Global Balita June Series#5

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Opinion » The GMA regime’s weakness and vulnerability
AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR
by William M. Esposo
from Philstar
Many Filipinos are nearly panicking these days that Madame Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA) will not leave Malacañang Palace in 2010. This is more emotional and less rational. More than anything else, it reflects the cowardice of a nation to assert its collective will — in utter fear of the imagined strength of GMA.

If reason is to rule one’s judgment, then all the signs point to GMA having very slim chances of pulling off a magic stunt and remain in power after her …

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Opinion » The Race For Control
GLIMPSES
by Jose Ma. Montelibano

Reality in the Philippines is so dark that writing about the good news, which I have tried to do with greater resolve in the last few years, can be daunting. It is less the content of good news that is challenging, it is more writing them and blocking the incessant temptation to focus on the more sensational bad news. When one really wants to see the good in the other, the good in society, there are more than enough people and developments that truly lift the spirit. …

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Opinion » Comelec has responded
by Frank Wenceslao

Chairman Jose Melo responded to our proposal that the Comelec should assert its powers to ensure clean and honest elections next year and onward. He said it’s being considered by the appropriate unit for its implications on their present work and legal requirement.
To further support our proposal I sent Pamusa’s manifesto: “Safeguarding the Philippine Constitution, Fighting Graft and Corruption and Enhancing the Emergence of Transformational Leaders through Clean and Honest 2010 Elections Onward” as well a letter from the Office of California’s Attorney General advising that Pamusa has …

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Politics & Government » Panlilio: Pampanga has an ace to defeat Arroyo
By the looks of it, it’s going to be a classic David vs. Goliath contest. Randy David is one of the most respected Pampangueños and he’ll give Gloria a run for her money. — Perry


Panlilio: Pampanga has an ace to defeat Arroyo
by Roy Legarde

MANILA, June 25, 2009—Pampanga Gov. Ed Panlilio said he and his supporters have an ace up their sleeves to match President Arroyo’s deemed candidacy in Pampanga’s 2nd district.

Panlilio said they will not let the province of Pampanga to be used by Mrs Arroyo’s ‘political agenda’ ...

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Opinion » The Yellows and the Greens; the Slut and the Flower People
Kapeng BARAKO
by Jesse Jose
from Fil-Am MegaScene
Let’s talk about Iran.

But first, tit for tat.

Do y’all know that Senator John McCain was called a “yellow belly” by a newspaper editor (I am not gonna mention his name) because of the good senator’s stand on Iran in which he said that President Barack Obama must be more forceful on speaking up on the unrest there?

I beg your pardon, but Senator McCain is no yellow belly. That’s a misnomer. To me to call Senator McCain THAT is surely an ignorant remark. Mr. McCain is …

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Opinion » Trafficking the Enslaved
by Fr. Shay Cullen
from PREDA Foundation

It was for Jennifer an all too familiar story similar to that of thousands in Asia and Eastern Europe. Born into poverty,living in a poor village on Negros Island in the Philippines and dreaming of better life Jennifer went with a recruiter and her parents approval to work as a domestic helper in the capital Manila. But soon her naive dreams of earning a modest wage for a 12 hour day to help her five brothers and sisters were shattered when her employer and his …

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Opinion » Vandalism in Cagayan
by Reginald Tamayo

In my Cagayan province, one gets to notice flyers “Gising Cagayan” and “Gobierno Ti Umili” glued to practically every conceivable public space. These flyers are highly visible as they maliciously defaced newly painted bridges, historic markers, walls, waiting sheds, and the like. They create the perception that the areas where these flyers are put on are tagged as belonging to a group or a political party known as “Gising Cagayan” or “Gobierno Ti Umili.” Probably, the people behind these nasty tagging of areas wanted to heighten the awareness …

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