Instead of eradicating corruption, PNoy even escalated corruption

KUWENTO NI JUAN Instead of eradicating corruption, PNoy even escalated corruption By Mang Juan Pinoy It looks like the present administration is geared to subsidize corruption. In addition to their usual P70-million pork barrel, the additional P50 million pork barrel each is a direct bribe to all congressmen  intended to restrain  them from  protesting  against [...]

If PNoy will jail the corrupts

KUWENTO NI JUAN If PNoy will jail the corrupts By Mang Juan Pinoy If PNoy will jail the corrupts, it will automatically effect massive vacancy in both houses of congress, executive and local government. This will translate billions of pesos surplus in government funds and wipe-out our foreign debt in a shorter period of time, [...]

Merceditas Gutierrez and the Arroyo Supreme Court

BALITA KAY JUAN Unconstitutional court By Mon Casiple The Arroyo Supreme Court has shown its fangs again in its hasty decision to stay the impeachment proceedings against Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez. It thereby laid the ground for a possible constitutional crisis, particularly if the House Committee on Justice proceeds with its September 28 scheduled meeting. It [...]

Chavit believes his son was framed

KUWENTO NI JUAN Chavit believes his son was framed By Mang Juan Pinoy Congressman Ronald Singson was granted bail by Hong Kong Court after the 26.1 grams of cocaine in his possession was found to have only a 6.7-gram purity. There comes a time when you thank your drug dealer for selling substandard cocaine. No [...]

Negative public perception does not end in incumbency

KUWENTO NI JUAN Negative public perception does not end in incumbency By Mang Juan Pinoy Party-list congressmen used their privilege speech to humiliate and to deliver disrespectful attacks against Rep.Gloria Arroyo on the floor of the house The most recent privilege speech is one delivered by Akbayan Party-list Representative  Kaka Bag-ao. The following is an [...]

LAWMAKER tags GMA subordinates as ‘PIGS’ and ‘CROCODILES’

KUWENTO NI JUAN LAWMAKER tags GMA subordinates as ‘PIGS‘ and ‘CROCODILES’ By Mang Juan Pinoy The ethics committee might tackle the speech of Akbayan Rep. Walden Bello after he bashed Rep. Gloria Arroyo in her first day in office calling the subordinates of former President, as pigs and crocodiles. Bello said Arroyo should be punished [...]

The 15th Congress: Clans keep tight grip on power

BALITA NI JUAN The 15th Congress: Clans keep tight grip on power By Tita C. Valderama PCIJ MOSTLY the same old names but new faces, first-timers and benchwarmers, veterans and returnees. This is the composition of both the Senate and the House of Representatives of the 15th Congress. Of the 12 senators elected to a [...]

SONA: English translation of Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III’s State of the Nation Address

BALITA KAY JUAN Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III’s State of the Nation Address State of the Nation Address of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III President of the Philippines to the Congress of the Philippines Session Hall of the House of Representatives July 26, 2010 [Batasan Pambansa Complex, Quezon City] (ENGLISH TRANSLATION PROVIDED BY NOYNOY [...]

Pres. Benigno Simeon C. Aquino’s SONA 2010

BALITA KAY JUAN Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III’s State of the Nation Address Tagalog translation State of the Nation Address of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III President of the Philippines to the Congress of the Philippines Session Hall of the House of Representatives July 26, 2010 [Batasan Pambansa Complex, Quezon City] PANIMULA Speaker Feliciano [...]

Mikey’s House bid should be stopped, Comelec commissioners should resign

BALITA KAY JUAN Press Statement Renato Reyes, Jr. Bayan Secretary-General July 21, 2010 The Comelec decision allowing Mikey Arroyo, presidential son and former district representative, to sit as a partylist representative will ultimately destroy the partylist system. It is a gross violation of the partylist law and existing jurisprudence on the matter. Mikey’s attendance at [...]