Boycott ABS-CBN? C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S Jonathan De la Cruz 11/25/2009

Boycott ABS-CBN? C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S Jonathan De la Cruz 11/25/2009 Congratulations to Efren Peñaflorida and his colleagues at the Dynamic Teen Company (DTC) for being named the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year. Peñaflorida, known as the “pushcart mentor,” having pioneered an alternative learning system called pushcart classroom credited with bringing education (including news and other information) to the poorest of the poor children (and their parents) in the streets and neighborhoods of his native Cavite for the past eight years to get them off drugs and gangs, topped the CNN Heroes online voting .... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20091125com5.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL Culture of impunity FRONTLINE No change forthcoming ZOOMING IN GMA after June 30, 2010 MR. EXPOSE Ampatuan’s Republic C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S Boycott ABS-CBN? HE SAYS Heroes? SHE SAYS Heroism in our times

Bongbong’s run C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S Jonathan De la Cruz 11/22/2009

Bongbong’s run C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S Jonathan De la Cruz 11/22/2009 Last Friday, Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. led members of his family and the men and women of his father’s party — the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) — in forging a coalition agreement with the grand old Nacionalista Party (NP), now led by the party’s presidential bet, Sen. Manny Villar. The agreement, dubbed by “Bongbong” himself as a “Covenant for the Future” was a bold and, by their calculations, mutually beneficial initiative as both parties march together in facing the many challenges confronting the country and the world in this century. It has its own downside, of course, but the parties believe the Filipino people will eventually look at this effort with favor rather than disdain. As this can be a “game changer” in this increasingly heated electoral contest, Here are excerpts of Bongbong’s .... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20091122com5.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL Alliances for convenience FRONTLINE Reasons for support ENQUIRY Comelec, take this seriously BLURBAL THRUSTS Sleepless nights for Jojo, Edu, Sleepless nights for Jojo, Edu, C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S Bongbong’s run FEATURE Dutch build more dunes against rising seas VIEWPOINTS ‘None of the above’

Kenney’s antics C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S Jonathan De la Cruz 11/11/2009

Kenney’s antics C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S Jonathan De la Cruz 11/11/2009 US Ambassador Kristie Kenney, like all US envoys before her, has had a kind of “love fest” with the Philippines. As the representative of the country’s “special friend” she has been accorded more than the usual diplomatic privileges. She has actually been behaving as a “special envoy” of sorts, having access to all kinds of people, in and out of government. She has been a peripatetic presence in almost all corners of the country — dispensing goods, handing out statements, cheering basketball teams and, yes, attending the most innocuous event to her liking. In fine, she has been treated almost like a “special Filipino”.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune  ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20091111com5.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL Change, an empty political word FRONTLINE All for propaganda ZOOMING IN Remembering the Berlin Wall MR. EXPOSE Hail Miriam C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S Kenney’s antics HE SAYS Erap-Gloria II and other notes SHE SAYS What if?!