Tag: edwin lacierda

Corona Impeachment: things the prosecutors wish the public would forget

May 2, 2012September 15, 2013 Ilda 39 Comments

The impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona is about to resume after a six-week break. Thanks to a few objective Senator Judges of the impeachment court who admonished the prosecution team for giving information that had not yet been introduced in court to the media, the prosecutors have been compelled to stay…

Crime, Featured, Government, Media, Politics

Punching One’s Way to Court

March 28, 2012March 28, 2012 a 10 Comments

A dark cloud has settled above the life of the Peopleâ€™s Champ, Manny Pacquiao. In an unexpected turn of events, the harbinger of this misfortune was the government agency the boxing icon endorsed and supported; the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Manny Pacquiao is currently facing criminal charges for allegedly failing to submit records of…

Glitz and Glamour, Government, Politics

Taylor Kitsch’s excellent Indonesian adventure

March 20, 2012 benign0 9 Comments

So Taylor Kitsch could not tell one Third World southeast Asian nation from another. That’s enough for Filipinos to get up to their usual hollowheaded call to arms over yet another perceived slight against their much-vaunted “pride”. Pride in what exactly? Well know, there’s an unanswered million dollar question if there ever was one. But…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Government

Birthdays and national treasures on Valentines Day impeachment session

February 15, 2012 benign0 39 Comments

All noted the earliness of the hour with which yesterday’s session in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona adjourned yesterday pursuant to that day being the 14th day of the month of February. Be that as it may, any submission that henceforth cessation of hostilities to mark the occasion of V-day be observed…

Crime, Government, Politics, Society

MalacaÃ±ang finally admits excessive preoccupation with prosecuting Arroyo

December 27, 2011December 27, 2011 benign0 10 Comments

In the aftermath of the devastation wrought by Typhoon Sendong upon northern Mindanao which may ultimately claim up to 2,000 lives, the administration of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III has released an official statement admitting that it may have been distracted from warnings coming from climate and environment experts… Palace spokesman Edwin Lacierda admitted that…

Development, Environment, Government, The South

A Noynoy supporter blames Noynoy’s aide for Noynoy’s lack of substance

May 27, 2011May 27, 2011 Ilda 25 Comments

A friend asked me how I manage to keep my cool when someone is obviously trying to intimidate me online. Indeed, there are many critics in the blogosphere who do not have any qualms about undermining a writerâ€™s credibility just because they can. My experience as a blogger has taught me that there are many…

Government, Media, Politics

Noynoy publicly criticizes his own speechwriting staff

April 12, 2011 benign0 17 Comments

In another demonstration of his lack of a deep understanding of the concept of command responsibility, Philippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino dissed his own speechwriting staff in public. Choosing instead to speak extemporaneously in front of an audience made up of participants in the 10th Student Catholic Action of the Philippines (SCAP) National Leadership Conference…

Government, Media

Setting quantifiable targets for the future: Does Noynoy Aquino have the guts to do it?

January 4, 2011January 4, 2016 benign0 7 Comments

Any Government is quick to associate itself — or worse, credit itself — with statistics that describe some kind of success or achievement for the nation. Even as the Inquirer.net editor struggled to find Filipino “achievements” in 2010, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda was busy citing hard figures and associating these to his boss… After only…

Development, Economy, Government, Media