Do you remember those silly radio dedication programs where you can phone in and say, “Mister DJ, gusto ko pung ididikit ang song na ito kay ehem?”
Continue reading Dedicated to Major Basilio and Mayor Peter Rey
Do you remember those silly radio dedication programs where you can phone in and say, “Mister DJ, gusto ko pung ididikit ang song na ito kay ehem?”
Continue reading Dedicated to Major Basilio and Mayor Peter Rey
Lisa Araneta of i-Baguio.com has an update on how the Baguio City councilor’s voted on the “let’s buy cars for ourselves” scandal. Read it here. We are with Lisa in hoping that Mayor Peter Rey Bautista will veto this ill advised budget legislation.
So the ball is now in the mayor’s court. Let’s see whether he stays true to his electoral promise that he’s going to be “Simple Lang”. But we should also help him decide by revisiting his campaign materials in the past election.


Update 2: Thanks to all of your comments. Here’s our favorite from Nats Dalanao: “Next naman na project nila is to build a first class hotel inside the city hall exclusively for them!!” Hehe, oo nga naman. Apologies for not responding to your comments individually, daming hinahabol na trabaho eh.
Thanks too to Anonymous 4:41 for pointing out that the quote “What are we in power for?” should be attributed to Senator Jose Avelino. We mistakenly thought that Senator Ernesto Maceda was the one who said it. Anyways, because of his sleaziness, Maceda was once described by then Manila Mayor as “so young, and so corrupt”. Sana walang “so young and so corrupt” sa Baguio ano? At sa buong Cordillera na rin.
Benguet Governor Nestor Fongwan:
“Napocor paid P2 million in real estate taxes but that is only a drop in the bucket compared to what the government corporation actually owed the province.”
Continue reading Quote of the Day: Benguet Governor Nestor Fongwan
Quote of the Year: “I am an officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and at the same time a lawyer. I will not allow myself to trample upon the rights of the accused gentlemen officers and be a party to the denial of their Constitutional rights. And by these, your Honors, I ask to be excused from these proceedings.” — Major Basilio Pooten
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When I first read the story about Major Basilio Pooten (center) and his refusal to be used as a tool for injustice, I wondered if he is from the Cordilleras but I didn’t have the time to check it out.
Continue reading Major Basilio Pooten: Doing the Right Thing, Making Us Proud