by Benjamin F. Cardinez From the time Gloria Macapagal Arroyo assumed the presidency of the Philippine republic on January 20, 2001 to succeed the deposed president, Joseph “Erap” Estrada, she made bitter enemies among the latter’s millions of fanatic supporters. The hatred she generated within this group haunted her administration without let up, questioning her [...]
Archive | August 3, 2011
President Aquino’s e-governance and internet for all are misleading
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raymond “Mong” Palatino today hit President Benigno Aquino III for his professed “internet for all” and “e-governance” commitment while “misallocating” a P1.16 billion budget for telegrams and disposing zero budget for the procurement of computers and internet equipment. In today’s Congress budget hearing, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Mario Montejo [...]
Full text: Resignation speech of Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri
Speech Delivered on the Senate Plenary on 3 August 2011 Mr. President, My Distinguished Colleagues in this August Chamber, Mga Minamahal kong Kababayan: On several occasions, I rose in this August Chamber, in defense of the environment and other issues affecting our country and our countrymen. Today, I rise on a personal privilege in defense [...]
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Tweets: Palace and @mitosmagsaysay over laptop deal
I saw Usec Manolo Quezon tweet twice on Statement of the PCDSPO on the negotiated bidding of computers and got curious what PCDSPO was. It sounded like PCSO. It was actually a “Statement of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office on the Negotiated Bidding of Computers” on a laptop deal. Rep. Mitos Magsaysay [...]