Tag: Gloria Arroyo

Arroyo extends Genuino at Pagcor for another one year term

Published by Ellen on May 28, 2010

From ABS-CBN:

President Gloria Macapagal has re-appointed her close ally Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Chairman Efraim Genuino as well as 4 members of its board of directors.

Genuino said he accepted his re-appointment, confirming a document obtained by ABS-CBN News that he had been re-appointed for another 1-year term.

Others who were re-appointed, based on the document from the Office of the Executive Secretary dated March 9, were Rafael Francisco, Philip Lo, Manuel C. Roxas and Ester Alano Laconico-Feria.

Congratulations sa mamayang Pilipino

Published by Ellen on May 12, 2010

Congressman na si boxing champ Manny Pacquiao.

Panalo siya laban sa negosyanteng si Roy Chiongbian. Kaya “Honorable” na ang magiging titulo nya.

Hindi na siya maa-aring ismolin ni Kris Aquino na nagpasaring sa kanya bago mag-eleksyun na talunan naman daw siya sa pulitika.

Congressman na rin ang dating spokesman ni Gloria Arroyo na si Anthony Golez. Binoto siya ng mga taga-Bacolod. Ganun din si dating Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap.

Gloria’s labandera sa anti-Money Laundering Council

Published by Ellen on April 24, 2010

Suspetsa ko, yung mga aksyun ni Gloria Arroyo nitong mga nakaraang linggo na talaga namang nakakagulatang katulad ng pag-appoint niya kay Anita Carpon, ang kanyang manikurista bilang member of the board ng Pag-ibig Housing Fund at ng kanyang hardinero na si Armando Macapagal bilang deputy administrator ng Luneta Park Administration ay pang-inis sa atin.

Wala siguro siyang maisip na paraan para magantihan tayo sa ating pagtuligsa sa kanyang pangungurakot at paglabas sa batas kaya gumagawa siya ng mga bagay na manggagalaiti tayo sa inis.

Hindi ko na sasayangin ang aking emosyon kay Arroyo. Pagtawanan na lang natin siya.

Ganun din ang reaksyun ng aking mga ka-blog. Sabi ng mga sumusulat sa aking blog, kulang pa yun. Dapat lubusin na ni Arroyo at ito ang mga suhestyun nila:

Gloria appoints manicurist to Pagibig board and gardener as deputy Luneta park administration

Published by Ellen on April 22, 2010

Just like manicurist, GMA gardener gets sinecure
by Jarius Bondoc

Professionals among Malacañang’s housekeeping staff are outraged. Not only did Gloria Macapagal Arroyo appoint her personal manicurist to the board of trustees of Pag-IBIG Housing Fund. She also earlier named her gardener as deputy of the Luneta Park Administration. Both postings are improper sinecures, Palace aides murmur.

One insider feels disgust that beautician Anita Carpon and gardener Armando Macapagal were placed in positions in a departing admin. As Pag-IBIG trustee Carpon will make P130,000 a month in per diem, plus perks, for a fixed two-year term. Macapagal’s seat as Luneta deputy earns less. But his appointment can be as dubious if he and the President happen to be related. The Constitution and anti-graft laws prohibit government officials from appointing or transacting with kin.

Another source laments that the postings were made on the sly. Carpon was sneaked into the Pag-IBIG board along with three others after the terms of four trustees lapsed in recent weeks. But she was unable to join them in last week’s oath taking and first board meeting as she accompanied Arroyo to the US and Spain. Macapagal’s appointment surfaced only after Carpon’s hit the headlines. A Palace reporter says the offices of Executive Sec. Larry Mendoza and Press Sec. Cris Icban are mum about the appointments, likely made during the election ban.

Magnanakaw sa hatinggabi

Published by Ellen on March 29, 2010

Tamang-tama talaga ang pagka-describe kay Gloria ng isang Malacañang in-house writer nang pumunta siya sa Boao, China noong 2004 para sa pirmahan ng ma-anomalyang kontrata ng NBN/ZTE: “Like a thief in the night”. Magnanakaw na nag-ooperasyun sa gabi.

Ngayon hatinggabi ang operasyun.

Lumalabas ngayon ang maraming “midnight” appointment na ginawa ni Gloria Arroyo. “Midnight appointment” ang tawag sa mga tinatalaga ng isang paalis na na presidente.

People’s contingency plan vs ‘Gloria Forever’

Published by Ellen on March 25, 2010

As calls for vigilance over possible attempts to sabotage the May 2010 elections intensify, we miss Josie Lichauco, activist for good governance.

Josie, who served as transportation and communication secretary during the Ramos administration passed away last Feb. 14. Yesterday, her family and friends held a mass on the 40th day of her death.

The Concerned Citizens Movement, which Josie started with a few friends in 2005, is formulating a “People’s Contingency Plan to Counter Gloria Forever”.

Marily Orosa, CCM co-convenor said, “The issue now is not whether there will be failure of elections. That’s already a foregone conclusion. The issue is what will the people do in response to the failure?”

It was CCM that petitioned the Supreme Court to stop the Comelec – Smartmatic –Total Information Management consortium from carrying out the nationwide automation of the 2010 elections because it was never tested in a smaller scale as required by the law.

Nakakarma na si Gloria Arroyo

Published by Ellen on March 24, 2010

Ang balita kung sino-sino na raw ang kumaka-usap kay Philippine National Police Chief Jesus Versoza na mag-resign para mailagay na ni Gloria Arroyo bilang PNP Chief si NCR Chief Roberto Rosales.

Kinausap na siya ni Local Governments Secretary Ronaldo Puno. Pati na raw ang anak ni Gloria Arroyo na si Mikey, congressman ng Pampanga (2nd district) ay kuma-usap na rin kay Versoza.

Sana hindi magpa-pressure si Versoza dahil Disyembre 2010 pa siya dapat mag-retire.

Si Rosales ay kasama sa Class ’78 ng Philippine Military Academy na honorary member si Arroyo.

Galit kasi si Arroyo kay Versoza. Hindi dumalo si Arroyo sa graduation ceremonies ng Philippine National Police Academy noong Marso 18 sa Camp Castañeda, Silang Cavite. Sa anibersaryo naman ng Philippine Army noong Lunes,binati niya ang lahat na mga matataas na opisyal maliban kay Versoza.

Tantya ng Malacañang, kaya nila

Published by Ellen on March 23, 2010

Ayan, umaatras na kunyari ang Malacañang sa kanilang pinasabog na lagim na posibleng magkaroon ng military takeover kung pumalpak ang eleksyuns a Mayo.

Hindi personal na humarap sa mga reporter si Undersecretary Charito Planas, deputy presidential spokesperson ,katulad nang ginawa niya noong Biyernas nang pinalutang niya ang military takeover. Noong Linggo nagpalabas lang siya ng written statement na nagsabing talagang bababa si Arroyo sa Malacañang sa June 30, 2010. “Malacañang assured the public that the President will definitey step down on June 30,” sabi ni Planas sa statement.

Sinabi pa rin niya na ang pagiikot daw ni Arroyo sa bansa ay “last minute inspection” daw niya yun para masigurado na ang mga proyekto na kanyang inumpisahan ay ginagaw a. Ang hindi daw matatapos ay ipagpatuloy ng kung sino man ang mananbalo sa eleksyun.”

Military takeover

Published by Ellen on March 20, 2010

Now, they are trying to quell the fires they ignited. Related links:

AFP denies Malacañang’s military takeover claim.
Bangit and Versoza meet
Malacañang flirts with military revolt

Malacañang sees military takeover if election fails

Heto na naman tayo. Papalutang na naman ng lagim si Gloria Arroyo.

Testing the waters. Tinitingnan nila ang reaksyun ng mga tao para malaman kung paano nila ipatupad ang kanilang maitim na balak.

Noong Biyernes, sinabi Undersecretary Charito Planas,deputy presidential spokesperson na posibleng magkaroon ng military takeover kung magkaroon ng total na failure of elections sa Mayo.

Ito ang sinabi ni Planas: “It is possible that the military might take over. That is possible … Military juntas have taken over in several countries, especially in Southeast Asia.”

Legalizing the illegal

Published by Ellen on March 18, 2010

This is what is disturbing about the Supreme Court decision allowing Gloria Arroyo to make a midnight appointment to succeed Chief Justice Reynato Puno: Arroyo can do anything illegal to stay in power beyond June 2010 and the Supreme Court will give it a mantle of legality.

Photo by Mario Ignacio for VERA Files

This is the scenario that we are looking: There will be partial failure of election. Only in the national level. That means no president, vice president and senators would be proclaimed by June 30, 2010.

Since the term of incumbent Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile will end on June 30, there will be no Senate President, who is third in the Constitutional order of succession. (There have been calls for Enrile to do the patriotic act of resigning as senate president so that someone whose term will end in 2013 could be elected senate president but he has refused.)
Meanwhile, there would be proclamation of winners in the local posts including members of the House of Representatives.

There have been reports of Gloria Arroyo subsidizing the campaign of a huge number of congressmen to make sure that she gets elected as speaker.

The speaker of the House is fourth in the line of succession.