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, by DAVID Randy
THE PUBLIC has watched with great interest the almost weekly visits of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to Pampanga, particularly to the province’s second district, where she is a registered voter. These unusual visits, too numerous to ignore, have fueled speculation that Ms Arroyo may be (…)
, by BOYLE Peter
February 19, 2009 — Major Jason Aquino is one of the 28 officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines charged with allegedly attempting a mutiny in February 2006. Aquino was detained on February 22 that year and held incommunicado in a windowless cell for five months.
I met Major Aquino and (…)
, by ROCAMORA Joel
The bishops did it. Their call for a “new government”, then building hope around “liberators” who are “just around the corner” got everyone worked up. A “new government” in advance of the 2010 elections, of course, means the extra constitutional removal of the Arroyo administration. Everyone (…)
, by CBCP (Philippines)
MANILA, Oct. 28, 2008—The current government requires a drastic change—and the time is now, ranking Catholic Church leaders said Tuesday.
In a strong statement, five bishops, led by Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo denounced the “worsening” corruption in the government and stressed the need for (…)
, by Press Agencies
President Rodrigo Duterte frees Communist party’s top leaders before talks take place in Norway.
Philippine communist guerrillas will observe a seven-day truce from Sunday to bolster upcoming peace talks hosted by Norway, the rebels said, urging the Manila government to also order a (…)
In a recent article in “Foreign Affairs,” Larry Diamond argues that the world has now fallen into a democratic recession and that predatory states are on the rise, posing a threat to both established and new democracies. Although Diamond does not specifically mention the Philippines as a (…)
, by BELLO Walden
Joseph Goebbels, the chief of the Nazi propaganda machine, must be a role model for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her spin doctors. If people remember, Hitler’s right-hand man said that if one repeats a lie often enough, it gets accepted as truth. In her eighth State of the Nation (…)
, by PURUGGANAN Joseph
Notwithstanding the attempts to re-fashion herself as a pro-poor president who promptly responds to people’s needs in times of crises, majority of Filipinos remain skeptical of President Gloria Arroyo’s performance, with a larger percentage expressing disapproval and distrust. Results of a (…)
, by MANAHAN Mary Ann
The recent round of presidential appointments has aroused suspicion over the motivations and logic behind Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s decisions. Rather than merit, integrity, and competence, political relationships seem to be the common thread behind these appointments. Government positions, and (…)
, by DAVID Randy
MANILA, Philippines—On the eve of her eighth State of the Nation Address, the poll firm Pulse Asia sought to quantify the public attitude toward President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s speeches before the joint session of Congress. Only 13 percent of the 1,200 randomly selected informants said that (…)
, by FABROS Aya
Official pronouncements coming out so far claim: ‘SONA 2008 government targets on track.’ For this year’s state of the nation address (SONA), the plot thickens and twists abound, with a despised president speaking before a discredited congress amid a backdrop of widespread hunger, skyrocketing (…)
, by CARANDANG Ricky
As we inch closer to 2010, the it looks as if the Palace is making one last attempt to extend the term of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and this time they’ve learned from their mistakes.
You see, unlike last time when the attempt to shift to a parliamentary form of government was clearly nothing (…)
, by DAVID Randy
MANILA, Philippines—When Romulo Neri’s appointment as administrator of the Social Security System (SSS) was reported in the early evening news, our house help, who was watching, exploded and let loose a torrent of untranslatable expletives. “Ayy p___, pera namin ’yan ah!” she shouted. More than (…)
, by Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines - On Monday President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo delivered her eighth State of the Nation Address (SONA) to Congress. A Pulse Asia survey showed that only 14 percent of the people said they expected the SONA to be truthful. What are the rest of the people to believe?
For (…)
, by RAYA Rene
How does one cope when income drops, when food and fuel prices go up, and when there is no money left to send the children to school? The latest Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES 2006) suggests that for poor Filipino households, coping meant spending more on alcohol and tobacco. Well, (…)
, by CONNOLLY Raul
A Filipino left activist wrote in a June 12 post on the Green Left discussion list: “The fuel-hike protests in the Philippines are now underway. As I write 100 trucks and 500 pedi-cab (tricycle drivers) are marching to Mendiola, Malacanang Palace.
“The protests have been organised by the broad (…)
, by LOHMAN Walter
Based in Washington, D.C., the Heritage Foundation is one of the world’s most prominent conservative think tanks. Walter Lohman is Director of its Asian Studies Center. It is interesting to see how critical he became of the Arroyo regime.
A major American ally is in trouble. A massive scandal (…)
, by MALANUAN Nepomuceno
WHEN former National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) chief Romulo Neri testified at the Senate last September regarding the controversial national broadband network (NBN) project, many people expected him to help them figure out just how much the president knew about the alleged (…)
, by DORONILA Amando
MANILA, Philippines — The stepped-up campaign to mount another people power revolt to force the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo fizzled out last week, driving the deadlock from the streets to another arena, the Supreme Court.
The court hears on Tuesday the petition of former (…)
, by AFP
MANILA, Philippines—Foes of embattled President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo held a “mass for the truth” on Sunday and vowed more street protests in the coming weeks to press for her resignation.
Hundreds of students and church workers joined former president Corazon Aquino and other members of the (…)
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