November 27, 2008 at 8:03 am (International, Politics)
Tags: People’s Alliance for Democracy, Samak Sundaravej, Somchai Wongsawat, Thai protests, Thailand airports, Thaksin Shinawatra
Credits to http://www.guardian.co.uk/
BANGKOK, Thailand -
Month-long protests in Thailand have caused a damaging effect on its economy that is dependent on tourism as a primary source of revenue. The latest development has it that anti-government group People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) had already stormed and took over two of Thailand’s airports. This despite the change of leadership just months ago when Samak Sundaravej was removed from office for allegedly protecting ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Apparently, he was replaced by Thaksin’s brother-in-law, Premier Somchai Wongsawat, thus the same predicament befell him. Read the rest of this entry »
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November 26, 2008 at 10:40 am (Nation, Politics)
Tags: 42-8, impeachment, justice committee, sufficiency in substance
Credits to http://www.philstar.com/
Manila, Philippines -
As expected, President Arroyo’s allies in the Lower House junked the impeachment complaint filed by Joey de Venecia by a majotiry vote of 42-8 among the members of the justice committee.
Though sufficiency in substance may have been established through the recital of facts, pro-administration congressmen who voted against the impeachment complaint still argued that offenses included in the complaint are mere rehash. This decision will now be endorsed by the committee to the plenary for possible adoption or predicted rejection. Read the rest of this entry »
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November 24, 2008 at 7:55 am (Crime, Nation, Politics)
Tags: Benjamin Abalos Sr., Global Filipino: The Authorized Biography of Joe de Venecia Jr. the Visionary Five-Time Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, impeachment, JdV, Jose de Venecia Jr., Jr., kickbacks, NBN-ZTE deal, Rodolfo "Jun" Lozada, Romulo Neri, secret meeting, ZTE Corporation
Credits to http://www.tribune.net.ph/
Manila, Philippines -
Former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. is set to launch his autobiography in Washington, D.C. this week. The book entitled “Global Filipino: The Authorized Biography of Joe de Venecia Jr., the Visionary Five-Time Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines” is said to contain first-hand accounts of JdV on the “secret meeting” held in Shenzhen, China among President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, First Gentleman Mike Arroyo, former Commission on Elections chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr., and ZTE officials in 2006. Read the rest of this entry »
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November 21, 2008 at 7:52 am (Politics)
Tags: 2010 elections, Erap candidacy, Joseph Estrada, Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez
Credits to http://www.pcij.org
Manila, Philippines -
Top stories carried out in The Manila Times and The Daily Tribune included the reaction of Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez to an Erap candidacy in the 2010 elections.
We know that Joseph Estrada had already served more than two years as president before being impeached and removed from office thus Gonzalez argued that he is no longer allowed to run for reelection based on the Constituion and as part presumably of the conditions he agreed to before being granted executive clemency by President Arroyo. Read the rest of this entry »
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November 17, 2008 at 10:17 am (Nation, Politics)
Tags: APEC Peru 2008, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, austerity, lawmaking, local governance, Philippine contingent
Credits to http://www.apec2008.org.pe/
MANILA, Philippines -
Leaders of 21 member countries of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation will meet on November 22 to 23 in Lima, Peru to re-align APEC’s commitment to economic development, among other issues, in the Asia Pacific region. These countries are Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Republic of the Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, United States of America, and VietNam. Read the rest of this entry »
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November 17, 2008 at 8:22 am (Politics)
Tags: 2008 U.S. Elections, Cheryl Moss, Dr. Clement Austria, Filipino-Americans, Philippine politicians, Robert C. Scott, Stephen C. Austria, Valentin Cortez Hamlin
Credits to http://www.steveaustria.com/
Credits to http://www.house.gov/
United States of America -
A lot of Filipinos celebrated with America the election of Barack Obama as first African-American U.S. president. It is but fitting that we too honor the victories of Filipino-Americans in the recent U.S. elections.
Ohio state senior Sen. Stephen C. Austria was elected to the US Congress representing the seventh district of Ohio and congressman Robert “Bobby” C. Scott won in Virginia’s third District. Read the rest of this entry »
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