KABATAAN Partylist Representative Mong Palatino: Misunderestimating the Philippine Left
There are ‘good’ and ‘bad’ leftists. ‘Good’ leftists must belong to a partylist group. They demand the inclusion of civil society groups in government transactions. They participate in tripartite meetings, they attend UN conferences, they hate Joma Sison, and they endorse the candidacies...
Source: PINOYWORLD Philippines | Pinoy Blogger's Official Blog
2009 IN RETROSPECT
IT’S THE END OF 2009. Time to hand out special awards to some of the year’s newsmakers who kept readers of this blog talking, arguing, and yes, heckling one another even.
For some of the categories, there will be a winner and a runner-up. Remember: the role of the runner-up is very important. If...
Source: The Professional Heckler
The Juggernaut Noynoy Aquino
Sitio MaislapYou know this to be true. This is the Filipino nation today.
Places like Sitio Maislap (image to your left) are very much real.
The Filipino nation is a land of monumental and continuing heartbreak. Whether in private or in public, corruption eats at our nation’s soul. Our laws are...
Source: Filipino Voices
Noynoy Aquino and Mar Roxas in Albay on Tuesday
Sen. NOYNOY AQUINO and Sen. MAR ROXAS
will be in the province of Albay tomorrow, December 22, 2009.
Morning: Distribution of Relief Goods
Daraga North Central School, Daraga, Albay
Gogon Central School, Barangay Gogon, Legazpi City
Bagumbayan Central School, Bagumbayan, Legazpi City
Noon
Provincial...
Source: NOYPIPOL: The Official Blog of Sen. Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino
CHRISTMAS AND POLITICS
APOLOGIES for the delayed post. It’s the Holiday Season people. Everyone is preoccupied with something: doing some last minute shopping, attending Christmas parties, reuniting with old friends, etc.
These days, people in the metro have the same schedule: 5 hours in the office or malls, 4 hours in...
Source: The Professional Heckler
Visualizing what’s at stake
by Nina Sanchez
Here is a visualization of the Common Credo, thanks to a nifty online tool called Wordle. The Common Credo is the spirit behind Noynoy Aquino and Mar Roxas’ platform. (By the way, has anyone seen the other candidates’ published platforms?)
These words instantly jump out at me:...
Source: Noypipol's Blog
Noynoy Aquino and Mar Roxas on the Lifting of Martial Law
Neutering Congress and the Supreme Court:
Statement of Senators Noynoy Aquino and Mar Roxas on the Lifting of Martial Law in Maguindanao
This afternoon Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita announced that the President will lift martial law and the suspension of the writ in Maguindanao effective 9 PM tonight.
The...
Source: Noypipol's Blog
Liberal Party rebukes COMELEC for unseating Gov Grace Padaca
LP REBUKES COMELEC FOR UNSEATING ISABELA GOV. GRACE PADACA
Liberal Party officials today slammed the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for allowing itself to be used by the Arroyo government for its “vendetta” politics against local executives who have allied themselves with the opposition.
“Kredibilidad...
Source: Noypipol's Blog
Liberal Party slams foul tactics vs local allies
LIBERAL PARTY SLAMS ‘FOUL’ TACTICS VS LOCAL ALLIES
The administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has resorted to bullying tactics to harass candidates of the Liberal Party in a bid to prevent its impending and embarrassing defeat in the 2010 synchronized elections, party officials decried...
Source: Noypipol's Blog
