Debt Coalition to Arroyo: Suspend China-funded project

wooooooooooooo hooooooooooooooo finally a Victory for the Philippine Nation (not Arroyo)now the same should be applied to the other matters at hand ...its only fair to do all of them ,over pricing on all the matters at hand ,its wut would help get back money pumped into the Nations Economy mrs(not) economist ,this would show and Prove there is a God for those who thought otherwise ...during this time of need and Coalition vice president Lidy Nacpil im sure the Philippine Nation are blessing you with prayers that you continue to do a great job for the Future of the Philippine Nation God Bless

Jane Abao wrote:
From the same story:
"This week, the government said it would ask fast-food chains to start offering half portions of rice to discourage people from over-ordering."
"It reminds me of Marie Antoinette, who shortly before the French Revolution famously said if people had no bread to eat, they should eat cake," said Aquilino Pimentel, an opposition senator.
>>>>> So now, we have come this far? From rice to cake?

true that ...true that... i agree with you and wuts so sad and depressing (not you...like working girl says)is that the government is denying that there is more poverty now thats depressing arroyo have that jedi mine trick sh.. down wonder wut else she gona hit to try and manipulate wuts in headlines and right under her nose oh and this is weal depressing toooo "Arroyo is worried that if prices suddenly spike or there is a rice shortage, people will take to the streets. Her government is moving to secure stocks now, ahead of a traditional lean period for local rice that lasts from July to September" WoW now its her goverment
not the peoples , and they securing stocks for her or the Philippine Nation ? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm things that make you say hmmmmmmmmmm

Victory? I don't think so. The filipino people the one going to super because of the stinky deals of Gloria Arroyo to other country,...She is selling every filipino people to the highest bidder. How can you say its a victory for the filipino people. For as long as Gloria Arroyo the one in power there is no such a thing as victory!

Not su fast wrote:

Victory? I don't think so. The filipino people the one going to super because of the stinky deals of Gloria Arroyo to other country,...She is selling every filipino people to the highest bidder. How can you say its a victory for the filipino people. For as long as Gloria Arroyo the one in power there is no such a thing as victory!

shut your piehole ,you not getting the picture you need read article again ,and again and again till you learn english ,right now they are telling her to cut ties with china , you think they will let it go if she doesnt ,when she refuses thats when things get hot and she shows other colors of hers ,but the prayers of the Philippine Nation are being heard simple as that,and the small quite minority can keep doin wut they do best be quite while those who want swift quick justice before she does more ahrm than good gets there VICTORY

By JO LING KENT
TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 20, 2008

With all eyes on Tibet and its violent anti-China protests this week, Beijing has been trying its hardest to control the world's view of the crisis, affecting journalists and citizens alike.

Chinese authorities report that 19 people have been killed. Tibetan exile groups have claimed over a hundred deaths.Since the violence began in Tibet, officials in Beijing imposed strict Internet controls in an effort to regulate the news emerging from Tibet and neighboring provinces. Google News and YouTube, along with Taiwan news sites, were blocked last weekend.

Highly trafficked Chinese blogs such as Tian Ya were highly censored as well. Chinese versions of Yahoo and the wildly popular Microsoft MSN ran identical reports from the government run news agency Xinhua.

"CCTV has reported [on Tibet]. Xinhua News Agency has also reported it. But Tianya cannot," one user posted on a tourism-themed thread on Tian Ya's public bulletin boards.

Liu Yong, 30, an editor who lives in Beijing said he immediately felt the online impact as the Tibet conflict escalated earlier this week. On Sunday and Monday, he noticed that there was markedly less Chinese language coverage on the issue.

"I couldn't get onto Yahoo.cn's coverage of the situation in Tibet at first. So I tried to check foreign news outlets such as the [Associated Press]," Liu said. "I had trouble accessing."

Peter Wing, a 24-year-old American working in Beijing, also encountered the censorship this week.

"I first heard about the riots on CNN while watching TV at home [in Beijing]. They went to a 'Breaking News' segment to cover the story, and the screen went black for about five minutes," Wing said.

Wing was also prevented from accessing Reuters articles on the topic.

"I have never come across a specific article that has been blocked by China's firewall. Usually, if something is blocked, it's an entire site."

Journalists Affected

For journalists in China, getting reliable information on Tibet has at times been at the mercy of the Chinese government. Journalists and tourists have been banned from entering the region

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ... Who does this remind you of? ohtay I'll give you a hint ...***ARROYO*** just like she tries to shut up those who know the truth in the scandals how long before the Philippine Nation is Oppressed Further ,aside from being Starved

javi not of Philippines wrote:

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shut your piehole ,you not getting the picture you need read article again ,and again and again till you learn english ,right now they are telling her to cut ties with china , you think they will let it go if she doesnt ,when she refuses thats when things get hot and she shows other colors of hers ,but the prayers of the Philippine Nation are being heard simple as that,and the small quite minority can keep doin wut they do best be quite while those who want swift quick justice before she does more ahrm than good gets there VICTORY

Hold your fire! From what I read, I think you're on the same side with 'not su fast'. Read his post again

and just imagine wut your life could've been like if that STUPID DEAL OF ARROYO'S WENT THROUGH you wouldnt be able to contact family with truth at all ,you wouldnt be able to read truth ...only wut was fed to you,how much more control do you want ARROYO to put into CHINA'S OR ANY OTHER COUNTRYS hands over the Philippine Nation... and she OVER PAID them to take that control right out of your hands THANK GOD it was EXPOSED ...God does Work in mysterios ways

javi not of Philippines wrote:

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shut your piehole ,you not getting the picture you need read article again ,and again and again till you learn english ,right now they are telling her to cut ties with china , you think they will let it go if she doesnt ,when she refuses thats when things get hot and she shows other colors of hers ,but the prayers of the Philippine Nation are being heard simple as that,and the small quite minority can keep doin wut they do best be quite while those who want swift quick justice before she does more ahrm than good gets there VICTORY

who read those thing! its only for the numbkompoo! Yeah, sure you make it sound like she's going to listen to the filipino people. She only listen to her cronies if you're her supporter's then maybe she listen to you,...duh.

Naiiyak na ko sa Pinoy wrote:
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I wonder why some people equate gloria with peace and unity, and that removing her would mean civil war and would spell doom for the country...
On second thought, they're probably right. Gloria wants silence so she can steal and cheat in peace. People can only take that power (to cheat and steal) away from her over the dead bodies of her mercenaries.
She calls people who want her out destabilizers. In that case, i would be happy to destabilize the cheater who steals and lies. GLORIA RESIGN!!!

count me in , i'll hold her while ya pick her pockets

By MIN LEE, AP Entertainment Writer
Fri Mar 21, 6:07 AM ET

HONG KONG - China will shut down or punish dozens of video-sharing Web sites for carrying content deemed pornographic, violent or a threat to national security under rules that tighten Internet controls, a regulator said Friday.
The announcement came as Chinese Web surfers were blocked from seeing foreign sites with video about protests in Tibet. The new order did not mention the anti-government demonstrations or China's resulting crackdown.

One of China's most popular video-sharing sites, Tudou.com, was among those penalized, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television said. It gave no details of Tudou's violation or penalty. Other major competitors such as Youku.com and 56.com were not cited.

Rules that took effect Jan. 31 ban Chinese sites from distributing online video that involves national secrets, hurts the reputation of China, disrupts social stability or promotes pornography. Web sites are required to delete and report such content.

Communist authorities have also tightened controls on Chinese media ahead of this summer's Beijing Olympics in hopes of stopping content that might tarnish a national prestige event.

In the recent sweep, regulators ordered 25 Web sites to shut down and will punish 32 others following a two-month investigation, the administration said on its Web site. It gave no details of penalties and phone calls to the office were not answered.

The companies knew the penalties were coming, and they do not appear to be connected to efforts to block footage of the protests in Tibet, said Duncan Clark, managing director of BDA China Ltd., a Beijing consulting firm.

A Tudou.com vice president, Dan Brody, said the site received a warning. He declined further comment.

The industry has grown quickly as a source of news in a country where the government owns all newspapers and broadcasters and enforces the ruling Communist Party's censorship guidelines. Some sites say they get 100 million visitors a day, an audience that rivals that of the biggest state television channels.

Chinese regulators see the profit potential for video-sharing and have tried to strike a balance between enforcing censorship and letting fast-growing sites compete for visitors.

"It's niche no longer, so the party takes the view that it's mass media, so it has to be subject to the same controls," Clark said.

The government announced in December that all video-sharing sites had to be state-owned. But it backed off following warnings that would stifle the industry and said any properly licensed company already operating could continue.

Chinese Web surfers have recently been blocked from seeing YouTube after video about the Tibet protests appeared on the popular U.S. site. Foreign Web sites run by news organizations and human rights groups are regularly blocked when they carry sensitive information.

The potential for video-sharing sites to embarrass the government was highlighted in December when a sportscaster grabbed the microphone and accused her husband of adultery at a state TV event to announce Olympics coverage plans.

A video of the Dec. 28 event appeared on dozens of Web sites in China and abroad. Tudou said it was one of the site's most-watched items.

oh yea wuts good about these potatoes **Arroyo at PMA: Help me Defeat Communists**, just like that if the deal had gone through ,they coulda just flip the switch ...No More Internet and you woulda been paying the High Cost of Fee's for that kinda service on top of it she was over paying them to bring that attitude to the Philippines of Oppression Hmmmmmmmmmmmm How u Like them Rice n Potatoes

AFP sets up banners against military adventurism
Posted by Jane Abao 9 hrs ago

Is it part of an anti-coup campaign?

Banners bearing the vision, mission, and functions of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) now greet military officers and men, and guests, upon entering the main gate of the military’s headquarters at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City.

The three white, nondescript banners, each one meter long, are placed on the fence of the camp’s parade grounds facing Camp Aguinaldo’s Gate 1.

It is a reminder to the officers and men that they are duty-bound to follow the chain-of-command and the present military leadership’s hard-line stance against military adventurism as well as military intervention in political affairs.

There is a banner each for the AFP’s mission and vision, culled from the 1987 Constitution.

A third banner listed down five functions of the Armed Forces, including upholding the Constitution and assisting the national government in nation building.

Printed on all banners in small fonts is a note that the project has “funding from the European Commission.”

By Nikko Dizon

she needs to read the constitution again cus military is to be used against foreign takeovers not the civil people of that same Nation ,which by the way ARROYO is the people OF THE PHILIPPINE NATION ***YOU CANT USE THE NATIONS OWN MILITARY AGAINST ITSELF*** you Stupid Squanderer the more u resist the more the people see you have alot to hide and the more they wont allow you to continue trying to give them away to the chinese and any other entity to do your stupid economics with ... she even l@@ks stupid and retarded tryin salute nutn patriotic about you Squanderer

i bet you if we kidnapp her children , and she had choice between giving money back or getting children back ... she choose the money cuz she feels she could just buy new ones hmmmmmmmmm things that make u say hmmmmmmmm

Philippine president plans to visit disputed Spratly Islands amid furor over joint study
Posted by roboblogger 1 hr ago

Speaking before his plane took off for Pag-asa from a military camp in southwestern Palawan island, he said Arroyo scolded him when he told her he would make a trip without her.

"She said,'You should have told me about your trip earlier because I really wanted to go to Kalayaan,' " Esperon told troops. "So I am giving all of you warning, in the coming days or week, I think the president will include that in her schedule."

Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita denied Arroyo was going, saying he was unaware of Esperon's conversation with the president.

Esperon told reporters his visit to Pag-asa island could reinforce the country's claims over that portion of the Spratlys.

His trip, he said, was also to prepare for government's summer program to bring in more civilians.

Lawmakers have expressed concern the Philippines has failed to protect its interests in the Spratlys over more aggressive posturing by its neighbors, particularly China.

The Philippines, China and Vietnam have signed onto a three-year seismic study, ending in June, aimed at finding out if there are possible oil reserves in the South China Sea.

But the agreement also apparently covers areas in Philippine territorial waters, and local media have linked it to Chinese loans for allegedly overpriced projects that witnesses have told the Senate involved kickbacks to officials.

The government has refused to make the agreement public and has denied any irregularities.

The agreement was signed in 2004 by state-owned Philippine National Oil Corp. and China National Offshore Oil Corp. The Vietnam Oil and Gas Corp. joined in 2005, but three other claimants to the disputed island chain — Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei — are excluded.

The study followed a 2002 agreement between the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China aimed at avoiding conflict over the Spratlys. It says that with the agreement of all parties concerned, joint activities may be pursued pending resolution of the dispute.

Earlier this month, China said it was worried the controversy may damage friendly ties with the Philippines.

she acts like its her own piggy bank she is visiting ,when we all know its just another project she fuc... up by giving away 40% away to chinese n vietnam each with 20%,thats again an over priced project that needs to be redone ,she is only giving away the oil faster ,but this time by the billions like USBiased wut a maroon

People say money can buy everything,but wut it cant buy is arroyo her place in the palace , its only matter of time , and i dont forsee her stayin place much longer,she is only proving my point the more she trys to stay the more upset the Philippine Nation becomes ,she seems to forget who it is that has the real power of who they want in that palace ,and for sure two times before The Nation has proven its not theives they want ,they want Progression for the Philippine Nation and the Children of there Future... So you see there is no future for arroyo or those in office who back her in that palace, The Palace belongs to the People

For complete story http://zamboangajournal.blogspot.com/2008/03/...

jane didnt post everything some editor, she posted only wut she depicted from it ...that was only half of half the story she gave you ,i feel its important you read the article in its intirety , this article shows all the more reason arroyo is about to loose her palace she feels has claims to...The Philippine Nation feels differently

I DONT SEE IT HAPPENING ...PEOPLE STILL SEE YOU STEALING FROM COFFER ...PHILIPPINE NATION STILL WANTS YOU OUT OF PALACE ARROYO AND NUMBERS ARE GROWING ...and as for your birthday wish PHILIPPINE NATION STEPPED ON JEW cake

Jane Abao wrote:
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I am thinking now that you are one overbold but one who does not understand his role here. Why are you here? As member or as editor?
As member, what can you do and cannot do? Did you ever ask yourself why you cannot do what editors can? But you are trying to appropriate the rights of an editor by posting news in the comments section. Yet you do not know that as editors, there are things we cannot do - like exceeding the allowed characters for a summary. But you misunderstand that as me cutting down the news.
Do you see your name reflected here as editor here? If you want to be one, then act like one who understands what is required.
On second thought, however, since you make much trouble even for the others, I suggest you go to your home country page and make your trouble there - for all we care!
Yo! Javi, manhid!

Sagot!

ummmmmmm , errrrrrrrrrrr, uhhhhhhhhhh ,WOW...
you said alot, and i will say alot too but in the form of few words , as the Great patrick swayze once said "Dito" in the movie Ghost ,by the way do you have picture that covers your face? just askin

Javi not of Philippines of San Antonio, Texas.

I am thinking now that you are one overbold but one who does not understand his role here. Why are you here? As member or as editor?

As member, what can you do and cannot do? Did you ever ask yourself why you cannot do what editors can? But you are trying to appropriate the rights of an editor by posting news in the comments section. Yet you do not know that as editors, there are things we cannot do - like exceeding the allowed characters for a summary. But you misunderstand that as me cutting down the news.
Do you see your name reflected here as editor here? If you want to be one, then act like one who understands what is required.

On second thought, however, since you make much trouble even for the others, I suggest you go to your home country page and make your trouble there - for all we care!

now i know who u remind me of ,its the fish with big puffy eyes that are about to pop out of its face LMAO... now you weally have to find new pic

Jane Abao wrote:
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There's a world of difference between Filipinos bashing their own President and one who is NOT A FILIPINO.
As Filipinos, we have the right of suffrage. We can vote for her or not. She represents us, and therefore we have a say in how she rules the country. However, if you are not a Filipino and yet you stick your tongue out too often and tell our President what or what not to do, what right do you have?
Hey, tell me, WHAT RIGHT DO YOU HAVE?

The right i have of being a living ,breathing ,caring,humanbeing who doesnt care for Dictators, or oppressers thats wut right i have , because if these A$$ holes in the governments would get there A$$'s together no nation would be in any poverty stricken state in any area of there progression again thats wut right i have , because im not the only one who feels that way P.S. you havent l@@ked for that pic i asked have you LMAO.......... P.S. you know you dont act like a real editor , cuz u get too personal or sarcastic with your postings , you forget the amendmant freedom of speech and there are no borderlines on it ,just cuz im not Filippino , seems you not filippino ,cuz i show more pride than you and USbiased and other cronnies like you