May 2014 – THE FILIPINO SCRIBE

Noynoy Aquino can stop Nora Aunor from becoming National Artist

PD May 31, 2014 by Mark Pere Madrona

According to the guidelines set by the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts (NCCA), President Benigno Aquino III should be able to confer the Order of National Artist recognition to chosen individuals preferably […]

commentary / philippines / politics

Lacson had legal standing to challenge Arroyo’s 2004 poll victory, but he did not

PD May 30, 2014; MD June 1, 2014 by Mark Pere Madrona

In our previous post, we outlined factors that led to Fernando Poe Jr.’s (FPJ) narrow loss to Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during the 2004 presidential elections. First is his inability to present a clear […]

commentary / philippines / politics

Grace Poe should also blame Lacson for her dad’s 2004 loss

PD May 29, 2014; MD May 31, 2014 by Mark Pere Madrona

Call it Senator Grace Poe’s own version of “Throwback Wednesday.” The first-term senator delivered her first-ever privilege speech last May 28, attacking former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for allegedly […]

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Alan Cayetano’s first ad for the 2016 presidential elections?

PD May 28, 2014 by Mark Pere Madrona

Voter registration for the 2016 national and local elections may have just began early this month, but the jockeying for votes is already underway. Take a look at Senator Alan Peter Cayetano. […]

entertainment / hodgepodge / philippines

Marlene Aguilar sides with Maegan, says Ka Freddie’s wife no longer a virgin

PD May 27, 2014 by Mark Pere Madrona

The feud featuring music legend Freddie Aguilar and his 17-year-old partner Jovie on one side and his estranged daughter Maegan Aguilar on the other has apparently spilled over the social media. As of May 26, Ka Freddie’s […]

hodgepodge / philippines

Is Sheryn Regis lesbian?

PD May 25, 2014 by Mark Pere Madrona

In an exclusive report published May 24, entertainment website Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP) featured an interview with businesswoman Emy Madrigal. She claims to have been in a relationship with singer Sheryn Regis. […]

history / holiday announcements / philippines

Philippine Independence Day holiday – June 12 2014

PD May 24, 2014; MD May 28, 2014 by Mark Pere Madrona

Filipinos all over the world will be celebrating the Philippines’ 116th Independence Day on June 12, Thursday. As mandated in President Benigno Aquino III’s Proclamation 655, June 12 is one of the […]

hodgepodge / holiday announcements / philippines

June 11 2014 declared a holiday in Rizal

PD May 23, 2014; MD May 28, 2014 by Mark Pere Madrona

Rizal province will be marking its 113th foundation anniversary this June 11, Wednesday. The day has been declared a special non-working holiday in the said Southern Luzon province through Proclamation 762, which was […]

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The blood of Andrea Rosal’s dead child is in government’s hands

PD May 21, 2014 by Mark Pere Madrona

Nothing can be sadder for a mother than seeing the daughter she nurtured inside her body for nine months die just two days after she gave birth to it. That’s what happened in […]