Last month,Meralco chair Oscar Lopez said in a forum that with what is happening now to his family in relation to the ruling power, it’s as though Ferdinand Marcos’ dictatorship had not ended.
Lopez said this following attempts by Gloria Arroyo’s avid supporter, Winston Garcia, president and general manager of the Government Service Insurance System, to takeover Meralco, the Lopez family’s flagship firm.
Bilib na sana ako sa China. Ngunit ng lumabas ang kwento tungkol sa pagtanggal nila sa pitong taong batang si Yang Peiyi sa opening ceremony ng beijing Olympics, nawala na ang bilib ko.
Ang isang bansa, kahit gaano kayaman o kagaling, kung hindi marunong magrespesto sa pakiramdam ng kanyang mga tao, lalo pa bata, wala yun.
Sinabi sa report na napabilib ni Lin Miaoke, siyam na taong gulang batang Intsik, ang milyon-milyon na nanood nang siya kay kumanta ng “Ode to Motherland” habang siya ay itinaas sa mga alambre. Ngayon nanuking na lip-sync lang pala ang ginawa at ang talagang kumant ay ang pitong taong gulang na si Yang Peiyi.
We all knew that Gloria Arroyo has no plans of giving up her stolen presidency but her temerity last Monday pushing for a shift to federal system of government, followed up by her press secretary, Jesus Dureza, left us flabbergasted.
A friend pointed out to us that Arroyo actually announced it last July 29 in her state- of -the -nation address but we were too busy with VAT and the 50 centavos text (which turned out to be a big lie).
I think I’m back to normal operation. Thank you all very much for your patience.
The gall!
As residents of Pigkawayan in North Cotabato scamper from the raging war triggered by her hijacking of the peace agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to push her own agenda of charter change, Gloria Arroyo pushes a shift to a federal system of government.
“We advocate federalism as a way to ensure long-lasting peace in Mindanao,” Gloria Arroyo said in a toast to visiting Swiss President Pascal Couchepin Thursday.
Bago nagsimula ang marangyang opening ceremony ng Beijing Olympics, may nagkalat ng text, “Olympics have not yet begun but Mike Defensor already got gold, silver, and bronze from Beijing.”
Pinurward ko kay Defensor at tumawag siya, galit na galit. “Ano ba naman,” sabi niya.”Nasa private sector na ako, hindi pa rin ako tinatantanan.”
US, Philippines weigh new military marriage
Asian Times
By Fabio Scarpello
COTABATO CITY, Southern Philippines – More than 15 years after the US was forced to close its military bases in the Philippines by nationalist politicians, there are growing indications that Washington is angling to re-establish a permanent military presence here – though US diplomats strenuously deny the speculation.
The United States’ behind-the-scenes role in mediating a peace deal between the Philippine government and a group of Islamic rebels and its assistance to the Philippine armed forces in chasing down another rebellious Islamic organization has, for many Filipinos, lent credence to growing speculation that the US has designs on establishing new bases on the country’s southern island of Mindanao.
Noong Huwebes, binaril at napatay si Martin Roxas, brodkaster ng estasyong DYVR ng radio Mindanao Network sa Roxas City, Capiz.
Si Roxas ay pang-apat na journalist na napatay dito sa Pilipinas sa taong ito at pag-59 sa ilalim ng administrasyon ni Gloria Arroyo mula 2001.