JPEMay mga sitwasyun na kailangan mo ang mga katulad ni Sen. Miriam Santiago na magsasabi ng gusto mo sabihin ngunit hindi mo masasabi.
Mabuti naman at umalma si Santiago tungkol sa pamumudmud ni Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile ng P1.6 milyon sa 18 na senador maliban sa apat na hindi niya kursunada.Miriam
Ang apat na senador hindi niya kursunada ay sina Santiago, Antonio Trillanes IV, Allan Cayetano, Pia Cayetano. P250,000 lang ang binigay niya sa apat.
Ang pera ay savings daw ng Senado. Ipinasok ni Enrile ang P1.6 milyon bilang dagdag sa “Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE)” ng mga senador.
Marantan: bloodied hands. Thanks to Philippine Star for photo.Police officers are supposed to protect life and property.
Their being armed is supposed to protect citizens from lawless elements. It goes without saying that they should have a high value for life and respect for human rights.
That’s why we hope and pray that Police Supt. Hansel Marantan is an exception in the police force.
Consider his notorious record:
On Nov. 7, 2005, operatives of the national police Traffic Management Group killed Francis Xavier Manzano, Anton Cu-Unjieng and Brian Anthony Dulay while inside a maroon Nissan Exalta at the Ortigas Business District in Pasig City.
Police said they were suspected members of the Valle Verde car theft gang and that they were under surveillance for sometime before that fateful day when they were stopped at a checkpoint. Police said the three opened fire at them.
Their claim would have passed if not for UNTV crew who happened to be there and took video of what turned out to be cold-blooded murder.
As always, we need to be violently jolted to do what is needed to be done. Whether the three recent incidents are harrowing enough for our authorities and lawmakers to move remain to be seen.
Bodies strewn after the gunbattle.Last Sunday, 13 people died in a gun battle in Atimonan, Quezon. The reports get uglier as the root of the shootout or rubout is being uncovered. Three of those killed were members of the Philippine National Police and another three had identification cards of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Reports said the killings have something to do with jueteng.
Reports said authorities recovered from the vehicles 11 .45 ca. pistols, a 9 mm pistol, an M14 rifle and an M16 carbine.
Last Friday, a defeated candidate for barangay captain, Ronald Bae, went on a rampage with his .45 cal. Gun in Kawit, Cavite killing eight people including a pregnant woman, two children and a taho vendor who just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Imelda Marcos loves jewelry. Photo from http://imeldific2012.blogspot.com/2012/09/imelda-marcos-muse-of-manila-iron.htmlJust because the Presidential Commission on Good Government would be abolished, it doesn’t mean that the hunt for the people’s money looted by the Marcoses and hidden in bank accounts abroad or in properties under the name of some friends, should also end.
As PCGG Chair Andres Bautista said, the job could be continued by the Department of Justice. The reasons he gave, one of which as that Marcos- loot- hunting by the 200-man agency is no longer cost effective, makes sense.
So far, in its 27-year existence the PCGG has recovered $4 billion (P164 billion), only a tiny fraction of what was estimated to be a $10 billion loot in 1986. Just imagine how much the unrecovered would be worth by now including the interests.
The executive order creating the PCGG was the first issued by President Cory Aquino on Feb. 28, 1986, three days after the Marcos fled early evening of Feb. 25, 1986 as millions of Filipinos rose in a bloodless revolution called People Power.
Anti-Cybercrime law rally at Supreme Court Oct 2012. Photo by Mario Ignacio of VERA Files.Last week, we amended our petition against the Cybercrimes Prevention Act of 2012 (R.A 10175) to have it declared wholly as unconstitutional.
“We” refers to our group VERA Files and fellow petitioners namely Davao-based radio broadcaster radio broadcaster Alexander Adonis, lawyers/bloggers Harry Roque, Romel Bagares, and Gilbert Andres, legal officer of Media Defense Southeast Asia.
Our earlier petition filed last Sept 28 asked the Court to declare only the provision of the Cybercrimes Prevention Law on libel as being unconstitutional. In our amended petition, we asked the Supreme Court to expressly declare Art. 355 of the Revised Penal Code providing for the crime of libel also to be unconstitutional.
As explained by our lawyers, Harry Roque and Romel Bagares of The Center for International Law and the Southeast Asia Media Defense, “We’ve had to clarify that pursuant to the View of the UN Human Rights Committee in Adonis vs. Republic of the Philippines, libel under the Revised Penal Code is contrary to freedom of expression. In its annual report this year on the Philippines, the UN Human Rights Committee also decried that instead of complying with this view and repeal Art 355 of the RPC, the Philippines even expanded the coverage of libel through the Cybercrime Prevention Act.”
Update: Jason texted me yesterday that All Around Services and Merchandising renewed his job contract. He was so thankful and happy.
Jason MirandaI finally met the guy who found my cell phone and turned it over the Customer Service of Southmall. He is truly admirable.
Jason Miranda, 25, a janitor employed with All Around Services and Merchandising Corporation, services provider to companies, is assigned at Southmall in Las Pinas.
He said he found my cell phone on the floor near Counter 20 in the Supermarket. It must have fallen off my bag when I stooped to pick up the grocery paper bag that I dropped. I thought I was a victim of a pickpocket much more so because I returned to Counter 20 when I discovered that my phone was gone and the cashier said no phone was left there.
This happened about 3 pm of Dec. 19.
Jason said he immediately turned over my cellphone to the Customer Service of Southmall Supermarket. A lady called me up Friday morning, Dec. 21, to inform me that they have my cell phone. She said they looked at my phone directory and found my residential landline. She also said someone attempted to claim the phone but couldn’t give the number when they asked him. It just shows that as there are good people like Jason, there are also bad elements quick to seize opportunities to profit from the misfortune of others.
A meaningful gift to families of desaparecidos and to the Filipino people.Malaking bagay na pinirmahan ni Pangulong Aquino ang Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2012 noong Biyernes, Disyembre 22, isang araw bago ang deadline.
Kung hindi niya pinirmahan yun, magiging batas rin naman ang bill by default. Ngunit maganda na pinirmahan niya. May tatak na personal siya doon sa batas.
Mag-isang buwan na ang bill na yan sa Malacañang, isang malaking bagay rin na nakarating dun dahil katagal-tagal na yan na i-file. Anim na Congresses na ang nakalipas at ngayon lang naka-usad at nai-pasa sa House of Representatives at sa Senado.
The incident with my cellphone has become a beautiful Christmas story:
“”Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.- Psalms 23.6Marami pa rin talaga mabubuting tao sa kabila ng maraming kasamaan na nakikita natin sa ating paligid.
Isa na dyan si Jason Miranda,na nasa maintenance ng Southmall sa Las Pinas na nagbalik ng aking Blackberry cellphone noong Miyerkules.
Noong Miyerkules ng hapon, bago mag-alas tres ng hapon, dumaan ako sa supermarket ng Southmall para bumili ng plastic na lalagyan ko ng crema de fruta.Nakalimutan ko kasi ito nang namili ako noong isang linggo.
Doon ko huli ginamit ang aking cellphone. Habang nakapila ako sa cashier, nag-check ako ng mga messages. Mula sa supermarket, pumunta ako sa National Book Store para bumili ng mga libro para sa mga anak ng aking mga pamangkin.
