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Arroyo’s Chicken Ranch Economy
Of Gloria Arroyo’s political promises, on the same credibility level as those on December 30, 2002 that lied about ambitions, eradicating poverty within a decade is another for the books.
The promise was cast in 2002 at the Asia-Pacific forum of the Socialist International. It was one of four capped by the raising of [...]
Constitutional Convention – coming soon!
15 September 2009 ought to be the last day the Committee on Constitutional Amendments have to deliberate on that House Concurrent Resolution that calls for a Constitutional Convention to propose amendments to, or revision of, the 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines and the accompanying House Bill that implements the same – both [...]
Kris Aquino’s take on things
MANILA (Reuters) – The youngest daughter of former Philippine president Corazon Aquino said on Sunday her family had differences with the government, one reason why they had decided against a state funeral for the former leader.
Film and television star Kristina Bernadette Yap, popularly known as Kris Aquino, said there was an offer from the government [...]
The 9th or nth of Sona?
“Kung meron man tayong malaking kaaway na tinalo, walang iba kundi conjured the demon of the foreign debt. We exorcised it.”
- President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
In her 9th Sona
One can indeed tabulate or put in a matrix the more empirical data presented in PGMA’s 9th or [...]
Surveys vs. upcoming 8th Sona
In yesterday’s headline of the Inquirer, Social Weather Station came out once again with the latest (dis)satisfaction rating of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. This means that at 54% to 55%, her grading card remains ‘virtually unchanged’. Let us touch on the highlights of this latest scoreboard quickly:
One, GMA earns negative ratings in all sectors – [...]
The New Philippine Baselines Law And The Spratlys Dispute
The government of the day has decided to push the envelope in its territorial dispute with China over the comparatively small region of the Spratlys off northwestern Palawan.
http://www.american.edu/TED/spratly.htm
Barack Obama Prodded On RP-China Tiff Over Spratlys
The Asia Center of American think tank Heritage Foundation has issued an analysis authored by the center’s director prodding Washington D.C. to take notice of the security implications in the Asia Pacific region of the Spratly islands territorial dispute.
Mr. Walter Lohman’s February 26 report points out in a forthright tone that China’s expansionist designs are [...]
GMA “Focused” Or Resigned To Her Unpopularity?
There’s a saying that those who can’t stand the heat should get out of the kitchen.
Well, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her men decided to do just that by spending the day in Boracay, savoring the cool breeze and walking barefoot on the therapeutically warm, and pristine white sand. as they went on a British-style [...]
Spooking The Comelec
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/150635/Poll-lawyer-wants-Comelec-chief-commissioners-to-resign
Arroyo Cabinet Gets a new TAO
tessie oreta joins tito sotto, ralph recto, butch pichay, chavit singson and other losing team unity bets in the arroyo cabinet. here is the release from the palace…
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