tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622795584939603422Sat, 30 Jul 2011 19:34:06 +0000Archives from ESSFSome Notes on the Current Philippine SituationThanks for subscribing..http://richard-solis.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (ShareLD)Blogger9125Richardsolishttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622795584939603422.post-7153342166044384083Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:44:00 +00002010-06-03T17:22:37.323-07:00Some Notes on the Current Philippine SituationRichard S. Solis May 31, 2010 The Arroyo Court and Beyond Outgoing President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (PGMA) seems to tighten her hold to power as June 30, 2010 (turn-over date to her successor) approaches. Her last minute appointment of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court after the overwhelming mandate given by the Filipino voters to Senator Noynoy Aquino as the new President of the countryhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Richardsolis/~3/PD4HMnFeFWw/almost-month-after-2010-synchronized.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ShareLD)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Richardsolis/~4/PD4HMnFeFWw" height="1" width="1"/>http://richard-solis.blogspot.com/2010/06/almost-month-after-2010-synchronized.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622795584939603422.post-3277164177636355101Tue, 25 May 2010 02:19:00 +00002010-05-24T19:19:50.478-07:00Some Notes on the Current Philippine SituationSome Notes on Post Election Philippines Situation Richard S. Solis May 13, 2010 As Political Dusks are Settling, New Realities are Emerging It has been two days after the May 10, 2010 Philippine elections and as the Political dusks seem to settle down, the nation faces a situation of having a new President but continue to be governed by the Arroyo Regime even beyond the June 30, 2010 turning http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Richardsolis/~3/0G17lm65Axk/some-notes-on-post-election-philippines.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ShareLD)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Richardsolis/~4/0G17lm65Axk" height="1" width="1"/>http://richard-solis.blogspot.com/2010/05/some-notes-on-post-election-philippines.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622795584939603422.post-8056183871668731137Thu, 06 May 2010 10:37:00 +00002010-05-06T03:37:06.884-07:00Some Notes on the Current Philippine SituationBy: Richard S. Solis May 5, 2010 President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III: A Virtual Reality? The results of the latest surveys (the last before elections) are showing that Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is leading away from his closest rival Manuel “Manny” Villar Jr. In fact, even if one combines the ratings of both Manny (2nd) and the former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada (3rd) Noynoy Aquino http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Richardsolis/~3/7BkWk0UjcKM/some-notes-on-philippine-situation-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ShareLD)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Richardsolis/~4/7BkWk0UjcKM" height="1" width="1"/>http://richard-solis.blogspot.com/2010/05/some-notes-on-philippine-situation-4.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622795584939603422.post-5897875442097367623Thu, 06 May 2010 07:35:00 +00002010-05-06T00:37:47.538-07:00Archives from ESSF"The Ampatuans have been known to be Arroyo’s warlords and therefore could not be genuinely identified as rebels otherwise this move will again end up on Arroyo’s doorsteps." The Quid Pro Quo The private army and the enormous wealth of the Ampatuans have been arrogantly displayed for the entire world to see since they have had a quid pro quo relationship with the Arroyo regime. That is the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Richardsolis/~3/nMgtlcFMyG0/maguindanao-martial-law-is-answer-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ShareLD)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Richardsolis/~4/nMgtlcFMyG0" height="1" width="1"/>http://richard-solis.blogspot.com/2010/05/maguindanao-martial-law-is-answer-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622795584939603422.post-992565177286884139Thu, 06 May 2010 07:34:00 +00002010-05-06T00:34:25.501-07:00Archives from ESSFLast January 20, 2010, a third hearing of the principal suspect of the Maguindanao massacre Andal Ampatuan, Jr was held in Quezon City. It was a hearing on bail which the lawyers of the suspect requested so as to have him outside of the detention but making him available for hearings. It was during the hearing that the prosecutors presented the third witness after the second witness withdrew http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Richardsolis/~3/-BMxC0zqFjk/maguindanao-massacre-two-months-after.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ShareLD)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Richardsolis/~4/-BMxC0zqFjk" height="1" width="1"/>http://richard-solis.blogspot.com/2010/05/maguindanao-massacre-two-months-after.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622795584939603422.post-2878211334649375003Thu, 06 May 2010 07:31:00 +00002010-05-06T00:33:00.900-07:00Archives from ESSFIT’S ELECTIONS’ TIME: COMELEC’S MISSION IMPOSIBLE? Since the last quarter of 2009, the country has been on election mode. Politicians from traditional to the so-called new politics advocates have been spending millions of pesos in packaging and selling themselves to the people thru the tri-media. They have to do the campaigning in so many ways and means so as not to be accused of premature http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Richardsolis/~3/0gPj8w7Ahtw/some-notes-on-current-philippine_06.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ShareLD)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Richardsolis/~4/0gPj8w7Ahtw" height="1" width="1"/>http://richard-solis.blogspot.com/2010/05/some-notes-on-current-philippine_06.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622795584939603422.post-5412816041071856182Wed, 05 May 2010 12:14:00 +00002010-05-05T05:15:06.045-07:00Some Notes on the Current Philippine SituationSome Notes on the Current Philippine Situation Richard S. Solis April 28, 2010 3rd of 4th Homestretching for May 10, 2010 Elections Barely two weeks to go before the May 10, 2010 Local and National Elections, observers can easily see the political operators from the camp of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA) making their moves covering all aspects that can block or delay their plan on election day http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Richardsolis/~3/U55mw7c9C8A/some-notes-on-current-philippine_4027.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ShareLD)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Richardsolis/~4/U55mw7c9C8A" height="1" width="1"/>http://richard-solis.blogspot.com/2010/05/some-notes-on-current-philippine_4027.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622795584939603422.post-3627218309316495951Wed, 05 May 2010 11:49:00 +00002010-05-05T05:12:46.573-07:00Some Notes on the Current Philippine SituationRichard S. Solis April 6, 2010 First of Four Series SIGNS OF THE TIMES ARE POINTING TO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION A little, more than a month to go before the May 10, 2010 local and national elections, more than eighty-five thousand (85,000) candidates are vying for the seventeen thousand (17,000) local and national positions and 50.2 million voters will have to select upon them. However, the fast http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Richardsolis/~3/KhHpPR9AMX4/some-notes-on-current-philippine_05.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ShareLD)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Richardsolis/~4/KhHpPR9AMX4" height="1" width="1"/>http://richard-solis.blogspot.com/2010/05/some-notes-on-current-philippine_05.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622795584939603422.post-3489888028925248343Wed, 05 May 2010 05:38:00 +00002010-05-05T05:12:46.573-07:00Some Notes on the Current Philippine SituationRichard S. Solis 2nd of Four Series April 10, 2010 REREADING THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES The possibilities of having the scenario of no proclamation which may also lead to a failure of elections are all meant or tailored made for GMA and her camp whose end game has pointed to various combinations with full back-up moves and have been laid out systematically. The political signs and the moves http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Richardsolis/~3/WDvn13VcI6o/some-notes-on-current-philippine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ShareLD)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Richardsolis/~4/WDvn13VcI6o" height="1" width="1"/>http://richard-solis.blogspot.com/2010/05/some-notes-on-current-philippine.htmlen-usnonadult