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Gudani’s dismissal

Two military officials had recently found themselves in a tight spot after defying an order from their Commander-in-Chief. Brig. Gen. Francisco Gudani (who retired last Oct. 4) and Lt. Col. Alexander Balutan instantly drew media attention when they appeared at the Senate hearing last Sept. 28 on the military’s...

A TV reporter’s paranoia?

A local television reporter recently sought police help when two motorcycle-riding men tailed him while he was on his way home in General Santos City, 980 kilometers south of Manila. According to a police blotter dated last 10 October, ABS-CBN’s provincial reporter Sonny Sombreo was on his way home...

Misquoted and Misspelled

We appreciate the effort made by newspapers to inform the public about the plight and status of our fellow journalists. But, we would like to make a few clarifications to the story that appeared in the September 6 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer (p.A7) entitled, “Study says 54...

The Elusive Garci

Since the “Hello, Garci” scandal erupted in June, the one key actor in the controversy remains elusive and is danger of being forgotten. Former elections commissioner Virgilio Garcillano, accused of committing poll fraud in the May 2004 elections based on his phone conversations which were illegally wiretapped, had gone...

Kris and tell

Gone are the days of stereotypical eighteenth-century women who can’t seem to do anything for and by themselves.Unfortunately, the Philippines’s very own justice secretary seems to be stuck in those days. Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez, one of the most loyal allies of embattled President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, recently came...