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November
29 family. Trillanes, Lim, former Vice President
Teofisto Guingona, and former UP President Francisco
Nemenzo Jr. |
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Quotable
Quotes |
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“Dissent
without action is consent!”
- Brigadier General Danilo Lim as he and Senator Antonio
Trillanes IV announce that they’re leaving the
Manila Peninsula after a 6-hour standoff
“Whatever.”
- Senator Antonio Trillanes IV when asked how they
would face the consequences of their action after
announcing that they were leaving Manila Peninsula
to avoid bloodshed.
“Sana
kasama ako sa plano. Eh hindi ako kasama eh. Paano
ako pupunta dun?”
- Pardoned ex-President Joseph Estrada when asked
by reporters if he had anything to do with the Makati
standoff
“I
think he’s just trying to exercise his right
to exercise. Naglalakad eh.”
- Justice Secretary Raul Gonzales when asked whether
charges will be filed against former Vice President
Teofisto Guingona regarding his participation in the
November 29 Manila Peninsula standoff.
“I
am a woman with cancer, mas gugustuhin ko pang mamatay
na lumalaban para sa bayan kaysa mamatay dahil sa
sakit.”
- Scriptwriter Bibeth Orteza who joined the Manila
Pen siege
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Numero |
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5 |
Number
of curfew hours imposed by the GMA administration
last
November 30, 2007 |
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51 |
Number
of journalists arrested after the teargas attack
on the Manila Peninsula |
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P5-M |
Estimated
damage to the Manila Pen after the six-hour
Trillanes stand-off |
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$1.2-M |
Representing
the hotel’s lost income after four days
of being shut down |
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90% |
Occupancy
of the Manila Pen at the time of the stand-off |
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74% |
Occupancy
after the hotel reopened on December 4 |
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F
for Fail |
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In
case you’re planning to mount a coup d’etat,
a mutiny, an Oakwood, a Manila Pen, or anything similar
to that, please, PLEASE make sure that you die fighting.
Or better yet, make sure that your plan will pull
through.
The November 29 standoff put a lot of strain on detained
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s public image
that he’s now being regarded as a class clown
even though he didn’t smile for the whole duration
of the standoff. Aside from the snide remarks of loyal
and former supporters regarding the latest escapades
of our favorite hero, bloggers give the most unforgiving
commentaries. |
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From
The Philippine Comedian
(http://philippinecomedian.com)
Trillanes
Fans Club Launched
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Join na! You get a free Trillanes,
Hindi Ka Nag-iisip Decal! (See above).
Download the decal and post it on your blog, website,
notebook, iPod, laptop, car, bed, bathroom floor or
Philippine flag! Send it to your favorite opposition
politicians and artista-activists! Blah-blah-blah-blah.
Makati hotels are highly encouraged to post this in
their doorways and lobbies!
From tour guide Carlos Celdran (http://celdrantours.blogspot.com/)
Here we go again. Three steps back for the country.
And now that Trillanes and his merry medley of melodramatic
morons are still alive and walking away unscathed,
make that fricking four. Sometimes, I think
we are too nice. These guys make me miss martial
law.
From
author Jessica Zafra
(http://jessicarulestheuniverse.com)
- If you’re launching a coup d’etat, make
sure to check the weather report the day before.
- Everyone says they’re ready to die for their
country, but no one actually makes good on the threat.
Come on, you promised. |
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Pinoys
the second cheeriest in Asia! |
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We
have to give credit to the Pinoy. Despite our sometimes
awful situation, a joint study done by Axa Life and
the research company Taylor Nelson Sofres showed that
Filipinos are the second happiest and most optimistic
people in Asia.
Among the eight countries included in the study, the
Philippines ranked 85 percent in the Outlook Index
where India was proclaimed the happiest with 87.2
percent. China ranked third, followed by Thailand,
Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore.
The study measured the satisfaction rate of people
with their current situation and how optimistic they
are for the next 12 months and the next five years
with their careers, family, health, and retirement
planning. |
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Welcome
Vancouver to the One Philippines family! |
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With
this issue, we launch the first edition of One Philippines
in British Columbia. Rated as one of the most livable
cities in the world, Vancouver, in the district of
British Columbia, lies north to Washington state.
It is home to 62,960 Pinoys – the third largest
immigrant group from Southeast Asia recorded in 2006.
We welcome publisher Ray Calinisan into the growing
One Philippines family which now includes editions
in U.K. and Toronto. Soon, One Philippines will be
available to our kababayans living in Chicago, Las
Vegas, Hong Kong and Singapore. |
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