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Grace Padaca

Published on 2012-05-25 13:27:58

It is ironic that under the administration of President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino who won on the platform of anti-corruption and good governance, one of the pillars and strong advocate for good governance is on the verge on being thrown to jail. Now how can something like this happen or why is this happening truly makes the Philippines one bizarre place turning into a fraud republic. I don't think the charges against former Isabela Governor Grace Padaca will fly, but no one is under the... Phi [..] > read more

Renato Corona vs. Jose Basa III

Published on 2012-05-24 01:20:31

Where I come from it is not kosher to malign one who is already deceased since they are not capable of defending themselves. Of course one who has no sense of propriety in the first place cannot be expected to act like a gentleman. Below is part of cry baby errrr impeached CJ Renato Corona's testimony in his impeachment trial assailing the late Jose Basa III a blood relative of Cristina Corona and uncle to Carla with a golden voice errrr the winning bidder to the auctioned BGEI stocks owned by.. [..] > read more

National karate tourney in Baguio

Published on 2012-05-19 21:42:50

National karate tourney in Baguio Sparks and explosions are expected when the age-group karate tournament billed as “Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian Cup-First National Colleges and Universities and Karatedo Age Group and National Seniors Championship” unfolds in Baguio City on May 22 to 25, 2012. Sponsored by Baguio Mayor Mauricio Domogan, Minaki Advance Ltd. president Yoro Tanak and the Wellex Group of companies, it will be participated in by high school, college and university... P [..] > read more

Kaya Natin on Harvey Keh's Corona Impeachment Trial Testimony

Published on 2012-05-17 07:46:34

Opisyal na pahayag ng Kaya Natin! Movement Ang Kaya Natin ay isang volunteer movement for Good Governance and Ethical Leadership na itinatag noon pang July 2008. Kami ay naglalayong umalalay sa mga ‘elected officials tungo sa mahusay na pamumuno. Ang samahang ito ay nakikipagtulungan kapwa sa pribadong sektor at sa pamahalaan para isulong ang ‘basic services’ para sa mamamayan. Ang Kaya Natin ay itinatag nina: Jesse Robredo: Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Government Service 2000 Gr [..] > read more

Soaring Gas Prices

Published on 2012-04-18 12:06:28

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Signs that we are Screwed & that’s because of the Arroyo’s & Corona’s

Published on 2012-04-05 15:27:51

There is no denying that change is happening in the Philippines. Nah, not the change mantra that we hear from the US President Barack Obama, but change in the Philippine context. Oh no, I digress, I can’t say change in the Philippine context, then it would mean it is a Filipino thing, which is unfair since it is also happening in other parts of the world. Why even progressive nations seems to be going in that direction but trust me it is not going to happen because there are more sensible... [..] > read more

Friends in Crisis & Corona's Case

Published on 2012-03-29 20:14:31

Good friends are hard to come by but unlike family that you are stuck with whether you like it or not you have a choice on who you want to be your fiend. Unlike family that you can’t rid of because they are family friends can be discarded especially when this particular friend turns out to be a frienemy. Of course when one finds a good friend one sticks by him/her like a pea in a pod, so the question is how good of a friend are you? A good friend is expected to stand by their friend... P [..] > read more

Ang Totoo (The Truth) - Juana Change

Published on 2012-03-27 12:51:56

Right on target, if this is a shooting match this satire is like hitting your prey between the eye. Good job May aka Juana Change! Watch > read more

Miriam’s mental health

Published on 2012-03-17 23:07:16

By Philip S. Chua, MD, FACS, FPCS Chairman Filipino United Network - USA The US Pinoys for Good Governance (USPFGG) based in the United States, of which yours truly is a convenor, has started an online Petition for the rejection and expulsion of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago from the International Criminal Court. The Petition reads: “We have taken the liberty of writing to you on behalf of concerned Filipino organizations and individuals in the Philippines and overseas who... [..] > read more

Renato Corona’s Credibility Problem

Published on 2012-03-07 15:20:20

Renato Corona professed to respect and has faith in the Philippine constitution being a “top notch” lawyer and presently a chief justice of the Supreme Court. Lately he seems to show inconsistencies in his pronouncement which hopefully is just the normal hypocrisy as seen among public officials but from the looks of it, may point to something more sinister and more serious as it looks. Whatever happened to the “I will answer point by point the accusations against me” stance taken b [..] > read more

Gun totting CJ Renato Corona?

Published on 2012-03-05 18:49:14

Ana Basa, one of Jose Ma. Basa III nine children and one of the heirs of the original BGEI stockholder revelation truly makes one wonder how in the world did Renato Corona gets to the post of justice of the Supreme Court? Are we really that desperate and do we really have such dearth shortage of lawyers that qualifies for the chief justice position? The Philippines definitely has no shortage of lawyers as a matter of fact we have too many of them. If that is the case, did they... Philippi [..] > read more

The Heroes in Renato Corona’s “Fake” Bank Account

Published on 2012-02-20 00:38:41

It seems that if the rag tag politicians identified with accused electoral saboteur Gloria Arroyo will have and still have their way; they will hunt down and jail the people responsible for what they see, pathetic as they are, only they see as a dastardly act of exposing the numerous bank accounts including the highly state like secret dollar account of Renato Corona. One is almost given the impression that these politicians who think they are the opposition just because they are former... [..] > read more

A nation on trial

Published on 2012-02-18 12:52:01

AS a physician witnessing the impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice Renato Corona, I cannot help but compare and discern a stark difference between medical practice and the legal process as far as the search for "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth" is concerned. Also, holistically, at this impeachment, not only one person is on trial but a whole nation and its people. In medicine, when the complaints of the patients are heard by the physician or a group of... Phili [..] > read more

Renato Corona's Fake Bank Account Documents?

Published on 2012-02-16 13:22:30

PINAGUGULO LANG TAYO NITONG DEFENSE AT KABOBOHAN NG PROSECUTION. ANG SUSI SA GULO AY ANG SENADO. On the matter of the subject DOCUMENT, assuming that the document is fake, then all that the Senate has to do is exclude all testimonies of witnesses on the document, upon motion of defense, punish for contempt those party who knowingly are complicit in the submission of the fake document and set aside the document at opportune time for being spurious or fake. That settles the fake document... [..] > read more

Impeachment Trial of Renato C. Corona

Published on 2012-02-16 11:07:33

Day 19 Day 18 Day 17 Day 16 Day 15 Day 14 Day 13 Day 12 Day 11 Day 9 Day 8 Day 7 Day 6 Day 5 Day 4 Day 3 Day 2 Day 1 Subscribe in a reader Click on the images to receive your free email updates POGB will not sell, exchange, use or allow any 3rd party access to your email for any other purposes without exception, email exclusively for article updates only.Follow PJ @ Facebook, NetworkedBlogs,... Phi [..] > read more

The Way I See It

Published on 2012-02-15 11:49:45

PJ’s musings on the gossip errr news of the day affecting me or maybe just me alone but if you are also affected you are welcome to contradict me or commiserate with me, LOL. On Corona Mistrial bared…… Corona & his defense counsels are the typical slobs that they are, give them an inch and they want a mile, LOL. Let us see if Corona will stoop so low to instigate his gang mates at the SC to issue a TRO in desperately stopping the impeachment trial. Let us see if he and... Ph [..] > read more

34 Zamboanga Christian & Muslim youths granted KRIS scholarship

Published on 2011-06-17 15:12:35

Thanks to Facebook – coupled with concerned netizens of the World Wide Web -- 34 poor Christian and Muslim kids in Zamboanga City are going to school as scholars this year and thousands more will get to read books, use free computers and study in a > read more

RH Bill is "Genocide" says Bishop Bert Mercado

Published on 2011-06-01 13:19:14

PJ recieved a very "interesting" email from a certain BISHOP NORBERTO L. MERCADO '73 of the Council of Overseers of the Nations Evangelization (CONE), a former 2010 presidential candidate, to quote:Is It Right For Any Reason At All To Murder Mi > read more

Ofelia Castro Hudson a Human Trafficker or victim of Frame-Up?

Published on 2011-05-23 18:28:10

ANO ANG KARAPATAN NATIN MAGHANAP NG MATUWID NA DAAN KUNG AAYAW NAMAN NATIN MANINDIGAN DIN LABAN SA KAMALIAN? by Merit Salud One of the social cancers affecting our labor force and people are the activities of ILLEGAL RECRUITERS AND ILLICIT HUMA > read more

Some Fil-Am Events

Published on 2011-05-23 12:38:28

PHILIPPINE SOCIETY OF SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES (PHILSELA) SANTACRUZAN VP Melette Lampino of Philsela invites everyone to "come celebrate with us 1 of our cherished traditions, 'Santacruzan/Flores de Mayo'." DATE : Saturday, May 21 TIME : 1:30 > read more

Complete RH Bill (Reproductive Health Bill) Text

Published on 2011-05-18 12:40:56

SEC. 1. TitleThis Act shall be known as the “The Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health and Population and Development Act of 2011.” SEC. 2. Declaration of PolicyThe State recognizes and guarantees the exercise of the universal basic human > read more

Bin Laden's Death and the Implications for Jihadism

Published on 2011-05-10 14:45:17

Bin Laden's Death and the Implications for Jihadism is republished with permission of STRATFOR. By Scott Stewart U.S. President Barack Obama appeared in a hastily arranged televised address the night of May 1 to inform the world that U.S. counterte > read more

HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS CHARGE MERCI

Published on 2011-05-09 16:02:00

Lawyers group Join Farmers Groups in filing criminal charges against former Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez at the DOJ today The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) joined militant peasant and fisherfolk organizations in filing criminal cha > read more

Child rape victim "Carla" needs urgent help

Published on 2011-05-08 21:35:40

Public Service: Urgent assistance needed for a child rape victim, please pass this on to any good soul you think can help. Poverty in the Philippines due to its enormity oftentimes numb us to even notice the kind of predicament, pain, and sufferin > read more

Imagine a world without religious crackpots

Published on 2011-05-05 13:56:11

Osama Bin Laden is dead! Bin Laden’s death may not signal the end of terrorism but somehow may ease the pain of those left behind by innocent civilian victims who don’t deserve to be at the receiving end of the most vicious heinous attack against > read more

I look out the window to see my house--must read

Published on 2011-05-02 16:07:32

I LOOK OUT THE WINDOW TO SEE MY HOUSE – A must-read for all Filipinos BY TOTO CAUSINGFormer Auditor & Legal Consultant of National Press Club; This was written in the late 2008, at the height of the US 2008 presidential election campaign p > read more

What is World Press Freedom Day, P-Noy? « Berteni "Toto" Causing

Published on 2011-05-02 15:38:31

May 3, 2011 (World Press Freedom Day) Statement of National Press Club President Jerry S. Yap What is World Press Freedom Day, P-Noy?Grim grips World Press Freedom Day in the Philippines while the typhoon of fear continues and the wave of injusti > read more

He had caused us much pain and denigration. Must we hail him a hero, too?

Published on 2011-05-01 11:49:35

By Dionesio C. Grava Whatever dollar signs may be percolating in the brains of the likes of Cheez Escudero's father Salvador and his cosigners of the house resolution to have Marcos buried in Libingan ng mga Bayani must be pretty huge stuff for them > read more

Good Riddance Merceditas Guttierez

Published on 2011-04-29 22:19:07

I was almost impressed by Pres. Nonoy Aquino’s reaction in saying that the resignation of Ombudsman M. Guttierez is not personal. He says that with Guttierez gone, so are some of the enigmas that we faced that is a waste of our time. Hmmmnnnn, I w > read more

Google Share Button : Page Tools - Google Chrome Help

Published on 2011-04-27 11:34:38

Google Share Button : Page Tools - Google Chrome Help Philippine political & social events as seen from the vantage point of a Jaywalking Cyber Pedestrian Observer, visit the blog to read the rest or for other hot issues of the day. > read more

NATIONAL UNION OF PEOPLES LAWYERS DENOUNCES COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ON ROXAS CASE

Published on 2011-04-26 12:15:21

Melissa Roxas' Press Conference (2 of 4): Statement by Melissa Roxas from Habi Arts on Vimeo. Late last year, the Supreme Court of the Philippines in Roxas v Arroyo ordered the Commission on Human Rights to investigate the abduction and torture of F > read more

Phil. Representative signatories to a Resolution allowing a Heroes burial for Marcos

Published on 2011-04-13 18:57:41

Below is the article found at Alleba Politics listing the 216 representatives written by Maria Jose. The list of the history revisionist are indeed familiar if not a permanent fixture in the sorry pathetic state of Philippine personality and patronag > read more

Singapore's softy soldier

Published on 2011-04-11 18:02:59

Got this article from Mong Palatino about a softy Singaporean soldier.Now if only all the soldiers are like this softy we may see an end to wars of aggression. If this young soldier can't even carry his own backpack I am sure he cannot be depended to > read more

Ayala Alabang Barangay Talibani Pro-Lifers ran amok

Published on 2011-04-10 16:38:03

As we agonizingly laugh at the dumb and dumber theatrics of the freak circus side show of Tito Sotto in his legislative “brilliancy” of introducing a bill to ban poppy seeds the Ayala Alabang Barangay council truly tops them all with an ordinance > read more

Japanese boy teaches lesson in sacrifice

Published on 2011-04-08 12:27:53

Brother, How are you and your family? These last few days, everything was in chaos. When I close my eyes, I see dead bodies. When I open my eyes, I also see dead bodies. Each one of us must work 20 hours a day, yet I wish there were 48 hours in th > read more

Leonard Wineglass: Libertarian Lawyer and Human Rights Defender

Published on 2011-03-26 20:58:30

Statement and Tribute of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers(NUPL-Philippines) “I have never worked as a lawyer with the aim of making money, or in litigations for money. Since I studied at the university and we were taught that being a lawyer > read more

NUPL OPPOSES HERO'S BURIAL FOR MARCOS

Published on 2011-03-24 05:38:26

Glorifying a Dictator Is an Insult to History; Victims of Human Rights Violations Still Seeking Justice- NUPL In a press release today, the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) said that seeking a hero’s burial for the late dictator Ferdinan > read more

HELLO, MERCI

Published on 2011-03-21 10:14:00

“Hello Merci”Balitang Kutsero By Perry Diaz Ombudsman Merceditas “Merci” Gutierrez received a call in the wee hours the other day. The conversation went like this:Merci: Hellooooow…Caller: Hello, Merci, this is your Ate.Merci: Ate Glo? Is > read more

WHY NOT AN AQUINO SUPREME COURT?

Published on 2011-03-11 19:40:00

GLIMPSESBy Jose Ma. Montelibano“If it was all right to have a Gloria Arroyo Supreme Court, it should be much better to have a Noynoy Aquino Supreme Court.”This would be my response to the rhetorical question asked by the spokesman of the Supreme > read more

Poem: While Silence is Her Refuge

Published on 2010-11-29 13:03:11

Today is International Day to end Violence Against Women. I am sharing my ten year old poem that was published in Chaneg ten years ago. While Silence is Her Refuge He crushed her being spat on her education raked her self-confidence > read more

Open letter from CHRP on the Maguindanao Massacre

Published on 2010-11-24 11:12:47

President Benigno Simeon Aquino III Malacanang Palace Manila Republic of the Philippines 23 November 2010 Dear President Aquino, It is now one year since 57 people were massacred in Magindanao in the Philippines by a local private army. A > read more

Government neglect, disservice to OFWs

Published on 2010-11-16 15:27:32

The ongoing hullabaloo about the 11 Filipino victims of illegal recruitment/human smuggling who sought refuge in Los Angeles after fleeing from their recruiters in Mississippi focuses once again on this nefarious malady in our society. It brings to m > read more