Happy Netizen Shares Experience of DFA Passport Renewal Done in 20 Minutes, No Fixer, No “Palakasan”

A happy netizen shared his wonderful experience at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) office. According to him, it only took him 20 minutes for his passport renewal – no fixer, and no “palakasan,” – a culture when people use of the names of influential people just to get government documents done fast. Below is the screenshot of his Facebook post.

BOC Seizes Overstaying 3 Luxury Cars, 2 Lamborghini Were Consigned to Ex-BAYAN Officials

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Monday, November 27 seized three luxury cars and steel products at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) due to overstaying and misdeclaration. The cars include a 2005 Ferrari F430, a 2006 Lamborghini Murcielago, and a used 2012 Lamborghini Gallardo owned by a former militant group official.

Joma Sison Reveals Details of ‘Relationship” Between Ninoy Aquino and CCP, NPA

Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison has been vocal in being friends with the late, former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. In an interview with him by Lisandro Claudio for GMA News TV on July 24, 2010, he explained the details of the “relationship” between Ninoy and the CCP, and its armed group, New People's Army (NPA).

Cory Aquino Freed Joma Sison, NPA Leader Kumander Dante, and Allowed the Return of Nur Misuari

On March 5, 1986, then-President Corazon “Cory” Aquino ordered the release of Jose Maria Sison, the founder of Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), and Bernabe Buscayno aka Kumander Dante, leader of CPP’s armed group New People's Army (NPA). She also allowed the return of Nur Misuari, founder of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).

Cory Aquino Endorsed EJKs During Her Term, Approved CIA Operation, CIA Document Says

It appears that the late President Corazon “Cory” Aquino has endorsed the so-called EJKs (extra-judicial killings) during her administration. This is according to an old United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) document, revealing that she approved a CIA operation, as signed by then-US President Ronald Reagan, who served from 1981 to 1989.