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Then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appointed the wife of impeached Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona to 5 positions at the government-owned John Hay Management Corporation (JHMC) in Baguio City. Bale, ganito ang magiging itsura nya: Mrs. Cristina Corona Wife of Cheap Justice Renato Corona Chairperson, John Hay Management Corp. President, , John Hay Management Corp. Chief [...]
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In terms of memoirs, I think I have already written mine! And I am just the perfect person to help this little girl with her own. Don’t you think? So, I’m here to help. You see, I heard that Gloria Arroyo, incarcerated at this luxurious presidential suite at the Veterans Memorial Hospital, currently looking for [...]
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So today, I learned that by April 27, we will soon have just two levels of alert. The two alert levels of the new system are “elevated threat,” which “warns of a credible terrorist threat” to the United States; and “imminent threat,” which “warns of a credible, specific and impending terrorist threat.” Any alert will [...]
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On September 11, 2001, in the comfort of my home in Iowa, I remember watching the graphic images in New York in horror and disbelief. As it became clearer that foreign nationals were responsible, I felt the imminent threat closer to home. It was not the fear of terrorists possibly coming to the heartland of America, but the idea of the U.S. government tearing my family apart. I knew then that we would be going to war and my wife, a soldier, would have to go, too.
And so eight years later, almost a trillion dollars spent, hundreds of thousands killed or injured , many more families broken, and a new president, the war continues. And now, President Obama calls for 30,000 more soldiers to deploy to Afghanistan in hopes to finally finish the job.
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Words cannot describe the tragedy in Maguindanao. We all know that politics in the Philippines is dirty and violent, but this is beyond every Pinoy’s imagination. Many have been mum in disbelief that humans were capable of this horror, let alone a generally good-natured Filipino.
The news and the images circulating around the press and the internet not only presents our country to more embarassment and prejudice, but also neglects the need for privacy and comfort of the families of those who perished. Furthermore, it can further traumatize the already bruised and beaten sense of safety and innocence.
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