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State of the Nation Address 2012 – English translation
[English translation of the speech delivered at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasan Pambansa Complex, Quezon City, on July 23, 2012] Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Vice […]
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Noynoy Aquino flip-flops on waiving his bank secrecy rights
President Benigno Aquino III has shunned a proposal made by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano for his cabinet members to sign waivers to open their financial records to the public. This is in […]
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Corona Impeachment Trial Day 40 – Is the game almost over for him?
I live-twitted the Day 40 of Chief Justice Renato Corona’s impeachment trial, where the accused himself took the witness stand. When Serafin Cuevas, the defense lead counsel, told Senate President and impeachment […]
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Chinese daily calls for action vs Philippines over its ties with US
Must read: “Make Philippines pay for its balancing act” – Global Times, January 29, 2012 While Filipinos have remained riveted to the ongoing impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, interesting events are […]
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EXCLUSIVE: Face-to-face with Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at VMMC
A few days after being placed under hospital arrest for allegedly committing electoral sabotage, I wrote a blog about a fictional interview with former President and now Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria […]
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Ignacio “Iggy” Arroyo dies of cardiac arrest abroad
UPDATE (8:00 PM) Quoting former First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo, ABS-CBN’s RG Cruz reported that Negros Occidental Rep. Ignacio Arroyo has died after the life – support systems were removed from his […]
Kelly Clarkson endorses Ron Paul via Twitter
American Idol Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson has endorsed Texas Rep. Ron Paul for the United States presidency. In her 41-word Twitter post dated December 29, Clarkson, a native of the Lone […]
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Noynoy Aquino vs Renato Corona and the issue of judicial independence
This blog has been published in Definitely Filipino last December 25. We know that there’s no love lost between Chief Justice Renato Corona and President Benigno Aquino III even before the former […]
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List of Congressmen Who Did NOT Sign the Corona Impeachment Complaint
*This list was posted via Facebook by Irish Gillette Rillera Sarmiento. Aglipay, Emmeline Y.; PL – DIWA Albano, Rodolfo B.; Isabela, 1st District Alcover, Pastor Jr. M.; PL – ANAD Almario, Thelma Z.; […]
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Supreme Court orders distribution of Hacienda Luisita – full text
Click here to download the entire Supreme Court decision on Hacienda Luisita case – G.R. No. 171101. Philippine Daily Inquirer’s Marlon Ramos filed this report: The Supreme Court ordered the distribution of […]
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On winning first prize in the 2019 Metro Manila Film Festival essay writing contest
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