Whether true or not the public’s vision of a sinking ship usually includes scenes of rats jumping overboard in an effort to save themselves. In the case of Philippine President Arroyo and her sinking ship of State it appears as though she has pre-empted the “rats.” All day yesterday the country was awash in rumors [...]
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The End May be Near !
Posted in Ex-pat in the Philippines, Philippine Politics on July 8, 2005 |
Think Arroyo Will Last Much Longer?
Posted in Ex-pat in the Philippines, Philippine Politics on July 7, 2005 |
Consider this headline: “Arroyo may end up executed on the streets.” Of course it should be taken with a grain of salt, the statement was issued by a Philippine communist party spokesman. Accusations that Mrs. Arroyo’s family received illegal-gambling payoffs and that she cheated in the election have plunged her government into crisis, prompting opposition [...]
The Philippines Becomes Scrappleface
Posted in Ex-pat in the Philippines, Philippine Politics on June 29, 2005 | 3 Comments »
You could say this is satire in the best tradition of Scrappleface, but it isn’t. Philippine President Arroyo has tossed her husband out of the country to hide him from corruption allegations. Jun 29, 2005 — MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo moved dramatically on Wednesday to reduce pressure on her government from [...]
Too Little Too Late?
Posted in Ex-pat in the Philippines, Philippine Politics on June 27, 2005 | 1 Comment »
The current vote rigging scandal has swirled around Philippines President for close to four weeks. After protest marches, calls for snap elections, rumors of government takeovers too numerous to count and portions of the alleged “smoking gun” tape becoming the latest rage in cellphone ringtones Pres. Arroyo addressed the country. What follows is the full [...]
The Machinations of a Corrupt Government
Posted in Ex-pat in the Philippines, Philippine Politics on June 16, 2005 |
Lets lay out a scenario first. Your the president of a struggling third world country. You assumed power when a peoples revolt tossed out your predecessor, whom you served as vice president. Two years later – and reneging on a previous promise not to – you run for re- election against a political virgin. The [...]
How Freakin’ Stupid Can You Be ?
Posted in Ex-pat in the Philippines, Philippine Politics on June 7, 2005 |
I thought the string of hateful bile slithering out of Howard Deans mouth tops the list of stupid remarks. He has nothing on Philippine Ambassador to Israel Antonio Modena. This mental midget has compared Israeli immigration police to Nazis in the way they had been allegedly mistreating Filipinos. Modena said in a newspaper interview published [...]
Philippines, “Irked” Again
Posted in Lifetime War -Terrorism, Philippine Politics on May 9, 2005 |
This is like a broken record. (For you youngsters, a record was this round piece of plastic that produced music. Think black pizza without the anchovies.) “Australian terror warning irks Manila“ Officials in Manila yesterday admonished Australia for warning its nationals against travelling to the Philippines. They said that the latest travel advisory issued by [...]
There She Goes Again
Posted in Philippine Politics on April 24, 2005 |
hen Philippine President Arroyo first took office in 2001 after the Supreme Court unanimously declared the position of President vacant. I had hopes that things may change for the better. Here was a women that is a daughter of the late R.P. President Diosdado Macapagal and was Vice President, so politics were well known to [...]
A Bifurcated Philippines
Posted in Lifetime War -Terrorism, Philippine Politics on April 21, 2005 |
On the one hand we have this report of a breakthrough between the Philippine government and the MILF Philippine government negotiators and Islamic separatist rebels reached a breakthrough in peace talks, resolving several key sticking points relating to the territorial rights of Muslim tribes in the southern Philippines. The three-day talks, brokered by Malaysia between [...]
Arroyo is Slippery With Big Oil
Posted in Philippine Politics, Pinoy Business on April 20, 2005 | 1 Comment »
uring the last two US presidential elections two of the most common meme’s retailed by leftists, Democrats and moonbats of many stripes were the “No War for Oil” and the Cheney/Halliburton connections. Bare with me a minute and imagine this scenario for a moment: What if Bush had made television, radio or newspaper advertisments for [...]
