Name: JRH
City/State/Country: Montreal, Canada
IP Address: 70.80.126.10

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I would like to suggest something simple as our travel slogan...Travel Bargain..sunshine, sand, & surf in the Philippines. Excellent winter destinations with lots to see & do. An inexpensive getaway in Asia. Explore our 7,120 islands & unspoiled beaches with pleasant diversion & amusement all year round & decent budget accommodations or first class suite of your choice & specifications. Excellent food & smiling Filipinos to welcome you. Book early & get big discounts. Come on down.

Name: marty
City/State/Country: khobar, KSA
IP Address: 166.87.190.168

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Philippines needs tourism.....yet despite all the needs for tourism dollars, all manila does is talk. Airports are in shambles, dirty sidewalks, the MRT is so crowded who wants to use it anymore, congested traffic in Luzon, terrible roads outside Luzon. Beaches are hard to get to...overall Philippines in the 21st century is still 50 years behind Thailand. now Vietnam will pull ahead. So you can make all your fun slogans...but until better infrastructure is built...its really tough to be a tourist in Philippines.

Name: Manuel C. Diaz
City/State/Country: Montnclair CA USA
IP Address: 76.174.219.92

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New York has an estimated 50 million tourist a year and New York does not even have a Department of Tourism

Name: Vanessa Lee
City/State/Country: Kuwait
IP Address: 62.215.228.249

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Our country is a land of so many wonders (pertain to nature) but It is not the innovation of the scenery alone to be considered to entice tourist to visit our country. The government should eliminate first and foremost the Abu Sayyaf and other kidnap for ransom groups whose prey are mostly foreigners. This will never go with the slogan “More fun in Philippines.”

Name: Manuel C. Diaz
City/State/Country: Montclair CA USA
IP Address: 76.174.219.92

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To Antonio jr of Manila are you sure that the people who cooked this slogan did it for the love of country or for the love of money? How about pesos 5.8 million budget then these "smart" people came out with a copied slogan. This is a very expensive copy. The slogan of Gordon was "WoW Philippines" how many millions of Tourists did this slogan attract to our shores? What made you thing that this Chicken joy slogan more fun in the Philippines will attract more tourist when you still have the same problem lack of facilities, dirty places robbery, kidnapping peace and order is a very big question. Let us put our house in order first before we invite visitors.

Name: 7gtg
City/State/Country: regnsk
IP Address: 24.89.83.99

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This is where I support PNOY's move on this tourism. Of course it is expected from the negative posters in this Forum to oppose any move towards the positive. Let the tourists come in and at the same time fix the problems along the way. Microsoft did not wait until they had windows7, to release their Operating system. The started with the crapiest of system (compared to Apple's) and improved it along the way. Nike's slogan: "Just do it". applies to this. PNOY, 'Just do it', and blast these nay sayers in this forum out the window.

Name: LPiF
City/State/Country: LosAngeles/Mla
IP Address: 121.1.11.38

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PHILIPPINES HERE I COME! Tourist PH can only encourage are those who used to live here and the ones who are willing to take the risk! Truthfully, this country can become great (again?) only if we the people are willing to lead, to stand, to suffer and be UNITED! We need to learn to LOVE one another the way God has commanded us to!

Name: JRH
City/State/Country: Montreal, Canada
IP Address: 70.80.126.10

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I would like to suggest something simple as our travel slogan...Travel Bargain..sunshine, sand, & surf in the Philippines. Excellent winter destinations with lots to see & do. An inexpensive getaway in Asia. Explore our 7,120 islands & unspoiled beaches with pleasant diversion & amusement all year round & decent budget accommodations or first class suite of your choice & specifications. Excellent food & smiling Filipinos to welcome you. Book early & get big discounts. Come on down.

Name: Manuel C. Diaz
City/State/Country: Montclair CA USA
IP Address: 76.174.219.92

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Prostitution and Tourism goes hand in hand in the Philippines this must be the reason why this new DOT Secretary promoter of Jollibee's Chicken joy used this COPIED slogan "MORE FUN" IN THE PHILIPPINES.

Name: Edward
City/State/Country: Angeles City
IP Address: 98.160.174.84

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The fact is most come to the PI for the women. People other than these men are Filipinos who still have mom and pop around. But once they're gone the attachment to the PI is over. Most of you grew up poor in the PI and memories growing up center around family. No FilAm is going to spend a huge amount of money going back to see where they went to school or where they played ball. I doubt if most places still exist anyway. You go where you can see and do things, Disneyland or DisneyWorld the national parks, vacation centers, you fish or golf. You visit children, grandchildren in New York, Texas, California. The only tourist that come and go in the PI are old GIs like myself. I come to see the mountains and play in the valleys and I never have to leave Field Ave.

Name: GFJBHEDF
City/State/Country: Hercules
IP Address: 67.188.19.40

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6 Decades old Swiss ad, "IT'S MORE FUN IN...", does not to 'Pinas foreign tourists bring. That's directed to the locals' consumption. The international moneyed tourist scene is much too sophisticated. Like you and me, or better, even kids search the web, blog forums, exchanging information up to their satisfaction, and will not be fooled. If you have a superb restaurant (in all facets), the word gets around fast. Vice versa. If the slogan is endorsement of ambassador Thomas and EDWARD experience, then, 'Pinas Dept of Foreign Affairs is on track, and would do well to accompany the ad with bare shaking booties.

Name: lee buyagan
City/State/Country: ksa
IP Address: 94.97.112.79

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To P-Noy and Mayor Lim: Hindi po ba puwedeng Irelocate na yung mga squatters na nasa sentro ng ka-Maynilahan para naman magandang tignan yung kapaligiran diyan for the sake of turismo. Pabalik-balik na sa pagka mayor eh wala pa ring nagagawa sa mga squatters. Mayor Lim huwag na nating antayin na tagurian ng ibang bansa ang Kamaynilaan ng "The Largest Septic Tank In The World".

Name: GOPALAKRISHAN RAMAMURTHY
City/State/Country: CHENNAI, INDIA
IP Address: 122.174.0.226

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Yes nice article, brings out the true picture of the state now. There's a lot to be done - There are no known travel agents in Manila to arrange tours in groups. Only hotel arrange cabs -which is costly for normal tourists from Asia. Hope things will change-- gods mercy - (politicians will)

Name: James
City/State/Country: Philippines
IP Address: 112.198.82.173

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Reality will tell us that Muslim terrorists such as Abu Sayyaf have long been the issue in the past including your never ending criticism of squatters, and yet tourists still come to Philippines. The Phil is still preferred place by even our Asian neighbors such as Koreans and even Middle Eastern Nations, who allowed their children to study here. Poverty, crimes, prostitution, and over population is a worldwide problem! and not limited to Pinas!

Name: As I See It
City/State/Country: Cebu City/SD,CA
IP Address: 68.8.59.197

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MCD suggested, "why not abolish the Dept. of Tourism this dept. was created by Marcos the Kelptocrat to accommodate his stooge Aspiras if I am not mistaken this guy was the first minister of this useless office." Sir MCD , I beg not to agree with your suggestion. Almost every country (except Somalia and war-torn countries in Africa) are promoting and advertising to sell their countries to foreign visitors. Hence they have their own Tourism offices. Tourism office in the Phil. dates back in 1956 when Phil. Congress created Board of Travel & Tourist Industry. It was in '73 that Macoy elevated it into a cabinet level dept. Prior to that the Martial Law's PD#1 merged Tourism with Trade to become Dept. of Trade $ Tourism.

Name: Phil Researcher
City/State/Country: LA County, Ca USA
IP Address: 98.119.17.19

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RE: Encouraging tourists to come: First the tourism dept. must clean up the NAIA so that when European tourists or tourists from North America come .. they can see.. The Ph airports are as clean as the airports in Singapore or Tokyo... There has to be a tourist police.. where tourists who are victimized by thieves, pickpockets, scammers etc can complain and redress their grievance in a quicker way. As it is right now people who are prospective tourists would skip the PH because the place is dirty, mabaho , maraming langao, etc etc.

Name: Manuel C. Diaz
City/State/Country: Montclair CA USA
IP Address: 76.174.219.92

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To 1UP The reason why these areas used by small scale miners are highly polluted. This can be promoted as a tourist spot in the Philippines, you ride a habalhabal to the gold areas. This contraption is only found in the Philippines. You really will have FUN riding a habalhabal.

Name: James
City/State/Country: Philippines
IP Address: 112.198.82.173

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I still believe that there are beautiful tourist spot in the Philippines. But, if you only focus on dirty/ugly places, then, The Philippines will really look bad. Just like you see the bad side of a person only, and never at his/her BRIGHTER and GOOD side. My family spend weekend at Beach in our place and it was fun. Indeed if you hate the Philippines so much then you are only interested in presenting the bad side. It's so UNFAIR, sad to say! Balance the topic, present the Good and Bad places.

Name: Manuel C. Diaz
City/State/Country: Montclair CA USA
IP Address: 76.174.219.92

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Politicians have more fun in the Philippines!

Name: blumntrit
City/State/Country: njus
IP Address: 68.193.64.170

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Edward will not have much to write from now on about his bad impressions and experienced in PH. The editorial topic summarizes and has covered most of his comments before. For him it was fun in PH when he came for the first time as a tourist until he realized that It's too late, thinking maybe the fun should be in Switzerland.

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Name: tonyO
City/State/Country: pinas
IP Address: 114.108.243.107

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JRH said “…but what about the questionable decisions & obvious injustices by these so called justices?” Dre, the Constitution is not impotent on such a problem. The doctrine of Check and Balance among the three branches of government? Of course! The Legislature can always enact a law to clarify the intent of the law purportedly wrongly interpreted by the Supreme Court. Penoy’s approach, which is to destroy the SC, is gravely wrong. If he persists with his ignorance of the Constitution, he will be exposed and driven out of the Presidency, by HOOK OR BY CROOK.

Name: tonyO
City/State/Country: pinas
IP Address: 114.108.243.107

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“THE national organizations of lawyers and judges on Friday denounced the palace’s so-called “plan b” or contingency plan to oust chief justice renato corona in case the senate acquitted him at his impeachment trial.” Another unconstitutionality of Penoy’s government, ipinagmalaki pa. Nawiwili na masyado ang lokoloko na mga ito, oo. Sanamagan, sanamabits. TAMA NA (FVR, pheram ha?)

Name: LPiF
City/State/Country: LosAngeles/Mla
IP Address: 121.1.11.38

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tonyO: SagotMoSaAkin; "LPiF said “Assuming Corona is exonerated, do you believe in your heart…(you are missing some words)” Dre if Corona is exonerated, then he remains the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court."... Based on the premise of TRUST and CREDIBILITY does aquittal (I doubt) serves the best interest of our country? If you say YES then this country is without a doubt going to the DOGS. Isabelle are you listening? Tsk tsk tsk...

Name: tonyO
City/State/Country: pinas
IP Address: 114.108.243.107

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JRH said “…Others could talk ad nauseum about the independence of the SC & separation of powers but what about the questionable decisions & obvious injustices by these so called justices? Dre, our system of government provide check and balance between the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government, If the Supreme Court wrongly interpreted the intent of a statute, the Legislature may amend this law to reflect its correct and real intent. Penoy is destroying the Judiciary simply because he failed to get what he wanted, i.e., the Hacienda Luisita. This is not the making of a statesman but that of a dictator.

Name: Manuel C. Diaz
City/State/Country: Montnclair CA USA
IP Address: 76.174.219.92

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To 1UP have you been to this Compostila area there is where the Diwalwal gold the King King gold all these are small scale illegal mining . Look at this recent Pantukan land slide unsupervised illegal mining. The government cannot stop this because the biggest financiers of this illegal activities are the governor and mayor of this area. BTW global warming and cooling has always been with the earth what is the scam is when scientist will use this to scare us then the government impose taxes on things that has always been with us this taxes will not stop the warming process. That is the big scam.

Name: Manuel C. Diaz
City/State/Country: Montclair CA USA
IP Address: 76.174.219.92

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To !UP go to Compostella and Pantukan and the recent land slide area you will see how these gold highgraders exist. They put their house on top of their digging for security reason and these diggings are located on a steep hill side. I am not basing my conclusion on news paper reports I have been in these area way back when gold was only US$250 nobody was high grading. We were exploring this area for copper. The Highgrading started when gold started to breach the US$500/oz. BTW there are more than 40,000 highgraders in the area and you can just imagine the environmental damage being inflicted by these hoard on the landscape of Compostella Diwalwal Area and the King-king Pantukan area. Go there ride a habalhabal to the gold area.

Name: Edward
City/State/Country: Angeles City
IP Address: 98.160.174.84

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PNL staff, you said no more name calling or nasty remarks. But what if you telling the truth. For example Filipino men are not handsome unless they have mixed blood. Now you don't want me saying that you guys are tall and fit. I would be a liar. And would you want me saying that Filipinos are an honest people. No of course not, you would know I'm lying again. You see sometimes it's necessary to call things what they are.

Name: LPiF
City/State/Country: LosAngeles/Mla
IP Address: 121.1.11.38

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Steve R: ToMe; "LPiF, Thanks for your comments 6/1 through 6/6. Your detailed narration of the TRO & how DOJ responded cleared all that were not part of my understanding."...Thanks for appreciating it man!

Name: Phil Researcher
City/State/Country: LA County, Ca USA
IP Address: 98.119.17.19

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RE: The Corona Condominium. The property was bought for 14million PH pesos.. Even adding the P78,000 annual salary of his wife as Pres. of John Hay Management Corp..and all the salary of the Chief Justice.. ..those amounts don't total 14 Million.. Mr CJ it is time for you to explain during the Senate hearing that you won the lotto.. There was a Manila Mayor in the last century who won the Phil Charity sweepstakes 3 times that 's how he explained his millions of pesos.

Name: Manuel C. Diaz
City/State/Country: Montclair CA USA
IP Address: 76.174.219.92

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To 1UP if you want to blow your horn hire a PR man like the Secretary of Tourism Jemenez. The landslide area that killed scores of illegal miners may emphasize the fact that illegal miners are the result of the indiscriminate issuance of small scale mining permits by the Mayor and the Governor. These small scale gold miners are not under the supervision of the Bureau of Mines and the DENR hence all these areas are prone to disasters. Not all landslides in the Islas de ladrones are caused by Mining the huge land slide in Leyte was caused by water super saturation along the Philippine fault zone.

Name: Manuel C. Diaz
City/State/Country: Montclair CA USA
IP Address: 76.174.219.92

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To 1UP yong padala system has been the first remittance conduit of OFWs until the banking system found out the business was lucrative. The Padala system are small not more than US$1000 at most so it does not need to be declared but if you multiply it by several thousand OFW being the mule your term which insults the OFWs it becomes a significant amount and I am not talking about statistics I am talking from actual experience.

Name: mockingmaya
City/State/Country: taft avenue, manila
IP Address: 67.182.75.243

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Tonyo: Justice Holmes already gave you the meaning of "a word is not crystal clear..." I think you don't know how to read. Re-visit my previous comments to find the meaning of durable doctrine & interpretivism.

Name: Manuel C. Diaz
City/State/Country: Montclair CA USA
IP Address: 76.174.219.92

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RTo 1UP what do you say Insurance that is the biggest scam sanctioned by the government. Due to the huge money lobby of these insurance companies, the government made it mandatory for all car owners to get insurance. Remove the government involvement making it a criminal offense to drive without insurance and let the individual decide for himself if insurance is needed the insurance racket will be minimized.

Name: arnold peralta
City/State/Country: pasig city
IP Address: 112.204.184.192

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Its about the building code of Phil. How you could build a house if you have 6.8 mtrs x 10 mtrs wide fronts and the set back stated in phils. was 5 mtrs. it mean only 1.8 mtrs x 10 mtrs I could use on my lot. In my opinion gov't should not allow owners to subdivide a lot to this small portion or try to get an exemption to the building code or make some win-win basis arrangement with the authorities. thanks.

Name: GFJBHEDF
City/State/Country: Hercules
IP Address: 67.188.19.40

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PATTERN. I remember that the late senator Ninoy Aquino was forewarned, "Don't return to the Philippines this time because they are waiting to kill you," in akin context. Bull doggedly, he was adamant. All caution cast aside. Right or wrong, come what may, rain or shine, go for broke; is there truth to history repeating itself? Time will tell? I'm sailing... sailing.. scanning the horizon. > LINK

Name: Manuel C. Diaz
City/State/Country: Montclair CA USA
IP Address: 76.174.219.92

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Mexico has its pyramids, Egypt has its pyramids what can the Philippines offer--- PYRAMID SCAMS?

Name: Manuel C. Diaz
City/State/Country: Montclair CA USA
IP Address: 76.174.219.92

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Doing business in the Philippines entails risk of being sued. Mega World, its affiliates or subsidiaries I am sure must have pending cases in the Supreme Court, giving huge discount to Chief Justice Corona is an insurance for these cases. This smacks of bribery, buying the case. This can rarely happen in the Land of Milk and Honey aka US of A.

Name: Manuel C. Diaz
City/State/Country: Montclair CA USA
IP Address: 76.174.219.92

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This editorial is somewhat slanted regarding population. The overpopulation is mostly concentrated in the Capital region and most urban centers in the provinces. The reason for this is there is not much earning opportunity in the rural areas. Peace and order problem and of course the GOD of the Christians and Muslims who brought all these calamities to the Philippines. At the rate God is unleashing all these calamities we might as well look for Diablo who might shield the Philippines from these calamities. Did Diablo not offer to Jesus Christ all the wealth and power just to worship him? Maybe just maybe the Filipinos should ask Diablo to give the Filipinos the same terms and conditions he offered to Jesus. It might just work.

Name: 1 UP
City/State/Country: GOTHAM CITY
IP Address: 74.101.61.3

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Some dude from California claimed that there were no mining activities in Mindanao that could lead to landslide and flash flooding. No man in his right mind would ever make such claim unless that person is defending the same business he is engaged in. There is no denying that mining is necessary for the economic survival of a country but when mining companies ignore safety measures and destroy the environment, that is something else.

Name: deo
City/State/Country: flour city
IP Address: 74.65.9.106

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In the news: "Arroyo Wrote Papers On Challenges Facing Philippines". Yes, I saw her nine-year reign when the "sponge" pan de sal went up to P2.00 a piece; the provincial bus fare (Manila-Batangas) from P70.00 (aircon) to P170-175; a tanod-barangay from P2.000 a month to P 0 a month (jobless). Maybe her cronies and the usual G&C artists really took advantage of her reign.

Name: ann flores
City/State/Country: davao del norte
IP Address: 202.156.11.254

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kung ang mag asawa mismo ang may gustong mag family planning..kahit wala nayang ipinatupad na law..hindi maging overpopulation ang Pilipinas..ang nakakainis governo ang sisihin...hindi ang sarili nila..I'm an OFW in Singapore...

Name: tonyO
City/State/Country: pinas
IP Address: 114.108.243.107

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Phreng Deo said: “tonyO: Ang tigas naman ng ulo mo umintindi, hehehe! How many times do I have to say, the P14.5 Million Condo is 'EVIDENCE" in one of the indictment against Corona…” Dre, if you read the House’s 8 Articles of Impeachment, this is not included among the charges. Hindi kasama sa demanda. This cannot be raised in the Senate trial. In short, basura! It’s nothing but a trial by publicity, in violation of the Rules of Impeachment.

Name: As I See It
City/State/Country: Cebu City/SD,CA
IP Address: 68.8.59.197

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MCD (of Ladrones Family) appeased LPIF saying "Chief Justice Corona is an idiot he should have recused himself when it involved GMA. Now let an impeachment proceed and we wait." Per Oxford dictionary 'recuse' is defined to chal-lenge (a judge a prosecutor) as unqualified of legal duties because of possible conflict of interest or lack of impartiality. So may I ask you MCD that based on your idiotic logic - Shall Lourdes Sereno, Estela Bernabe, Bienvenido Reyes also recuse themselves from cases invol-ving Aquino since they are all PNoy appointees? What will become of SC if the cases involve Aquino's vs GMA's interests granting all have recused themselves? Do you think there will still be a quorum in SC?

Name: tonyO
City/State/Country: pinas
IP Address: 114.108.243.107

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MCD said “…Chief Justice Corona is an idiot he should have recused himself when it involved GMA. Now let in impeachment proceed and we wait.” Ka MCD, of the 15 justices in the SC, only three are Penoy’s appointees. LINK If all Arroyo appointees should have recused themselves who will hear the case of GMA? What kind of justice system will tolerate this scenario? Worst, if only the 3 penoy appointees will hear this case, the result would be unimaginable. The problem is the autistic penoy lording it over our justice system.

Name: tonyO
City/State/Country: pinas
IP Address: 114.108.243.107

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”Despite accusations of graft against its chief, the Supreme Court (SC) had no serious fund irregularities in 2010, according to a Commission on Audit (COA) report released yesterday.” LINK Sodeska ne! No factual basis to the House’s Impeachment re Judiciary Funds. No factual and legal basis, sanamagan, sanamabits these Rep Tupas and cohorts. Penoy, you’re a big BS, a sanamagan. sanamabits @%^%$#@.

Name: tonyO
City/State/Country: pinas
IP Address: 114.108.243.107

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“MANILA, Philippines - Militant farmers in Hacienda Luisita asked the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday to void and dismiss Hacienda Luisita Inc.’s (HLI) motion for clarification and reconsideration filed last December.” LINK This is the because of the Corona Impeachment, i.e., in order to get back the Hacienda Luisita from the FARM WORKER BENEFICIARIES (FWB), the real owners of the land which penoy’s family illegally held and deprived these FWBs. The obviosity (Deo pheram) is terrorize CJ Corona and the entire SC to get back the HLI. No difference from Makoy dictatorship.

Name: LPiF
City/State/Country: LosAngeles/Mla
IP Address: 121.1.11.38

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mockingmaya: Ha ha ha... you got me there man! Well taken thnx!

Name: mockingmaya
City/State/Country: taft avenue, manila
IP Address: 67.182.75.243

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The Philippine Congress has two separate & powerful chambers: the House of Representatives & the Senate. The House has the power of impeachment, (the power to charge the president, vice president, justice or other "civil officers" with "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes & Misdemeanors." The Senate is empowered to act as a court to try impeachments; a two-thirds majority vote of the senators present is essential for conviction. Justice Corona can be removed from the bench if he cheats on his taxes or tax evasion, questionable acquisition of wealth by shady dealings & misdemeanors. "Justice Abe Fortas (US) was said to have violated professional norms by accepting a substantial fee for conducting a university seminar while serving as a Justice of the Supreme Court."

Name: LPiF
City/State/Country: LosAngeles/Mla
IP Address: 121.1.11.38

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Manuel C. Diaz: "To LPiF another problem of President BS Aquino is his sex life do not tell me that he has no erection otherwise he is impotent. How does he solve that problem?"...Single people are the most sexually active species. I never lost my appetite since I divorced 22 yrs ago, he he he... Women are dangerous at times, especially the ones who bitch bitch bitch, if you know what I mean, he he he...Can't blame PNoy!