After 44 days of theatrics, twists, fun and dramas, history was made when the Senate convicted the Chief Justice "Guilty as charged". It went as a big bang to a script some say was badly written. And it was also the first time that a guilty verdict was handed down…
Some say “surreal” or “wow” in describing the 40th day of the impeachment hearing. Everyone was expecting for the climax to take place but other unexpected events unfurled. On the 40th day of the CJ Corona’s impeachment trial where the CJ Corona himself gave his testimony in a three-hour narration,…
Part III – The Impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona The circus has come to entertain the senator-judges and the people with more fun and twists on the on the 26th day of the impeachment hearing when Lead prosecutor Neil Tupas Jr. surprisingly announced the dropping of five charges against…
This is part 2 of It’s More Fun with ‘Coronavela’ Fumbling, bumbling and stumbling by the prosecution in the five weeks of the impeachment trial had added more fun. What with the tall tales about “small lady” which seems to trivialise and turn the proceedings into a joke or a…
Impeaching the Chief Justice Renato Corona for graft and corruption, culpable violation of the constitution and betrayal of public trust which now is dubbed as ‘coronavela’ is more fun as it has the trappings of a blockbuster series. It is eagerly watched by most as the plot unfolds, characters appear…
The United States rhetoric of its strategy of “re-engagement in the Asia-Pacific region” was the focus of US President Barack Obama’s visit to Australia and then to Indonesia [...]…
Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) responsible for giving assistance to developing countries in Asia and the Pacific regions needs real reforms of how aid can be fraud free. [...]…
A global day of recognition and celebration from across developed and developing countries for women’s rights and participation in social, political and economic processes. Celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) 8 March 2008, with the theme “100 years of active women in paid and unpaid work” not just focusing on our…
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Lolita Farmer OAM is a Sydney-based lawyer, president of Global Filipinos Australia and chairperson of Worldwide Filipino Alliance