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Pakinggan ang reklamo, tuloy ang canvassing

Published by Ellen on May 24, 2010

Huwag tayong masyadong maiinip sa pag-iimbestiga ng mga reklamo tungkol sa mga palpak sa nakaraang eleksyon. Mabuti na hindi lang basta-basta isinasantabi ang mga lumalabas na reklamo tungkol sa mga palpak sa nakaraang automated elections.

Hindi katulad nang nangyari noong 2004 na ibinasura lang ni Sen. Francis Pangilinan at Rep. Raul Gonzales sa basurahang “Noted” ang mga reklamo kasama ang mga ebidensya ng dayaan.

Ngayon, kahit papaano pinapakinggan at hinihingan ng paliwanag ang Comelec at Smartmatic.

Ngayong araw magsisimula ang official canvassing ng mga boto para sa mga kandidato para presidente at bise-presidente. Sinabi ni Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile at iba pang mambabatas na malamang sa Hunyo 15, o bago pa lumampas sa petsa na yun, made-deklara na ang nanalo at magiging susunod na presidente.

Sana naman hindi madaling araw nila gawin yun katulad ng ginawa ni Gloria Arroyo noong 2004 na parang inisahan ang taumbayan.

Kris interviews Noynoy’s girlfriend, Shalani

Published by Ellen on May 24, 2010

From ABS-CBN online:

Valenzuela 2nd District Councilor Shalani Soledad has opened up about her more than a year relationship with winning presidential candidate Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III.

Soledad, 30, was interviewed exclusively by Noynoy’s youngest sister, Kris. During the interview, she shared details about their first meeting as well as her thoughts on her 50-year-old boyfriend’s remarks that marriage is not his priority right now.

The interview was aired on “The Buzz” Sunday.

Below is Kris’s full interview with Soledad.

Kris (K): Umpisahan natin from the very, very beginning. April 27, 1980, ‘yon ang birthday mo. Ano ang type of family ‘yong nakagisnan mo?

Shalani (S): Close ako sa mga relatives ko. Uncle ko, tita ko, cousins ko and lalo na sa brother ko.

K: How many years older sa’yo ang brother mo?
S: Three years. I’m the youngest. Dalawa lang kami.

We should not forget

Published by Ellen on May 24, 2010

Last Sunday, the media community remembered that six months ago, 57 people were brutally killed by members of then ruling Ampatuan family. At least 30…

Rectifying travesty of justice

Published by Ellen on May 23, 2010

The battle cry of Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, Jr. during the election campaign was “Kung walang korap, walang mahirap.”

He promised to wage a campaign against corruption, which he said deprives the people of thousands and million of pesos a year which should have gone to education, health, and other social services

Gloria Arroyo is the epitome of corruption and deceit. Fertilizer scam, NBN ZTE, Road Users tax, the list is too long for this space.

An open letter to Noynoy from F Sionil Jose

Published by Ellen on May 23, 2010

From the Philippine Star

Dear Noynoy,

You are now swamped with suggestions and advice, but just the same, I hope you’ll have time to read what this octogenarian has to say.

You were not my choice in the last election but since our people have spoken, we must now support you and pray that you prevail. But first, I must remind you of the stern reality that your drumbeaters ignore: you have no noble legacy from your forbears. It is now your arduous job to create one yourself in the six years that you will be the single most powerful Filipino. Six years is too short a time — the experience in our part of the world is that it takes at least one generation — 25 years — for a sick nation to recover and prosper. But you can begin that happy process of healing.

Bear in mind that the past weighs heavily on all of us because of the many contradictions in it that we have not resolved, whose resolutions would strengthen us as a nation. This past is now your burden, too. Let us start with the fact that your grandfather collaborated with the Japanese. Your father was deeply aware of this, its stigma, its possibilities. He did not leave any legacy because he did not become president. He was a brilliant and courageous politician. He was an enterprising journalist; he had friends in journalism who can attest to his effulgent vision, who did not profit from his friendship, among them Nestor Mata, Gregorio Brillantes — you may consult them. I cannot say I did not profit — he bought many books from my shop and when he was in Marcos’s prison, your mother brought books from my shop to him.

Ang preparasyon ni Manny Pacquiao sa pagka “Honorable”

Published by Ellen on May 22, 2010

Aba, napapabilib ako ni boxing champ Manny Pacquiao.

Bilang preparasyon sa kanyang pagiging congressman ng Saranggani, mag-aaral daw siya kung paano gagawa ng batas sa National College of Public Administration and Governance ng University of the Philippines.

Akala ko katulad ng ginawa ni Batangas Governor Vilma Santos na nag attend ng short course sa public administration nang una siyang nanalong mayor ng Lipa. Ang kay Pacman ay isang linggo lang daw.

Pero okay na rin yun. Madali naman siyang kumuha ng mga staff at adviser na tutulong sa kanya sa kanyang trabaho bialng mambabatas. Huwag lang sana ang kanyang mga kaibigan na sina Chavit Singson at Lito Atienza.

Not forgetting the Maguindanao massacre

Published by Ellen on May 22, 2010

Tomorrow,Sunday,will be the sixth month of the Maguindanao massacre that claimed the lives of at least 57 people, 30 of them journalists.

Justice still eludes the victims and their families. The perpetrators of the heinous crime, members of the powerful Ampatuan family, are in jail but attempts to evade accountability persist.

To maintain the momentum of the quest for justice for the victims, a media outfit hosts the commemoration every 23rd of the month. This Sunday, Malaya Business Insight, leads in the prayers and renewal of our demand for accountability. It will be held in front of the office of Malaya on Railroad corner 20th streets in Port Area, Manila at 6 p.m.

Aquino on Trillanes,Lacson, Kris,GMA, Corona, Merceditas Gutierrez etc.

Published by Ellen on May 21, 2010

Rough transcript of President-apparent Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, III presscon during a party for the media that covered the Liberal party during last election’s campaign Thursday May 20, held at a supporter’s place on Samar Avenue, Q.C.

Since the tape recorders were near Aquino , not the reporters, the questions were not clearly audible.

Nevertheless, the answers are more important.What I find significant is his answer to question number 44. He spoke about the injustice of Trillanes’ seven year imprisonment. He said he believes it was not a coup.

The coup detat case against the Magdalo officers , which is being tried by Judge Oscar Pimentel of the Makati Trial Court Branch 148 is up for promulgation.

Aquino said, “Can I just go back and give another example. Isang sa korte rin na gusto ko ipa-review talaga ang kaso ni Danny Lim at Sen. Trillanes. Ulitin ko,fundamental ang issue ko dito sa Revised Penal Code. Nakalimutan ko provision. I think, coup d’etat how committed, swift violent attack on military camps, utilities, telecoms, etc. Walang hotel. Ang issue po Oakwood. So di dapat lumampas sa fiscal na mali ang kaso. Pero lumabas sa piskal umabot sa korte nakakulong 7 taon ang dalawa sa kasong yan.

“At ang decision executive lang yan kailangan manifestation at petition before the RTC in Makati before it can effect, rectify this travesty of justice . They might have other cases but as far as I am concerned coup d’etat basis of interpretation mukhang mali ang application of batas.”

The full transcript:

Bangkok ablaze: It could’ve been us

Published by Ellen on May 20, 2010

By Raul Pangalangan
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Bangkok is literally up in flames—and Filipinos must take note. It could’ve been us. It could still be us.

Photo by AP.Thanks. Used without their permission.

We have not witnessed such open recourse to violence in urban centers in our recent history. Neither Edsa I nor Edsa II entailed the firing of live ammunition against civilians, and indeed we celebrate both events precisely for their non-violence. If at all, the bloodiest was Edsa III on May 1, 2001, which cost the lives of several Erap followers who protested Erap’s arrest at an agitated rally in Mendiola.

The most recent armed confrontation we’ve seen in Manila was the November 2008 assault on the Manila Peninsula when Brig. Gen. Danny Lim and now Sen. Antonio Trillanes walked out of the courtroom, where they were being tried, onto the streets of Makati. That was shocking enough for us—the TV video of an armored personnel carrier ramming through the lobby of a five-star hotel and of snipers and troops positioning themselves along Ayala Avenue. Yet that would’ve been a minor skirmish compared to the “mini-civil war” that Bangkok witnessed the past weeks.

Mensahe kay Noynoy ng biktima ng Maguindanao masaker

Published by Ellen on May 19, 2010

VERA Files has ended its Coveritlive of the 2010 elections.

Those who wants to see the exchanges in that post, please click to older posts dated May 8 (Follow 2010 Elections through VERA Files) when it was first posted.

Thanks for your participation.

Sa Linggo, ika-anim na buwan na ng Ampatuan masaker kung saan hindi kumulang sa 57 katao ang brutal na pinaslang, at 30 doon ay mga journalists.

Tuwing ika-23 nag buwan, samantalang hindi pa nagkakaroon ng hustisya ang mga biktima, may isang media outfit na naghu-host ng dasal para hindi makalimutan ng samabayanan ang karumaldumal na krimen na naglagay ng Pilipinas bilang pinaka-mapanganib na lugar sa mundo para sa mga journalists.

Sa Linggo, ang aming diyaryo, ang Malaya Business Insight, ang host. Gaganapin sa ika-anim ng hapon.

Ina-anyayahin naming ang lahat na samahan kami sa aming pagdasal.

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