Everybody’s guilty in the Aug.23 hostage-crisis
MUSING MAASIN
By Ronald O. Reyes
Bang!
Down went the reputation of the Philippines in the face of the entire world.
Like other Filipinos who were glued in their TV set, radio, phone and internet to get the latest update of the 11-hour hostage-drama staged by a dismissed senior police officer against his 25 hostages (composed of 22 Hongkong [...]
DPWH bans putting names or pictures of officials in project billboards
Manila — In accordance with the instruction of President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III ordering all government agencies not to use his name or image on government programs and projects, the DPWH has revised the implementing guidelines on DPWH signboard structures which should now only contain the name of the project and location, contractor, the [...]
UPDATE ON PALIMA CASE
Prayers, pleas for Maasin OFW jailed in Iran continue
By Ronald O. Reyes
TACLOBAN CITY—Family and friends of Rudelia Palima, an OFW from Maasin city jailed in Iran for allegedly carrying prohibited drugs, continue seeking help from various sectors in the country on the immediate resolution of the latter’s case.
Charlie Cinco, Communication and ATN officer in the [...]
Filipina maid inherits millions from employer
SINGAPORE (AFP) – – A devoted Filipina maid inherited six million Singapore dollars (more than four million US) from her late employer after more than 20 years of service, a newspaper report said Wednesday.
“I am the luckiest maid in Singapore, with or without the money,” the 47-year-old single woman — identified only by the pseudonym [...]
Inaugural Speech of President Benigno S. Aquino III
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 12:43:00 06/30/2010
Filed Under: Politics, Government, Benigno Aquino III, history
His Excellency Jose Ramos Horta, Former President Fidel V. Ramos, Former President Joseph Estrada, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and members of the Senate, House Speaker Prospero Nograles and members of the House, justices of the Supreme Court, members of the foreign delegations,Your Excellencies of [...]
28% of Filipinos 15 years up are smokers, says NSO
Manila — Twenty-eight percent or 17.3 million Filipino adults age 15 years and above are current tobacco smokers, a report at the
NSO website shows.
The National Statistics Office report used the results of the 2009 Global Adult Tobacco Survey which showed that almost half or 48% which is equivalent to 14.6 Million of adult males and [...]
Imelda: Cory is not icon of democracy
By Jani Arnaiz
Inquirer Visayas
First Posted 20:05:00 04/30/2010
Filed Under: Cory Aquino, Elections
MAASIN CITY—THE WIDOW of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos thrust herself in the limelight again, saying the late President Corazon Aquino was never elected and should not be considered an icon of democracy.
Imelda Marcos, who is campaigning for the senatorial bid of her son, Ferdinand [...]
Southern Leyte’s tangled web of politics
Inquirer Visayas
By Jani Arnaiz
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:50:00 03/19/2010
Filed Under: Local authorities, Government, Politics
IN POLITICS, THERE ARE NO PERMANENT ENEMIES. The protagonists who are wooing Southern Leyte’s 248,258 voters for the May elections have for some time been enemies, then allies, and then enemies again.
For the lone congressional district of the province, it will be [...]
Teodoro overtakes Villar in Davao City survey
By Jess Diaz (The Philippine Star) Updated February 24, 2010 12:00 AM
MANILA, Philippines – Lakas-Kampi-CMD standard-bearer Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. has overtaken Sen. Manuel Villar as the second most preferred presidential candidate – at least in Davao City.
A survey conducted last Feb. 1-8 among 700 city residents by the polling firm Issues and Advocacy [...]
Gordon goes around for voter education
By Edson C. Tandoc Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 20:31:00 02/23/2010
Filed Under: Technology (general), Infotech, Eleksyon 2010, Elections, Politics
BALANGA, Bataan, Philippines —Sen. Richard Gordon said on Tuesday he has been going around provinces not only to campaign for his presidential bid but also to help educate voters. Several times he turned down requests for money.
Gordon said: [...]
