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Congressman Carmelo “Tarzan” Lazatin has condemned the shooting of businessman Richard Agnew stating that the city police “should get to the bottom of it.” “Nakakatakot na ang mga nangyayari. Una kinikikilan ang mga negosyante. Hina-harass at sinasara ang mga negosyo nila. Ngayon naman ay tinatangka na nilang patayin,” Lazatin said. Gunmen reportedly missed their intended target Agnew, who was inside his car near his residence the other day. Agnew is a known supporter of Lazatin who revealed that the former’s business in Barangay Balibago was repeatedly closed by authorities for unclear violations. “This shooting incident will surely cripple the business and tourism in Angeles City, the lawmaker said. Lazatin also added that police must also take a look onto a possible political angle on the incident. by: Reynaldo G. Navales

Republic Act 10175 is oppressive and dangerous. It demonizes the computer user and extends its tentacles to a computer user’s freedom of expression and speech. In an age when decriminalization of libel is the trend, this law makes a fatal step back, toward the vault of archaic policies that cannot be made to apply to the modern man operating in a modern world. Cybercrime Prevention Act hardly affect OUR GOOGLE ADSENSE ACCOUNT. Let me just point out the fact that we need a Cybercrime Prevention Act. Except for certain problematic provisions, this law is necessary. That’s why it is unfortunate that the overly vague and oppressive provision on libel was inserted into the law at the last minute. Why am I against the libel provisions of the law? 1. Vague: No limitations against liability First, without a clear definition of the crime of libel and the persons liable, virtually any person can now be charged with a crime. Included in the potential list of accused are: Persons,...

Aquino’s trust and confidence on Puno has not wavered, invoking the “ innocent until proven guilty” principle. We can’t help but compare his leniency with Puno with his hard-heartedness in the cases of Prisco Nilo , the former administrator of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services, and former NBI director Magtanggol Gatdula, both of whom he shamed in public. In the Aquino administration, there are special people. Rico Puno is obviously is one of them. After days of deafening silence on the issue of his favorite undersecretary, Rico Puno , in-charge of police matters at the Department of Interior and Local Government, attempting to get hold of the documents in the possession of the late Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, President Aquino finally spoke and revealed that it was upon his orders that Puno did it. Speaking to media on the sidelines of the summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation in Vladivostok, Russia, Aquino disclosed: “Sometime ...

THIRD STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS OF HIS EXCELLENCY BENIGNO S. AQUINO III PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO THE CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES BATASAN PAMBANSA COMPLEX, QUEZON CITY JULY 23, 2012 Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Bise Presidente Jejomar Binay; mga dating Pangulong Fidel Valdez Ramos at Joseph Ejercito Estrada; ang ating mga kagalang-galang na mahistrado ng Korte Suprema; mga kagalang-galang na kagawad ng kalipunang diplomatiko; mga kagalang-galang na miyembro ng Kamara de Representante at ng Senado; mga pinuno ng pamahalaang lokal; mga miyembro ng ating Gabinete; mga unipormadong kasapi ng militar at kapulisan; mga kapwa kong nagseserbisyo sa taumbayan; At sa akin pong mga boss, magandang hapon po. Ito po ang aking ikatlong SONA, at parang kailan lang nang nagsimula tayong mangarap. Parang kailan lang nang sabay-sabay tayong nagpasyang tahakin ang tuwid na daan. Parang kailan lang nang sinimulan nating iwaksi ang wang-wang, hindi l...

Filipinos always complain about the corruption in the Philippines . Do you really think the corruption is the problem of the Philippines ? I do not think so. I strongly believe that the problem is the lack of love for the Philippines . Let me first talk about my country, Korea . It might help you understand my point. After the Korean War, South Korea was one of the poorest countries in the world. Koreans had to start from scratch because entire country was destroyed after the Korean War, and we had nonatural resources. Koreans used to talk about the Philippines , for Filipinos were very rich in Asia . We envy Filipinos. Koreans really wanted to be well off like Filipinos. Many Koreans died of famine. My father & brother also died because of famine. Korean government was very corrupt and is still very corrupt beyond your imagination, but Korea was able to develop dramatically because Koreans really did their best for the common good with their heart burning with patriotism. Koreans...

In an interview by Arnold Clavio, Corona said, "Ang dahilan niyan, nawalan na kami ng tiwala sa bangko, dahil alam namin na doon nanggaling ang leak." Chief Justice Renato Corona on Wednesday said he lost trust in Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank), the reason why he decided to withdraw the P37 million in his bank accounts on December 12, 2011, the day he was impeached. Corona surfaced on GMA Network's Unang Hirit and finally broke his silence. The prosecution team has released documents pertaining to Corona's PSBank accounts, in which he failed to declare in his statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN), a violation of Article 2 of the articles of impeachment. The defense team earlier said that Corona's P37 million accounts belonged to Basa-Guidote Enterprises, Inc. (BGEI), which is a corporation owned by his wife's relatives, the reason why the chief justice did not declare in his SALN. "Ang perang iyon ay pinagbentahan ng lupa... Hindi lang i...

The photo shows a sitting Singson surrounded by foreign women inside what appears to be an airplane. The image has been posted on blogs and social media. A controversial photo of Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson is making rounds on the Internet. Singson, in an interview with GMA News, admitted that the photo is genuine. However, he explained that it was taken during a commercial shoot for an alcoholic drink. He said the theme of the shoot was a party scene and most of the women in the photo are Brazilian models. Singson said the photo was taken inside his private plane.

De Lima also testified that Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, in her dissent to the issuance of the Nov. 15 TRO, wrote about certain irregularities that made it appear that the TRO was immediately effective. Though the SC, in a Feb. 14 resolution, has prohibited justices and court personnel from appearing in Corona’s impeachment trial, the prosecution hopes that Sereno would volunteer to testify on the irregularities she mentioned in her dissent. Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares, a member of the prosecution panel, said the Senate impeachment court should challenge the resolution since it is an “attempt at cover-up” and it bars senator-judges from searching for the truth. He said the SC issuance prevents court personnel from testifying on simple administrative matters such as the time the TRO resolution was issued and announced, the date and time the Arroyos complied with one or two of the TRO’s three conditions, and the date and time De Lima was furnished a copy of the TRO. “The SC wants to...

Based on the 27 official receipts offered as new evidence by the prosecution on Monday, all were under the name of Corona and his wife. "In all 27 receipts, nowhere did Charina's name appear,” confirms Megaworld Finance Director Giovanni Ng, the seventh witness of about 100 more to be presented to court. The deed of sale for the McKinley property, however, was under Corona's daughter Charina. Private prosecutor Joseph Perez then informed the court that the McKinley property was not disclosed in Corona's statement of assets, liabilities and net worth, which is among the evidence needed under Article II of the impeachment complaint. Lead defense counsel and retired Associate Justice Serafin Cuevas was quick to object to Perez' insinuation, forcing Senate president and presiding officer Juan Ponce Enrile to rule to strike out the prosecution's supposed "manifestation," agreeing the prosecution was making a conclusion. If the prosecution witness' test...

Janelle Manahan Part 2 Scandal Video was released online. The Part Two Of Janelle Manahan Scandal Video Leaked, This is really a heart breaking news especially for a survivor like Janelle Manahan. It can be recalled that Janelle Manahan had confirmed the authenticity of the video scandal when the it was initially spread online and also revealed that there were less than ten more videos that she and Ram Revilla taped. Though we cannot confirm that the scandalous video part 2 really exists, because we did not excert any effort looking for it, web sources and people online had confirmed its existence. According to the nitizens, the video contains more of Janelle Manahan and it lasted for about four minutes. According to them, it was even made with multiple video formats like mpeg, avi and mp4 to suites various players like smartphones and etc. Janelle Manahan had known the released of the part 2 video when she was tagged on twitter on Friday the 13'th.

October 16, 2000 Governor Chavit Singson of Ilocus Sur, a presidential friend and known protector of illegal numbers game called jueteng, accuses the president of the republic of the Philippines, Joseph Estrada, as the "lord of all jueteng lords" for receiving 5 million pesos protection money from jueteng every month during his term of presidency. He also accuses the president of receiving kickbacks from 170 million pesos excise tobacco tax. October 17, 2000 Clamor for Erap's resignation starts. Political and economic crisis worsens. November 13, 2000 The House of Representatives files an impeachment case against the president on the grounds of bribery, graft and corruption, betrayal of public trust, and culpable violation of the Constitution. November 14, 2000 National Day of Protest, lead by Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin, is conducted and calls for the president to resign for loss of moral ascendancy and incompetence in handling the country during the economic cr...