News Bits [09.22.09]

Cabinet who can’t back gov’t bet told to quit

Can the Government have a presidential bet??? The administration yes, but certainly not the Government.

And even if the administration party has chosen its pet… I’m sorry, I mean bet, Cabinet members who are not members of the administration’s political party or those who choose to support other than the administration’s candidate should not be forced to resign from their posts, unless they commit electioneering acts.

Malacañang’s call for the resignation of Cabinet members who refuse to support the administration’s candidate clearly shows that the administration seeks not the betterment of the Government but the perpetration of its rule.

There’s a world of a difference between serving with the administration and working for the Government.

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NP laughs off ‘Re-Villar-me’ tandem talk

For the sake of the Filipino people, please leave it at that. Let’s not equate popularity with good governance. Although, admittedly, political lineage cannot as well be presumed to result in good governance, let us not be hasty in adopting the extreme side of the coin. Be inquisitive. Be analytical. As they say, choose wisely.

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Reference: http://www.inquirer.net/

News Bits [09.18.09]

Catholic schools seek women’s law exemption

What happened to the virtue of compassion that you preach? Why don’t you practice them? Have you not, in your lifetime, been at fault?

Isn’t it true that you also refuse to accept children born out of wedlock? It scares me to think then of the type of education you will impart if your religious and academic freedoms entail you to discriminate and judge a person’s character and capability based on their past failings and shortcomings or, in the case of children out of wedlock, their parents’ indiscretion.

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Power failure will not stop polls — Comelec

What COMELEC assures us is that the power failure will not affect the conduct of automation. Oh surely it will not stop polls, but will it not affect the results? The assurance we need is that despite interruptions of whatever nature, the integrity of the results will not be affected.

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Reference: http://www.inquirer.net/

News Bits [09.09.09]

Mikey blames self for TV interview blunder

Of course it’s his fault. Whose fault could it be? He went there and answered the questions (or tried to). Why could his seeming stupidity and utter incapacity for coherence be blamed on someone else? Does he think it is a form of gallantry that he owns up to his blunder? Duh!

Maybe that’s how he was raised? Taught to never own up to a mistake he himself committed, to always pass the blame to others. Wow! The fruit of a poisonous tree.

He even believes he did the right thing because of text messages from friends. Birds of the same feathers perhaps?

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Ombudsman seeks to ‘protect confidentiality’ of SALN in new rules

Oh my! Even Wolverine will envy how hard the Ombudsman’s face is.

Oh by the way Sir, government people don’t file SALN because they trust you. They file that because they are required by law; the same law that requires you to make it accessible to the public.

I wonder whether the degree of difficulty obtaining copies of SALNs will differ for each personality (i.e., Administration and Opposition).

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Noynoy Aquino announces bid for presidency in 2010

The announcement the Filipino people has been waiting for. But then, how winnable is he?

Unless other presidentiables from the opposition do a Mar, Noynoy’s bid will not be as formidable as it should be. I’d like to see him unite the opposition, and fight the dark side of the force.

More importantly, and I think most would agree with me on this, that it’s far better seeing more of Shalani than Korina.

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Reference: http://www.gmanews.tv/index.html

News Bits [09.06.09]

49 governors back Teodoro’s Palace bid

With this kind of endorsement it looks like Sec. Teodoro moves a step further towards being the administration party’s standard bearer.

This makes things a lot more interesting considering that the opposition is encouraging Sen. Aquino to run for 2010.

If that happens, it’s Cojuangco vs. Aquino right?

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Arroyo declares Sept. 7 and 21 as non-working holidays

Oh this means I have more time to sleep and be merry… NOT!

Longer weekends = shorter deadlines. That translates to working on holidays. Yes I get paid for that, but geez what’s the holiday for then?

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Palace announces holiday exemptions

If BPOs and electronic industries are exempted from the declared non-working holidays, does it mean that their employees will get regular pay for work spent on a special holiday?

Sec. Remonde was quoted saying, “We all know that the operations of the BPO and the electronic industries are 24/7″ in explaining the grant of exemption. Sorry, but can you point out the connection here? People will still work sir. Their employers will just have to pay them higher. Is that what the real reason is?

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References: http://www.inquirer.net/ and http://www.gmanews.tv/index.html