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Agra breaks into tears but still sticks to order
By Miko Morelos, Dona Pazzibugan, Christian V. Esguerra
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—He admits he’s a crybaby.
Acting Justice Secretary Alberto Agra, in the eye of a storm over his decision to clear two [...]
Continue Reading →Search committee found manicurist, gardener qualified for gov’t jobs
By Christine O. Avendaño
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—It was neither favoritism nor whim. Believe it or not, a search committee did it.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s manicurist and gardener were scrutinized by a Palace [...]
Continue Reading →Just like manicurist, GMA gardener gets sinecure
GOTCHA By Jarius Bondoc
The Philippine Star
Professionals among Malacañang’s housekeeping staff are outraged. Not only did Gloria Macapagal Arroyo appoint her personal manicurist to the board of trustees of Pag-IBIG Housing Fund. She also earlier [...]
Continue Reading →Palace to public: Help ensure success of automated polls
By Paolo Romero
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang decried yesterday people spreading rumors of a failure of elections on May 10 and called on the public to remain vigilant and help the [...]
Continue Reading →Nograles’ departure from Lakas no big loss – Teodoro
By Jaime Laude
The Philippine Star
CABANATUAN CITY , Philippines – Administration standard-bearer Gilberto Teodoro said Speaker Prospero Nograles’ decision to bolt the administration Lakas-Kampi-CMD is no big loss to his presidential bid.
“It [...]
Continue Reading →Partial manual polls possible – Comelec
By Sheila Crisostomo
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – With the country’s first automated polls less than a month away, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is preparing for possible partial manual canvassing of votes.
This developed as Ang [...]
Continue Reading →NP claims Noynoy forming a ‘GMA Cabinet’
abs-cbnNEWS.com
MANILA, Philippines – The Nacionalista Party (NP) on Saturday scored Liberal Party standard-bearer Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino Jr. for allegedly forming a Cabinet way ahead of the May 10 automated elections.
“Aquino is clearly jumping too soon,” the [...]
Continue Reading →Charge culprits in P700-M overprice, bishop urges
By Leila B. Salaverria
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—“That’s a mortal sin.” And there have been reportedly others before that.
A Catholic bishop called for the filing of charges against the people behind the scuttled purchase by [...]
Continue Reading →Supplier set to appeal scrapping of folder deal
By Sheila Crisostomo
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – OTC Paper Supply is set to appeal the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to scrap its contract to supply some P700-million worth of ballot secrecy [...]
Continue Reading →‘No new Sandiganbayan chief until after Supreme Court ruling’
By Marvin Sy
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang has given assurance that President Arroyo will not appoint a new Sandiganbayan presiding justice before the Supreme Court (SC) finally rules on the appointment of [...]
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- The Thai experience
The Thai experience (or why P-Noy …
The Philippines it seems is engulfed in all things Hollywood at the moment. With the filming of the Bourne Legacy taking place in Manila filling the nightly news with human…
- Learned Optimism
Learned Optimism
Reality checks are always needed by over-confident governments.
Martin Seligman the founder of positive psychology uncovered a pattern of behavior that he believes is responsible for greater resilience and happiness among…
- P-Noy strokes the Nation's 'Pleasure Zones'
P-Noy strokes nation’s ‘pleasure zones’
Here we go again. As the Philippines enters 2012, the stage is set for another round of reality TV/courtroom drama to unfold as the trials of former president and now…
