Isang Milyong Ninoy laban sa kampon ni Gloria

Sa paggunita ng pagkakapaslang ng dating Senator Ninoy Aquino sa 21 Agosto, maglulunsad ng isang “cultural show” ang civil society. Ang nasabing concert, na lalakuhan ng mahigit 50 bandang Pinoy, ay isang aktibidad na dapat lamang lahukan ng lahat, sapagkat ito’y isang paraan upang maipakita natin ang ating pagka disgusto sa kasalukuyang kalagayan ng ating [...]

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Why do Filipinos hate Gloria and adore Erap

I had this wonderful conversation with a lady hostess last week. My friend and I was talking about the political shit we are in. When I mentioned “Erap”, the lady just suddenly blurted out something about the difference of Gloria and Erap.
” You know why I hate Gloria so much,” says the lady in between [...]

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Mike Defensor’s Caper

Gloria’s bright-haired boy Mike Defensor is on a roll today. Yesterday, he bagged a US$ 150 MILLION contract to exploit the natural resources of Zambales. “Nothing irregular,” says the former student activist-turned-influence peddler-turned turncoat. ” I’m not in government anyway.”
He might be right, says Senator Francis “Cheez” Escudero, Mike’s long-time friend and compatriot in the [...]

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Mar Roxas’ boo-boo

 
I just can’t understand why Mar Roxas decided to stake his reputation by uttering that stupid war-mongering stunt lately. Roxas is an elected Senator. For him to say that against those who support the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral domain is beyond my comprehension.
 
Was it a desperate publicity-hugging statement? If that’s it, it failed. Roxas [...]

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A Sojourn in Jolo

 
I remember one meeting I had with a Tausug sometime in 2000. As a television reporter, I was assigned to that war-torn province to cover the Sipadan Hostage crisis. During a lull, I decided to go to the port of Jolo and make a features report. 
 
As I was walking there, looking at some interesting things [...]

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On the Bangsamoro Problem

If you notice the main issue opposing the GRP-MILF deal, you’ll notice one oft-repeating word: “dismemberment”. Most analysts, unfortunately including United Opposition Spokesman Atty. Adel Tamano (a born Muslim by the way), say they oppose the deal because it would cause the division of the country, which, they say, contradicts the Constitution.
I dare say, what [...]

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On the Liberation of the Bangsamoro

On Tuesday, members of the government peace panel and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will sign a historic deal. This deal will lead to the establishment of a Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE), an entity which would grant sovereign rights to the MILF on “ancestral domain”. The ancestral domain, in this case, covers parts of Zamboanga, [...]

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Presidential Frenzy

After Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo gave that a hint that she’s not running in 2010, a slew of newspaper reports went around town. And, folly of follies, reports telling the “exploits”, “views” of presidentiables such as Manny Villar, Loren Legarda, Cheez Escudero, Mar Roxas and Noli de Castro hugged some headlines (but not all). It seems that [...]

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Meralco will lose the fight against GSIS

Whatever people say about Winston Garcia (that he’s a slob, a big-time operator, a company raider, etc.), there’s now a big chance for him to win this fight against Meralco. Why?
First, Meralco just won the case against GSIS yet the victory seems more pyrrhic than anything. Charges of corruption and high-stakes bribery have tainted the [...]

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