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MGA AGOS SA DISYERTO: SA MULING PAGBULWAKAlexander Martin Remollino1964 nang bumulwak sa landas ng panitikan sa Pilipino ang Mga Agos sa Disyerto, isang kalipunan ng maiikling kuwento nina Efren Reyes Abueg, Dominador Mirasol (SLN), Rogelio L. Ordoñez, Edgardo M. Reyes, at Rogelio Sikat (SLN). Mula noo’y nakadalawang edisyon pa ito: isa noong 1974 at isa pa noong 1993.At ngayo’y muli itongOF PIES AND CRUMBS (OR HOW A FORTUNE CAN BE A PITTANCE)Alexander Martin Remollino20 million pesosis a pie that could make or break recordsuntil you break it up for multitudes... FIND FULL POEM AT ARKIBONG BAYANNOYNOY BACKTRACKS ON PROMISE REGARDING TRUTH BODYAlexander Martin RemollinoOn June 29, a day before he was inaugurated as the country’s 15th president, Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III announced his plan to create a truth commission that would investigate corruption and human rights violations under the Arroyo regime.“This is the body that I promised the people I will set up to put closure on so manyANG DAAN PATUNGO SA PAGBABAGO AYON KAY NOYNOY AQUINOAlexander Martin RemollinoAko, si Noynoy Aquino,na lubusang nakatitiyakna ang mandatong nakuha ko sa huling eleksiyonay patunayna umaasa pa rin ang Pilipino sa pagbabago,ay nagdedeklara ngayonna ito ang daang tatahakin natintungo sa pagbabago... BASAHIN ANG BUONG TULAWATER CRISIS, IMPENDING TOLL AND POWER HIKES HIGHLIGHT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN CABINETAlexander Martin RemollinoThe crisis in water supply which has recently broken out in Metro Manila, as well as impending increases in toll fees and power rates, have underscored conflicts of interest haunting some of the appointees to the cabinet of President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III.Reports of zeroPRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSONAlexander Martin Remollino(kina Atty. Edwin Lacierda, Atty. Ignacio Bunye, Atty. Fernando Barrican, at iba pang nagsilbi bilang presidential spokesperson)... BASAHIN ANG BUONG TULAHINDI MANHIDAlexander Martin RemollinoAt kanyang tinapos"ang pamumunong manhid sa mga daing ng taumbayan."Pero, wala siyang sinabing... BASAHIN ANG BUONG TULAMGA HAMON KAY NOYNOYAlexander Martin Remollino"Ngayon, sa araw na ito — dito magwawakas ang pamumunong manhid sa mga daing ng taumbayan. Hindi si Noynoy ang gumawa ng paraan, kayo ang dahilan kung bakit ngayon, magtatapos na ang pagtitiis ng sambayanan. Ito naman ang umpisa ng kalbaryo ko, ngunit kung marami tayong magpapasan ng krus ay kakayanin natin ito, gaano man kabigat."Sa tulong ng wastongPOLITICAL BUTTERFLIES AT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESAlexander Martin RemollinoIn 2005, Rodolfo Valencia of the second district of Oriental Mindoro voted in favor of dismissing the impeachment complaint filed against then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.“This has sown divisiveness among us,” he said in his speech explaining his vote. “My decision is not by my blind loyalty to the president butQUEST FOR SPEAKERSHIP: A 3-CORNERED FIGHT Alexander Martin RemollinoWith a few weeks to go before the 15th Congress opens session, the battle for House speakership is still largely expected to be a two-way fight between Quezon City Rep. Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte of the Liberal Party and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman of Lakas-Kampi (who will be sharing the speaker’s term with Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez)BAGO PADAPUIN SA KANILA ANG INYONG MGA PAMALOAlexander Martin RemollinoAt isang krimen na palaang magkampo sa harap ng isang "arko ng kapayapaan"upang hingin ang talagang sa iyo.Sana, bago padapuin sa kanila ang inyong mga pamalo... BASAHIN ANG BUONG TULAKAY NOYNOY AQUINO, SA KANYANG PAG-UPO BILANG IKA-15 PANGULO NG PILIPINASAlexander Martin RemollinoItinatak mo na sa iyong nooang mga katagang... BASAHIN ANG BUONG TULATHE NEW PRESIDENT'S CABINETAlexander Martin RemollinoThe members of President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III’s cabinet include one of the big donors to his electoral campaign, as well as several executives of big corporations and a known advocate of neoliberal globalization.Aquino announced the names of his cabinet members in a press conference Tuesday afternoon, the eve of his oath-taking asLP to focus on becoming dominant party in House - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for FilipinosNANG IBILAD MO ANG MGA KANSER NITONG LIPUNAN
Alexander Martin Remollino
(kay Dr. Jose Rizal -- bayani, manggagamot at manunulat)
Nang itaas mo ang bahagi ng belong
nagtatakip sa mga kanser nitong lipunan,
hinubdan mo rin ng dangal... BASAHIN ANG BUONG TULAINT'L AND LOCAL GROUPS PRESSURE NOYNOY TO FREE POLITICAL DETAINEES
Alexander Martin Remollino
Several groups have called on President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to free all political detainees, as his mother former president Corazon C. Aquino did shortly after assuming office in 1986... READ FULL ARTICLEIN MEMORIAM: JOAN HINTON, PHYSICIST AND REVOLUTIONARY, 1921-2010
Alexander Martin Remollino
You let your science flourish
where no one splits atoms
to send cities back to the Stone Age... READ FULL POEMBusinesses, relatives bankrolled Aquino campaign - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for FilipinosBUT THEY FED IT ALL TO THE DUSTBINS AND TOILETS
Alexander Martin Remollino
How many mouths can P10 million feed
in a single sitting?
Up to 250,000 or so... READ FULL POEM'MIDNIGHT APPOINTEES' ARE LOYAL ARROYO ALLIES
Alexander Martin Remollino
It was not just that outgoing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo made so many “midnight appointments” in less than two weeks; her list of appointees, documents show, includes loyal former generals, a campaign contributor, a number of her political allies, and Malacañang spin doctors.
Last March, outgoing Arroyo beat theDOWN THE DRAIN
Alexander Martin Remollino
A fortune most will not amass
even after spending P10 million
on lottery tickets... READ FULL POEMHINDI NALUMPO ANG IYONG PANININDIGAN
Alexander Martin Remollino
(sa alaala ni Rogelio "Ka Mamay" Galit, lider-magsasaka sa Cavite, 1957-2010)
Sa iyong mga huling araw,
tila ka iginapos sa luklukang may gulong... BASAHIN ANG BUONG TULAUpdated list of House members absent during FOI roll call - Nation - GMANews.TV - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine NewsTINITIBAG ANG MGA PANANDANG-BATO SA ATING DINAANAN
Alexander Martin Remollino
Hindi lang ang di-paglingon sa pinanggalingan
ang dahilan ng ating kabiguang
makarating sa paroroonan... BASAHIN ANG BUONG TULASolon hits Nograles for ignoring quorum - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos