A defense undersecretary who was investigating two cases of irregularities involving high-ranking defense officials was peremptorily dismissed two weeks ago. Retired Vice Admiral Ariston V.…
Making life worth living.
Year: 2010
It’s heartening to see the enthusiasm of people not involved with the campaign of any of the candidates in the forthcoming polls in making sure that the May 2010 elections be honest, peaceful, and credible.
Since it was launched last March 8, VOTE 2010, an election monitoring project of VERA Files with 17 civil society organizations, eight community newspapers, three media-related institutions and a number of individuals, has been steadily getting reports from citizen-journalists, which are not reported in mainstream media.
Immediately after the first part of our two-weekend seminar-workshop on citizen journalism at the Holy Angel University in Angeles city, one of the participants, Joel Ocampo , who is active in the Social Action Center of the Holy Rosary Parish, took pictures of posters of candidates nailed on trees which is a illegal.
Section 22 of Comelec Resolution 8758, which implements the Fair Election Act (Republic Act 9006) provides that political posters can only be displayed in Comelec-designated areas. It also clearly states that “A common poster area does not refer to a post, a tree, the wall of a building or an existing public structure that is in active use, but a structure that is temporarily set up by the candidates or political parties for the exclusive purpose of displaying their campaign posters.”
In observance of Frederic Chopin’s bicentenary, pianist Cecile Licad performs in an all-Chopin recital on Saturday, March 27, 8 p.m. Philamlife Theater, UN Avenue, Manila.
Program: Chopin’s 4 Scherzos and 24 Preludes. She is soloist of the Manila Symphony Orchestra under Arturo Molina on Monday, March 29, 8 p.m. also at Philamlife Theater playing Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 i F minor.
She will go on an outreach concert with MSO in Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija on March 23 and another solo concert at the Atheneum School of Noveleta, Cavite on March 30, 6 p.m.. Call 7484152 or 09065104270.
Earlier, Licad gave a preview of her tribute to Chopin at, of all places, Ayala mall.
Music impresario Pablo Tariman reported on that joyous event:
“The music of Chopin had an unlikely exposure in – of all places – the Ayala Malls Thursday (March 18) and it ended in a rousing standing ovation for Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor performed with unbelievable subtlety and fervor by the Manila Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Arturo Molina.
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AFP denies Malacañang’s military takeover claim.
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Malacañang flirts with military revolt
Malacañang sees military takeover if election fails
Heto na naman tayo. Papalutang na naman ng lagim si Gloria Arroyo.
Testing the waters. Tinitingnan nila ang reaksyun ng mga tao para malaman kung paano nila ipatupad ang kanilang maitim na balak.
Noong Biyernes, sinabi Undersecretary Charito Planas,deputy presidential spokesperson na posibleng magkaroon ng military takeover kung magkaroon ng total na failure of elections sa Mayo.
Ito ang sinabi ni Planas: “It is possible that the military might take over. That is possible … Military juntas have taken over in several countries, especially in Southeast Asia.”
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Former Lt(sg) James Layug is running for representative of the second district of Taguig. Here he outlines his advocacy:
By Danny Sabino GENERAL SANTOS CITY—At least three areas in Central Mindanao will be free from guns, goons and gold this May elections, as long…
This is what is disturbing about the Supreme Court decision allowing Gloria Arroyo to make a midnight appointment to succeed Chief Justice Reynato Puno: Arroyo can do anything illegal to stay in power beyond June 2010 and the Supreme Court will give it a mantle of legality.
Photo by Mario Ignacio for VERA Files
This is the scenario that we are looking: There will be partial failure of election. Only in the national level. That means no president, vice president and senators would be proclaimed by June 30, 2010.
Since the term of incumbent Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile will end on June 30, there will be no Senate President, who is third in the Constitutional order of succession. (There have been calls for Enrile to do the patriotic act of resigning as senate president so that someone whose term will end in 2013 could be elected senate president but he has refused.)
Meanwhile, there would be proclamation of winners in the local posts including members of the House of Representatives.
There have been reports of Gloria Arroyo subsidizing the campaign of a huge number of congressmen to make sure that she gets elected as speaker.
The speaker of the House is fourth in the line of succession.
Wala na. Sira na talaga itong Korte Suprema.
Kahapon, nagdesisyun sila na maari daw mag-appoint si Gloria Arroyo ng kapalit ni Chief Justice Reynato Puno na magre-retiro sa Mayo 17.
Siyempre, sigurado yan i-appoint ni Arroyo ang kanyang paboritong Supreme Court justice na si Renato Corona. Kaya sigurado yan, kahit wala na sa Malacañang si Arroyo, protektado siya sa mga kaso niya.
Nandiyan si Merceditas Gutierrez na protektor ni Arroyo at ng kanyang pamilya sa Ombudsman. Ngayon nandyan si Corona ang magiging hepe ng Korte Suprema. Ayos ang sambayanang Pilipino.
Tandaan nyo itong siyam na mga pangalan ng Supreme Court justices na kasama sa pagbabastos ng demokrasya at ng taumbayan: Roberto Abad, Lucas Bersamin,Arturo Brion, Teresita De Castro,Mariano Del Castillo, Jose Mendoza, ,Diosdado Peralta, Jose Perez,at Martin Villarama Jr.