1 day ago by Fernando Gagelonia

I spent the better part of four hours early today taking in the 2009 reports on the Philippines from the American think tanks Fund For Peace and the Foreign Policy Institute’s Failed States Index. I will not burden you with the full accompanying reports from the two entities (see the links here) but ...

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2 days ago by chuvachienes

The Philippine government has taken a quick and swift proactive approach to the threat that Mayon Volcano might errupt again. 30,000 residents have been evacuated and transported out of the critical area according to reports. “There is the possibility that it can turn into the explosive phase of the ...

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2 days ago by Fernando Gagelonia

It’s been 16 years since the last deadly eruption of majestic Mayon. So between our memories of that 1993 blast and the horrific 1990 explosion of long dormant Mount Pinatubo (which laid Central Luzon to waste) there’s absolutely every reason to be fearful of the anger of Albay’s perfect cone. Her g ...

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2 days ago by Fernando Gagelonia

It’s not just the spectre of no elections that Filipinos should be concerned about next year. Opposition senatorial aspirant Joey De Venecia correctly observes that “a no president scenario” can actually present itself if there s a failure of national elections “caused by the ill-timed and ill-manag ...

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3 days ago by Fernando Gagelonia

The spinmeisters and electoral planners of Malacanang are in a celebratory mood following the release of the latest Social Weather Stations’ dipstick on the ‘leading’ presidential hopefuls. The survey was commissioned by revered Puerto Princesa mayor Edward Hagedorn who is well-respected on either s ...

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3 days ago by Fernando Gagelonia

It was vintage Gloria Macapagal Arroyo this morning addressing a group of educators in M alacanang. She used the occasion to thump her chest and in a quite self-serving manner described how “my swift and decisive action” prevented rebellion in Maguindanao “from spreading to engulf other areas in law ...

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5 days ago by Jun Macarambon

Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Misuari endorsed the candidacy of Nacionalista Party Senatorial bet lawyer Adel A. Tamano. Tamano was Misuari’s guest at the fifth National Bagsamoro Consultative assembly at Sibugay, Mindanao held Saturday, December 12, 2009, and was the only natio ...

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7 days ago by Fernando Gagelonia

I’m so used to Sen. Miriam Santiago flailing away verbally at her perceived and actual enemies. I also am hard put, oftentimes, to understand if she’s an enemy of Malacanang or a collaborator (also given her husband’s work as ‘revenue generator of the regime). But it being the weekend, I’ll take her ...

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7 days ago by Fernando Gagelonia

I’m really in a cooky mood so even this is really a rant, I’ll try to be sane. Like mother, like ‘son, little president’ Eduardo Ermita is the latest member of the official family of Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to say he’s running for Congress next year, and while that’s a partisan activity, he wo ...

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7 days ago by JJ Duque

The Philippines is gearing up for its national elections on May 2010 with several notable politicians vying for the Philippine Presidency, and slots in the Philippine Senate, Philippine Congress and other local government posts. Even boxing champ Manny Pacquiao has already field his candidacy to vie ...

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