May 1st, 2008
One year ago, activist Jonas Burgos was having a late lunch at a restaurant at the Ever Gotesco Shopping Mall in Quezon City when he was kidnapped by four armed men and a woman.
Witnesses say the kidnappers dragged Burgos into maroon Toyota Revo with plate number TAB 194. The Revo, along with two other vehicles […]
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April 21st, 2008
At the risk of oversimplifying things, here’s an explanation of why rice prices are skyrocketing.
In a recent interview, Albay Governor and former stock market analyst Joey Salceda put the different pieces of the global economic puzzle together to explain why food prices are so high. Taking the core of his analysis, adding bits and […]
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March 12th, 2008
Acknowledging Article 12 Section 2 of the Constitution, the Arroyo regime has defined the debate over the legality of the Spratly deal in the follwing terms. The president is empowered to enter into exploration and development agreements with foreign entities PROVIDED that she notify Congress within 30 days of the execution of the agreement.
She did not […]
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March 9th, 2008
I have written that according to my sources, the China-Philippines Spratly deal was an explicit precondition to the $2 billion a year in loans that the Chinese government committed to the Philippines. This item from no less than the Office of the Press Secretary shows that the Northrail loan was granted at the same […]
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February 27th, 2008
Allow me to expound a little on a story I did for The Correspondents on February 19th.
Seven countries claim ownership of the disputed Spratly Islands, just off of Palawan. China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malsysia, Indonesia, Brunei, and the Philippines all claim to own part or all of the Spratlys. These overlapping claims have been […]
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February 21st, 2008
If I were Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, I would be demanding someone’s head. I’m not talking about Romy Neri, who called her “evil” or Joey Salceda who called her a bitch.
I mean the guy who’s bright idea it was to (allegedly) kidnap and possibly liquidate Jun Lozada when he got back from Hong Kong. It added just […]
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February 14th, 2008
Why is it so hard to do the right thing in this country?
In the ZTE story, Jun Lozada and Romy Neri tried to play ball with the powers-that-be and as long as they did they were fine. But when they began to talk about the corruption in the ZTE National Broadband deal, security forces surrounded […]
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February 9th, 2008
Of the many things that came to light since Jun Lozada emerged from the shadows of what he calls “The Dark Side”of the State, one thing that struck me was the role that his former boss Romulo Neri has taken on. Neri, as many of you will recall, was the original whistleblower here. He set […]
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February 7th, 2008
Jun Lozada did it. After months of agonizing pressure, he came out and gave us a a preview of what he knows.
I spoke to him today after we escorted him to the Senate. He was still scared but he also seemed more relieved that he’s crossed his rubicon.
I suspect he will make more enemies after […]
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February 5th, 2008
Have you ever seen a live chicken being readied to be eaten?
The chicken is held down while its neck is pulled away from the body, strecthing it out. The feathers on its neck are plucked. A knife is then taken to the neck, and as its head is held tightly, the knife slices clean through […]
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