Both Aquino and Arroyo opposed to planned sale of confiscated widow’s jewelry PCGG Commissioner Ricardo Abcede appears to be determined in his plan to auction the jewelry of Imelda Marcos, despite opposition from incoming president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and outgoing president Gloria Arroyo. Aquino said that “they waited for 20 years but did nothing. […]
Month: June 2010
Final list of 12 senators proclaimed
1. Ramon Revilla (Lakas Kampi) 2. Jinggoy Estrada (Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino) 3. Miriam Defensor Santiago (People’s Reform Party) 4. Franklin Drillon (Liberal Party) 5. Juan Ponce Enrile (Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino) 6. Pia Cayetano (Nacionalista Party) 7. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. (Nacionalista Party) 8. Ralph Recto (Liberal Party) 9. Vicente Sotto III (Nationalist People’s Coalition) […]
The Filipino MPC: Now you see it, now you don’t …
Isn’t it strange that I should be writing again about the MPC? I thought it’s only appropriate that I write about it this month when we celebrate the Philippine Independence Day. But wait. The MPC managers have changed the name of MPC. They no longer want it to be identified as the Multi-Purpose Center, presumably […]
Philippine Sentinel circulating in Cebu
I am still in the Philippines, till mid-September. The election has come and gone. Being a ‘foreigner’, I was unable to participate; instead, I just observed in one of the public schools in Los Banos, Laguna. The first automated election was a success, but, with the glitches common in newly- introduced technology. I hope these […]
On Reliability of PCOS machines
It seems that the random manual audit of the May 10 election returns is confirming that the automated results tally with the actual information in the ballots cast, based on returns from 30 polling precincts. This is great news and indicates that the PCOS machines have not been tampered with, particularly the scan and tally […]
Serial numbers on ballot and envelope are meant to be different
Referring to your query on the Overseas Absentee Voter (OAV) ballot form for the 2010 Philippine national elections: On the matter of the complaint of the OAV in Sydney: It was the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) that mailed out the ballot forms. The ballot forms were mailed directly by the COMELEC to all registered OAVs […]
PAMA’s 3rd Medical Mission to the Philippines
On 21-27 June 2010, a group of PAMA doctor volunteers, nurses and friends will go to Dumaguete City to conduct its 3rd Annual Medical Mission to the Philippines. Boxes of medical supplies and medicines were already shipped in mid-April for a timely arrival before the mission. Aside from these medical supplies and medicines, PAMA contributed […]
Ampatuan murder case judge accused of bias
“The judge has committed serious misconduct in disregarding simple evidentiary rules,” lawyer Sigfrid Fortun said in a motion for recusation that seeks to inhibit Judge Jocelyn Solis Reyes from the murder case. “There is serious or gross misconduct when judicial acts complained of were corrupt or inspired by an intention to violate the law or […]
Twelve simple things every Filipino can do for the Philippines:
1. Follow traffic rules. Follow the law. 2. Whenever you buy or pay for anything, always ask for an official receipt. 3. Don’t buy smuggled goods. Buy local. Buy Filipino. 4. When you talk to others, especially foreigners speak positively about us and our country. 5. Respect your traffic officer, policeman and soldier. 6. Do […]
Safety plea for Filipino journalists By JAIME K. PIMENTEL
This year’s Press Freedom Dinner at Darling Harbour in Sydney focused heavily on assisting the families of Filipino journalists who died in a massacre in Maguindanao, in the Philippines’ south. Speakers spoke about Australia’s genuine concern for the victims’ families, including those who had been killed over the last decade elsewhere in the Philippines. The […]
Church of Scientology is in the Philippines
Scientology was first introduced into the country on April 2004 through the opening of a new Church of Scientology Mission of Manila. Present were actor David Pomeranz and Filipino martial artist Ernie Reyes, Jr. It was attended by government officials and community leaders including representatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Also launched was […]
“Surveys conditioned the minds of the voters” – Gordon
“Looking at those proclaimed, I could have easily done that,” Gordon said, referring to the winners in the Senate race. Gordon blamed popularity surveys for his election defeat, saying they conditioned the minds of the voters. “It didn’t mean people don’t respect me,” he told his cheering supporters. “Before, it was just about money. These […]