Arroyo visits troops in Mindanao

Satan’s Work: The Maguindanao Massacre of 2009
Where is Datu Andal Ampatuan, Jr., scion of the warlord clan of Maguindanao, now being fingered as one of the authors of this most horrible carnage in that province where command votes for past, an future elections in Muslim Mindanao are determined? Make no bones about it, the Ampatauans, p

CHIZ : SPARE PASG FROM INTRIGUES
Opposition Sen. Chiz Escudero yesterday said the Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group (PASG) should be spared from intrigues if the government wants to address corruption and boost sagging revenue collections. Intrigues and other efforts to besmirch the reputation of PASG and its chairman Antonio Villar through misinformation are chipping away at efforts to address the corruption problem in our country. It has

CHIZ CALLS FOR PROBE OF GSIS PENSION FUNDS USE
Opposition Sen. Chiz Escudero has filed a resolution asking the Senate to investigate the use of GSIS funds particularly the funds of retired government employees to address complaints of delays in remittances to pensioners. “The GSIS leadership needs to explain the delays in the remittances of our retired employees, most of whom depend solely on these funds,” he said. The 40-year old lawmaker acted on a published c

Free cellphones for all doable – Joey III
Businessman Joey de Venecia III says his claim that the country’s telcos can provide free cell phones to all their subscribers is based on fact. Millions of Filipinos who live and work abroad know that providing free cell phones is the practice of telcos in their host countries,” he said, “The Philippines is one of the few countries in the world where telcos do not provide complimentary cell phones.

Joey de Venecia takes cudgels for Ang Ladlad
The Commission on Elections should stop being so homophobic and instead recognize the contributions of the gay community to national development. “Denying the gay community a chance at representation in Congress via the party-list Ang Ladla