Until now docile and forgiving Filipinos have tended to look the other way as President B. S. Aquino 3rd routinely abused the Constitution. His crimes have piled up, but none of them had affected the nation as much as his ignoble and wretched response to the January 24 Maguindanao massacre of 44 members of the Philippine National Police Special Action Force (SAF) by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.
He failed to show enough sympathy and respect for the martyred policemen… Read more »
That was the claim of Police Director Getulio Napeñas, the recently-sacked head of the Philippine National Police Special Action Force, referring to his troops’ ill-fated operation to terminate Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli bin Hir and his local cohort that led to the massacre of the 44 SAF troopers on January 25.
That was the report yesterday of Philippine Daily Inquirer’s… Read more »
Palace shields Purisima
Govt will not pressure suspended PNP chief to talk about Maguindanao mission President Benigno Aquino 3rd will not compel suspended Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Alan Purisima to speak up on his involvement in the operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao that … Read more »
Kin of fallen SAF troops not eyeing hero’s burial
The families of the fallen Special Action Force (SAF) commandos who perished in Mamasapano, Maguindanao are not seeking to bury their loved ones at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma of the Presidential Communications Operations Office issued … Read more »
UN mourns slain SAF commandos
The United Nations team in the Philippines has joined the Filipino people in mourning the death of 44 elite commandos who were mowed down during an operation to arrest terrorists in Maguindanao last week. The UN on Saturday expressed its … Read more »
Give peace a chance – Ferrer, Iqbal
KUALA LUMPUR: Government and Muslim rebel negotiators issued a joint plea on Saturday for the country to stick to a historic peace accord that is now in peril after a deadly clash spurred calls for retribution against the guerrillas. Both … Read more »
2 PAF pilots die in Batangas crash
Two Philippine Air Force (PAF) pilots were killed when their plane crashed off Nasugbu, Batangas on Saturday morning. Officials identified the fatalities as 1st Lt. Nazer Jana and Capt. John Bayao. According to Nasugbu Police chief Pablo Aguda, the pilots … Read more »
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What Congress should do: Create a commission for Mamasapano inquiry
THERE is urgency and compelling necessity for Congress to create by law a national commission to investigate and report on the circumstances and facts surrounding the January 25 incident that led to the massacre of 44 members of the Special Action Force (SAF) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Mamasapano, Maguindanao. It is urgent... Read more »
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SC slams Sereno over Jardeleza issue
The Supreme Court (SC) en banc has slammed Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno for questioning the nomination and appointment of Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza to the tribunal. In a six-page resolution dated January 21, 2015, it junked a motion for … Read more »
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Congress panel not keen on Comelec ‘pabaon’ issue
THE Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Automated Elections System (JCOC-AES) has no plans to include in its inquiry the allegations that money changed hands to ensure the P1.2-billion contract to refurbish the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines will … Read more »
Pinays nabbed in Malaysia club raid
An undisclosed number of Filipino women were among those who were rounded up in a raid on a nightclub in Malaysia late on Saturday, a Malaysian news site said on Sunday. According to a report from the New Straits Times, … Read more »
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4,580 Filipino nurses sought US jobs in 2014
A total of 4,580 Philippine-educated nurses took the US National Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for the first time in 2014 in the hopes of obtaining gainful employment in America, a lawmaker said on Sunday. House Assistant Majority Leader Rep. Gerald Anthony … Read more »
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Where MVP goes, pay goes up
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Love in times of subjectivity
I SOMETIMES think about how religious people must look at atheists and have difficulty comprehending the basic foundations of how they interact with and read the world — the grounding, organizing premises of their universes being so mutually incomprehensible. Similarly, … Read more »
The window to our soul
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Mumbo Gumbo
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Noynoy, MILF ‘inquiry’ to craft coverup
We can forget about President Noynoy’s absence at the arrival honors given to the fallen Special Action Force (SAF) troopers at the Villamor Air Base on Thursday. True, he could have tried to catch up and showed moral support to … Read more »
Morton’s Fork: The folly of having two options
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Arrest warrant valid unless it is quashed
Dear PAO, Does a warrant of arrest expire? Kean Dear Kean, A warrant of arrest is issued by a competent authority directing the arrest of a person so that he/she may be bound to answer for the commission of an … Read more »
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