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 [...]
Archive for August 9th, 2008
Mike Defensor’s Caper
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged black and white movement, exploration in zambales, gloria macapagal-arroyo, mike defensor, mike defensor deal, senator cheez escudero on August 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Mar Roxas’ boo-boo
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged mar roxas, senator mar roxas boo-boo on August 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
A Sojourn in Jolo
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged jolo, sulu, zamboanga, trading in philippines on August 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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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