Malacañang transcript of Arroyo’s 2009 SONA

From the blog of Ellen Tordesillas
Thank you.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Good afternoon.
Before I begin my report please join me first in a moment of prayer for President Aquino.
Senate President Enrile, Speaker Nograles, Senators, Representatives, Vice President de Castro, Former President Ramos, Chief Justice Puno, Ambassadors, friends:
The past twelve months have been a year for the history [...]

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Hiling ni Cory: milagro para sa bayan

By Ellen Tordesillas
Talaga namang kahanga-hanga si Cory Aquino sa pagmamahal sa bayan.
Sabi ng isang pari na nag-alay ng misa para sa kanya, tinanong siya kung humihingi siya ng milagro para gumaling siya, sabi ng 76-taong gulang na dating presidente, “Hindi. Hinhingi ko ang milagro para sa bayan.”
Sabi ni Kris noong linggo sa “The Buzz” na [...]

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HAPPY 95TH ANNIVERSARY

HAPPY 95TH ANNIVERSARY
JuLy 27, 1914 – July 27, 2009
The Iglesia ni Cristo[10] (pronounced [ɪˈɡleʃɐ ni ˈkɾisto]; Tagalog for Church of Christ; also known as INC, or Iglesia[11], is the largest entirely indigenous Christian[12] religious organization that originated from the Philippines[13] and the largest independent church in Asia.[14] Due to a number of similarities, some Protestant [...]

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The tragedy of a distrusted leadership

By Ellen Tordesillas
The first text message I got yesterday morning was from a friend who forwarded a report from his friend in Cotabato City about a bomb that exploded in front of the Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral in that city.
News reports later said that four were killed while some 50 people were injured. Three of the [...]

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Change not possible under GMA’ – Trillanes

Change not possible under GMA’ – Trillanes
From the office of Sen. Trillanes:
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV supported the public clamor for an election in 2010 by saying change under the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is ‘not possible.’
“Any illusions of change are simply not possible under the administration of GMA,” he said in a published annual report.
According to the [...]

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Michael Jackson’s Daughter: I Love Him So Much / July 7, 2009

Some of the greatest moments from the memorial of Michael Jackson. Some are happy, wring emotion, but all is unforgettable. The actress Brooke Shields, a good friend of Michael Jackson has shared some of his favorite memories with Michael Jackson. But from all of the speeches and comments, the most beautiful, the most fun and [...]

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Madonna pays tribute to Michael Jackson

Madonna pays tribute to Michael Jackson
While performing “Holiday”, Madonna pays tribute to MJ. At the end she says: “Let’s give it up to one of the greatest artists the world has ever known: Michael Jackson. Long Live The King!”

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