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Pang-iinis ni Arroyo sa pamilyang Aquino

Published by Ellen on August 24, 2009

Bilib naman talaga ako sa kapal ng mukha at tapang ng apog nitong si Gloria Arroyo at ng kanyang mga alagad.

Sinabi na nga ng pamilyang Aquino na “No, thank you” doon sa kanilang plano na magpatayo ng monumento para kay dating Pangulong Cory Aquino sa Rizal Park, pinagpipilitan pa.

Sabi ni Gary Olivar, dating aktibista ng panahon ni Pangulong Marcos na ngayon ay isa sa tagapagsalita ni Arroyo: “The proposed Rizal Park monument to President Cory is a gift in her honor from the Filipino people and the Philippine government through their elected president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.”

Sirkus na eleksyon

Published by Ellen on August 22, 2009

Padami na padami ang mga pangalan na gustong kumandidato para presidente. Mukhang parang sirkus na itong 2010 na eleksyun.

Itong nakaraang linggo, nagdeklara si Mike Velarde ng El Shaddai at si Eddie Villanueva ng Jesus is Lord Movement ng kanilang intensyon na kumandidato para presidente. Tatlo na sila ang galing sa mga grupong religious. Nauna na kasi nagdeklara si Fr. Ed Panlilio, gubernador ng Pampanga.

Kung sabagay, demokrasya tayo at karapatan ng bawat isa ang mangarap. Sa ating Constitution, ang requirement lang naman para kumandidato para presidente ay Filipino citizen at 40 na taong gulang sa araw ng eleksyon (Mayo 10, 2010).

Ibang klaseng laban ang nahaharap kina Lim at Querubin

Published by Ellen on August 19, 2009

Ang kalimitan na tanong kay Brig. Gen. Danny Lim ay kung paano siya makakasilbi sa taumbayan kung siya ay maswerteng manalo sa pagka-senador sa eleksyon sa 2010 samantalang nakakulong siya.

Baka raw matulad siya ay Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV na nanalo noong 2007 na eleksyon ngunit hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa nakadalo ni isang sesyon sa Senado dahil hindi siya pinapayagan ng korte na lumabas sa kulungan sa Camp Crame.

Nagparehistro siya bilang botante sa Solano, Nueva Vizcaya noong Martes.

Danny Lim declares senatorial bid

Published by Ellen on August 18, 2009

Warm hometown welcome for his voter registration

by Ashzel Hachero
Malaya

Solano, Nueva Vizcaya-Detained former Scout Ranger regiment commander Brig. General Danilo Lim on Tuesday formalized his intention to run for public office in next year’s election in front of thousands of his cheering “kababayans” and local government officials in his hometown of Solano, Nueva Vizcaya.

In a brief statement in front of the Solano Municipal Hall, a stone’s throw away from his high school alma mater of St. Louis School, the 54-year old Lim formally declared his intention to seek a seat in the Senate saying his detention would not deter his desire to continue the fight for reforms he has long espoused in his 35 years of active military service.

“Today, I formally declare my intention to run for Senator in next year’s elections. My decision was brought about by my drive to pursue reform advocacies I have fought for as a military officer for the past 35 years; and, more importantly, to continue to serve my country and people,” Lim said to cheers and shouts of “Mabuhay si Gen. Lim” by his townmates.

The Source Code

Published by Ellen on August 16, 2009

It’s good to be back in Cagayan de Oro after so many years.

The 5th Mindanao Media Summit, held last weekend at the Marco Resort Hotel, a 30-minute ride from downtown CDO, has for its theme, “Election 2010, Vote for Change, Vote for Peace.”

I’d like to thank James Jimenez, Comelec’s information officer, for giving me his power point presentation for media in the 2010 elections. I and the participants in the media summit found it very useful.

The Media Summit was made possible by the Asia Foundation, USAID, Embassy of Canada, 7107 Island Cruise, Center for Community Journalism and Development, VERA Files, Smart and Coca-Cola Export Corporation.

It’s a pity that Comelec Commissioner Rene Sarmiento was not able to make it although he sent his prepared speech. I had wanted to ask him about the “Source Code” which he mentioned in his written speech.

Palubog na barko ni Arroyo

Published by Ellen on August 12, 2009

Malaki ang epekto sa pulitika ng pagkamatay ni Pangulong Cory Aquino at sa nakita nating pagpupugay sa kanya ng bansang Pilipino.

Tumaas ang paningin ng taumbayan sa pamilyang Aquino at ngayon ay pinag-uusapan na baka tatakbo si Nonoy Aquino bilang bise-presidente o presidente.

Malaki naman ang dagok sa administrasyong Arroyo. Nagmu-mukhang palubog na ang barko na kanyang pinagyayabang noong kanyang state of the nation address tuloy-tuloy ang biyahe.

Dapat manindigan si Chiz

Published by Ellen on July 29, 2009

Dapat ipaliwanag ni Sen. Chiz Escudero itong akusasyon ni Rep. Mikey Arroyo, anak ni Gloria Arroyo, na humihingi siya ng tulong sa kanyang ina at ang mga patutsada niya (Chiz) ay pang-media lang.

Hindi natin malalaman kung nagsasabi ng buong katotohan itong anak ni Arroyo ngunit kailangan maliwanag sa taumbayan kung saan nakatayo si Chiz sa isyu ni Gloria Arroyo.

Sabi ni Chiz sa Inquirer na hindi totoo ang kinakalat ni Mikey at hindi siya hihingi ng endorsment ni Arroyo. “It is obviously not true. I am not asking and will not ask for her endorsement. If I run, I will always run as opposition.”

Interesting Taguig politics

Published by Ellen on July 23, 2009

But the battle for the congressional seat of the second district of Taguig City will not be just between Reyes and Tinga because there’s another candidate that will make it interesting: 39-years old former Navy Lieutenant senior grade James Layug.

The other day, there were two stories on reversals of results of the 2004 elections. One was the case of Angelito “Jett” Reyes against incumbent Henry Duenas of the second district of Taguig City and the other one is the protest of Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel versus Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri, notoriously known as the senator from Maguindanao.

Pimentel said in the recount by the Senate Electoral Tribunal of the questioned votes of the 2007 elections, he is already ahead of Zubiri by 96,400. This is the reason why he has declined the invitation of former President Estrada to join his senatorial slate.

The press release from Reyes, son of Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes, said he was ecstatic over the decision of the Supreme Court, by a 7-5 vote to deny a petition for certiorari filed by Henry Duenas to stop the recounting of the 2007 election results in second district of Taguig City.

Double, triple dipping

Published by Ellen on July 21, 2009

Last Monday , Yvonne Chua of VERA Files came out with a report about the gross lopsidedness of the Smartmatic-Total Information Management contract with the Commission on Elections for computerized elections next year.

VERA Files said Smartmatic-TIM will get close to P3 billion, or 40 percent of the contract amount of the P7.2 billion even before it delivers all the 82,200 counting machines to be used in the elections.

Bloggers in my site further dissected the contract which was posted by VERA Files in its site (www.verafiles.org). Their discoveries are startling.

Melo defends initial payments

Published by Ellen on July 21, 2009

by Gerard Naval
Malaya

From the Inquirer: SC sees no need for a TRO on payments

Elections chair Jose Melo yesterday rejected the call of the Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) to withhold the initial payment to Smartmatic/Total Management Information for the 2010 poll automation contract saying it would be tantamount to the complete stoppage of the entire project.

“It’s almost like imposing a temporary restraining order on ourselves,” he told reporters.

“Why should we not pay them if they were able to deliver? They might not send their next deliverables if we don’t pay the previous deliverables,” Melo told reporters.

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