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Philippine Senate Passes Cybercrime Prevention Act

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:12:00 PST

In a press statement, Senator Edgardo J. Angara announced that the Philippine Senate approved upon third reading the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (Senate Bill No. 2796). Angara filed SB2796...

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Billboard Advertiser HARASSED by the MMDA

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:57:01 PST

Most motorists dread being flagged down by an MMDA Traffic Officer for one offense or another. This is usually the ordinary citizen/motorist's introduction to bribery or extortion...

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Bonfire at RCBC Securities: Shenanigans going all the way to the top?

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:14:58 PST

A few weeks ago, one of my favorite columns in the Philippine Daily Inquirer came out with this juicy morsel: Blacklisted Lady A female sales agent of RCBC Securities—said to have been a rainmaker...

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Impeachment: The Process Is More Important Than The Outcome

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:15:13 PST

Or more exactly, it is how all parties stick to the rules that are supposed to guide the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona. After watching the first few days of the impeachment...

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#ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines? Consider the timing. #Sendong #CompostelaLandslide #RamGenSexVideo

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:27:11 PST

Nevermind that the slogan is a copy of "Its more fun in Switzerland". Let's ask, "Is it really more fun in the Philippines" Any slogan will do as long as the product lives up to it. As the usual...

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Corporate Corruption

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:55:40 PST

Most of the times, when you hear Filipino talk about corruption, you can almost be always certain they are referring to an elected official or a government agency. That's why, now and again,...

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Entranced by the Non-Event Transfer of Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from St. Luke's to VMMC

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:25:25 PST

Former President now Pampangga congresswoman Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is now safely in the "Presidential Suite" of the Veterans' Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City. Pampangga Congresswoman...

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DJ Mojo gives up and leaves Mo Twister?

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 02:02:32 PST

All the commotion over Mo Twister's latest 'leaked video' is probably just the tip of the iceberg of what really happens when the DJ is off the air. It's quite a stretch to believe someone...

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President Benigno Aquino III Gets Angry Over Being Asked If PGMA Will Be Safe In VMMC

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:42 PST

President Benigno S. Aquino III apparently got irked when he was asked about his reaction regarding a purported assassination plot against former President now Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal...

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All In!

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:21:36 PST

If all that is playing out right now is a politico-legal battle between the Maharlika/Spanish Macapagal Arroyos and the Chinese Cojuanco Aquinos, I'm bent on wondering whether what it will all mean...

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Breaking Up Hacienda Luisita May Not Be A Good Thing

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:21:31 PST

I can understand the jubilation of some people over the Supreme Court's decision to have Hacienda Luisita broken up and divided among its farmer beneficiaries. On the surface of things, giving...

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Ending It All

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:26:30 PST

This country went coo coo, a long time ago. What started it all was the idea that Filipinos, the meek and tolerating lot of brown monkey spunk that they all really are, woke up in the horrible hours...

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Reviewing the Choice People Made in 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:37:19 PST

At this juncture, more people are seeing a widening disparity between what was promised in 2010 and what we're experiencing now. Perhaps, at this point, it would be good to review the other...

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The Maguindanao Massacre, Two Years After

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:04:42 PST

I've come to know two people in broadcast journalism who died needlessly. One was Ralph Runez, a camera man of RPN9, and another is Hazel Recheta, a reporter of ABC5. Ralph died fighting...

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The Real Mugshot of Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:03:03 PST

It has probably spread on the internet by now.

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I, Citizen...

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 06:29:28 PST

Perhaps, it is time that the ordinary citizen take heed and recognize that their duty to the country is not limited to that few hours a day once every three years to elect a candidate. The Citizen...

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Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal Arroyo arrested, has justice been served?

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:53:25 PST

If this were one of those low budget, no concept Filipino massacre films that might have starred Kris Aquino, the epilogue would probably we flashing on the screen and the air would be filled by the...

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Arrest Warrant being served to former President Gloria Macpagal Arroyo

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:11:26 PST

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GMA charged with electoral fraud and arrest ordered in an hour

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:23:06 PST

(Mugshot of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo?) Within less than eight hours, former President now Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was charged by the Comelec with committing...

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The Department of Gaffes

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:06:23 PST

Former President now Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and former first gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 8:11 in the evening. This was just after...

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The Nationalist Cause

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:12:50 PST

(Responding to Herman Tiu Laurel.) There are many ways to think about what being nationalistic means. Some serve their countries with a gun in their hands and others hold peace rallies denouncing...

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#Comelec commissioner #Gus #Lagman refuses to acknowledge the elephant in the room

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:31:59 PST

This is a short post because it is a Sunday and I'm trying to lose all the calories i ate last night. OES proponent and now Comelec Commissioner Gus Lagman is railing at what he claims to be a...

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Who's behind Baron Buchokoy?

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:48:16 PST

Benign0 makes a fine point as usual about Baron Buchokoy's refusal to to come out in the open and answer a couple of questions about his work. But even without Buchokoy, people have already been...

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Who is Baron Buchokoy of Pinoy Monkey Pride?

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:05:39 PST

For the past couple of months, people at the FB groups Get Real Philippines Community and The AP Group have had the privilege of enjoying the premiere showing of Baron Buchokoy's...

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Baron Buchokoy's "AQUINO COJUANGCO: FACTS THEY DONT WANT YOU TO KNOW "

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Farol) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:59:17 PST

How did the Aquino's and Cojuanco's emerge as the country's foremost economic and political clan? Are our news media organizations really turning a blind eye and keeping quiet about how the...

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