Circus Politics Is Alive and Well in the Philippines
by Atty. Edsel Tupaz, as originally posted at the Huffington Post. Anyone familiar with Philippine politics will recognize the circus-like atmosphere that prevails on an...
Clues amidst cluelessness on various realities in the Aquino Administration and DAP
The word “clueless” made a mark during the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) inquiry session of the Senate. Responding to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Francis Escudero,...
Take action to end the nightmare in Israel & Palestine! #SaveGazaChildren
As originally posted on Blog Watch, Philippine Online Chronicles. It’s time to take definitive non-violent action to end this decades long nightmare by signing this...
On DAP threats and blackmail
By Dean de la Paz , as posted on Blog Watch, Philippine Online Chronicles It started with vindictiveness. Now there are threats and blackmail. Is...
Executive summary: 28 people vs President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III IMPEACHMENT COMPLAINT
Nature of the Action. This impeachment complaint is initiated against President Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III for culpable violation of the Constitution and betrayal...
Reader reacts: Mr. Aquino’s unpresidential act of attacking the SC over its adverse ruling on the unconstitutionality of the DAP
I refer to the Philippine Daily Inquirer report, “Aquino warns SC of clash”, July 15th concerning the nationally televised address of Mr. Aquino defending his...
The P144-B DAP Express : A maze of good, bad, open, opaque projects
By Malou Mangahas Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism First of Three Parts “Good intentions are not good enough.” That, according to Public Works and...
Will the West sanction China on our behalf?
by Dean de la Paz , as originally posted in Blog Watch, Philippine Online Chronicles. With the recent downing of a civilian airliner in a...
At least 295 people killed, including 3 Filipinos in downed Malaysian plane MH 17
via the Philippine Online Chronicles. At least 295 people were killed, including three Filipinos, when a Malaysian Airline passenger jet was allegedly shot down by...
We are Filipinos and these are our colors!
By Lakwatserang Paruparo as originally posted at Blog Watch, Philippine Online Chronicles. I tossed and turned and thought of the raging storm in Luzon even...
Yellow is cowardly and treacherous, so please don’t wear it (Part 2 of 2)
Originally posted at Blog Watch, Philippine Online Chronicles. Continued from Yellow is cowardly and treacherous, so please don’t wear it (Part 1 of 2) Questions...
Yellow is cowardly and treacherous, so please don’t wear it (Part 1 of 2)
by Bernadine Racoma, as originally posted at Blog Watch, Philippine Online Chronicles. Please wear yellow: this was President Aquino’s request to his supporters when he...
#ReliefPH: Help #GlendaPH victims
Blog Watch is coordinating with Rappler’s MovePH to identify open relief operations center for victims of Typhoon Glenda. If you want to donate or need...
Reader reacts: President Aquino’s speech on DAP
by Rene Pamintuan Perhaps it all boils down to the issue of functionality of the various departments of our Philippine government. If the president all...
Aquino’s DAP speech: Same smug defense of a badass budget scheme
By Carlos Maningat as originally posted on Blog Watch, Philippine Online Chronicles. It was more of the same smug defense of the controversial Disbursement Acceleration...