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AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo The Philippine Star Several years ago, your Chair Wrecker lauded Senator Miriam D. Santiago for raising valid questions about the VFA (Visiting Forces Agreement). Truly, the VFA is overly advantageous for the US and it also increases the number of US-Philippine pacts that bring shame to our country. Young Filipinos may not even be aware that Read More …
By Gerry Baldo and Angie M. Rosales The Daily Tribune “I charge the United States for failing to comply with, and for violating, Philippine law, as well as international norms and customs on the protection and preservation of the environment as these obligations are now codified respectively in articles 192 and 211 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,” Santiago said Read More …
POSTSCRIPT By Federico D. Pascual Jr. The Philippine Star JOINT RESO: A joint congressional resolution is set to be filed tomorrow calling for the termination of the 14-year-old Visiting Forces Agreement between the Philippines and the United States. This fresh attempt to scrap the VFA, signed by the Executive department on Feb. 10, 1998, and concurred in by the Philippine Senate (but not by the Read More …
By Angie M. Rosales The Daily Tribune Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile should see it coming, his possible ouster from his current post in the upper chamber, if some of the measures being pushed by Malacañang will not be passed under his leadership. Amid coup talks in the upper chamber which continue to be denied by Malacañang, insofar as its supposed involvement is concerned, Sen. Read More …
BY ELLEN TORDESILLAS MALAYA ‘Santiago’s sarcasm failed to rattle Puno who replied: “I will tell him.” Clearly Puno was lying.’ I WISH President Aquino would stop talking about “tuwid na daan” anymore. It’s adding insult to injury with the way he protected Rico Puno, his shooting buddy whom he appointed undersecretary in the Department of Interior and Local Government. He accepted Puno’s resignation last Sept. Read More …
I can also play rough, says senator BY JP LOPEZ MALAYA SEN. Miriam Defensor Santiago, miffed over the alleged boycott of her colleagues of her hearing last Friday, is gearing for “tit-for-tat” and would herself skip the remaining sessions this month. The last session is on Thursday as Congress will be on break from September 22 to October 7. “Tit for tat. If they snub Read More …
By Marvin Sy The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III is pushing for another Senate probe on jueteng, specifically on the reported protection money being received by officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from operators of the illegal numbers game. In a statement, Pimentel said the revelations made during last Friday’s hearing by the Senate committee on constitutional amendments, revision of Read More …
AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo The Philippine Star The September 14 Senate hearing conducted by Senator Miriam Santiago had its low points and its high points. Its low points however tend to overshadow the high points because of the numerous violations of the principles of fairness, decency, the rules of evidence and the presumption of innocence of the accused. Consider these Read More …
By Marvin Sy The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – It was a family vacation, and not a junket sponsored by an arms dealer. Resigned interior and local government undersecretary Rico Puno said he was on leave between May 11 and May 18 this year when he and his family went to Jerusalem for a vacation. He explained that at the airport in Israel, he Read More …
Source: Sun Star Manila MANILA — There are no plans for now to stop Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago from investigating controversies surrounding resigned Local Government Undersecretary Rico Puno despite lack of procedures needed to launch a probe. But Senator President Juan Ponce-Enrile said a senator may question the probe’s legality, noting that the impending investigation lacked the support of a resolution, privilege speech or a bill. Read More …