Strictly Pinoy

Random thoughts on the current issue: 1. Let the truth unfold. 2. Let those who have violated the law, face punishment. 3. Let justice be served. 4. Whose authority is supreme? Is that of the President of the Republic of the Philippines, which emanates from the millions of Filipino people or that of the authority of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona which have been conferred through appointment by the President of the Republic of the Philippines? 5. Is the integrity of the Chief Justice, the integrity of the Supreme Court? 6. Is the attack on the person of the Chief Justice, an attack on the Supreme Court? 7. Will these events pose a constitutional crisis? 8. Don't the Filipino people deserve a government which is just and upright, strong but democratic, transparent and accountable? 9. Elective officials who have been found to have cheated their way to office should be compelled to indemnify the voting public and the duly elected official. No way shoul...

The recent issue being hurled at President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is the enormous bill incurred for a dinner at a posh New York restaurant, Le Cirque. Main Dining Room Wine Lounge The Palace claims that the post was "overly exaggerated." Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said that there were only about two tables taken and what they ordered was a set of menu common to hotels and restaurants around the world. Juan De la Cruz did not spent a single centavo on that simple dinner. However, contradicting statements can be gleamed from the press release: 1)Leyte's First District Represantative Martin Romualdez hosted and footed the bill. - He also did not charge it to Juan de la Cruz? 2) Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez, one of the 28 lawmakers who accompanied Mrs. Arroyo during the US visit, said the price tag for the dinner was “reasonable.” “The food is good but the place is not fashionable. With our numbers, the $20,000 is cheaper,” Suarez said. Since Filipinos are ho...