President Noynoy Aquino lambasted the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Renato Corona in a nationally televised public forum at the First National Criminal Justice Summit hosted by the Department of Justice at the Manila Hotel.
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NEW YORK CITY – President Benigno S. Aquino III shuns expensive lunch and instead settles for the cheaper authentic New York hotdog at the corner of Americas Avenue and 45th Street in New York, USA on Thursday (Manila time) Sept. 23, 2010. P-Noy recalled that his family used to eat pizza and chao mien when their family stayed in Boston while his late father former Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. was in exile.
Media responds:
MANILA (AFP) – President Benigno Aquino’s spokesman on Friday defended the Philippine leader’s culinary tastes after newspapers showed him eating hotdogs in New York, where he attended a UN summit.
The 50-year-old bachelor came in for heavy criticism on social networking websites for his street-side food trips.
“Two views here — not presidential or down-to-earth. He loves to eat hotdogs. When in the US you would like to try the hotdogs,” his spokesman Edwin Lacierda told reporters.
MANILA, Philippines – The U.S. government said Sunday it made an “honest mistake” when it displayed an inverted Philippine flag — which wrongfully signified that the Southeast Asian nation was in a state of war — in a meeting hosted by President Barack Obama.
Two Cents…
It is ludicrous to say that this carelessness is a reflection of Obama or the US but you’d think in a convergence of political leaders among nations, with the US as host- someone would put in some attention to detail considering there are only ten, TEN flags to think about!! The ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Nitong mga nakaraang araw at linggo, parang sunod-sunod ang mga presidential forums na naganap. Kamakailan, meron pong FOCAP, nung minsan, may forum ng Inquirer sa UP, noong isang linggo sa Merriam College, tapos meron din sa La Salle at Ateneo. noong dati sa UST, meron din sa AIM at kung saan-saan pa. OK po ang mga forums, kaso parang medyo nakakasawa na kung pare-pareho lang ang style. Parang nawawalan po tuloy ng saysay.
Para po maging exciting at makabuluhan ang mga forums na ito, may mga suggestions po ang Sentro ng Katotohanan. Sana po ay makarating ang mga suggestions ko sa mga nag-o-organize ng forums para na rin makatulong sa kapakanan at kaalaman ng ating mga kababayan:
1. Sana po, imbis na forums, debate ang gawin. Kung ang forums po ay tatanungin lamang ang bawat isa sa mga kandidato, e para saan pa kung bakit inimbitahan sila ng sabay-sabay? Pwede naman po silang tanungin ng hiwa-hiwalay, hindi po ba? Ang mainam po sa debate, makikita ng mga tao ang pag-kakaiba ng mga kandidato. Hindi po kagaya kapag forums lang, parang pare-pareho lang ang kanilang sinasabi. Nalilito tuloy tayo lalo kung sino ang dapat iboto.
2. Dahil hindi naman po iisa lang ang gagawing debate, dapat po ay paghiwa-hiwalayin ang mga issues sa bawat debate. Isang araw po ng debate ay puro lamang sana sa ekonomiya. Isang araw po ay puro lamang tungkol sa OFWs. Isang araw po sana ay puro lamang sa paglaban sa graft and corruption. Isang araw po sana ay puro naman tungkol sa Reproductive Health at population. Ibang araw naman ay tungkol sa Charter Change. Ang nangyayari po kasi ngayon, bawat isang forum ay pilit na itinatanong lahat ng mga tanong. Tapos ganun din ang nangyayari sa susunod na forum. Hindi naman po nakukumpleto ang sagot ng mga kandidato dahil nauubos na ang oras. Parang hindi na tayo natatapos sa pare-parehong tanong, nasasayang tuloy ang panahon at pagkakataon.
3. Sana po sa mga debate ay isang tao lang ang magtatanong o magmomoderate. Sa mga forums po na nakikita ko, ang daming nagtatanong. Lahat po yata ng mga tumulong mag-organize ng forum ay gustong magtanong. Ang nangyayari tuloy, walang nagiging follow-up sa mga kasagutan at wala rin tayong natatapos. Wag na po sanang pumapel lahat ng organizers, hindi naman po tayo lahat mahusay mag-tanong o magmoderate ng forum o debate. Sana po ay humanap ng isang professional at patas na tao, na may expertise sa issue na pag-uusapan, para magtanong o magmoderate sa bawat isang debate.
4. Dapat po ang mga tanong ay puro tungkol sa policies. Wag na po sana yung mga personal o yung mga iba’t-ibang issues laban sa kandidato. Kasi po yung mga tanong na iyon ay dapat sa individual interviews ginagawa, hindi na po sa debate o forum. Nakakadagdag lamang po sa paghihintay ng ibang kandidato, hindi naman din po nasasagot ng husto dahil nagmamadali na sa oras.
5. Sana po ay gawing televised sa primetime sa gabi ang mga debate sa maraming channels. Sana ay may replay din kinabukasan ng tanghali. Sana po ay i-sponsor na lang ng COMELEC ang mga forums o kaya ay i-air sa mga government stations. Kasi po, may mga ibang channels na parang may kinikilingan o may nilalabanan. Kung walang channel na may exclusive sponsor ng debate, mas mainam po at parang mas patas ang usapan. Hindi naman po dapat exclusive ang mga debate at forums sa isang channel, dapat po ito ay open sa lahat ng mass media.
6. Sa parte naman po ng iba sa mass media, sana po, ang lahat ng TV, radio at dyaryo ay mag-cover sa mga debate. Ang mali pong nangyayari, parang kanya-kanya ang mga media stations. Yung forum sa ABS-CBN, hindi konocover ng GMA, yung sa GMA hindi naman kinocover ng kabila. Kahit po iyong sa Inquirer hindi gaano kinover ng mga TV station. Para pong may kumpetensya pa. Public service na lang po sana ito, hindi na competition sa business. Kasi ang eleksyon po ay para rin naman po sa ating lahat, kasama na ang atin mismong business interests.
Ito po ang anim kong suggestions, ulitin ko lang po:
1. Debate po sana at hindi lamang forum, para makita natin ang pagkakaiba ng mga kandidato
2. Hiwa-hiwalayin po sana ang mga issues, iba-ibang araw ng debate po sana bawat issue para makita natin talaga ang mga solusyong ibibigay ng mga kandidato
3. Isang moderator po lamang sana bawat debate, hindi po kailangang lahat tayo ay magtanong.
4. Policy debates po sana ang gawin, wala na po sanang mga personal questions at mga issues na pwede namang gawin sa individual interviews.
5. I-televise sana ng live ang mga debate, sa prime time TV at open sa lahat ng mga channels, hindi exclusive.
6. I-cover po sana ng lahat ng mass media ang mga forums, para po mas marami ang makaalam sa lahat ng issues, Itigil na po muna sana ang kumpetensya sa mga media outlets.
Kami po sa Sentro ng Katotohanan (DWBL 1242KHz 8.30-9.30PM T-Th), ay umaasa na sana ay makita natin itong mga improvements na ito tungkol sa debate at forums. Maraming salamat po!
DICK GORDON
(DESIRE, DETERMINATION AND DISCIPLINE)
Dick 4 Desire
Dick has the strongest desire
To make our people healthy and strong
To make us all capable and dependable
By building a solid foundation on education
Dick has the strongest desire
To provide foods in our table
To alleviate sufferings brought by poverty
By creating jobs to millions of our people
Dick 4 Determination
Dick has the will and determination
To unite our country and our people
To achieve peace and stability
By solving conflicts through progress
Dick has the will and determination
To lead us to the road of progress
To built a strong and proud nation
Through people empowerment and volunteerism
Dick 4 Discipline
Dick has the right discipline
To lead our country
To cleanse our government
By stamping out graft and corruption
Dick has the right discipline
To fully enforce our laws
To improve our justice system
To make people in government as role models
Dick Gordon is a role model
Desire, determination and discipline
If we want peace, prosperity and progress
Dick Gordon is our man in 2010
Miriam Defensor Santiago was featured in Correspondents last week.
Maganda rin naman ang naidudulot ng pagiging prangka ni Senador Miriam Defensor-Santiago. Ayon kay Santiago , marami ang tumatak-bong Senador dahil sa laki ng budget na ibinibigay sa kanila kada buwan.
Lumalabas na P35,000 suweldo nila kada buwan ay pakitang-tao lang sa milyun-milyong budget ng bawat senador… Kada buwan ay may Fixed Monthly Budget ang bawat Senador ng humigit-kumulang P2 Milyon.
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Several articles on the Philippine Daily Inquirer have been talking about the flooding caused by Typhoon Ondoy in Metro Manila on Sept 26, 2009 like this one that says nine hours would have made a difference and this one where it says flood forces developers to back off. I especially like this one where Marikina Mayor says they have learned their lessons.
All I can say is, “Ngayon pa!”
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While some were still drowning, while some families were still stuck on roofs, while those who were not badly hit were sacrificing their lives to save those who need rescuing and while others were volunteering their energy to provide relief to those who lost almost everything, some of our honorable congressmen and women were busy saving Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez, protector of Big Boss Mike Arroyo.
Watch the video at http://palaisip.blogspot.com. It will boil your blood.
What else is new? Joseph Estrada files a libel suit against Alfonso Yuchengco and the Philippine Daily Inquirer for their reports about him blackmailing Alfonso Yuchengco to sell his PLDT shares.
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Anybody read this article in the Philippine Daily Inquirer? Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez issued a memorandum circular that would make it difficult for people to get copies of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Net Worth of government officials.
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In this article in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Malacanang Palace is slamming the media on why they are quibbling over a few thousand dollars when, according to them, GMA has brought in billions of dollars in investments in return.
On the article, it says “Whatever monies may have been spent for the appropriately ceremonious conduct of her official trip abroad are but a tiny fraction of the billions of pesos she has committed, and will continue to commit, to the alleviation of hunger and the amelioration of poverty in our country,” Anthony Golez, a deputy spokesperson of Ms Arroyo, said Thursday, reading from a statement at a media briefing.
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The Philippines is said to be the only christian country in Asia and I believe it.
I ask myself how many churches are there in the country, i mean catholic churches. I once dream to become a journalist, a photographer or a photo-journalist shooting all churches in the whole country or shooting Pasig river 365 days.
Since Holy Week is around, it is the tradition of Catholics to do the “visitas iglesias”, meaning church visits. I don’t remember how many churches to visit cause i split out with my folks who do this every Holy Week.
And since the election is by next year 2010, church leaders, preachers and gurus are also preparing for the upcoming election. The “mario brothers” of JIL and El Shaddai are bonding for the 2010 election.
Catholics and the rest of the other “born again” gurus plus the “sects” were all politically concern, “for the people, by the people….” and other reasons, alibis and philosophies they shout about-That religion must intervene with politics for the sake of the people specially now with the upcoming election.
The last election proves the connection between politics and religion, cause a few of catholic leaders won the election and now have a position in the government. Governor elect Eddie Panlilio was in hot seat at the start of the year and now, Mr. Eddie Villanueva of the JIL (Jesus Is Lord) has announced its political plans.
What will happen to our religious sectors? Can they do their purposes at the same or they applying now communist ideology? How about the other social problems of the country, terrorist kidnapping, crime, drugs, over population and the economic crisis? How do we survive…….?
President Macapagal-Arroyo brushed off criticisms about the purported snubbing she received from US President Barack Obama, who she failed again to meet Thursday when both leaders attended the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C.
“There was no snub at all. Where did all these reports come from? He acknowledged me during his speech,” Ms Arroyo told reporters Monday.
Asked to elaborate, she said: “He winked at me during his speech.”
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Perhaps the world would grit its teeth on a person who calls himself a Republican. Today, never has the Republican Party been so unpopular. Almost all the people I know, even Evangelical Christians here in the Philippines, insist that Obama is the best thing that happened to America. Some friends have also been estranged to me because of my stand in American politics, because I’m what they call “anti-Obama”. Gosh, Obama-mania is just too much. Ang babaw kaya. And isn’t that strange that majority of people feel so strongly attracted to the man? Various leaders who became great also greatly polarized people in the nations they led. I just find this overwhelming optimism for Obama very strange. While I’m a Filipino, I believe that commenting on this topic is very much relevant because this Obama-mania even in our own country is just too disturbing.
While I would take a completely opposite stance on the matter of Obama being the better choice as the American president, I think it would help to explain my position by looking back into history itself. If you’re pro-Obama, and want to bash out this post, please bear with me because this post is the longest post I’ve ever posted on this blog.
Disgraced former president Joseph Estrada has announced the possibility that he may run for the office of president again come the 2010 elections.
I am inviting all Mar Roxas for President in 2010 supporters to join the Friends of Roxas 2010 (FOR 2010), a social networking site powered by Ning.Com.