San Nicolas Ilocos Norte has officially opened it’s website to the public. The website shows the socio-economic growth of the town through it’s active, desciplined and God loving people. It features San Nicolos’ achievements, projects and future goal.
Day: January 13, 2009
Operasyon laban kay Puno at Yano
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Supreme Court watchdog keeps eye on move to oust Puno
Matagal nang umu-ugong na gusto ng Malacañang tanggalin si Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno dahil hindi sila sigurado na kakampi sa kanilang mga pinaplano,
Akala natin tsismis lang ito. Ngunit mukhang totoo. Lumabas ang balitang nakakasa na ang impeachment complaint laban kay Puno dahil sa isang kasong pagdisqualify kay Negros Oriental Rep. Jocelyn Limkaichong.
Ang beneficiary sa pagdisqualify kay Limkaichong (citizenship ang isyu laban sa kanya) ay si Olivia Paras, asawa ng dating kongresman na si Jacinto Paras, na kilala sa Congress sa galing pumuwesto kung saan may pagkakitaan. Si Paras ay miyembro ngayon ng Kampi, ang partido ni Gloria Arroyo.
Ang rason daw na gagamitin sa impeachment complaint ay ang hindi pag aksyon ni Puno desisyon na i-disqualify si Limkaichong.
Alam naman natin na kontrolado ng Malacañang ang mababang kapulungan.Kapag magbigay si Gloria ng go-signal, ta-trabaho na ang kanyang mga tuta sa Kongreso at hindi na aabot sa May 2010 si Puno.
May umuugong rin tungkol kay AFP Chief Alexander Yano na hanggang Hunyo pa bilang pinuno ng sandatahang hukbo. Kailangan din hawak ni Arroyo ang military sa kung anong binabalak niya.
Ano nga ba ang binabalak ni Arroyo?
Alam naman natin lahat na ang ninakaw ni Arroyo na pwesto ng pagka president ay hanggang Hunyo 2010 lang.
Ni minsan, hindi binoto si Arroyo ng sambayanang Pilipino na presidente ngunit siya ang namamayagpag sa Malacañang mula pa noong Enero 20, 2001. Nandaya siya noong 2004 na aleksyon sa tulong ng mga paborito niyang mga opisyal sa military. Pinabayaan naman ng mga Pilipino. Nakalusot siya ng walong taon.
Sa walong taon na pagka-upo ni Arroyo sa Malacañang, lumago ang korapsyon sa pamahalaan. Lahat na may kinalaman sa kanyang ilegal na pagka-pangulo ay kailangan bayaran at busugin. Ang nangyari, siya lahat ang institusyon ng pamahalaan. Comelec, Congress, Ombudsman, Justice system.
Kaya nagkaroon ng fertilizer scam, mega-Pacific anomaly, NBN-ZTE deal, pagbenta ng mga isla sa Spratly, ang naudlot na MOA-AD (Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain), at ngayon ang suhulan sa Department of Justice na nabulgar sa kaso ng ilegal na droga ng Alabang boys.
Mas marami na sa mga Supreme Court justices ay appointed ni Arroyo. Ngunit kahit na ganoon, iba talaga kapag naninindingan sa tama ang pinuno. Kaya sa mga mahalagang isyu, hindi nakakalusot si Arroyo.
Umaandar na ang charter change sa mababang kapulungan na magre-resulta sa habambuhay na pagka-pangulo ni Arroyo. Kailangan ni Arroyo ang Korte Suprema na kampi sa kanya. Hindi niya maasahan dito si Puno.
Iyan ang dahilan sa kaso na isinampa laban kay Puno. Hindi malayo na ang isusunod ay si Yano.
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McDonald’s New TV Ad: First Love
People have been talking about the new TV ad of McDonald’s that first aired a couple of days ago. It is, perhaps, one of the most bittersweet commercials I’ve ever come across. While I’m no fan of McDo, the ad certainly made me go, “Awwww…” 
Basically, the story goes like this: There’s this bespectacled guy who remembers every moment of the first time he met his first love, whom I’ve codenamed pretty girl, whenever he goes to McDonald’s. Their mothers, complete with the 80’s big hairdo, were old friends and crossed paths again on that certain McDo branch. He felt that pretty girl and he had known each other a long time, having the same favorites (dipping the fries on the hot fudge sundae, which, as I side note, I have to admit I’ve been doing for a long time, hehe). So anyway, bespectacled guy fell in love with pretty girl, and this love never died.
Fast-forward to many years later, pretty girl drags him to meet her family, and you just have to see the expression on the bespectacled guy’s face to know how he feels. You know, when your steps falter and your heart suddenly takes a nosedive? It becomes a little bit hard to breathe, your palm gets sweaty, you try to smile but the ends of your mouth pulls down into a frown?
The ad ends with, “At kahit hindi rin naging kami sa huli, siya pa rin ang first love ko.” (Transliteration: And even if we didn’t end up together, she still is my first love.)
Cute, huh? Doesn’t help that the song used is arguably one of the greatest Filipino songs of all time.
Have you noticed the pretty girl’s expression when the bespectacled guy dipped his fries into the sundae? Sort of, like, a mixture of nostalgia and a little bit of regret? Or maybe I’m putting color into how touched she seems?
Don’t worry, bespectacled guy. I’m here. *pats back* I can be your second love. 
According to the one who posted the video, who seems to be involved in the making of the ad, here’s the Creative Team:
GADC (McDo Clients): Margot Torres, Christina Lao, Mel Montemayor
Creatives: Teeny Gonzales - ECD-Copy, Argem Vinuya - Sr. Art Director
Accounts: Tey San Diego, Wella Balagtas, Lester Obice
Producer: Irene Chingcuangco
Director: Stephen Ngo
Prod House: Provill, Sound Design
Caster: Enrich Munchua
Musical Work: “Ang Huling El Bimbo” by Ely Buendia
I applaud the team for this slice-of-life and candid bit, a very heart-warming and brilliant ad that hasn’t graced the local television in a very long time. Great concept as well. Unrequited love is something that a lot of people can relate to. The ad gets even more touching each time I watch it. Kudos! 
So anyway, I’ve been doing a lot of reading and croaking singing lately. Just because. A couple of hours ago, I did a cover of one of my most favorite uplifting songs, You Gotta Be by Des’ree. I messed up on the bridge part, boohoo.
Perfect counter-song for the McDo ad.
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Arroyo protects Gonzalez
To deflect the public’s outrage over the reported bribery in the justice department and involvement of justice officials involvement officials in illegal drugs, Gloria Arroyo ordered that prosecutors involved in the dismissal of cases against the “Alabang Boys” be investigated.
But, she in effect, cleared Gonzalez.
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Prosecutors go on leave
Gonzalez asked to resign
DOJ chief enjoys Arroyo ‘trust’–Palace
By Joel Guinto
Inquirer.net
Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez continues to enjoy the “trust and confidence” of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo despite the bribery scandal his office is facing, the President’s spokesman said on Monday.
“Secretary Gonzalez enjoys the trust and confidence of the President,” deputy presidential spokesman Anthony Golez said, as the Palace rejected calls from the political opposition for the justice chief to resign.
“Some critics of the administration will always ask [for] the head of the leaders in the Cabinet. They are just waiting for an issue or mistake [from government officials] to pursue their agenda,” he said.
Pursuant to the President’s order, justice undersecretary Ricardo
Blancaflor, Chief State Prosecutor Jovencito Zuño, and state prosecutors John Resado and Misael Ladaga went on leave.
The prosecutors handled the case of suspected drug pushers Richard Brodett, Jorge Joseph, and Joseph Tecson, which they eventually dismissed. Blancaflor allegedly followed up on the suspects’ release from detention.
The three scions of prominent families, who reportedly supplied drugs to upscale Metro Manila nightclubs, allegedly tried to bribe agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to drop the charges against them.
The PDEA Director General, Dionisio Santiago, and one of his agents, Marine Major Ferdinand Marcelino, confirmed the bribe attempts during a congressional inquiry.
Unlike the DOJ officials, Golez said the PDEA officers involved in the bribery controversy did not need to go on leave.
“There’s no point of having or taking a leave of absence from the PDEA side because they are not the ones being accused,” he said.
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