The Revolution happens in hearts and minds, not STREETS.- @sagadasun Jim Paredes hits “armchair revolutionaries” in facebook and Twitter: Netizens should do more than click the ‘share’ button or tweet about burning issues like the Ombudsman’s impeachment or the reproductive health bill, celebrity Twitter user Jim Paredes (@jimparedes) on Wednesday said. Paredes’ appeals come less [...]
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Thank goodness…China postpones execution of 3 Filipino OFWs
“Thank goodness..this is good news” is one of the common reactions in Twitter as they heard the good news. Most of Twitter heaved a sigh of relief that China postponed the execution within the scope of Chinese law. One said “Diplomatic sources say postponement of execution for pinoy convicts could be a first for a [...]
Agree? Former President Marcos should be buried at the Libingan ng Bayani (updated)
Senator Bongbong Marcos brought the issue regarding his late father’s burial at the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani. It has once again resurfaced mainly because Gen Angelo Reyes recently got buried there. As the senator said, “his burial is obviously as controversial as it was since his passing. Clearly, as pointed out by at least two [...]
The President with heart-shaped balloons and Valentine Day Tweets
The celebration of Valentine’s day is very much alive in Twitter. Jokes, love quotes , photos of flowers and gifts are shared. I shared one of my favorite love quotes through a blog entry, “The art of love ..is largely the art of persistence”. Our dear president is not telling his plans for Valentine’s day. [...]
Reactions on final words of Angelo Reyes
PCIJ was given the opportunity to show the final words of Angelo Reyes. Living life without honor is a tragedy bigger than death itself – Angie Reyes “Honor, truth, justice. Honor above all else. Pride goes with it, self-respect, sense of legacy. This is very, very important to me. Sometimes, I am accused of being [...]
The P-noy Principle
Twitter is buzzing with disappointment towards the President’s decision not to include the Reproductive health bill in the 17 priority bills. While Senator Pia Cayetano calls it “indicisive leadershp” , a comment in a forum calls this the “P-noy Principle”: The peter principle states that ultimately everyone is promoted to there level of incompetence. That [...]
Dead men tell no tales
Twitterlandia is still buzzing with Angelo Reyes. So many questions still remain unanswered. What did former President Arroyo say to Reyes a few hours before his death? Was the pressure just too much to bear? Was it conscience tormenting him. Rina Jimenez Reyes added: But the circumstances of his passing—in the early morning and before [...]
Angelo Reyes dies by suicide
Tweet is abuzz of Former Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes who died today after sustaining a gunshot in his chest in an apparent suicide. A bloodied Reyes was brought to the Quirino Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City at 7:45 a.m., radio dzMM reported. The sad thing is Reyes has been named as one of the [...]
Blue Ribbon hearing, ‘the country’s newest teleserye’.
Senate hearings on General Garcia starts anew today. Heidi Mendoza knows a lot more corruption issues not limited the AFP…LGUs, etc. Is there a single government office not prone to corruption? Towards the afternoon,oOur president backs off with Freedom of Information and Reproductive Health as priority bills. I wrote him a letter, Dear noynoy: let [...]
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- Ombudsman complaint orchestrated to discredit CJ; Senators scold “dollar account” complainant May 16, 2012
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Supreme Court to Continue with the Impeachment Proceedings vs. the Ombudsman
A few months back, blogger Megan Flores could only pray “OMG , Have mercy on us!” when Merceditas Gutierrez announced : “Like many constitutional officials, the Ombudsman has a fixed term and can be removed only by impeachment.” That July 2010, A Sandiganbayan report released that in the first four months of 2010, the Office [...]