Global Balita June Series#2

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Opinion » Simple questions for Manuel B. Villar

by Lito Banayo
from MALAYA

We write this article hours before the Senate, acting as a Committee of the Whole, begins its adjudicatory proceedings in a complaint filed by Sen. Jamby Madrigal before the Senate Ethics Committee against Sen. Manuel B. Villar Jr.

The facts of the case, as Madrigal alleges in her accusations, are: One, that Sen. Villar violated Article VI Sec. 14 of the Philippine Constitution, which states that “No Senator or member of the House of Representatives…shall, directly or indirectly, be interested financially in any contract with, or in …


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Opinion » When ‘the 3 stooges’ conduct a Senate hearing

AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR
by William M. Esposo
from Philstar

Larry, Moe and Curly Joe, or better known as The 3 Stooges, were among the favorite comedians of Baby Boomers like your Chair Wrecker. The term LOL (laughing out loud) was not yet in vogue during our pre-teen years but that is what we did every time we watched The 3 Stooges on television.

When The 3 Stooges portrayed car mechanics and were attempting to simply replace a defective car part, they would end up destroying the entire vehicle. When The 3 Stooges …

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Culture, Sports, Entertainment & Technology » Matter of Taste


The following is from a British journalist stationed in the Philippines.
His observations are so hilarious!


Matter of Taste
by Matthew Sutherland

I have now been in this country for over six years, and consider myself in
most respects well-assimilated. However, there is one key step on the road
to full assimilation which I have yet to take, and that’s to eat BALUT. The
day any of you sees me eating balut, please call immigration and ask them
to issue me a Filipino passport, because at that point there will be no
turning back. BALUT, for those still blissfully …

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Culture, Sports, Entertainment & Technology » The Real Best in the East

Even Bruce Lee would’ve challenged Pacquiao
by Alex P. Vidal

SAN DIEGO, California – The best in the East.

This titanic title once belonged to the legendary kung fu maestro Bruce Lee who as the pride of the East even the best boxer in the world dared not to see him eyeball to eyeball in his heyday in the early 70’s.

But after dismantling Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton in the IBO light welterweight duel dubbed “The Battle of the East and the West” in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 2, Manny Pacquiao is now …

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Opinion » Even Hitler was entitled to have a fair trial
AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR
by William M. Esposo
from Philstar

There is a very basic principle of justice and the rule of law that has been grossly overlooked in the raging debate surrounding the ethics case that was filed against top Opposition presidential candidate, Senator Manny Villar.

And that principle is the right of the accused – any accused – to a fair trial.

A fair trial is not just the granting of the opportunity to the accused to refute charges and present counter evidence. The more important aspect of a fair trial is …

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Opinion » The Big Set-up
by Ellen Tordesillas
Hardly had the croaking of the the congressmen who were at the Manila Hotel for the launching of what pundits call Palaka (Partido Lakas at Kampi) died down last Thursday when they were summoned by Gloria Arroyo to a room where she gave her marching orders: pass the resolution amending the Constitution.

Arroyo, the source said, offered the congressmen a hefty incentive: over and above their pork barrel, they will be given P20 million each.

There are two resolutions calling for the amendment of the Constitution pending at the Lower …


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Opinion » On responsible citizenship
by Reginald Tamayo

We don’t seem to appreciate our being democratic citizens. There may be instances proving of our being responsible citizens in a democratic country but these are on a daily and retail bases. To act like responsible citizens in this country is likened to a goody that is only available in a vending machine, that is, it is there when it is needed.

Besides, many of us appear to be uninformed about our rights and obligations in a democratic country. We don’t simply live up to our responsibilities as democratic …

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Opinion » Senate inquiry: a circus show
by Reginald B. Tamayo

I recently watched on television the Senate inquiry on the sex video scandal of Ms. Katrina Halili and Dr. Hayden Kho. I was expecting to see the inquiry to be conducted with due decorum. I was disappointed. What I saw was a circus.

Some people who were there are likened to vultures who were ready to make a kill or simply people who don’t want to miss a circus show in town. There was even a man who even unceremoniously drenched Dr. Kho. These are not encouraging signs …

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Opinion » It’s merger of ‘trapos’; it is a ‘palaka’
by Michael Lim Ubac
from Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—“Kokak.”

That one word captures the opposition’s reaction to the so-called marriage of the two biggest political parties in the country. The opposition also said the political union would not translate into votes to ensure the victory of administration candidates in the 2010 elections.

Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas II said the merger of Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats and the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi) was a union of “trapos” (traditional politicians).

Roxas, a presidential aspirant and the president of the Liberal Party, told reporters that the name …

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Opinion » Being Filipino
The young teacher that provided the author, Evan S. Chen, the inspiration that awakened his Filipino soul is my nephew, Josemaria Esposo Claro and this was when Hossie was still teaching in Xavier University in Ortigas Avenue. The Jesuits has since asked Hossie to teach in their San Andres Bukid Special Education Program for poor kids. - The STAR Chair Wrecker, William M. Esposo


Youngblood
Being Filipino
by Evan S. Chen
from Philippine Daily Inquirer

When I was young, I never truly considered myself Filipino. Sure, I lived in the Philippines and I carried …

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