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Constituent Assembly? Please Not With The Arroyo Administration!

I think that we have to be cognisant of the fact that this administration is THE WRONG ADMINISTRATION to implement a new constitution.
It may be that, in fact, a parliamentary system will help our nation move forward. But we should also take into consideration, the party and individuals that will be making the decision […]

Will Arroyo Supporters Face The Same Fate As U.S. Republicans?

Will Arroyo and her party members share the same fate as the Republican of The United States? Already, many opposition leaders are thinking exactly that. And I share their thoughts. I don’t necessecarily feel that the Administration has done a bad job, in fact there has been great deal of improvements that […]

IT’S OFFICIAL! DEMOCRATS TAKE SENATE, HOUSE OF REP., AND GOVERNORSHIPS

After taking time for counting of ballots in Virginia, the final senate seat for a democratic party takeover of the Senate in the United States has finally pushed through. And it is official, the democrats are now in power. They have majority in the Senate, The House of Representatives, and have also a […]

Big Night For U.S. Democrats As They Take The House of Representatives

I really didn’t want to write anything much about the Midterm elections in The U.S. since I didn’t think it really has any impact with our nation. But, I got to thinking that again we live in a Globalized world, and that everything somehow or another does have an impact with our nation.
But then […]

Arroyo Accepts Resignation of Defense Secretary Cruz

Well, it’s official. Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz Jr. has submitted his irrevocable resignation to Pres. Arroyo effective Nov. 30. Reluctant as The President may be regarding this resignation, you obviously can’t keep a guy around who doesn’t want to work for you anymore. But, the day really wasn’t all […]

No Backing Down on Charter Change

There’ll be no backing down for Charter Change
In Bunye’s new column which comes out today, he states that President Arroyo will continue her push for Charter Change.
They keep on insisting that The “6 million signatures” constituted a mandate for change.
“The desire of the people to change the degenerated system is evidently there. It is important […]

Dr. Jose Abueva expresses disgust with Supreme Court Decision

Yesterday, in an article in The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Dr. Jose V. Abueva, former UP Presidnet, UP professor of political science and public administration expressed his disappointment with regards to The Supreme Court of the Philippine’s decision to deny amendment of The Constitution.
According to the Article Abueva said that “It’s stupid… to require everybody […]

The 8 judges who made the difference

Thank goodness for people who actually know what justice means. Thank goodness for people who wake up with service of the Filipino in mind. And thank goodness for those 8 judges who actually had the guts to make that judgement yesterday. Again, I must remind you, The Supreme Court of the Philippines […]

Philippine Supreme Court Denies Petition for Amendment by 8 to 7 vote

It was a really close vote! by 8 to 7, The Supreme Court dismissed the consolidated petitions for a people’s initiative to amend the 1987 Constitution.
Basically. In non-legalese (non-lawyer language). You can’t just gather a bunch of signatures in order to have your way(ehem Arroyo). And if you do get signatures — […]

Gloria Arroyo has Disappointed..

How the mighty has fallen. Gloria is neither an angel nor a fallen angel for that matter, but she definitely has disappointed. This disappointment stems from different aspects of her [tag]presidency[/tag]. When I say all aspects, I mean political, social, and in some parts, even economical. Is it because that maybe […]