Merry-Go-Round: Floro L. Mercene
EMERGENCY rule is lifted. Back to the coup plots and destabilization.
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We are happy that the President listened to the advice of Speaker Joe de Venecia and stalwarts of Lakas to lift emergency rule.
In times of great stress, you can always count on JdV to give sound and wise counsel.
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The President worried about losing her economic gains if emergency rule was prolonged.
She would rather face the coup plotters and the snitchers than allow the peso to sink to 55 to l.
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Palace will continue to monitor the media. Threatening them will only make matters worse for the administration.
They could try the humble approach even if they don’t mean it.
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Director General Arturo Lomibao, the emergent editor and publisher of the Tribune, showed his true colors in the first flush of emergency rule.
The poor general said he was only following orders from Malacañang to give the media the hot-foot treatment.
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Now that the gloves are off, the entire media community is ranged against the administration for making it the target of its mailed fist.
Being goody-goody to them won’t be enough. The media will demand some heads to be served on a silver platter.
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The great Chavit Singson won one and a half million dollars in bets at the Pacquiao fight in Las Vegas.
He’s now busy distributing his largesse to his charity cases in the four corners of Manila. He will hate me for tattling on his good fortune.
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Chavit has bought himself a new toy in the States – a passenger plane that he will use to commute between Vigan and Manila. Lucky stiff.
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The only victim of emergency rule was Frank Drilon who lost his seat as president of the Liberal Party through emergency measures imposed by Lito Atienza at a party meeting.
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Drilon is accusing GMA of hijacking the Liberal Party as part of a grand plan to ram Charter change so that she can remain in power for the rest of her natural life.
Bully for her.
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Erap under probe for donating R8 million to the Scout Rangers, the Marines, and the Magdalo.
People close to Malacañang should also be probed for doing the same thing to the generals and admirals on a regular basis.
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Erap says the donations to the military was a Christmas gift and not funding for a coup plot.
He can tell that to the Marines, the Rangers, and the Magdalo for good measure.
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Every smart ass wants the President to step down but no one knows who should take her place.
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GMA orders the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission to investigate Department of Agriculture officials involved in the R3-billion fertilizer scam.
A moro moro to clear her name and her alleged frontman and bagman who is still hiding in the States.
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