Lobby Whispers
Amalia Lopez is a freelancer whose sole task is to gather tidbits of news and chitchats in the august halls of both the House and the Senate. She frequents the House and Senate cafeterias, the corridors, and even the plenary hall to get the latest news and the juiciest morsels of gossips happening on the floor and inside the offices of Congressional members.
Drumbeaters of Villar, Chiz, Kiko, Bong, Miriam, Joker, Gordon, Loren, Trillanes, and Jinggoy
(Last of Three columns)
May I introduce the last batch of the Public Relations Officers of the Senators –
2010 Senatorial landscape – Is it too early to plant political seeds now?“Too early” was the alleged reaction of Albay Governor and Bicol political bigwig Joey Salceda when one of the Senators gave a Php5-million donation for ...Php6.9M PNP Russia allowance infuriates Senator MiriamAs often as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) officials go in and out of the country to attend ...Impeachment charges of Joey d V, passport to a 2010 Senatorial seat?Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago had walked out of a ZTE-NBN hearing saying that it was a waste of her time because what the Senate was ...'One Family' talent night with old and new senatorsA favorite question being thrown around in social affairs is: Who do you want to be the next President? In the various social circles where ...Lacson revelation jolts DBM to let go of unreleased ‘pork’ to opposition solonsOpposition senators who have been used to submitting to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) their list of priority projects which were never funded ...Senate employees up in arms against GSIS’s GarciaFor several years now, the more than 1,500 Senate employees have been bearing the inefficiencies of the services of the Government Services Insurance System (GSIS) ...Villar vs. Obama: Similarities and DifferencesDid you ever wonder why despite the billions of Senate President Manny Villar, he is still No. 3 in the Presidential surveys? If survey results could ...Drilon will be back in the Senate in July 2010“He has no problem; his awareness rating is high,” a political analyst had described the chances of former Senate President Franklin M. Drilon relative to ...Websites preparing for Senator Mar’s PresidencyThe technological wonder that is the Internet with its websites and social groups – Multiply, Friendster, and the popular Youtube – has given politicians still ... |
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Kastila (1878 - 1944)
This week we commemorate the life and great contributions to the Filipino nation of the distinguished President Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina. After passing the ...
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