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GMA7 Voters Education Campaign

December 9th, 2009

I have noticed that I have not posted some socially relevant articles here at menardconnect.com :) so here we go.

Below is GMA Network Voters Education Video Campaign featuring guess who???

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I saw this yesterday in gmanews.tv site and I saw it again TV-CH7 tonight, so I guess this is… Read the rest of this entry »

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An Open Letter to President Barack Obama

July 30th, 2009

Last year I posted some Obama and GMA in Manila video here in my blog. Little did I know that GMA’s dream of meeting Obama will really come true someday.

A day before their actual face to face meeting, I’m posting an open letter to President Barack Obama. Who wrote it, read on….

July 29, 2009

HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
Washington District of Columbia
United… Read the rest of this entry »

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July 26, 2009 is Blog Action Day

July 26th, 2009

Today is Blog Action Day 2009.

This blog post  is my own little way of expressing my support to the NO to Con-Ass movement.


Tomorrow, GMA will deliver her SONA (State of the Nation Address). I don’t know if it will be the usual stuff: look-good-feel-good statistics and same old rhetoric. I am not inclined to listen (maybe I will read the transcript… Read the rest of this entry »

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Anti-Chacha Rally on June 10, 2009

June 7th, 2009

There will be a Anti-Charter Change Rally in Makati City on Wednesday, June 10, 2009.

Got this image and invite from Tonyo Cruz.

Anti-Cha-Cha-June-10-2009

Feel free to post this image and invite to your blogs.

This post is in support to the No To ConAss Movement.
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HR1109: Kick that Con-Ass

June 3rd, 2009

And so the House of Representatives passed House Resolution 1109 “seeking to convene Congress into a constituent assembly that would amend the 1987 Constitution”. And that railroading was fast, really fast. Faster than how Motilium solved Barack Obama’s dyspepsia in my previous Obama in Manila post.

Let me just say that I’m a big “fan” of GMA and her chacha plans :) . So naturally I will… Read the rest of this entry »

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Barack Obama Live Inauguration Video

January 20th, 2009

Today is Inauguration Day of Barack Obama, President of the United States of America. There are many sites out there offering live video coverage and all those free stuffs. But one last reminder: please be careful, some of these sites may be scam sites or worst… they have redirects to malicious content (read: malware).

TrendLabs reported a noticeable malware activities related to Barack Obama and his inauguration day. The… Read the rest of this entry »

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Pangandaman-Dela Paz Golf Brawl Update

January 12th, 2009

Valley Golf and Country Club officials have released their findings and recommendations on this golf brawling incident. They expelled Delfin dela Paz for “disorderly conduct in instigating the brawl”. Bambee and Lino, since they are dependents of the expelled member were prohibited from the golf course. Secretary Nasser Pangandaman Sr. was suspended for two years, while his sons Masiu Town Mayor Nasser Jr. and Hussein were “banned for life”… Read the rest of this entry »

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Pangandaman Golf Brawl

December 30th, 2008

Today is Rizal Day. I should be writing about heroes and their commendable acts and how we should exemplify them. But here I am writing about Nasser Pangandaman Jr.  mayor of Masiu town in Lanao del Sur province, Philippines brawling up a 56-year old man and his son over some misunderstanding on a golf course last Friday. Heroic right?

Pangandaman Jr. is the son of the Department of… Read the rest of this entry »

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Obama and GMA in Manila

December 21st, 2008

I always thought that Barack Obama is distancing himself with GMA, but I guess I was wrong. The video report below tells us that President-Elect Barack Obama sneaked into Malacañang, Manila over the weekend to have coffee with Madam Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Credits to sunfish0703 for the video… Read the rest of this entry »

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NO votes win over in Quezon

December 15th, 2008

The NO votes overwhelmed the YES votes in the Quezon plebiscite last Saturday. Inquirer.net report states that around 70% percent of the votes casts are NO’s, while only 30% are in favor of split-up of the province into Quezon Del Norte and Quezon Del Sur. The report also said that that only a third of all registered voters in the province joined the electoral process. The leaders of NO… Read the rest of this entry »

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