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Three issues

Published by Ellen on July 17, 2007

Back from attending a family matter in our province in Antique, I find that the bulk of the contents of my mailbox can be divided into three main issues: the Basilan tragedy, the Human Security Act , and the proclamation of Juan Miguel Zubiri as the 12 th winning senator courtesy of the manufactured votes from Maguindanao.

Let’s leave Zubiri to his own karma. Like his principal, Gloria Arroyo, he will always be known as the product of cheating. Text messages refer to him as Daya na Zubiri.

A number of groups are up in arms against the inhuman Human Security Act. One such group is composed of law students of the University of the Philippines, yesterday filed a petition with the Quezon City Regional Trial Court seeking for declaratory relief on certain provisions of the Human Security Act. They are students of Atty. Harry Roque.

False claims

Published by Ellen on July 10, 2007

Don’t believe those TV ads about your child becoming an Einstein or a Mozart by drinking formula milk.

“They are false and malicious,” said Dr. Nicholas Alipui, country representative for the Philippines of the United Nations Children Fund (Unicef), adding that no artificial product could be better than mother’s milk.

Alipui, Health Secretary Francisco Duque and breast milk advocate Innes Fernandez were at the Bulong-Pulungan at Sofitel Philippine Plaza yesterday to help us unlearn the many falsehoods that we learned from too much TV watching.

Mongrel majority

Published by Ellen on July 8, 2007

Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano takes pains in explaining to friends and supporters that his support for Sen. Manny Villar for Senate president does not mean that he has abandoned his being a responsible opposition to the Arroyo administration.

“My core values (on truth and justice) remain solid,” he said.

I believe Alan and I do not regret having voted for him. But I feel sad.

Protecting personal honor and dignity (2)

Published by Ellen on July 5, 2007

Last Wednesday, we ran the first part of the letter of then Lt. S/G Antonio Trillanes IV

Philippine Navy dated Aug. 8, 2003 in answer to the lies being spread by the Arroyo administration about him.

A lot of things happened in the past four years. Trillanes is now a senator although Malacañang is trying to prevent him from performing his duties to the Filipino people.

Of late, the same lies have resurfaced. Following is the other half of the letter:

Protecting personal dignity and honor

Published by Ellen on July 3, 2007

During the campaign for last May’s election, the slimy guns of Malacañang were aimed at Alan Peter Cayetano, who was rating high in pre-election surveys largely because Mike Arroyo tried to have him expelled from the House of Representatives after he told the Filipino people about a multimillion-dollar stash in a German bank.

Malacañang ignored Antonio Trillanes IV because they all thought he was not going to win anyway. After all, until a week before election, surveys showed him down in the list.

To everybody’s relief, Cayetano won, despite Joselito Cayetano. To everybody’s surprise, Trillanes also won.

Nobody delivers the message more effectively than Trillanes

Published by Ellen on July 1, 2007

Someone had to tell Migz Zubiri the despicable thing that he is doing and Sen. Antonio Trillanes took it upon himself to do it.

We applaud Trillanes for that.

Last Friday, in an interview after his oath-taking before barangay captain Ruben Gatchalian in Caloocan City, he blasted at Zubiri for insisting on taking the last senatorial race slot when, Trillanes said, he knew very well the people did not elect him for that position. He said: “I believe Congressman Zubiri knows deep in his heart that he benefited from cheating. If he is decent enough, he wouldn’t accept it because it is something you want your kids to emulate.”

Command responsibility

Published by Ellen on June 28, 2007

“We will end the long oppression of barangays by rebel terrorists who kill without qualms, even their own. Sa mga lalawigang sakop ng 7th Division, nakikibaka sa kalaban si Jovito Palparan. Hindi siya aatras hanggang makawala sa gabi ng kilabot ang mga pamayanan at maka-ahon sa bukang-liwayway ng hustisya at kalayaan.”

These words were spoken by Gloria Arroyo in her state-of-the nation address, July 24 last year.

This is one proof that all killings allegedly perpetrated under Maj. Gen.(ret.) Jovito Palparan’s command was encouraged and approved by Gloria Arroyo. Under the principle of command responsibility, Arroyo should be held liable for those killings.

A warning to Abalos

Published by Ellen on June 24, 2007

Update: Abalos to critics: they can jump to hell

It’s too bad that the Metro Manila Council resolution banning rallies and motorcades in Metro Manila major thoroughfares passed last week will not be taking effect until 15 days of publication of the implementing rules and regulations.

Tomorrow’s motorcade rally by the Concerned Citizens Group would have been a good test case.

Tomorrow, at 9 a.m.. the CCG will express their “outrage and disgust over the blatant, frontal cheating maneuvers in Maguindanao” by holding a motorcade from Liwasang Bonifacio to the Comelec office in Intramuros.

A national shame

Published by Ellen on June 21, 2007

Update: NBI preliminary report

NBI suspects ZTE’s rival in NBN contract in loss of documents

I hope Assistant Secetary Lorenzo G. Formoso III of the Department of Transportation and Communication will not get the ax for disclosing a “national shame” at the forum on the National Broadband Network project sponsored by the Action for Economic Reform at the Ateneo Professionals School in Rockwell last Wednesday.

The “national shame” was the loss of the sovereign contracts between the governments of the People’s Republic of China though a government subsidiary ZTE Corporation and the Philippine Government represented by the DOTC the night after the important documents were signed.

A DOTC source said a worried Formoso went back to his office after the AEC forum and confided to a subordinate that he made a mistake (“Nagkamali ako”) . “Bigla kong nasabi (I blurted it out ).

Esperon passes buck to Pimentel

Published by Ellen on June 19, 2007

In Strictly Politics (ANC) last night, AFP Chief of Staff Hermogenes Esperon showed a copy of a letter he was sending Judge Oscar Pimentel of the Makati Regional Trial Court today (Wednesday) asking the judge clarification on the custody of Senator-elect Antonio Trillanes.

He said if Pimentel, in whose court the coup d’etat charge against Trillanes and fellow Magdalo soldiers in connection with the July 2003 “Oakwood mutiny” is being tried says Trillanes should be released to civilian custody, he will release Trillanes from his confinement at the Marine Brig in Fort Bonifacio.

But, he said, if Pimentel says Trillanes stays under military custody, he (Esperon) will not allow him to attend sessions in the Senate.

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