Manny Pacquiao TKO-ed at the MMF tills–punishment for illicit affairs?
They say a woman is always a man's downfall?
Manny Pacquiao’s movie “Swapakman” bombed at the tills. It was a crushing, humiliating and blasting TKO to the Pinoy boxer-turned-kenkoy hero-turned politico. Is this a sign that the Filipino public have grown extremely tired of the celebrate antics...
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Mayon Volcano is acting up: Alert Level 3 Raised
Mayon, the most beautiful volcano in the world, is acting up again
I covered the activities of the Mayon Volcano in Albay during the time of former president Joseph Estrada. It was the time when RPN 9 tried to test our remote reportage capabilities. Despite odds and inspite of the presence of several...
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Selling Virgins On Line–Cyber Prostitution
Teenagers selling virginity online
A teenager living in Hongkong has reportedly gotten close to US$ 7,000 from someone interested on her ad. The ad, posted over www.hkmensa.net says that she’s willing to give up her virginity in exchange for money. The site has attracted controversy since a 22...
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Leaping towards Level One Civilization and the Necessity of a Global Apocalypse
watch?v=N0MUAQ3p-A0&feature=player_embeddedThanks to recent technological advances and the development of newer, more precise astronomical devices, we now know that water, one of the essential elements of life, can actually be found scattered throughout the universe. One recent discovery, water on...
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ARMM—a Faustian solution to an Islamic Problem
Tabako Fidel Ramos tried to divide and rule the Bangsamoros
The Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao was created by the Fidel V. Ramos administration to “end the cycle of war and violence” in Mindanao. It was what others at that time say, an historic conclusion to the bloody wars which marked...
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Politics and Morality are antipathetic elements
“And it should be realised that taking the initiative in introducing a new form of government is very difficult and dangerous, and unlikely to succeed. The reason is that all those who profit from the old order will be opposed to the innovator, whereas all those who might benefit from the new order...
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Juan Ponce-Enrile: Arroyo’s Martial Law is `toothless’
Juan Ponce-Enrile, ex-implementor of Martial law
Senator Juan Ponce-Enrile says the martial law declared in Maguindanao is a “toothless” one, unlike that of his friend and boss, Ferdinand Marcos in 1972. In 1972, Marcos declared martial law and effectively wielded it for decades. Now, says...
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Arroyo declares Martial Law
Mrs. Arroyo with her hawks, Norberto Gonzales and Fidel V. Ramos
1959 was the third time Martial law was availed of by government as an emergency measure.
The first time was when President Jose P. Laurel, the government caretaker, declared martial rule when foreign invaders entered Manila. The Laurel...
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E.O. 1959 is a threat to democracy not to suppress violence
What are the conditions existing that justifies the declaration of martial rule? Under Section 18 of Article 7 of the 1987 Constitution, it is clearly stated that:
“The President shall be the Commander-in-Chief of all armed forces of the Philippines and whenever it becomes necessary, he may...
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Martial Law declared in Maguindanao
As what has been talked about for days, Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has placed the entire Maguindanao province under martial rule. This is the first time that Arroyo exercised her full police powers under the Constitution, signing Executive Order 1959.
Under the 1987 Constitution, martial law can only...
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