GN plot
A dastardly plot to derail the 2010 elections is in the offing. A source, who requested anonymity, says that a clandestine group close to a certain high government official code named "gn" is planning to sabotage the delivery of 82,000 counting machines for the elections. The machines, which are now being manufactured in China, are expected to be in the Philippines in January of next year. The plan, says the source, is to force Comelec to declare a manual elections. In parallel with this, a source also said that "GN" has set up a close advisory committee, a small group within his departmen

Liberal Party is The New Lakas and the so-called Noynoy Mafia
With most Lakas Kampi members joining them, it seems that the Liberal Party is really turning as the New Lakas. And I thought that Senator Noynoy Aquino III is for transformative politics.  When you're ahead of the game, you create a vacuum that sucks even the scums in. And I'm not referring to either Belmonte nor Recto.   I'm referring to so-called non-trapos turning into trapos as fast as they blink their eyes. I am not surprised one bit. Simply that I really don't expect these politicians to behave like they really meant what they s

Oplan August Moon and the War of the Generals
A silent war rages because the "top Kingmaker" is showing signs of giving herself up. And the class that adopted her fears for their careers. PinoyObserver (http://pinoyobserver.com) wrote a very interesting piece about Oplan August Moon, the supposed plot by members of PMA Class 1978. The plot, says PinoyObserver is slowly unfolding, with the recent changes in the AFP leadership. And NPR sources say, the revamp also looms in the Philippine National Police (PNP). Why is it significant for members of this Class to gain the upper hand again

Brutality against Muslims in Baclaran sparks jihad
The brutal way the police treated fellow Muslim brothers and sisters living around the mosque in Baclaran Paranaque showed really how Filipinos treat Maranaos, Maguindanaoans and Tausugs here in this country---as second or even third class citizens. I would not be surprised if this incident would spark a jihad. And jihad it will be. Long were the years the Muslims here suffered. Considered as the first religion in this country, the first inhabitants of these lands and islands embraced the True Religion without fear of death, nor of prosecution. These lands were freely distributed among Muslims. Our indigenous communities, the fi

How true? A Fernando-Escudero Tandem in the works?
This may sound very foolish and for me quite incredulous but I need to write it. Last night, a flurry of messages circulated and some verified by veteran political operators in the field about Chiz Escudero. Escudero, as one of political organizer says, has aligned himself with no less than Bayani Fernando. Most, if not all, says that this will be Escudero's "shocking" announcement by next week. Shocking is such an understatement. The apt words are "bizaare", "behest", "atrocious", "miserable", "traitorous", even "preposterous". I don't believe such news. First, Escudero is not a sucker. An alignment with the self-appointed Sheriff of Nottingham is a death wish. Fernando is the