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SC upholds harsh treatment of army major

Published by Ellen on September 6, 2007

The injustices done to military officers are so many that even the court seems to be confused.

majaquino.JPGLast Aug. 31, the Supreme Court dismissed the petition of Ma. Fe Aquino, wife of Army Maj. Jason Aquino, for habeas corpus .

Immediately after the February 2006 aborted alleged withdrawal of support from Gloria Arroyo, Aquino was arrested and placed in solitary confinement at the Intelligence Security Group compound. He was not allowed contact with his family and lawyers for weeks and months.

It was only in the fourth month of his confinement that he was able to see a lawyer. His wife filed a petition for habeas corpus before the Court of Appeals, which dismissed it . She appealed to the Supreme Court.

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May bayad na CR sa public school

Published by Ellen on September 5, 2007

May paki-usap ang isa kong kakilala tungkol sa kanilang problema sa principal ng San Pedro Central School, San Pedro, Laguna na si Ginang Diana C. Casiano.

Ito ang kanyang hinaing:

“Dahil public school po ito, siyempre 99% sa mga mag-aaral ay mahirap. Yung mga bata po ay halos walang makaing almusal, makapasok lang. Ito po’y dinadalhan ng pagkain sa tanghali na halos sang kamay bg Dios mo pa hahanapin ang pambili ng pagkain.

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The verdict

Published by Ellen on September 4, 2007

Last Thursday, Gloria Arroyo’s national security adviser, Norberto Gonzales, was again in former President Estrada’s farm in Tanay, Rizal.

It was not the first time that Gonzales visited Estrada in the past two months. Last July 18, he was also there.

A source said Gonzales’ message to Erap had a sense of urgency and desperation. He told the elected president they ousted six years ago that he will be convicted in his plunder case before the Sandiganbayan. He asked Estrada not to call on his people to go to the streets.

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Payola spread like butter

Published by Ellen on September 4, 2007

From ABS-CBN online:

Opposition leader Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday revealed that three people in the government asked for millions of dollars in kickbacks for the P329-million national broadband network (NBN) deal with China’s ZTE Corp.

Lacson referred to the three people as “a Commission on Elections official” the “big one and little one.” The senator said the COMELEC official was supposed to get $55 million in kickbacks and $75 million for the “big one” and the “little one.”

He said that officials of ZTE Corp., the Chinese firm awarded the broadband project, were also asked to allot $68 million for the administration’s campaign kitty in the last May elections.

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7 of 10 believe GMA is corrupt

Published by Ellen on September 3, 2007

by Ashzel Hachero

Despite the much-touted anti-corruption campaign of government, 71 percent of Filipinos believe President Arroyo is enriching herself through corrupt practices, a survey of the Social Weather Stations showed.

Twenty-four percent said they do not think Arroyo was corrupt while 5 percent had no opinion, the survey conducted from July 18-20 with about 600 respondents from the Mega Manila area (National Capital Region and the nearby provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Rizal and Laguna) also showed.

The survey, commissioned y the United Opposition, asked the respondents on their belief in the “involvement” of officials in corrupt practices.

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Hindi makataong mga hospital

Published by Ellen on September 3, 2007

Nananakot itong asosasyon ng mga private hospital ng “hospital holiday” bilang protesta sa implementasyon ng Republic Act 9439 o Hospital Detention Law.

Ang R.A. 9439 ay nagbabawal ng mga hospital na mag-detain ng mga pasyente na hindi makakabayad.

Sa “hospital holiday”, hindi tatanggap ng mga pasyente na na hindi emergency simula itong buwan hanggang mapalitan ang batas.

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Denied

Published by Ellen on September 2, 2007

Denying motions of the defense lawyers is more of a rule than an exception at the court martial hearings of Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda, Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim and 26 other officers in Camp Capinpin, Tanay.

It is so predictable that even before the seven-person panel would come back from a recess to confer, reporters have already written in their notebook, “motion denied.” And so far, we have not made a correction in our notes.

It was under this despotic atmosphere last Friday that Air Force Maj. Gen. Fernando Manalo entered the court room. He was the third ranking officer to be called after Rear Admiral Petronilo Magno and Maj. Gen. Pedro Insierto were expelled by peremptory challenges of Lt. Colonels Achilles Segumalian and Nestor Flordeliza.

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Metro Manilans do not want Estrada in prison

Published by Ellen on September 1, 2007

Public sentiment is overwhelmingly in favor of former President Estrada.

That’s the reason why Gloria Arroyo and her minions are panicking over possible public reaction on the Sandiganbyan’s verdict on Estrada’s plunder case.

Survey conducted by Social Weather Station last month showed that a high number in Greater Metro Manila do not want Estrada going to jail.

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