It’s frustrating! The divisiveness, the single-minded nature of this country and how often our leadership’s decisions are idiotic, self-centered, often indecisive, and self-defeating— it baffles the imagination, you know? Did I mention, frustrating? Not just our politics, even our local church is so frustratingly stultifying you have to wonder, if this is the same Church [...]
20 Lessons From The Senate Inquiry on The Fertilizer Fund Scam
November 14, 2008 By 3 Comments
The first round of Senate inquiry over the so-called fertilizer scam from its suspected chief architect, Joc Joc Bolante that took a punishing 10-hour period on national TV in a question and answer format that in the end yielded no concrete evidence than mere presumptive facts leaves nothing more to the imagination. Even if a [...]
The Political Machinery and Infrastructure Of President Arroyo
November 13, 2008 By 14 Comments
A Sigh Of Relief
November 13, 2008 By 4 Comments
Finally, the palace found someone to say (aside from themselves) that the president had nothing to do with the fertilizer fund scam. Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Lorelei Fajardo says they’ve been vindicated, and they’ve expected it to be what Bolante would say—after all they’ve been saying it all along. She and Gabby Caudio hope this means [...]
Is Joc Joc Serving Bola-bola?
November 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Senators are giving an incredulous reception to Jocelyn ‘Joc Joc’ Bolante’s version of the truth in the fertilizer fund scam with Bolante immediately using his opening statement to distance Mrs. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from the alleged malversation of P728-M in aid for Filipino farmers. Methinks Joc Joc has served up mainly bola-bola during the first [...]
Statement Of Gabby Claudio On Bolante Before Senate
November 13, 2008 By 5 Comments
We view the unimpeded reopening of the senate investigation on the fertilizer controversy, particularly the appearance of former usec bolante as a very positive development towards establishing the truth, serving the ends of justice and putting closure to this sorry issue. We welcome the clarification made during the hearing that pres gma had no hand [...]
Joc Joc Is Ready To Talk, But…
November 10, 2008 By 3 Comments
He may have only been undersecretary, but wield power he did when Jocelyn Bolante was subordinate to Luis ‘Cito’ Lorenzo at the Department of Agriculture. And even now that he is ‘confined’ for various health prioblems at St. Luke’s Medical Center, Joc Joc is not in a joking mood. In fact, through text messages to [...]
Pimentel cautions colleagues against obstructing probe of Bolante
November 6, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The coming perfect circus
October 31, 2008 By 26 Comments
I can feel it in my bones. If this weren’t the Philippines, I’d call it the coming perfect storm. But because we are in fact talking about the Philippines, I’ll call it the coming perfect circus instead. Let me explain in my usual koanic simplicity (btw, what is a “koan” smoke?). The CBCP has opened [...]
Joc Joc’s Hospital Conference Suite
October 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
He is ‘officially’ still awaiting his doctors’ clearance to go back home to his Ayala Alabang digs. But thanks to the Inquirer we have a glimpse of the interiors of St. Luke’s Medical Center’s PhP11,250/day Suite 2016 where private citizen Bolante is billeted…errr..confined. The room comes complete with a large white board and a medium [...]
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