INQUIRER: Mindanao suffers massive blackout

Millions of people were left without electricity in Mindanao on Thursday after a massive power breakdown, officials said, as repair crews worked to determine the cause of the outage. The power cuts began before dawn and affected heavily populated areas in Mindanao, home to a quarter of the country's nearly 100 million population.

MLA STANDARD: JOJO ROBLES - The two Yengs Guiao seems blissfully unaware that he wants to rename an airport in Pampanga that honors "Cong Dadong," the first Kapampangan President, to honor someone who is from Hacienda Luisita, Tarlac and Times Street, Quezon City. But I'm sure that it's occurred to Guiao, as well that it would be pretty nifty to have "his and hers" Aquino airports.

MLA STANDARD: KIT TATAD

Cory was able to hold on to the Hacienda, but not her son. He could not stop the Supreme Court from ruling in favor of the farmers. Miffed, he decided to PAY OFF the members of Congress to impeach and remove Chief Justice Renato Corona who had penned the ruling. His victory gave him FULL CONTROL OF THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT, which completely destroyed what Edsa "revolution" was supposed to have won.

MLA STANDARD: JOJO ROBLES - 'WALANG ALAM'

So President Noynoy went to Cateel, Davao Oriental to praise himself for rehabilitating a province devastated by a typhoon a while back, only to learn from the governor that 57 percent of the area was still without electricity. In so many words, Aqiuno's reaction was: "HOW COME NOBODY TOLD ME?"
-----standard reply when cornered: LAHAT MAY KASALANAN EXCEPT HIM - "BOY TURO"!

MLA STANDARD: JOJO ROBLES - 'WALANG ALAM'

So President Noynoy went to Cateel, Davao Oriental to praise himself for rehabilitating a province devastated by a typhoon a while back, only to learn from the governor that 57 percent of the area was still without electricity. In so many words, Aqiuno's reaction was: "HOW COME NOBODY TOLD ME?"
-----standard reply when cornered: LAHAT MAY KASALANAN EXCEPT HIM - "BOY TURO"!

cyber-attacks by palace backed hackers on media sites critical of the government should go to jail first. palace propagandists besmirching reputations  of their perceived political opponents through fake bloggers and rumor sites should be investigated by DOJ and NBI UNLESS cyber-crime law is interpreted to TARGET only their critics while their attack dogs can FREELY attack their victims.

TRIBUNE: MEDIA killings in RP deeply 'troubling' - US

The United States views the killing of jour-nalists in the Philippines as "deeply troubling," its ambassador yesterday said, adding his voice to growing criticism from local and international watchdog groups. "Attempts to silence journalists are deeply troubling and not acceptable," US Ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg told reporters. "Democracy needs free press," he stressed even as he reaffirmed the close alliance between Washington and Manila.

EDSA'S PUBLIC ENEMY NO 1 - PNOY AS DEMOCRACY'S SERIAL KILLER corrupted the legislative by BRIBES thru PDAF and DAP. bought peace by SUBDIVIDING the country and genuflecting before Malaysia. murdering the UNBORN through passage of the RH law. shabbily treated victims of calamities by not responding swiftly and mounting a turtle-paced rehab operation. blatant display of arrogance in mishandling luneta massacre by absolving his officials of culpability. extinguished the right of the population to free themselves of hunger and poverty by false economic data and prepaid surveys. refusing to act aggressively in returning hacienda luisita to its rightful owners.  

Our honorable solons got 6.5B from Pnoy's DAP funds to impeach CJ Corona. 5B to the Congressmen and 1.5B to the Senators. How come there are no calls for an investigation? Will the dirty senators investigate themselves? Will the dirty congressmen investigate themselves? How about Pnoy, why won't he have DOJ investigate this corruption? Investigate themselves? That would be a miracle!!!

Speech ni pnoy sa cebu celebration ogie alcasid emcee sa harap ng stage puro sundalo watch ch4 yun lang nag cover.

INQUIRER: Solons got P5B in DAP during impeachment trial of Corona

The Aquino administration used P6.5 billion from the little-known Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) before, during and after the impeachment trial of then Chief Justice Renato Corona to bend Congress to its will, two members of the House of Representatives told the Inquirer. The sources estimated that the House got as much as P5 billion in DAP funds, while the senators received the remaining P1.5 billion, as admitted by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) itself.

MANILA STANDARD: FR RANI AQUINO - THE RIGHT TO BAIL

The right to bail SHALL NOT BE IMPAIRED EVEN when the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is suspended. Excessive bail SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED. "Shall be bailable - in the law, 'shall' mandates. This has led to the traditional formulation of the rule: In all cases except those punishable by reclusion perpetua (or, under special penal laws, life imprisonment) BAIL IS A MATTER OF RIGHT.When the offense of which a person stands accused is punishable by reclusion perpetua or life imprisonment, and EVIDENCE OF GUILT IS STRONG, it DOES NOT FOLLOW that bail must be denied, because that is NOT what the Constitution provides. IT ONLY SUBJECTS THE GRANT OF BAIL TO JUDICIAL DISCRETION. Bail is available then in all cases, if the judge would exercise discretion in favor of its concession, and discretion precisely means that IT IS THE JUDGE'S CALL. The judge must judge!

MANILA STANDARD: FR RANI AQUINO - THE RIGHT TO BAIL

The right to bail SHALL NOT BE IMPAIRED EVEN when the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is suspended. Excessive bail SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED. "Shall be bailable - in the law, 'shall' mandates. This has led to the traditional formulation of the rule: In all cases except those punishable by reclusion perpetua (or, under special penal laws, life imprisonment) BAIL IS A MATTER OF RIGHT.When the offense of which a person stands accused is punishable by reclusion perpetua or life imprisonment, and EVIDENCE OF GUILT IS STRONG, it DOES NOT FOLLOW that bail must be denied, because that is NOT what the Constitution provides. IT ONLY SUBJECTS THE GRANT OF BAIL TO JUDICIAL DISCRETION. Bail is available then in all cases, if the judge would exercise discretion in favor of its concession, and discretion precisely means that IT IS THE JUDGE'S CALL. The judge must judge!

MLA STANDARD: KIT TATAD - DÉJÅ VU

That, indeed, is the word - we have seen all it more clearly as we prepare for the 28th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA "People Power", which installed Cory Aquino, PNoy's late mother, as revolutionary president. So many things happening today seem to be merely a replay of what had happened before. From the seemingly endless natural calamities to the man made disasters wrought by official arrogance and incompetence, what happened under Cory is simply being repeated under PNoy.

MLA STANDARD: TONY LOPEZ - REDUCING POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT

This early, there is one massive failure the BS Aquino administration will be known for - the failure to halve poverty from its level of 30 percent in 1990 to 15 percent by 2015, a period of 25 years. The deadline for halving poverty as a Millennium Development Goal (MDG), per international covenant, is next year. Today, poverty incidence as a percentage of the population is still at 25.2 percent - the same level when Aquino took office in July 2010. This year, poverty incidence is variously placed at between 25.2 percent and 28 percent.

MANILA BULLETIN: DBM ADMITS RELEASING DAP DURING CORONA TRIAL

The administration HAS FINALLY ADMITTED releasing funds from the Disbursement Acceleration Plan (DAP) to pet projects endorsed by four senators at the height of the impeachment trial of then Chief Justice Renato C. Corona in 2012.

MANILA STANDARD EDITORIAL: President Aquino is ANNOYED at survivors of typhoon Yolanda for knocking on his door at Malacanang to demand assistance. He signaled, in clear terms, THE PRESIDENTIAL POSITION ON THE ISSUE: HELP YOURSELF.

MANILA TIMES: GOVT MUST CONFRONT, NOT RELY ON TRICKLE-DOWN EFFECT

The government must take direct action to alleviate poverty in the country that wait for the natural trickle-down effect of economic gains achieved so far, an economist said. "It is better to have direct intervention such as the purpose of the new NEDA spatial and sectoral approach," Alvin Ang, University of Santo Tomas professor of economics and Philippine Economics Society president, told The Manila Times.

MANILA TIMES: YEN MAKABENTA - NO LEFT OR RIGHT IN POST-YOLANDA CRISIS, JUST DOWN AND DESPERATE FAMILIES

Pres BS Aquino 3rd and his administration could not have been more insulting in their response to the petition of the People Surge alliance of Yolanda survivors. Instead of granting the petitioners' request for a meeting in the Palace of our people, he ignored them and stole away to other engagements, leaving them at the palace gates. Not to be outdone in insulting the petitioners and their alliance, rehabilitation czar-turned coordinator Panfilo Lacson, branded the Yolanda survivors as "communist pawns."

PHILSTAR: Soliman asked to explain P58-M rotting rice in Subic

Congressmen are seeking an explanation from Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman on why her department failed to use P58 million worth of rice, which the Bureau of Customs (BOC) had seized and donated to typhoon victims.

PGMA's motion for bail was denied anew for lack of merit.

Yet, the government own star witness testified that no money trail leads to PGMA. they never alleged that she amassed, accumulated, acquired, appropriated or converted any money (which are the elements of of plunder) for herself. The star witness also said funds were released by the board, not PGMA. another govt witness form the COA testified that all the funds were fully liquidated and this is the same procedure now.

So what is the basis for denying the bail?

In fact, the SC in Montano vs Ocampo (1953 case) said that bail should be granted even if the evidence of guilt is strong as the accused is not a flight risk and there is absolutely no evidence vs her as testified by govt witnesses.

Moreover, PGMA remains ill. In several cases the SC said that the defendants were released on bail on the ground that they were ill and their confinement in prison would be injurious to their health. De La Rama vs peoples court, Pio Duran case, Benigno Aquino case. In fact, in De La Rama, he was only suffering from "minimal, early, unstable type of pulmonary TB, and granular pharyngitis." Certainly pgma's sickness is worse than early TB and pharyngitis.

So, what does this mean? PGMA is charged w/ conspiracy, wherein the crime of one is the crime of all. Yet, the other defendants are out on bail but PGMA is detained.

This is persecution. Pure and simple.

If you are a targeted enemy. You will be oppressed and persecuted. No rule of law for you.

When will we all wake up form this nightmare?

TRIBUNE: Poor health entitles GMA to bail - defense

The camp of former Pres and now Pamp Rep. Gloria M-Arroyo yesterday filed a supplemental motion before the First Division of the Sandiganbayan asking the anti-graft court to reconsider its decision on Arroyo's bail petition, citing her medical condition. In an eight supplemental motion. Arroyo's lawyers claimed that she is now complementing her second term as representative of her home province of Pampanga and all members of her family are residing in the country. On the matter of Arroyo's personal health, they noted that she is now 66 years old, frail and losing weight. She has also undergone three operations on her cervical spine but remains ill, requiring regular therapy.

INQUIRER: Arroyo appeals for bail anew

Arroyo, through counsels Jose B. Flaminiano, Laurence Hector B. Arroyo and Aufelene Anne P. Laxamana, submitted an eight-page supplemental motion for reconsideration to convince the anti-graft court's First Division to reverse its previous ruling denying her bail petition. They cited a 1953 Supreme Court ruling in the case of Montano vs. Ocampo that said bail may be granted even in capital offense and regardless of a finding that evidence of guilt is strong.

NAPOLES TREATED BETTER: MANILA STANDARD: JOJO ROBLES

- sources at the national police headquarters in Camp Crame suggest that Napoles does not need to post bail at all, if getting out of jail is what she really wants to do. They say that almost since the beginning of "Ma'am Jenny's" confinement in August at the PNP Special Action Forces camp, she was already being allowed to leave on a daily basis, for several hours each day. According to these sources, Napoles would leave early in the morning and return before noon using unmarked vehicles. Apparently, Napoles would perform her daily ablutions outside of the camp - most likely, I'm told, in one of her houses in the south of Metro Manila -and return to the camp bathed, coiffed and ready for the day ahead.

How can a witness who admitted taking commissions and willing to return that self-imposed figure of 40 million be accepted as a state witness? a case of a pot calling itself white? if her affidavit were submitted already with the office of the ombudsman, why is there a parallel senate investigation? in aid of 2016 vilification with its chairman giving a premature verdict, isn't the blue ribbon committee acting as judge  and trying to influence the decision of the courts? why did the doj allow the whistle-blowers to meet before facing the senate? why the unusual silence of the ombudsman amidst all these?

NEWS: MAR RECRUITS AMERICAN POLITICAL STRATEGIST

MANILA - The camp of Interior and Local Government Sec. Mar Roxas has hired the services of American political strategist Paul Bograd to help him enhance his public image, possibly in time for the May 2016 elections. Bograd first barged into the Philippine's political scene when he helped in the presidential campaign of Speaker Ramon Mitra in 1992 and Sen. Joseph Estrada in 1992. It was businessman Manuel Zamora who introduced Bograd to the two politicians.

It is clear that tuason and luy were both co-conspirators with napoles and both were "de-commissioned" by napoles and suddenly "bothered by their conscience" and are now heroically tagged as "whistle-blower". They were offered sanctuary under the WPP provided their revelations will center on the political targets of the govt. Plain and simple.

As to testimony of ruby tuason in today's hearing: re malampaya where they are trying to link me >> Per her own testimony, ruby and I were not seeing eye to eye because what she did to my cousin Butch (burned his clothes). We were not in talking terms. As to Jess Santos, it's double hearsay  cos she said it's her bro (who can't confirm cos he is dead) who said he knows Jess Santos. But she also has no proof that the money went to Jess Santos.

Ruby Tuason did not claim of knowing atty Jess Santos, its her deceased brother who allegedly dealt with him.

TRIBUNE: BAD POLICIES, NOT WEATHER, BLAMED FOR HIGH JOB LOSS

Members of House Independent Minority Bloc yesterday said the government has a lot of explaining to do on the supposed 2013 fourth quarter 7.2 percent growth in the gross domestic product (GDP), as the two figures don't meet eye to eye. The bloc issued this reaction yesterday as they noted that the supposed GDP growth was conflicting as against surge in the number of the unemployed to 12 million.

TRIBUNE: NOY'S B-DAY GIFT TO LUISITA FARMERS: HOLDING THEM AT GUNPOINT, RAZING HOMES

President Aquino's birthday gift from his family's corporation, Tadeco, was its security guards, also known as the Aquino-Cojuangco's yellow army that held the Hacienda Luisita farmers at gunpoint while the rest of armed security personnel destroyed huts, crops and homes of farmers.

TRIBUNE: 2 TUASON AFFIDAVITS BARE PORK FRAME UP

The script for the pork barrel melodrama on the chapter involving now state witness Ruby Chan Tuason, an erstwhile Malacañang employee, is a work in progress and is revised along the way based on the two affidavits of Tuason that The Tribune got hold yesterday.

MLA TIMES: BELMONTE FAKE SARO DIDN'T COME FROM CONGRESS

"There is zero probability that it [fake SARO] came from the House. It didn't come from here. It came from DBM and so far they [NBI] are only targeting low-level people in the DBM. In fact the only guy that you can be sure of is the driver," Belmonte, a lawyer, said in a chance interview.

MLA STANDARD: ECONOMIC CZAR ADMITS GOVT LAGS IN JOB CREATION

The National Economic Development Authority on Wednesday admitted that despite hitting economic targets, the Aquino administration has lagged behind in providing social protection and creating jobs. "We are on track with respect to our economic targets, but we lag with respect to our social outcomes," NEDA director general Arsenio Balisacan said during Tuesday's Cabinet meeting.

MANILA TIMES: PH drops in press freedom ranking

PHILSTAR: World press freedom: Phl slips to 149th

MLA STANDARD: Work environment for PH media 'worsens'

TRIBUNE: Impunity vs media thrives under Noy's watch - RSF (France based Reporters Sans Frontier's or reporters without borders)

YEAR 2010
Pnoy promised rice suffiency in 2013
- result: rice smuggling record-high; pnoy promised "pag walang korupt, walang mahirap"
- result: with DAP nad PDAF, dumami ang corrupt; pnoy promised to return hacienda luisita to farmers
-result: slowly being taken back by the hacienderos and wow, getting paid for it; pnoy promised a better economy
- result: increased poverty, hunger and unemployment; pnoy promised judicial reform
- result: political opponents arrested and jailed without evidence while corrupt allies go scot-free.
ANYARE???

ginamit daw ang DAP to pump prime or stimulate the economy ..dinugtungan pa na "mission accomplished" kaya itinigil na. bakit DUMAMI pa ang WALANG TRABAHO?? saan talaga NAPUNTA ang DAP?

a week ago, PNOY was quoted as saying "go after MERALCO".

now this:

PHILSTAR: GOVT JUSTIFIES APPROVAL OF MERALCO RATE HIKE
The Department of Energy DEFENDED before the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday its approval of MERALCO'S P4.15 per kilowatt-hour power rate increase.

Anyare?

-- who will DEFEND the consumers? ANYBODY?

INQUIRER: GOVT, NOT TYPHOON, TO BLAME FOR UNEMPLOYMENT - GROUPS

"The cause of the present jobs disaster in the country is NOT YOLANDA BUT NOYNOY. Aquino's dependence on foreign investments and refusal to implement genuine land reform and national industrialization are disastrous for the employment situation in the country," KMU chairperson Elmer Labog said in a statement.

INQUIRER: The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in a recent publication titled "Taking the Right Road to Inclusive Growth," said the failure of the country to boost its industrial sector was a key reason why its economic growth remained far from being inclusive. "The Philippines economy's chronic problems of high unemployment, slow poverty reduction and low investment are reflections of the sluggish industrialization," the ADB said.

ON RISING NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED: Malacañamg had a READY EXCUSE for this. According to the Palace, this was to be expected with MAN-MADE AND NATURAL CALAMITIES hitting the country last year, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz now claims that government data show that CALAMITIES DO NOT HAVE AN IMPACT ON EMPLOYMENT, and that SWS figures are always higher because the latter uses a different methodology.

- HOY! MAG-USAP NGA KAYO!!!

SWS reported a sizable increase in unemployment, WATCH OUT for the NEXT SURVEY RELEASE saying that THE PRESIDENT IS STILL POPULAR!!

translation: TUWANGTUWA TAYONG MAWALAN NG TRABAHO!
O DI BA?

SWS reported a sizable increase in unemployment, WATCH OUT for the NEXT SURVEY RELEASE saying that THE PRESIDENT IS STILL POPULAR!!

translation: TUWANGTUWA TAYONG MAWALAN NG TRABAHO!
O DI BA?

ABS-CBN: Unemployment rate up in December - SWS survey

SOLAR NEWS: SWS poll reveals more joblessness

INQUIRER: Jobless Filipinos hit 12.1M

PHILSTAR: Jobless Pinoys hit 12.1 M - poll

MANILA STANDARD: Jobless rate in end-2013 up to 12.1m

MANILA TIMES: Ranks of unemployed up to 12.1M

MANILA BULLETIN: 12.1 million Filipinos now jobless

TRIBUNE: SWS poll shows 12-M Filipinos jobless

ABANTE: 12.1 MILYONG PINOY WALANG TRABAHO.

ANC: Members of Anakbayan and the League of Filipino Students stormed gate 7 of Malacanang early today to protest what they say is President Aquino's inaction on several issues affecting Filipinos. After evading police and the PSG, the protesters shook the Palace gates, and proceeded with a brief program, where they denounced Aquino for the rising prices of basic commodities and utilities. They also hit the president for the impending increase in MRT and LRT fares.

ANC: Members of Anakbayan and the League of Filipino Students stormed gate 7 of Malacanang early today to protest what they say is President Aquino's inaction on several issues affecting Filipinos. After evading police and the PSG, the protesters shook the Palace gates, and proceeded with a brief program, where they denounced Aquino for the rising prices of basic commodities and utilities. They also hit the president for the impending increase in MRT and LRT fares.

Never in the history of our country did we have a prejudiced and partial DOJ. It always starts an investigation with premature judgement usually supported by innuendos, gossips and malicios intentions. De Lima's media addiction destroys reputations along the way even before a final report is submitted. WPP is now a sanctuary of wrongdoers disguised as "whistle-blowers" to escape conviction as they will do anything as dictated by the "sipsip incorporated" officials of its agencies. "Truckloads of evidence" are hot air balloons released as tools to influence public opinion in pursuing its murderous instinct. Never mind the spleen and blood spilled. Anybody accused is outrightly judged, and laws are mangled. Thus, henceforth, we should call it the "Department of Injustice".

INQUIRER: Ferdinand Topacio, current lawyer for Arroyo, accused De Lima of "EXTREME IRRESPONSIBILITY and lack of ethics, logic and common HUMAN DECENCY" in "heavily insinuating" that Arroyo was involved in the Malampaya Fund scam. "It is unlawyerly and unseemly of a public official sworn to impartially applying criminal laws," Topacio said in a statement. He said Tuason's testimony, though "bare and untested," was being used in the "continuing persecution" of the family of former Pres Arroyo by  the Aquino administration.

PHILSTAR: Sandigan warns to junk De Venecia's testimony on NBN-ZTE graft case

- Sandiganbayan warn-ed yesterday Jose "Joey" de Venecia III that his testimony against former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on the national broadband network (NBN) deal graft case will be stricken off the trial records if he fails to show up again next month for cross-examination.

PHILSTAR: Sandigan warns to junk De Venecia's testimony on NBN-ZTE graft case

- Sandiganbayan warn-ed yesterday Jose "Joey" de Venecia III that his testimony against former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on the national broadband network (NBN) deal graft case will be stricken off the trial records if he fails to show up again next month for cross-examination.

Bulletin headline: Rice Smuggling Stays Unabated

Inquirer Headline: Meralco asks SC: Lift TRO on rate increase

Star headline: Palace prods judiciary on rice smuggling cases --- in the Star headline, sub headline says 157 court cases, zero convictions --- "so far, none of the 157 cases has ended in a conviction." WHY ? Because this govt just keeps filling cases even if the evidence is weak. Thus, their dismal record. Zero conviction.

As to the Inquirer headline, sub headline is: Utility firm warns of power outages... My gosh, Meralco, even has the gall to threaten us. Lousy SOBs. As to the Bulletin headline, sub headline is: Cheap Imported Grains Flooding Zamboanga City... Smuggling has never been as rampant as in this administration.... Tsk tsk tsk

PHILSTAR: SWS: Noy govt rating slip

ABS-CBN: Govt satisfaction ratings drop for 2nd straight quarter

MANILA BULLETIN: Aquino administration's satisfaction rating declines

TRIBUNE: Noy's rating continues slide in SWS Dec. poll

ABANTE: Satisfaction rating ng Aquino govt, plakda

TRIBUNE: CHARLIE MANALO - Contagious

A friend texted me yesterday lamenting how the government, in cahoots with the yellow media is playing with the Vhong-Deniece-Cedric saga even as the country has been facing more serious issues lately.

My friend said he just could not fathom why the Department of Justice and the National Bureau of Investigation's extra attention to a simple police matter with separate press conferences when the National Bureau of Investigation is directly under the DoJ.

TRIBUNE: NINEZ CACHO OLIVARES - Apology and justification for Noy's rating drop

This one is for Ripley's. Believe it or not, but pollster Social Weather Stations (SWS) apologizes for the lower ratings on the public satisfaction with the Aquino administration. Isn't that truly strange for the SWS to be apologizing for the lower ratings obtained by the Aquino administration and even Noynoy himself?

TRIBUNE: NINEZ CACHO OLIVARES - Apology and justification for Noy's rating drop

This one is for Ripley's. Believe it or not, but pollster Social Weather Stations (SWS) apologizes for the lower ratings on the public satisfaction with the Aquino administration. Isn't that truly strange for the SWS to be apologizing for the lower ratings obtained by the Aquino administration and even Noynoy himself?

BUSINESSWORLD: SWS: Gov't rating DROPS ANEW PUBLIC SATISFACTION with the Aquino administration dropped for a second quarter in row as last year ended, but at "very good" its rating remains significantly higher compared to previous governments.

-- HAHA THE ONLY POLLSTER WITH CONSISTENT RIDER APOLOGIES TO CLIENTS.

DZRH: 10:03

Pnoy napikon na naman sa media re negative news reporting... Eh wala namang naiitulong sa bayan.

Deo Macalma: kung ayaw mo mabanatan (sa media) wag ka pumasok sa gobyerno.

Partner: eh bakit nung panahon ni FPGMA, si Noynoy at Roxas panay banat din.

MLA STANDARD: KIT TATAD - The big Social Weather Swindle

In the latest alleged survey, which has made a mockery of the suffering in Eastern Visayas, the questions asked of the interviewees were never publicly disclosed. But sources have revealed that some people were asked in face-to-face interviews, (a method no longer used in most other countries), "if they would like to see Aquino removed." To that question, only the most daring would answer "yes" This allowed the fraudsters to say Aquino still enjoyed high popularity among the Yolanda victims. But instead of saying that a high X-percent of those interviewed said they did not want to see Aquino removed, the fraudsters claimed a high X-percent of 100 million Filipinos still support Aquino. Sheer magic!

Star: Jarius Bondoc - Aquino disputed Estrada's allegation about DAP's scandalous purpose.

Supposedly every DAP peso was spent honestly. There were no specifics on how such disbursement in the hinterlands pump-primed the national economy.

Another example: 13B to congress, agn w/ no spending details. It had to take Estrada and other lawmakers to admit part of it: 50M-100M each to 20 senators, 10M-15M each to selected congressmen. The timing of the releases was suspicious: during and right after Corona's impeachment trial.

The nature of the releases also belies the DAP's vaunted honestly. They were lump sums for the lawmakers to spend at their discretion.

PHILSTAR: JARIUS BONDOC - To absolve child rapist just because he has stopped

The DAP no longer is being done, so the petitions against it are moot. Thus argued the Solicitor General at the Supreme Court last week for the presidential pork barrel, or Disbursement Acceleration Program. Is there a lamer defense for the indefensible? He has stopped raping his daughter, so the charges against him must be dropped? DUH?

PHILSTAR: ATTY JOSE SISON - Incongruities

It looks like no significant reforms are in sight for the rest of the term of this administration. People seem to be resigned in accepting the reality that no major change will happen for the next 800 or more days remaining in PNoy's term. At this stage, the rosy expectations at the start of his tenure have all been shattered by subsequent events and developments since he assumed office which are obviously contrary to what he has been repeated telling the people. What we have now is a government being ran more by words and by propaganda than by real and concrete actions seen and felt by the people.

MLA STANDARD EDITORIALS: BANDWAGON OF FOOLS
(vhong and cornejo issue)
What does all this signify? Amid all the truly significant problems that beset the country today, not one, but two Cabinet secretaries and one bureau commissioner have chosen to involve themselves in a matter best left to the local police and the courts. Like flies attracted to a turd, there is no shortage of fools hovering around this story.

ON NAVARRO CORNEJO ISSUE: YELLOWS BEATING UP AND RAPING THE COUNTRY

- DOJ and NBI's extra attention to a simple police matter with separate presscons
- BIR's henares to investigate cedric lee's income tax (the same commissioner who wanted to tax the filipina caregiver who won a talent contest in Israel)
- DILG secretary to investigate gun licenses and providing security for vhong (the same secretary who wanted a mayor to resign before helping the survivors)
- yellow media going out of their way investigating business transactions of cedric lee. (ano ang relasyon nito sa alleged crime?)
- yellow media devoting 80% of coverage in this particular incident while other bigger crimes abound in metro manila
- DOTC providing contracts of cedric lee in airports

ALL THESE WHILE MASSACRE OF 58 VICTIMS STILL UNRESOLVED; MOUNTING CASUALTIES IN MINDANAO; MYSTERY OF LEVISTE'S PARDON STILL A MYSTERY, VRIGINIA TORRES APPOINTED IN HACIENDA  LUISITA (whaaat?) MICHAEL RAY AQUINO GUILTY IN US COURT BUT INNOCENT IN PH COURT.

ON DAP ORAL ARGUMENT: Justifying corruption of the rule of law by proclaiming ignorance and pleading absence of culpability by mere stoppage of such illegal practice is A TWISTED ARGUMENT DESIGNED as a MOCKERY of the intelligence and wisdom of the sitting JUSTICES of the HIGHEST COURT of the land. FAILING to get an extension, this the KIND of LEGAL ARGUMENT that needed MORE TIME to ADD more spice and garnishings on A POORLY CONCOCTED RECIPE. In this case, the adage too many "CROOKS" spoil the broth maybe applicable. PATHETIC.

In his defense of the constitutionality of the DAP funds in the SC, sol gen Jardeleza admitted that it's unconstitutional but that the petition to declare it unconstitutional should be dismissed simply because it's moot and academic. They have stopped using DAP, ergo, not an issue anymore. With the govt's admission that DAP is unconstitutional, how can the SC justices decide otherwise? Pnoy can't escape by saying its moot and academic. Pnoy your in trouble. Your SolGen admitted DAP is unconstitutional.