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“Rappler”, a portmanteau word coined from “rap” and “ripple”, is the name of a fledgling web site that describes itself as a “a social news network where stories inspire community engagement and digitally fuelled actions for social change”, and whose team promises “uncompromised journalism [...]
Continue Reading →“If by six o’clock this morning you haven’t given us the resignation letter, we will storm the gates of Malacañang!’—Mike Arroyo, husband of Gloria Macapagal, to President Joseph Estrada’s Cabinet secretary
Reacting to Gov. Chavit Singson’s allegation that Gloria Arroyo used him and others to oust President Joseph [...]
Continue Reading →Transcript of interview of Senator Benigno S. “Noynoy” Aquino III by Anthony Taberna, Umagang Kay Ganda, January 26, 2010
Ombudsman open to dialogue with Aquino
By Tarra Quismundo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines – Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez expressed openness to a dialog with President Benigno Aquino III on Friday, saying she shared his goal of clamping down on corruption.
Gutierrez, known to [...]
Continue Reading →Ex-Arroyo adviser heads MWSS
By TJ Burgonio
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has tapped her former political adviser, Gabriel Claudio, to chair the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) despite his apparent lack of qualifications, a former solicitor general said.
A [...]
Continue Reading →RICHARD J. GORDON: Step up to the plate, swing that bat
By Cathy C. Yamsuan
Philippine Daily Inquirer
(First of a series)
During a debate on the Manila campus of De La Salle University, Sen. Richard Gordon waves a thin black and white [...]
Continue Reading →Noynoy vows probe off mining activities in Nueva Vizcaya
By Charlie Lagasca
The Philippine Star
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines – Liberal Party presidential bet Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III has vowed to initiate an investigation into the illegal mining activities in the province if [...]
Continue Reading →JDV: PGMA preparing for partial poll failure
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MANILA, Philippines – Former House Speaker Jose de Venecia on Sunday said President Arroyo could remain longer in power by preparing for a possible partial failure of the country’s first ever nationwide automated polls next month.
In [...]
Continue Reading →Gibo: Surveys belong in the trash bin
By Jaime Laude
The Philippine Star
BACOLOD CITY , Philippines – Administration presidential candidate Gilbert Teodoro has a special place for surveys – in the trash can.
Campaigning here yesterday, he slammed mass media for putting too [...]
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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…
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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…
