawawa naman ang nangyari sa pamilya ng mga namatayan ng sanggol sa Rizal Medical Center.

Sa imbestigasyon na isinagawa ng Department of Health ang mga nanay pa ang may kasalanan ng pagkamatay ng kanilang mga anak.

Pambihira naman buhay ito. Nanganak ka sa ospital. Kahit sabihin mong government hospital yun, gumastos ka pa rin. Namatay ang anak mo dahil sa “neonatal sepsis” na sa pagkaintindi ko ay infection sa dugo. Tapos ikaw pa ngayon ang sinabing nagbigay nag infection sa anak mo at hindi ang maduming gamit sa ospital.

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SC thrashed fake people’s initiative

Published by Ellen on October 25, 2006

You have already heard about it and some of you have already commented in the previous post.

The Supreme Court by a vote of 8-7, dismissed the petition by Singaw ng bayan and Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (Ulap) for a charter change through their dubious version of People’s Initiative. Click here for the decision.

Justice Antonio Carpio penned the decision.

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