Archive for the 'Current Events' Category

Babe Romualdez Issues A Statement Regarding Malu Fernandez

Yesterday, we were made aware of The Statement made by the Publisher of People Asia Magazine, Babe Romualdez. His statement follows, and it is very telling that indeed our voices reverberated even into the offices of higher management itself. At the beginning, I had thought that this issue was being kept from them, […]

The Filipino Is Worth Dying For

Today is the 24th death anniversary of Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Simeón Aquino, Jr. or simply Ninoy Aquino. August 21, 1983, on that sorrowful day, a nation lost, once again, a dear son, but gained another martyr for the ages. He is the contemporary Rizal, his death will always be relevant, and Ninoy Aquino […]

Waiting For The Basilan Fact Finding Committee

Politics was definitely a factor in the delay on the serving of the arrest warrants for the Basilan Attack. The ASEAN MINISTERIAL MEETING WAS taking place, how bad would it have looked if at the same time, there was an all out war within a region of The Philippines, clearly The Philippines would have […]

Senator Trillanes Denied Senate Sessions, Media Access, and Office

It’s the main headline today in The Philippines. Senator Antonio Trillanes being denied the ability to attend Senate sessions, as well as being denied an office in order to accommodate the media. Judge Oscar Pimentel denied all his motions. No sessions, no office, no media, not even access to his Senate Staff.
Judge […]

Italian Priest Father Giancarlo Bossi Has Been Released

Browsing through the headlines, it caught my eye, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi has announced that Father Bossi has been released. This was just announced less than an hour ago.
I wonder why the Arroyo Administration wasn’t the one who announced the release? At this point, I really don’t give a damn. […]

14 marines killed in battle with MILF

You just can’t trust the MILF. Time and time again, they have stabbed us in the back. Bossi is definitely in Basilan, why else would there be such force leveled against the military?
COTABATO CITY– Fourteen Marines searching for a kidnapped Italian priest had been killed in a gunbattle in which the Moro Islamic […]

Gonzalez Sacks Burgos Prosecutor

Do you smell a cover-up? Just when I could finally trust the investigation into the Burgos case, Gonzalez is ready to sack Senior state prosecutor Emmanuel Velasco.
Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez is considering relieving Senior State Prosecutor Emmanuel Velasco from the Jonas Burgos case for prematurely disclosing the military’s alleged link to the activist’s abduction.
And, […]

Writing Project Musa Dimasidsing: Day Five

This is Day Five of our Writing Project Musa Dimasidsing. Over the past few days, I have been inspired. At the way journalists have written so passionately about Musa Dimasidsing. And with equal passion, bloggers have also taken up this event. I have to admit, today was interesting, because of Migz, […]

Writing Project Musa Dimasidsing: Day Four

It’s day four of the Group Writing Project for Musa Dimasidsing. I’ve been very moved, sometimes to tears, at the overwhelming compassion from fellow bloggers, and to those who have emailed me. From prominent journalists, to political bloggers, and even non-political bloggers, they have all written, and have become part of one voice.
To […]

No Failure of Election in Maguindanao

It was nearly 9 days ago, on Wednesday of last week, when Chairman Abalos announced to media that Comelec would declare a failure of election. Within a day, Abalos would retract that statement in the midst of growing controversy, if Comelec could even do such a thing as declare a failure of electon. […]

Writing Project Musa Dimasidsing: Day Three

The Musa Dimasidsing Writing Project continues. Today is a busy day, but I am sincerely heartened, that two more bloggers have taken up the cause of writing for Musa Dimasidsing. A Task Force has been set up to investigate the murder of Musa Dimasidsing. But what would have been better is that […]

Writing Project Musa Dimasidsing: Day Two

It’s day two of the group writing project for Musa Dimasidsing, the media hasn’t at all failed in its duty to cover this senseless murder that became of Musa. A few more bloggers are joining the writing project, and we will also include a columnist who has written an opinion piece with regards to […]

Maguindanao Election Timeline

I’ve made a timeline to help out our readers with regards to the Maguindanao election. It’s tentative at this point, since it may still need editing as well as the fact that the state of the Maguindanao Elections/Canvassing is still to be determined. This includes the fate of The Provincial Election Supervisor, Lintang […]

Writing Project Musa Dimasidsing: Day One

The group writing project day one is supposed to start today, there have only been two bloggers with responses to Musa Dimasidsing, but there are some who have written about Musa Dimasidsing, without even being prompted to do so. Musa Dimasidsing is the teacher who was shot dead on Saturday Evening, the same teacher […]

I’m Not Killing Myself

Before anyone else emails me with regards to my previous post, Jose Rizal Mi Ultimo Adios, let me state that I am not killing myself. Apparently, when I ended the previous post with Mi Ultimo Adios, which is the last writing of our National Hero Jose Rizal, and which means “My Last Farewell”, some […]

Videos Regarding Lintang Bedol

Just some videos regarding Lintang Bedol. The excuses just keep piling up, and yet, each and everyone of them are just too unbelievable. Only believable to the ones who are making them. Bedol acknowledges that NAMFREL and other watchdogs were barred from observing the provincial canvass. And yet, despite the heavily […]