March 29th, 2007 at 8:37 pm (General, National Politics, Election 2007)
The Genuine Opposition (GO) has apparently realized the potential of the internet as a campaign tool. They have an official website, which is actually a blog, where they post press releases mostly authored by their official spokesperson Atty. Adel Tamano.
March 28th, 2007 at 10:10 pm (Media, Daily News)
You must live under a rock if you don’t know what I’m talking about. Yesterday, another shameful Filipino legend was born… Armando “Jun” Ducat Jr.! This attention-seeking joke of a person hostaged 26 (that’s 20 plus six) pre-schoolers, allegedly, to get the attention of the local and international media and “lecture” them on the demons of the Philippine goverment. Ironic does not even begin to describe what happened.
March 28th, 2007 at 9:00 pm (General, Davao City)
Yesterday, Atty. Sarah Duterte, daughter of incumbent Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, finally ended months of speculation when she filed her candidacy for vice-mayor of the city. She brought with her the certificate of candidacy of her father. So it’s really going to be a Duterte-Duterte bid. This is highly significant because, if re-elected, this will probably be the elder Duterte’s last term as mayor of Davao City. And who else would be the strongest contender for mayor, but the vice-mayor who would most likely be the younger Duterte. Thus, the Duterte reign over Davao City shall continue.
March 8th, 2007 at 11:50 pm (Human Rights)
A few weeks ago, a graduate of the Philippine Science High School - Southern Mindanao Campus (PSHS - SMC) was barred from leaving the country. The reason? Apparently, all 819 graduates of the PSHS-SMC are on the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (BID) watchlist. Allegedly, this is the school’s way of knowing if the graduates complied with their contract that they should take a science or engineering course. This is a clear violation of the graduates’ human rights.
