Archive for July, 2007

Christmas In July, Only In The Philippines?

In The United States, Christmas in July, is just a gimmick so that more people can shop. But in The Philippines, who knows, maybe one day, under Gloria’s rule, Christmas in July will become reality. And we will celebrate Easter during my Birthday. Oh how grand it is to be President, you […]

Does The Military Have Jonas Burgos?

Earlier this week, The Supreme Court issued A Writ of Habeus Corpus and ordered AFP Chief Hermogenes Esperon and the other respondents to have Jonas presented before the Court of Appeals in Manila today. Gloria is also named as a respondent, as Edita Burgos was able to persuade the courts to issue the order.
But […]

Testing The Arroyo Emergency System

This is a test, and only a test, of the Arroyo Emergency System.
Beeeeep. I declare myself an NPA. Beeeep
Again, this was only a test. Had this been an actual Arroyo Emergency Alert, I would already be missing.
Again, if any of Arroyo’s Henchmen are reading. This was only a test!
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Villar’s Dilemma: The Blue Ribbon Committee Chairmanship

As of this moment, Manny Villar has not announced who will get The Blue Ribbon Committee. If indeed, The Blue Ribbon Committee was part of the deal in order for the Administration Senators to give Villar their support, then I can see why he would be having a hard time.
Just imagine if indeed, The […]

A Better Third Day For The Senate

It was a better third day for The Philippine Senate, as they finally pushed through with the,
RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT SENATOR ANTONIO TRILLANES IV BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SESSIONS AND OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE SENATE.
The key reasons and contentions for the resolutions are logical, acknowledges the separation of powers […]

Philippine Inmates Perform Thriller

I just couldn’t resist. This video has been popping up everywhere I go in the internet. The following video is of “1,500 plus CPDRC inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, Cebu, Philippines at practice! This is not the final routine, and definitely not a punishment! just a teaser.”
I used to […]

Sarah McLachlan - World On Fire

A friend of mine once asked, why do I do what I do. “You are such a busy person, but why do you pursue this need?”
I told him bluntly, that it’s not a choice, it is my duty. With the poor who remain hungry, and the hungry who die, and the dead who […]

CNN Youtube Debates Video Highlights

I tried to follow the CNN Youtube debates, simply because it is the first of its kind. An online town hall meeting, questions coming from the citizens. I would like this to be implemented as well during the 2010 Philippine Presidential Debate (that is of course, if we get to 2010 and if […]

Antonio Trillanes, The iPhone, Honasan, And A Bad Second Day

Could the use of emails be where the Trillanes case is headed? As Senator Trillanes is disallowed to attend Senate Hearings, some Senators have suggested that he could use teleconferencing. All good, but I’ve tried teleconferencing before, and if it’s not state of the art, you will just be left singled out in […]

Dick Cheney And The Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows is certainly a much better book than the most recent biography of Dick Cheney.
Author Stephen F. Hayes, a staff writer for the Conservative Weekly Standard, in his new biography, “Cheney: The Untold Story of America’s Most Powerful and Controversial Vice President” aims to clarify the doom and […]

The Quack Heard Around The Philippines

Was it a quack? Was the State of the Nation Address (SONA) a big quack coming from a lame duck president? The most rousing statement coming from President Arroyo was at the end of her speech,
But make no mistake. I will not stand idly when anyone gets in the way of the […]

SONA 2007: What The Hell Happened To Health Care?

In an almost marathon-like manner, President Gloria Arroyo at one point in her State of the Nation Address (SONA) listed project after project, name after name, of everything that would happen and who would be part of it, in her Super Regions.
The Super Regions are the Luzon Urban Beltway; the North Luzon agribusiness region; the […]

10 Key Highlights From The 2007 SONA

As an overall sense and feel for the 2007 State of the Nation Address (SONA) by President Gloria Arroyo, I can say, without any doubt, this was one of the least remarkable, and at times even boring State of the Nation addresses that Gloria has had. If not for the hundreds of pauses for […]

State of the Nation Address: SONA 2007 (Video)

Here is the video of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s 2007 State of the Nation Address (SONA). You can follow along with the transcript of the SONA speech, or just sit back and watch some political spin or promises that we will never see. Nice try mum President, but maybe your next SONA as […]

 
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The CNN Youtube Democratic Debates

Youtube has become almost a haven for United States Presidential Candidates to get their message out without the cost that comes with actual television commercials. So it wasn’t a surprise when I found out that Youtube was partnering up with CNN to stage two debates this year. One debate will be in a […]

State of the Nation Address: SONA 2007

Philippines, July 23, 2007 - The following is verbatim copy of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s State of the Nation Adress for 2007 (SONA 2007). Held in front of the 14th Congress with Manny Villar as Senate President and Jose De Venecia as the speaker of the house for the fifth time.
Thank you. Thank you […]