Pres. Arroyo was in Iloilo to inaugurate an IT project.
The ‘Emperors’ Clothes
February 5, 2010 By 11 Comments
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile Regarding Manny Villar Privilege Speech
February 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The following is the statement as released by the Senate, of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile regarding the privilege speech that Senator Manny Villar gave on the C-5 Controversy. SP: Mr. President, I stood up several times because I wanted to ask questions from the distinguished gentleman who delivered a privilege speech a while ago [...]
The Day The Senate Turned Into A Cockpit
January 27, 2010 By 12 Comments
Legislatures in democracies are nicknamed ‘August chambers’ harking back to olden times when nobles held court in palaces, exclusively holding the reins of governance while their subjects stood in awe at the wisdom and stately behavior of blue bloods. Influenced as we are by such western constructs, Filipinos are used to having the Senate and [...]
How The Wind Blows For Estrada And Villar
January 22, 2010 By 7 Comments
Former President Erap Estrads and Senator Manny Villar are a study in contrasts, and similarities. They’re both running for President, rairing to take over from the hugely unpopular Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Both Villar and Estrada trail Sen. Noynoy Aquino in the surveys but are gaining on the only son of his revered parents Ninoy and [...]
Should Manny Villar Drop Out of the Race?
January 18, 2010 By 27 Comments
Billionaire Senator and now Presidential aspirant, Manny Villar faces perhaps a tough test ahead on the road towards the presidential palace. The senator is facing censure from the Philippine Senate after he was found guilty for “improper and unethical conduct in connection with the C5 Road extension project.” This, the Philippine Daily Inquirer quoted from a [...]
Rebuttal to Villar’s PR
January 15, 2010 By 40 Comments
In an unsurprising attempt to discredit presidential front-runner Senator Noynoy Aquino, multi-billionaire and fellow Senator Manny Villar has released a press release saying “that there is no room for an on-the-job training” should Sen. Aquino win the popular vote. The release proceeds to outline a doomsday scenario that will strike the Philippines on July 1, [...]
Love and Loss
January 13, 2010 By 9 Comments
The 2010 Presidential Derby Tightens Up
January 9, 2010 By 9 Comments
Truth and lice
January 8, 2010 By 11 Comments
Whatever else can be said about the adoption of Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan (Makabayan) senatorial candidates Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza by the Nacionalista Party (NP), it is definitely nothing less than an event for the history books. After all, Ocampo and Maza are militant leftists, while the NP is a party headed by real [...]
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