The Aquino administration Wednesday asked the Sandiganbayan to revoke its approval of the plea bargain between former military comptroller Carlos Garcia and state prosecutors—a compromise Justice Secretary Leila de Lima and a veteran lawyer branded as smacking of a “midnight deal” under then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
In motions seeking to intervene in the case, the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) asked the anti-graft court to set aside its May 4, 2010 resolution that would allow Garcia to escape charges of plunder for allegedly stealing P303 million from the state coffers.
The …

Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson insists his son, Ilocos Sur congressman Ronald Singson, is not a drug user.
Singson made the declaration in an interview with “Tapatan” after several representatives called for the expulsion of his son from Congress, following the declaration of family lawyer, John Reading, that the Ilocos Sur congressman will plead guilty to the charge of drug trafficking in a hearing set on Jan. 26.
Singson said the plea was mere “legal strategy.”
“He was supposed to go back to prison. Nalulungkot kami na mag-new New Year siya duon …

A younger-looking Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo made heads turn in Congress and on the world wide web this week.
The former chief executive, known for her short, side-swept do and no-nonsense style, sported on Tuesday her wavy dark brown hair which covered her nape.
The new look complemented her earth-tone makeup and her long bell-sleeved blouse with black buttons.
House Minority Leader Edcel Lagman, a known Arroyo ally, noted that she looks more relaxed after ending her term as president early this year.
“The burden of the highest office of the land is not …

(Note: This is a repost)
Yahoo! Philippines announced today its 2010 Year in Review which shows a complete report of the top 10 searches for 2010. Below is the complete list and overview of what mattered most to the Filipino netizens in 2010:
Overall Top Searches for 2010 on Yahoo! Philippines
1. NBA
2. Election Results
3. Manny Pacquiao
4. Anne Curtis
5. Shaina Magdayao and John Lloyd Cruz
6. Kris Aquino
7. Willie Revillame
8. Nursing …

Sharing you guys the Statement of Apology by Jackie Chan

First of all, I’d like to express my deepest condolences to the families of the victims in Hong Kong affected by the tragedy in the Philippines. Maybe what I said wasn’t very clear and it was misunderstood. The content in my Twitter account was posted by my American assistant on my behalf, but after interpretation the posts did not entirely capture what I truly meant to say.
What happened to the Hong Kong tourists in the Philippines – being taken hostage and …

The Miss Universe 2010 preliminary competition is over. In fact, I am done watching the liveshow at this link.
To those who have missed the show, sana po ay mapanood ninyo ito sa You Tube. Goodness gracious, Venus Raj was a sight to behold and she really exuded a regal aura during the preliminary competition. Nakatulong din ng malaki ang Filipino community natin sa Las Vegas dahil all-out ang support nila sa ating kandidata. Grabe, super-spine tingling talaga lalo na nung pinansin ng host ang mga spectators at sinabing:
Did the …

Indeed, big things comes in small packages!
Check out Jackie Evancho’s ‘America’s Got Talent’ performance HERE where she stunned the crowd, won her a standing ovation and got the stamp of approval from the judges.
Best of luck to this 10-year-old kid. I’m looking forward to see your star shine ala-Susan Boyle in the future!
Cheers,

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Looks like being ‘quiet’ is hard for Miss Kris Aquino! After declaring her decision to be inactive on social networking sites, Queen of All Media Kris Aquino surprised her followers by tweeting anew on Aug. 8.
“I’m back! Y? Because we live in a democracy & I’m allowed to use my voice. I promise to be prudent & not be motivated by anger or hate. Will try to be kind & mature. I’m SO BACK. Love love love!!!” her first “comeback” tweet read that night.
As before, Kris updated her Twitter followers …

It’s all or nothing.
Labor union officials claiming to represent farmers in Hacienda Luisita Thursday rejected any arrangement that would give them only a third of the sugar plantation owned by the family of President Benigno Aquino III.
“We want all the 4,915 hectares that the [Department of Agrarian Reform] ordered to be covered by the [Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program] in 2006,” said Lito Bais, acting president of United Luisita Workers Union (ULWU).
Bais was reacting to a Philippine Daily Inquirer report that Hacienda Luisita Inc. (HLI) had worked out a settlement with …

by Anthony Bayarong
The website subictimes.com strongly condemns the harassment of its publisher and chief photographer after he was verbally abused and forcibly escorted out of the political meeting of the Gordon Straight Ticket (GST) in Barangay Barretto in Olongapo City Monday evening.
A day after David Bayarong was harassed, our office, which also serves as his home, was burglarized.
The thieves took his EOS 1D Mark ll and EOS 400-D cameras with all his lens 28-135mm, 50mm f1.4, 100mm f2, 70-200mm L series canon, 2 flash his camera bag, all his …

“Unfair kayo sa kapatid ko!” That was the statement blurted out by one of the Villar sisters during the press conference they held.
In my mind, what the sister meant was that, Manny Villar, the candidate was fair and truthful in his political campaign dealings, thus the sister demanded fairness, was she not? Which brings me to this question: Was there really truth and fairness in the Villar campaign?
Let’s back up for a minute and check the “fair barometer” of Manny Villar.
1.) Given what came out of the press investigation …

An Official Statement from the Department of Psychology of the School of Social Sciences of Ateneo de Manila University
On 9 April 2010, the Ateneo Psychology Department issued a statement regarding the psychiatric evaluation which was allegedly signed by Fr. Carmelo (Tito) Caluag who was claimed to be a faculty of our Department in 1996.

Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc (BPCI) announced on April 10 that Venus Raj can be reinstated as Bb. Pilipinas Universe 2010. The statement was released through the Araneta Center‘s Multiply account.
The Executive Committee of Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. (BPCI) announces today that after due deliberation, they have reassessed the situation pertaining to Ms. Maria Venus Raj and have decided, for humanitarian reasons, that if she is able to obtain a valid Philippine Passport, they will reinstate her as the reigning Bb Pilipinas-Universe.
The Committee emphasized that:
“We are sensitive to her situation, …

I get FB tags all the time. But this was one tag that truly surprised me. In this video, Jamby Madrigal discusses an alleged conspiracy between Mike Velarde and Manny Villar in regards to the continuing C5 road project controversy. She said:
“Politically there is this conspiracy of Villar and Brother Mike because they have been partners in C for a long time. C for corruption, C for C5,”

Filipino pageant fanatics from the four corners of the globe are now asking more questions to the Bb. Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI) regarding the dethronement of Bb. Pilipinas – Universe 2010 Maria Venus Raj last March 29. Raj’s loyal fans even setup an online petition on Facebook so that the BPCI will know how Filipinos are reacting over Raj’s disqualification. The dethroned beauty queen was supposed to represent the country in the 2010 Miss Universe Beauty Pageant this coming May but BPCI stripped off Raj’s crown and title as the beauty …

What do we have in common with Argentina? A lot of things. They were under a military dictatorship. We were under the Marcos dictatorship. They have Evita, we have Imelda. They have the famous “Don’t cry for me Argentina“. We have “Nakalangoy ka na ba sa basura“.
This is largely a country of Gauchos while we were Los Indios of Spain. They have a population of 40 million. We’re better. We have 90 million. They are Catholics who adore Jesus Christ. We adore Manny Pacquiao, Jesus Crist!!! They’re one of the …

There is this ongoing cheezmaks online about one planned disruption daw of the election using the Amputaan. You’ll love the scenario. I don’t know if it’s true. It’s about the Amputaans.
You’d ask: WHAT?!
Oh yeah. Exactly how I reacted. I don’t want any disruption of election. I don’t want to see NO-EL. I want people to be vigilant and protect one of the most important event on May 10, 2010.
But there are rumors about the planned release of Ampatuan and this rumor is heating up online.
Here’s what’s being …

In the news! Poor kids organization with P24 million is poor and marginalized. Very poor.
Yeap. Everyone is marginalized. In fact, Mikey Arroyo is.
But in fairness to Akbayan (Go Risa!) and several other decent and genuine party-list, the more I am not liking this party-list system. Here’s another sick example.
Akap Bata is a party-list group claiming to represent poor children. What’s interesting with their political campaign ad is that, it is subliminally endorsing Manny Villar because it’s very similar to “Dagat ng Basura” ad with some minor changes, including the voice …

In the news: The Dead has risen!
Voting populations improbably high! That was the headline of the news that I was reading. Hehehe! Sino ang hindi matatawa sa headline na yan aber?! Isn’t election in the Philippines something?! I don’t know about you people, but I am having fun reading some of the election news, kesa mag-basa ka nang mga anti-reyna and reyna hate entries floating around. Mas maganda to dahil in the Philippines, even the dead rise from their slumber to register. Hahaha!

Numbers don’t add up
By Kristine L. Alave
Philippine …

Oh my gulay!
Naloka ako sa ‘The Buzz’ tonight. Well, sa kalagitnaan kasi ng palabas ay medyo naguluhan ako dahil punung-puno ng iyakan.
Nagtaka tuloy ako. Akala ko kasi ay nag-reformat from talk show to drama show ang ‘The Buzz’…hehehe…
Ganito kasi yun…
The first crying moment happened while Boy Abunda is interviewing Ruffa Gutierrez to finally say goodbye to ‘The Buzz’ family. The former beauty queen is in her usual smiles clarifying issues but she suddenly cried for about 3 minutes before the end of the interview. Naisip ko tuloy na mababa yata …

From the facebook wall of Sylvia Morningstar, copy-pasted by Robert Young, Jr.
Everyone in the media knows Lito Banayo’s in Erap’s team. And we note that he and his teammate Dacky Paredes have been attacking Villar consistently. Sometimes I wonder just how much patience everyone has for this billiard game – You hit the cue ball: Villar. All the other colored balls that move in chain reaction from the cue ball either fall into a target basket OR go rolling to some other direction. That takes patience and steady nerve. How …

I can’t find any words to describe my disgust over this one:
Here is the link to the video from GMA News.
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This is soooo not fierce of a news to all the pugitas, tilapias and anti-pinoys under the leadership of Paul Farol & Benigno who has been ramping up every anti-pinoy to completely bury Noynoy Aquino’s survey ratings with even some partnership with divaloserness of Dona Victorina plus the shamer Brian Gorrell. Oh my gawdness, pro’lly another blast of photo-shopped Run, Reyna Run is gonna be sprouting on the net from our tilapia brained pugita HIV Gorrell opponents out there! Pretty soon, they’ll be spreading lies na deretso ako.
But what can …

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Popular American comedienne and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has been named “Woman of the Year” by People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for promoting her vegan diet and her campaign to stop animal cruelty in 2009. DeGeneres has been known recently by championing the meat and dairy-free lifestyle on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”

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While, reality-show host Tim Gunn, who appears on fashion programme “Project Runway” in the US, was reportedly named PETA’s “Man of the Year” for promoting an anti-fur stance in the name …

VIEWER DISCRETION: Not for the faint-hearted or for those who have weak stomachs.
I know I should have posted this a long time ago (well, thanks to some busyness there…argh >.<) But with the turn of events in Maguindanao: the lifting of the martial law, the rebellion charges while in fact it should be mass murder (genocide perhaps) to those bastards who ruled that place like facking Sith Lords (they made Darth Vader, Darth Maul and Emperor Palpatine looked tame and lame) and all the non-sense, unfruitful investigation pep talk …