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Does new Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno have enough emotional intelligence to run the Supreme Court?

Posted on August 29, 2012 By benign0 32 Comments on Does new Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno have enough emotional intelligence to run the Supreme Court?
Does new Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno have enough emotional intelligence to run the Supreme Court?

Reports of the emotional health of newly-appointed Supreme Court Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno continue to make discussion fodder for the Philippines’ chattering classes. Sereno is noted for being rated a four on a 1-to-5 psychological stability scale (5 being the lowest) by a test administered by the Judicial Bar Council (JBC). According to “unverified” news…

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Culture, Government, Politics, Science

Senate plagiarism – a template to follow?

Posted on August 29, 2012August 29, 2012 By Ms. Mike Portes 8 Comments on Senate plagiarism – a template to follow?

Since the news of Sotto’s plagiarism broke out, I knew someone in his office will get it, for it is rare for these politicians and even business leaders to be writing their own speeches. I was waiting for the celebrity senator and his office to own up but Hey! They haven’t and looks like they…

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Government, Politics

Villafuerte and Robredo, What’s in a name?

Posted on August 29, 2012August 29, 2012 By Ms. Mike Portes 6 Comments on Villafuerte and Robredo, What’s in a name?

Asking the widow of Sec. Robredo to run under the Yellow banner as senator in a time of grieving was already unpalatable, but a tweet that is politically charged since it bore the #Villafuerte name was just the call to detonate the bomb. “Julio Villafuerte, son of Camarines Sur Governor LRay Villafuerte and grandson of…

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Politics, Society

Airbus in $7bn deal to supply aircraft to PAL

Posted on August 28, 2012 By benign0 No Comments on Airbus in $7bn deal to supply aircraft to PAL
Airbus in $7bn deal to supply aircraft to PAL

European aviation giant Airbus has won a $7bn dollar deal to supply Philippine Airlines (PAL) with more than 50 aircraft over the next five to seven years. PAL, whose management had recently been taken over by San Miguel Corporation (SMC) after it bought a 49% stake in the airline is undergoing a massive re-fleeting program…

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Economy, Money Talks, Politics

How the new Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno might save Hacienda Luisita from the CARP

Posted on August 27, 2012August 29, 2012 By benign0 34 Comments on How the new Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno might save Hacienda Luisita from the CARP
How the new Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno might save Hacienda Luisita from the CARP

Back in April of this year, the Supreme Court (SC) voted 8 to 6 to value Hacienda Luisita on the basis of a 1989 assessment of Php40,000 per hectare or a total Php200 mllion compensation to the owners of the entire property when it is subject to the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). Newly-appointed Chief…

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Government, Politics

Outpouring of grief for Jesse Robredo’s passing challenges the Yellow brand for the first time in 30 years

Posted on August 27, 2012August 27, 2012 By benign0 30 Comments on Outpouring of grief for Jesse Robredo’s passing challenges the Yellow brand for the first time in 30 years
Outpouring of grief for Jesse Robredo’s passing challenges the Yellow brand for the first time in 30 years

As we now know, Filipinos gave a rousing farewell to a fallen bureaucrat, the late Secretary Jesse Robredo. Robredo was remarkable because he represented the ideal Filipino government official — one who does his work properly. In the Philippine setting, that makes Robredo a “hero”, because he supposedly walked the straight path long before his…

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Government, Politics

Hacienda Luisita may be safe: Lourdes Sereno appointed Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court

Posted on August 24, 2012 By benign0 142 Comments on Hacienda Luisita may be safe: Lourdes Sereno appointed Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court
Hacienda Luisita may be safe: Lourdes Sereno appointed Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court

The Philippines has a new Supreme Court Chief Justice. Lourdes Sereno was chosen by President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III to be the new head of the judiciary from a shortlist submitted by the Judicial Bar Council (JBC) today. At 52 years old, Sereno is expected to serve in the role for the next 18…

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Government, Politics

Is Death The Door To Other Side Or Merely A Billboard For Opportunists On This One?

Posted on August 23, 2012January 18, 2016 By Gogs 1 Comment on Is Death The Door To Other Side Or Merely A Billboard For Opportunists On This One?
Is Death The Door To Other Side Or Merely A Billboard For Opportunists On This One?

“Every movie in every cinema is about Death, Death Sells!” Ian Faith, manager of the legendary band Spinal Tap.   Michael Jackson was as hot as a musical artist can get in the mid 80s.Like anything else there will be a regression. When he died people in my life from maids to our H.R. were…

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Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Government, Politics

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