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| Arroyo to run for Congress |
| 2009-12-01 |
| [Straits Times] Philippine President Gloria Arroyo announced on Monday she would seek to remain in politics after her term ends next year by running for a seat in parliament. 'I will file my candidacy for congress in order to serve the hardworking people of my province,' Mrs Arroyo, 62, said on government radio DZRB. 'I hope to be a champion for the poor and to work to uplift the economy.... I will work for this from a position closer to the people.' Mrs Arroyo will seek a lower house seat representing her home province of Pampanga. Critics allege Mrs Arroyo, who is mandated by the constitution to step down as president next year, wants to enter parliament to retain immunity against potential corruption charges that could otherwise be filed against her. They say it also may allow Mrs Arroyo and her allies to change the constitution so she could continue ruling the country as prime minister under a Westminster system of government, rather than the current US-style presidential model. But, in the radio interview, Mrs Arroyo dismissed both accusations. 'Congressional immunity is only from libel suits for utterances made in Congressional sessions. That is not what I am after. This will reflect my own level of commitment to public service,' she said on the graft issue. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 OOOOPSIES, forgot to say that in the above WMF Artics as per GUAM, that CHINA DEEMS THE US MIL FACILITIES ON GUAM, PRESENT + TO COME [USMC Reloc from Okinawa, etc.], AS ITS MOST LIKELY THREAT. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-12-01 23:30 |
| #2 WMF > PHILIPPINES, TAIWAN SECURITY STRONGLY AFFECTS CHINA'S SECURITY. CHINA IS NOT AFRAID TO SEIZE THE PHILIPPINES IN ORDER TO PROTECT WESTERN CHINA [Uighurs, Xinjiang]FROM ISLAMIST MILITARISM. versus * WAFF > STRATEGYPAGE - FORTIFYING GUAM [potential US Army BMD task force setup on Guam]. * WMF > US GLOBAL STRATEGY NETWORK: FUTURE US ARMY MISSLE DEFENSES ON GUAM AGZ CHINESE. NORTH KOREAN "IMPROVED SCUDS" AND CHIN CRUISE MISSLES TO WET HIS PANTS, DIAPERS. Not too sure iff this Artic refers to the US [ defensive] or China [offensive] wetting its pants + diapers??? SAME WMF > US CLOSER TO ONE-HOUR STRATEGIC "GLOBAL STRIKE" MILITARY OPERATIONS [vee new US Global Strike Command Center]. US DESIRE FOR THE CAPABILITY TO DESTROY THE LONG-RANGE NUCLEAR FORCES OF RUSSIA OR CHINA IN IMMEDIATE/PROMPT MILITARY ACTION [Global "Prompt Strike"]. * SAME WMF > STRATEGY WEEKLY > JAPANESE SCHOLARS: IN ANY CONTENPORARY SINO-JAPANESE MIL COMFLICT IN THE EAST CHINA SEA, JAPAN WILL LOSE OR BE DESTROYED UNLESS IT CAN CORRECT VITAL DEFICIENCIES ["Japan will be dead"]??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-12-01 23:16 |
| #1 ION TOPIX > MINDANEWS OP-ED [Mindanao]: MASSACREPOSES CHALLENEGE TO OUR [Philippines] ALREADY WEAK DEMOCRATIC STATE; + THE RUTHLESS POLITICAL ENTREPENEURS OF MUSLIM MINDANAO * SAME/WORLD NEWS > DO NOT LET MINDANAO BE "BALKANIZED": + PHILIPPINES: US AID, EXPERISE NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP MILITANT GROUPS, VIOLENCE AT BAY. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-12-01 22:58 |