Category: noynoy
the president’s lovelife
if the president seriously wants questions re his lovelife to stop, he should simply learn to respond with a no-comment — ang hirap ba, parang si kris ba –and his communications groups could help by warning the press not to … Continue reading
ninoy & the hacienda
sychronicity: ninoy aquino’s 27th death anniversary (the filipino is worth dying for) and the hearing of the high-profile hacienda luisita case (scheme sdo) in the supreme court. there’s good background stuff on the internet, thanks to gmanews.tv, and there’s lynda … Continue reading
fear & loathing in/for hacienda luisita
so hacienda luisita inc. has started buying off, i mean, paying off, i mean, distributing initial financial aid to farmers ranging, acc to anc, from 500 to a few thousand bucks. grabe. can’t blame the farmers (for caving in) but … Continue reading
SONAkakadismaya
aint enough to expose gma’s overspending and then to tell us how he’s going to streamline the system so public funds aren’t wasted or lost to corruption. aint enough to expose how much money goes into perks for lowly-paid high-government official … Continue reading
juana change calls out edwin lacierda
via Harvey Keh Dear Atty. Edwin, Tumaya at nangampanya ako para kay P-Noy! Pero aaminin kong meron akong interes na gustong isulong sa pagvo-volunteer sa kanya-ang makakita ng tunay na pagbabago sa gobyernong papalit kay GMA na kinasuklaman ko ng … Continue reading
the new kris: not new enough
kris says she’s leaving the buzz and snn by the end of the month para hindi siya makadagdag-problema sa administrasyon ng kuya niya with her tactless foot-in-mouth ways. but is that all she’s giving up? what about the product endorsements? … Continue reading
noynoy vs. the supremes
CONSTITUTIONALIST Joaquin Bernas on Wednesday urged president-apparent Benigno Aquino III to set aside his opposition to the appointment of Chief Justice Renato Corona as a way of avoiding a constitutional crisis. but a constitutional crisis is already upon us, thanks … Continue reading
ang pikon, talo
an expat who might have voted for gibo if he were home for the elections, but kept track through twitter, reacts to the losing camp’s dismay: Such disappointment and disenchantment among the Pinoy Twitterati post election: lack of transparency, a … Continue reading
election eve
despite the surveys calling it a sure win for noynoy, the other camps continue to be really upbeat,each one thinking that their candidate still has a good chance of pulling off a surprise win from behind. which is as … Continue reading
yellow naif disses land reform :(
nakakadismaya the 5-minute video produced and posted by newbie blogger felicity tan entitled Ang nangyari sa Hacienda Luisita, ayon sa mga magsasaka. it’s a cut-to-cut talking-heads kind of quickie production featuring just 7 former farmworkers / laborers / tenants … Continue reading
homestretch blues
dismaying but interesting. our minds and communications are on mercury-retrograde mode for the next three, four weeks, right smack in the last three weeks of the presidential campaign, which means that instead of moving on to other important issues … Continue reading
edsarevolution.com
finally gave up trying to get photos of EDSA 86 first, though some did come in — thanks, people — but not nearly enough. anyway, like katrina says, it’s the text that’s important, a pdf file would do. but joel, … Continue reading