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PNoy can dance the chacha if … by Senate Race 2013 on Oct 7, 2011Oh oh, it appears that the president can be swayed to the Conga (congressional assembly) beat, after all. The Palace says its up to solons to convince him to change his stance not to amend the charter. Incidentally the dancing … Continue readin...

Drilon has P2.4 billion pork in Iloilo? by Senate Race 2013 on Oct 1, 2011Today’s issue of Panay News ran this story about senator Frank Drilon “wary of shenanigans” about “his” P2.4 billion infrastructure projects in Iloilo. The senator was quoted as saying “The funds must be used as in...

Congress goes chacha via untested mode; Malacanang not keen to dance the “conga” beat by Senate Race 2013 on Sep 29, 2011Members of Congress agreed to do a chacha via the legislative mill or the untested constituent assembly mode. Senate President Johnny Enrile assures that there is no rush: “We will think about it very very carefully.” The two chambers, me...

Akbayan involved in tong-pats? by Senate Race 2013 on Sep 28, 2011This is serious. But I doubt if it’s true. A four-door classroom building project of partylist Akbayan, part of PNoy’s coalition, is reported to be unfinished, and therefore “useless,” at a cost of P5 million. This is more tha...

Overpriced school building: who will probe the probers? by Senate Race 2013 on Sep 19, 2011Thank goodness we have a bicameral congress! How can this school building budget of the Deped escape the scrutiny of the Lower House which has 285 members and thousands of staff? In contrast, senators Frank Drilon and Ed Angara have … Continue...

Drilon uncovers roads to nowehere by Senate Race 2013 on Sep 19, 2011Remember the embarrassment of Sarah Palin about the “bridge to nowhere” in Alaska? Well, here is the version in Pinas. P7.5 Billion farm-to-market roads to nowhere. Senator Frank Drilon described these ghost roads and missing funds as ...

Anti up in RH headcount (Update No. 6) by Senate Race 2013 on Sep 17, 2011With this report, we have a better picture of the divide as of September 18: For Miriam Defensor Santiago Pia Cayetano Serge Osmena Ping Lacson Bongbong Marcos Leaning for Kiko Pangilinan Against Tito Sotto Senate Pres Enrile Ralph Recto Koko …...

Debate on unfilled posts overlooks core issue by Senate Race 2013 on Sep 4, 2011Lawmakers from both houses of Congress are debating what is described by senator Joker Arroyo as “deviltry.“ This is about the PNoy administration’s proposal to control the savings by government agencies, including the judiciary and...

Senate Resolution to suspend GOCCs and GFIs excessive bonuses by OFW News On Web on Sep 1, 2010    Senators urging President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to suspend all the “unusually large and apparently excessive allowances, bonuses, incentives and other perks of the governing boards” of government owned and...

Noynoy Aquino's Thanksgiving Mass and Party by The Philippines and Beyond on May 21, 2010Yesterday was the thanksgiving mass and party for President-elect Noynoy Aquino at the Mansion HQ in Quezon City. It started around 5pm and ended late past 12 am, I would say. Food was good, there were a lot of people. The crowd was okay. President-...