Security of PCOS machines in jeopardy, says Joey de Venecia III on Mar 15, 2010 in Feature elections 2010 elections joey de venecia iii may 10 zte-nbn deal Senatorial candidate Joey De Venecia today sought the “full revelation of arrangements to transport the precinct-dedicated automated vote count machines for the May 10 elections to ease public concerns over their safe and secure handling.” “Whi...
Arnel Pineda and the NHI on Mar 15, 2010 in Feature entertainment politics I don’t really see the point being made by the National Historical Institute (NHI). As a historiographer myself, I think it is stupid for the NHI to monitor every single artist or citizen out there while they’re singing the National anthe...
Climate change must be public-private initiative on Mar 15, 2010 in Feature Health elections climate change initiatives in the philippines global warming loren legarda The private sector must become government’s partner in fighting climate change, including the disasters that it brings such as the Typhoon Ondoy and Pepeng floods of 2009. It should collaborate with government in order to put in place measures...
Coffee shop talk on Mar 12, 2010 in Feature elections 2010 elections general delfin bangit oplan august moon rigging of the may 10 Coffee shop huddles are often conspiratorial in tone. Let me share with you some of the things being talked about in these huddles. First, the alleged plan by the administration to rig the coming elections, not for Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro,...
Power crisis in the Philippines on Mar 8, 2010 in Feature elections general delfin bangit general victor ibrado leandro mendoza mindanao power crisis oplan august moon power crisis richard gordon Senator Richard Gordon says that the power crisis in Mindanao and in other parts of the country is “artificial”. Gordon checked and found that the water level in the dams in Lanao are normal and even government installed a new power plant...
Absentee voting starts in April 10 on Mar 5, 2010 in Feature Headlines elections absentee voting absentee voting starts in april 10 alex lacson bongbong marcos joey de venecia iii lisa masa satur ocampo senator noynoy aquino susan toots ople Don’t know yet? Filipinos living abroad should know this. Starting April 10, Filipinos working and living abroad have to troop to our embassies and consulates abroad to vote for their preferences. One needs to mark the names of his presidential...
Villar’s ratings drop Estrada’s gain on Mar 5, 2010 in Feature elections joseph estrada new pulse asia survey on presidentiables senator manny villar senator noynoy aquino A six percent drop in the surveys with just a few more weeks before the May 10, 2010 elections mean disaster for a candidate. And the Nacionalista party knows this. Manny Villar’s chances for the presidency has been terribly hurt by graft charg...
Joey de Venecia III defends Ang Ladlad on Mar 1, 2010 in Feature elections ang ladlad danton remoto gay and lesbian community in the philippines joey de venecia iii senatorial bid of joey de venecia iii reposted over at Filipino Voices) A few days ago, ZTE-NBN whistleblower Joey de Venecia III spoke before a huge throng of gays and lesbians. Based on what my friend told me, Joey spoke of the attempts by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to discr...
Alex Lacson–A Vote for Him, A Vote for Change on Feb 27, 2010 in Feature elections 2010 elections alex lacson ping lacson senatorial elections senators of the philippines ould it be possible for someone, a neophyte in politics like Attorney Alex Lacson to win a seat at the Senate without spending 300 million pesos? Pragmatics amongst us would say no. I say a resounding YES. I say Alex Lacson will win this year’...
Chilean quake sends global chills of Apocalypse on Feb 27, 2010 in Feature Headlines apocalypse chilean quake earthquake end times haiti haiti quake quake in chile tsunami alerts esterday’s dawn quake in Chile left 122 people dead–so far. The quake registered 8.8 in the Richter scale, the second deadliest quake to ever hit earth in nearly a century. More than the damage wrought by the quake, it sent chills to mill...
