by Harry Roque Much has been said about the Truth Commission. While it is true that this body promised by President Noynoy Aquino as a…
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Month: July 2010
Update: electricity resumed in our place first hour of July 16 (Friday). With that water supply also resumed. A welcome relief. Internet connection not yet…
Sumulat sa akin si Myrna Marata na ngayon ay nasa Australia.
Humingi siya ng tulong para mahanap niya ang kanyang katapid na si Margarita Soriano Marata. Kilala din siya na Purita Marata.
Kung sino man ang may impormasyon on Puria marata, paki-email kay Myrna sa myrna_marata@hotmail.com
Ito ang sulat ni Myrna sa akin: “Ako po ay 51 gulang na sa ngayon at naninirahan dito sa australia kasama ko ang aking mga anak, akoy single mother at anim ang anak, dumating po kami dito noong 1987 at ang huli kong uwi po ng Pilipinas ay 1998.
I read that in the training of members of the Aquino cabinet on how to deal with media, public relations practitioner Carol Espiritu stressed the importance of credibility.
How does one achieve credibility? By telling the truth.
Never lie to media. You may be able to get away with it for a few hours or a day but it would be discovered later on. You can’t fool all the people all the time.
That’s what happened in the press conference of Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo last Wednesday. He cited two cases as legal justification for his recommendation to extend for three months the stay of 21 political ambassadors of Gloria Arroyo : Mendoza vs Quisumbing, 186 DCRA110 and Topacio vs Angeles, 76 Phil 12.
“Absolutely not true,” sabi ng scriptwriter at director na si Bibeth Orteza ng aking tinanong sa text kung totoo ang tsismis na may romantic affair si Sen. Chiz Escudero at si Kris Aquino, ang artista at TV host na kapatid ni Pangulong Noynoy Aquino.
Sabi ni Bibeth, “Hindi ko nga maintindihan kung bakit kumalat yan.”
First time kung narinig ang tsismis sa isang pagtitipon ng mga columnist Sabado ng umaga. Hindi ko pinansin dahil hindi kapani-paniwala. Noong gabi, may interview ako at ang lumabas na naman ang tsismis. Kaya tinawagan ko na si Bibeth.
It looks like a compromise arrangement. Good luck!
President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III has finally formed his communications group, according to ABS-CBN sources.
Former ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) news anchor Ricky Carandang, meanwhile, will strategize and craft government’s messages.
Palace officials, however, refused to confirm the report, saying they will issue a statement on Monday.
“On the communications group, all will be announced on Monday,” said Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda.
In a text message, Coloma suggested that the public wait for the official announcement.
“It’s premature to confirm, no appointment has been made. Best to wait for official announcement,” he said.
Noong Miyerkoles, na late si Pangulong Aquino sa misa na idinaos para sa paghilom ng sugat sa ating buhay pulitika.
Tinawag nila itong “Red mass” at ginanap sa Manila Cathedral sa Intramuros.
Pinaliwanag ni PNoy na kaya raw siya na late dahil natanghalian siya ng gising sa sobra niyang pagod. Gabi na raw siyang dumating noong Martes sa kanyang bahay sa Times st. sa Quezon City galing sa Tagaytay kung saan may miting ang Liberal Party.
Pagdating pa niya sa bahay, dalawang beses nag-brownout. Kaya hindi daw siya nakatulog kaagad. Pagkagising daw niya, medyo hindi raw maganda ang kundisyon ng kanyang tiyan.
Update, July 10, 2010: Carandang resigns from ABS-CBN. ANC Management accepted the resignation of Anchor Ricky Carandang, which he submitted Friday, July 10, 2010,” the…
There is a chance that we might yet see the full Mayuga Report, which former Vice Admiral Mateo Mayuga pledged he would “ bring to his grave”.
President Aquino said that before his inauguration, someone sent him a ten-page report of the Mayuga Commission which investigated the involvement of military officials in the rigging of the 2004 elections in favor of Gloria Arroyo.
The military, then under AFP Chief Efren Abu initiated the investigation after the “Hello Garci” tapes surfaced and names of military officials were mentioned as having participated in the tampering of election results in the precincts in the Autonomous Region for Muslim to make Arroyo overcome the lead of Fernando Poe Jr.
Update: Raissa said Ambassador Rigoberto Tiglao wrote her a “nasty” letter. She said Tiglao updated the Philippine embassy in Greece today. He explained why he…