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Mensahe ng Easter

Published by Ellen on March 22, 2008

Ang Easter Sunday o Domingo ng Pagkabuhay ay mararating lamang kapag natapos na ang Biyernes Santo at Sabado de Gloria. ‘Yan ang magandang mensahe ng Easter Sunday: walang resurrection o pagkabuhay kung walang kamatayan.

Maganda itong mensahe ng Easter sa ating krisis pulitika sa bansa. Marami kasi ang nagtatanong kung bakit sa dami ng kasalanan ni Gloria Arroyo- pang-aagaw ng pwesto ng president noong 2001, pandaraya sa eleksyon noong 2004, garapalang pangungurakot hindi lamang siya pati na ang kanyang mga alagad, pambabastos ng Constitution, panunupil ng malayang pamamahayag at marami pa – nandiyan pa siya sa Malacañang samantalang karamihan sa mga Pilipino ay ayaw sa kanya.

The Bucket List

Published by Ellen on March 21, 2008

I just finished watching the movie, “The Bucket List” starring Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, and Sean Hayes (of Will and Grace).

It’s about two terminally- ill men in their fifties who formed a friendship while stuck in a hospital room.

The Bucket List was started by Carter Chambers (Freeman), a car mechanic, which is actually a list of things you want to do before “you kick the bucket”.

Penitensya sa kakulangan ng bigas

Published by Ellen on March 19, 2008

Update: Sen. Mar Roxas tells GMA on rice issue: “Magpakatotoo ka.”

Ang galing nitong si Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap.

May napipintong pagkukulang sa bigas at ang kanyang solusyon ay magkaroon ng kalahati na order ng kanin sa mga fast food. Galing , no?

Nangangailangan ang Pilipinas ng 1.8 milyon na tonelada ng bigas at hirap na hirap makahanap ng mabilhan ang pamahalaang Arroyo. Nasa balita kahapon na nakabili na raw sila ng 335,000 na toneladang bigas galing sa Thailand, Vietnam at Pakistan. Kulang pa rin yun.

Which group do you belong?

Published by Ellen on March 18, 2008

Two weeks ago, I interviewed Jun Lozada at the La Salle Greenhills, his and his family’s home for over a month now since he survived the kidnap try by Gloria Arroyo’s minions at the airport.

I’m sharing with you excerpts of that interview. They make good reflections this Lenten season:

Q: You downplay people’s “hero worship” of you. Are you scared?

Another China oil search deal hit

Published by Ellen on March 17, 2008

Update:

Malacañang’s response: Go to court

Trillanes: Sharing provision violates Charter

by JP Lopez

Detained Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV yesterday said that aside from the joint marine seismic study in the Spratly islands, the Arroyo government also entered into an oil exploration agreement with China in April 2006 that would cover the Calamian Islands in Palawan.

“The government of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is again lying to the Filipino people. Contrary to their claim, the Macapagal administration has actually entered into an oil exploration agreement with China not only involving Kalayaan Group of Islands (Spratlys), but within undisputed Philippine territory,” Trillanes said.

Halve rice portions, restaurants asked

Published by Ellen on March 17, 2008

Malacañang denies there’s an impending rice shortage but tells restaurant to serve less rice.

Arroyo: Prepare for high prices of rice

Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap yesterday asked fast-food outlets to offer half portions of rice to discourage wastage as government scrambles to boost rice supplies.

“We would like to exercise all efforts at ensuring the Philippines rice stocks continue to be maintained at a manageable level to ensure that the food security of the country will be maintained,” he said.

Mga paring bingi at bulag

Published by Ellen on March 17, 2008

Breaking News:

Two priests defied the order of Cardinal Vidal and said officiated “Mass for Truth” in Cebu. The two priests who followed their conscience were Fr. Christopher Exsala, OCARM or Carmelite, and Fr. Jessie Dumaluay,Missionaries of the Sacred Heart.

Sr Estrelle said, “We defied everything and God is with us.”

Archbishop of Nueva Caceres also does a Vidal- GMANews

Itong Semana Santa, ang malaking hamon sa mga Katoliko sa Pilipinas ay kung paano mapanatili ang paggalang sa mga namumuno sa simbahan kung sila mismo ay lumalabag sa kanilang tinuturo na pahalagaan ang katotohanan at ang mga utos ng Panginoon.

Cebu priests barred from celebrating ‘Mass for Truth’

Published by Ellen on March 16, 2008

by Gerard Naval
Malaya

Cardinal Ricardo Vidal, archbishop of Cebu, has reportedly prohibited priests from celebrating today’s “Mass for Truth” at the University of San Carlos which ZTE star witness Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada is scheduled to attend.

Sr. Estrella Castalone, executive secretary of Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP), in a phone interview, said Judy Adriano, their organizer in Cebu City, told her “that the priests have been prohibited from saying the mass for our group by Cardinal Vidal.”

An injustice that must be rectified

Published by Ellen on March 16, 2008

On Sept. 25, 2006, 1Lt. Artemio Raymundo Jr., was riding the LRT and he saw someone distributing DVDs of “Ang Mabuhay para sa Masa” and “At All Costs”. Since it was for free, he got six copies and upon arriving at the Marine barracks in Fort Bonifacio, he shared the extra copies with his fellow junior officers.

The two CDs are documentaries. “Ang Mabuhay para sa Masa” is a biopic of former President Estrada while “At All Costs” is about the rigging by Gloria Arroyo of the 2004 elections.

China declares “people’s war” to control Tibet

Published by Ellen on March 16, 2008

A Tibetan monk pleads for mercy as the police arrested them during anti-China protests in front of the United Nations office in Kathmandu March 15, 2008.
(Deepa Shrestha/Reuters)

By Benjamin Kang Lim and Chris Buckley

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese officials have declared a “people’s war” of security and propaganda against support for the Dalai Lama in Tibet after riots racked the regional capital Lhasa, and some sources claimed the turmoil killed dozens.

Residents of the remote city high in the Himalayas said on Sunday that anti-riot troops controlled the streets and were closely checking Tibetan homes after protests and looting shook the heavily Buddhist region

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