Erap’s Metro Manila bets MR. EXPOSE Amb. Ernesto Maceda 12/03/2009

Erap’s Metro Manila bets MR. EXPOSE Amb. Ernesto Maceda 12/03/2009 President Joseph “Erap” Estrada has picked a strong set of candidates for the different cities of Metro Manila. They are: Secretary Joselito Atienza and Bonjay Isip Garcia for Manila; Secretary Mike Defensor and Aiko Melendez for Quezon City; Rep. Connie Dy and Marlon Pesebre for Pasay (with Alan Panaligan for Congress); Jejomar “Junjun” Binay and Rico J. Puno for Makati (with Abigail Binay and Monique Lagdameo for Congress); Guia Gomez Ejercito and Francis Zamora for San Juan (with J.V. Ejercito for Congress); Rep. Luis Baby Asistio and Rey Malonzo for Caloocan; Arnold Vicencio for Congress, Malabon; John Tiangco and PJ Javier for Navotas, (with Toby Tiangco for Congress); Sherwin Gatchalian for Valenzuela; Aldrin San Pedro for Muntinlupa; Jeffrey Lontoc for vice mayor of Taguig; Ernesto Ampe for vice mayor of Pateros, Romeo Candazo for Congress, Marikina.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20091203com4.html

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Warlords for warlords BLURBAL THRUSTS Louie Logarta 12/03/2009

Warlords for warlords BLURBAL THRUSTS Louie Logarta 12/03/2009 Partido Lakas-Kampi-CMD (Palaka) presidential standard bearer Gilbert Teodoro had made quite a big production out of the filing of the certificate of candidacy (CoC) for governor of Buluan, Maguindanao Vice Mayor Toto Mangudadatu in Shariff Aguak, the very town where his wife Genalin, several relatives and supporters as well as 30 mediamen (all told 57 casualties) were proceeding four days earlier to file said document when they were accosted along the national highway by some 100 armed goons identified with their archenemies, the Ampatuans, taken to a nearby cogonal area and then mercilessly executed.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20091203com5.html

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God forgive me By Ronald Roy COMMENTS 12/03/2009

God forgive me By Ronald Roy COMMENTS 12/03/2009 I may already have become blasé to the blessings and dreams of democracy. Nearly 10 years have lapsed, and the little demon is still in our midst. Make no mistake about it: There is a real and present danger of her loitering around in the corridors of purloined power well beyond 2010, thanks to a failure of elections that will result from a dazzling display of smartmagic, coupled with a series of Maguindanao-like anarchic events calling for her to hold on to power “to save the Republic” — a tyrant’s usual deceptive exhortation of self-legitimacy..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary20091203com6.html

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Liberation Day VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 12/03/2009

Liberation Day VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 12/03/2009 There was a time in a very exasperating period of Philippine History that “Liberation Day” was considered as the summit of an ardent yearning of Filipinos, and pursued as the apex of their strong longings. The “Day” was then expected with excited certainty and gleeful anticipation. Among other things, it then meant the release of the Philippines from the cruel clutches of the Japanese occupation, the extrication of Filipinos from the barbaric treatment by most Japanese soldiers, the freedom of men, women and children of the country from the many heinous crimes and abhorrent atrocities perpetrated against them by a good number of the members Japanese military forces — then relishing their “Philippine Occupation.”.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20091203com7.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL How have we come to this? FRONTLINE Of pots and kettles focus Obama struggles with Afghan exit dilemma MR. EXPOSE Erap’s Metro Manila bets BLURBAL THRUSTS Warlords for warlords COMMENTS God forgive me VIEWPOINTS Liberation Day