The Estrada Pardon: A Mockery of the Philippine Justice System
Since Estrada’s conviction as guilty for the charge of plunder, there have been speculations that he will be asking for executive clemency from Arroyo. Set aside all other excuses that the Estrada camp has given, it’s all apparent that the Estrada and his cohorts are doing all that they can possibly do with money and connections just to keep him out of jail (and I mean, a real jail, a prison cell behind prison bars, not some comfortable two-storey summer mansion). And after a short while of denying that he’s asking for a pardon (even vehemently saying he refuses to think of asking for it), finally his lawyers have pleaded for the clemency from the President, despite the flowery language that Estrada do not actually acknowledge the legitimacy of Arroyo’s presidency but only is asking for pardon from someone who could give it to their client (and I think only the president of the country could do that isn’t?). Arroyo, on the other hand, has always been open to the idea of negotiating granting clemency for Estrada. I mean, what a grand way of exhibiting her advantage over the enemy right?
And now, the pardon has been granted to Estrada.
Belle De Jour Power Planner
Its finally here! And I have been given the chance to own this famous fashionista planner. A planner that all kikay girls should have.
Aside from the great design, it comes with discount coupons to selected branches of the following establishments: All Flip Flops/Havaianas, Bayo, BYSI, Celine, Charles and Keith, Chocolate Clothing, Claw Daddy, CMG, Cocorama, Crustasia, Culte Femme Rustans, Cupcakes by Sonja’s, Fiorgelato/Fiorcafe, FlyWear Eyewear, Freeway, Get Happy Accessories, Heaven ‘N Eggs, Karimadon, Kashieca, Laybare Waxing Salon, Levi’s Girls Store, Luna Rustans, Maybelline, Moschino Fragrances, New Orleans Restaurant, RedCrab Seafood Club, RedBox, Rred Rustans, So! Fab, The Ramp Crossings, Tomato, VNC, and Ace Water Spa!!
FRIDAY, October 26 : Blog Action Day for supporting the families of Glorietta Blast Victims
PBS supports Ding’s initiative and call for a Blog Action Day on Friday, October 26.
FRIDAY, October 26 : Blog Action Day for supporting the families of Glorietta Blast Victims
Announcement:
To all Pinoy Bloggers (especially from the PinoyBlogoSphere [PBS] Community), on Friday, October 26, marks the first week anniversary of the Glorietta Blast. Let us all be one in commemorating this event by posting a blog
showing support and sympathy to the families of Glorietta 2 Blast Victims. Just leave a message here at Ding’s post that you would be joining so that you will be included in the list of supporters for this.
For full story sbout this, please click the following links:
A Call for Pinoy bloggers for prayer and sobriety
and
E-flowers for Glorietta Victims’ Families
Ghost Stories
They are nowadays referred to as controversial anomalous phenomenon which is believed by some and shunned by the rest as mere figments of the imagination.
My eldest sister Fraulein could see them. Once during the night of a neighbor’s death, she saw the spirit of the dead man outside his house, looking in through one of the windows as if checking on his family. On another occasion, an hour before my brother Junior died in his hospital bed in a Makati hospital, Fraulein saw him sitting on the step of her house as she was coming home from work. Instead of approaching him, she immediately turned around and took a cab to the hospital. Already comatose, Junior was pronounced dead shortly after her arrival.
Read complete entry here.
What My Favorite American Presidents Said
As the US gears for another presidential elections, let me share quotes from my favorite American presidents.
I love the movies. I love how Hollywood makes them.
What follows is a list of my favorite American presidents on the big screen and what they said.
President Tom Beck (Deep Impact, 1998): Cities fall but they are rebuilt. Heroes die but they are remembered.
More quotes from American presidents HERE.
Multiples of Fear
Fear cripples.
Fear haunts you like a menacing spirit.
Fear thrives on doubts and mistrust.
Fear wakes us from thinking we are invincible.
A fire in a split second takes everything even your life. From the mansions to average size homes, you lose it to one flicker.
You casually go to the mall and boom! A bomb explosion and you see lifeless bodies around you and you try to run away. Morbidly, you find your mangled….www.filteany.com
*My heart goes out to the families of those who perish in the bombing of Glorieta Mall in the Philippines. To the officials of my country, please stop keeping track of your pork barrel and keep an eye on our nation’s security.*
Tech News: Atma Xplorer
General Programming Tips
Every developer follows a set of guidelines no matter what language he/she is handling. These guidelines can be good or bad depending on how they’re used and on how much they speed development up or slow things down.
Missing the boat: the barangay and SK polls
Investigators are now saying that the Glorietta explosion could have been just an accident after all. In an amusing satire piece whose conclusion I do not really agree with, the Inquirer’s Neal Cruz replies: Glorietta bombing was a mistake, not an accident.And so all the wild speculations as to the real cause of the blast continues. But here’s an excerpt from a news report on “missing the boat,” as the cliché goes, that gave me the laughs the other day…
Candidate for village chief fills up wrong election form
By Chris Ligan,
Correspondent, Cebu Daily News
Tuesday, 23 October 2007A barangay captain seeking a second term in office is running for the wrong position.
Mike Oceleasa, barangay captain of Day-As, Cebu City, has already started his campaign for his reelection bid. But election officials discovered yesterday that the certificate of candidacy (COC) he submitted last week was not for barangay captain, but for barangay councilor.
Marchel Sarno, election officer of Cebu City’s north district, said…the certificate could no longer be changed because the deadline for submission of COCs was on Oct. 18. For the Oct. 29 barangay elections, Ocleasa will be considered a candidate for the Day-as barangay council.
“He could have changed his status of candidacy before the deadline,” Sarno said.
Reforming the aid process
In March 2005 the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness was signed by 35 donor countries, 26 multilateral agencies and 57 partner country governments. Initiated by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Paris Declaration is an “unprecedented global consensus to reform the delivery and management of aid.”
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