April 2007 – Page 4 – ellen tordesillas

Trillanes overwhelmed by support

Published by Ellen on April 8, 2007

Lumbay, the all-around-girl (news courier, faith healer, caretaker) of barrio Guisijan in the province of Antique, sports a pendant with the picture of Ltsg Antonio Trillanes IV on one side and the Magdalo symbol (white sun rays against red and the letter K at the center) on the other side.

It’s actually a key chain, one of campaign items of Trillanes, a senatorial candidate under the Genuine Opposition.

In the beginning, Lumbay didn’t know who Trillanes is but she said she likes him because “Guapo siya.” It didn’t take long for her to know what Trillanes had done because people who saw the pendant would tell her, “Iboto ko siya kasi lumalaban sa katiwalian.” (I’ll vote for him because he fights iregularities.)

Zuce’s candidacy keeps alive “Hello Garci” issue

Published by Ellen on April 8, 2007

Confessed election operator Michaelangelo Zuce, nephew of the notorious Comelec Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano, was at Linggoy Alcuaz residence in New Manila last Wednesday supposedly for a reunion with jueteng whistleblowers Sandra Cam and Boy Mayor.

Cam and Mayor, who is running for a local position in Albay, were not able to make it so we had the heavyweight presence of Zuce in the Alcuaz ‘ open air balcony for the evening.

Zuce is running for mayor in the town of Malitbog in Bukidnon under the Genuine Opposition. His opponents are incumbent mayor Osmundo de la Rosa of Lakas and Francis Venus, a relative and running as independent candidate.

Trillanes’ political ad

Published by Ellen on April 8, 2007

This is Sonny Trillanes’ political ad which is not being shown on TV for lack of funds. A 30-second ad on TV costs between P30,000…

Makinarya ng dayaan

Published by Ellen on April 7, 2007

Ipinagyayabang ni Gloria Arroyo at ng kanyang political adviser na si Gabriel Claudio na mananalo raw ang kanilang mga kandidato kasama na doon ang mga kandidato sa pagka-senador kahit na kulelat ang karamihan sa kanila sa surveys dahil raw sa kanilang makinarya.

Sabi pa ni Arroyo, naamoy na raw niya ang kanilang panalo.

Bakit handa na ba ang operasyon ni Comelec Chairman Benjamin Abalos para gawin ang ginawa ni Virgilio Garcillano noong 2004?

L.A event

Published by Ellen on April 7, 2007

Those who are in Los Angeles may find this interesting:

Philippine Expressions Bookshop in collaboration with the Philippine Consulate General of Los Angeles invite you to celebrate the

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and the booklaunching of five new books by Filipino American authors

Soaking in summer breeze

Published by Ellen on April 6, 2007

It’s summer time. What better way to enjoy it but under the trees with the fragrant breeze and chirping of the birds lulling you to…

Noynoy Aquino shares letter of Dad

Published by Ellen on April 5, 2007

Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, senatorial candidate of the Genuine Opposition, shares the letter his father wrote him from his prison cell in Fort Bonifacio in…

One solitary life

Published by Ellen on April 5, 2007

Here is a man who was born in a small town, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in another town. He worked…

Supalpal

Published by Ellen on April 4, 2007

Supalpal ang military ni Gloria Arroyo sa pagpalaya ng Supreme Court kay Bayan Muna partylist Representative Satur Ocampo noong Martes.

Nagre-reklamo tuloy si Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez na may special treatment raw si Satur.

Hindi kaya isipin ni Gonzales na ang ginawa ng Supreme Court ay pagwawasto lang ng malaking kasalanan na ginawa nila kay Ocampo at iyon ay ang pagtapak ng walang pakundangan ng kanyang karapatang pantao.

Officers fight for justice

Published by Ellen on April 3, 2007

It was most fitting that Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim’s petition before the Supreme Court, through his lawyer Vicente Verdadero, to stop the special general court martial convened to try him, Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda and 26 other marine and army officers for the alleged coup plot in February 2006, started with the statement:

“The fundamental rights guaranteed in the Constitution apply to all persons, including those subject to military law. It would indeed be paradoxical if military men who are called upon in times of the gravest national crises to lay down their lives in defense of peace and freedom would be the very people to be singled out for denial of the fundamental rights for which they risk their lives.”

Miranda, Lim, Col. Armando Bañez, Maj. Jose Leomar Doctolero, and Capt. William Upano, who are now detained in Camp Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal, also asked the High Court for their release. The officers have been accused of either one or two or all of the following violations of the Articles of War: mutiny, disrespect towards the president, willfully disobeying order, and conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline.

Month: April 2007