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I agree with Senator Miriam Santiago's observation that the proposal of former senator Panfilo Lacson to create a Presidential Commission Against Corruption is laughable.

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A glitch hinders the creation of an anti-corruption body for former senator Panfilo Lacson, based on a Supreme Court (SC) ruling declaring as unconstitutional the creation of a Truth Commission in 2010.

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During a budget hearing, Rep. Mitos Magsaysay, a staunch ally of former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo, gave Secretary Ricky Carandang a severe tongue-lashing, complete with hand gestures and finger-pointing.

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Sen. Panfilo Lacson might yet turn out to be innocent of accusations that he was involved, if only through command responsibility, in the brutal murders of publicist Salvador “Bubby” Dacer and driver Emmanuel Corbito in 2000.

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The bombshell promised by Sen. Panfilo Lacson regarding the case of Edgar Bentain turned out to be a dud. Still, Lacson said enough to point the finger of blame in the direction of a certain resident of Polk Street in Greenhills, San Juan.

[DatePublished] => 2009-09-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/3497/startoonthumb.gif ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 248060 [Title] => Ping and Poe met, after all [Summary] => Raul Roco is back in the race. That’s what the former Education Secretary, and ex-Senator declared yesterday on arrival from treatment in the USA.

How well is Raul? The way he put it – "I am glad to report that my doctors . . . confirmed that my physical pain can be treated and kept under control" and that "there is no immediate threat to my life" – is, to be frank, a bit ambiguous.
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Well, to be very precise, FPJ is still hewing and hawing, like a hydrophobic standing on the edge of the diving board. Those egging him on are the ones declaring that he has indeed thrown his hat into the ring.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134157 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804783 [AuthorName] => Alex Magno [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 218090 [Title] => A nation adrift [Summary] => It’s unfortunate that "Jose Pidal" had to cast a long shadow over the commemoration yesterday of the 20th death anniversary of Benigno Aquino Jr. On Ninoy’s death anniversary we should be sending a message of hope and sounding a note of defiance against all adversities faced by the nation.

Instead we look around and can’t find anyone to look up to and inspire us to defy the odds.
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Finally, a breakthrough. Amid grumblings about the government's failure to catch the people behind the bombing of two shopping malls in Metro Manila, the Philippine National Police announced last Sunday that a Manila policeman and 25 alleged members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front had been arrested in connection with the attacks. [DatePublished] => 2000-05-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1193631 [AuthorName] => by Editorial [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )

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I agree with Senator Miriam Santiago's observation that the proposal of former senator Panfilo Lacson to create a Presidential Commission Against Corruption is laughable.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136063 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1382205 [AuthorName] => Jerry Tundag [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 975301 [Title] => SC: Anti-graft body can’t be created without Congress approval [Summary] =>

A glitch hinders the creation of an anti-corruption body for former senator Panfilo Lacson, based on a Supreme Court (SC) ruling declaring as unconstitutional the creation of a Truth Commission in 2010.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img713/7997/rnzn.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 721319 [Title] => Circuses and slaughterhouses [Summary] =>

During a budget hearing, Rep. Mitos Magsaysay, a staunch ally of former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo, gave Secretary Ricky Carandang a severe tongue-lashing, complete with hand gestures and finger-pointing.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136063 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1382205 [AuthorName] => Jerry Tundag [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 605268 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Face the music [Summary] =>

Sen. Panfilo Lacson might yet turn out to be innocent of accusations that he was involved, if only through command responsibility, in the brutal murders of publicist Salvador “Bubby” Dacer and driver Emmanuel Corbito in 2000.

[DatePublished] => 2010-08-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://a.imageshack.us/img839/3497/startoonthumb.gif ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 507419 [Title] => EDITORIAL - A 10-year-old mystery [Summary] =>

The bombshell promised by Sen. Panfilo Lacson regarding the case of Edgar Bentain turned out to be a dud. Still, Lacson said enough to point the finger of blame in the direction of a certain resident of Polk Street in Greenhills, San Juan.

[DatePublished] => 2009-09-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/3497/startoonthumb.gif ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 248060 [Title] => Ping and Poe met, after all [Summary] => Raul Roco is back in the race. That’s what the former Education Secretary, and ex-Senator declared yesterday on arrival from treatment in the USA.

How well is Raul? The way he put it – "I am glad to report that my doctors . . . confirmed that my physical pain can be treated and kept under control" and that "there is no immediate threat to my life" – is, to be frank, a bit ambiguous.
[DatePublished] => 2004-04-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133172 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510184 [AuthorName] => Max V. Soliven [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 229183 [Title] => 4-way [Summary] => After such Herculean effort on the part of opposition politicians who desperately needed a standard-bearer with total name-recall and a respectable voter preference rating, Fernando Poe Jr. has conceded to run for the presidency.

Well, to be very precise, FPJ is still hewing and hawing, like a hydrophobic standing on the edge of the diving board. Those egging him on are the ones declaring that he has indeed thrown his hat into the ring.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134157 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804783 [AuthorName] => Alex Magno [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 218090 [Title] => A nation adrift [Summary] => It’s unfortunate that "Jose Pidal" had to cast a long shadow over the commemoration yesterday of the 20th death anniversary of Benigno Aquino Jr. On Ninoy’s death anniversary we should be sending a message of hope and sounding a note of defiance against all adversities faced by the nation.

Instead we look around and can’t find anyone to look up to and inspire us to defy the odds.
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Finally, a breakthrough. Amid grumblings about the government's failure to catch the people behind the bombing of two shopping malls in Metro Manila, the Philippine National Police announced last Sunday that a Manila policeman and 25 alleged members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front had been arrested in connection with the attacks. [DatePublished] => 2000-05-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1193631 [AuthorName] => by Editorial [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )

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