Category: cha-cha
mining & the NPA, chacha & the environment
‘Victory to the noble in heart!’ By Elmer Ordonez A VIDEO of mining operations and the havoc wrought in the mountains of Surigao is making the rounds of social media and the Internet. It was produced by GMA network as … Continue reading
lying about cha-cha
here we go again. the prez says cha-cha is not a priority but somehow that does not inspire confidence. not with the leadership of the upper and lower houses of congress suddenly seeing eye to eye on a constituent assembly … Continue reading
cha-cha crazy
there they go again, chattering about charter change, as if it were even do-able, what a waste of time. read fr. joaquin bernas’s Finally a new Constitution in 2011? In my view, one major obstacle to attempts to revise the 1987 … Continue reading
america’s boy 2010
na-confuse naman ako kay carmen pedrosa, kolumnista ng philippine star na panahon pa ni fvr ay kilala nang chacha-federalism advocate. inaamin niya na she has been / is critical of noynoy aquino’s candidacy, allegedly because he is the candidate of … Continue reading
Midnight CJ and the Four R’s
Rene Saguisag The framers could have said the position of Chief Justice (CJ) should be filled up immediately and that only the CJ could swear in a Prez. They did not. They said any judicial vacancy should be filled up … Continue reading
showdown 2010
grabe. sa halip na mapaghandaan natin nang maayos ang 2010 elections, lalo tayong nagaaway-away over issues that could have been put off naman, sa totoo lang, until after we would have elected na a new president with a clear … Continue reading
con-ass economics
promise ni nograles, reported by manila standard today june 8, charter change will be limited to economic provisions: LAWMAKERS who will convene as a constituent assembly will be limited to easing the economic provisions of the Constitution to provide investors … Continue reading
matt defensor asks, “bakit magkakagulo?”
caught the the dzmm teleradyo program of henry omaga diaz and nina corpuz with political analyst joel rocamora and congressmen teofisto guingona 3 and matt defensor yesterday. they were talking of course about hr 1109′s con-ass and how upset people … Continue reading
minding the supreme court
if you’re not clear what the con-ass ram-through was all about, or why people are angry with the lower house of congress, read jarius bondoc’s Do they have SC in their pocket? and if his suspicion is correct, na kaya pala … Continue reading
“be outraged”*
‘yung nagsasabing O.A. naman tayong mga nanggagalaiti over the railroading of HR 1109 kagabi… yung nagsasabing fear-mongers tayo, we’re spreading fear when there’s nothing to be afraid of, yet, wala pa namang proposals, isn’t this daw the essence of democracy, tyranny … Continue reading
kon-ass (kokak)
it’s happening :( watch anc and weep. “Resolution 1109 calls for the members of Congress “to convene for the purpose of considering proposals to amend or revise the Constitution, upon a vote of three-fourths of all the members of Congress.” … Continue reading
so long, gloria? 2
that unscheduled, and failed, trip to washington tells me how desperate gloria is for a one-on-one with the u.s. president. i suspect she was all set to request that obama order the world bank to back off, cease and … Continue reading