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ellen tordesillas » Very satisfied
Comelec Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal, Tita de Villa, national chair of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting, and Smartmatic people were all beaming with pride in last Friday’s presentation by Mahar Mangahas of the Social Weather Stations findings on the people’s evaluation of the May 2010 election. Sponsored by the The Asia Foundation, it was an extensive poll, consisting of … [Link]
ellen tordesillas » Will the Magdalos’ saga finally end?
by Ellen Tordesillas and Tessa Jamandre (Conclusion) Hundreds of junior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines who took over the Oakwood Hotel in 2003 in a mutiny against military corruption continue to face the consequences of their actions, with lives derailed and careers destroyed. Trillanes Most of them spent years in jail, were physically and mentally tortured, and … [Link]
ellen tordesillas » Unfinished business: Coup and mutiny cases
Update: Col. Querubin was released this afternoon. An AFP statement quoted AFP Chief Lt. Gen. Ricardo David as saying “ Brig. Gen. Reynaldo Ordoñez will take full charge and responsibility for the custody of ex-Marine colonel Querubin and that of his production when so required by the court. He is also directed with utmost diligence to secure Querubin and prevent … [Link]
ellen tordesillas » Not disappointed
Unlike others who were underwhelmed by President Aquino’s first State-of –the Nation address because they were expecting revelations more shocking than those he had leaked while he was still finalizing his speech, I found it just okay. Sure, a large part of his speech was a litany of Gloria Arroyo’s sins. One cannot and should never be jaded about anomalies … [Link]
ellen tordesillas » Walang pagtataguan si Gloria Arroyo
Arroyo inspectedTama naman pala na hindi dumalo si Gloria Arroyo sa unang state-of-the nation address ni Pangulong Noynoy Aquino noong Lunes. Kasi kung dumalo di parang siyang sinampal-sampal. Sayang at hindi na-focus sa camera ang mukha ng anak niyang si Mikey Arroyo, ang nang-agaw ng puwesto ng mga security guards at tricyle drivers, habang isinawalat ni PNoy ang tungkol sa … [Link]
ellen tordesillas » Office of the President website is back
If you click to www.op.gov.ph, the website of the Office of the President, it will direct you to www.gov.ph,the official website of the Philippine government. This is the page: The OP website It’s good to see President Aquino on the page finally. The Communications Team is at work even without the E.O. Related articles: Standoff at Malacañang’s media office http://www.ellentordesillas.com/?p=~ … [Link]
ellen tordesillas » Watch Aquino deliver his first SONA in video
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ellen tordesillas » Aquino’s state- of- the-nation address (with English translation)
By His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III President of the Philippines to the Congress of the Philippines Session Hall of the House of Representatives Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Vice President Jejomar Binay; Chief Justice Renato Corona; Former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada; members of the House of Representatives and the Senate; distinguished members … [Link]
ellen tordesillas » Enrile is Senate President; Belmonte, House Speaker in 15th Congress
The 15th Congress opened today electing Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile of the Partido ng Masang Pilipino as senate president and Quezon City (4th district) Rep. Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. of the Liberal Party as speaker of the House of Representatives. Enrile, dubbed as “unity” senate president, obtained 17 out of 20 votes of senators belonging to Liberal and Nacionalista Parties, including … [Link]
ellen tordesillas » Primed for shocker SONA
President Aquino promises a shocker in his first state of the nation address tomorrow. Two of my Facebook friends can’t wait for it. Reyna Elena said, ” I will watch, I will listen and will prepare to be shocked. This could be the day that he will reveal the real story behind the Kris Aquino and James Yap break-up.” That … [Link]
ellen tordesillas » Ang anak ni Chavit
Tinanong si Chavit Singson, gubernador ng Ilocos Sur, kung dadalawin ni Gloria Arroyo ang kanyang anak na si Rep. Ronald Singson sa kulungan sa Hongkong at mariing niyang itinanggi. At bakit hindi? Di ba magkakaibigan silang matalik? Di ba dapat ang magkakabibigan nagdadamayan? Lalo na kailangan ni Arroyo ang kakampi sa Kongreso. Kahit durugista ang kongresman ng unang distrito ng … [Link]
ellen tordesillas » Sino ang bobo, si Ferrer o tricycle driver?
Credit where credit is due: The photo came from the website “ispoops” (http://www.ispoops.com/photoblog/M~ by Carlo Barrameda. Someone sent me this from Tumblr.Spook image by Ding G.Hindi lang makitid ang utak nitong si Commissioner Nicodemus Ferrer. Matapobre pa. Sa daming batikos na ipinupukol sa kanila ukol sa kanilang pag-aprub kay dating Pampanga congressman Mikey Arroyo, anak ni Gloria Arroyo, na kinatawan … [Link]
ellen tordesillas » New Special Forces chief mentioned in “Hello Garci”
The latest reshuffle in the military has Major General Arturo Ortiz taking over as commander of the Philippine Army. Ortiz is an awardee of the Medal of Valor, the highest military award. (Two medal of valor awardees- Marine Col. Ariel Querubin and Marine Lt. Vol. Custodio Parcon are among those facing charges of mutiny for allegedly planning to withdraw support … [Link]
ellen tordesillas » Breaking news: Trillanes cannot attend opening of Senate on Monday- Makati RTC
by Ashzel Hachero Malaya A Makati court hearing the coup d’etat case of the Magdalo soldiers on Thursdya junked the bid of the group’s leader, detained Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to attend the opening session of the 15th Congress on Monday, July 26. Update: Detained Senator Antonio Trillanes IV asked Judge Oscar Pimentel of the Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC) … [Link]
ellen tordesillas » Dirty politics behind Yusoph kidnapping
by Froilan Gallardo Mindanews CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY— It was all about the huge amount of bribe money that corrupted election officials who issued orders to cluster polling precincts to favored politicians during the last elections in May, military officers and poll watchdog groups said. Nuraldin Yusoh released. Photo by Froilan GallardoThe officers and NGO leaders said that this was … [Link]
ellen tordesillas » Plagiarized statements to support an unjust decision
Reeling from the SC's triple whammyIt was a heart-rending scene. Seventeen grandmothers, in the sunset of their lives, staged a rally Monday before the Supreme Court protesting the plagiarism in the decision that denied them remedy for the wartime savagery they suffered. Their counsel, CenterLaw’s Harry Roque, call the April 28, 2010 decision, the ”third siege of Mapanique” The first … [Link]
ellen tordesillas » Comelec approves Mikey Arroyo’s party-list bid
By Andreo C. Calonzo, GMANews.TV Mikey representing security guards and jeepney driversThe Commission on Elections (Comelec) has allowed presidential son and Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo to be a nominee of a party-list supposedly promoting the rights of tricycle drivers and security guards. In a joint resolution on May 7, the poll body dismissed two separate disqualification cases filed … [Link]
ellen tordesillas » Hinagpis ng mga OFW
Kahindik-hindik ang nangyari kay Asria Samad Abdul, 34 taong gulang na overseas foreign worker (OFW) sa Kuwait. Ayun sa report, nakita ang bangkay ni Asria, na tubong Datu Odin Sinsuat sa Maguindanao, sa disyerto ng Kabd na maraming saksak. Mukhang tinurture muna siya tapos sinagassan ng kotse para kunwari namatay siya dahil nasagasaan. Nahuli na raw ang mag-asawang criminal. Egyptian … [Link]
ellen tordesillas » Teenage singer Charice gets Botox for ‘Glee’ debut
From Yahoo News: by Teresa Cerojano, Associated Press Writer MANILA, Philippines – Baby-faced teen singer Charice says she prepared for her debut on the hit Fox TV show “Glee” by getting Botox and an anti-aging procedure “to look fresh on camera,” but her publicist said the Botox was for muscle pain, not for cosmetic reasons. The 18-year-old Filipino singer with … [Link]
ellen tordesillas » Estrada joins call for Trillanes’ temporary release
by Jocelyn Montemayor Malaya Former president Joseph Estrada joined calls for the temporary release of Trillanes, saying that his continued detention is a waste of taxpayer’s money. Statement of Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV: I am very grateful for the public pronouncements of Pres. Aquino as regards our case. It was truly a display of magnanimity on his part. Still, for … [Link]
