Archive for February, 2008
Ousted House Speaker Jose De Venecia launched his new initiative the other day, a council for a moral revolution. Chief Justice Reynato Puno will chair the council. Isn’t this great, the man we least likely think of initiating such a revolution, is indeed the man who is spearheading it. Manny Villar seems […]
February 21st, 2008 | Posted in Politics | No Comments
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo walks with Vice President Noli de Castro, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, other members of her Cabinet, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Hermogenes Esperon, and Philippine National Police Chief Director General Avelino Razon on their way to the Aguinaldo State Dining Room in Malacanang where she presided over […]
February 20th, 2008 | Posted in Government | No Comments
Barack Obama has extended his winning streak to 9 states in a row. Polls showed Barack and Hillary close just before voting day, but election day was but close. 58% for Obama, and 41% for Clinton. That is a strong win.
The question now is, can Clinton run the table with Ohio, Texas, […]
February 20th, 2008 | Posted in Politics, Videos | No Comments
The priest who became a governor, Ed Panlilio is now battling the forces of status quo. Change is hard to exact in a culture so ingrained in putting self before country.
If Governor Ed Panlilio of Pampanga thought that the campaign was grueling, no doubt he is finding out that governing is the actual fight […]
February 20th, 2008 | Posted in Local Issues | No Comments
The big story as of late is the words coming out of Higher Education Chair Romulo Neri during a December 7 meeting with Jun Lozada, Senator Panfilo Lacson and Senator Jamby Madrigal. The words, according to Lozada, was that Neri said President Arroyo is “Evil”. Neri would later and in many other announcements […]
February 19th, 2008 | Posted in Current Events | No Comments
Fidel Castro, the dictator of Cuba, has finally announced that he will indeed resign as President of Cuba. It was inevitable, since he is yet to be seen in public and his ailment has forced him to put his brother as his replacement. This is the end of nearly 50 years of a […]
February 19th, 2008 | Posted in World News | No Comments
The results of the national elections held in Pakistan has dealt a tremendous blow to Pervez Musharraf. His party, Pakistan Muslim League-Q has lost most of its members, and although the results have yet to be finalized, it looks dim for Musharraf. The big winners of course is the party of slain and […]
February 19th, 2008 | Posted in World News | No Comments
The other day I watched Harapan: The Jun Lozada exposé. At first, like most people, I thought that it would be a head on battle between Benjamin Abalos and Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada. It turned out to be Jun Lozada versus Abalos, General Razon, A. Sec. Formoso, and Golez.
There were so many parts during […]
February 19th, 2008 | Posted in Current Events, Government | No Comments
ZTE and NBN scandal whistleblower, Joey De Venecia spoke at the Anti Arroyo Rally held yesterday in Makati. As thousand flocked to show dismay against President Gloria Arroyo, Joey De Venecia started off his message by telling the First Gentleman to “back off”. Now, he’s no Martin Luther King Jr, and his tendency […]
February 16th, 2008 | Posted in Current Events | 1 Comment
Alright, here it is for the world to hear, I’m a supporter of Hillary Clinton. But has the message of hope of Barack Obama given me a new choice, a new candidate, and a new hope for what The United States can be and should be? It is the message of Hope, and […]
February 16th, 2008 | Posted in Politics | 1 Comment
Brother Edmundo L. Fernandez of De La Salle Philippines released the following through The De La Salle Philippine Media Bureau. It offers a chronology of The Lozada Family including Jun Lozada’s with regards to their role in providing a safe haven for the family.
(The following is word for word account as released)
We […]
February 15th, 2008 | Posted in Current Events | No Comments
Rodolfo Noel “Jun” Lozada, Jr. our imperfect hero of the hour is standing firm despite the heavy machinations being employed by The Arroyo Administration. I’ve been thinking about Jun Lozada lately, my prayers are definitely with him. My judgment on him will come later as I think about the man himself. I […]
February 15th, 2008 | Posted in Current Events | 13 Comments
It’s official, Mitt Romney has endorsed John McCain as the Republican Nominee for The President of The United States. They’re “moving forward”, “united”, for the “good of their party”. All the clichés were said and indeed we are witness to a united farce. During the campaign, these two were going at it […]
February 15th, 2008 | Posted in Politics, Videos | No Comments
I saw the following, and immediately thought of Benjamin Abalos. Just a note if you don’t know who Diebold is. It’s a company who was in charge of the software voting machines for the 2004 US Presidential election. Trust me, just Google it and you should be able to get a quick […]
February 14th, 2008 | Posted in Politics | No Comments
The harassment of Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada, Jr. seems to be a concerted team effort. Who are the players? The Mafia. Not Italian, but the homegrown version. With libel suits, possible perjury charges, a full page ad on two national papers, a raid on his office, threatening Senators (Joker), and other myriad […]
February 14th, 2008 | Posted in National News | 5 Comments
As we move through this NBN scandal and the Jun Lozada Testimony, we can only think of the Billions or even Trillions of pesos lost because of corruption. Each and every act of corruption that funnels government money into the hands corrupt government officials, each act has a victim.
These are the victims, the children […]
February 14th, 2008 | Posted in Social Concerns | No Comments