Seeds of change planted, time now for broader and deeper reforms
This is Akbayan’s press statement on PNoy’s 1st year: On the first year of President Aquino’s term, Akbayan Party today lauded the government for the...
Category: Government
Passing marks for President Noynoy Aquino’s first year
Photo by Jane Uymatiao A year ago, Blog Watch participated in the coverage of President Aquino’s inaugural. Though I did not vote for him, I...
Primer on the Merci Impeachment
Merci, Tanggalin; Gloria, Panagutin Also read this Infographic Si Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez ay malaking balakid para sa pagpapanagot kay Gng. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sa marami niyang...
Ombudsman ‘babied’ the corrupt
Anti-corruption advocates label the Arroyos, Abalos, Garcia, Bolante, and Neri as “Merci’s babies” “Hindi bine-baby ang corruption.” This was the statement issued today by the...
Hontiveros to Merci: Do a “Jalandoni”
“A leader is a good follower.” This was the message conveyed today by Akbayan spokesperson Risa Hontiveros to Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez as the former partylist...
GMA loves Merci: A day of protest on GMA’s 64th Birthday
A day of protest on the 64th Birthday of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo The Oust Merci Gutierrez (OMG) Movement, a coalition of civil society movements...
List of Congressmen who voted for the Impeachment of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez
There were 212 YES Votes, 46 NO votes and 4 abstained. Of 282 Members only 21 were absent! This list below is from Sunstar. Visit...
Merci impeached without Mercy
March 22: Breakdown of House votes on impeachment: 212-yes, 46-no, 4-abstain. Check the list of representatives. Tupas earlier said a vote for Gutierrez’s impeachment was...
Impeachment is not about melodrama or theatrics
Hontiveros says Merci’s “firm posturing” to cave in with their rock-solid evidence “Ang nagtitibay-tibayan na ombudsman ay lalambot sa matibay na ebidensiya.” This was the...
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,...
How a bill becomes a law
Senator Pia Cayetano says that even of the President does not include the Reproductive Health Bill in his priority measures, she will still continue on....
Proposed Cyber Crime bills
There are just too many versions of the Philippine Cybercrime bill. Like Carlo Ople, I believe the section on child pornography is long overdue. There...
Finally! Executive Order No. 23 on Indefinite Log Ban
The Log Ban is welcomed! Here is the executive order. MALACAÑAN PALACE Manila BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 23 DECLARING A...