Sunday, February 10, 2008 The Madriaga file on the NBN/ZTN broadband deal scandal February 7, 2008 By Ellen Tordesillas THE following document landed in my mailbox. It’s supposed to have been written by a certain Dante Madriaga. (A check with UP alumni activities show a Dante Madriaga as earning a BSE from UP in 1966.). [...]
Dear Folks, This must be another of Gloria Arroyo’s jokes. According to the following news article, Gloria Arroyo said in a radio interview that she “moved swiftly” to cancel the deal “the moment I learned there was the slightest suspicion of anomaly” in the ZTE-NBN contract. Ha ha ha… The truth of the matter is: [...]
Dear Folks, It’s no wonder that Gloria Arroyo did not stop the signing of the ZTE-NBN deal when she was told the day before that there was corruption involved in the deal; she didn’t want to lose the $30 million remainder of the $41 million advanced by ZTE. Is it a concidence then that a [...]
Fear is the perpetrator of evil rulers AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo Tuesday, February 26, 2008 A female Swiss exchange student once asked me: “How come the Filipinos don’t rise up and fight? Most of them have nothing to lose except their lives.” She asked me this in 1980 after traveling [...]
Red scare for “coup me” (Herman Tiu Laurel/ Infowars column/ 2-25-2008 MON.) Press Statement on Malacañang’s On February 22, 2008, several mainstream newspapers carried a full-page ad by a patently Malacañang-funded group calling itself the “Kongreso ng Mamamayan,” which someone more aptly called “Contsaba ni Ma’am Yan” (or ‘Con’ ni Ma’am Yan). In a quote [...]
LETTERS FROM PORT MORESBY (YEAR 3) By ALFREDO P HERNANDEZ www.batasnews.com Loyalty now a silent milking cow LOYALTY has become a multi-million peso/dollar commodity for those who are close to the powers-that-be. To them, it is their dogged commitment to stick to the seat of power come hell or high water; it is a determined [...]
‘She is Evil’ By Antonio C. Abaya Written on Feb. 20, 2008 For the Standard Today, February 21 issue “That woman is evil.” Romulo Neri is said to have said that of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, according to his good friend Jun Lozada during the televised hearings on the ZTE scandal before the Senate committees [...]
Dear Folks, The following statement was made by Romulo Neri. Now, he’s beginning to talk like Barack Obama — “politics of hope.” What is this guy talking about? The Filipino people have been hoping — and praying — for deliverance from the gang of thieves for the past seven years. What is really funny is [...]
‘FG heads midnight Cabinet’ By Marichu Villanueva Thursday, February 21, 2008 He’s just an “ordinary lawyer” who does not meddle in affairs of government, according to First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo. But Gina de Venecia, who until recently was a close ally of President Arroyo, said yesterday that the controversial First Gentleman in fact presides [...]
Dear Folks, To date, this must be the funniest “Joke of the Day.” Luli Arroyo, the young — and innocent — daughter of Gloria Arroyo posted a lengthy article on ‘Kaibigan ni GMA.’ I can understand why Luli is clueless of what’s happening to her dear mom and dad. Luli is “working” abroad, away from [...]
