Note (Added 02 February 2010): It has come to my attention that portions of this post are being cited as though they were verbatim statements from the candidates. Let me emphasize that this is a live blog, not a transcript. The contents of this post only reflect my understanding of the candidates’ statements while they [...]
Arroyo To Impose Martial Law In Maguindanao
December 4, 2009 By 12 Comments
Word was abuzz in media, until confirmation was made and according to sources within military, that Martial Law will be imposed early Saturday Morning. According to ABS CBN, this move could pave the way for swift arrests of other suspects, including members of the Ampatuan clan, who have been linked to the November 23 massacre [...]
The Maguindanao Massacre: Articles, Timeline, Continuing Coverage
November 28, 2009 By 29 Comments
(Updated 12:51am, Saturday November 28) The Maguindanao Massacre, with a death toll of 64 at the time of this writing, has once again put Mindanao on the national spotlight, and even in the international spotlight. With the death of members of a political family, including lawyers, and members of media, this tragedy has not only [...]
NAMFREL’s reply to Bongbong Marcos
August 26, 2009 By 47 Comments
Last Monday Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. proposed that the poll watchdog National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) be abolished. He said that the NAMFREL failed to address fraud, and only moved to divide the country, citing its part in baring allegations of fraud in both the 2004 and 2007 elections. NAMFREL [...]
The trouble with crashing into paradise
June 29, 2009 By 26 Comments
Zest Air seems to have a lot of trouble dealing with the airport at Caticlan. Last week, a Zest Airways Xian MA-60 (RP-C8892) with 54 passengers overshot the runway, in a repeat of a similar, more damaging overshoot earlier this year. Unlike the previous incident where 3 of the 25 passengers were injured, no one [...]
The Bagac Bataan Scandal and the True Scandals
June 16, 2009 By 71 Comments
ABS-CBN Channel 2 just featured what it described as a scandalous incident in Bagac, Bataan where a group of young “half-naked “men were shot on film playing basketball. The video was reportedly taken last April 2008. Allegedly, it was during a festivity when those young boys did the “unthinkable”. What ABS-CBN channel 2 deplored, especially [...]
Countdown to 2010 begins with ANC Leadership Forum at the Ateneo de Manila University
May 13, 2009 By 11 Comments
“Kailangan kilatisin muna ng tao ang taong ibnoboto nila dahil anim na taon ng bansa ang icocommit nila sa taong iluluklok nila sa pwesto” Kulang kulang isang taon na lang at muling haharapin ni Juan dela Cruz ang hamon ng pagboto ang pagluklok ng tao mamumuno sa bansa. Noong nakaraang May 11, 2009 ay inilunsad [...]
The New Philippine Baselines Law And The Spratlys Dispute
March 12, 2009 By 20 Comments
How far will Legacy Probe go?
March 10, 2009 By 41 Comments
Senators Mar Roxas, Pong Biazon and Juan Ponce-Enrile did a great job yesterday during the hearing on the Legacy Bank and pre-need fund scams. Enrile was brilliant when he suggested that the SEC and the BSP go after all of Celso delos Angeles Jr.’s properties, especially that 200 million peso house he tried to sell [...]
Unemployed SSS Members Left In The Lurch
March 10, 2009 By 22 Comments
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/03/09/09/sss-defends-no-loan-stance-retrenched-workers “Where are you when we need you?” This is the exasperated question of an increasing number of members of the private sector workers pension fund who’ve lost their jobs in the deepening economic crisis. Angrily, they are asking how it is that SSS boss Romulo Neri is committing to “invest” PhP 12.5-B to the [...]
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