Category: Politics

List of 188 signatories to the Verified Complaint for the Impeachment of the Honorable Renato C. Corona (Chief Justice – Philippine Supreme Court)

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List of congressmen of the Philippine House of Representatives who signed the document “Verified Complaint for the Impeachment of the Honorable Renato C. Corona” dated the 12th December 2011 1. Niel Tupas Jr. (Iloilo) 2. Reynaldo Umali (Mindoro Oriental) 3. Joseph Emilio Abaya (Cavite) 4. Antonio Del Rosario (Capiz) 5. Arlene Bag-ao (Akbayan) 6. Marcelino…

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Government, Politics, References

Rachel Weisz expresses concern over Philippine poverty

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Actor Rachel Weisz is reportedly “deeply concerned” with poverty in the Philippines after presumably seeing — and experiencing — the renowned banal impoverishment that blankets much of the country. Weisz is currently in the Philippines for on-location shoots for the film Bourne Legacy together with co-stars Jeremy Renner and Edward Norton. In an interview with…

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Glitz and Glamour, Media, Politics, Religion

Corona impeachment: Prosecution unprepared to follow the rules

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Politics in the Philippines is in a big mess thanks to President Noynoy Aquino (PNoy). Because of his singular desire to get rid of people he perceives to be getting in the way as he pursues his presidential “agendas”, the Filipino people have become somewhat paralyzed and confused about their social and moral obligations. Through…

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Civics, Crime, Government, Politics

Senator Juan Ponce Enrile – a star in his own right

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Juan Ponce Enrile, in his expert presiding over the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona brings honour to the venerable institution of the Philippine Senate. The now seminal admonition of lead prosecutor Neil Tupas Jr during the trial session on Tuesday, the 24th of January 2012 is certain to go down in…

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Crime, Glitz and Glamour, Government, Media, Politics

Senator Lito Lapid now under ABS-CBN Network payroll

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Senator and former “action star” Lito Lapid will be moonlighting again in showbiz despite his duties as senator-judge in the on-going impeachment trial versus Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona. “Kailangan kong kumayod,” (my translation: “I need to scrape hard to make a living”) said the action man which leads us to wonder what sort…

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Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Media, Politics

Corona impeachment prosecution continues to be out-classed by defense team

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Today’s impeachment trial session (evaluating the bid to impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona) seems to have been about the rigour around which the proceedings are being conducted by the senator-judges led by Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile. One of the more revealing moments of the session was around the way the prosecution called…

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Crime, Government, Politics

Anti-Corona Mob laments Cuevas’s brilliant wit and ‘star quality’ of defense team

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Apologists among the mob who have been campaigning for the ouster of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona now seem to be getting really desperate — desperate enough to question the very manner with which Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile is conducting the Senate trial. A certain Floren Hilbay, for example, writing for the Inquirer.net…

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Yingluck Shinawatra and PNoy a match says Kris Aquino

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First celeb Kris Aquino may have been on to something when last Friday she tweeted, “Came from Malacanang. Lunch for Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. She’s tall & slim & attractive! 44 yrs old, bagay for PNoy!” [Latter Tagalog phrase translated “a good match for PNoy!”] Prime Minister Yingluck was on an official visit to…

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Glitz and Glamour, Politics