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Month: October 2008

Hinto na ang parada ng suspek

Published by Ellen on October 1, 2008

Mabuti naman at pinagpatuloy ng bagong chief ng Philippine National Police na si Police Director Jesus Verzosa ang sinimulan ni dating PNP Chief Avelino Razon na pag-ban sa pagparada ng mga suspek sa krime sa media. Tinututulan ito ng Commission on Human Rights.

Hindi naman nakakatulong yan sa pagsugpo ng krimen.Ang trabaho ng pulis ay ang pigilan ang krimen, hindi yung magpasikat kapag nangyari na ang krimen ngunit hindi pa nakumpleto ang proseso ng hustisya.Kung palpak pa na katulad ng ginawa ni Gloria Arroyo kay Acza Ramirez, malaking paglabag pa yan sa karapatan pangtao. Krimen rin maparusahan ka ng wala kang kasalanan. At dapat parusahan din ang may kagagawan nun.

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More pabulum from Gloria

Published by Ellen on October 1, 2008

Malaya’s editorial today says:

The local markets are in turmoil as the US financial crisis spreads. Investors, lenders and borrowers need information. They are desperately seeking assurance from anybody in government credible enough to be believable.

What they are getting instead is more of the pabulum that Gloria Arroyo dished out to businessmen during the economic briefing she and her Cabinet conducted before she went to the United States purportedly to gather a deeper insight into the crisis and, consequently, come up with measures that would minimize damage to the local economy.

Here’s Gloria’s take direct from Samar: To insulate the Philippines from the effects of the US crisis, the government will focus on easing inflationary pressures, providing safety nets, creating jobs, generating revenues and strengthening the banking system.

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Standing up to Gloria

Published by Ellen on September 30, 2008

Gloria Arroyo is used to having her way with the Malacañang Press Corps that she thinks she can impose the same control with all members of media, even the foreign media.

A week ago, Malacañang invited members of the Foreign Correspondents of the Philippines to an exclusive press conference in Malacañang on October 2, at 11 a.m. More than 50 Focap members signed on for the Arroyo’s first presscon in more than a year.

Last Monday, Press Undersecretary Martin Crisostomo notified Focap that it was “all systems go for the October 2 press briefing with PGMA.”

However, he set a condition: “The President will NOT entertain political questions, but will answer other questions, including those specifically pertaining to the economy and how the current US financial crisis is affecting the Philippines and other Asian countries.”

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