US Politics

Sens. McCain, Graham, and Ayotte

Kaleidoscope By Perry Diaz There is a new virulent disease that infected a group of people in Washington, DC. So far, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) cannot isolate the organism that’s causing the mysterious disease. It’s so mysterious that it makes a lot of people wonder when – not if – they would be infected by the disease. But for some strange Read More …

NAMFREL

This is a major escalation of our case before the Comelec. Namfrel, even if hurt by anti-Cory Aquino forces (and even pro-Cory people like the Lopezes especially after the election of Fidel Ramos), has always been credible in international circles. In fact it is more known here in the US than PPCRV. Its model has been copied in many countries. This factor, and what Chit Read More …

John McCain, Lindsey Graham

ON DISTANT SHORE By Val G. Abelgas  After months of deliberation, the so-called “Gang of Eight” in the Senate has finally filed a comprehensive immigration reform bill that not only calls for securing the country’s border but, more importantly, opening a path for citizenship for some of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. The bill, officially known as the “Border Security, Economic Read More …

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PRESS RELEASE April 19, 2013 It’s now his turn to endorse former Senator Ramon “Jun” Magsaysay Jr. Actor Dingdong Dantes has declared he is backing the senatorial bid of Magsaysay Jr., volunteering to campaign for him for free to further increase the former lawmaker’s awareness, especially among the youth. “May integridad, mapagkakatiwalaan, may pinatunayan. Yan Si Senator Magsaysay Jr., my guy,” says Dantes in the Read More …

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By E.Q. Abellera What the “at all cost” and ruthless NRA gun advocates were hoping for is not exactly happening…hoping the public will forget and put behind us the tragedy of the Sandy Hook massacre. Instead and much to their disdain, the push to do something is at its height and gaining more traction and momentum with the President and the Vice-President leading the way Read More …

Political-attack-ads

TEACHABLE MOMENTS By Josemaria Claro The Philippine Star  Viral video of the little girl who was crying because she realized that she has had enough of political advertisements? “Just because I’m tired of Bronco Obama and Mitt Romney,” replied Abigael in between the cutest sobs when asked by her mother what she was crying about. People are not supposed to vote for candidates based solely Read More …

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ON DISTANT SHORE By Val G. Abelgas  The immigration reform plan announced on Monday by a bipartisan group of senators may not appear to be the cure-all for the massive immigration problem of the United States, but the mere fact that the Republicans and Democrats are finally talking to find a solution to the decades-long question is something to be hopeful about. Under the compromise Read More …

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ON DISTANT SHORE By Val G. Abelgas  In declaring in no uncertain terms the agenda of his administration in the next four years during his second inaugural speech on Monday, President Barack Obama drew the line between him and the obstructionist Republicans in Congress. Emboldened by the overwhelming support given by the American people in the November elections and freed by the fact that he Read More …

White-House

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 1, 2013 Fact Sheet: The Tax Agreement: A Victory for Middle-Class Families & the Economy At this make or break moment for the middle class, the President achieved a bipartisan solution that keeps income taxes low for the middle class and grows the economy. For the first time in 20 years, Congress will Read More …

President Barack Obama winks as he arrives to make a statement regarding the passage of the fiscal cliff bill in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (Charles Dharapak - AP Photo)

By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press  WASHINGTON — Onward to the next fiscal crisis. Actually, several of them, potentially. The New Year’s Day deal averting the “fiscal cliff” lays the groundwork for more combustible struggles in Washington over taxes, spending and debt in the next few months. President Barack Obama’s victory on taxes this week was the second, grudging round of piecemeal successes in as many Read More …