The COMELEC will proclaim 10 senatorial bets on Wednesday. I am glad that whom I voted for were also the choice of the majority.
My senatorial bets were:
1.Panfilo Lacson was first on my list because of health was included in his agenda.
2. Francis Joseph Escudero
3. Ninoy Aquino Jr.
4. Edgardo J. Angara
5. Joker P. Arroyo
6. Gregorio B. Honasan
7. Antonio F. Trillanes IV
8. Aquilino L. Pimentel III
9. Juan Miguel F. Zubiri
10. Sonia M. Roco
11. Nikki Coseteng
12. Loren Legarda
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Judge Benjamin Pozon admitted that the Subic Rape Case was one of the hardest cases he has ever handled. The Filipino people are happy that justice prevailed in this case.
A MAKATI court convicted US marine Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith of rape and sentenced him to 40 years in prison yesterday in a landmark case hailed as a victory for women’s rights and the country’s independence from its former colonial power.
In a decision televised live nationwide, three other US marines and their Filipino driver were acquitted of complicity after a long, emotional trial that resurrected controversies linked to the US military presence in the Philippines.
The case has tested a joint military pact that paved the way for US counterterrorism training credited with helping local forces make gains against Muslim extremists in the restive south.
“We laud the triumph of impartial justice,†said Ignacio Bunye, spokesman for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. “The court maintained an even keel despite the tremendous pressures upon the bench. We have shown the world that due process is a hallmark of Philippine democracy.
Source: Manila Standard Today
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Do you still remember when meningococcemia crisis heated up the health issues in the Philippines some time in 2005? The Philippine media, using it’s power and duty to inform people exaggerated the issue bringing fears to the Filipinos and worsening scenario about the said disease. In their “attempt” to provide awareness to the people, they inculcated ignorance instead. When I was watching the health news, no any media personnel nor network attempted to emphasize on how meningococcemia is transmitted (or I didn’t just notice), instead we only saw some suspected cases, people wearing face masks. So the Filipino thought that a few meters away from the patient can actually cause the disease making it look like the disease was airborne, which was an exaggeration. The disease is transmitted through close, direct physical contact and through coughing, and sneezing, kissing. It can also spread through saliva (spit) when sharing items such as food or drinks, cups, utensils and drinking straws.
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