December 2009
“A PUPIL once asked Confucius: “If the Prince of Mei appointed you head of the...”
– Philippines Free Press editorial, “The Reason Why?” February 5, 1972
The central issue, by Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III,...
Opinion
Posted on 08:56 PM, December 20, 2009
Yellow Pad — By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III
The central issue
The central issue for the 2010 elections is governance. The wide lead that Noynoy Aquino enjoys in poll surveys stems from the people’s desire for good government. Good government is the exact opposite of Gloria Arroyo’s administration. The people will vote to repudiate Gloria’s...
Angry at Noynoy, by Bong O. Wenceslao, Sun-Star...
“Angry at Noynoy” Candid Thoughts, by Bong O. Wenceslao I WAS thinking of what to do next after getting out of an ATM booth when the blue guard said he wanted to talk to me. “Pwede ba nang pari maghisgot og pulitika sa iyang sermon, Boss? (Is it ok for a priest to talk about politics during his sermon, boss?)” he asked me after I tarried to listen. I know this guard to always brush up on the...
“By Ricardo Hausmann & Roberto Rigobon*
Summary of the arguments
The...”
– Harvard’s Hausmann & MIT’s Rigobon Speak Out About Venezuela’s Electoral Fraud
“Lahat kami iyan lang ang sasabihin. Lahat ng kandidato sasabihin iyan. We will...”
– Senator Manuel Villar Jr., on Ricky Carandang’s show on ANC
Statement on that so-called survey
PRESS STATEMENT OF ATTY. EDWIN LACIERDA Spokesperson - Senator Benigno “Noynoy” S. Aquino III Like most of the Filipino people, we are not familiar with this alleged survey agency and their survey results. The only thing we know about this group is that its Managing Director Art Valenzuela was the only one who predicted in 1998 that Speaker Jose De Venecia would win the Presidency...
Aquino-Roxas statement on the lifting of Martial...
Neutering Congress and the Supreme Court: Statement of Senators Noynoy Aquino and Mar Roxas on the Lifting of Martial Law in Maguindanao This afternoon Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita announced that the President will lift martial law and the suspension of the writ in Maguindanao effective 9 PM tonight. The Filipino people deserve praise for the vigilance and scrutiny they have exercised...
Estrada statement on lifting of Martial Law
ERAP EXPRESSES RELIEF OVER LIFTING OF MARTIAL LAW IN MAGUINDANAO Reference: Margaux Salcedo Former President Joseph Estrada expressed relief today over the lifting of Martial Law in Maguindanao. “Since arrests have already been made and charges filed against the suspects in the massacre, it is clear that the government has already achieved its purpose in declaring Martial Law and it is...
Culture-related entries
We Filipinos
Coping Mechanisms
We The People: How Candidates View Us As Electors
In this corner
We The People: As Readers
The perpetual avoidance of opportunity
Republic of Sysiphus
Weekend Readings
Alba’s answers
Notes for a prospective article on the emerging politics of a national identity
Atty. Edwin Lacierda's Open Letter to Atenean...
To all fellow Atenean lawyers, I am bothered by the latest opinion of Fr. Bernas. To put it mildly, his opinion is very reckless. In his last column, Fr. Bernas thinks that the rebellion to justify Martial Law need not be the same Rebellion as defined in the Revised Penal Code. I quote: “But is rebellion as a criminal act defined in the Penal Code the same as rebellion for...
Maguindanao Diary of Jesus Dureza
MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE: THE FOUR CRITICAL DAYS
(A recollection of those four critical days )
by Secretary Jesus G. Dureza
DAY ONE —Nov 23 (Monday)
– I was monitoring closely reports about a missing convoy in Maguindanao with media friends. Later in the day, reports of mass murder of the Mangudadatus were confirmed. Allegedly by Datu Unsay Ampatuan Jr. et al. My instincts told me this...
Analysis of the Ampatuan massacre by Bertini...
Analysis of the Ampatuan massacre by Bertini “Toto” Causing
An analysis, in the wake of the Ampatuan murders, by Bertini “Toto” Causing, a member of the board of the National Press Club of the Philippines and also legal consultant for the National Press Club. Mr Causing is columnist both of Hataw and Police Files Tonight. With the kind permission of Paul Brinkley-Rogers.
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“Tayo ay hinubog ng mga katangiang ating minana, at ng mga karanasang ating...”
– Noynoy Aquino, HARAPAN: THE ANC PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE Opening Statement
