http://www.probeteam.com/cheche a blog by Cheche Lazaro Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:57:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The news about the Filipino-American Major General Mario Taguba being asked by his Vice-Chief of staff to retire after 35 years of service to the US Military is disgusting. It wasn't too long ago when our collective Filipino hearts skipped  to a proud beat when we watched the US congressional hearings ... http://www.probeteam.com/cheche/2007/08/24/shooting-the-messenger/ I first met Diana Limjoco three years ago. We were doing a story on Imelda Marcos’ jewels seized by the PCGG. While doing research for the story, we chanced upon her website where she had posted pictures of the so-called Romoulietos collection. We contacted her and made arrangements to meet ... http://www.probeteam.com/cheche/2007/07/31/a-story-of-hope/ Anne and KC are two 15 year olds who were trafficked by their aunt when they were barely 14, with the promise of jobs at a restaurant in Manila. Drawn by the "glamour" of the city lights, the two went with Dada Nina and lived in an apartment somewhere in ... http://www.probeteam.com/cheche/2007/07/15/8/ Speech delivered to members of the UP academic community on July 4, 2007 at the UP Cine Adarna In behalf of my family, The Probe Team, my colleagues and peers in UP and in the industry who have all contributed at different stages in my career to get me on this ... http://www.probeteam.com/cheche/2007/07/09/acceptance-speech-gawad-plaridel-2007/ This week was different. It started out with the usual Monday meet at the office. Come to think of it, this has been the “usual” for the last twenty years. Monday meets have become a “tradition” with Probe. We do Monday morning quarterbacking on the stories done the week before. At ... http://www.probeteam.com/cheche/2007/07/09/my-probe-week/