This came out in Philippine Daily Inquirer today. This one is straight from Harry Roque, Jr. :
Two months after Jocelyn “Joc Joc” Bolante was apprehended by Immigration Officials in Los Angeles, the official story behind his arrest can finally be revealed.
In a sworn statement before an officer of the US Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Bolante revealed that two officers were apparently already waiting for him at the jetway shortly after he arrived last July 7 at the LA airport.
Thanks for keeping the fires burning while I was away. I just came in and I’ll try to share with you some info in my…
(This article, by Jon Wiener, appeared in the Aug. 30, 2006 issue of the Los Angeles Times)
DOES HISTORY provide any models suggesting that the unhappy war in Iraq might have a happy ending? Journalists and military experts are pointing hopefully to the U.S. war in the Philippines at the turn of the 20th century as an example of how Americans can fight a tough guerrilla insurgency and eventually win.
Max Boot, an Op-Ed columnist for the Los Angeles Times, has written that the U.S. victory in the Philippines provides a “useful reminder” that Americans can prevail in Iraq. Similar arguments have been made by Robert Kaplan in the Atlantic Monthly and by the neoconservative American Enterprise Institute.
I will be going on vacation to our place in Antique. I will be back on Sept. 11. Meanwhile, I have advanced some articles to…
I feel sad that one of my favorite TV personalities, Steve Irwin, died today. He is such an affable character. I love his enthusiasm for life and his deep regard for the environment.
Here’s the Associated Press story at MSN:
CAIRNS, Australia – Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the “Crocodile Hunter,” was killed Monday by a stingray while filming an underwater documentary on the Great Barrier Reef. He was 44.
Gloria Arroyo is number 45 in this year’s Forbes Magazine list of 100 Most Powerful Women.
Last year, she was number four.
The top ten:
1. Angela Merkel
2. Condoleezza Rice
3. Wu Yi
4. Indra Nooyi
5. Anne Mulcahy
6. Sallie Krawcheck
7. Patricia Woertz
8. Anne Lauvergeon
9. Brenda Barnes
10. Zoe Cruz
I’m sorry, i posted the 2005 Forbes article. It’s a good thing Yuko commented on it. I’ll try to get the new one.
Former Agriculture Secretary Jocelyn “Joc-Joc” Bolante, who has been in detention in the United States since July 7, has filed for bail, reported lawyer Harry Roque who has filed an opposition to granting bail and asylum to Bolante with the U.S. court.
Roque said his US-based colleague, Maria Carmen Madrid-Crost informed him that Bolante’s motion for bail will be heard on September 13, 2006 at 2PM at the Basement of 500 Jackson, Chicago, Il.
To support their opposition for Bolante’s provisional liberty, Roque said they sent today by courier to Karen Lundgren, Chief Counsel of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security, through Mary Carmen Madrid-Crost, an authenticated copy of the Senate report on the fertilizer scam, a copy of the COA report on the scam, a copy of the Senate warrant of arrest issued against him which is still outstanding, and copies of the criminal complaints filed against him by former Solicitor General Francisco Chavez and by Sinag, headed by Dr. Minggita Padilla.
Here are replies by Rep. Ruffy Biazon to comments in a previous blog (The Gallant 32)concerning him. Since the post is already on page two, I decided to post his comments in the front page.
I appreciate it that Ruffy is taking time to address our concerns about his stand in the impeachment.
ruffyb Says:
September 1st, 2006 at 10:02 am
COntinuation….
Spartan said:
““BEING TIRED” IS SUCH AN “UNDER-STATEMENT” TO DESCRIBE WHAT WE TRULY FEELS…
As expected by many, Comelec dismissed the petition of Sigaw ng Bayan to verify signatures they have gathered via their spurious version of People’s Initiative…