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Ang nakaw na Republika ni Gloria

Published by Ellen on July 26, 2008

Para hindi masira ang araw niyo bukas, patayin nyo ang inyong TV sa oras na si Gloria Arroyo ay maglulubid na naman ng buhangin sa Batasan.Huwag manood ng SONA ni Gloria.

Ang SONA ay State- of- the -Nation address o report ng kalagayan ng bansa ng isang pangulo sa sambayanan. Ito ay kaugalian sa isang demokrasya.

Katulad ng maraming institusyon ng demokrasya at marami pang bagay na binabastos at sinira ni Gloria Arroyo, itong SONA ay nawawalan na ng halaga dahil panay pagyayabang at pambobola lang ang sinasabi.

Near total collapse of credibility for Arroyo

Published by Ellen on July 25, 2008

One out of ten Filipinos (14% believe that she will be truthful in her State of the Nation address on Monday. A huge majority either outrightly expects her to be lying again (40%) or unsure whether she will be truthful or not (46%), the latest Pulse Asia survey showed.

Pulse Asia said,”Past patterns of public skepticism as well as outright disbelief regarding the truthfulness of President Arroyo’s SONAs carry over into present times. Nationwide, in relation to the truthfulness of the forthcoming SONA this July 2008, a large plurality (46%) is unable to anticipate whether this coming SONA is going to be truthful or not; a smaller but nevertheless still significantly large proportion (40%) of respondents nationwide expects it to be untruthful. As in previous Arroyo SONAs, only a rather small number of respondents (14%) believes truthfulness will attend the next Arroyo SONA.”

For the complete report of Pulse Asia on their latest SONA survey click to:http://pulseasia.com.ph/pulseasia/story.asp?ID=651

Cuidate!

Published by Ellen on July 24, 2008

Justifying the support of Gloria Arroyo for the postponement of the August 11 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Press Secretary Jesus Dureza said it is necessary to ”give the opportunity to peace efforts that are being undertaken by the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front that struck a breakthrough last week on the contentious issue of ancestral domain.”

I try to follow closely developments in Muslim Mindanao but I feel that there are many things I fully do not understand. Like, I don’t see the connection between the postponement of the ARMM elections and the resumption of the GRP-MILF talks as soon as the Memorandum of Agreement,which the two parties are finalizing in Kuala Lumpur now, is done.

Konektado sa 2010

Published by Ellen on July 23, 2008

Mabuti naman at nagsasalita na si Special Prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio tungkol sa mga kababalaghan na nangyayari sa Ombudsman sa ilalim ni Merceditas Gutierrez.

Maayos na tao si Villa-Ignacio ngunit medyo inis ako sa kanya noong trial ni dating Pangulong Estrada sa kasong plunder. Alam ko trabaho lang niya at talaga namang may nagawang kasalanan si Estrada ngunit naiinis lang ako na sumisilbi siya sa mas malaking magnanakaw .

Sa akin kasi, kung sumusunod ka kay Gloria Arroyo, wala kang karapatan tumiligsa sa ibang magnanakaw. Unahin mo ang pinakapunong magnanakaw.

Recto is new NEDA chief

Published by Ellen on July 23, 2008

Shoving VAT to the people’s faces.

From GMA-7 online

Losing senatorial candidate Ralph Recto was appointed on Wednesday as the new director-general of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

Radio dzBB’s Nimfa Ravelo reported that Executive Sec. Eduardo Ermita made the announcement during his weekly press briefing. He justified Recto’s appointment saying he is qualified for the job.

Be afraid

Published by Ellen on July 23, 2008

Last Sunday, a friend texted me to read the column of former Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban in the Inquirer, and “be afraid.”

Panganiban’s column is titled “Can Arroyo reign beyond 2010?”

His answer is “yes” and he thinks she will opt for constituent assembly aptly called Con-Ass. Under Con-Ass, the two branches of Congress, the Senate and the House of Representatives will convene jointly to amend the Constitution including a shift to a parliamentary system.

So young and so out of touch

Published by Ellen on July 23, 2008

Today’s editorial of the Philippine Daily Inquirer unmasks Sen. Francis Escudero:

Referring to the present dispensation and his political plans, (Sen. Francis) Escudero has said, “We have already suffered and sacrificed for seven years, what is two years?” This is a cunning statement, at once reinforcing his opposition credentials while paving the way to give the present suspects a free pass should they relinquish power.

He laid the predicate for this some weeks back when he said: “GMA [President Arroyo] is not running in 2010, and it would be unfair to the people if presidential candidates should still use her as an issue. Any candidate who runs on an anti-GMA platform is insulting the intelligence of the people. The people will vote for a presidential candidate because of what he or she intends to do if victorious, not because he or she is against GMA.”

Continue readingSo young and so out of touch

Can Arroyo reign beyond 2010?

Published by Ellen on July 20, 2008

Read this article by former Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban in the Inquirer and be afraid:

President Macapagal-Arroyo’s present term expires on June 30, 2010. Can she legally extend her reign beyond that date? My answer: Yes, if our Congress, Supreme Court, Commission on Elections and people will agree to a revision of our Constitution.

Failed Cha-cha bid. Let me begin my thesis by recalling the most recent bid for Charter change (Cha-cha). In 2006, during my term as chief justice, the allies of the President, led by then Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., launched a “people’s initiative” to alter our form of government from presidential to parliamentary.

Strained SC credibility

Published by Ellen on July 19, 2008

Malaya editorial:

Malacañang has a standard retort to accusations of thievery: File a complaint with the Ombudsman. With Merceditas Gutierrez, the classmate of Mike Arroyo, at the helm of the anti-graft body, accusers rightly let the Palace challenge pass. A complaint is likely to sleep the sleep of the dead, unless, of course, the grafters in question are inconsequential clerks or minor officials without close links to the bigger thieves.

Now Malacañang has come up with a new line when it comes to constitutionally questionable actions: Bring the case before the Supreme Court.

Maling dahilan

Published by Ellen on July 16, 2008

Okay ang ideya ni Ozamis Archbishop Jesus Dorado na hindi magbigay ng holy communion sa mga pulitiko ngunit mali yata ang rason.

Sabi ni Dorado na ang mga pulitiko na sumusulong ng batas para magiging legal ang abortion ay nasa “situation of sin” o nasa a na sitwasyon kaya hindi sila dapat bigyan ng holy communion.

Sa Kristiano lalo na sa mga Katoliko, ang banal na communion ay isa sa pitong sakramento na tinutupad ng mga nanampalataya. Sa communion, tuwing misa, tayo ay pinaalalahan ng sakrispisyo na ginawa ng Panginoon para tayo ay mailigtas sa kapahamakan. Kapag tayo ay mag -communion tinatanggap natin ang Panginoong Jesus sa ating buhay kasama na ang kayang mga itinuro.

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