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My Christmas and New Year wishlist

tonyo — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:43:08 +0000

Christmas is just two days away and 2010 is not far behind. I hope this list is not too late! Here’s my wishlist — the key word here being “wish”. I wish to have some or all of them as we work through the final days of 2009 and take things as cool and composed as [...] Related posts:

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Full Text: Supreme Court decision extending voter registration until 9 January 2010

tonyo — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:10:00 +0000

In a decision promulgated and announced today, the Supreme Court granted the petition of Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raymond Palatino and several new voters and national youth organizations to compel the Commission on Elections to extend the voter registration until January 9, 2010 as provided for by law. The court decision is “immediately executory”. This is clearly a [...] Related posts:

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Supreme Court petition against Proclamation 1959

tonyo — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:30:12 +0000

The National Union of People’s Lawyers, Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, Gabriela Rep. Liza Maza, Bayan Secretary-General Renato Reyes Jr. and this blogger today went to the Supreme Court to file “A Very Urgent Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition with Very Urgent Application for a Temporary Restraining Order and/or Preliminary Injunction” at the [...] Related posts:

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Full Text: Proclamation No. 1959

tonyo — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:43:14 +0000

Here is the full text of President Arroyo’s declaration placing Maguindanao under martial law: PROCLAMATION NO. 1959 PROCLAIMING A STATE OF MARTIAL LAW AND SUSPENDING THE PRIVILEGE OF THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IN THE PROVINCE OF MAGUINDANAO, EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN AREAS WHEREAS, Proclamation 1946 was issued on 24 November 2009 declaring a state of emergency in the provinces of Maguindanao, [...] Related posts:

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Martial law non-solution to Maguindanao massacre

tonyo — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:22:22 +0000

This is a second tragedy in two weeks: First, a massacre of at least 57 innocent civilians. Now, a massacre of the Constitution and everything we supposed to have learned from martial law. President Arroyo’s Proclamation 1959 is obviously unconstitutional: There is no invasion or rebellion to warrant martial law. What we have is transparent incompetence [...] Related posts:

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Rock the Riles 2009: Jam for justice!

tonyo — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:06:01 +0000

On Dec. 6, 2009, from 2:00 pm onwards at several MRT stations, let’s express our collective indignation over the terrible Maguindanao massacre and other senseless political killings since 2001 through music and art. Take part in Rock the Riles 2009, a noteworthy initiative spearheaded by RockEd Philippines, which aims to unite musicians, artists and the public [...] Related posts:

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November 23 Movement: A Challenge of Conscience

tonyo — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:07:10 +0000

The nation is still in a state of shock over the grisly Maguindanao massacre. With the Arroyo government dragging its feet even in the face of nationwide and international uproar, several groups and individuals met over the weekend and formed the November 23 Movement. Below is their joint statement which they hope would be published in [...] Related posts:

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The fastest mobile broadband

tonyo — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:00:23 +0000

Smart and Globe are fighting over the title of having the “fastest mobile broadband service”. As they fight themselves in the media, I thought that perhaps its better to make my own study of the three competing mobile broadband products. To do the tests, I made use of a Compaq Presario notebook computer running on Windows [...] Related posts:

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Satur Ocampo files certificate of candidacy for senator

tonyo — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:23:05 +0000

The following is the statement of Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo as he filed today at the Commission on Elections his certificate of candidacy for senator in the 2010 elections: “Today, I am filing my certificate of candidacy for senator of the Republic full of hope for our people and our nation. Through the coming elections, [...] Related posts:

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Comparing Globe Tattoo, SmartBro and Sun Broadband Wireless

tonyo — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:21:25 +0000

More and more Filipinos have again gone wireless to connect to the internet. Recently, the three major wireless telcos have pushed down the cost of their wireless broadband modems or dongles to as low as P888 in a common effort to outsell competitors. The competition has gone so fierce that rivals Smart and Globe have [...] Related posts:

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