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MANILA - Senator and vice Transportation Secretary Joseph on EDSA), somebody was supposed to
presidential aspirant Antonio Trillanes Emilio Abaya could have been allowed hang for that. Nung may namatay sa Senator Antonio Trillanes observes that President Aquino’s perceived management problems could be
IV believes that the reason many to remain in the Cabinet despite the palpak na aircon doon sa NAIA dahil because he never had a real job prior to his political career.
incompetent officials remain in office dismal state of Metro Manila traffic, sa sobrang init (When somebody died
under the present administration is as well as of the MRT, among other of excessive heat at the airport due previously worked as an assistant and as assistant promotions manager of
because President Benigno Aquino problems. to malfunctioning air-conditioning), of the executive director of the non- Nike Philippines. He also became vice-
“never had a real job” prior to his somebody should have been hanged governmental Philippine Business for president of Intra-Strata Assurance
political career and is, therefore “You senior staff members of TV5 for that,” Trillanes pointed out. Social Progress; as assistant retail sales Corporation. n Tricia Aquino / InterAksyon.com /
saddled by a “lack of management and and other news outfits, you know supervisor of Mondragon Philippines;
leadership skills.” how to hire and fire people. You know He stressed that Cabinet officials January 14, 2016 / 6:43 pm
how to push people to do their best should be retained or fired based
“Iba kasi ‘yung leadership and and make themselves productive. But on their performance. Although he
management style ni Presidente President Aquino never had that kind of acknowledged that Abaya was nice “as
Aquino (President Aquino has a experience, which is why his patience a person,” he would never have lasted
different leadership and management is so excessively deep,” Trillanes said. in a Trillanes Cabinet.
style). And you’ll have to understand:
President Aquino never had a real job Asked to assess whether it was Has Trillanes had made these
before he became President,” Trillanes Aquino’s management style, or a failure sentiments known to the President
said on Thursday at “Happy Hour”, a in management, period, the Senator directly? “Since we are allies, I don’t
roundtable discussion held at the TV5 replied, “Well, lack of management skills need to speak publicly. We had intense
Media Center with panel members and lack of management and leadership exchanges privately, directly. Many
from News5, InterAksyon.com, skills. And that’s being objective.” times I had told him, ‘Mr. President,
BusinessWorld, Philippine Star, and this is my suggestion, this is my
Bloomberg Philippines. “’Yung unang beses pa lang na recommendation.’”
lumabas ‘yung MRT doon sa dulo ng
Trillanes was asked how EDSA (The time MRT derailed and According to the web site of the
overshot the building at the terminal Office of the President, Aquino had

PNoy: EDCA not a threat but enhancement of PHL, US abilities
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III on purpose” of EDCA in developing the Armed peace in Asia-Pacific’. Earlier, China “It is easy to deduce that Manila, which Philippines and the US.
Friday defended the Enhanced Defense Forces of the Philippines (AFP). criticized the Philippine Supreme Court’s has long been involved in a dispute with The validity of the pact, which
Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), ruling on EDCA, claiming claiming the deal Beijing over claims on some South China
describing it as an “enhancement” “All the modern hardware carries a will only “escalate tensions and undermine Sea islands, appears to be now turning to provides for the increased rotational
of the Philippines and United States’ significant price tag; yet with EDCA, we peace and stability in the (Asia-Pacific) Uncle Sam to back its ambition to counter presence of US troops in the country,
defense capabilities, “rather than a have a chance to try the cutting-edge region.” China,” it added. was upheld amid the Philippines’
threat to anyone else.” equipment and see just how suitable they ongoing territorial dispute with China
are to our needs, without having to buy “It seems very peculiar that the Criticizing the United States, the in the South China Sea, parts of which
“The basic logic behind EDCA is them first,” he said. Philippines, which stopped hosting two commentary claimed that an “increased Manila refers to as the West Philippine
interoperability, and anybody who is of the largest overseas US military bases military presence in the region will only Sea.
reasonable will see that this agreement He added that while the AFP can learn in the early 1990s, invited the US troops aggravate regional tensions and could
is an enhancement of both our countries’ from an advanced military force, the US home again, despite strong domestic push the situation to the brink of war.” The US has also expressed its
abilities, rather than a threat to anyone “gets to learn how to make do with fewer criticism, at a time when the situation opposition to China’s claims in the
else,” Aquino said during a conference resources, which in a conflict situation is in the South China Sea has stabilized,” a EDCA is constitutional. With a vote disputed territories, citing the need
held at the Manila Hotel. always a high probability if not an intense commentary on the official Xinhua News of 10-4 and one justice taking no part, the for freedom of navigation in the area.
possibility.” Agency site said Wednesday afternoon. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the
Aquino boasted of the “very practical constitutionality of the EDCA between the n Kathrina Charmaine Alvarez / RSJ, GMA News /
‘Escalate tensions, undermine
Published / January 15, 2016 / 4:22 pm

No SC gag order, but Poe DQ parties asked to keep quiet
MANILA - The Supreme Court court did not formally issue a gag parties to rein in their supporters the SC as the “tribune of the people.”

(SC) on Thursday advised the camp order to the parties involved. and not disrupt the oral arguments. Petitioners former senator

of Senator Grace Poe as well as those “The Supreme Court pointed During the preliminary Francisco Tatad, former University

calling for her disqualification from out that, since the case is highly conference, the high court tackled of the East law dean Amado Valdez,

this year’s presidential elections to technical and legal, the parties the issue on who will speak first, De La Salle University professor

tCPwhaoutoogbwyhRtoobomernteACnmCordoTseVoa:©dMInteairnAnksysMohna.ocnoomitlas refrain from further discussing the could be responsible enough not with Poe’s camp getting the first Antonio Contreras and lawyer
MANILA – At around 5:30 p.m.
on Thursday, a CCTV camera in merits of the case so as to avoid to comment on the merits,” Garcia crack at presenting their arguments Estrella Elamparo will each take
Quiapo, Manila, caught a video of two
women walking on the sidewalk along inflaming the situation. said after Thursday’s preliminary that she is a natural-born Filipino their turn to argue their case for a
Evangelista Street.
But lawyer George Garcia, who conference to discuss the who has complied with the 10- total of 20 minutes, or five minutes
As they were about to cross the
street, a man in a hat approached is serving as the legal counsel of proceedings in the oral arguments year residency rule for presidential each.
them from the back. The man took
out a gun and shot the woman, Poe in the cases being heard before scheduled for January 19. candidates as mandated by the In a related development,
who appeared to be talking on her
cellphone, in front of him. Then he the High Tribunal, clarified that the Likewise, he said, the SC told both Constitution. Garcia said the Poe camp would
also shot the other woman.
The Commission on Elections not be bringing up the matter of
Before fleeing, the man even
picked up the ammunition shells from (Comelec) will then follow, with an apparent rift between Comelec
the street. n InterAksyon.com / January 15,
Commissioners Rowena Guanzon Chairman Andres Bautista and
2016 / 9:59 pm
and Arthur Lim given 10 minutes Commissioner Guanzon, adding

each to lay out its case against Poe. that doing so would just divert

The Office of the Solicitor attention from the issue and take up

General (OSG) will no longer be time better left to discuss the merits

arguing the case for the Comelec, of the case at hand.

as Solicitor Florin Hilbay has sided “We expect intense interpellation

with the ruling of the Senate from our justices so we better come

Electoral Tribunal (SET) dismissing prepared, We are now readying

the disqualification case against our presentation,” Manuelito Luna,

Poe. the legal counsel of Tatad in the

But Hilbay will still speak in the proceedings, said. n Brian Maglungsod /

oral arguments as he was invited by InterAksyon.com / January 14, 2016 / 4:44 pm