benigno aquino III – THE FILIPINO SCRIBE

Mark Pere Madrona

The Filipino Scribe (TFS) is managed by Mark Pere Madrona, a multi-awarded writer and licensed professional teacher from the Philippines.

Mr. Madrona earned his master’s degree in history from the University of the Philippines-Diliman last 2020. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in journalism cum laude from the same university back in 2010. His area of interests includes Philippine journalism, history, and politics as well as social media.

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Philippine Freedom of Information bill – Quo vadis?

PD October 28, 2012 by Mark Pere Madrona

The freedom of information (FOI) bill remains languishing in the House of Representatives two years after Benigno Aquino III, who campaigned on a platform of government transparency, won the presidency. Rep. Lorenzo […]

journalism / philippines / politics

Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno

PD August 24, 2012 by Mark Pere Madrona

President Benigno Aquino III has appointed Supreme Court Associate Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno as the new Chief Justice. Sereno will succeed Renato Corona, who was impeached from his post last May 29. […]

commentary / hodgepodge / journalism / politics

Noynoy Aquino vs Noli de Castro – Ex VP’s daughter reacts

PD July 29, 2012 by Mark Pere Madrona

President Benigno Aquino III slammed (or scolded, as ABS-CBN put it) former Vice President (VP) and current TV Patrol news anchor during the said program’s 25th anniversary party last Friday night. Aquino, […]

commentary / philippines / politics

State of the Nation Address 2012 – full transcript

PD July 23, 2012 by Mark Pere Madrona

Full text of President Aquino’s third SONA (courtesy of http://www.gov.ph/sona-2012/): THIRD STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS OF HIS EXCELLENCY BENIGNO S. AQUINO III PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO THE CONGRESS OF THE […]

education / philippines / politics

Class suspensions – July 23, 2012

PD July 22, 2012 by Mark Pere Madrona

Reason: President Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) President Benigno Aquino III is scheduled to give his third annual State of the Nation Address tomorrow afternoon. In line with this, the […]

journalism / philippines / politics

Gov’t not doing enough to protect environmentalists – int’l rights group

PD July 19, 2012 by Mark Pere Madrona

Press release sent by Human Rights Watch. Original post can be accessed here. The Philippine government’s failure to address threats and killings of environmental advocates worsens a climate of lawlessness just as […]

journalism / philippines / politics

International group slams Aquino human rights record

PD June 28, 2012 by Mark Pere Madrona

Philippines: Two Years Under Aquino, Abuses Go UnpunishedNo Successful Prosecutions of Security Forces for Killings, ‘Disappearances’ (press release from Human Rights Watch) (New York, June 28, 2012) – President Benigno Aquino III […]

hodgepodge / philippines

July 2 2012 Special Holiday – Pasig City

PD June 26, 2012 by Mark Pere Madrona

Pasig City’s 439th anniversary is a local holiday, according to Proclamation 410 If you are working in the Ortigas business district, this is good news for you. President Benigno Aquino has declared July […]

commentary / journalism / philippines / politics

Accepting the post of Chief Justice is Renato Corona’s original sin

PD June 20, 2012 by Mark Pere Madrona

In Christian theology, “original sin” refers to the consequence of Adam and Eve’s disobedience to God when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden upon the instigation of the […]