Masarap pala ang kumandidato sa tiket ni Gloria Arroyo.
Sinasabi ng isang kasama sa Wednesday group na inaalok raw sila ng libreng eroplano at helicopter na gagamitin sa kampanya. May panggastos pa na milyun-milyon.
Kaya sana umu-o na si Ralph Recto at si Joker Arroyo sa tiket ng administrasyon at ng makapasok na si Sonny Trillanes sa United Opposition.
Last Wednesday, the Senate approved the Anti-Terror Bill which will be known as Human Security Act of 2007. It is now sent to the bicameral conference committee.
CODAL (Counsels for the Defense of Liberties) is concerned about the Senate version. Codal said, the Senate version is more draconian than that of the House.
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s infamous temper flared up once more when she abruptly ended an interview with the Philippine Daily Inquirer in front of a stunned audience which included three Cabinet Secretaries and an official of the International Monetary Fund.
Click here for GMATV’s video report.
President Arroyo was nettled by repeated questions on why the benefits of a spectacular economic growth had not trickled down to the grassroots. She blew her top even before the Inquirer could finish what turned out to be the brief interview’s final question: “Isn’t it a concern for you ma’am that the billionaires during the time of Marcos and Ramos are also the same billionaires now?”
Lawyer Adel Tamano has accepted the position of spokesman of the United Opposition. Tamano is a partner in Kapunan Tamano Villadolid & Associates law office…
The sadistic streak in the young steward of Starlite Pacific ferry boat must have been on overdrive during the Feb. 3 afternoon trip from Caticlan in Aklan to Roxas in Mindoro Oriental.
The sea was a little rough with the northeast monsoon wind and we, new RoRo (roll on –roll off) travelers, were trying hard to calm down our nervousness with silent prayers. We were glad when the television set was turned on for a movie. At least that would distract our attention from the tossing that the waves was subjecting the ferry boat, we told ourselves.
But our anticipation for a diversion was turned to dismay when we saw the familiar scenes of the movie “Titanic.”
San Juan Mayor JV Ejercito, one of the candidates of the United Opposition, today withdrew from the senatorial race.
One of UNO’s spokesmen, Rufus Rodriguez, said Ejercito withdrew after consultation with his father, former President Estrada, for a broader, unified coalition.
Sources said JV is giving way for the entry of Sonia Roco, widow of former Sen. Raul Roco.
Just got a text from JV:
I would like to thank you for the trust and support you have given me as a senatorial aspirant. There comes a time when you need to sacrifice for the sake of the country.
Be rest assured that I will continue standing up for what is right and what is just. Para sa Bayan!
Have the slick operators in Congress put one over Mike Arroyo? The braggart in Malacañang wanted Alan Peter Cayetano expelled from the House of Representatives for daring to expose an alleged loot in a German bank. Of course, for the right price, there were more than enough in the House of Representatives to do his bidding.
But after railroading a suspension recommendation, Rep. Rodolfo Cajes (NPC, Bohol), chair of the ethics panel, said the House may not be able to effect the suspension due to lack of material time.
Have they gotten what was mentioned in the committee hearings as “regalo”? Wasn’t Mike Arroyo shortchanged?
If the May 2007 elections were held today, 14 personalities – seven of whom are officially part of the United Opposition’s senatorial slate, six may…
In the still -to- be -released survey of Pulse Asia for senatorial candidates, Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano has moved up to number four from last November’s number 8 spot. In the past months, Mike Arroyo has unleashed his dogs in the House of Representatives against Cayetano.
Malaya’s Wendell Vigilia reports on the latest on Mike Arroyo’s crusade to catapult Cayetano to the Senate:
THE House committee on ethics yesterday recommended the suspension of Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano (NP, Taguig-Pateros) for 45 days for saying presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo maintained a bank account in Germany.
The recommendation will go to the House plenary where a two-third vote or 154 is needed to impose sanctions on a member.
Accused mutiny leader Lt. (s.g.) Antonio Trillanes IV yesterday filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator at the office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Manila.
With the filing, the military said Trillanes is deemed separated from service.
He will not be allowed to go out of his detention cell in Fort Bonifacio to campaign because the military retains jurisdiction over him. If he wins in the senatorial race, the military court will continue trying him.