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Inversely proportional

THE inversely reciprocal relationship between President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA) and Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III has been confirmed by the results of the nationwide Third Quarter Survey of the Social Weather Station (SWS). Inversely proportional relationship shows opposite direction – as one increase the other decreases or as one goes up, the other goes down.
One [...]

Packback time

LAST year, typhoon Frank hit Western Visayas devastating Panay and Negros islands. Almost three hundred people lost their lives, billions of properties destroyed. Floods brought by Frank were the worst ever to hit Panay, particularly in the province and city of Iloilo. Even today Ilonggos are still struggling to rebuild their lives and the trauma [...]

Understanding the Noynoy phenomenon

THE entry of Senator Benigno C. Aquino III, son of martyred Ninoy Aquino in the presidential race is the game changer in the 2010 election. Prior to this, the aspirants to the presidency had not captured popular imagination. There was no excitement in the contest. People conceded the race to the presidency is bland, boring [...]

Cracks before the crash

CRACKS are coming out in the solid façade of the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA). Once the cracks appear, the crash is inevitable. The scenario is not unlikely.
Machinery, money, vast resources – these are the advantages the administration had been boasting that will ensure its victory in the 2010 elections. Never mind if their [...]

Gangster presidency

TRUE to his word, Senator Panfilo Lacson dropped his bombshell on former president and convicted plunderer Joseph “Erap” Estrada. Last Monday, he delivered a scathing and biting privilege speech at the Senate stripping Erap naked of his true nature and character. “God save the Philippines from Joseph Ejercito Estrada!” thundered Lacson at the end of [...]

Criminal and warlord friendly

ONE of the notorious legacies of the inglorious reign of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA) aside from blatant and shameless robbery of the national coffers is the snuffing out of the light of justice in the land. The Arroyo regime not only had justice thrown around, it is also being spit upon.
The announcement of Justice Secretary [...]

A pledge for change

THE political landscape had been drastically altered this week when a sudden and unexpected event happened. Creating a tectonic shift in national politics, Senator Mar Roxas surprised the nation when he announced his withdrawal from the presidential race to give way for the candidacy of Senator Noynoy Aquino III. Many pundits agree this could be [...]

Gainers and the loser

POLITICAL configurations in the country were drastically altered after the death of Cory Aquino. Under the new political climate there are gainers and losers and how they swim under the change environment will determine future political events.
The biggest gainer is the Aquino family. Political analysts agree the family of Ninoy and Cory Aquino got a [...]

Fate sealed

BY dying, Cory Aquino sealed the fate of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA). Cory was one of PGMA’s former ally turned critic. At the height of the “Hello Garci” scandal Cory asked PGMA to make the supreme sacrifice of stepping down from the presidency to spare the nation from the fallout of the scandal. Even at [...]

Thank you and farewell

Grief and profound sadness gripped the nation this week with the passing away of former president and People Power icon Cory Aquino. Although her death has been expected since she was diagnosed with colon cancer, her demise still evoked strong emotion among the Filipino people.
The Filipino people mourned the death of a beloved symbol of [...]

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