Wrap up: The first joint session of Congress to tackle the President’s report on the proclamation of Martial Law

That was a great front act on the first joint session of Congress to deliberate on the President’s report on PD 1959, the proclamation of Martial Law.
When Maguindanao Rep. Didagen Dilangalen asked where the President was, the simple reply of House Speaker Prospero Nograles was that she had substantially complied with the requirements of the [...]

Gridlock in Philcoa

Pictures of the gridlock in Philcoa, Quezon City, this afternoon because of the rains brought by Typhoon Ondoy. Couldn’t upload earlier because I had no internet connection.

The gridlock in Philcoa was caused by vehicles that tried to counterflow.

Pictures from Cory Aquino’s funeral

US plans on how to distribute swine flu vaccine

The New York Times has a story on how government is planning to distribute vaccine for the Influenza AH1N1.
Buti pa sa Amerika, nagpa-plano na sila kung paano, kanino at kailan ibibigay ang vaccine laban sa swine flu, kahit wala pang dumarating. Sa atin, wala nang balita mula sa Department of Health (DOH) tungkol sa swine [...]

Top Arroyo aide pushes for a transition government

National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales is pushing for a transition government, citing the lack of credibility of the current Commission on Elections and the likelihood that the coming elections will not only lack credibility, but will not change anything as well.
He is not calling for a transition government, Gonzales says. But he wants people to [...]

Two more Ah1n1 related deaths reported

The health department has recorded two more deaths connected with Ah1n1.
Dr. Yolanda Oliveros said one was a 74 year old male and the other, a seven year old girl. The first one had underlying medical conditions; the girl had asthma.

Signal no.2 up in Metro Manila

No classes in elementary and high school in Metro Manila.
Typhoon signal no. 2 is now up over Metro Manila, and, in Luzon, in Masbate, Ticao Island, Sorsogon, Albay, Camarines, Catanduanes, Marinduque, Romblon, Burias Island, Southern Quezon, Mindoro, Lubang Island, Batangas, Laguna, Cavite, Bataan, and Rizal.
In a bulletin issued late Tuesday night, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical [...]

RP cases of Influenza A(H1N1) reach 111

This is the first press conference I have attended in which Health Secretary Francisco Duque III did not say that there was no community transmission yet of the Influenza A(H1N1) virus.
When asked, pointblank, if there is now a community transmission of the virus in the Philippines, Duque they were still investigating. He hoped to know [...]

Ecija school closed after pupil tests positive for A(H1N1)

Duque calls on school officials to report flu-like symptoms to local government units
Classes were temporarily suspended at the Helera Elementary School in Jaen, Nueva Ecija after a pupil tested positive for Influenza A(H1N1). The Department of Health (DOH) is still trying to find out how the pupil contracted the virus, since the child had no [...]

The first anti-Con Ass rally

“No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expression or of the press,or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances.” – Article 3, section 4 of the 1987 Constitution.
On June 10, 2009, Filipinos — mostly from Metro Manila; the other provinces had their [...]