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Senate Idol

I am going to resign if any of those crooks running for senate wins in this election as some sort of electoral protest . - Miriam Defensor these are not the actual words, but that's the gist of Miriam's message to Ted Failon and Korina Sanchez when she was interviewed on TV together with Gilbert Remulla as part of the info-campaign for the May 2007 elections. They are crooks who has violated the electoral policies on maximum spending for the elections . (hmmm true) dapat palitan nila ang panukala sa saligang batas tungkol sa kwalipikasyon ng isang presidente... kung ang pulis nga kailangan college gradweyt eto pang presidente na literate lang pwede na? kung sino na lang gago pala pwedeng tumakbo . (makes mad sense) translate: they should change the constitution regarding the qualification of the president. if the police need to have a college degree, what more the president that they only need someone who is literate? any fool can run for president. when asked about the perfor...

A Bark Worse than the Bite

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A few months ago, Senator Miriam Defensor went on the warpath when she was excluded from the shortlist of Supreme Court Chief Justice. I'd rather that you hear it from the horse's mouth (pun not intended), click on this link Miriam Defensor to view the video in YouTube. For those who want to read the transcript of her speech, here goes: i am foaming at the mouth! i am hitting the roof! i am homicidal! i am suicidal! i am ballistic! bago sila magmeyting kinumbinsi na sila ng tsip jastis panganiban na yan na bata ni senator jovito salonga na anti gloria arroyo na wag nila akong inominate dahil takot sila na dahil sa sinasabi nilang malapit ako sa presidenteng arroyo at baka ma nominate ako as chief justice at ayaw na ayaw yan ni salonga dahil kalaban nya si arroyo eh bakit gawin nyang personal eto... gusto ko na mangangagat ng tao!