January 9, 2009 at 8:01 am (International, Politics)
Tags: Gaza Strip, Hamas, International Committee of the Red Cross, Israel, Palestinians
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Gaza Strip -
More than 600 have already died while around 3,000 have been wounded by the raging aerial and ground attacks in war-torn Gaza. But after two failed attempts, the International Committee of the Red Cross have now evacuated 250 foreigners that included 17 Filipinos. Still, a number of Filipinos are left in the Hamas-controlled area as Israeli authorities didn’t allow their Palestinian husbands to leave Gaza. Read the rest of this entry »
January 7, 2009 at 10:43 am (Crime, Politics)
Tags: Alabang adults, Alabang boys, Felisberto Verano, Jorge Joseph, PDEA, Ricardo Blancaflor, Richard Brodett, Richard Tecson
Credits to http://www.malaya.com.ph/
Manila, Philippines -
The Bolante/fertilizer scam investigation have taken a backseat as the “Alabang boys” (or Alabang adults as others would politically put it) drug issue has grabbed the limelight. It is the most celebrated news at the moment as it involves three men from affluent families namely Richard Brodett, Richard Tecson, and Jorge Joseph who were allegedly caught in a buy-bust operation by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Read the rest of this entry »
December 11, 2008 at 10:14 am (Event, Nation, Politics)
Tags: charter change, Gloria's Chacha, rally
Manila, Philippines -
Please find time to join the rally tomorrow to express our objection to charter change under the current administration. Got below details of the event from tonyocruz.com.
Dear Friends and Concerned Citizens,
Greetings of peace in these turbulent and uncertain times!
Recent moves in the House of Representatives by no less than Speaker Prospero Nograles and other administration allies to railroad their discredited bid to change the Philippine Charter (Chacha) by convening Congress into a Constituent Assembly (Con‐Ass) has raised the alarm among many concerned sectors of our society.
Like in previous failed attempts at Chacha, a vast majority and still growing number of our people, are convinced that their real purpose is to extend the stay of Mrs. Arroyo in power well beyond 2010.
We thus call on you to be one with our people in declaring, “Enough! Stop Gloria’s Chacha now!”
Join us in an inter‐faith, multisectoral prayer and protest rally on Friday, 12 December 2008, 4:00 pm.
Let us congregate at the Ninoy Aquino Monument, Ayala corner Paseo de Roxas, Makati City.
We also enjoin our kababayan in other cities and provinces to express their rejection of Chacha in various forms of protest nationwide.
Let us take a united stand once more so that truth, justice and the will of the people may prevail!
MOST REV. DEOGRACIAS S. INIGUEZ, JR., D.D.
Diocese of CaloocanBISHOP ELIEZER M. PASCUA
General Secretary, UCCPBR. ARMIN LUISTRO, FSC
Lasallian Justice & Peace CommissionMO. MARY JOHN MANANZAN, OSB
FR. JOE DIZON
Solidarity Philippines
December 5, 2008 at 10:01 am (Politics)
Tags: cha-cha, charter change, constitutional assembly, constitutional convention, House leadership, Prospero Nograles
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Manila, Philippines -
Latest news have it that some solons may be on the move to oust Speaker Prospero Nograles from the House leadership. The idea was supposedly floated by some administration congressman who are unsatisfied with his pace at pushing for charter change through a constituent assembly.
It was further put forth since Nograles recently admitted that he is also open to constitutional convention or any mode for that matter so long as reforms on economic provisions may be instituted hastily. Read the rest of this entry »
December 3, 2008 at 10:48 am (Nation, Politics)
Tags: 2010 elections, biometrics record, COMELEC, Commission on Elections, data capturing machines, Voter registration
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Manila, Philippines -
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has resumed the continuing registration of voters for the 2010 elections. Registration is open for all areas outside the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
Schedule of registration is from December 2, 2008 to December 15, 2009 at the Office of the Election Officer (OEO) of the district/city/municipality where the applicant resides from Monday to Friday, during regular office hours at 8:00 o’clock AM to 5:00 o’clock PM. Read the rest of this entry »
November 28, 2008 at 10:32 am (Politics)
Tags: Antonio Tobias, Antonio Trillanes, Danilo Lim, Deogracias Iñiguez, Generals, police and military officers
Manila, Philippines -
An article in Malaya today centered on the renewed call of Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim for the ouster of President Arroyo. Gen. Lim together with Oakwood mutiny leader Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, both currently detained in Camp Crame, led The Manila Peninsula siege last year in an attempt to persuade other military officers to withdraw support from the President.
Their views are shared by a number of civil society groups and church leaders. Read the rest of this entry »
