By Estanislao Albano, Jr.
How to put the BBC under her office.”
Alvarez: Congress ‘can’t say no’ if Duterte wants RevGov – news item on November 28, 2017
Duterte says establishing RevGov is like ‘looking for a headache – news item hours later
Congress will not prevent Duterte from looking for a headache if he wants one badly.
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Fireworks makers worried over smuggled Chinese pyrotechnics – news item
The Chinese are breaking the Bulacan firecrackers monopoly ahead of the telco doupoly.
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Sr. Nenet Dano is one of those who filed a writ of amparo before the Supreme Court against the Philippine National Police to protect San Andres Bukid, Manila from more drug-related EJKs . She has written a diary about the killings.
Not even our fiercest human rights defenders would deny this is a clear case of nunlaban.
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To immediately address the problem of shortage of prosecutors, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre had asked Malacanang for authority to appoint prosecutors.
I have no problem with that provided the prosecutors he recruits are not the kind who plant evidence.
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PDP-Laban senatorial slate not yet final – Koko – news item
There is still hope for Sandra Cam.
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Duterte blasts Gascon anew; vows to end drug problem – headline. He said that if he saw CHR Chairman Jose Luis Gascon he would kick him. That was on November 23. Two days earlier, he threatened to slap Gascon.
My great worry is if — heaven forbid —— the paths of President Duterte and CHR Chairman Gascon will cross, the life of Gascon might end ahead of the drug problem.
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Alvarez wants Aguirre in PDP-Laban’s senatorial slate – news item
Well the advantage of that for the country is the next Justice Secretary might know the difference between teenagers killed by policemen and teenagers killed by drug addicts.
But on second thought, if Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre wins, we will have a senator who pretends not to know the difference.
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Earlier, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez had announced that Presidential Communications Office Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson and Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque will be in the PDP-Laban senatorial line up for 2019.
With her ardent followers numbering in the millions, Mocha would be a shoo-in. As for Roque, I am betting that if he runs, he will be back to being a human rights lawyer after the elections.
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What was Assistant Secretary Uson thinking while silently watching blogger Sass Sasot socking it to Jonathan Head of the BBC?
How to put the BBC under her office.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is guilty of EJK.
Eat Jollibee Kami. EJK in short di ba? (He ate in a Jollibee outlet while attending the ASEAN Summit)
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Canadians little bit less happy but satisfied with their jobs – survey
I know of one Canadian who gets happier with his job each passing day he would not mind holding it until kingdom come.
Clue: he likes Jollibee.
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Very old as he is, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo also thought it was smart to make a sexual joke during an interview with the media.
Panelo must have been around Secretary Martin Andanar a lot.
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Few believe nanlaban tales of police – SWS
SWS is wrong. 16 million is not few.
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Tapang at Malasakit not for midterm elections, according to Malacanang.
Malacanang is right. It’s for 2022.
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Año mum on claim Chinese rifles were used to kill Hapilon, Maute – news item
This news item omitted it but according to reliable sources, when AFP Chief of Staff Eduardo Ano first heard about the remarks of President Duterte claiming that Chinese rifles were used to kill Hapilon and Maute, he blurted out: “Ano?”
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President Duterte said: “Only when the Republic of the Philippines is dying, then siguro (then I might declare a revolutionary government) … Other than that, wala akong makitang rason bakit ako mag-revolutionary government (I don’t see any reason why I should do that).”
Some 20,000 residents of Davao City and several thousand others in other parts of the country including 60 at most in Baguio City believe the republic is dying. They took to the streets on November 30 to call on President Duterte to declare a revolutionary government.
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4,000 in Nueva Ecija take their oath as members of the PDP-Laban – news item
If another party wins the presidency in 2022, you can be sure that this 4,000 will transfer to that party too.
