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Ampatuan Jr. harrassed at DOJ preliminary hearing

Published by Ellen on December 18, 2009

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Ampatuan Jr waves right to answer murder charges

Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. was harassed by a handful of Filipino journalists when he arrived Friday afternoon at the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the preliminary investigation into the mass murder of 57 people in Maguindanao province last month.

Ampatuan Jr. arrived shortly before 1:30 p.m. at the DOJ compound on board a bulletproof van. He came out of the van handcuffed and clad in a bulletproof vest.

Before Ampatuan Jr. entered the DOJ building, he was harassed by some members of the National Press Club (NPC). The journalists were holding several pictures of the bodies taken from the massacre site in Ampatuan town.

Marlon Purificacion, a reporter of People’s Journal, threw pictures into Ampatuan Jr.’s face. The journalist said their protest is a show of support and sympathy for the 57 families of the massacre victims, which includes 30 journalists.

Ampatuan Jr. has been charged with 25 counts of murder for the massacre. Several witnesses have testified he took part in the killings.

Woman to hear Ampatuan trial

Published by Ellen on December 18, 2009

Senators urge SC to protect Reyes

Refuses PNP security; ‘It’s just another case’

by Angela Lopez de Leon
Malaya

The multiple murder case against Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. will be heard by Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes of Quezon City RTC Branch 221.

The case was re-raffled yesterday after QC RTC Judge Luisito Cortez filed a notice for inhibition Tuesday, citing heavy case load and concerns for the safety of his family, among others.

The re-raffle was presided by acting Executive Judge Fernando Sagun.

Dismaya sa alyansa ng militante sa NP

Published by Ellen on December 18, 2009

Marami ang nadismaya sa pagsama ng mga militanteng pulitiko na Satur Ocampo ng Bayan Muna at Liza Maza ng Gabriela sa kanilang pagsama sa tiket ng Nacionalista Party.

Dati kasi pa-ayaw ayaw pa sila dahil kasama raw si Bongbong Marcos. Ngunit noong isang araw, natuloy na rin. Ang usapan yata hindi sila magsama sa entablado. Anong diperensya nun?

Si Bibeth Orteza naman, iba naman ang dahilan ng kanyang pagkadismaya. Pinadala sa akin ng isang kaibigan ang text sa kanya ni Bibeth.

Ang text ay pagre-resign ni Bibeth sa Gabriela, ang militanteng grupo. Sabi ni Bibeth: “Please accept my resignation from Gabriela. I am not worthy enough to support Loren Legarda’s run for the second highest office of the land.”

Wa akong say.

RP fuels record death toll of journalists worldwide

Published by Ellen on December 17, 2009

2009 is the deadliest year for journalists worldwide, with the election-related massacre of 31 journalists and media workers in the Nov. 23 Maguindanao massacre fuelling…

Approved list of candidates for national office

Published by Ellen on December 17, 2009

The Commission on Elections on Tuesday narrowed down the list of candidates for national positions to eight for president, eight for vice president and 58…

Danny Lim protests disqualification

Published by Ellen on December 16, 2009

Brig. Gen.Danny Lim strongly protests his disqualification as senatorial candidate in the 2010 elections as “baseless and unconstitutional.”

“Despite the fact that I have been adopted by three major parties, climbed the survey ratings, received thousands of volunteers and endorsements, it is their tainted opinion that I have not proven that I could campaign, much less win in these elections and thus has included that I am no more than a nuisance candidate,” Lim said in a statement issued from his detention quarters in Camp Crame.

In Resolution 8713, Lim and 99 other candidates for senator including Ang Ladlad president Danton Remoto, who registered as “independent” were disqualified by Comelec for not having shown the capacity to wage a nationwide campaign.

Lim has been adopted guest candidate of the Liberal Party and Partido ng Masang Pilipino.

What do you want to give Gloria Arroyo for Christmas?

Published by Ellen on December 15, 2009

I asked my Facebook friends what they want to give Gloria Arroyo for Christmas and the answers validate surveys that she is the most disliked Malacañang occupant .

Marife Guzman Toledo said she giver her “sandpaper, pangkaskas sa makapal na mukha.”

Chi Yap would like to give Arroyo the “toys” of her best friends, the Ampatuans: “chain saw and backhoe.” Reynaldo Dillera Barretto is thinking along that line too. He said he will give Arroyo “ Granada na nahukay dito sa Maguindanao. Ipasubo ko sa mouth nya at backhoe ng mga Ampatuan.”

Talim

Published by Ellen on December 15, 2009

The Center for International Law (CenterLaw) and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) led yesterday the launching of a broad united legal front to press for justice for the victims Ampatuan massacre and to counter a perceived whitewash in the multiple murder cases against the suspects now being handled by the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Called the Tactical Alliance of Lawyers Against Impunity in Maguindanao (TALIM), the coalition also noted with trepidation moves by some politicians to offer legal assistance to victims’ families.

Organizers of TALIM (literally, a knife’s sharp edge in English) said they seek to put a stop to the current overlapping and incoherent efforts to assist the victims’ families in their quest for justice.

Pagbabayad sa biyayang natanggap

Published by Ellen on December 14, 2009

Nasa krisis ngayon ang career ng sikat na Amerikanong golfer, si Tiger Woods, dahil sa kanyang nabulgar na pambabae.

Kahapon binitawan siya ng isa niyang sponsor, and consulting at outsourcing na kumpanya na Accenture. Ang produktong Gillete ay unti-unti raw na alisin na rin si Tiger sa kanilang mga advertisements. Dumistansya na rin ang Proctor & Gamble at ang inuming Gatorade.

Malaking pera yan kasi umaabot daw ng $110 milyon sa isang taon ang kinikita ni Tiger sa product endorsements lang.

Ngunit sabi ng Nike, loyal pa rin daw sila kay Tiger.

Tiger’s world is crashing down; dropped as Accenture spokesman

Published by Ellen on December 14, 2009

When it rains, it pours.

From US Magazine

Two days after announcing he’ll take an indefinite break from the sport of golf to focus on his marriage, Tiger Woods has lost his first major endorsement deal as a result of his alleged infidelities.

Global consulting firm Accenture announced they were cutting all ties with Woods Sunday, confirming he is “no longer the right representative” after the “circumstances of the last two weeks.” Woods served as pitchman for the last six years, appearing in the company’s “Go ahead, be a Tiger” ad campaign.

However, another of Woods’ major backers, Nike, is willing to retain him as a spokesman.

“Tiger has been part of Nike for more than a decade. He is the best golfer in the world and one of the greatest athletes of his era. We look forward to his return to golf,” the sportswear and equipment supplier tells Usmagazine.com in a statement. “He and his family have Nike’s full support.”

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