Archives for the ‘Dateline: Manila’ Category

sa totoo lang’… tanda nyo si Pres. Quezon?

By Nori D. Sagun • Jul 1st, 2010 • Category: Dateline: Manila

Hello, dear readers.
Sworn in na our new President and Vice President on the last day of June.  Medyo asiwa ang marami kong mga kapitbahay dito sa Bgy. Kaunlaran- bad start daw yata. Isnab isnabin naman ni Pres. Noy si Vice Binay, e. Nagtampo naman itong isa- ayaw na daw nyang makasali sa pinagpipiliang magiging myembro [...]



‘sa totoo lang’- ang pinoy na si binay

By Nori D. Sagun • Jun 16th, 2010 • Category: Dateline: Manila

Proclaimed na proclaimed na! President- elect at Vice President- elect of the Philippine Republic respectively na sina Noynoy Aquino at Jesus Jose Maria aka Jojo Binay. Eight days after the Board of Canvassers, composed of members of the Philippine Congress went to work, the two top officials of the land were officially proclaimed amidst shouts [...]



‘sa totoo lang’ - ‘to the last drop’

By Nori D. Sagun • Jun 1st, 2010 • Category: Dateline: Manila

‘Gandang morning/ evening po!
Sa kaabalahan ng buong Pilipinas dito sa May 10 elections, aba’y nakalimutan yata ng marami lalo na sa mga probinsya ang pasantacruzan at flores de mayo. Naging very busy yata ang lahat sa kampanya, bantay sa bilangan at pagrireklamo after the counting that they missed doing this favorite traditions of the Pinoy. [...]



‘sa totoo lang’ - ‘resonance’ is my word for the day

By Nori D. Sagun • May 16th, 2010 • Category: Dateline: Manila

So sorry, dear readers, much as I wish to, I can not give you the final count for the top national positions in the recently- concluded Philippine elections. Wait pa tayo sa mga balota from Mindanao and other parts of the Visayas daw. Sabi naman ng Comelec noon, we will know the final results na [...]



‘sa totoo lang’- the May 2010 elections for us

By Nori D. Sagun • Apr 30th, 2010 • Category: Dateline: Manila

HELLO, dear readers. In this issue, I mean to put levity aside and provide the due respect and seriousness that my subject deserves.
May 10,2010 is an auspicious day for all of us Filipinos. Each of us view elections campaigns differently : many just show a tolerant attitude towards the unique accoutrements that go with Philippine [...]



‘sa totoo lang’ - ‘anything can happen and it does!’

By Nori D. Sagun • Apr 16th, 2010 • Category: Dateline: Manila

Greetings from the Philippines. My deep apologies for some mistakes printed in my last column- the April was supposed to be March- the last week of which was designated start of campaign for local election candidates. So sorry po.
Well, the carnival which is Philippine 2010 elections ay tuluy- tuloy pa rin, makapigil- hininga, makabagbag damdamin, [...]



’sa totoo lang’ - PYESTANG PYESTA TALAGA!!!!

By Nori D. Sagun • Apr 2nd, 2010 • Category: Dateline: Manila

Ke sa Manila or sa mga probinsya man, pyestang pyesta ang dating talaga!!
Daming jeepney, tricycle, pedicab at kariton ng drum drum na tubig from the gripo or poso man na nilalako sa bahay bahay ng mga barangay na may water shortage, ang kinabitan na ng mga cassette player (or cd player na nabili sa 2nd [...]



‘sa totoo lang’ - ‘ANG INIT TALAGA!’

By Nori D. Sagun • Mar 15th, 2010 • Category: Dateline: Manila

Hi, dear readers!
Pasakit to leave the comfort of home to do errands outside these days. Summer has officially started in the Philippines and that equates to more intense humidity. I also never imagined that Pinoys can die of heatstroke because, diba nga, sanay tayo sa init at araw?
Hindi na po ngayon- newspapers have reported a [...]



‘sa totoo lang’ - the importance of trust

By Nori D. Sagun • Mar 1st, 2010 • Category: Dateline: Manila

In attention bigla ang lahat- sa totoo lang, ha, usap- usapan maraming araw na ngayon ang results ng latest Pulse Asia Trust Rating among Presidential and Vice- Presidentials bets for the May, 2010 Philippine elections.
Villar came out on top FIRST TIME EVER with 70% as against Noynoy’s 64% trust rating. Erap hit a 33% trust [...]



‘sa totoo lang’ - THERE THEY GOOOOOOOO!

By Nori D. Sagun • Feb 15th, 2010 • Category: Dateline: Manila

Tuesday, February 9 became the official start of campaign for candidates for the national elections in the Philippines. The 90- day campaign period culminates on May 10, 2010, the day when citizens of the country decide who will take them either to glory or to hell for the next six years.
Tense ang atmosphere sa Comelec [...]