By EDD K. USMAN
August 10, 2011, 3:49pm
MANILA, Philippines — Apparently feeling the sting of a senator’s criticism of the Tokyo meeting between President Benigno S. Aquino III and the chieftain of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), an official of the Moro group advised the legislator to not be “arrogant,” but “be humble” instead.
Khaled Musa, deputy chairman of the MILF’s Committee on Information, took exception to Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero’s statement that “the President may have been ill-advised” in meeting personally with Al-Haji Murad Ebrahim, the MILF chairman.”You must learn …

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MANILA, Philippines – The next Ombudsman position must not have close association with the President or any of his allies, Senator Francis Escudero told ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) on Tuesday.
Escudero, an ex-officio member of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC), added two other qualifications: he or she must have will power and he or she must have the level integrity and courage to run against those who violated the law.
“We’re looking for someone who’s not like the former [Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez],” Escudero said.
The resignation of Gutierrez will …

I noticed a slew of anti-Chiz Escudero FB pages that sprouted. In fact, I “liked” the one page that was sent to me.
Please do not interpret my “liking” the page literally. This is a free society. People are just expressing their thoughts about Chiz actions. I do not hate Chiz Escudero. I was just interested what people say about him.
What I found interesting is that, it’s a combination of different colors. Why are Gibo fans angry at him?
As you may recall, Chiz suddenly campaigned for a Noy-Binay tandem. It …

Sa mga umaabang sa next appearance ni Eklat, lalo na sa kanyang anim na fans, eto ulet ang isang sulat mula sa kanya.
Basa na mga bruha.

Hello patriots!
Yes it’s me again, Eklat at your service.
You know I just arrived from a week of rehab, I mean, vacation in LA and the news that Yaya Indira has for me when I arrived was this controversial video of presidentiable Noynoy Aquino. Of course I have not seen the video before because tv and internet is forbidden in the ‘vacation home’. Yaya …

Like everyone else, of course, I was interested kung bakit nag-bolt out si Chiz Escudero sa NPC. Ang naunang news was that, hindi daw nya nagustuhan ang meager P200 million campaign funds na binibigay sa kanya nang NPC. An sabi eh wez naman pala true ang balita. Me bagong chika and this is quite interesting. An sabi, the reason why he bolted out of NPC was because of 2 key empanadas.

Ang una was the legislated P125 wage increase.

At ang pangalawa was the proposal to condone billions of pesos in debt …

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Wanted: Vice President. Celebrity. Crowd drawer. Yan ang problema ni Gibo. Kasi naman eh. Bat’s kasi… ano eh…
“Our preference really is Vilma Santos,” Guico told the Inquirer. “She can raise Gibo’s popularity. She’s had a lot of experience and is a veteran of local government. She’s well-respected.” (Source: Low ratings make it hard to get No. 2 )

For all those excellent credentials, sometimes I feel that Gibo was not thinking strategically by aligning himself with her. So even with Ate Vi’s magic wand, kung meron man sya …

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Where have all the leaders gone? Matagal ko na syang sinulat. Nung time na bagsak na bagsak ang ratings ni Gloria. Bagsak pa rin sya and will never make ahon talaga.
And to some, Chiz is the leader. Kaya lang, tumiwalag na pala si Chiz sa NPC. Ang cheezmaks sa FB me gusto raw magbayad nang P1 billion just for Chiz to give up his ambitions to run for President. Teka lang… hindi naman ata front runner si Chiz, so what’s the P1 billion for? I could declare not …

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Gulong-gulo ako ki Loren, akala ko wala nang ganang tumakbo. Chika lang pala. Now that she has decided to make a run, tipong she wanted those three guys (Manny, Gibo & Chiz) to make ligaw to her. Kaya tuloy when Loren formally declared her bid for vice presidency in 2010, interestingly, Danding Cojuangco was not even there to witness one Josefanya Rizal moment. Instead, it was the son of Danding who made the announcement that there is gonna be a Loren-Chiz tandem.
Not to Loren though. Ah-ah! Loren said, …

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I was reading this news story by Neal Cruz of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. It’s about Chiz Escudero who had already turned korenta and is already eligible to run as El Presidente de las Islas Filipinas. But curiously she said, no hay anuncio por todos diez diaz already mga kabarrio, so, que pasa senor?!
Im fak, everyone is already campaigning hard and mighty. Noynoy and Mar is out there. Erap is running again with Jojo Binay. Anyone wants to be VP to Gibo Teodoro? Ayaw ata …

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True enough, this 2010 Philippine Presidential Elections is very exciting, interesting and full of drama. Enjoy ba kayo?
Sharon Cuneta has already said na together with Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, prehas sila will be actively campaigning for the Noynoy-Mar ticket.
“We have discussed about it and she will be helping in the campaign,” Pangilinan said when he attended Roxas’ announcement in San Juan City where Roxas formally accepted Aquino’s offer to be his running mate. Source: Inquirer
Meanwhile, yung political group naman na Kilos Na! that was created in July …

Gulantang ako kanina before I headed to work. There was this email I received about Chiz Escudero. It said:
Reynz, ang pers lab mong si Chiz is social climbing in the dark!

HUH?! Social climbing in the dark?! Ano yon?! Latest version nang social climbing?! So, I called up the the person who emailed me while driving. What he told me was enough for me na isalpak ang preno sa tapat nang pulis! Waaaa!!!
What’s the buzz?!
Ang chorva was that, si Chiz Escudero pati na si Mike Manuel (pala! hahaha! thanks to …

“Umuuwi ka pa sa Bicol?”
Yan parati ang tanong saken nang mga nakikilala ko. Ang typical kong answer?
“Bihira.”
I get a lot of weird look whenever I give that response. Pero deep inside sa puso ko, wa biro at bahid jose rizal, ako actually ang nasasaktan. It’s not that hindi ako marunong lumingon sa aking pinanggalingan, kahit natu-trauma na ako sa sight nang kalabaw, hindi ko lang talaga masikmura ang sitwasyon nang mga ilan kong kebigan, pati na mga kapamilya ko na nasa barrio, nag-hihirap at medyo naiwan. Hindi ko man kasalanan …

In Chiz Escudero Country: Why is Sorsogon City, a City? It’s One Tricycle City! Sorsogon became a city in 2000. Consequently, 28 barangays of the former municipality of Bacon has to join in as barangays of Sorsogon City.
To this day, I am not convinced that a 3rd class city of Sorsogon is now considered a city.  Today, Sorsogon City is one tricyle city.
Compared to other beautiful, developed cities of the Philippines, you decide how Sorsogon City compares:

corner of Robertson’s Department Store and Supermarket
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