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Ang pagtataray ni Gloria Arroyo

Published by Ellen on August 20, 2008

Napanood nyo siguro sa ABS-CBN ang pagtataray ni Gloria Arroyo noong Lunes nang nagtaping siya ng kanyang mensahe tungkol sa pag-atake ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front sa Lanao del Norte?

Gloriang-gloria. Nag nagtitili siya na “But they are not here! But they are not here!” Lumabas ang kanyang pagka- spoiled brat.

Maririnig mo pa na may natapon. Mukha ngang nagtapon pa siya. Maririnig ang sabi ng isang Malacañang staff, “Mukhang tinapon ang laptop.”

Sabi ni Joe Capadocia sa Office of the Press Secretary hindi raw laptop ang tinapon ng kanyang pekeng presidente. Siguro nga, baka cellphone. O baka ash tray.

Blood in Gloria Arroyo’s hands

Published by Ellen on August 19, 2008

After throwing a tantrum because the teleprompter was not ready, Gloria Arroyo told the Filipino people Monday, “Because of this sneaky and treacherous attack , as your commander-in-chief, I have ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police to defend every inch of Philippine territory against MILF forces, and Immediately restore peace in the affected areas in Lanao de Norte.”

It would have been funny if not for the more than 30 lives that were lost and more than 60,000 people who have been rendered homeless.

It would have been funny because if not for the temporary restraining order by the Supreme Court, Arroyo would have given away more than 700 barangays in addition to Basilan, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi, and Marawi city that compose the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao to the MILF.

A military officer said Arroyo’s statement on the MILF attacks is a “classic example of the arsonist who acted as fireman at the expense of poor household owners.”

War in Mindanao

Published by Ellen on August 18, 2008

Update from GMANews: Death toll in MILK attacks rises to more than 30.

From: Inquirer.net

At least 21 people have been killed and many others were wounded in attacks carried out in Lanao del Norte and Saranggani provinces by the members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front that have since fled and were being pursued by troops, officials said Monday.

The Moro rebels, under the leadership of Commanders Bravo and Pangalian of the 102nd and 103rd brigade commands respectively, held ambuscades in several towns in these provinces, a week after the military flushed out their comrades under the command of Umbra Kato in North Cotabato province.

Chief Superintendent Nicanor Bartolome, PNP spokesman, said 21 people — seven still unidentified farmers of Barangay (village) Tapu, two civilians identified as Ricardo Gil and Ricky Salidad, and four other unidentified civilians were killed. The rest were soldiers
and militiamen.

Pakistan’s Musharraf announces resignation

Published by Ellen on August 18, 2008

Whatever you say of Musharraf, he still has dignity left in him which you cannot say of Gloria Arroyo.

ISLAMABAD (Agence France Presse) — Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced in a televised address to the nation Monday that he had decided to resign after nine years in power to avoid the threat of impeachment.

The former army chief, who seized power in a bloodless coup in 1999, was under huge pressure from the governing coalition to step down before it launched the first impeachment proceedings in Pakistan’s 61-year history.

“After viewing the situation and consulting legal advisers and political allies, with their advice I have decided to resign,” a grim-faced Musharraf said, backed by Pakistani flags and a portrait of the country’s founder.

Pati kasaysayan sinisira

Published by Ellen on August 18, 2008

Sinabi ni Sen. Benigno Aquino, Jr. na magpa-file raw siya ng bill para amyendahan ang ‘holiday economics’ na batas ni Gloria Arroyo.

Mabuti naman at nakakainis na. Sinira na ni Gloria ang ating demokrasya sa kaniyang pagbabastos ng eleksyon. Sinira na niya ang ang check and balance mechanism ng ating pamahalaan sa pag-corrupt ng maari niyang ma-corrupt at paglagay ng kanyang mga tuta sa Ombudsman at sa Supreme Court.

Pati kasaysayan hindi pinapatawad. Sa kakalipat niya ng mga holiday, nababawasan ang kahalagahan ng ating pinagdidiwang na petsa.

A country not even his own

Published by Ellen on August 17, 2008

Last month,Meralco chair Oscar Lopez said in a forum that with what is happening now to his family in relation to the ruling power, it’s as though Ferdinand Marcos’ dictatorship had not ended.

Lopez said this following attempts by Gloria Arroyo’s avid supporter, Winston Garcia, president and general manager of the Government Service Insurance System, to takeover Meralco, the Lopez family’s flagship firm.

Walang pusong kaunlaran

Published by Ellen on August 16, 2008

Bilib na sana ako sa China. Ngunit ng lumabas ang kwento tungkol sa pagtanggal nila sa pitong taong batang si Yang Peiyi sa opening ceremony ng beijing Olympics, nawala na ang bilib ko.

Ang isang bansa, kahit gaano kayaman o kagaling, kung hindi marunong magrespesto sa pakiramdam ng kanyang mga tao, lalo pa bata, wala yun.

Sinabi sa report na napabilib ni Lin Miaoke, siyam na taong gulang batang Intsik, ang milyon-milyon na nanood nang siya kay kumanta ng “Ode to Motherland” habang siya ay itinaas sa mga alambre. Ngayon nanuking na lip-sync lang pala ang ginawa at ang talagang kumant ay ang pitong taong gulang na si Yang Peiyi.

The Cha-cha option

Published by Ellen on August 14, 2008

We all knew that Gloria Arroyo has no plans of giving up her stolen presidency but her temerity last Monday pushing for a shift to federal system of government, followed up by her press secretary, Jesus Dureza, left us flabbergasted.

A friend pointed out to us that Arroyo actually announced it last July 29 in her state- of -the -nation address but we were too busy with VAT and the 50 centavos text (which turned out to be a big lie).

Thank you all for your patience

Published by Ellen on August 14, 2008

I think I’m back to normal operation. Thank you all very much for your patience.

Bentahan ng Mindanao

Published by Ellen on August 13, 2008

Natanggap ko itong text ni Atty. Adel Tamano:

“I have received death threats via text messages because of my stand on the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on Ancestral Domain. Some persons who claim to be Muslim have declared me as persona non grata and deserving of scorn or even death merely because I am a Muslim and yet I protested against the MoA for being unconstitutional and excluding other stakeholders.

“While I respect everyone’s right to criticize, the threat of violence because of differences in opinion has no place in a democracy. Finally, Islam comes from the root word salaam which means peace and it is my hope that we can all debate on the MoA in a spirit of peace, respect, and brotherhood.”

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