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Poor Palin

I am no fan of Sarah Palin, and many were not certainly impressed with her past interviews with Charles Gibson and Katie Couric.
But I do feel sorry for the Republic VP vet after she had been victimized by a crank call from two Canadian DJ’s pretending to be French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his aide.  [...]

Pork or JDV?

It’s a wish come true for the opposition — that former Speaker Jose De Venecia, once an erstwhile ally of the President, has announced his intention to endorse and even serve as witness in the latest impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
This of course, was not JDV’s original stand.  The former speaker says he [...]

Unconstitutional

At this point, it comes as no surprise that the Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD), which would have created a Bangsamoro State in Mindanao.  We have all seen its flaws, and the carelessness of the peace panel in creating it.
I am relieved that violence did not erupt [...]

It Only Takes One Bad Person

In providing excellent customer service, we remind and teach our participants that it only takes one bad person and one bad experience to drive customers away — and permanently.  Therefore, it is highly essential to be treat customers, with the best care.
For in the end, they are the reasons why a business exists.
Very unfortunately, a [...]

Pardon for A Family Friend? Part Two

In the interest of presenting a fair and balanced news story — and commentary — I am posting the October 7 headline story of TV5’s flagship newscast, TEN: The Evening News.  Former industry colleague and Palace correspondent Jove Francisco presents Malacanang’s side of the controversy with regard the clemency given by President Arroyo to Claudio [...]

Pardon for A Family Friend?

The decision of President Arroyo to grant executive clemency to Claudio Teehankee, Jr., comes as a great surprise, and like many other Palace directives, it came like a thief in the night.  It certainly came as a surprise to the media, which delivered the news Monday — three days after Teehankee’s actual release from [...]

In the Midst of Two Storms

We are now is in the midst of two storms.

Tuesday night, typhoon Pablo made landfall in Eastern Samar. The whole nation prays for minimal damage, as the government, through the National Disaster Coordinating Council implements all the appropriate measures before, during, and after the typhoon.
The other storm, of course, is the economic turmoil in [...]