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State of the Nation Address 2012 – English translation

PD July 23, 2012 by Mark Pere Madrona

[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

PD May 27, 2012 by Mark Pere Madrona

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?

PD May 24, 2012 by Mark Pere Madrona

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

PD February 1, 2012 by Mark Pere Madrona

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

PD January 28, 2012 by Mark Pere Madrona

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

PD January 26, 2012 by Mark Pere Madrona

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 […]

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Kelly Clarkson endorses Ron Paul via Twitter

PD December 29, 2011 by Mark Pere Madrona

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

PD December 21, 2011 by Mark Pere Madrona

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

PD December 15, 2011 by Mark Pere Madrona

*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.; […]