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Tag Archives: gloria arroyo
A reminder to Filipinos – the cardinal rules of the House of Aquino
Is it just me, or a growing number of Filipino citizens are becoming more dissatisfied with president Benigno Simeon Aquino III’s (BS Aquino) performance as time passes by? Those who are dissatisfied claim that nothing much has changed. BS Aquino … Continue reading
Posted in Civics, Government, Society
Tagged arsenio balisacan, balat-sibuyas, blame game, cardinal rule, criticism, gloria arroyo, mindanao power crisis, neda, negative campaigning, nganga, noynoy aquino, nscb, poverty
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Noynoy Aquino’s greatest accomplishments: campaigning against his enemies and campaigning for his allies
Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino is one dedicated man. His passion and commitment to following through his support for the Liberal Party’s senatorial bets is unmatched and unprecedented. Despite all the problems facing the nation, he still finds the … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Politics
Tagged election 2013, election campaign, gloria arroyo, Liberal Party, noynoy aquino, Renato Corona, team pnoy
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Truth Commission: another “initiative” killed by Malacanang incompetence
Filipinos are a people who found nothing wrong with subverting due process to extraconstitutionally remove former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada from office back in 2000 and even deferring to a Supreme Court Justice to “swear” in a new “president” who … Continue reading
President Noynoy Aquino’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA)
President Noynoy Aquino will be giving his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) soon. If his army of speechwriters will have their way, his speech will be all about giving people “hope”. Hopefully, it will not be full of … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Environment, Government, Politics, Society
Tagged edgardo angara, gloria arroyo, noynoy aquino, platform, solita monsod, sona, state of the nation address
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Conrado de Quiros explains why the rich and powerful are above the Law
Esteemed columnist of the Inquirer.net Conrado de Quiros unwittingly undermines official Aquinoist spin in an amusing attempt to make something of former President Gloria Arroyo’s tardiness… FOR THE orientation seminar last Thursday for “newbies” in Congress, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo came in … Continue reading
The Colour Yellow: increasingly obscured as light emerges
I gotta hand it to out-going president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Despite the immense amount of energy expended by the Philippine Media over the last ten years to turn her from hero of the Edsa II “revolution” into the reviled cunning … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Media, Politics
Tagged amando doronila, campaign, evil, gloria arroyo, Inquirer.net, jose montelibano, noynoy aquino, propaganda
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The House of Cards of Philippine sovereignity
Decent sex education in Philippine public schools. Long overdue. But then how can this become a reality with the Philippine Taliban making sure that “offensive” material is being kept off public school textbooks… Education officials insist that the bishops [of … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Education, Government, Religion
Tagged bishops, gloria arroyo, independence day, noynoy aquino, roman catholic church, vatican
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Noynoy Aquino and the ‘So What?’ Test: EPIC FAIL!
The following are the words newly-minted President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III reported to the Media after having received a courtesy telephone call from outgoing President Gloria Arroyo who wished to congratulate him on his appointment to the Presidency: I have … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Lifestyle, Politics
Tagged gloria arroyo, Inquirer.net, noynoy aquino
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President-Elect Noynoy Aquino: Threatening the Philippine Supreme Court
It seems that Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, despite being the unofficial president-elect of the moment still can’t shed the old Aquino-franchised “Laban” (“fight!”) rhetoric ingrained in his little mind despite him now being all set to taking his place in … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged chief justice, gloria arroyo, noynoy aquino, rebellion, Renato Corona, supreme court
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