Senator Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., issued the following statement on the intensified presence of military in urban despressed areas and in the project of Gen. Dolorfino for the military to conduct an election information drive in the urban barnagays:
Soldiers: Stay Out of Barangays. Let Civilian Authorities Do the Job
Soldiers in full battle gear are now visibly patrolling barangays in many parts of the land.
Got back late last night from Davao where I participated in the forum “Who is watching Whom” as the nation goes through another election exercise.…
Palagi pinagyayabang ng mga political operators ni Gloria Arroyo ang kanilang makinarya na siyang magpapanalo raw ng kanilang mga senatorial candidates kahit karamihan sa kanila ay sinusuka ng taumbayan.
Noong isang araw, nag-usap kami ni Sen. Edgardo Angara sa ABS-CBN at pinakita niya ang listahan ng mga probinsiya kung saan walang kandidato ang oposisyon. Marami yun dahil kulang nga sa pera ang oposisyon.
Sabi ni Angara, sigurado sa mga lugar na yun, sweep sila, 12-0 dahil yun ang sasabihin ng mga lokal na opisyal sa mga tao. Yun ang tinatawag na “command” votes.
Now everybody is saying that Crispin Beltran of the Anak Pawis party list and Antonio Trillanes IV of the Genuine Opposition should be released because former Senator Gregorio Honasan, independent candidate for senator, has been released.
All three have been accused of attempting to oust Gloria Arroyo from her fake presidency.
Even Joker Arroyo, Team Unity candidate is saying it. Only two months ago, he said he decided to join Gloria Arroyo’s ticket because the opposition had a coup plotter, referring to Trillanes, in its ticket.
Dahil sa pinayagan ng Makati Regional Trial Court si dating Sen. Gregorio Honasan na magpyansa, hinihingi ngayon ng Genuine Opposition na payagan rin si Ltsg Antonio Trillanes IV na magpyansa.
Oo nga naman. Dapat equal.
Sabi nga ni GO spokesman Adel Tamano na walang peligro na tatakas si Trillanes dahil kailangan siya makita ng mga tao. Mangangampanya siya.
By Thea Alberto INQUIRER.net Former senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan, arrested on charges of leading a short-lived mutiny in 2003, walked out of jail Friday night…
The Black and White Movement has classified 100 congressional candidates into a Black and White as a guide to voters in next month’s election.
The message is, don’t vote for those in the Black List and campaign and vote for those in the White List. Example:
Open letter to my friends
by Francisco Nemenzo
Professor Emeritus and former President
University of the Philippines
In countries with stable political parties that offer alternative policies and programs, responsible voters take time to study the platforms of competing parties. But in the Philippines, this is a futile exercise. Here the platforms are meaningless documents usually crafted by paid campaign strategists who try to please everyone with glittering ambiguities. They do not tell us what the candidates intend to do but only what they think we want to hear.
Makati Regional Trial Court Judge Oscar Pimentel granted the request of detained Ltsg Antonio Trillanes IV, senatorial candidate of the Genuine Opposition, to allow media to have access to him in his detention cell.
The permission has set conditions like request should be made three days prior to the interview and questions should be submitted.
That’s not exactly okay but we have to count our blessings as of now. The fight for genuine freedom goes on.
Naala-ala nyo si Ruben Dionisio, ang isa sa limang supporters ni dating Pangulong Estrada na kini$nap ng mga intelligence agent ng military (ISAFP) at tinurture noong isang taon?
Hinuli na naman si Dionisio noong Sabado sa kasong rebellion daw. Mga ahente naman ng Criminal Investigation and Detection Group ng Philippine National Police ang dumapot sa kanya noong Sabado.
Nakakulong siya ngayon sa Camp Karingal sa Quezon City. Hindi maa-aring magpiyansa sa rebellion. Kaya mukhang plano ng pamahalaan pabulukin si Dionisio sa kulungan.