Month: November 2008
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IBON survey: Pinoys give Arroyo failing marks — again
IBON Foundation released Wednesday the results of a new survey that gauged public (dis-)satisfaction regarding President Arroyo and her performance as leader. Clue to the results: Arroyo is in the same sinking boat as George W. Bush.
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77 percent of Pinoys reject Chacha: IBON survey
Independent think-tank IBON Foundation today released results of a survey on the public’s awareness and positions on proposals to amend the 1987 Constitution. The results are overwhelmingly against Chacha. This is a clear and stern warning to all the pro-Arroyo politicians that they should desist from tinkering with the Charter. The people can see through…
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Upgrade your WordPress to 2.6.5
For WordPress users out there, its time to upgrade your installation to version 2.6.5.
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Manila Times and BusinessWorld reports on firing of Smart E-Load dealers
The Manila Times and BusinessWorld also published news about Smart Communication’s decision to fire E-Load dealers.
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TXTPower, TEA joint presscon text and video report on Inquirer.net
Inquirer.net has published a news story as well as a video report (embedded below) regarding the joint TXTPower-Telco Entrepreneurs Association press conference held this morning in Quezon City. This page requires a higher version browser Here is the first part of the story filed by Inquirer.net reporter Thea Alberto:
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Full text: Rep. Teddy Casiño recites facts on NBN-ZTE deal, Northrail project
Recital of Facts on the NBN-ZTE contract and Northrail Project Presented by Rep. Teddy Casiño Bayan Muna Representative Committee on Justice House of Representatives November 24, 2008 Mr. Chairman, my distinguished colleagues. Former speaker Jose de Vencia has given a substantial account of the facts of the President’s knowledge and involvement in the anomalous NBN-ZTE…
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Full text: Rep. Luz Ilagan speech on GMA’s rights violations against Mindanaoans
Pagsusog sa Reklamo Hinggil sa Pagpapatalsik sa Katungkulan ng Gng. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Pananalita ni Rep. Luzviminda C. Ilagan Kinatawan ng Gabriela Women’s Party sa Pulong ng Komite sa Katarungan Kamara de Representantes Ika-24 ng Nobyembre, 2008 Mr. Chairman, sa Mindanao, kung saan ang kinatawang ito nagmula, daandaang kaso ng paglabag sa karapatang pantao at Konstitusyon…
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Full text: Rep. Satur Ocampo on GMA’s role in political killings and abductions
THE EXTRA JUDICIAL KILLINGS AND ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES OF ACTIVISTS UNDER THE GMA ADMINISTRATION ARE CONSTITUTIVE OF THREE (3) CONSTITUTIONAL GROUNDS TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO Presented by Satur C. Ocampo Bayan Muna Representative and Deputy Minority Leader To the Committee on Justice House of Representatives Nov. 24, 2008 I. OPENING STATEMENT Esteemed Members of the…
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TXTPower joins Smart E-Load dealers in presscon
I joined leaders of the Telco Entrepreneurs Association today in a press conference at Quezon City. We sought to inform the media and the public about a plan of Smart Communications to “fire” thousands of E-Load dealers by the end of this month. Yes, folks, Smart now wants to get rid of the thousands of…
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Register now for the Pinoy Citizen Journalism Seminar!
Pre-registration is now open for the first Pinoy Citizen Journalism Seminar sponsored by the online news magazine Pinoy Weekly.
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Bayan Muna lawyer criticizes House justice panel chair over impeachment
Bayan Muna general counsel Neri Javier Colmenares has come out with a legal memorandum that explains and debunks what he describes as “grossly erroneous” preliminary remarks made by the chair of the House committee that hears the impeachment complaint against President Arroyo. For Colmenares and Bayan Muna, Defensor has misinterpreted and has practically redefined the…
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Another journalist is killed, number of slain scribes reach 61 under Arroyo
Another journalist has been killed: Aristeo Padrigao, commentator at dxRS Radyo Natin in Misamis Oriental, died from a single bullet wound in the head yesterday. Padrigao is the 61st journalist to be killed in the line of duty since President Arroyo.
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Salceda briefing paper and presentation for President Arroyo on the global economic crisis
While countries worldwide are taking “extraordinary” and “bold” steps to confront the global economic crisis and the recession that grips the biggest economies, President Arroyo and Congress have agreed to resort merely on enacting a national budget for 2009 that did not consider the meltdown. What’s in store for the Philippines in the next few…
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Pinoy Citizen Journalism Seminar on Nov. 29
The online news magazine Pinoy Weekly invites everyone to the Pinoy Citizen Journalism Seminar on Nov. 29, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. No fees will be charged and you only need to register online.
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G-20 leaders scramble to save crisis-stricken economies
Leaders of the so-called Group of 20 (G-20) have agreed to do what was virtually unimaginable just a few years ago — bat for doses of market regulation — at the “summit on financial markets and the world economy” at the US capital, amid the worse crisis to hit capitalism in recent memory. Today, their…
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YouTube to carry Obama’s weekly address to Americans
US President-elect Barack Obama has vowed to speak to Americans not just through the traditional weekly radio address, but also via YouTube.
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Burmese blogger sentenced to 20 years in jail
Human rights and free expression advocates across the world are raising a howl over the jail term of 20 years and six months against a Burmese blogger who reported about events in Burma which remains under the rule of a military junta. Other journalists and activists were meted with jail sentences of up to 65…
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Military requiring journalists to submit biodata for accreditation purposes
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines has condemned the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Western Mindanao over the latter’s new policy requiring journalists to submit their biodata for accreditation purposes. Various media outlets have dubbed it as “profiling”.
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Recommended readings on politics, media and technology
Do yourself a favor by reading up some really good stuff on the web. Plenty of stuff available, but I suggest the following:
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Initial findings of the second International Verification and Fact-Finding Mission on attacks on Filipino lawyers
The second International Verification and Fact-Finding Mission organized by the Dutch Lawyers for Lawyers Foundation ended today with a press conference where the eight mission members presented their initial findings on their probe into the attacks on Filipino lawyers and judges. For lawyers, bloggers, journalists and those interested in human rights issues, below are the…
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Speech of Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo on resurgence of political killings, trumped-up charges
Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo today delivered a speech before the House of Representatives to deplore the resurgence of extrajudicial killings and trumped-up charges against activists. Full text of Ocampo’s speech follows:
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Impunity continues, says European lawyers probing killings in Philippines
An eight-member International Verification and Fact-Finding Mission (IVFFM) on attacks against Filipino lawyers and judges today issued its initial findings, claiming that the Arroyo government’s efforts to curb extrajudicial killings and harassments “have not led to visible results”. “Apparently, only one person has been convicted for these killings and that was in 2006. So impunity…