vonjobi: wow, congratulations! kelan ang trip? i hope i'll be around when you come. had a good time with diosa last...
Keith Bacongco: Knowing Nograles and his Big Boss...garapalan na lang talaga.
Vinia Datinguinoo Mukherjee: Congratulations, PCIJ! Mabuhay kayo!
Lead Philippines: But without credible mass media there, what is left to protect the people..?
vonjobi: it's juned sOniDo.

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hopeless_race : Lets not just focus sa mga malversation of funds, sa mga overpricing..ating pagtuunan ng atensyon ang diskarte ng mga politiko na umuutang ng bilyon bilyon sa gobyerno."Small time" ang ibang pamamaraan ng pangungurakot kumpara sa pag-utang sa gobyerno ng bilyon na tunay ngang masasabing "pinaka big-time" at wala pang sabit.
hopeless_race : Mukhang tikom ang bibig ng lahat pagdating sa diskarte ng mga politiko sa pagutang ng mga bilyon bilyon sa gobyerno na tinatakbuhan. Itong pamamaraan na ito ang tunay na kumakain ng malaking porsyento ng ating national budget batay na din sa sinasabi ng world bank.
hopeless_race : Pakisilip naman po ang mga utang ni Villar sa BSP, ang mga utang nila RAMON JACINTO, RONNIE ZAMORA, JOE DE VENECIA at madami pang ibang mga pulitiko. Iilan lamang yan sa mga nababanggit sa balita na may mga malalaking utang sa gobyerno.
hopeless_race : Nagmimistulang "small time" lamang ang malversation of funds kumpara sa laki ng kinakamal ng mga umuutang sa gobyerno. At ito ay malinaw na natatakbuhan dahil hindi nga naman pwede makulong ang may-ari ng kumpanya sa pagkaka-utang lamang. Tunay na mga tuso at magagaling sa batas itong mga politiko natin. Masasabi ko na malamang lahat ng mga politiko ganito ang diskarte...wala pang kulong.
hopeless_race : PCIJ pkitingnan naman po ang mga gaya ni Villar na my malaking utang sa Gobyerno pero tinatakbuhan. Magtatayo ng kumpanya at uutang ng bilyon bilyon sa gobyerno ng walang balak bayaran. Tunay ngang walang nakukulong sa utang...ito ang prinsipyo ginagamit ng mga politiko ntin kaya nakakapagtaka kung san napupunta ang daang bilyong pera ng gobyerno.
hopeless_race : Sana itreat naman po ng media ang hacienda luisita at mendiola massacre na parang MAGUINADANAO MASSACRE. Ipublicized ang mga katotohanan at ipakita sa tao ang karumaldumal na pinaggagawa sa mga farmers dun. Untouchable po ba sila cory at danding at hindi magawang batikusin ng media about these two massacres?
hopeless_race : Kapag napaguusapan ang mendiola at hacienda luisita massacre ay parang walang nangyari at parang hindi big deal. Anu po ba ang pinagkaiba ng dalawang nabanggit na massacre sa maguindanao massacre?
hopeless_race : Its sad that we pinoys are blind to the fact of what had happened in mendiola and hacienda luisita. Ang tanong..bakit ang media ay hindi manlang matackle ang ganitong usapin? Takot ba sila kay cory at danding?
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hopeless_race : Gud am..glad to be back.
jr_lad : rip mr. alecks pabico. you'll be greatly missed!
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sevens21 : tawag ka sa HOTLINE nila walang ANSWER grrr we need pa namn ng static info SSS Gising!!!
sevens21 : Gawa naman po kayo ng article about SSS. Pangit ng site nila dali ma blocked ng account
guest_899 : we must check the background of each potential candidates to avoid having another big mistake like GMA
guest_899 : congratulations to PCIJ, more power and God Bless !
jazzymuver : how did Arroyo swallow that kind of things!! how come that she just spend the money our countrymen for her own sake!!
guest_3664 : i would be glad if u can include the investigation of the manner public officials announce infra projects as per COA regulation. It is frustrating to see their faces on the tarpaulin instead of the prescribed information like name of project, date of implementation,amount of contract, source/s of fund, among other things. This is very rampant here in Marikina. Thanks and more power on your noble endeavors. We need people like you to have make our country great again.
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erika marie : P.S.:) my paper is due next week and i do hope someone could provide me these reports coming from reliable resources thank you ulit.
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guest_4275 : i am currently doing a study for my paper regarding political killings in the philippines. i noted that there are no human rights reports during the Aquino and Ramos administration. could someone out there please send me reports regarding these matter? i do hope these reports came from reliable resources you could send it in my email; erikamariet@yahoo.comyour response would surely be appreciated. thanks everyone. god bless.
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jayson bourne : cory is OK, but kris & Noynoy sensationalize masyado...
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meow : boycotts worked during marcos years. how about doing it now against the businesses of the con-ass congressmen?
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Tribute to Alecks Pabico: Journalism’s gentle warrior

Posted by: Jaemark Tordecilla | October 8, 2009 at 1:20 am
Filed under: General

The Philippine journalism world grew a little dimmer last night as word spread that our colleague Alecks Pabico had passed away. The news came as a shock to family and friends who were on hand to see Alecks personally just last Thursday, during a tribute concert for his recovery.

Yesterday morning, Alecks was still in good spirits while exchanging stories with the PCIJ staff who visited him, talking about his favorite videoke songs and anecdotes from when he became part of the team in 1994.

“Alecks and I worked together for nearly 15 years. We spent many long nights at the office, some of them with Nonoy Marcelo. Alecks not only worked in PCIJ, he believed in it,” said Sheila Coronel, the PCIJ’s founding Executive Director. PCIJ board member Howie Severino related his first encounter with Alecks: “It was an odd hour, and I was the only one in the office. The skinny guy with unruly hair told me he wanted to work with us but had not yet graduated from UP and had studied architecture (so I thought, fat chance this guy would work with us); he didn’t tell me he had been editor-in-chief of the Collegian. Modest, typically Alecks. We ended up sharing a lot of good times, reggae music, and late nights in the office. I’ll miss him.”

Alecks had spent the last fifteen years working with the Center, for the past decade as its Multimedia Director. Gentle and unassuming, Alecks was every bit the fierce, noble warrior when he stepped into battle, wielding his pen (and later, his keyboard and mouse) mightily in the quest for truth.

As the first part of our little tribute to Alecks, we are linking to some of his stories from the past few years:

Feature stories
I am woe, man – September 2007
Building the breathing spaces - October 2007
Men as mothers – April 2005
Green dining - January 2005

Stories on healthcare
Draft law affirms patient rights of drug firms - May 2008
Price control board debate may delay cheap drugs law - January 2008
Will public health trump patents in Congress? - January 2008
Waste not, want not
New Rx needed for generics movement - September 2006

Stories on politics and governance
Gloria’s inglorious record: Biggest debtor, least popular - August 2008
Romulo L. Neri: Can golf, realpolitik work at SSS? - July 2008
Naga City’s class act - May 2008
Short-circuited reforms in the power sector - November 2007
Has NEDA gone nada? - October 2007
Ghosts of past polls haunt Comelec - May 2007
Power shift looms in Cebu politics - May 2007
People Power thrives in Naga City - April 2007

Stories on the North Rail relocation- October 2005
Nightmare at Northrail: Cost of resettling 40,000 families deliberately hidden
Thousands of evicted families go hungry in resettlement sites

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it’s a shocker. my deepest condolence to the bereaved family of Mr. Alecks Pabico. RIP Alecks.

jr_lad wrote on October 8, 2009 - 4:35 pm | Visit Link

thanks alecks…may you rest in peace.

(he started me on this blog-commenting pastime.)

baycas wrote on October 10, 2009 - 3:32 am | Visit Link

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