Category: aquino admin
remembering Edsa Dos & Tres #CJ impeachment (updated)
not surprisingly, no one cares to remember Edsa Dos, obviously because installing gloria macapagal arroyo turned out to be a grievous mistake, like a giant 10-year step backward. what if, instead of ousting estrada, we had allowed the impeachment trial … Continue reading
sendong & the president
finally read the looong statement of the president in tagalog, then too the english version, and i’ve been sitting here since, trying to figure out why it doesn’t work for me, why it’s too much and too little at the … Continue reading
And Just Like That…
By Joel Santiago I practically exhorted my Mom into writing in fairness to the president. “This is a show of force, a fierce display of political will,” I said. This is how he’ll get things done in Philippines politics — … Continue reading
in fairness to the president
it was a kneejerk reaction, i admit, the fear of what else president aquino and the house of reps could railroad, given the surprisingly speedy impeachment of corona. it brought back tense memories of the nograles congress’s attempt back in … Continue reading
corona impeachment: let’s hear it all, prosecution AND defense!
i like it that chief justice corona is not resigning, instead will face trial in the senate. it would be good for us all, since phnoy has seen fit to get him impeached by the house of reps, to see … Continue reading
corona impeachment is to save hacienda luisita?
i thought the house of reps was working on impeaching supreme court justice mariano del castillo for plagiarism. as it turns out, that was just a distraction. behind the scenes, the reps (188! medyo o.a.)were working pala on the impeachment … Continue reading
amazing approval ratings
MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III has maintained his high trust and approval ratings amid issues that hounded his administration. In its latest poll, Pulse Asia said Aquino enjoyed the 72 percent approval rating in his performance in office … Continue reading
An Economic Report from the Republic of Noy’s Brain
By Ben Kritz In the country which exists inside the mind of Dear Leader Aquino the economic situation is actually pretty good, as he explained in an interview reported by the Philstar yesterday: The Philippine economy is now focused on … Continue reading
mar, naia, changi
caught on anc last night: mar roxas explaining why the cobonpue, pineda, and layug group that had been working pro bono on rehab plans for naia 1 upon the request of some members of the aquino cabinet were unceremoniously dropped … Continue reading
phnoy & kris: feeling entitled (updated)
“In agrarian reform, there are two objectives: number one, empower the farmers so that they could have their own land to till. Second, don’t exhaust the capital. There should be just compensation for the land owner. The capital that will … Continue reading
bad vibes for NAIA 1 rehab
by katrina s.s. for a PNoy government that talks about the matuwid na daan, which is to say doing things correctly and properly and justly, they sure know how to reveal themselves to be on some dirt road. so yes, … Continue reading
“We are here to stay.”
that’s U.S. president barack obama telling asia that the U.S. military would expand its role in the Asia-Pacific region, despite budget cuts, declaring America was “here to stay” as a Pacific power which would help shape the region’s future. he … Continue reading