What do you think of the current administration? How is he faring so far?
too early to tell..
so far so good
tumaas kaunti ang bilib ko sa kanya. nevertheless, hihintayin ko pa rin ang full blast ng kanyang pagiging leader. di ko siya binoto. hehehe!
Quote from: ctan on July 18, 2010, 08:49:48 PM
tumaas kaunti ang bilib ko sa kanya. nevertheless, hihintayin ko pa rin ang full blast ng kanyang pagiging leader. di ko siya binoto. hehehe!
di pa kasi ata kumpleto yung cabinet members niya at yung mga groups at commissions na ginagawa niya wala pa rin final members ;D I can't wait to hear his first SONA
Quote from: pinoybrusko on July 18, 2010, 08:51:25 PM
Quote from: ctan on July 18, 2010, 08:49:48 PM
tumaas kaunti ang bilib ko sa kanya. nevertheless, hihintayin ko pa rin ang full blast ng kanyang pagiging leader. di ko siya binoto. hehehe!
di pa kasi ata kumpleto yung cabinet members niya at yung mga groups at commissions na ginagawa niya wala pa rin final members ;D I can't wait to hear his first SONA
oo nga. kaso ang SONA, mga satsat lang. hehehe. i wanna see tangible things. :-)
i honestly think he's incompetent!
one reason why Mar never concede for the vp race, para pag bumitaw si PNOY eh siya ang salo.
marami rin siyang pa-pogi sa Media...
sa inaugural speech mas nabigyan ng highlight ang wang-wang kesa sa maliwanag na hakbang na gagawin upang wakasan ang korupsiyon, kahirapan, mababang kalidad ng edukasyon, at repormang pagsasaka.
nais niya nga sanang maging halimbawa sa di pag-gamit ng wang-wang.. na-late naman siya sa mga mahahalagang appointment niya.
at kung seryoso talaga siyang maging halimbawa lalo na sa kabataan.. tigilan na niya ang paninigarilyo niya!
isa lang ang nasisiguro ko.. mataas masyado ang expectations sa kanya at sasadsad din ang approval ratings niya after ilang months o years...
ang mahirap pa ultimo sandatahang lakas at korte suprema kinakalaban niya.. hindi ba siya natatakot na magka-kudeta? oh well.. ba't nga ba magkaka-kudeta eh papalayain niya naman si Trillanes...
nakakalungkot pero.. hindi aaasenso ang bansa natin sa kanya.
lets' give him the benefit of the doubt wala pa naman siyang one month in office ;D
I agree with Jude. So far parang superficial pa lang yung mga ginagawa niya, like yung wang-wang issue.
i personally feel him in the wang-wang issue.
those poverty-related and economic-related isssues are not done and solved in a week or a month, probably not even in his whole term.
these rules which were already in place (which are small compared to other concerns) and are just enforced right now. i think taking it one at a time is good and focusing on those that can be given action right away, such as the wang-wang issue.
i did not vote for him.. but im giving him a chance. i think he has started quite well.. but then again, there are promises to fulfill and we have yet to see something.
Ayus lang naman ...
Its so refreshing, he can say whatever, and whenever he wanted to...
that's the spirit of true freedom lols..... ;D ;)
Seems to me that he is not the choice among the wiser populace
Quote from: carpediem on July 20, 2010, 11:42:53 AM
Seems to me that he is not the choice among the wiser populace
i strongly agree!!!
Quote from: fox69 on July 20, 2010, 01:06:00 PM
I think he won because of his parents' legacy and reputation...if he was not an aquino, i think he will have fewer votes than gibo or gordon ;D
true!
it only shows that most of us, filipino's.. does not really look into the platform of the candidates.. sad..
diyan papasok ang vote buying. Hinde naman lahat ng bumoto dahil iyon ang gusto nila iboto. Sayang din ang P500 kung kumakalam ang sikmura ng pamilya mo ;D
Quote from: pinoybrusko on July 20, 2010, 01:16:24 PM
diyan papasok ang vote buying. Hinde naman lahat ng bumoto dahil iyon ang gusto nila iboto. Sayang din ang P500 kung kumakalam ang sikmura ng pamilya mo ;D
alam mo ba na sa Mindanao at sa iba pang malalayong lugar sa bansa ay 20 pesos lang ang bilihan ng boto? its true.
Quote from: judE_Law on July 20, 2010, 03:05:02 PM
Quote from: pinoybrusko on July 20, 2010, 01:16:24 PM
diyan papasok ang vote buying. Hinde naman lahat ng bumoto dahil iyon ang gusto nila iboto. Sayang din ang P500 kung kumakalam ang sikmura ng pamilya mo ;D
alam mo ba na sa Mindanao at sa iba pang malalayong lugar sa bansa ay 20 pesos lang ang bilihan ng boto? its true.
hindi naman lahat ng sa Mindanao. :-) no generalizations please. hehehe.
Quote from: ctan on July 20, 2010, 03:40:25 PM
Quote from: judE_Law on July 20, 2010, 03:05:02 PM
Quote from: pinoybrusko on July 20, 2010, 01:16:24 PM
diyan papasok ang vote buying. Hinde naman lahat ng bumoto dahil iyon ang gusto nila iboto. Sayang din ang P500 kung kumakalam ang sikmura ng pamilya mo ;D
alam mo ba na sa Mindanao at sa iba pang malalayong lugar sa bansa ay 20 pesos lang ang bilihan ng boto? its true.
hindi naman lahat ng sa Mindanao. :-) no generalizations please. hehehe.
okay... Most na lang.. hehe...
hinde maiwasan ang vote buying no? kaya napapanahon na siguro na palitan ang form of govt. natin. Yes to Federalism ;D
Quote from: pinoybrusko on July 20, 2010, 05:47:29 PM
hinde maiwasan ang vote buying no? kaya napapanahon na siguro na palitan ang form of govt. natin. Yes to Federalism ;D
tama! numero uno lang namang tumututol sa pagpapalit ng form of government eh yung mga nakikinabang na sumuporta sa isang kandidato.
Quote from: judE_Law on July 20, 2010, 07:35:56 PM
Quote from: pinoybrusko on July 20, 2010, 05:47:29 PM
hinde maiwasan ang vote buying no? kaya napapanahon na siguro na palitan ang form of govt. natin. Yes to Federalism ;D
tama! numero uno lang namang tumututol sa pagpapalit ng form of government eh yung mga nakikinabang na sumuporta sa isang kandidato.
Isa diyan si P-Noy himself. Why would he change his mom's 1987 Constitution?
Quote from: carpediem on July 21, 2010, 01:42:14 AM
Quote from: judE_Law on July 20, 2010, 07:35:56 PM
Quote from: pinoybrusko on July 20, 2010, 05:47:29 PM
hinde maiwasan ang vote buying no? kaya napapanahon na siguro na palitan ang form of govt. natin. Yes to Federalism ;D
tama! numero uno lang namang tumututol sa pagpapalit ng form of government eh yung mga nakikinabang na sumuporta sa isang kandidato.
Isa diyan si P-Noy himself. Why would he change his mom's 1987 Constitution?
kauupo niya nga lang ang dami ng kwestiyonableng move na ginagawa niya...
Quote from: carpediem on July 20, 2010, 11:42:53 AM
Seems to me that he is not the choice among the wiser populace
of course. out of popularity and the kris aquino effect just halo-ed on him.
paki-post naman ung SONA after 26th then himay himayin natin ;D
Quote from: carpediem on July 20, 2010, 11:42:53 AM
Seems to me that he is not the choice among the wiser populace
it's a fact.
The Class D, E, Fs or the majority of the masses are naturally easily swayed by massive advertisement campaign ads, yung mga popular sa news, tsaka yung Cory-Aquino-death wave..
Remember the time when Villar's ads used to appear in every commercial breaks? Halos kapantay na niya si Noy sa Survey Rating nun.
Yes, sadly I can't watch the SONA as I will be on duty on Monday. Haay! Sana he will not fail the millions of Filipinos who put their trust in him for a better Philippines. Let the SONA be the true state of the nation's need. Let the president address it right. He seems to give away false hopes kasi.
Quote from: Mr.Yos0 on July 24, 2010, 02:19:36 PM
Quote from: carpediem on July 20, 2010, 11:42:53 AM
Seems to me that he is not the choice among the wiser populace
it's a fact.
The Class D, E, Fs or the majority of the masses are naturally easily swayed by massive advertisement campaign ads, yung mga popular sa news, tsaka yung Cory-Aquino-death wave..
Remember the time when Villar's ads used to appear in every commercial breaks? Halos kapantay na niya si Noy sa Survey Rating nun.
Sana huwag magagalit yung isa dyan. Biased kasi yung TV network in favor of Noynoy.
^ yes.. pakiramdam ko din.
When campaign period was on its hottest, they seem to have more emphasis on every event Noy is involved.
si Jude ba yung pinariringgan niyo ;D hinde affected iyon kasi anti-Noynoy yun
nevertheless, i remain a solid ....milya due to its great shows, lalo na sa primetime at variety..
ganda ng agua at magkaribal e..
Quote from: Mr.Yos0 on July 24, 2010, 02:34:44 PM
nevertheless, i remain a solid ....milya due to its great shows, lalo na sa primetime at variety..
ganda ng agua at magkaribal e..
same here. Pero konti lang pinapanood ko yung Showtime, Wowowee (kasi wala na si Willie), TV Patrol at Noah
oo nga pala, yung Showtime.. Walang pantapat kabila dun..
looking forward sa SONA nya.. sana di puro satsat at pambabatikos sa previous admin..
Quote from: mang juan on July 24, 2010, 02:55:47 PM
looking forward sa SONA nya.. sana di puro satsat at pambabatikos sa previous admin..
just watched the news yesterday, nasisi na ang previous admin for using more than half of the budget already ;D kawawa si P-Noy tagasalo na lang ng problema ;D
Quote from: pinoybrusko on July 24, 2010, 03:02:11 PM
Quote from: mang juan on July 24, 2010, 02:55:47 PM
looking forward sa SONA nya.. sana di puro satsat at pambabatikos sa previous admin..
just watched the news yesterday, nasisi na ang previous admin for using more than half of the budget already ;D kawawa si P-Noy tagasalo na lang ng problema ;D
oo nga eh.. kung iisipin, saan kaya yun ginastos ng previous admin..
i don't think that dapat sinisisi nila ang previous government. lahat naman ng presidente ng pilipinas may namamanang hindi maganda from the previous admin. if he really is concerned sa bayan, gawin na lang niya ang dapat gawin. maninisi pa and in the end, magcacause lang ng division among us Filipinos kasi we fight for who we believe in.
nature na talaga ng Pilipino yan.. Very fond of "paninisi", pag nasa gitna ng malaking problema..
hinde naman ata sinisisi ang tamang term dun, ipinaalam lang sa atin ung current status ng budget ng bansa natin. Sinabi ni P-Noy iyon para hinde siya masisi afterwards.
May point naman siya dun kasi kung hinde natin nalaman iyon iisipin natin na intact pa yung budget for this year. So kailangan muna niya maresolve iyon at that needs time.
Ako, ok yun pagiging transparent niya sa publiko. We don't expect him to solve problems right away and we don't expect an intelligent president ;D
I view more as "hugas kamay" ni Pnoy. He ran for presidency, he should take responsibility. Kung hindi paninisa at pagpapaalam lang yun, that's too childish for a Philippine president. Sino na ba ang naghugas kamay na pangulo ng ating bansa dati? And also, Pnoy doing that makes him a segurista or irresponsible kasi in the end, if ever walang nangyari sa mga pangako niya, he can easily say na at least hindi nagworsen. The president should not settle for mediocrity but excellence. Anyway, I'm so negative about him. Sana talaga may magandang mangyayari sa Pinas with him as the leader.
a fearless forecast of PNOY's SONA... lol! ;D
Narito ang mga Posibleng laman ng SONA ni PNOY!
Ang mga lumobo at minana umanong utang ng bansa sa nakaraang Administrasyon.
Ang mga katiwaliaan umano ng nakaraang Administrasyon.
Ang iba pang problema gaya ng kahirapan, korupsiyon, pagtaas ng bilihin, gasolina at maging ng toll fee sa SLEX.
Kung sa inaugural speech niya binigyan ng diin ang Wang-wang, am sure ipagmamalaki niya na ipagpapaliban muna ang pagtataas ng SLEX fee... siyempre uugong sa palakpakan ang congress....
(kung naaalala niyo binabatikos ang nakaraang administrasyon dahil sa tax, dahilan rin iyon ng pagbaba ng ratings ni ex-pgma.)
O di kaya, ipapaliwanag niya ang kahalagahan ng pagtaas ng toll fee.
if you recall, during his campaign.. he told the "madlang pipol" that he would not impose new taxes or increase tax rates if elected president... but few weeks after niyang manumpa, BIR said they will implement a 12 percent value added tax in NLEX, SLEX, the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), and the South Tagalog Arterial Road (Star) tollways.
("political will to do what is right no matter if it might not sound so politically palatable to some people."-statement ng gabinete niya.. eh linya ni ex-pgma yan!)
Sa kabuuan, yabang ang maririnig sa SONA ni PNOY.. at pag narinig niyo ang katagang ito... "Hindi ko po maipapangako o magagawa ang lahat kung wala ang tulong niyo" ay.... kabahan na kayo....
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Ang nais kong marinig mula sa kanya ay kung ano ang kanyang time-frame para maipatupad ang mga ipinangako niya nung Eleksiyon.. anim na taon lamang siya, dapat advance ang thinking niya.
pagsugpo sa korupsiyon at kahirapan..
reporma sa lupa..
trabaho at pagkain sa bawat pamilya..
kalusugan..
mas kapani-paniwala kung sasabihin niya ang target date niya na maipatupad unti-unti ang ilan sa mga ito, para sa susunod na SONA niya.. ay hindi paninisi pa rin sa nakaraang Administrasyon ang gagawin niya.
Aminin niya man o hindi.. matatag ang ekonomiyang iniwan ng nakaraang administrasyon.
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OT:
ayokong i-deny o aminin na bias ang abs..
pero kung ganun man ang tingin ng marami na abs lang ang bias???
mag-obserba naman kayong mabuti...
sa pinaka-simpleng balita nitong nagdaang linggo...
SHOWBIZ: FHM 100 Sexiest Women of the World.
sa Channel 2 the story goes:
rumampa sa entablado ang tinaguriang 100 sexiest women of the world ng FHM magazine..
angat ang alindog nina.... Bangs Garcia, Sam Pinto, Katrina Halili, mga Hot Mamas na sina Jean Garcia at Eula Valdez at ang number one sexiest' na si Angel Locsin.
sa channel 7:
sinalubong ng hiyawan ng mga manood ng simulang rumampa ang nagse-seksihang babae na kabilang sa FHM 100 sexiest women of the world... namayagpag ang kapuso stars na sina iwa moto, katrina halili, jackie rice, at julia clarete.
inabangan naman ang belly dancing numbers nina Diana Meneses at ang singer na si Sheree...
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now, tell me... sino mukhang bias sa reporting na 'to? kapuso stars lang ba inabangan???? hindi man lang ba inabangan din ang number 1 sa 100 sexiest? ni hindi nga nila pinakita ang anino eh.. hahaha...
peace y'all!
Halos wala naman nang news organization ngayon ang 'balanced'.
Hey Jude~~~ I did not say the other is not biased, or only ABS-CBN is biased. I would let me choose between ABS-CBN and GMA, I'd prefer the former's programs (although I do not watch much local TV).
What I am saying is the fact that the media, particularly ABS-CBN, was biased in favor of Noy during the election period.
Quote from: carpediem on July 24, 2010, 02:26:29 PM
Quote from: Mr.Yos0 on July 24, 2010, 02:19:36 PM
Quote from: carpediem on July 20, 2010, 11:42:53 AM
Seems to me that he is not the choice among the wiser populace
it's a fact.
The Class D, E, Fs or the majority of the masses are naturally easily swayed by massive advertisement campaign ads, yung mga popular sa news, tsaka yung Cory-Aquino-death wave..
Remember the time when Villar's ads used to appear in every commercial breaks? Halos kapantay na niya si Noy sa Survey Rating nun.
Sana huwag magagalit yung isa dyan. Biased kasi yung TV network in favor of Noynoy.
well, based on your post... i don't think na lahat ng media ang tinutukoy mo.. pero nyway, not a big deal.. ika nga ni Brusko.. hindi ako apektado.. hehe...
Actually, the Inquirer was another
well if the major tv stations are bias and the leading newspapers too, what that makes to Philippine media? ;D
Quote from: pinoybrusko on July 25, 2010, 11:41:12 AM
well if the major tv stations are bias and the leading newspapers too, what that makes to Philippine media? ;D
well, that's another topic to discuss... lol! ;D
Can you post his exact SONA here. thanks.
^ ang haba brusko eh...
basta eto isa sa linya sa umpisa ng speech niya...
"Sa bawat sandali po ng pamamahala ay nahaharap tayo sa isang sangandaan."
"Sa isang banda po ay ang pagpili para sa ikabubuti ng taumbayan. Ang pagtanaw sa interes ng nakararami; ang pagkapit sa prinsipyo; at ang pagiging tapat sa sinumpaan nating tungkulin bilang lingkod bayan. Ito po ang tuwid na daan."
"Sa kabilang banda ay ang pag-una sa pansariling interes. Ang pagpapaalipin sa pilitikal na konsiderasyon, at pagsasakripsiyo ng kapakanan ng taumbayan. Ito po ang baluktot na daan."
"Matagal pong naligaw ang pamahalaan sa daang baluktot. Araw-araw po, lalong lumilinaw sa akin amg lawak ng problemang ating namana. Damang-dama ko ang bigat ng aking responsibilidad."
Sa unang tatlong linggo po ng aming panunungkulan, marami po kaming natuklasan. nais ko pong ipahayag sa inyo ang iilan lamang sa mga namana nating suliranin at ang ginagawa naming hakbang para lutasin ang mga ito."
"Sulyap lamang po ito; hindi pa ito ang lahat ng problemang haharapin natin. inilihim at sadyang iniligaw ang sambayanan sa totoong kalagayan ng ating bansa."
haha... may informer ang pgg
copy paste mo na lang dito afterwards. thanks
Yes please post whole transcript. Thanks! Nasa work kasi. :)
Swerte mo Jude, you get the news first hand, straight from the source.
Yes, I agree. To people like jude and josh who are in the media industry, it would be helpful and we'd be so much grateful if you could post the SONA transcript here. Thanks!
State of the Nation Address
of His Excellency
Benigno S. Aquino III
President of the Philippines
to the Congress of the Philippines
Session Hall of the House of Representatives
July 26, 2010
[Batasan Pambansa Complex, Quezon City]
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Vice President Jejomar Binay; Chief Justice Renato Corona; Former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada; members of the House of Representatives and the Senate; distinguished members of the diplomatic corps; my fellow workers in government;
Mga minamahal kong kababayan:
Sa bawat sandali po ng pamamahala ay nahaharap tayo sa isang sangandaan.
Sa isang banda po ay ang pagpili para sa ikabubuti ng taumbayan. Ang pagtanaw sa interes ng nakakarami; ang pagkapit sa prinsipyo; at ang pagiging tapat sa sinumpaan nating tungkulin bilang lingkod-bayan. Ito po ang tuwid na daan.
Sa kabilang banda ay ang pag-una sa pansariling interes. Ang pagpapaalipin sa pulitikal na konsiderasyon, at pagsasakripisyo ng kapakanan ng taumbayan. Ito po ang baluktot na daan.
Matagal pong naligaw ang pamahalaan sa daang baluktot. Araw-araw po, lalong lumilinaw sa akin ang lawak ng problemang ating namana. Damang-dama ko ang bigat ng aking responsibilidad.
Sa unang tatlong linggo ng aming panunungkulan, marami po kaming natuklasan. Nais ko pong ipahayag sa inyo ang iilan lamang sa mga namana nating suliranin at ang ginagawa naming hakbang para lutasin ang mga ito.
Sulyap lamang po ito; hindi pa ito ang lahat ng problemang haharapin natin. Inilihim at sadyang iniligaw ang sambayanan sa totoong kalagayan ng ating bansa.
Sa unang anim na buwan ng taon, mas malaki ang ginastos ng gobyerno kaysa sa pumasok na kita. Lalong lumaki ang deficit natin, na umakyat na sa 196.7 billion pesos. Sa target na kuleksyon, kinapos tayo ng 23.8 billion pesos; ang tinataya namang gastos, nalagpasan natin ng 45.1 billion pesos.
Ang budget po sa 2010 ay 1.54 trillion pesos.
Nasa isandaang bilyong piso o anim at kalahating porsyento na lang ng kabuuan ang malaya nating magagamit para sa nalalabing anim na buwan ng taong ito.
Halos isang porsyento na lang po ng kabuuang budget ang natitira para sa bawat buwan.
Saan naman po dinala ang pera?
Naglaan ng dalawang bilyong piso na Calamity Fund bilang paghahanda para sa mga kalamidad na hindi pa nangyayari. Napakaliit na nga po ng pondong ito, ngunit kapapasok pa lang natin sa panahon ng baha at bagyo, 1.4 billion pesos o sitenta porsyento na ang nagastos.
Sa kabuuan ng 108 million pesos para sa lalawigan ng Pampanga, 105 million pesos nito ay napunta sa iisang distrito lamang. Samantala, ang lalawigan ng Pangasinan na sinalanta ng Pepeng ay nakatanggap ng limang milyong piso lamang para sa pinsalang idinulot ng bagyong Cosme, na nangyari noong 2008 pa.
Ibinigay po ang pondo ng Pampanga sa buwan ng eleksyon, pitong buwan pagkatapos ng Ondoy at Pepeng. Paano kung bumagyo bukas? Inubos na ang pondo nito para sa bagyong nangyari noong isang taon pa. Pagbabayaran ng kinabukasan ang kasakiman ng nakaraan.
Ganyan din po ang nangyari sa pondo ng MWSS. Kamakailan lamang, pumipila ang mga tao para lang makakuha ng tubig. Sa kabila nito, minabuti pa ng liderato ng MWSS na magbigay ng gantimpala sa sarili kahit hindi pa nababayaran ang pensyon ng mga retiradong empleyado.
Noong 2009, ang buong payroll ng MWSS ay 51.4 million pesos. Pero hindi lang naman po ito ang sahod nila; may mga additional allowances at benefits pa sila na aabot sa 160.1 million pesos. Sa madaling sabi, nakatanggap sila ng 211.5 million pesos noong nakaraang taon. Beinte-kuwatro porsyento lang nito ang normal na sahod, at sitenta'y sais porsyento ang dagdag.
Ang karaniwang manggagawa hanggang 13th month pay plus cash gift lang ang nakukuha. Sa MWSS, aabot sa katumbas ng mahigit sa tatlumpung buwan ang sahod kasama na ang lahat ng mga bonuses at allowances na nakuha nila.
Mas matindi po ang natuklasan natin sa pasahod ng kanilang Board of Trustees. Tingnan po natin ang mga allowances na tinatanggap nila:
Umupo ka lang sa Board of Trustees at Board Committee meeting, katorse mil na. Aabot ng nobenta'y otso mil ito kada buwan. May grocery incentive pa sila na otsenta mil kada taon.
Hindi lang iyon: may mid-year bonus, productivity bonus, anniversary bonus, year-end bonus, at Financial Assistance. May Christmas bonus na, may Additional Christmas Package pa. Kada isa sa mga ito, nobenta'y otso mil.
Sa suma total po, aabot ang lahat ng dalawa't kalahating milyong piso kada taon sa bawat miyembro ng Board maliban sa pakotse, technical assistance, at pautang. Uulitin ko po. Lahat ng ito ay ibinibigay nila sa kanilang mga sarili habang hindi pa nababayaran ang mga pensyon ng kanilang mga retirees.
Pati po ang La Mesa Watershed ay hindi nila pinatawad. Para magkaroon ng tamang supply ng tubig, kailangang alagaan ang mga watershed. Sa watershed, puno ang kailangan. Pati po iyon na dapat puno ang nakatayo, tinayuan nila ng bahay para sa matataas na opisyal ng MWSS.
Hindi naman sila agad maaalis sa puwesto dahil kabilang sila sa mga Midnight Appointees ni dating Pangulong Arroyo. Iniimbestigahan na natin ang lahat nang ito. Kung mayroon pa silang kahit kaunting hiya na natitira – sana kusa na lang silang magbitiw sa puwesto.
Pag-usapan naman po natin ang pondo para sa imprastruktura. Tumukoy ang DPWH ng dalawandaan apatnapu't anim na priority safety projects na popondohan ng Motor Vehicle Users Charge. Mangangailangan po ito ng budget na 425 million pesos.
Ang pinondohan po, dalawampu't walong proyekto lang. Kinalimutan po ang dalawandaan at labing walong proyekto at pinalitan ng pitumpung proyekto na wala naman sa plano. Ang hininging 425 million pesos, naging 480 million pesos pa, lumaki lalo dahil sa mga proyektong sa piling-piling mga benepisyaryo lang napunta.
Mga proyekto po itong walang saysay, hindi pinag-aralan at hindi pinaghandaan, kaya parang kabuteng sumusulpot.
Tapos na po ang panahon para dito. Sa administrasyon po natin, walang kota-kota, walang tongpats, ang pera ng taumbayan ay gagastusin para sa taumbayan lamang.
Meron pa po tayong natuklasan. Limang araw bago matapos ang termino ng nakaraang administrasyon, nagpautos silang maglabas ng 3.5 billion pesos para sa rehabilitasyon ng mga nasalanta nina Ondoy at Pepeng.
Walumpu't anim na proyekto ang paglalaanan dapat nito na hindi na sana idadaan sa public bidding. Labingsiyam sa mga ito na nagkakahalaga ng 981 million pesos ang muntik nang makalusot. Hindi pa nailalabas ang Special Allotment Release Order ay pirmado na ang mga kontrata.
Buti na lang po ay natuklasan at pinigilan ito ni Secretary Rogelio Singson ng DPWH. Ngayon po ay dadaan na ang kabuuan ng 3.5 billion pesos sa tapat na bidding, at magagamit na ang pondo na ito sa pagbibigay ng lingap sa mga nawalan ng tahanan dahil kina Ondoy at Pepeng.
Pag-usapan naman natin ang nangyari sa NAPOCOR. Noong 2001 hanggang 2004, pinilit ng gobyerno ang NAPOCOR na magbenta ng kuryente nang palugi para hindi tumaas ang presyo. Tila ang dahilan: pinaghahandaan na nila ang eleksyon.
Dahil dito, noong 2004, sumagad ang pagkakabaon sa utang ng NAPOCOR. Napilitan ang pambansang gobyerno na sagutin ang dalawandaang bilyong pisong utang nito.
Ang inakala ng taumbayan na natipid nila sa kuryente ay binabayaran din natin mula sa kaban ng bayan. May gastos na tayo sa kuryente, binabayaran pa natin ang dagdag na pagkakautang ng gobyerno.
Kung naging matino ang pag-utang, sana'y nadagdagan ang ating kasiguruhan sa supply ng kuryente. Pero ang desisyon ay ibinatay sa maling pulitika, at hindi sa pangangailangan ng taumbayan. Ang taumbayan, matapos pinagsakripisyo ay lalo pang pinahirapan.
Ganito rin po ang nangyari sa MRT. Sinubukan na namang bilhin ang ating pagmamahal. Pinilit ang operator na panatilihing mababa ang pamasahe.
Hindi tuloy nagampanan ang garantiyang ibinigay sa operator na mababawi nila ang kanilang puhunan. Dahil dito, inutusan ang Landbank at Development Bank of the Philippines na bilhin ang MRT.
Ang pera ng taumbayan, ipinagpalit sa isang naluluging operasyon.
Dumako naman po tayo sa pondo ng NFA.
Noong 2004: 117,000 metric tons ang pagkukulang ng supply ng Pilipinas. Ang binili nila, 900,000 metric tons. Kahit ulitin mo pa ng mahigit pitong beses ang pagkukulang, sobra pa rin ang binili nila.
Noong 2007: 589,000 metric tons ang pagkukulang ng supply sa Pilipinas. Ang binili nila, 1.827 million metric tons. Kahit ulitin mo pa ng mahigit tatlong beses ang pagkukulang, sobra na naman ang binili nila.
Ang masakit nito, dahil sobra-sobra ang binibili nila taun-taon, nabubulok lang pala sa mga kamalig ang bigas, kagaya ng nangyari noong 2008.
Hindi po ba krimen ito, na hinahayaan nilang mabulok ang bigas, sa kabila ng apat na milyong Pilipinong hindi kumakain ng tatlong beses sa isang araw?
Ang resulta nito, umabot na sa 171.6 billion pesos ang utang ng NFA noong Mayo ng taong ito.
Ang tinapon na ito, halos puwede na sanang pondohan ang mga sumusunod:
Ang budget ng buong Hudikatura, na 12.7 billion pesos sa taong ito.
Ang Conditional Cash Transfers para sa susunod na taon, na nagkakahalaga ng 29.6 billion pesos.
Ang lahat ng classroom na kailangan ng ating bansa, na nagkakahalaga ng 130 billion pesos.
Kasuklam-suklam ang kalakarang ito. Pera na, naging bato pa.
Narinig po ninyo kung paano nilustay ang kaban ng bayan. Ang malinaw po sa ngayon: ang anumang pagbabago ay magmumula sa pagsiguro natin na magwawakas na ang pagiging maluho at pagwawaldas.
Kaya nga po mula ngayon: ititigil na natin ang paglulustay sa salapi ng bayan. Tatanggalin natin ang mga proyektong mali.
Ito po ang punto ng tinatawag nating zero-based approach sa ating budget. Ang naging kalakaran po, taun-taon ay inuulit lamang ang budget na puno ng tagas. Dadagdagan lang nang konti, puwede na.
Sa susunod na buwan ay maghahain tayo ng budget na kumikilala nang tama sa mga problema, at magtutuon din ng pansin sa tamang solusyon.
Ilan lang ito sa mga natuklasan nating problema. Heto naman po ang ilang halimbawa ng mga hakbang na ginagawa natin.
Nandiyan po ang kaso ng isang may-ari ng sanglaan. Bumili siya ng sasakyang tinatayang nasa dalawampu't anim na milyong piso ang halaga.
Kung kaya mong bumili ng Lamborghini, bakit hindi mo kayang magbayad ng buwis?
Nasampahan na po ito ng kaso. Sa pangunguna nina Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, BIR Commissioner Kim Henares at Customs Commissioner Lito Alvarez, bawat linggo po ay may bago tayong kasong isinasampa kontra sa mga smuggler at sa mga hindi nagbabayad ng tamang buwis.
Natukoy na rin po ang salarin sa mga kaso nina Francisco Baldomero, Jose Daguio at Miguel Belen, tatlo sa anim na insidente ng extralegal killings mula nang umupo tayo.
Singkuwenta porsyento po ng mga insidente ng extralegal killings ang patungo na sa kanilang resolusyon.
Ang natitira pong kalahati ay hindi natin tatantanan ang pag-usig hanggang makamit ang katarungan.
Pananagutin natin ang mga mamamatay-tao. Pananagutin din natin ang mga corrupt sa gobyerno.
Nagsimula nang mabuo ang ating Truth Commission, sa pangunguna ni dating Chief Justice Hilario Davide. Hahanapin natin ang katotohanan sa mga nangyari diumanong katiwalian noong nakaraang siyam na taon.
Sa loob ng linggong ito, pipirmahan ko ang kauna-unahang Executive Order na nagtatalaga sa pagbuo nitong Truth Commission.
Kung ang sagot sa kawalan ng katarungan ay pananagutan, ang sagot naman sa kakulangan natin sa pondo ay mga makabago at malikhaing paraan para tugunan ang mga pagkatagal-tagal nang problema.
Napakarami po ng ating pangangailangan: mula sa edukasyon, imprastruktura, pangkalusugan, pangangailangan ng militar at kapulisan, at marami pang iba. Hindi kakasya ang pondo para mapunan ang lahat ng ito.
Kahit gaano po kalaki ang kakulangan para mapunan ang mga listahan ng ating pangangailangan, ganado pa rin ako dahil marami nang nagpakita ng panibagong interes at kumpyansa sa Pilipinas.
Ito ang magiging solusyon: mga Public-Private Partnerships. Kahit wala pa pong pirmahang nangyayari dito, masasabi kong maganda ang magiging bunga ng maraming usapin ukol dito.
May mga nagpakita na po ng interes, gustong magtayo ng expressway na mula Maynila, tatahak ng Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, hanggang sa dulo ng Cagayan Valley nang hindi gugugol ang estado kahit na po piso.
Sa larangan ng ating Sandatahang Lakas:
Mayroon po tayong 36,000 nautical miles ng baybayin. Ang mayroon lamang tayo: tatlumpu't dalawang barko. Itong mga barkong ito, panahon pa ni MacArthur.
May nagmungkahi sa atin, ito ang proposisyon: uupahan po nila ang headquarters ng Navy sa Roxas Boulevard at ang Naval Station sa Fort Bonifacio.
Sagot po nila ang paglipat ng Navy Headquarters sa Camp Aguinaldo. Agaran, bibigyan tayo ng isandaang milyong dolyar. At dagdag pa sa lahat nang iyan, magsusubi pa sila sa atin ng kita mula sa mga negosyong itatayo nila sa uupahan nilang lupa.
Sa madali pong sabi: Makukuha natin ang kailangan natin, hindi tatayo gagastos, kikita pa tayo.
Marami na pong nag-alok at nagmungkahi sa atin, mula lokal hanggang dayuhang negosyante, na magpuno ng iba't ibang pangangailangan.
Mula sa mga public-private partnerships na ito, lalago ang ating ekonomiya, at bawat Pilipino makikinabang. Napakaraming sektor na matutulungan nito.
Maipapatayo na po ang imprastrukturang kailangan natin para palaguin ang turismo.
Sa agrikultura, makapagtatayo na tayo ng mga grains terminals, refrigeration facilities, maayos na road networks at post-harvest facilities.
Kung maisasaayos natin ang ating food supply chain sa tulong ng pribadong sektor, sa halip na mag-angkat tayo ay maari na sana tayong mangarap na mag-supply sa pandaigdigang merkado.
Kung maitatayo ang minumungkahi sa ating railway system, bababa ang presyo ng bilihin. Mas mura, mas mabilis, mas maginhawa, at makakaiwas pa sa kotong cops at mga kumokotong na rebelde ang mga bumibiyahe.
Paalala lang po: una sa ating plataporma ang paglikha ng mga trabaho, at nanggagaling ang trabaho sa paglago ng industriya. Lalago lamang ang industriya kung gagawin nating mas malinis, mas mabilis, at mas maginhawa ang proseso para sa mga gustong magnegosyo.
Pabibilisin natin ang proseso ng mga proyektong sumasailalim sa Build-Operate-Transfer. Sa tulong ng lahat ng sangay ng gobyerno at ng mga mamamayan, pabababain natin sa anim na buwan ang proseso na noon ay inaabot ng taon kung hindi dekada.
May mga hakbang na rin pong sinisimulan ang DTI, sa pamumuno ni Secretary Gregory Domingo:
Ang walang-katapusang pabalik-balik sa proseso ng pagrehistro ng pangalan ng kumpanya, na kada dalaw ay umaabot ng apat hanggang walong oras, ibababa na natin sa labinlimang minuto.
Ang dating listahan ng tatlumpu't anim na dokumento, ibababa natin sa anim. Ang dating walong pahinang application form, ibababa natin sa isang pahina.
Nananawagan ako sa ating mga LGUs. Habang naghahanap tayo ng paraan para gawing mas mabilis ang pagbubukas ng mga negosyo, pag-aralan din sana nila ang kanilang mga proseso. Kailangan itong gawing mas mabilis, at kailangan itong itugma sa mga sinisumulan nating reporma.
Negosyante, sundalo, rebelde, at karaniwang Pilipino, lahat po makikinabang dito. Basta po hindi dehado ang Pilipino, papasukin po natin lahat iyan. Kailangan na po nating simulan ang pagtutulungan para makamit ito. Huwag nating pahirapan ang isa't isa.
Parating na po ang panahon na hindi na natin kailangang mamili sa pagitan ng seguridad ng ating mamamayan o sa kinabukasan ng inyong mga anak.
Oras na maipatupad ang public-private partnerships na ito, mapopondohan ang mga serbisyong panlipunan, alinsunod sa ating plataporma.
Magkakapondo na po para maipatupad ang mga plano natin sa edukasyon.
Mapapalawak natin ang basic education cycle mula sa napakaikling sampung taon tungo sa global standard na labindalawang taon.
Madadagdagan natin ang mga classroom. Mapopondohan natin ang service contracting sa ilalim ng GASTPE.
Pati ang conditional cash transfers, na magbabawas ng pabigat sa bulsa ng mga pamilya, madadagdan na rin ng pondo.
Maipapatupad ang plano natin sa PhilHealth.
Una, tutukuyin natin ang tunay na bilang ng mga nangangailangan nito. Sa ngayon, hindi magkakatugma ang datos. Sabi ng PhilHealth sa isang bibig, walumpu't pitong porsyento na raw ang merong coverage. Sa kabilang bibig naman, singkuwenta'y tres porsyento naman. Ayon naman sa National Statistics Office, tatlumpu't walong porsyento ang may coverage.
Ngayon pa lang, kumikilos na si Secretary Dinky Soliman at ang DSWD upang ipatupad ang National Household Targetting System, na magtutukoy sa mga pamilyang higit na nagangailangan ng tulong. Tinatayang siyam na bilyon ang kailangan para mabigyan ng PhilHealth ang limang milyong pinakamaralitang pamilyang Pilipino.
Napakaganda po ng hinaharap natin. Kasama na po natin ang pribadong sektor, at kasama na rin natin ang League of Provinces, sa pangunguna nina Governor Alfonso Umali kasama sina Governor L-Ray Villafuerte at Governor Icot Petilla. Handa na pong makipagtulungan para makibahagi sa pagtustos ng mga gastusin. Alam ko rin pong hindi magpapahuli ang League of Cities sa pangunguna ni Mayor Oscar Rodriguez.
Kung ang mga gobyernong lokal ay nakikiramay na sa ating mga adhikain, ang Kongreso namang pinanggalingan ko, siguro naman maasahan ko din.
Nagpakitang-gilas na po ang gabinete sa pagtukoy ng ating mga problema at sa paglulunsad ng mga solusyon sa loob lamang ng tatlong linggo.
Nang bagyo pong Basyang, ang sabi sa atin ng mga may prangkisa sa kuryente, apat na araw na walang kuryente. Dahil sa mabilis na pagkilos ni Secretary Rene Almendras at ng Department of Energy, naibalik ang kuryente sa halos lahat sa loob lamang ng beinte-kwatro oras.
Ito pong sinasabing kakulangan sa tubig sa Metro Manila, kinilusan agad ni Secretary Rogelio Singson at ng DPWH. Hindi na siya naghintay ng utos, kaya nabawasan ang perwisyo.
Nakita na rin natin ang gilas ng mga hinirang nating makatulong sa Gabinete. Makatuwiran naman po sigurong umasa na hindi na sila padadaanin sa butas ng karayom para makumpirma ng Commission on Appointments. Kung mangyayari po ito, marami pa sa mga mahuhusay na Pilipino ang maeengganyong magsilbi sa gobyerno.
Sa lalong madaling panahon po, uupo na tayo sa LEDAC at pag-uusapan ang mga mahahalagang batas na kailangan nating ipasa. Makakaasa kayo na mananatiling bukas ang aking isipan, at ang ating ugnayan ay mananatiling tapat.
Isinusulong po natin ang Fiscal Responsibility Bill, kung saan hindi tayo magpapasa ng batas na mangangailangan ng pondo kung hindi pa natukoy ang panggagalingan nito. May 104.1 billion pesos tayong kailangan para pondohan ang mga batas na naipasa na, ngunit hindi maipatupad.
Kailangan din nating isaayos ang mga insentibong piskal na ibinigay noong nakaraan. Ngayong naghihigpit tayo ng sinturon, kailangang balikan kung alin sa mga ito ang dapat manatili at kung ano ang dapat nang itigil.
Huwag po tayong pumayag na magkaroon ng isa pang NBN-ZTE. Sa lokal man o dayuhan manggagaling ang pondo, dapat dumaan ito sa tamang proseso. Hinihingi ko po ang tulong ninyo upang amiyendahan ang ating Procurement Law.
Ayon po sa Saligang Batas, tungkulin ng estado ang siguruhing walang lamangan sa merkado. Bawal ang monopolya, bawal ang mga cartel na sasakal sa kumpetisyon. Kailangan po natin ng isang Anti-Trust Law na magbibigay-buhay sa mga prinsipyong ito. Ito ang magbibigay ng pagkakataon sa mga Small- at Medium-scale Enterprises na makilahok at tumulong sa paglago ng ating ekonomiya.
Ipasa na po natin ang National Land Use Bill.
Una rin pong naging batas ng Commonwealth ang National Defense Act, na ipinasa noon pang 1935. Kailangan nang palitan ito ng batas na tutugon sa pangangailangan ng pambansang seguridad sa kasalukuyan.
Nakikiusap po akong isulong ang Whistleblower's Bill upang patuloy nang iwaksi ang kultura ng takot at pananahimik.
Palalakasin pa lalo ang Witness Protection Program. Alalahanin po natin na noong taong 2009 hanggang 2010, may nahatulan sa 95% ng mga kaso kung saan may witness na sumailalim sa programang ito.
Kailangang repasuhin ang ating mga batas. Nanawagan po akong umpisahan na ang rekodipikasyon ng ating mga batas, upang siguruhing magkakatugma sila at hindi salu-salungat.
Ito pong mga batas na ito ang batayan ng kaayusan, ngunit ang pundasyon ng lahat ng ginagawa natin ay ang prinsipyong wala tayong mararating kung walang kapayapaan at katahimikan.
Dalawa ang hinaharap nating suliranin sa usapin ng kapayapaan: ang situwasyon sa Mindanao, at ang patuloy na pag-aaklas ng CPP-NPA-NDF.
Tungkol sa situwasyon sa Mindanao: Hindi po nagbabago ang ating pananaw. Mararating lamang ang kapayapaan at katahimikan kung mag-uusap ang lahat ng apektado: Moro, Lumad, at Kristiyano. Inatasan na natin si Dean Marvic Leonen na mangasiwa sa ginagawa nating pakikipag-usap sa MILF.
Iiwasan natin ang mga pagkakamaling nangyari sa nakaraang administrasyon, kung saan binulaga na lang ang mga mamamayan ng Mindanao. Hindi tayo puwedeng magbulag-bulagan sa mga dudang may kulay ng pulitika ang proseso, at hindi ang kapakanan ng taumbayan ang tanging interes.
Kinikilala natin ang mga hakbang na ginagawa ng MILF sa pamamagitan ng pagdidisplina sa kanilang hanay. Inaasahan natin na muling magsisimula ang negosasyon pagkatapos ng Ramadan.
Tungkol naman po sa CPP-NPA-NDF: handa na ba kayong maglaan ng kongkretong mungkahi, sa halip na pawang batikos lamang?
Kung kapayapaan din ang hangad ninyo, handa po kami sa malawakang tigil-putukan. Mag-usap tayo.
Mahirap magsimula ang usapan habang mayroon pang amoy ng pulbura sa hangin. Nananawagan ako: huwag po natin hayaang masayang ang napakagandang pagkakataong ito upang magtipon sa ilalim ng iisang adhikain.
Kapayapaan at katahimikan po ang pundasyon ng kaunlaran. Habang nagpapatuloy ang barilan, patuloy din ang pagkakagapos natin sa kahirapan.
Dapat din po nating mabatid: ito ay panahon ng sakripisyo. At ang sakripisyong ito ay magiging puhunan para sa ating kinabukasan. Kaakibat ng ating mga karapatan at kalayaan ay ang tungkulin natin sa kapwa at sa bayan.
Inaasahan ko po ang ating mga kaibigan sa media, lalo na sa radyo at sa print, sa mga nagbablock-time, at sa community newspapers, kayo na po mismo ang magbantay sa inyong hanay.
Mabigyang-buhay sana ang mga batayang prinsipyo ng inyong bokasyon: ang magbigay-linaw sa mahahalagang isyu; ang maging patas at makatotohanan, at ang itaas ang antas ng pampublikong diskurso.
Tungkulin po ng bawat Pilipino na tutukan ang mga pinunong tayo rin naman ang nagluklok sa puwesto. Humakbang mula sa pakikialam tungo sa pakikilahok. Dahil ang nakikialam, walang-hanggan ang reklamo. Ang nakikilahok, nakikibahagi sa solusyon.
Napakatagal na pong namamayani ang pananaw na ang susi sa asenso ay ang intindihin ang sarili kaysa intindihin ang kapwa. Malinaw po sa akin: paano tayo aasenso habang nilalamangan ang kapwa?
Ang hindi nabigyan ng pagkakataong mag-aral, paanong makakakuha ng trabaho? Kung walang trabaho, paanong magiging konsumer? Paanong mag-iimpok sa bangko?
Ngunit kung babaliktarin natin ang pananaw—kung iisipin nating "Dadagdagan ko ang kakayahan ng aking kapwa"—magbubunga po ito, at ang lahat ay magkakaroon ng pagkakataon.
Maganda na po ang nasimulan natin. At mas lalong maganda po ang mararating natin. Ngunit huwag nating kalimutan na mayroong mga nagnanasang hindi tayo magtagumpay. Dahil kapag hindi tayo nagtagumpay, makakabalik na naman sila sa kapangyarihan, at sa pagsasamantala sa taumbayan.
Akin pong paniwala na Diyos at taumbayan ang nagdala sa ating kinalalagyan ngayon. Habang nakatutok tayo sa kapakanan ng ating kapwa, bendisyon at patnubay ay tiyak na maaasahan natin sa Poong Maykapal. At kapag nanalig tayo na ang kasangga natin ay ang Diyos, mayroon ba tayong hindi kakayanin?
Ang mandato nating nakuha sa huling eleksyon ay patunay na umaasa pa rin ang Pilipino sa pagbabago. Iba na talaga ang situwasyon. Puwede na muling mangarap. Tayo nang tumungo sa katuparan ng ating mga pinangarap.
Maraming salamat po.
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/197021/sona-transcript-of-pres-benigno-s-aquino-iiis-state-of-the-nation-address ;D
so.. how do you guys find his SONA?
good job mang juan!
IMHO, ito na ang simula ng pagbabago sa daang matuwid ;D
tapos na ang pananalasa ni GMA at ng mga kampon nito. 9 Years naghirap ang bansa natin dapat makasuhan ang dapat kasuhan.
I did not read the whole thing but my impression is that he is mostly blaming the Arroyo administration, and nothing much is said on his actual platform and directions and what he will do.
I'm so not impressed.
its proving time folks...
Quote from: carpediem on July 26, 2010, 09:01:51 PM
I did not read the whole thing but my impression is that he is mostly blaming the Arroyo administration, and nothing much is said on his actual platform and directions and what he will do.
ngayon lang ako umagree ng husto sa'yo! haha..
pwede na raw ulit tayo mangarap.. haha..
Nakakahighblood ang SONA niya. Hahaha! I totally agree with what the minority leader Edcel Lagman has said. Hehehe!
daming anti-noynoy dito kawawa naman si P-noy ;D
di masyadong impressive ang sona but i hope he backs it up with real action and hands on leadership
PNOY COMMITMENT from SONA
==="Ganito rin po ang nangyari sa MRT. Sinubukan na namang bilhin ang ating pagmamahal. Pinilit ang operator na panatilihing mababa ang pamasahe. Hindi tuloy nagampanan ang garantiyang ibinigay sa operator na mababawi nila ang kanilang puhunan. Dahil dito, inutusan ang Landbank at Development Bank of the Philippines na bilhin ang MRT. Ang pera ng taumbayan, ipinagpalit sa isang naluluging operasyon."
==="Kung maitatayo ang minumungkahi sa ating railway system, bababa ang presyo ng bilihin. Mas mura, mas mabilis, mas maginhawa, at makakaiwas pa sa kotong cops at mga kumokotong na rebelde ang mga bumibiyahe."
SAGOT:
*MRT at LRT price increase from 12 pesos to 20 pesos
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==="Ang budget po sa 2010 ay 1.54 trillion pesos.
Nasa isandaang bilyong piso o anim at kalahating porsyento na lang ng kabuuan ang malaya nating magagamit para sa nalalabing anim na buwan ng taong ito. Halos isang porsyento na lang po ng kabuuang budget ang natitira para sa bawat buwan."
SAGOT:
*Two Cabinet secretaries and two budgets for ONE DEPARTMENT. ( http://www.gmanews.tv/story/197334/2-separate-b... ).
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"May nagmungkahi sa atin, ito ang proposisyon: uupahan po nila ang headquarters ng Navy sa Roxas Boulevard at ang Naval Station sa Fort Bonifacio."
SAGOT:
An RP Navy band welcomes the Russian Federation Naval Ship Moskva as it docks at Manila's South Harbor on Thursday for a goodwill visit. GMANews.TV.
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"Sa agrikultura, makapagtatayo na tayo ng mga grains terminals, refrigeration facilities, maayos na road networks at post-harvest facilities. Kung maisasaayos natin ang ating food supply chain sa tulong ng pribadong sektor, sa halip na mag-angkat tayo ay maari na sana tayong mangarap na mag-supply sa pandaigdigang merkado.
SAGOT:
SRA to hold tender for 150,000 MT imported sugar ( http://www.gmanews.tv/story/196472/sra-to-hold-... )
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"Dahil dito, noong 2004, sumagad ang pagkakabaon sa utang ng NAPOCOR. Napilitan ang pambansang gobyerno na sagutin ang dalawandaang bilyong pisong utang nito."
MGA SAGOT:
Electricity costs are expected to rise in October after the National Power Corp. (Napocor) was allowed to collect higher fees for a program that will bring power to the country's far-flung areas.
Next month, consumers will pay an additional 9.78 centavos per kilowatthour (kWh) for the so-called universal charge under missionary electrification, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said.
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"Paalala lang po: una sa ating plataporma ang paglikha ng mga TRABAHO, at nanggagaling ang trabaho sa paglago ng industriya. Lalago lamang ang industriya kung gagawin nating mas malinis, mas mabilis, at mas maginhawa ang proseso para sa mga gustong magnegosyo."
SAGOT:
Over 500 employees of state-run National Power Corp. (Napocor) may lose their jobs by the end of this month with the full privatization of the agency's assets. http://www.gmanews.tv/story/193855/napocor-to-l...
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Iilan lang po yan sa magagandang PLANO ng Presidente :) the rest subaybayan nyo nalang.
Post-SONA analysis ni Mareng Winnie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf-QJEcG8fY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf-QJEcG8fY)
To summarize, there are a lot of factual errors in his speech, and some of the people he blamed are part of his own cabinet. lol
jude, pa-repost naman yang sinulat mo. hehehe!
Quote from: ctan on August 01, 2010, 06:33:14 PM
jude, pa-repost naman yang sinulat mo. hehehe!
aling sinulat ko?
Quote from: judE_Law on August 01, 2010, 02:04:37 PM
PNOY COMMITMENT from SONA
==="Ganito rin po ang nangyari sa MRT. Sinubukan na namang bilhin ang ating pagmamahal. Pinilit ang operator na panatilihing mababa ang pamasahe. Hindi tuloy nagampanan ang garantiyang ibinigay sa operator na mababawi nila ang kanilang puhunan. Dahil dito, inutusan ang Landbank at Development Bank of the Philippines na bilhin ang MRT. Ang pera ng taumbayan, ipinagpalit sa isang naluluging operasyon."
==="Kung maitatayo ang minumungkahi sa ating railway system, bababa ang presyo ng bilihin. Mas mura, mas mabilis, mas maginhawa, at makakaiwas pa sa kotong cops at mga kumokotong na rebelde ang mga bumibiyahe."
SAGOT:
*MRT at LRT price increase from 12 pesos to 20 pesos
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==="Ang budget po sa 2010 ay 1.54 trillion pesos.
Nasa isandaang bilyong piso o anim at kalahating porsyento na lang ng kabuuan ang malaya nating magagamit para sa nalalabing anim na buwan ng taong ito. Halos isang porsyento na lang po ng kabuuang budget ang natitira para sa bawat buwan."
SAGOT:
*Two Cabinet secretaries and two budgets for ONE DEPARTMENT. ( http://www.gmanews.tv/story/197334/2-separate-b... ).
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"May nagmungkahi sa atin, ito ang proposisyon: uupahan po nila ang headquarters ng Navy sa Roxas Boulevard at ang Naval Station sa Fort Bonifacio."
SAGOT:
An RP Navy band welcomes the Russian Federation Naval Ship Moskva as it docks at Manila's South Harbor on Thursday for a goodwill visit. GMANews.TV.
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"Sa agrikultura, makapagtatayo na tayo ng mga grains terminals, refrigeration facilities, maayos na road networks at post-harvest facilities. Kung maisasaayos natin ang ating food supply chain sa tulong ng pribadong sektor, sa halip na mag-angkat tayo ay maari na sana tayong mangarap na mag-supply sa pandaigdigang merkado.
SAGOT:
SRA to hold tender for 150,000 MT imported sugar ( http://www.gmanews.tv/story/196472/sra-to-hold-... )
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"Dahil dito, noong 2004, sumagad ang pagkakabaon sa utang ng NAPOCOR. Napilitan ang pambansang gobyerno na sagutin ang dalawandaang bilyong pisong utang nito."
MGA SAGOT:
Electricity costs are expected to rise in October after the National Power Corp. (Napocor) was allowed to collect higher fees for a program that will bring power to the country's far-flung areas.
Next month, consumers will pay an additional 9.78 centavos per kilowatthour (kWh) for the so-called universal charge under missionary electrification, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said.
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"Paalala lang po: una sa ating plataporma ang paglikha ng mga TRABAHO, at nanggagaling ang trabaho sa paglago ng industriya. Lalago lamang ang industriya kung gagawin nating mas malinis, mas mabilis, at mas maginhawa ang proseso para sa mga gustong magnegosyo."
SAGOT:
Over 500 employees of state-run National Power Corp. (Napocor) may lose their jobs by the end of this month with the full privatization of the agency's assets. http://www.gmanews.tv/story/193855/napocor-to-l...
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Iilan lang po yan sa magagandang PLANO ng Presidente :) the rest subaybayan nyo nalang.
eto...
^^ o ayan naman pala eh.. bakit pinapasulat mo ulit? magulo ba? hehe..
hindi. ibig kong sabihin, pwede ko ba i-repost sa blog ko. hahaha. sabihin ko hindi ako nagsulat at ikaw. :-)
Quote from: ctan on August 01, 2010, 07:49:56 PM
hindi. ibig kong sabihin, pwede ko ba i-repost sa blog ko. hahaha. sabihin ko hindi ako nagsulat at ikaw. :-)
okay lang.. nu ka ba... given facts naman yan eh... supported by news clips naman... go!
Close to half way mark of the first 100 days.
bukod sa fare hike sa MRT at LRT pati ba naman implementation ng VAT isisi kay PGMA?
kahit papano pala dapat magpasalamat kay GMA... hindi pinatupad ang dagdag singil sa MRT at LRT, hindi pinatupad ang VAT sa mga tollways pero umasenso ang ekonomiya...
buti na lang inappoint si Chief Justice Renato Corona, kundi hopeless case na rin ang Hacienda Luisita.. kawawa mga magsasaka. no wonder, kung bakit kinikilala na raw ni P-NOY ang pagkaka-appoint kay CJ Corona, para ba maging mabait sa kaso ng Hacienda Luisita??
tumaas ulit ang presyo ng asukal, gasolina,.....
yung pinagmamalaki niya na hindi pag-gamit ng wang-wang.. pinalitan naman niya ng 'hawi boys'..
marami pang darating...
On P-NOY's first 100 days.. its nothing but a Trash!
I really don't know the issue with Hacienda Luisita, what the farmers are fighting for? Is it because of CARP? na after 10 years of tilling the land mapupunta na sa kanila ang lupa? I think it is only appropriate to the lands na hinde namamanage ng may-ari o pinabayaan na ng may-ari pero ang Hacienda Luisita ay active ang owners. So hinde ko alam ang ipinagpipilitan pa ng mga farmers since hinde naman kanila ang lupa.
Also with regards to MRT and LRT, I don't know the real story. What I only understand, MRT and LRT are funded by private businessmen the same with the expressway. It was not govt money in the first place and the passengers are paying for every time they ride the LRT and motorists to pass the expressway. In the news, they said the increase of toll fee is already the issue way back 2004 and because of postponement and delay, it reached to 250% increase now. I don't know who's to blame kasi kahit naman may masisi tayo wala naman na din mangyayari ngayon. Dapat solusyonan na lang. since wala na din pondo ang govt for this year hinde nila mababayaran ang amount para masubsidize at hinde mag-increase ang mga fees. may TOR pa ng 10 days pero after that ganun din itataas din naman pala so dapat di na pinatatagal ang issue.
Quote from: pinoybrusko on August 14, 2010, 01:29:07 PM
I really don't know the issue with Hacienda Luisita, what the farmers are fighting for? Is it because of CARP? na after 10 years of tilling the land mapupunta na sa kanila ang lupa? I think it is only appropriate to the lands na hinde namamanage ng may-ari o pinabayaan na ng may-ari pero ang Hacienda Luisita ay active ang owners. So hinde ko alam ang ipinagpipilitan pa ng mga farmers since hinde naman kanila ang lupa.
Also with regards to MRT and LRT, I don't know the real story. What I only understand, MRT and LRT are funded by private businessmen the same with the expressway. It was not govt money in the first place and the passengers are paying for every time they ride the LRT and motorists to pass the expressway. In the news, they said the increase of toll fee is already the issue way back 2004 and because of postponement and delay, it reached to 250% increase now. I don't know who's to blame kasi kahit naman may masisi tayo wala naman na din mangyayari ngayon. Dapat solusyonan na lang. since wala na din pondo ang govt for this year hinde nila mababayaran ang amount para masubsidize at hinde mag-increase ang mga fees. may TOR pa ng 10 days pero after that ganun din itataas din naman pala so dapat di na pinatatagal ang issue.
naniniwala na ako na hindi mo nga alam ang totoong nangyayari.. hehehe... read more articles... halo-halo na yung info mo.. hehe..
"Hindi ipinatupad ng arroyo administration ang vat sa toll dahil lumabas lahat ang issues na tinalakay sa senado at d pa nahanapan ng solusyon ang legal, technical & operational issues ng maabutan na ng change of administration. Tinalakay rin kay dating pangulong arroyo ang impact ng vat sa toll sa mga gumagamit ng ating toll roads at nakita nyang malaki ang epekto sa taong-bayan kaya't pina-aral pa nya itong muli. Sana gumawa ang malacanang ng staffwork nila bago cla nagmadaling ipatupad ang vat sa toll. Hindi maganda at tuwid na asal ang ibato sa nakaraang administrasyon ang kakulangan ng nakaupong administrasyon sa kanilang paggawa ng homework. Pero what's new? Kailangan masanay na tayo sa style ng aquino administration na mambintang at manghusga bago pag-aralan ang mga datos at issues."
LEN BAUTISTA
SPOKESPERSON FOR GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
sige nga post mo nga dito yung mga articles Jude para mahimay himay natin.
well.. mahabang kwentuhan 'to Brusko...
pero sige..
kailangan alamin muna natin ang ugat ng bawat isa...
for example.. yung Hacienda Luisita.. kailangan alamin muna natin kung pano nabuo ito..
sige, ipo-post ko paisa-isa dito sa mga darating na araw.
^ i suggest a new thread for that
i bet bababa na ang trust ratings ni P-Noy sa susunod na data collection.
^ unless kung ima-manipulate ulit ng pulse asia... alam naman natin na president ng 'false asia' si Rafa Lopa, cousin ni PNOY.
Quote from: carpediem on August 15, 2010, 12:17:21 AM
^ i suggest a new thread for that
related pa din naman kay Pnoy ang topic di ba?
Quote from: pinoybrusko on August 15, 2010, 01:20:33 PM
Quote from: carpediem on August 15, 2010, 12:17:21 AM
^ i suggest a new thread for that
related pa din naman kay Pnoy ang topic di ba?
yeah...kailangan pa ba ng new thread para dito?
Quote from: judE_Law on August 15, 2010, 01:32:01 PM
Quote from: pinoybrusko on August 15, 2010, 01:20:33 PM
Quote from: carpediem on August 15, 2010, 12:17:21 AM
^ i suggest a new thread for that
related pa din naman kay Pnoy ang topic di ba?
yeah...kailangan pa ba ng new thread para dito?
Well pwede din, but I think it is worthy of its own thread. Gusto ko lang more on discussions of Noy's administration in general dito.
^^ okay.. ;)
Hinde q gusto so far ang mga nagagawa ni PNOY.. Like dagdag sa mga gastusin at pag-alis/move nang ilang minimithing mga Holidays.
Bat hinde nya patamaan yang lintek na pork barrel na yan?!
Quote from: marvinofthefaintsmile on August 16, 2010, 04:12:48 PM
Hinde q gusto so far ang mga nagagawa ni PNOY.. Like dagdag sa mga gastusin at pag-alis/move nang ilang minimithing mga Holidays.
Bat hinde nya patamaan yang lintek na pork barrel na yan?!
pag tinanggal niya ang pork barrel magrereklamo lahat sa kanya ng mga nahalal na opisyal sa gobeyerno from Senators up to councilors ;D
anak ng amplifier! eh di magreklamo cla. ang yayaman n ng mga yun pero wala nmng nggwa para mai-ahon ang pilipinas sa kahirapan.. d nila gayahin ung mga ktabing bnsa like singapore na maunlad kc hinde corrupt ang mga officials.. I think c Ramos ang nagstart ng pork barrel na yan eh..
maganda talaga walang pork barrel pero nasanay na kasi ang mga opisyales. Yung ibang opisyal nga nakikipagpatayan pa sa katunggali manalo lang sa pwesto. BAwing bawi naman kasi pag nanalo ka sa posisyon. Politics is business already in the Philippines ;D
ok naman dapat ang pork barrel kasi budget yun for the district but naging gahaman lang talaga
Quote from: angelo on August 16, 2010, 09:32:39 PM
ok naman dapat ang pork barrel kasi budget yun for the district but naging gahaman lang talaga
uu ok talaga ang concept ng pork barrel pero sa panahon ngayon halos lahat ng opisyal gahaman sa pera :(
Quote from: pinoybrusko on August 16, 2010, 04:15:16 PM
Quote from: marvinofthefaintsmile on August 16, 2010, 04:12:48 PM
Hinde q gusto so far ang mga nagagawa ni PNOY.. Like dagdag sa mga gastusin at pag-alis/move nang ilang minimithing mga Holidays.
Bat hinde nya patamaan yang lintek na pork barrel na yan?!
pag tinanggal niya ang pork barrel magrereklamo lahat sa kanya ng mga nahalal na opisyal sa gobeyerno from Senators up to councilors ;D
so??? thats political will!
kung yung ang nararapat bakit hindi niya gawin? saka niya patunayan na yun ang matuwid na daan.
post ko mga articles one of these days.. busy lang talaga lately..
Quote from: judE_Law on August 17, 2010, 12:56:43 PM
Quote from: pinoybrusko on August 16, 2010, 04:15:16 PM
Quote from: marvinofthefaintsmile on August 16, 2010, 04:12:48 PM
Hinde q gusto so far ang mga nagagawa ni PNOY.. Like dagdag sa mga gastusin at pag-alis/move nang ilang minimithing mga Holidays.
Bat hinde nya patamaan yang lintek na pork barrel na yan?!
pag tinanggal niya ang pork barrel magrereklamo lahat sa kanya ng mga nahalal na opisyal sa gobeyerno from Senators up to councilors ;D
so??? thats political will!
kung yung ang nararapat bakit hindi niya gawin? saka niya patunayan na yun ang matuwid na daan.
ako I believe dapat muna mawala o mabawasan ang corruption sa mga opisyales para ang pork barrel magamit ng tama and as per concept (hinde naman ang pork barrel ang problema kundi yung mga tao o opisyales na humahawak nito). Hinde mo basta basta mapapatanggal ang pork barrel sa ngayon pero tatanggalin din iyan eventually. Binibigyan ko ng 2 years si P-noy para ishuffle at baguhin ang sistema at administrasyon niya. mag 2 months pa lang naman siya so may time pa siya. With the two months marami na ang binubuksan issues for investigation lalo na ang mga sangay ng gobyerno. This will take time and in my opinion, it will take 2 years to completely clean his administration. Lets give him the benefit of the doubt. I still believe nagshift na ang Pinas from trapo to new govt at nagsimula kay P-noy.
Wag tayo magmadali sa results kasi hinde ito nasosolve sa isang upuan lang. My two cents only ;D
Quote from: pinoybrusko on August 17, 2010, 01:13:37 PM
Quote from: judE_Law on August 17, 2010, 12:56:43 PM
Quote from: pinoybrusko on August 16, 2010, 04:15:16 PM
Quote from: marvinofthefaintsmile on August 16, 2010, 04:12:48 PM
Hinde q gusto so far ang mga nagagawa ni PNOY.. Like dagdag sa mga gastusin at pag-alis/move nang ilang minimithing mga Holidays.
Bat hinde nya patamaan yang lintek na pork barrel na yan?!
pag tinanggal niya ang pork barrel magrereklamo lahat sa kanya ng mga nahalal na opisyal sa gobeyerno from Senators up to councilors ;D
so??? thats political will!
kung yung ang nararapat bakit hindi niya gawin? saka niya patunayan na yun ang matuwid na daan.
ako I believe dapat muna mawala o mabawasan ang corruption sa mga opisyales para ang pork barrel magamit ng tama and as per concept (hinde naman ang pork barrel ang problema kundi yung mga tao o opisyales na humahawak nito). Hinde mo basta basta mapapatanggal ang pork barrel sa ngayon pero tatanggalin din iyan eventually. Binibigyan ko ng 2 years si P-noy para ishuffle at baguhin ang sistema at administrasyon niya. mag 2 months pa lang naman siya so may time pa siya. With the two months marami na ang binubuksan issues for investigation lalo na ang mga sangay ng gobyerno. This will take time and in my opinion, it will take 2 years to completely clean his administration. Lets give him the benefit of the doubt. I still believe nagshift na ang Pinas from trapo to new govt at nagsimula kay P-noy.
Wag tayo magmadali sa results kasi hinde ito nasosolve sa isang upuan lang. My two cents only ;D
well... the way i look at it... 'trapo' pa rin ang namumuno sa bansa natin.. bakit binubuwag niya yung magagandang nagawa ng nakaraang administrasyon? bakit puro paninisi ang gingawa niya? bakit iniluklok niya sa pwesto yung mga dating alyado ni GMA?
for me, nagiging transparent na ang administration (and that's the best thing) at ilalatag talaga kung sino ang may kasalanan. Hinde naman pede akuin ni P-noy ang problema porke presidente na siya problema na niya at sinasabi lang niya kung sino talaga ang may kasalanan. Why hide the truth? kaya nga may truth commission na binuo para maghandle ng katiwalian ng mga opisyal sa gobyerno para makasuhan ang dapat kasuhan. Let us be patient. As i said, the problems in our country will not be solved overnight. lahat ng bagay dumadaan sa due process kaya matagal ang imbestigasyon. Sa time ni GMA, walang nakasuhan na opisyal sa gobyerno ;D
for me, that's a good trait, may room for change. I still believe magkakaroon ng pagbabago sa Pinas ngayon at ito na ang simula. Una dapat mawala ang corruption, red tapes, lagayan at kotongan :D
Quote from: pinoybrusko on August 17, 2010, 08:25:38 PM
for me, nagiging transparent na ang administration (and that's the best thing) at ilalatag talaga kung sino ang may kasalanan. Hinde naman pede akuin ni P-noy ang problema porke presidente na siya problema na niya at sinasabi lang niya kung sino talaga ang may kasalanan. Why hide the truth? kaya nga may truth commission na binuo para maghandle ng katiwalian ng mga opisyal sa gobyerno para makasuhan ang dapat kasuhan. Let us be patient. As i said, the problems in our country will not be solved overnight. lahat ng bagay dumadaan sa due process kaya matagal ang imbestigasyon. Sa time ni GMA, walang nakasuhan na opisyal sa gobyerno ;D
for me, that's a good trait, may room for change. I still believe magkakaroon ng pagbabago sa Pinas ngayon at ito na ang simula. Una dapat mawala ang corruption, red tapes, lagayan at kotongan :D
transparent nga ba??
eh bakit quiet siya sa isyu ng Hacienda Luisita??
bakit hindi niya tuparin yung pinangako ng dakilang ina niya?
kaya nga gusto ko magpost ka ng articles about it para mahimay himay natin. Di ko kasi alam ang ipinaglalaban ng mga farmers dun.
^^ sensiya naman.. busy lang talaga lately... gawa ako ng sariling thread para dun..
Noynoy's FB fan page got swamped by angry comments, both foreign and local, and has just been closed down.
kaya nagdududa na mga tao kung presidente ba or isang call center agent ang nakaupo sa malacanang...
Nagpresscon. Nagbigay ng excuse. Nagsmile. Nagsorry. Nagpalusot.
WTF is with Enrile and Chiz? Di daw kailangan mag apologize sa hostage fiasco.
Quote from: carpediem on August 26, 2010, 11:36:18 AM
WTF is with Enrile and Chiz? Di daw kailangan mag apologize sa hostage fiasco.
oh well. kung ako ang tatanungin, we should not apologize for what was done. Although, we do not have the same reasoning. (apparently, pareho sila ng sinasabi ni Isko Moreno. Lame and embarrassing.)
we are sorry for the loss of life and that is it. The joke on the SWAT (Sorry Wala Akong Training) says it all. As far as we are concerned (the Philippines), we did our very "best" given the limited training and equipment PNP has. Pathetic, right? But that is the longest we can stretch our resources as of the moment. Hence, we do not need to be sorry for the way it was "mishandled" and "mismanaged". Just my own thought...
lumilitaw na ang pagiging incompetent, di lang ng Pangulo kundi pati na rin ng kanyang mga alagad...
walang-wala talaga kay GMA...
Quote from: angelo on August 26, 2010, 07:24:40 PM
Quote from: carpediem on August 26, 2010, 11:36:18 AM
WTF is with Enrile and Chiz? Di daw kailangan mag apologize sa hostage fiasco.
oh well. kung ako ang tatanungin, we should not apologize for what was done. Although, we do not have the same reasoning. (apparently, pareho sila ng sinasabi ni Isko Moreno. Lame and embarrassing.)
we are sorry for the loss of life and that is it. The joke on the SWAT (Sorry Wala Akong Training) says it all. As far as we are concerned (the Philippines), we did our very "best" given the limited training and equipment PNP has. Pathetic, right? But that is the longest we can stretch our resources as of the moment. Hence, we do not need to be sorry for the way it was "mishandled" and "mismanaged". Just my own thought...
That is one of the problems with us as a nation - no sense of responsibility. As a statesman, one should feel sorry for what has happened, and then just shut up, whether if it was your fault or not. Do not make any more excuses or blame others (just like what P-Noy did), or rationalize (just like Enrile or Chiz).
I think if this would happen in Japan, there would immediately be mass apologies from top officials. Heck they would probably even resign outright.
Going back to topic, even if the SWAT were untrained and severely unequipped, the fact was that there were too many missteps in the handling of the incident. There was more than enough time for them to prepare (11 hours!). The hostage-taker could have been neutralized early on.
And where were the officials? It was apparent that there were no clear orders from the top. Why didn't they order a media blackout? Why did they arrest his brother knowing that it would agitate him?
ang bobo ng mga pulis!
ang bobo ng presidente!
ang bobo ni mayor lim!
ang bobo ng mga tagaHongkong (tanggalan b ng work ang pinoy)
ang bobo ng security guard sa cybergate tower 1!
ang bobo talaga!!
anu kya nakain nila bat ganun cla kabobo? Cguro ang platong gngamit nila eh ung bobonic plate!
huff... huff.. (grabe kc ang kabobohan eh..)
LETTER OF HONG KONG JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION
Dear President Aquino,
The Hong Kong Journalists Association expresses its deepest condolences to the families of those who died in Manila's hostage tragedy. We also want to express our appreciation and respect to those who acted bravely and astutely during the long standoff, thus allowing some of the hostages to survive. We are, however, filled with anger and concern over the blame being heaped on the media for allegedly contributing to the tragedy.
The HKJA notes with concern that President Benigno Aquino of the Philippines made the media the scapegoat when he said: "Media coverage of his brother being taken into custody further agitated the hostage-taker..." Using this flimsy excuse, Mr. Aquino said he would consider imposing new restrictions on media coverage should a similar crisis occur.
We have no idea what further restrictions are under consideration but what we are sure of is that President Benigno Aquino's words were uttered hastily and without careful consideration. Without a thorough investigation such conclusions cannot be taken seriously and the HKJA views the president's hasty conclusions with grave misgivings.
The role of the media is to tell the world what is happening and what has happened. This is the essence of what the democratic world has come to know and to accept as freedom of the press and freedom of expression. The media's presence is vital to the preservation of human rights of minorities in any conflict. As in the case of Manila's killings, nobody can tell if the same tragedy would not have taken place without the presence of the media. What we can be sure of is that without the presence of the media no knowledge of this horrific tragedy would have been known to the outside world.
Moreover, the police force of the Philippines should have known that negotiations were going on between the gunman and his brother, and that this was being telecast. The act of arresting the brother would, clearly, irritate the gunman. Yet the police forcibly wrestled the brother down and handcuffed him, all directly in front of the media.
The police, clearly, had neither strategy nor the necessary know-how to deal with such a situation. With the development of the new media, it is unrealistic to ask the media not to broadcast live in a matter of huge public interest not only to the Filipinos themselves, but also to people in Hong Kong and elsewhere. Proper media arrangements, including a safe area for the media at the scene, in accordance with internationally accepted standards, are of paramount importance. None were forthcoming.
The Hong Kong Journalists Association calls on the Philippines government to refrain from using this incident to introduce harsh measures against the media in order to cover up their incompetence. We will closely monitor the incident and any further deterioration of press freedom in Philippines arising from this tragedy.
With Kind Regards,
Hong Kong Journalists Association
26th August 2010
@carpediem - yes i agree. sabi nga sa iba, presidente ba or call center agent?
it really got out of hand. primary concern should have been the life of the hostages. i think i believe what rosales (chr right?) had to say during the correspondents interview, pnp could have given him a conditional approval for re instatement so he could just let go of the situation. -save the hostages and take him into their custody for investigation. sounds easy right? did not have to take half a day to end in a bloodbath
it just shows yung low quality ng security ng bansa natin. Marami na siguro ang nagbabalak na sumakop sa bansa natin. it's an easy target anyways. walang kahirap hirap ;D
true.. at least us is in our side kapag tuluyang magalit itong chinese.. or i hope so.. haha
mas gusto ko pang masakop tayo ng ibang bansa like US, UK, Japan, Russia, etc ;D
ayoko naman pasakop... pinoy pa rin tayo not the p-noy
Quote from: joshgroban on August 31, 2010, 04:37:11 PM
ayoko naman pasakop... pinoy pa rin tayo not the p-noy
kahit naman masakop tayo pinoy pa din tayo. Mas may advantage pag sinakop tayo like ng UK. Pwede ka pumunta dun at i-enjoy without visa hehehe not the same situation when we are colonized by spain
hehe minsan naman di visa ang problem... ultimong pinas nga di natin malibot e dami kayang maganada dito sating bayan
Quote from: joshgroban on August 31, 2010, 04:40:50 PM
hehe minsan naman di visa ang problem... ultimong pinas nga di natin malibot e dami kayang maganada dito sating bayan
ang hirap kasing puntahan ung ibang places sa pinas. kung hinde by bangka e long walk naman. o di kaya matatarik ang road.
hehe pag gusto may paraan at pag may pera nagiging madali hehe
^^ gusto kong mag-travel around the Philippines.. unfortunately yung bulsa ko eh hindi sumasang-ayon sakin.. hehehe..
Quote from: judE_Law on August 31, 2010, 07:41:02 PM
^^ gusto kong mag-travel around the Philippines.. unfortunately yung bulsa ko eh hindi sumasang-ayon sakin.. hehehe..
Same here Jude
bakit tayo papasakop, kaya naman natin maging independent?
kulang lang sa teamwork. sana may magawa talagang significant si P-Noy.
alam niyo timing lang yan. madalas naman kasi may mga "sale" fares avail niyo na yun. usually every Feb may travel expo. pag-ipunan. Gawan ng paraan, since gusto niyo rin naman. ako yun talaga pinagtatabihan ko ng pera aside from all the gastos... pwede na yung 500 a month for a start. sa isang taon, 6K na yun. isang boracay package during off peak season.
haha easier saifd than done pag may pamilya ka na... but still we have to make our lives fruitful with or without p-noy
ah ibang usapan na talaga yan. siyempre, iniisip ko para sa mga wala pang pamilya. shempre kapag ganun, pamilya muna! pero pwede mo rin gawin para sa family. yung 500 a month can take you to subic / batangas. somewhere near but a great getaway to start off.
pamilya namin 4 kami, we were able to go to Mindanao for only 7k kasama na airfare, lodging and meals for 3d/2n. ito yung nag fly the flag promo yung PAL, nito lang long weekend.
bottomline, possible yun kung priority niyo yung travelling using your fun money. pero kung hindi, then mahirap talaga yun for you.
Well, mgnda cguro kung isang hari na lng ang namumuno sa pinas para wala nang agawan ng kayamanan.. So mapagtutuunan n ung mga problems ng pilipinas.. Naicp q tuloy na magiging.. Union Philippines Socialist Republic (U.P.S.R). Bale palitan lng ung araw ng hammer and hook dun sa flag natin. Haha!
Quote from: angelo on September 01, 2010, 06:54:02 AM
ah ibang usapan na talaga yan. siyempre, iniisip ko para sa mga wala pang pamilya. shempre kapag ganun, pamilya muna! pero pwede mo rin gawin para sa family. yung 500 a month can take you to subic / batangas. somewhere near but a great getaway to start off.
pamilya namin 4 kami, we were able to go to Mindanao for only 7k kasama na airfare, lodging and meals for 3d/2n. ito yung nag fly the flag promo yung PAL, nito lang long weekend.
bottomline, possible yun kung priority niyo yung travelling using your fun money. pero kung hindi, then mahirap talaga yun for you.
yun ang advantage ng single ;D
Quote from: marvinofthefaintsmile on September 01, 2010, 09:36:28 AM
Well, mgnda cguro kung isang hari na lng ang namumuno sa pinas para wala nang agawan ng kayamanan.. So mapagtutuunan n ung mga problems ng pilipinas.. Naicp q tuloy na magiging.. Union Philippines Socialist Republic (U.P.S.R). Bale palitan lng ung araw ng hammer and hook dun sa flag natin. Haha!
Filipinos won't allow it. Paranoid na ang mga pinoy. Kahit yung mention lang ng martial law e OA na mga tao.
Btw, hammer and sickle yung tamang tawag dun sa ☭
tsaka di lang paranoid may sense of nationalism pa rin naman siguro... gyera na pag nangyari yan
Quote from: carpediem on September 01, 2010, 03:44:12 PM
Quote from: marvinofthefaintsmile on September 01, 2010, 09:36:28 AM
Well, mgnda cguro kung isang hari na lng ang namumuno sa pinas para wala nang agawan ng kayamanan.. So mapagtutuunan n ung mga problems ng pilipinas.. Naicp q tuloy na magiging.. Union Philippines Socialist Republic (U.P.S.R). Bale palitan lng ung araw ng hammer and hook dun sa flag natin. Haha!
Filipinos won't allow it. Paranoid na ang mga pinoy. Kahit yung mention lang ng martial law e OA na mga tao.
Btw, hammer and sickle yung tamang tawag dun sa ☭
haha...
yung simpleng pagdagdag nga lang ng rays sa sun eh nagkakagulo na Pinas eh.. hehe..
Nabubwisit ako sa presidente natin ha!
Quote from: ctan on September 05, 2010, 06:17:15 PM
Nabubwisit ako sa presidente natin ha!
mas lalo ako! hehe.. ;D
Quote from: ctan on September 05, 2010, 06:17:15 PM
Nabubwisit ako sa presidente natin ha!
baka yung kapatid niya
tatakbo si Kris for president sa 2016 ;D
Quote from: pinoybrusko on September 07, 2010, 11:36:56 AM
tatakbo si Kris for president sa 2016 ;D
at si ballsy aquino sa 2022..
at si Jiggy aquino cruz sa 2028..
at si baby james 2034..
and so on..
^ according to the constitution, one must be at least 40 years of age in order to be qualified to run for the presidency, so bawal pa si baby james sa 2034
anyway we are getting off-topic
Quote from: carpediem on September 08, 2010, 01:52:03 AM
^ according to the constitution, one must be at least 40 years of age in order to be qualified to run for the presidency, so bawal pa si baby james sa 2034
anyway we are getting off-topic
^OT sungit.. masyadong sineryoso.. PNOy supporter? ;D
anyway.. matapos ang mahigit isang linggong turuan sa nangyaring hostage crisis.. inako niya rin ang responsibilidad.. huli man daw at magaling.. huli pa rin!
Quote from: judE_Law on September 08, 2010, 02:17:26 PM
PNOy supporter? ;D
No definitely not. I did not vote for him, and oh, let us proudly say that! lol
Quote from: carpediem on September 08, 2010, 02:42:03 PM
Quote from: judE_Law on September 08, 2010, 02:17:26 PM
PNOy supporter? ;D
No definitely not. I did not vote for him, and oh, let us proudly say that! lol
^^haha.. napa-tawa mo ako dun carpediem.. ;D
"The people should make this government work. We are not questioning his integrity but the tragic manila hostage taking questions his competence as a leader. Sometimes I could not help but be saddened by our leaders because the choice seem to be between the corrupt or the incompetent or both. Please spread the word that we need to make P-noy and his staff work strategically or this nation will crumble even if he is not corrupt. The mistakes he will commit with his poor management skills will be the equivalent of corruption in practical terms. For a nation as fragile as the Philippines the key is not to correct the mistake but to not commit it. As a people we have a responsibility to this nation and we can do this through constructive means. P-noy does not have to say we are the boss because in a democracy we really are the boss."
galing sa isang hindi nagpakilalang friend.
Corruption cannot really be eradicated. His platform is nothing but empty rhetoric on corruption and GMA bashing. I will not do this. I will not do that. Ok, wala nga siyang ginawa nung hostage crisis.
Philippines can't be handled in three months time. Parang naka 3 years na si P-noy sa mga statements niyo hehehe. Wag kayo magmadali kasi hinde nalulutas agad iyan. sa 3 buwan, kahit ang isang malaking kumpanya na nasa crisis e hinde makabawi yun pang buong pinas.
Quote from: pinoybrusko on September 14, 2010, 11:41:33 AM
Philippines can't be handled in three months time. Parang naka 3 years na si P-noy sa mga statements niyo hehehe. Wag kayo magmadali kasi hinde nalulutas agad iyan. sa 3 buwan, kahit ang isang malaking kumpanya na nasa crisis e hinde makabawi yun pang buong pinas.
the good thing about gma's admin.. hindi nakaranas ang bansa natin ng major economic crisis at her time.. so anong kailangang bawiin?
sa hostage crisis marami sa time ni pgma ang naresolba.. like yung sa taguig at bicutan.. remember binatikos si pgma that time dahil nag-media black-out.. pero ang importante doon eh nailigtas yung mga hostages at tinutukan talaga ng pangulo.
Quote from: judE_Law on September 14, 2010, 07:58:04 PM
Quote from: pinoybrusko on September 14, 2010, 11:41:33 AM
Philippines can't be handled in three months time. Parang naka 3 years na si P-noy sa mga statements niyo hehehe. Wag kayo magmadali kasi hinde nalulutas agad iyan. sa 3 buwan, kahit ang isang malaking kumpanya na nasa crisis e hinde makabawi yun pang buong pinas.
the good thing about gma's admin.. hindi nakaranas ang bansa natin ng major economic crisis at her time.. so anong kailangang bawiin?
sa hostage crisis marami sa time ni pgma ang naresolba.. like yung sa taguig at bicutan.. remember binatikos si pgma that time dahil nag-media black-out.. pero ang importante doon eh nailigtas yung mga hostages at tinutukan talaga ng pangulo.
yung sa hostage taking PNP, Alfredo Lim, media at swat team ang may pagkakamali at pagkukulang pati ang DILG secretary. wala silang sapat na kakayanan para maresolba ng maayos at walang casualties. Sigurado ako tinawagan ni Pnoy ang mga responsible or concerned people na may hawak nito kaso nga ung mga opisyal ang ungas
Quote from: pinoybrusko on September 14, 2010, 08:04:22 PM
Quote from: judE_Law on September 14, 2010, 07:58:04 PM
Quote from: pinoybrusko on September 14, 2010, 11:41:33 AM
Philippines can't be handled in three months time. Parang naka 3 years na si P-noy sa mga statements niyo hehehe. Wag kayo magmadali kasi hinde nalulutas agad iyan. sa 3 buwan, kahit ang isang malaking kumpanya na nasa crisis e hinde makabawi yun pang buong pinas.
the good thing about gma's admin.. hindi nakaranas ang bansa natin ng major economic crisis at her time.. so anong kailangang bawiin?
sa hostage crisis marami sa time ni pgma ang naresolba.. like yung sa taguig at bicutan.. remember binatikos si pgma that time dahil nag-media black-out.. pero ang importante doon eh nailigtas yung mga hostages at tinutukan talaga ng pangulo.
well.. too bad kasi hindi niya tinawagan.. he did say na nagmonitor siya sa sitwasyon pero inamin niya na hindi siya nakialam at hinayaan niya sa mga nasa field ang trabaho.. sabi nga ni Lacierda 'muntik' na raw tumawag ang pangulo sa hostage taker. kaya nga pati name ni PNOY hindi man lang lumabas sa imbestigasyon eh kasi wala nga siyang direktiba.. wala siyang mando sa nangyayari.
he is the commander in chief of this country, ut.. did he command?
yung sa hostage taking PNP, Alfredo Lim, media at swat team ang may pagkakamali at pagkukulang pati ang DILG secretary. wala silang sapat na kakayanan para maresolba ng maayos at walang casualties. Sigurado ako tinawagan ni Pnoy ang mga responsible or concerned people na may hawak nito kaso nga ung mga opisyal ang ungas
uu tama ang presidente ang commander in chief pag apektado ang buong bansa like civil war or threat to the country. simpleng hostage taking lang iyan tulad ng iba na pwede na maresolba ng swat, pnp at ni mayor lim.
it's not a simpleng hostage taking. it involves foreign nationals.
Quote from: ctan on September 14, 2010, 09:25:30 PM
it's not a simpleng hostage taking. it involves foreign nationals.
what I mean is isang bus lang ang hinostage at kayang kaya na ng local officials at local police ito na i-handle. Kaso lagpak eh wahehehe
Quote from: ctan on September 14, 2010, 09:25:30 PM
it's not a simpleng hostage taking. it involves foreign nationals.
even though. human life is precious human life, whatever nationality it is.
He served the Congress and the Senate for a total of 12 years, and he did practically nothing. Doing nothing seems to be his hobby, so I'll be surprised if he did something as the president. I sincerely hope I am wrong.
Kung meron ba syang ginawa during the hostage crisis, whether calling anyone (or not answering someone's call), ordering anything, "closely monitoring behind a closed-door meeting", we probably wouldn't know. Well, alam natin na kumain sila sa isang Chinese restaurant. And oh, may nagsasabi na nagpapamassage daw sya nung afternoon.
ako I'd still give him the benefit of the doubt. I give him 3 years (half of his term) before I could tell my sentiments about him. Masyado pa maaga ngayon to comment
Quote from: pinoybrusko on September 14, 2010, 08:14:58 PM
uu tama ang presidente ang commander in chief pag apektado ang buong bansa like civil war or threat to the country. simpleng hostage taking lang iyan tulad ng iba na pwede na maresolba ng swat, pnp at ni mayor lim.
haha... "simpleng hostage taking lang yan", the same thought ng malakanyang ng araw na nangyayari yun.. "isolated case" lang daw, kaya inignore nila pati yung tawag ng HK ambassador... look what happen... 8
foreign hostages killed.. at naka-broadcast worldwide. nakakahiya sa international community.. hindi bale sana kung si PNOY lang.. ang masama ang imahe ng PILIPINAS.
Quote from: pinoybrusko on September 15, 2010, 12:50:40 PM
ako I'd still give him the benefit of the doubt. I give him 3 years (half of his term) before I could tell my sentiments about him. Masyado pa maaga ngayon to comment
ako.. there is no doubt in my mind that he is incompetent.. lol! ;D
Quote from: judE_Law on September 16, 2010, 06:28:11 PM
Quote from: pinoybrusko on September 14, 2010, 08:14:58 PM
uu tama ang presidente ang commander in chief pag apektado ang buong bansa like civil war or threat to the country. simpleng hostage taking lang iyan tulad ng iba na pwede na maresolba ng swat, pnp at ni mayor lim.
haha... "simpleng hostage taking lang yan", the same thought ng malakanyang ng araw na nangyayari yun.. "isolated case" lang daw, kaya inignore nila pati yung tawag ng HK ambassador... look what happen... 8 foreign hostages killed.. at naka-broadcast worldwide. nakakahiya sa international community.. hindi bale sana kung si PNOY lang.. ang masama ang imahe ng PILIPINAS.
id agree it was indeed simple. they could have gave in to the demand. simple lang naman ibabalik lang namn siya sa serbisyo, kapalit ng buhay ng mga turista.
eh kaso the situation was mishandled to say the least.. umeksena pa yung media at yung mga civilians na nakikigulo pa.
I agree with what you said thayt human life is precious. That's why it shouldn't be unjustly labeled as "simpleng" hostage taking because life indeed is precious. However, all the more it should be given attention by our president because it involves foreign nationals. His diplomatic relationship and future diplomatic trips should be protected. But he did nothing significant. Whoever voted for him should not repent. Hehehe!
PNoy's approach to leadership likely to get people killed
http://antipinoy.com/pnoys-approach-to-leadership-likely-to-get-people-killed/ (http://antipinoy.com/pnoys-approach-to-leadership-likely-to-get-people-killed/)
Quote from: ctan on September 17, 2010, 10:24:32 PM
I agree with what you said thayt human life is precious. That's why it shouldn't be unjustly labeled as "simpleng" hostage taking because life indeed is precious. However, all the more it should be given attention by our president because it involves foreign nationals. His diplomatic relationship and future diplomatic trips should be protected. But he did nothing significant. Whoever voted for him should not repent. Hehehe!
nadale mo Doc!
teka.. pasalubong ko? ;D
we'll see what will happen next. I'm still hopeful for this administration ;D
Erratum: dapat "should repent". Hehehehe!
OT: jude, cagayan pa ako. Sarap ng zipline, rafting at zorb! Hahaha!
Quote from: ctan on September 18, 2010, 01:43:01 PM
Erratum: dapat "should repent". Hehehehe!
OT: jude, cagayan pa ako. Sarap ng zipline, rafting at zorb! Hahaha!
enjoy lang Doc! basta ang pasalubong wag kakalimutan.. hahaha..
ano ba specialty ng cagayan?
Quote from: judE_Law on September 18, 2010, 01:49:36 PM
Quote from: ctan on September 18, 2010, 01:43:01 PM
Erratum: dapat "should repent". Hehehehe!
OT: jude, cagayan pa ako. Sarap ng zipline, rafting at zorb! Hahaha!
enjoy lang Doc! basta ang pasalubong wag kakalimutan.. hahaha..
daan mo dito abs pasalubonga... lapit ka lang naman dito e hahaha
@brusko
Pagkain? Ham! Hehehe. Pastel, kasuy. :-)
@jude and josh
Naku! Di na ata ako babalik. Hahahaha!
Quote from: ctan on September 18, 2010, 10:59:19 PM
@brusko
Pagkain? Ham! Hehehe. Pastel, kasuy. :-)
lagi kong binibili yan kapag may work kami sa cdo.
kaso available na sa SM ang Vander. tapos yung mani at kasuy na silver package with the white and red brand nakalimutan ko yung name. yung ham hindi ko masyadong gusto.
panalo rin para sa akin ang pinakurat at lanzones ng camiguin!!!
Quote from: ctan on September 17, 2010, 10:24:32 PM
I agree with what you said thayt human life is precious. That's why it shouldn't be unjustly labeled as "simpleng" hostage taking because life indeed is precious. However, all the more it should be given attention by our president because it involves foreign nationals. His diplomatic relationship and future diplomatic trips should be protected. But he did nothing significant. Whoever voted for him should not repent. Hehehe!
well that was his approach and im taking it from that POV.
Quote from: ctan on September 18, 2010, 10:59:19 PM
@brusko
Pagkain? Ham! Hehehe. Pastel, kasuy. :-)
@jude and josh
Naku! Di na ata ako babalik. Hahahaha!
OT Pastel! i love pastel! hahaha..
OT for a whole page >:(
Quote from: carpediem on September 19, 2010, 04:38:24 PM
OT for a whole page >:(
ay nagalit ang Mod... hehehe...
back to topic...
aalis daw si Pinoy patungong US at lean lang daw ang delegation.. so???? pasikat?
tignan na lang natin kung kaya mong tapatan yung bilyun-bilyong dolyar na investment na iniuwi ni GMA nung siya ang nagtungo doon.
^ that is just to remind you that he is humble ::)
let us wait and see
sana nga may maiuuwi si Pnoy na magandang balita galing sa US visit niya. we got no choice but to hope since siya ang presidente natin kesa magcomplain di ba? ano ba nagagawa ng complain at retorts natin sa pinas, wala di ba? hehehe
of course lahat naman hopes that he will do well. he'd better
criticisms serve to disillusion people
Quote from: pinoybrusko on September 19, 2010, 10:05:01 PM
sana nga may maiuuwi si Pnoy na magandang balita galing sa US visit niya. we got no choice but to hope since siya ang presidente natin kesa magcomplain di ba? ano ba nagagawa ng complain at retorts natin sa pinas, wala di ba? hehehe
may maganda siyang maiuuwi..PNoy is in the US to get the
$434-million Millennium Challenge Compact agreement between the Philippine government and the US Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) is also expected to be signed in New York. This funding assistance will be channeled to the government's programs on poverty reduction, revenue generation and infrastructure development, of which such agreement
was initiated by GMA.
by the way..
Former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, will attend the fifth conference
of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) and will speak before a gathering of women leaders on the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in two separate events in New York..
she was also invited by Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan to discuss MDGs of women and children during the 5th Important Dinner for Women.
Mrs. Arroyo hopes to get support and assistance from these organizations to further attain significant improvement in the plight of girls and women in the Philippines.
No longer a president.. but still hardworking.
GMA's shadow and chutzpah certainly scares Aquino, reason why he put up the Truth Commission to continue the demonization process. But Aquino should treat her presence in NY in equally conferences as support, not divergent, initiative to Philippine goals. Let's wait what Aquino and his mouthpieces will have to say on this...
actually masipag talaga si GMA, kahit weekends nagtatrabaho daw yun. and ok yung image niya sa international setting
Quote from: carpediem on September 20, 2010, 05:43:16 PM
actually masipag talaga si GMA, kahit weekends nagtatrabaho daw yun. and ok yung image niya sa international setting
OT: problema lang sa kanya yung asawa niya. i think matino naman si GMA at may pinag-aralan.
depends kung ano yung objective.
dapat talaga lean. spending 25M for a 7day trip i think is too much. but at least it is less than the delegation of GMA which spends 40M per trip. ugh.
Aquino, Clinton to meet after signing of $434M grant
First Posted 13:40:00 09/20/2010 Filed
SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States— President Benigno Aquino III will have a "handshake meeting" with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when the US leader participates in the signing of the $434 million Millennium Challenge Corporation grant in New York, according to a Malacañang official here. President Aquino will witness the signing of the multi-million-dollar grant on Thursday, September 23, in the US. The signatories include Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima and a top executive from the MCC. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo and his US counterpart Clinton will each deliver their remarks on the agreement meant to reduce poverty and spur economic development in the Philippines. Clinton will be escorted to meet Aquino in a holding room at the Waldorf Astoria in the afternoon. They would then proceed to the signing of the compact at the Hilton Room of the hotel. President Aquino is expected to arrive in New York on Tuesday morning. He'd be attending a series of meetings with US business leaders before the signing of the MCC agreement and his participation at the United Nations General Assembly. He is expected to meet US President Barrack Obama on Friday during the US-Asean summit.
this is to reiterate that this is not initiated by GMA as mentioned by Jude ;D
Quote from: pinoybrusko on September 21, 2010, 07:00:04 PM
Aquino, Clinton to meet after signing of $434M grant
First Posted 13:40:00 09/20/2010 Filed
SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States— President Benigno Aquino III will have a "handshake meeting" with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when the US leader participates in the signing of the $434 million Millennium Challenge Corporation grant in New York, according to a Malacañang official here. President Aquino will witness the signing of the multi-million-dollar grant on Thursday, September 23, in the US. The signatories include Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima and a top executive from the MCC. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo and his US counterpart Clinton will each deliver their remarks on the agreement meant to reduce poverty and spur economic development in the Philippines. Clinton will be escorted to meet Aquino in a holding room at the Waldorf Astoria in the afternoon. They would then proceed to the signing of the compact at the Hilton Room of the hotel. President Aquino is expected to arrive in New York on Tuesday morning. He'd be attending a series of meetings with US business leaders before the signing of the MCC agreement and his participation at the United Nations General Assembly. He is expected to meet US President Barrack Obama on Friday during the US-Asean summit.
this is to reiterate that this is not initiated by GMA as mentioned by Jude ;D
i insist! GMA initiated it.
'wag magpaka-bulag!!! baka maling daan na ang tinatahak!
"
The Philippines successfully implemented the first phase of its Kalahi-CIDS's project from 2003 to 2010 in 4,229 communities across 42 provinces, providing a wealth of information for MCC's project appraisal. The Philippines already received nearly $21-million from its two-year program that seeks to improve its revenue administration and anti-corruption efforts consistent with the "Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan, 2004-2010,"
which was developed under the guidance of then President Arroyo."
here's the complete article:
http://www.mabuhaybroadcasting.com/miscellanews/mcc-approves-434-million-philippine-grant
inedit ko to yesterday sa bandila and naawa naman ako sa staff nya burger lang ang pagkain hahaha,,, kasama si mar para daw may personal touch hahaha
Quote from: joshgroban on September 22, 2010, 08:16:16 AM
inedit ko to yesterday sa bandila and naawa naman ako sa staff nya burger lang ang pagkain hahaha,,, kasama si mar para daw may personal touch hahaha
ok ah, yan ang pagtitipid di porke nasa US kailangan gumastos ng todo. Isang burger sa US busog ka na sa laki ng size nito na may kasamang malaking softdrink. Ang pinunta nila sa US ay work at hinde maglamyerda di ba? If ever may free time, gastusin nila ang sarili nilang pera at hinde kaban ng bayan sa shopping spree nila hehehe
so far natutuwa ako sa mga ginagawa/nagagawa ni noynoy...
- anti littering law
- yung sa lupang hinirang
small simple rules para sa mind set ng mga tao
Quote from: pinoybrusko on September 22, 2010, 11:23:24 AM
Quote from: joshgroban on September 22, 2010, 08:16:16 AM
inedit ko to yesterday sa bandila and naawa naman ako sa staff nya burger lang ang pagkain hahaha,,, kasama si mar para daw may personal touch hahaha
ok ah, yan ang pagtitipid di porke nasa US kailangan gumastos ng todo. Isang burger sa US busog ka na sa laki ng size nito na may kasamang malaking softdrink. Ang pinunta nila sa US ay work at hinde maglamyerda di ba? If ever may free time, gastusin nila ang sarili nilang pera at hinde kaban ng bayan sa shopping spree nila hehehe
tawag diyan.. photo-opp! they continously demonize the previous admin.. bakit burger? para ikumpara sa 'lavish dinner' nung previous admin? no offense pero good thing i'm not dumb enough para sakyan mga 'kalokohan' nila. eto na lang.. tapatan na lang nila yung bilyong-bilyong dolyar na ipinasok ni Gloria sa bansa. nga pala.. why is Mar with Him??? my goodnesss... si Mar ba Pangulo natin? eh ni wala nga siyang official business dun dahil hindi rin naman siya government official.
There is something between Noy and Mar. ???::)
mahal din kaya ang InNOut Burgers na kinain nila. it is not the "ordinary" fastfood.. though they serve really good burgers. but i still go for Shake Shack! ;D
Quote from: carpediem on September 22, 2010, 08:51:56 PM
There is something between Noy and Mar. ???::)
hahaha sabi nga ni pnoy para daw may personal touch kaya sinama si mar
kung talagang good intention yung pagkain nila ng burher.. bakit kailangang maglakad pa sila sa kalye.. pwede naman siyang pabili sa mga tauhan niya... napaka-plastik at ipokrito to the max! if i know, pagbalik nila ng hotel, mas masarap na food ang kinain nila.. nga pala.. bakit hindi na lang din sila nakitulog sa mga OFW's doon? isagad na nila pagtitiid nila. hehe.. ;D
cool lang Jude ;D basta kay Pnoy nagiinit ang dugo mo :D
hinde nila kailangan makituloy sa mga OFWs dun kasi yung visit nila for sure arranged ng US yun like yung hotel accommodations nila. Ganun din pag may visit ang mga foreign officials sa pinas. HInde lang talaga sila magarbo tulad ni PGMA sa paggastos ;D Even a president can be humble. Mar is his vice president in Liberal, a very good lawyer and pareho sila ng goals at plans for better Philippines. Syempre dadalhin niya yung makakatulong sa visit niya while Binay is handling pinas since he's the official VP ng pinas while he's away for a visit. Alangan naman parehas sila ng VP niya na wala sa pinas ;D simple lang di ba.
Quote from: carpediem on September 22, 2010, 08:51:56 PM
There is something between Noy and Mar. ???::)
I smell some bromance happening ::)... just kidding ;D
OT: sometimes, it just makes me connect that magkaprobinsya kasi.
@pinoybrusko - hindi naman dapat pumunta yung VP. yung point is hindi naman cabinet member or some official si Mar. remember that pera ng bansa ang nagsh-shoulder ng mga expenses nila.
Quote from: bukojob on September 23, 2010, 07:58:39 PM
Quote from: carpediem on September 22, 2010, 08:51:56 PM
There is something between Noy and Mar. ???::)
I smell some bromance happening ::)... just kidding ;D
"I want your love and I want your revenge. You and me could make a bad bromance.. rah rah.."
Naku! Gusto ni stupid VP Binay na gawing legal ang jueteng?
Quote from: carpediem on September 24, 2010, 02:03:55 AM
@pinoybrusko - hindi naman dapat pumunta yung VP. yung point is hindi naman cabinet member or some official si Mar. remember that pera ng bansa ang nagsh-shoulder ng mga expenses nila.
there were actually inside information slowly leaking that MR will take over as dti secretary after a year.
Quote from: angelo on September 25, 2010, 11:11:47 AM
Quote from: carpediem on September 24, 2010, 02:03:55 AM
@pinoybrusko - hindi naman dapat pumunta yung VP. yung point is hindi naman cabinet member or some official si Mar. remember that pera ng bansa ang nagsh-shoulder ng mga expenses nila.
there were actually inside information slowly leaking that MR will take over as dti secretary after a year.
very true!
Quote from: carpediem on September 24, 2010, 02:03:55 AM
@pinoybrusko - hindi naman dapat pumunta yung VP. yung point is hindi naman cabinet member or some official si Mar. remember that pera ng bansa ang nagsh-shoulder ng mga expenses nila.
ako ewan ko ha, if you put yourself in his shoes na running mate mo sya as vice president ng same party and you know his capabilities and as an adviser to Pnoy, mas isasama ko yung taong makkatulong sa akin sa visit kahit hinde siya official cabinet member. Hinde naman issue dito na dapat official cabinet ang kasama dito, ang issue dito paano magiging successful ang visit ni Pnoy sa US.
Nung si PGMA nagpunta ng US at kumain ng lavish dinner sa isang restaurant kasama ang sandamukal na alipores e wala naman naitulong sa visit ang mga iyon, mga official cabinet members pa iyon hehehe. see what I'm driving at? let us be positive and not be a pessimist. First visit, 494 million dollars agad ang nakuha nila Pnoy. Kung si PGMA iyon baka ung $493 nabulsa na at ung $1 million na lang ang natira sa taong bayan hehehe
Quote from: pinoybrusko on September 25, 2010, 02:02:05 PM
Quote from: carpediem on September 24, 2010, 02:03:55 AM
@pinoybrusko - hindi naman dapat pumunta yung VP. yung point is hindi naman cabinet member or some official si Mar. remember that pera ng bansa ang nagsh-shoulder ng mga expenses nila.
ako ewan ko ha, if you put yourself in his shoes na running mate mo sya as vice president ng same party and you know his capabilities and as an adviser to Pnoy, mas isasama ko yung taong makkatulong sa akin sa visit kahit hinde siya official cabinet member. Hinde naman issue dito na dapat official cabinet ang kasama dito, ang issue dito paano magiging successful ang visit ni Pnoy sa US.
Nung si PGMA nagpunta ng US at kumain ng lavish dinner sa isang restaurant kasama ang sandamukal na alipores e wala naman naitulong sa visit ang mga iyon, mga official cabinet members pa iyon hehehe. see what I'm driving at? let us be positive and not be a pessimist. First visit, 494 million dollars agad ang nakuha nila Pnoy. Kung si PGMA iyon baka ung $493 nabulsa na at ung $1 million na lang ang natira sa taong bayan hehehe
let us be positive ba kamo? eh negative nga ipinukol kay GMA sa pagpunta niya sa New York.. binanggit ba kung magkano ang inuwi ni GMA that time na investment at tulong? hindi mas kinuwestiyon yung kinain nila.
be carefule nga pla sa mga espukalasyon.. kung si PGMA yon??? hello.. patunayan mo munang si PNOY ang nag-initiate ng $400M dollars na ipinagmamalaki niya... haha...
Quote from: pinoybrusko on September 23, 2010, 04:21:32 PM
cool lang Jude ;D basta kay Pnoy nagiinit ang dugo mo :D
hinde nila kailangan makituloy sa mga OFWs dun kasi yung visit nila for sure arranged ng US yun like yung hotel accommodations nila. Ganun din pag may visit ang mga foreign officials sa pinas. HInde lang talaga sila magarbo tulad ni PGMA sa paggastos ;D Even a president can be humble. Mar is his vice president in Liberal, a very good lawyer and pareho sila ng goals at plans for better Philippines. Syempre dadalhin niya yung makakatulong sa visit niya while Binay is handling pinas since he's the official VP ng pinas while he's away for a visit. Alangan naman parehas sila ng VP niya na wala sa pinas ;D simple lang di ba.
oh.. i forgot...
walang itinalagang caretaker ng bansa si PNOY. check your info again.
No caretaker role for Binay while PNoy's in US"President Benigno Aquino III will fly to the US for a week-long working visit on Monday night but will continue to run the government himself, with Vice President Jejomar Binay's task limited only to representing him in official ceremonial functions.
Malacañang, however, was quick to note that this was not a sign of disrespect to Binay, who ran under a different political party during the May 10 national and local elections."
Under the previous administration, then Vice President Noli de Castro was always given a caretaker role every time then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was out of the country.http://ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20100919/tph-no-caretaker-role-for-binay-while-pn-d6cd5cf.html
.. and he didn't want to be a "backseat driver" during the hostage crisis
Aquino party feasts on hotdogs in NY street, pays $54
By Norman Bordadora
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:39:00 09/24/2010
NEW YORK—It wasn't every day that a head of state would meet with Henry Kissinger and then step out to eat at a hotdog stand, while Secret Service agents blurt out, "Step aside, step aside."
In a jampacked schedule that included meetings with World Bank president Robert Zoellick; Kissinger, a former US Secretary of State; newspaper editors and the RP-US Business Council, President Benigno Aquino III also took time to receive the Elizabeth Ann Seton Medal from the College of Mount Saint Vincent, a top US Catholic school in this city.
Twenty-four years ago, the college that conferred its highest honor on the mother bestowed the same recognition on the son on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).
The packed schedule did not prevent Mr. Aquino from grabbing a hotdog for lunch at a corner stand near Sofitel Hotel, where he is staying.
The presidential party paid $54 (about P2,400) for the sandwiches that Mr. Aquino and his group ate—a sharp contrast to the million-peso dinner his predecessor, now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and her entourage had during a visit to New York last year.
Was it really necessary to highlight how simple Aquino's lunch was compared to that infamous steak dinner of former President Gloria Arroyo and her entourage? Aren't news reporters and writers supposed to measure the value of a story with the simple question, "So What?"
And as if that piece of idiotic information about the President's lunch was not enough, some news outfits even reported that Aquino got his tongue burned while enjoying his hotdog. They even used that info in the title of their reports. Again I ask, so what?
I have been trying hard to resist the urge to criticize Aquino because I honestly feel he should be given a chance. But how can one ignore the fact that this administration continues to operate in campaign-mode? Instead of focusing on real solutions to this country's very real problems, this administration is wasting its time on publicity gimmicks. Shouldn't that be enough reason for anyone who truly cares about this country to rise up in indignation and demand that Aquino start working more on national concerns instead of the public's perception of him.
Well, okay, let's acknowledge the possibility that all these PR gimmicks are the handiwork of his handlers. Now If this is indeed the case then perhaps Aquino should seriously consider getting rid of these people. They won't be much of a loss to his administration anyway since they're either amateurs or — as in the case of the one Aquino fondly calls "Prophet" — has beens.
C'mon Mr. President, the campaign season is over. Start acting like the President and not like some candidate or showbiz personality.
http://www.filipinouk.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/27219-Aquino-Lunch-At-Hotdog-Stand-A...?p=247615
PR lang talaga ang hotdog...
Aquino junks Jollibee meal for steak, Italian food
THE planned comfort-food venture of President Benigno Aquino III to the working-class borough of Queens—to pay homage to the Philippine hamburger chain—gave way to an iconic Manhattan chophouse and an Upper East Side Italian grill that is favored by a young, preppy crowd.
In the end, the Jollibee Happy Meal proved no match to good ole steak.
Malacañang said the President and his party enjoyed dinner Tuesday at the midtown Manhattan restaurant Keens Steakhouse, "long synonymous with that gargantuan slab of meat" since 1885, in the words of The New York Times which interviewed Mr. Aquino.
Earlier in the day, the bachelor President had lunch at Serafina Fabulous Grill, the Italian restaurant on East 61st Street between Park and Madison Avenues, where actress Kate Hudson and baseball player Alex Rodriguez, bent on keeping their relationship secret, were eventually caught by the paparazzi.
Malacañang did not say what Mr. Aquino ordered at Serafina or at Keens, or who he was with during those outings.
The Keens Web site lists its 8-ounce prime filet mignon at $36, a bargain compared to Le Cirque's 48-dollar version. The price does not include the 18-percent service charge added for parties of six or more people.
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Di ba kinaya ang gutom sa kinain na hotdog?? See?? Andami na namang naloko sa hotdog lunch??? Pinaligoy ligoy pa steakhouse din ang punta...Magkano kaya ang Bill sa 50 katao???
Le Cirque *
Dining Style: Fine Dining
Cuisine: Contemporary French
Price: $50 and over
Keens Steakhouse
Dining Style: Fine Dining
Cuisine: Steak, Seafood, American
Price: $31 to $50
the website gave le Cirque $$$$ and Keens $$$. the site gives $ to $$$$ meaning $ is cheap and $$$$ is expensive. hindi nagkakalayo ang price keens sa le cirque. roughly 3/4 ang magagastos mo sa keens as compared to le cirque. so gosh it means assuming parehas ng dami ng inorder at dami ng kumain, if PGMA's bill sa le cirque were $20,000, i can estimate that PNOY's bill sa keens is $5,000 to $15000 (depende nga sa dami ng kumain)
http://www.opentable.com/new-york-restaurant-listings
(https://www.pinoyguyguide.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.manhattanstyle.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F01%2FKeens-Steakhouse.jpg&hash=8a4f85c4fdb3882675f6310968a641620f5c80fe)
http://www.keens.com/
di naman siguro... sikat daw kasi talaga hotdogs dun parang you reallly have to taste their hotdogs or youlll miss the opportunity of going there.... as long as tama lang ang presyo ng kinain okey lang yun... dont be so nega....
Quote from: joshgroban on September 25, 2010, 06:07:11 PM
di naman siguro... sikat daw kasi talaga hotdogs dun parang you reallly have to taste their hotdogs or youlll miss the opportunity of going there.... as long as tama lang ang presyo ng kinain okey lang yun... dont be so nega....
Okey lang basta hind magwawaldas lalo na pag public funds. May right naman sila basta spend with in their means. ;D
ay sorry Jude kaw ba yung sa isa sa mga die hard fan ni PGMA kaya ganun na lang ang galit mo kay Pnoy kasi alam mong # 1 kontra iyon sa idol mo. Uu nga pala taga pampanga ka ;D sorry ngayon ko lang narealize kung gaano mo iniidolize si PGMA at nabulag sa hinde pagiging kurap ng pamilya nila hehehe. sige mabait na si PGMA at hinde kurap hahahahaha
at least ako hinde taga Tarlac hahaha ;D
Quote from: pinoybrusko on September 25, 2010, 08:05:17 PM
ay sorry Jude kaw ba yung sa isa sa mga die hard fan ni PGMA kaya ganun na lang ang galit mo kay Pnoy kasi alam mong # 1 kontra iyon sa idol mo. Uu nga pala taga pampanga ka ;D sorry ngayon ko lang narealize kung gaano mo iniidolize si PGMA at nabulag sa hinde pagiging kurap ng pamilya nila hehehe. sige mabait na si PGMA at hinde kurap hahahahaha
at least ako hinde taga Tarlac hahaha ;D
NOynoyans will do anything to keep his record clean though it never occurred to them that their actions of being so worried about imagery will never make NOynoy improve and possible grow a little bit of backbone. Accepting criticism, being honest about it and facing it would have helped him a lot. Now NOynoy's silly pretensions about his dubious character is getting him in all sorts of trouble and political enemies aren't even breaking a sweat.
Uupo lang sila and NOynoy will do the rest. LOL weak!
the usual accusations.. masama bang maging maka-gma ang isang kapampangan? masama bang maging maka-pilipino ang isang pinoy? darn.. what a logic!
walang personalan! i just hate Noy for doing Nothing.. as in NOTHING! ;D
I think it would be better if you judge according to facts and not based on what you feel. If you think you're right, then present your facts. But if you just speculate and refuse to believe what the other one is saying because it hits your egotistical judgement, that's another story ain't worth telling.
Quote from: ctan on September 26, 2010, 01:44:51 AM
I think it would be better if you judge according to facts and not based on what you feel. If you think you're right, then present your facts. But if you just speculate and refuse to believe what the other one is saying because it hits your egotistical judgement, that's another story ain't worth telling.
wapak!
Inverted Philippine flag at the US-Asean Summit
a sign of disrespect to the filipinos and to PNOy as well?
sabagay.. we are at war naman sa mismong bahay natin.. hehehe..
http://www.buhaykorea.com/2010/09/26/inverted-philippine-flag-at-the-us-asean-summit/
Quote from: joshgroban on September 25, 2010, 06:07:11 PM
di naman siguro... sikat daw kasi talaga hotdogs dun parang you reallly have to taste their hotdogs or youlll miss the opportunity of going there.... as long as tama lang ang presyo ng kinain okey lang yun... dont be so nega....
yeah, i agree that hotdogs along the streets of manhattan are a treat! :)
a must try kasi iba lasa. siguro dahil sa pollution. haha
personally.. i see PNoy as an utterly useless president.. Puro pabango lng ng name.. pero wala pa ata xang nagagawang solusyon sa mga serious issues ng ating bansa..
Naalala q.. sabi ng katrabaho q.. "Anu ba un? Sobrang layo ng sagot nya (PNoy) sa tanong about sa kung anung next step sa hostage taking."
Hindi na ba tayo tatantanan sa kapalpakan? Eto't humirit pa si Mar Roxas: Nahuli siya na gumagamit ng pekeng ID para makapasok sa U.N. General Assembly!
kakahiya na talaga.. nagsasama kasi ng wala namang official business..
Roxas gumamit ng ID ng iba sa UN assembly?
Hindi kinumpirma o pinabulaanan ng Malacañang ang ulat na nagkaroon umano ng security breach ang Philippine delegation sa katatapos na United Nations (UN) General Assembly nang mahuli na gumamit ng identification card ng iba si dating Sen.
Mar Roxas para lamang umano makasaksi sa nasabing okasyon.
Nang matanong dito, sinabi ni deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte na wala pang alam ang Malacañang sa nasabing insidente kung kaya tumanggi ito na magkomento.
"Hindi ako aware sa ganyang news, we would like to defer," ani Valte.
Sa mga text messages unang kumalat ang nasabing ulat kung kaya wala pang katiyakan kung totoo ito o tsismis lamang kung saan sinasabing gumamit umano ng pekeng ID si Roxas at nagpakilalang si Education Sec. Armin Luistro kung kaya nakapasok sa UN General Assembly na dinaluhan ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III.
Base pa sa kumalat na text messages, humingi umano ng paumanhin ang Presidential Security Group (PSG) at maging si Foreign Affairs Sec. Alberto Romulo sa mga organizers ng event matapos madiskubre ang umano'y security breach.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/sep2710/news02.htm
Quote from: judE_Law on September 25, 2010, 09:57:15 PM
Quote from: pinoybrusko on September 25, 2010, 08:05:17 PM
ay sorry Jude kaw ba yung sa isa sa mga die hard fan ni PGMA kaya ganun na lang ang galit mo kay Pnoy kasi alam mong # 1 kontra iyon sa idol mo. Uu nga pala taga pampanga ka ;D sorry ngayon ko lang narealize kung gaano mo iniidolize si PGMA at nabulag sa hinde pagiging kurap ng pamilya nila hehehe. sige mabait na si PGMA at hinde kurap hahahahaha
at least ako hinde taga Tarlac hahaha ;D
NOynoyans will do anything to keep his record clean though it never occurred to them that their actions of being so worried about imagery will never make NOynoy improve and possible grow a little bit of backbone. Accepting criticism, being honest about it and facing it would have helped him a lot. Now NOynoy's silly pretensions about his dubious character is getting him in all sorts of trouble and political enemies aren't even breaking a sweat.
Uupo lang sila and NOynoy will do the rest. LOL weak!
the usual accusations.. masama bang maging maka-gma ang isang kapampangan? masama bang maging maka-pilipino ang isang pinoy? darn.. what a logic!
walang personalan! i just hate Noy for doing Nothing.. as in NOTHING! ;D
its true walang personalan and we're just sharing our own comments here. Peace! Alam naman nating lahat na wala namang perfect na tao at bawait isa meron din itong nagagawang masama depende na lang sa value o taas ng kasamaan. For me as a typical pinoy citizen, madami na tayo pinagdaanan. We hated Marcos regime for its massive corruption to our country at yumaman kasabay niya ang mga cronies niya. Pero ngayon nakakalimutan na ng tao lalo ng ung generation natin ang ginawa ni Marcos sa bansa natin. Ending Marcos regime was not a solution up to now, mas lalo naghirap ang pinas dahil ang mga pumalit na pulitiko ay kasing garapal din ni Marcos after Cory. Name it, Ramos, Estrada, PGMA and now Noynoy. Walang nangyari.
Ako hinde pa ako nagsasalita against him at hinde ako Noynoy fan. I'm just hoping for change. As I have said, I'm giving him half of his tenure (3 years) saka ko siya i-judge. E ung panahon ni PGMA ay naranasan na natin (9 years) kaya alam natin kung gaano ka corrupt si PGMA as well as its administration. 9 whole years, my God, idolize mo pa ba yan porke ka-lugar mo at inayos ang lugar mo. its true, marami siya mga ginawa under her administration pero dapat lang kasi presidente siya. Si Noynoy marami ding batikos walang nagawa sa congress, mukhang abnormal, bakla kasi walang asawa, etc. I don't care kung sino ang presidente basta may gagawin for change sa bansa natin. Madali magjudge, pero parang unfair na ijudge mo na siya agad ngayon? what do you think? kailangan ba maresolba na lahat ng problema ng pinas ngayon? e sa pagkakaalam ko hinde pa nga kumpleto ang cabinet niya at nagsisimula pa lang magtrabaho ang mga nakaupo para balikan ang mga pending na kaso. kelan lang siya nag oath for president? Ganyan din ginawa ko kay Gloria, after 3 years sige hinde ko pa muna jinudge kasi naging presidente siya when Estrada was impeached. so second term, she won for presidency again (ung pagkapanalo niya e nagka-issue pa at lately lang napagusapan ang garci scandal na nandya siya sa election at marami pang issues against her and family's corruption) sige hinde ko p din siya jinudge. Nung natapos ang 6 years term niya at analysing her term saka lang ako nagsalita bad about her. Ngayon we have a new president, nanalo based on automated election (walang daya). Nanalo sa dami ng boto ng mamamayan at hinde mina-niobra ang results. For me, dapat lahat ng dapat kasuhan na mga opisyal ng gobyerno ay makasuhan. ni isa walagn nakasuhan sa time ni PGMA ngayon I was hoping meron na sana. I will only judge him after his term hinde pa ngayon.
@jude: Yeah hindi naman Noynoyan si pinoybrusko. As what he has said, he is just waiting for 3 years before he can evaluate on Noynoy's presidency.
@pinoybrusko: Hindi rin naman iniidolize ni jude si GMA. I don't see that in his posts. The point is just that Noynoy keeps on demonizing her term, even though he hasn't produced any concrete and worthwhile solutions to the country's problems yet. All he does are more of PR stunts. His campaign is just anti-GMA and nothing much, which won him the presidency because people are sick of GMA and sick of corrupt politicians, such that a person who seemed to have a clean image, who promised not to steal (or won't do anything for that matter) would appear like a savior for this country.
We are not judging. We are pointing out errors as early as possible. Six years is a short time. We cannot afford to have a president screw up the country only to notice it during his midterm. Three years is already too late.
The first 100 days is a good indicator of how the 6-year administration would be like. We are close to the end of it now, and I am not very optimistic.
Quote from: carpediem on September 27, 2010, 04:15:09 PM
@jude: Yeah hindi naman Noynoyan si pinoybrusko. As what he has said, he is just waiting for 3 years before he can evaluate on Noynoy's presidency.
@pinoybrusko: Hindi rin naman iniidolize ni jude si GMA. I don't see that in his posts. The point is just that Noynoy keeps on demonizing her term, even though he hasn't produced any concrete and worthwhile solutions to the country's problems yet. All he does are more of PR stunts. His campaign is just anti-GMA and nothing much, which won him the presidency because people are sick of GMA and sick of corrupt politicians, such that a person who seemed to have a clean image, who promised not to steal (or won't do anything for that matter) would appear like a savior for this country.
We are not judging. We are pointing out errors as early as possible. Six years is a short time. We cannot afford to have a president screw up the country only to notice it during his midterm. Three years is already too late.
The first 100 days is a good indicator of how the 6-year administration would be like. We are close to the end of it now, and I am not very optimistic.
it's normal to have errors like I said tao lang siya kahit Presidente nagkakamali din. Normal lang na magkamali di ba? unless perfect ka hehehe. Ang tinitingnan ko dito ang INTENTION ng tao kung mabuti ba o masama. PGMA is corrupt at kunsintidora. Bakit ko nasabi kasi lahat ng alipores niya kurap din wala nga nakasuhan kahit isa hehehe. kung ano ang puno ganun din ang bunga ;D Kung magiging kurap si Pnoy after 3 years, sasabihin ko din siyang kurap at kunsintidor. Pero wala pa naglilinis pa siya ng bakod niya hehehe tingnan natin. If 100 days is enough for you, opinion mo yan eh sa akin opinyon ko 3 years. masyado pang hilaw ang 100 days para sa akin para madetermine kung ano siya in 6 years. Many things can happen. Naka-antabay ako sa news niyan pero minsan nakakasawa ng panoorin, sensationalize lahat ng issues paulit ulit na lang. Bakit ganun puro negative na news ngayon :(
good thing naiintindihan ni carpediem ang pino-point-out ko. hehehe..
madali lang naman kasing intindihin eh...
una..
hindi ko ina-idolize si gloria.. pero naniniwala ako na naging mabuti ang pamamalakad niya.
ang mga akusasyon sa kanya ay mananatiling akusasyon hangga't walang ebidensiya at kasong isinasampa.. at magkaganon man, mananatili pa rin itong akusasyon hanggat hindi napapatunayan sa korte.
tanungin kita brusko, mainam ba ang nang-aakusa?
sa sinasabi ni brusko na ka-lugar ko kasi si gma....
uulitin ko.. kapag ba kalugar o kababayan mo ang isang tao, hindi mo na ba pwede siyang paniwalaan para masabi lang na patas ka?
kapag ba kapampangan ka hindi ka na pwedeng magbigay ng iyong kuro-kuro o pananaw sa kapwa kapampangan?
isa yang pananaw na baluktot at hindi naayon sa matuwid na daan..
bakit si ex-gov panlilio, kapampangan pero anti-gloria siya?
ang boses niya lang ba ang dapat marinig sa mga kapampangan dahil anti-gloria siya?
kailan mo ba hiningi ang opinyon ng mga kapampangan para masabi mo na lahat ng kapampangan ay bulag kay gloria?
kahit sino ay maaring lumikha ng isyu kahit kanino.. pero hindi lahat ng isyu ay totoo..
at ang bawat isyu ay maaring makasira o makabuti sa isang tao.
basta ang masasabi ko, tapos na ang pangangampanya.. pangulo na siya.. tama na ang papogi sa camera!
ngayon kung sa tingin mo na ang pagiging botante ko ay nagsisimula at natatapos sa pagboto...
Nagkakamali ka! nakabantay ako!
FYI hindi naging presidente si Gloria nung ma-impeached si Estrada.. naging pangulo siya ng dahil sa EDSA Dos, sa tulong rin ni Cory at Cardinal Sin. pero na-impeached si Estrada sa panahon ni Gloria.. kaya hindi siya konsintidor.. binigyan ng parole si Erap for reconcillation.. ngayon sinasabi mo corrupt si erap, which is right dahil napatunayan sa korte at convicted siya. bakit nagsorry si Cory kay Erap?? haha.. know your facts brusko.. dig deeper! while it is true na kung ano ang puno siya rin ang bunga, totoo rin naman na ang puno ng santol may maasim at matamis na bunga.
Astig jude, kuha mo pananaw ko. Hahaha!
Quote from: judE_Law on September 27, 2010, 08:27:18 PM
good thing naiintindihan ni carpediem ang pino-point-out ko. hehehe..
madali lang naman kasing intindihin eh...
una..
hindi ko ina-idolize si gloria.. pero naniniwala ako na naging mabuti ang pamamalakad niya.
ang mga akusasyon sa kanya ay mananatiling akusasyon hangga't walang ebidensiya at kasong isinasampa.. at magkaganon man, mananatili pa rin itong akusasyon hanggat hindi napapatunayan sa korte.
tanungin kita brusko, mainam ba ang nang-aakusa?
sa sinasabi ni brusko na ka-lugar ko kasi si gma....
uulitin ko.. kapag ba kalugar o kababayan mo ang isang tao, hindi mo na ba pwede siyang paniwalaan para masabi lang na patas ka?
kapag ba kapampangan ka hindi ka na pwedeng magbigay ng iyong kuro-kuro o pananaw sa kapwa kapampangan?
isa yang pananaw na baluktot at hindi naayon sa matuwid na daan..
bakit si ex-gov panlilio, kapampangan pero anti-gloria siya?
ang boses niya lang ba ang dapat marinig sa mga kapampangan dahil anti-gloria siya?
kailan mo ba hiningi ang opinyon ng mga kapampangan para masabi mo na lahat ng kapampangan ay bulag kay gloria?
kahit sino ay maaring lumikha ng isyu kahit kanino.. pero hindi lahat ng isyu ay totoo..
at ang bawat isyu ay maaring makasira o makabuti sa isang tao.
basta ang masasabi ko, tapos na ang pangangampanya.. pangulo na siya.. tama na ang papogi sa camera!
ngayon kung sa tingin mo na ang pagiging botante ko ay nagsisimula at natatapos sa pagboto...
Nagkakamali ka! nakabantay ako!
FYI hindi naging presidente si Gloria nung ma-impeached si Estrada.. naging pangulo siya ng dahil sa EDSA Dos, sa tulong rin ni Cory at Cardinal Sin. pero na-impeached si Estrada sa panahon ni Gloria.. kaya hindi siya konsintidor.. binigyan ng parole si Erap for reconcillation.. ngayon sinasabi mo corrupt si erap, which is right dahil napatunayan sa korte at convicted siya. bakit nagsorry si Cory kay Erap?? haha.. know your facts brusko.. dig deeper! while it is true na kung ano ang puno siya rin ang bunga, totoo rin naman na ang puno ng santol may maasim at matamis na bunga.
mahirap lang paniwalaan ang isang tao nagsasalita sa sariling bakod meaning ka-lugar o kababayan. there will be doubts.
nag sorry ba si Cory kay ERAP kasi nakiramay siya kay Gloria para maging pangulo ito? tapos mas masahol pa pala kay Marcos kung mangurakot ang pamilya ni PGMA nung nanalo ng presidency hehehe. Sige bawiin ko na yung idolize mo si PGMA, hinde mo na siya idol. Bilib ka lang sa leadership skill niya at pagtrabaho niya as president. Pero di lang dapat iyon ang ikonsider ng isang ordinary citizen like us, naging tapat ba siya as President at sa taumbayan? How can you explain the garci scandal, fertilizer scam, NBN ZTE deal, and among many major issues. Walang napatunayan kasi sya ang presidente that time kaya niya mani-obrahin since sya ung nasa control. Let's see how Pnoy can handle this, since # 1 kontra siya kay PGMA. I want him to pin all officals down. I give him 3 years for that. Lintek kasi na due process yan sobrang bagal ng judicial system natin sa totoo lang paperworks pa lang taon na bibilangin, tapos nakokontrol pa ng presidente. tsk tsk
Quotepero na-impeached si Estrada sa panahon ni Gloria
This is technically incorrect. Estrada was never impeached. He was convicted during the time of GMA, but he was not in the position any more.
ay grabe.. na-stress aq kakabasa ng mga thread na to.. Haha!
Quote from: carpediem on September 27, 2010, 09:35:26 PM
Quotepero na-impeached si Estrada sa panahon ni Gloria
This is technically incorrect. Estrada was never impeached. He was convicted during the time of GMA, but he was not in the position any more.
oh sorry.. na-convict pala hehe.. which makes imperfect.. hindi lahat ng tao perpekto.. hahahaha..
kung anuman ang pananaw ni brusko sa nakaraang administrasyon, yun ay hindi ko na mababago.. base sa kanyang mga pananalita, naniniwala ako na napaniwala na siya ng mga akusasyon ng mga oposisyon nung panahon ni Gloria.. naniniwala ba ako na Noynoyan si brusko.. OO. ;D
Quote from: judE_Law on September 28, 2010, 01:42:08 PM
Quote from: carpediem on September 27, 2010, 09:35:26 PM
Quotepero na-impeached si Estrada sa panahon ni Gloria
This is technically incorrect. Estrada was never impeached. He was convicted during the time of GMA, but he was not in the position any more.
oh sorry.. na-convict pala hehe.. which makes imperfect.. hindi lahat ng tao perpekto.. hahahaha..
kung anuman ang pananaw ni brusko sa nakaraang administrasyon, yun ay hindi ko na mababago.. base sa kanyang mga pananalita, naniniwala ako na napaniwala na siya ng mga akusasyon ng mga oposisyon nung panahon ni Gloria.. naniniwala ba ako na Noynoyan si brusko.. OO. ;D
mahirap na kasing kalabanin ang ibinoto ng tao....pagdasal na lang natin hehehe
hahaha Jude bagong term iyan ah. Noynoyan ;D
You can call me an anti-marcos, anti-GMa and anti-noynoy after 3 years pag wala akong nakitang output. Lenient lang akong tao :D
agree... talunan kasi yang si jude nung election kaya medyo bitter hahaha ang laki ng nagastos e hahaha
Quote from: joshgroban on September 28, 2010, 05:35:27 PM
Quote from: judE_Law on September 28, 2010, 01:42:08 PM
Quote from: carpediem on September 27, 2010, 09:35:26 PM
Quotepero na-impeached si Estrada sa panahon ni Gloria
This is technically incorrect. Estrada was never impeached. He was convicted during the time of GMA, but he was not in the position any more.
oh sorry.. na-convict pala hehe.. which makes imperfect.. hindi lahat ng tao perpekto.. hahahaha..
kung anuman ang pananaw ni brusko sa nakaraang administrasyon, yun ay hindi ko na mababago.. base sa kanyang mga pananalita, naniniwala ako na napaniwala na siya ng mga akusasyon ng mga oposisyon nung panahon ni Gloria.. naniniwala ba ako na Noynoyan si brusko.. OO. ;D
mahirap na kasing kalabanin ang ibinoto ng tao....pagdasal na lang natin hehehe
FYI 40 percent lang ng mga Pilipino ang bumoto kay Noy.. which makes him a minority President. the remaining 60 percent kalat na sa ibang kandidato..
so 'wag siyang umasta na lahat ng Pinoy ay like siya..
anyways.. am sure mamamayagpag pa rin naman ang satisfactory ratings niya kahit kapalpakan ang gawin.. of course.. anjan ang false este pulse asia courtesy of Rafa Lopa. ;D
Quote from: joshgroban on September 28, 2010, 05:35:27 PM
Quote from: judE_Law on September 28, 2010, 01:42:08 PM
Quote from: carpediem on September 27, 2010, 09:35:26 PM
Quotepero na-impeached si Estrada sa panahon ni Gloria
This is technically incorrect. Estrada was never impeached. He was convicted during the time of GMA, but he was not in the position any more.
oh sorry.. na-convict pala hehe.. which makes imperfect.. hindi lahat ng tao perpekto.. hahahaha..
kung anuman ang pananaw ni brusko sa nakaraang administrasyon, yun ay hindi ko na mababago.. base sa kanyang mga pananalita, naniniwala ako na napaniwala na siya ng mga akusasyon ng mga oposisyon nung panahon ni Gloria.. naniniwala ba ako na Noynoyan si brusko.. OO. ;D
mahirap na kasing kalabanin ang ibinoto ng tao....pagdasal na lang natin hehehe
josh.. hindi si Noy ang pinagdadaasal ko.. kundi ang future ng sambayanang Pilipino.. lol!
Talo din ang presidentiable ko nung eleksyon! hehehe!
Quote from: judE_Law on September 28, 2010, 08:08:21 PM
Quote from: joshgroban on September 28, 2010, 05:35:27 PM
Quote from: judE_Law on September 28, 2010, 01:42:08 PM
Quote from: carpediem on September 27, 2010, 09:35:26 PM
Quotepero na-impeached si Estrada sa panahon ni Gloria
This is technically incorrect. Estrada was never impeached. He was convicted during the time of GMA, but he was not in the position any more.
oh sorry.. na-convict pala hehe.. which makes imperfect.. hindi lahat ng tao perpekto.. hahahaha..
kung anuman ang pananaw ni brusko sa nakaraang administrasyon, yun ay hindi ko na mababago.. base sa kanyang mga pananalita, naniniwala ako na napaniwala na siya ng mga akusasyon ng mga oposisyon nung panahon ni Gloria.. naniniwala ba ako na Noynoyan si brusko.. OO. ;D
mahirap na kasing kalabanin ang ibinoto ng tao....pagdasal na lang natin hehehe
FYI 40 percent lang ng mga Pilipino ang bumoto kay Noy.. which makes him a minority President. the remaining 60 percent kalat na sa ibang kandidato..
so 'wag siyang umasta na lahat ng Pinoy ay like siya..
anyways.. am sure mamamayagpag pa rin naman ang satisfactory ratings niya kahit kapalpakan ang gawin.. of course.. anjan ang false este pulse asia courtesy of Rafa Lopa. ;D
Quote from: joshgroban on September 28, 2010, 05:35:27 PM
Quote from: judE_Law on September 28, 2010, 01:42:08 PM
Quote from: carpediem on September 27, 2010, 09:35:26 PM
Quotepero na-impeached si Estrada sa panahon ni Gloria
This is technically incorrect. Estrada was never impeached. He was convicted during the time of GMA, but he was not in the position any more.
oh sorry.. na-convict pala hehe.. which makes imperfect.. hindi lahat ng tao perpekto.. hahahaha..
kung anuman ang pananaw ni brusko sa nakaraang administrasyon, yun ay hindi ko na mababago.. base sa kanyang mga pananalita, naniniwala ako na napaniwala na siya ng mga akusasyon ng mga oposisyon nung panahon ni Gloria.. naniniwala ba ako na Noynoyan si brusko.. OO. ;D
mahirap na kasing kalabanin ang ibinoto ng tao....pagdasal na lang natin hehehe
josh.. hindi si Noy ang pinagdadaasal ko.. kundi ang future ng sambayanang Pilipino.. lol!
im not just referring to noy... whoever is elected ng tao is under the hand of God... walang pwedeng mangyari sa mundo na di nya inaa allow... kung nanalo si noy then we just have to support and live with it...
emphasis mine
4 booboos in 24 hours
SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH By Ernesto M. Maceda (The Philippine Star)
Thursday was a quadruple boo-boo day for President Aquino's bright boys. At the House of Representatives budget hearings, Secretary Ricky Carandang was asked by Representative Mitos Magsaysay about his statement that he could not reach the President in New York to ask his reaction to the jueteng exposes of Archbishop Cruz. Carandang's smart answer: "The President forgot his cellphone."
Executive Secretary Jojo Ochoa was asked why the need to review the IIRC report submitted by Justice Secretary Leila de Lima? His answer: "We are not going to change any recommendations of the Committee. We are just simplifying it, preparing a digest because it is so complicated, it is difficult to understand even for lawyers." In short, as worded, President Aquino cannot understand it. Ochoa even admitted that the IIRC report was referred to him and De Mesa by the President for assistance in understanding the full context of the report.
Unfortunately for Ochoa, the news telecast from New York showed President Aquino telling reporters he assigned E.S. Ochoa and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel De Mesa to review the report to decide which recommendations to follow and which recommendations to disregard, who to charge and what charges to file. That's not a digest.
3rd booboo: Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin revealed to Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Vicente "Dongkoy" Emano that this early in his term, there has been discovered an assassination plot against President Aquino. Even if true, why reveal it?
4th booboo: The relocation of informal settlers at Sitio San Roque, Pagasa, QC was an embarrassment carried on CNN as the squatters battled the demolition team and blocked Edsa traffic for most of the day. NHA General Manager Chito Cruz, the controversial ex SBMA executive, another classmate handpicked by President Aquino, fumbled and mumbled on TV. President Aquino had to direct a suspension of the demolition until an integrated plan was finalized.
The signs of incompetence are piling up. And that's an understatement.
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Hard times ahead. When President Benigno S. Aquino III won the 2010 elections, 88% of the population trusted him to improve their lives. After almost 91 days, no improvement has come about in the lives of the poor. In fact, the contrary is happening. In a few days, SLEX and other toll rates will go up substantially. LRT and MRT fares will be increased by about 66%. Meralco, Maynilad and Manila Water will increase their rates. Prices of canned goods and other prime commodities have already gone up. No new jobs have been created. Instead, thousands are being laid off. OFWs have to pay new fees.
Suddenly, NFA Administrator Lito Banayo turns around, predicts a rice shortage for 2011 motivating rice traders to predict rice prices will again reach P40/kilo. A sugar shortage has also been confirmed resulting in higher sugar prices to as much as P56/kilo for refined sugar.
Despite the reduction of crude oil prices by at least $10 per barrel, oil price increases are continuing with the Department of Energy still seemingly helpless. There has been no visible initiative by P-Noy to talk to the oil companies. Bus companies and jitneys want an increase in fares as a result. Prepare for hard times for the next three years.
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Admission but. . . President Aquino confirmed that a US PR firm has been hired to help him on his US visit. He didn't give the cost but admitted it was "kind of huge". In an effort to justify the expense, he said the PR firm helped get the $434 million from the Millennium Development Fund. It was also claimed that the PR firm helped get the New York Times and Wall Street Journal interviews. Based on my experience as Ambassador, you don't need a PR firm to get those interviews. The Philippine Mission to the UN can easily arrange that. And definitely, the $434 million MDF grant was due to compliance with so many requirements accomplished earlier. The US PR firm has nothing to do with that.
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Subic smuggling. Next to the Port of Manila, smuggling is wide open in the Subic Port from cars, drugs, Maling and other canned goods, Fundador, chocolate candies to cellphones and computers. On August 15, a chartered ship M/V YU HUAN QUAN, brought in 53 containers of "chicken feet" for transhipment to Haiphong, Vietnam. The Director of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) disapproved the transhipment to a reefer because of health concerns as there is avian flu in Hong Kong coming from chickens. Under the rules, the shipment of 160 million kilos of "chicken feet" should have been sent back to Hong Kong, the Port of Origin. But instead, the shipment of 53 containers disappeared and all documents also disappeared.
Chief Supt. Jose Yuchongco, Deputy Chief of the Customs Police reported the incident to the Office of Commissioner Alvarez on August 12. No action was taken, no Customs official in Subic was investigated and charged. The talk at BOC is the importer/smuggler Goldlink International is one of the "3 Kings" who are very strong with the Commissioner. The suspicion is that the shipment really contained pork, misdeclared as chicken feet and estimated to be worth P150 million. Happy days in Customs continue. Walang pagbabago!
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Correct move. BIR Commissioner Kim Henares announced a lifestyle check and audit of gambling lords named by Senator Miriam D. Santiago and Archbishop Oscar Cruz including Atong Ang, Bong Pineda, Danny Soriano, Aging Lisan and Tony Santos. She should also conduct a lifestyle check on General Jesus Verzosa and all former PNP Directors-General. Billions are involved.
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Tidbits. . .Executive Sec. Paquito Ochoa Jr. visited the wake of Paulino Ejercito, 81, President Erap's older brother Saturday night. . .Ochoa has recruited 31 members of the Ateneo Law Class '85 into the government. . .The contractor of Southville relocation project in Montalban, Rizal is San Jose Builders, Inc. owned by Ochoa's brother-in-law. . .Tony Boy Cojuangco, the President's cousin, is a frequent breakfast companion of P-Noy. . . Ex Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban said the Supreme Court has a backlog of 7,000 cases. . . Senator Frank Drilon is pushing the sale of the 400-hectare Bilibid Prison. That's a big deal! . . . Heart valve can now be implanted without open heart surgery.
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=615995&publicationSubCategoryId=64
buti wala pang issue about corruption ;D
hehe sana naman walang paninira lang ... let the truth comes out
grabe.. daming issues of incompetency... both sa leader and the cabinets... sabagay wala naman daw isyu ng corruption kaya okay ng maging incompetent ang mga namumuno.. lol! ;D
by the way.. thanks for the Clippings Carpediem... at least may mga back-up na articles na yung mga pinagsasabi ko...
what can we expect? that is how "dirty" politics is in the Philippines. Iyon na ang kalakaran, umalma ka, ikaw pa rin ang kawawa.
there is some truth to those. its hard to make public accusations without any sound basis.
yap korek ka dyan
Im still giving Noy2x the benefit of the doubt and some time to prove himself, guys, he's just been there for a couple of months so we cannot really assess him fully
If we assess him now, definitely what we will see is not complete. Also, we are starting to build an impression and if we do that, no matter what that person do to show that he is we would always see it the other way around.
Although, I see that Noy2x hasn't done anything that will make be believe in his leadership
For now..I'll stare from afar and observe.
BTW, I am for Gibo.
Quote from: ram013 on September 30, 2010, 05:46:08 AM
Im still giving Noy2x the benefit of the doubt and some time to prove himself, guys, he's just been there for a couple of months so we cannot really assess him fully
If we assess him now, definitely what we will see is not complete. Also, we are starting to build an impression and if we do that, no matter what that person do to show that he is we would always see it the other way around.
Although, I see that Noy2x hasn't done anything that will make be believe in his leadership
For now..I'll stare from afar and observe.
BTW, I am for Gibo.
Gibonians! pareho tayo... hala.. baka mamisinterpret ako.. sabihin 'ampalaya' ako.. hehehehe...
incompetencies? it just shows they're normal people unless you're God - to much to be perfect. ;D I think you know what i mean hehehe.
mas matimbang pala ang incompetencies sa corruption....i rest my case....
Quote from: pinoybrusko on October 02, 2010, 12:27:25 PM
incompetencies? it just shows they're normal people unless you're God - to much to be perfect. ;D I think you know what i mean hehehe.
mas matimbang pala ang incompetencies sa corruption....i rest my case....
haha... you don't need to be a 'god' brusk to be a competent leader.
Quote from: judE_Law on October 02, 2010, 12:40:51 PM
Quote from: pinoybrusko on October 02, 2010, 12:27:25 PM
incompetencies? it just shows they're normal people unless you're God - to much to be perfect. ;D I think you know what i mean hehehe.
mas matimbang pala ang incompetencies sa corruption....i rest my case....
haha... you don't need to be a 'god' brusk to be a competent leader.
if so, then sino ang competent leader para sa iyo? si PGMA ba? ;D
Well si PGMA is matalino and pwede na ring competent pero Corruption during her term did not help us at all
What we need is leader who has bough competent and not corrupt.. if he/she is not corrupt but has to be comptent bka kc ung mga nkapaligid s knya ang corrupt di pa nya alam so useless
para mas lalong malinawan si Brusko kaugnay ng MCC $400M+ na dala ni Noy...
sana basahin niyang mabuti ng malinawagan siya... please lang pakibasa ng mabuti. ;D
What the President brought home
by Carmen Pedrosa on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 8:06am
The euphoria on President Noynoy's "bringing home the bacon" is understandable. After all, he did not come empty handed. But it is important that the Filipino public understand the mechanics of foreign aid, especially American aid to the Filipino nation, to temper that euphoria. It is a double edged sword.
Officially, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is an American government corporation created to help some of the poorest countries in the world. But that help comes with strings attached. It was designed as leverage for good governance or more accurately, what America thinks is "good" governance.
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Unfortunately, like most good things it can be very good in theory but these become sticky when put into practice.
So when our new president comes from a visit to US of A, his first foreign trip, we should ask what he did bring home. To do that we need to know why and how MCC works. The good edge of the sword is MCC's mission "to reduce global poverty through the promotion of sustainable economic growth." The more dangerous edge is that it is used for outright intervention in the guise of the pursuit of that good.
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On the US side, MCC is led by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as chairperson. Other members of the government panel are Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner, and US TradeRepresentative Ambassador Ron Kirk. Four come from the private sector — Lorne Craner, former Senator William Frist, Ken Hackett and Alan Patricof.
So, it is more correct to say that President Noynoy brought home the bacon (after others worked long and hard for it).
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Others have already written about implications of having signed the MCC. One opinion is that it is the quid pro quo for a reproductive health bill that would make artificial birth control available to the poor. I think most Filipinos, whether or not they voted for President Noynoy, agree we need a more effective reproductive health program.
Whatever the reasons for the MCC grant to the Philippines there were stringent requirements that took years to fulfill. Qualification for it came in stages with a smaller grant coming first in the form of a threshold program assistance before it was given a compact grant. The $454 million signed by President Noynoy was the compact grant.
It would have been politic for the new president if he had acknowledged the work of those who came before him. Teamwork made the grant possible. Moreover it is good for the image of the country that it has a continuing and stable program of government. That would have been far more effective than hiring a public relations firm or eating hotdog in the streets of Manhattan.
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The first $21 million given to the Philippines was a threshold grant in 2009. This was used to strengthen the country's flagship programs in anti-corruption and revenue administration among them Revenue Integrity Protection Service (RIPS) under the Department of Finance, Run After Tax Evaders (RATE) under the Bureau of Internal Revenue, and Run After The Smugglers (RATS) under the Bureau of Customs.
Therefore there was hard work to be done long before the signing of the Compact grant. Among the conditions were: completion of the Threshold program, development of a compact proposal to meet MCC eligibility criteria (scorecard), and development of a policy improvement process (PIP) Plan of Action. All this was done long before President Noynoy signed the compact grant.
By all means, let us cheer President Noynoy but let us also not forget the many people who made it possible.
Among those who worked hard for the Compact proposal development to the MCC Board were then DSWD Secretary Esperanza Cabral, DOF Undersecretary Rosalia de Leon, then OES OP Undersecretary Ron P. Salo, DBM Undersecretary Mario Relampagos, then DPWH Senior Undersecretary Manuel Bonoan, then BIR Commissioner Joel Tan Torres.
The work was started in September 2009 in Manila by both Philippine and MCC technical teams with a final meeting in February 2010 in Washington.
There were three projects that were considered under the proposed compact under the theme of a 'Balanced Regional Industrialization: A Pro-Poor Growth Strategy for the Philippines'. This was consistent with "the Philippines's 2004-2010 Medium Term Development Plan and MCC's goal of poverty reduction through sustained economic growth."
Several officials from the Arroyo government who worked for MCC eligibility criteria were Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita and Ambassador Cesar Bautista assisted by Court Administrator, now Justice Jose Perez, then OES OP Undersecretary Ron P. Salo, and DAP President Antonio Kalaw.
After incorporating the comments of the Board, the final PIP Plan of Action was submitted by the Philippine Government on March 1, 2010.
It is worth noting here that Ambassador Bautista was the proponent of several PIPs (Policy Improvement Process) in the plan of action. The approach would rely on an innovative public-private partnership.
When Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita met with MCC Country Director Troy Wray, he sought advice from the Philippine Embassy as well as Ambassador Cesar Bautista, to work out the plan of action. Even then the partnership with the private sector in implementing the grant was on the table.
An MCA Inter-Agency Task Force was created with the Executive Secretary as chair and assisted by the Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Director General of the National Economic Development Authority pursuant to EO 607 and 607-A issued by then President Arroyo.
Amb. Cesar B. Bautista was MCC point of contact for policy improvement process while Dr. Dante Canlas was the MCC Point of contact for projects. Having fulfilled the requirements, the grant was ready for approval as early as March.
But this was not to be. In its meeting on 24 March 2010, the MCC Board of Directors decided to defer the approval of RP's five-year Compact projects.
MCC CEO Mr. Yohannes, wrote Secretary Romulo and Sec. Teves, that they would have to meet first with the incoming government after the final results of the May 10 elections were out.
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In short, the MCC board waited until the elections were over before continuing with the millennium challenge contract. The necessary conditions for approval were completed during former President GMA's term but the Board had to be sure that the incoming government would implement the program. That was how President Noynoy came to sign the compact during his trip to the US.
Double-edged FROM A DISTANCE By Carmen N. Pedrosa (The Philippine Star) Updated October 02, 2010 12:00 AM
^^ by the way Brusk.. in case you don't know.. si Carmen Pedrosa ay isa sa pinaka-matinding kritiko ni gma during her term.. try mo lang magresearch.. ;D
Ewan ko nga ba kung bakit andami pa rin nahuhumaling kay Pnoy.
I have to say that he will earn a bit of my respect and support if he could continue to support birth control.
Read on this blog:
SAME BANANA: http://donavictorina.blogspot.com/2010/09/same-banana-aquino-administration-is.html
Quote from: ctan on October 03, 2010, 12:41:19 PM
Read on this blog:
SAME BANANA: http://donavictorina.blogspot.com/2010/09/same-banana-aquino-administration-is.html
love it Doc!
another article....
Get Real
P-Noy's first foreign trip: cost and benefits
By Solita Collas-Monsod
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 23:35:00 10/01/2010
Filed Under: Benigno Aquino III, Government
IF ONE were to rate presidential trips on a scale of 1 to 10, with one being the least necessary (or most frivolous) and 10 being the most essential to take, the trip of P-Noy to New York would have to be given a score of 10, along with say, meetings of the Asean heads of state or the Apec (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation). The rule being that the more heads of state or government there are in the equation, the more necessary the President's attendance becomes. Nothing like building personal relations with them, particularly since Filipinos are all over the world.
Thus, the trip was a must for President Aquino. First, he would have the opportunity to meet, at least on an informal basis, with many heads of state or government, because aside from the yearly meeting of the UN General Assembly that was taking place, there was also the Millennium Development Goals Summit, last held in 2005. We have been given to understand that more than 150 heads of government were there (what a nightmare for NY traffic; I also hope none of the visitors got bitten by bedbugs, which is currently the major, major problem facing the Big Apple). Although P-Noy (unfortunately) chose not to personally address the Summit (US President Barack Obama addressed both), it was a golden opportunity to get on nodding acquaintance with some of his counterparts, and get some exposure to the international community, government as well as private.
Second, he had to strike while the iron was hot. He is the new President, still enjoying a lot of popularity, although the honeymoon period with the Filipino people has been marred by an unusually large number of misunderstandings and dropping of the ball, so to speak. So this was an opportune time to touch base not only with foreign leaders, but with US businessmen (apparently more than 100 of them attended the main meeting) who were curious about him and what his administration could be like. It pays to take advantage while he still enjoys a lot of sympathy.
So even if he did not "bring home the bacon," as it were, this trip was worth it. Making contact with as many potential partners (for public-private partnerships), and generally giving them an opportunity to give the new kid on the block a once-over, was more than enough additional benefits to attach to the almost compulsory attendance at the UN meetings.
But the President claims he did bring home a lot of bacon, there having been reportedly 54 meetings with businessmen representing several sectors, i.e., power generation, consumer products, health care, business and knowledge processing, garments, (that certainly does not sound like the schedule of a lazy person, a reputation that has been slowly building around him). He reports very proudly that his trip generated $2.4 billion worth of investment pledges, aside from the $434 million Millennium Challenge Corporation grant, funded by the United States, which the Philippines has been trying these last five years or more to qualify for.
So let us examine the bacon. It consists of, according to his communications group: (1) $1 billion from Coca-Cola International, for upgrading their facilities here and introducing new products; (2) $1 billion from AES, to double the capacity of the Masinloc coal-fired power plant in Pangasinan, by adding another 600 megawatts; and (3) $400 million, the sum of pledges made, purposes not given in the reports, by Pfizer (pharmaceuticals—it sued the Philippine government here regarding the cheaper/generic medicines law), Hewlett Packard (computers), and JP Morgan Chase (commercial, consumer and investment banking—it never posted a quarterly loss during the global financial crisis, and was praised by Obama for doing a good job during this period).
In the interests of transparency and full disclosure, the following should be noted:
First, all the above companies are already operating in the Philippines. No "new" companies, meaning, those that have never done business here before, have come in. Second, while Coca-Cola's investment, as clarified by the company, is additional to the amount announced during Gloria Arroyo's trip last year, the AES $1 billion is a different matter altogether. It must be recalled that AES announced, as early as September 2007, that it was investing $1 billion to double Masinloc's capacity, work to be started in 2011. Third, the investments aren't going to be pumped in next year, but spread over a five-year period.
And finally, with respect to the MDG grant, the Philippines had already actually qualified early this year, but the US decided to wait until the new administration before releasing it. In other words, it would have been released to whoever succeeded Arroyo, and was not released as a result of Aquino's victory.
Let us turn to what I consider a major, major "accomplishment" of President Aquino during his trip: His entire seven-day trip cost Filipino taxpayers exactly P25 million, which comes out to P3.6 million a day. Compare that to the P9.6 million, P13.3 million and P10 million a day spent by his predecessor in 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively.
How did he do it so cheaply? A combination of three things: cheaper hotel (Sofitel's regular room rate is about 30 percent less than Waldorf's, the hangout for previous Presidents); cheaper food (hot dogs, pizzas); and commercial flights rather than chartered flights.
In sum: P-Noy, at least as far as this foreign trip is concerned, was very careful about how he spent the people's money. That augurs very well for us, and for him.
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lumilinaw na ba sayo Brusk? ;D
wow kumpleto. clear na Jude. so galit ka kay Pnoy kasi hinde naman siya ang nagtrabaho dun kundi pumirma lang siya? ;D
ako, galit ako kay PGMA kasi galit ako sa corrupt at kunsintidora (kunsintidora kasi hinayaan lang niya ang mga kamag-anak niya at mga tauhan niya sa gobyerno na maging corrupt din). bale wala yung mga ginawa niya sa Pinas na maganda dahil corrupt siya. At ganun din ang aabutin ni Pnoy pag naging corrupt din siya. so in the future, post mo dito ung mga articles na corrupt si Pnoy para magalit din ako sa kanya ;D pero hinde mo na mababago pa ang isip ko na wag magalit sa idol mong si PGMA hehehe
@ ctan: di ako nahuhumaling kay Pnoy, I'm just hopeful for big changes for better Philippines. As I have said, I give him the benefit of the doubt since kauupo lang niya. 3 years before I give my judgment. Masyado lang akong lenient ;D
Hopefully, ganun na nga sana ang mangyari brusko. Wala naman na magagawa eh, andyan na siya. BUt really, I'm not expecting much from him. So kung may magandang mangyayari, eh di palakpakan. He's not just the competent leader that I want our president to be. :-)
haha.. aminin mo man o hindi rusk.. malinaw na malinaw... fan ka ni Noy..
hindi na mahalaga sayo ang mainam na ginawa ng nakaraang administrasyon.. mas matimbang sa'yo ang mga walang basehang akusayon.
mas gugustuhin ko na yung (take note) inaakusahan na wala namang basehan kesa sa malinis kuno na wala namang napatunayan.
haha..
Quote from: judE_Law on October 04, 2010, 06:56:16 PM
haha.. aminin mo man o hindi rusk.. malinaw na malinaw... fan ka ni Noy..
hindi na mahalaga sayo ang mainam na ginawa ng nakaraang administrasyon.. mas matimbang sa'yo ang mga walang basehang akusayon.
mas gugustuhin ko na yung (take note) inaakusahan na wala namang basehan kesa sa malinis kuno na wala namang napatunayan.
haha..
fan ka dyan di ako noynoyan ;D
Quote from: ctan on October 03, 2010, 12:41:19 PM
Read on this blog:
SAME BANANA: http://donavictorina.blogspot.com/2010/09/same-banana-aquino-administration-is.html
OT: fan ka ni MOjo ah. haha
well hindi nga malayong mangyari. sistema na ang pulitika. once pumasok ka, instantly marumi ka na. (sadly, kahit gaano ka-ganda ang iyong mga intensyon)
OT: @angelo, medyo chinecheck ko lang naman ang blog niya. hehehe.
@brusko and jude - lol you are making false accusations on each other
Reports say people are giving "just passing" grade to P-Noy on his first 100 days. This includes Sen. Joker Arroyo.
May nagsabi bagsak daw si P-Noy sa kanya dahil nangongopya lang si P-Noy ng programs ni GMA. ;D
Pnoy 75 ang grade ;D
I think grading an administration for 100 days is ridiculous, sa laki ng bansa natin at sa dami ng populasyon at problema, napaka imposible nman na ma gauge mo na ang performance ng isang public official.
Im not defending the current president but this applies to all those who have been there and will be there, let's give them enough time to set their plans and put it into action
If we are judging them now we are just setting them up for failure in our standards.
PNoy or GMA or Erap or FVR, it doesn't matter, kalokohan ang 100 days grading system na yan
and note, kinopya lng natin to sa US.
its a benchmark. 100 days or 500 days, does not matter.
yes, id be giving him a passing grade too. there were improvements seen, especially in revenue generating government agencies.
nawala rin yung wang-wang. thank you.
Quote from: carpediem on October 06, 2010, 01:57:29 AM
May nagsabi bagsak daw si P-Noy sa kanya dahil nangongopya lang si P-Noy ng programs ni GMA. ;D
ano pa nga ba?? hahaha...
nyway, kamusta naman ang mga estudyanteng nag-rally sa dayalogo ni pnoy... i think... there's more to come.. lol! ;D
^ PNoy is unpopular among the teachers and students because he cut the budget for health and education and diverted these to his own pork barrel. Of course we know that the port barrel is one of the primary sources of corruption, and ironically, fighting corruption is the whole campaign platform of PNoy.
Quote from: carpediem on October 09, 2010, 01:37:44 AM
^ PNoy is unpopular among the teachers and students because he cut the budget for health and education and diverted these to his own pork barrel. Of course we know that the port barrel is one of the primary sources of corruption, and ironically, fighting corruption is the whole campaign platform of PNoy.
kawawa ang kabataan at mga guro..
umaabot ba sa mga kabataan at guro? dun pa lang sa opisyales ng DepEd ubos na ang budget ;D
Quote from: pinoybrusko on October 09, 2010, 11:51:32 AM
umaabot ba sa mga kabataan at guro? dun pa lang sa opisyales ng DepEd ubos na ang budget ;D
yun nga brusk eh...
hindi na nga umaabot sa ibaba lalo pang niliiitan.. ano pa nga ba ang abot sa kanila diba? saka kala ko ba nasa matuwid na daan na tayo? may ganun pa rin?
we'll see paano plantsahin ni Pnoy yan
Aquino's Budget Cut on Education Is Worse Than Arroyo's – Kabataan Party
http://www.bulatlat.com/main/2010/09/14/aquino%E2%80%99s-budget-cut-on-education-is-worse-than-arroyo%E2%80%99s-kabataan-party/ (http://www.bulatlat.com/main/2010/09/14/aquino%E2%80%99s-budget-cut-on-education-is-worse-than-arroyo%E2%80%99s-kabataan-party/)
Youth solon scores P-Noy's budget cuts to Higher Education
http://diliman-diary.blogspot.com/2010/09/youth-solon-scores-p-noys-budget-cut-to.html (http://diliman-diary.blogspot.com/2010/09/youth-solon-scores-p-noys-budget-cut-to.html)
Seven SCUs' MOOE were slashed by more than 50% namely:
- Southern Philippines Agri-Business & Marine and Aquatic School (-66.27%)
- Southern Leyte State University (-64.03%
- Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (-57.96%)
- Partido State University (-56.83%)
- Nueva Vizcaya State University (-53.65%)
- University of the Philippines (-51.85%)
- Aurora State College of Technology (-51.84%).
Among the SCUs with the worst budget cuts by percentage are:
- Philippine Normal University (-23.59%)
- Aurora State College of Technology (-22.21%)
- Cerilles State College (-21.95%)
- University of the Philippines (-20.11%)
- University of Southeastern Philippines (-20.03%)
While the SCUs with the worst budget cuts by nominal value are:
- University of the Philippines (-P1.39 billion)
- Philippine Normal University (-P91.35 million)
- Bicol University (-P88.81 million)
- University of Southeastern Philippines (-P44.39 million)
- Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (-P31.65 million).
Former professor unimpressed with PNoy
By Chit Estella, VERA Files
Many Filipinos might have been pleased with President Noynoy Aquino's performance in the first 100 days of his term—but not his former professor at the Ateneo de Manila University.
Prof. Pablo Manalastas, math professor at the Ateneo, said Aquino has not yet done anything impressive. "I don't see anything earth-shaking happening yet," he said, adding he is giving the president "barely passing marks" for the beginning of the latter's six-year term.
Manalastas, however, said former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo might have even done better for the economy during her presidency.
"Although I did not support her, (I can say that) she enforced measures that helped the economy," he said, stressing however that those measures—which included encouraging Filipinos to seek jobs abroad—remain controversial.
Manalastas also said Aquino's achievements in fighting corruption are, for now, "just words." "These should be accompanied by action," he said.
He also expressed disappointment with Aquino's behavior during the hostage-taking incident of August 23 where eight Chinese tourists and the hostage taker were killed. Aquino's speech on his first 100 days did not mention the incident which became the worst crisis to hit the fledgling presidency. China had criticized the Philippine government for the latter's incompetent handling of the situation.
"I do not like Gloria but she would have taken matters into her hands," he said, adding he had expected Aquino to be "visible" during the crisis. Instead, Aquino appeared on national television during a press conference at 12:30 a.m. the following day. He narrated the events that led to the bloody ending, blaming media coverage and the outburst of the brother of the hostage-taker for the escalation of the crisis.
Manalastas said Aquino should have been more hands-on in such a situation.
"I am hoping he does well because our country needs a break," he said, "We need a break, economically and politically."
http://ph.yfittopostblog.com/2010/10/09/former-professor-unimpressed-with-pnoy/
anlaki ng budget cut nya sa higher education..
What do you guys think of his clearing of Puno of charges from the failed hostage rescue?
not good..wrong move sya dun
pumapasok pa rin ang panyero system ...mahirap talaga pag andyan ka sa posisyon....
Nksalubong q c pnoy!! Mejo mtngkad xa skn at
panot xa with lots of white hair.. Dming body guard so I was shocked n batiin xa. Npahead turn n LNG aq...
sa The Podium.
wala.. that was 8PM. nagmamadali xa paakyat ng floor.
baka manonood ng sine ;D may cinema ba dun?
sino un girl
pwede.. pero nagmamadali eh.. nagmamadaling manood ng sine? mga 8PM na to..
Today, napa-iling pati c Winnie Monsod nung ininterview nila ung sa disaster ek-ek ng gobyerno.. Sobrang lousy nung sagot nya.. grbe, kakahiya.. biruin mo, sa disaster eh wala clang naihanda. duh?!
What can you say about the tweets of the speech writer of Noynoy about Vietnam?
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Quote from: carpediem on November 03, 2010, 03:36:40 PM
What can you say about the tweets of the speech writer of Noynoy about Vietnam?
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She has the right to express her thoughts pero dapat sana inisip niya rin ang epekto nito sa ibang makakabasa ng tweet niya.
Ang labas kasi parang pinalathala mo sa dyaryo na may BO ako, pwede mo naman sabihin sa akin lang na magtoothbrush ako. Malay mo nagkataon lang pala na ngumatngat ako ng isang kilong bawang that day.
parang maswerte lang siya sa trust ratings at may tiwala pa kahit konti ang tao, pero ang mga taong napapaligid sa kanya, lahat ata tagilid.
Quote from: noyskie on November 05, 2010, 11:41:54 AM
Quote from: carpediem on November 03, 2010, 03:36:40 PM
What can you say about the tweets of the speech writer of Noynoy about Vietnam?
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She has the right to express her thoughts pero dapat sana inisip niya rin ang epekto nito sa ibang makakabasa ng tweet niya.
Ang labas kasi parang pinalathala mo sa dyaryo na may BO ako, pwede mo naman sabihin sa akin lang na magtoothbrush ako. Malay mo nagkataon lang pala na ngumatngat ako ng isang kilong bawang that day.
natawa ako nung nireview ko ulit ang reply ko "bad breath" pala ibig ko sabihin... hehehe ;D
suggestion ko kay Pnoy re: DOT's new slogan...
magpa-contest para sa slogan!
'Pilipinas kay Tanga" lol!
Quote from: judE_Law on November 20, 2010, 12:08:53 AM
'Pilipinas kay Tanga" lol!
You gotta see this http://pinoychan.org/boards/n/res/5873.html#5894 (http://pinoychan.org/boards/n/res/5873.html#5894)
i got this from the link..
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sira ata link mo. probably because bawal direct link
anyway eto yun hehe
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hahaha mga pinoys # 1 alaskador talaga :D isa ito sa trait na dapat nakalagay sa only in the philippines thread
^ no. 1 pikon din. ;D
P48.5M para sa isang gabi????????
grabe ha... ito ba ang daang matuwid?
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^ That particular night costs P48.5 M?? ???
Quote from: Mr.Yos0 on November 23, 2010, 08:16:03 PM
^ That particular night costs P48.5 M?? ???
true! Henry Omaga Diaz has an exclusive report at TV Patrol.
inamin ng DOT undersecretary, at nag-resign siya..
pero itinanggi naman ni DOT secretary alberto lim na may alam siya dun, nasa ibang bansa daw siya ng pinlano yung launching....
pero as you can see andun siya sa launching ng "testing" kuno na new brand logo ng DOT.
The Tribune Editorial: But what can no longer be denied — even as Noynoy's propaganda machine and his Yellows continue to protect him by making him look good on their pages - many of his supporters then, are sorry to have believed in him and voted for him. The nation is getting tired of Noynoy's bark, which is far worse than his non-existent bite.
^^ So this means na si Spongebob n lng sana ang presidente natin? HAHA! LOL!
Quote from: marvinofthefaintsmile on December 14, 2010, 10:40:32 AM
^^ So this means na si Spongebob n lng sana ang presidente natin? HAHA! LOL!
sige, ipangampanya natin si spongebob for 2016! lol!
Ayon sa mga confidential cables na inilathala ng Wikileaks, paniniwala ng China na si GMA ay isang mabuting pangulo. Ano kaya ang opinyon nila kay Noynoy Aquino, lalong-lalo na pagkatapos ng madugong insidente noong Agosto 23?
eto po yung complete article:
WikiLeaks cable: Beijing saw Arroyo as 'good leader'
by Kris Danielle Suarez, abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 12/15/2010 1:49 PM | Updated as of 12/15/2010 2:04 PM
MANILA, Philippines - A leaked cable from the US Department of State revealed China's views on the Philippines and the government of then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo back in 2007.
A cable sent from the US Embassy in Beijing, dated March 5, 2007, showed discussions between Eric John, then US Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP), and two senior Chinese diplomats regarding Southeast Asia.
The document was posted on the whistleblower website WikiLeaks on Sunday, December 12.
The cable, labeled "secret" by the Beijing post, focused on the "overlapping interests" in the region, specifically among Myanmar (Burma), Indonesia, Thailand, East Timor, and the Philippines.
Under the subhead "Progress in the Philippines, but More Needed," the cable revealed the discussion between John and Hu Zhengyue, then Chinese Minstry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Asian Affairs, focusing on the Chinese efforts in dealing with the southeast Asian nation.
It revealed that China saw poverty as the "key challenge" facing the Philippines, and, as a response, Hu said they have "invested in its agricultural development and transportation infrastructure."
"Beijing recognizes corruption as the second significant problem facing the Philippines, but believes it "cannot do much about that," DG Hu said," the cable stated.
'GMA a good leader'
Meanwhile, China saw then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as a "good leader," saying that she has shown "she is in control."
John agreed with the Chinese observation, saying Arroyo has "stabilized Philippine leadership and enacted strong fiscal and economic policy."
Despite this, John and Hu both agreed that their countries must encourage Manila to "continue working hard to promote transparency and good governance."
The cable also showed John outlined the "extremely successful" approach to counter-terrorism the Philippines has taken in Mindanao, "with the support of the United States."
Hu also said that the US and Chinese efforts in the Philippines, while "working from different directions," are "complementary."
Burma focus of cable
The cable's focus was on Myanmar, called Burma in the document, specifically the suggestion that the US should directly engage with General Than Shwe if it "wants to make a difference."
The cable also revealed US's fears that the ASEAN member is "headed at high speed in the wrong direction," saying that the US and China could be at odds with each other if Burma were to adopt a constitution that would exclude other political groups.
ASEAN, the cable revealed, was already growing "frustrated" in dealing with their member.
"After Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid's poor treatment during his 2006 visit to the country, ASEAN lost its appetite to pursue new efforts," according to Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tian-kai.
"While agreeing that taking a long-term view of Burma issues is useful, DAS John emphasized that lack of good governance has been a persistent problem for the country. In this context, he cautioned that the Burmese leadership's adoption of a new constitution that serves to lock out certain parties from political participation would be a step backward and could harm United States-China cooperation," the cable stated.
With this, Cui said that they are confident "positive change" will come to Burma, but "it will take time," and "in line with the overall trend" in the region of moving away from military rule to a more open system, citing Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines.
"Indonesia's President Yudhoyono is no longer a general, AFM Cui stressed. Thailand's current military leadership will not remain in power over the long haul. While there are persistent rumors about military coups in the Philippines, they rarely happen," the cable said.
Hu, in his "personal view," added that Burma would "likely be open" to a dialogue with the US, with Chinese facilitation.
Southeast Asia
Meanwhile, Cui and John also discussed "capitalizing" on their mutual interests in "promoting stability and prosperity" in the region, to "dispel the perception that the two are competing in a zero-sum game."
"AFM Cui said Beijing's interest in Southeast Asia is not a threat, but a logical result of geography, including China's 2,500 mile land border with Southeast Asian nations and sharing of the South China Sea," the cable stated.
"The United States and China must discourage the Cold War mentality that cooperating with one of us is an inherent rejection of the other, AFM Cui said," it stated.
Hu and John discussed "the importance of Indonesia" and the"instability" in East Timor, and the situation in post-coup Thailand.
In Indonesia, the US and China "must work together to promote democratization, economic growth and counter-terrorism," the cable noted.
Meanwhile, the two countries eyed cooperation in helping promote stability in East Timor.
Finally, the diplomats discussed the situation in Thailand, which has just undergone a coup in September 2006.
Thomas Christensen, another EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary, was also at the meetings, the cable noted.
1,463 cables released so far
A total of 1,796 diplomatic cables from the United States embassy in Manila are part of more than 251,000 documents leaked by the website WikiLeaks, starting last November 28.
The leaked memos are part of a release that Julian Assange, the chief of the whistleblower website, described as a "diplomatic history of the United States" that would cover "every major issue" as governments braced for damaging revelations.
Based on a database made public by The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom, out of the total sent by the US embassy in Manila, 1,794 were sent between January 2005 to February 2010. The remaining two leaked cables are dated Novemer 21, 2001 and July 19, 1994.
The Philippines is discussed in 2,036 documents. Iraq, the most discussed country in the database, clocks in at 15,365 cables.
The full texts of the leaked cables sent by the US embassy in Manila have yet to be released. WikiLeaks is planning to release the documents "in stages over the next few months."
As of Wednesday, a total of 1,463 documents had been published on the site, none from Manila
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/12/15/10/wikileaks-cable-beijing-saw-arroyo-good-leader
"The last time I checked, no other bank note all over the world has both parents and his son in the same bank note."
Nice grammer there, Mister President.
Political dynasties? Nepotism?
^like *thumbs up*
ganda yung article jhong jude
Quote from: joshgroban on December 19, 2010, 01:49:32 PM
ganda yung article jhong jude
yeah.. unfortunately, walang pumapatol sa balita na yan dito sa Pinas..
lalo na, hindi maganda ang image ni GMA sa Pinas.. well, buti pa ang ibang bansa, nakikita nila yung sitwasyon natin..
Maganda talaga yung administration ni GMA in terms of foreign relationships and investments, domestically lang pangit dahil sa various scandals.
Quote from: carpediem on December 20, 2010, 09:50:01 PM
Maganda talaga yung administration ni GMA in terms of foreign relationships and investments, domestically lang pangit dahil sa various scandals.
scandals na gawa ng mga oposisyon.. walang basehan, walang ebidensiya..
hindi naging maganda ang pagtrato sa kanya..
pag walang makitang butas sa kanya, yung miyembro ng pamilya niya ang inisa-isa..
i remember one time.. yung balita na nagalit si GMA sa inauguration yata nung bagong tren ng PNR kasi siya lang ang binilhan ng food..
yung media walang pagkain.. kaya ayun, hindi siya kumain hanggat wala ring food yung mga taga-media.
minsan yung mga tao sa paligid ng president ang nagp[apasama sa kanila
Question Jude: Do you believe that GMA is not corrupt? or his Husband?
Pasawsaw... :)
Agree ako sa sinabi ni Josh. Para sa akin ang nagpasira lang kay GMA is yung husband nya. Maganda ang pamumuno ni GMA compared sa current admin. :)
Magaling para sakn c PGMA kesa ke D.O.M. PNoy. c PNoy puro pambababae (gusto mgnda at bata ang kadate prang c Willie R.), political dynasty (dahil dun sa P500), at copyright infringement (yung political advertisement na binase sa Spongebob Squarepants) ang alam.
Quote from: ram013 on December 22, 2010, 12:42:50 AM
Question Jude: Do you believe that GMA is not corrupt? or his Husband?
i believe that GMA is not corrupt.
unang-una, she's the daughter of a former President..
kung ikaw yun, hindi mo nanaisin na bahiran ng dumi ang magagandang legacy na iniwan ng iyong ama.
Diosdado Macapagal - known as the Poor Boy from Lubao, Champion of the Common Man and The Incorruptible.
am sure may magsasabi ganun din naman si Noy2.. well, ang mga magulang ni Noy2 ay icon ng Demokrasya sa Bansa.. pero i don't think naging mas mahusay sa pamumuno si Cory kay GMA. let's see kung mahigitan ni Noy2 ang nagawa ni GMA, napakinggan niyo ba yung Christmas Message ni PNOY?
eto yung isang line...
"Malaki na ang ipinagbago ng ating kalagayan mula sa ating dinatnan."^naniniwala ba kayo na malaki na ang pinagbago sa loob lamang ng ilang buwan? aba si GMA sinabi niya in 20 years magiging maunlad na bansa na tayo.. si PNOY months pa lang malaki na raw ang nabago.
sabagay, marami ng pinakawalan simula ng maluklok siya...
vizconde suspects, mutineers (including Trillanes), Gen. Garcia...
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"Malaki na ang ipinagbago ng ating kalagayan mula sa ating dinatnan."
^naniniwala ba kayo na malaki na ang pinagbago?
sabagay, marami ng pinakawalan simula ng maluklok siya...
vizconde suspects, mutineers (including Trillanes), Gen. Garcia...
tama ka dyan! at pilit nya kasing binabago. pati pera nga eh, pati mga holidays next year balik na yata sa dating date.
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"Malaki na ang ipinagbago ng ating kalagayan mula sa ating dinatnan."
malaki na nga ang pinagbago. mas lalong nahirapan ang mga empleyado na pumasok gawa ng number coding sa mga bus. at dahil dun ay mas dumami ang tao sa MRT/LRT. - isang malaking pagbabago yan. mas humirap ng pumasok.
another one. wala daw dagdag tax pero wala pa syang ilang mos eh naging malaking issue ang dagdag toll fee sa SLEX. nilagyan ng tax ang toll fee.
tutukan daw ang education. Pero bakit binawasan ang budget sa State U?
At ang pinakahuli. bakit ayaw nyang tanggapin ang pagreresign ni Puno? which is very questionable.
close buddy, eh? malulungkot siya kung mawawala ang kanyang lucky tree.
let's wait for next year. pagpumasok na ang kanyang "JOWA" si Mar Roxas.. :)
Pnoy.. Are you gay? Hahahahaha!!
Cory.. First Lady President
PNoy.. First Gay President.
(I know I'm being insensitive.. Hehehehe!! Sori nmn sa maka-PNoy.)
limited edition 'to... pumalpak na 500 peso bill... lol!
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^ wala yung image jude.
^oh baka dahil sa palpak na mga desisyon at trabaho ni PNOY kaya nagtakip na ng mukha si Ninoy? hehe..
medyo annoying na rin itong si PNoy ngayon..... :-\
Quote from: angelo on December 25, 2010, 10:59:05 PM
medyo annoying na rin itong si PNoy ngayon..... :-\
at nakaka-anim na buwan pa lang siya ha.. ;D
di na nakakatuwa si Pnoy ngayon >:(
^ care to elaborate? what made you start to dislike him?
anim n buwan n nagppractice ang bopols na president ng pinas..
Quote from: angelo on December 25, 2010, 10:59:05 PM
medyo annoying na rin itong si PNoy ngayon..... :-\
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr tama!
Quote from: pinoybrusko on January 02, 2011, 02:34:01 PM
di na nakakatuwa si Pnoy ngayon >:(
huh? ang numero unong taga-suporta ni Pnoy hindi na natutuwa.. hehe..
bakit naman pinobrusko?
mas nakikita siya as a showbiz personality not as the President of the country. Ano ba yan >:(
tumaas ang pasahe sa MRT
tumaas ang pasahe sa LRT
tumaas ang flag down rate sa Taxi
tumaas ang presyo ng Asukal
tumaas ang presyo ng Harina
tumaas ang toll fee sa NLEX
tumaas ang toll fee sa SLEX
tumaas ang toll fee sa SCTEX
tumaas ang presyo ng langis/petrolyo
tumaas presyo ng karne ng baboy, manok
tumaas na presyon ko! >:(
all in just 6 months of PNOY's administration..
sa lovelife niya..
from Shalani... to Liz... to Len... all in 6 months din.. hehe
well in fairness to him, medyo hindi naman natin masisi siya na tumaas ang presyo ng langis/petrolyo/crudo. based naman ito sa world market prices.
malas lang at masyadong malamig sa ibang bansa, kaya mataas ang demand.
Quote from: Kilo 1000 on January 09, 2011, 08:45:10 PM
I didn't vote for Pnoy and I never liked him in the first place.
Wag ninyo sisihin siya na tumataas lahat ng presyo kasi dapat tumaas na yan noon pa. Buti nga paunti-unti nya tinataas yan. At tsaka parang hinde ninyo alam na may utang ang gobyerno. siyempre lahat ng kalokohan ni gloria, ngayon natin binabayad.
hindi ninyo nakikita na mas responsible siya na macut yung national debt and deficit imbes na umutang na ng todo ang pinas hanggang sa mabaon sa utang. Pinapatuad lang nya yung mga government deals na ginawa ni Gloria/Ramos. Inaayos nya yung financial status ng government.
Kaya naman naging mura yung MRT kasi subsidized yung payment ng government yung karamihan ng bayad ng MRT/LRT. Ibig sabihin, yung buong pilipinas nagbabayad para makaMRT ka sa maynila. ngayon lang nila tinatanggal yung subsidy dahil hinde na kayang sustentuhan ng gov't.
RE:Taxi, cheapest ang taxi rates natin sa mundo. Buti nga hinde yan $3/mile. At kausapin ninyo mga taxi driver. Lahat mga yan kawawa = walang tulog, minsan luge ang kinikita.
RE: gasoline prices. Supportahan ninyo yung E-jeepney sa makati para hinde na tayo maging reliant sa gasoline. Dapat maghanap na kasi ng alternative fuel at maging less reliant sa gas.
in fairness kay Gloria.. hindi niya pinahirapan ang taong bayan.. kung sino pa inaakusahang nangurakot siya pa ang nagpigil sa pagtaas ng presyo ng mga pangunahing kaialangan ng madlang pipol..
regarding MRT/LRT - at ;least alam ko na yung tax na binabayaran ko ay napupunta din doon.. eh ngayon, san mapupunta ang pera?
kalokohan na tumataas pa rin ang presyo ng gasolina dahil nakabase sa world market.. eh diba tumataas din ang halaga ng piso?
maawa sa taxi driver? lol! nasa Pinas ka ba ngayon? o baka hindi ka lumabas nung holiday? naranasan mo sa na yung tinatawag na 'operation snob'.. hindi dapat kinakaawaan ang mga abusado.. may nagi-issue ba ng resibo sa kanila? may nagsasauli ba ng sukling P7.50 o P2.50 sa kanila? am sure isasagot nila sa'yo.. wala silang barya.. hehehe... eh bakit hindi yung halaga ng boundary nila ang silipin? kesa ipapasa sa taong bayan?
its just ironic.. na sa mga huling taon ng pamumuno ni Gloria ay umunlad pa ang ekonomiya ng bansa tas sasabihin natin ngayon na hindi na kayang sustentuhan yung mga subsidy ng government noon.. lol!
oh.. bago ko makalimutan.. pakisama sa listahan ng tumaas yung presyo ng NFA rice!! di baleng nabulukan noon, hindi naman nalula sa presyo ng bigas ang masang pinoy tulad ngayon.
^inxs
jojo binay ikaw ba yan??
ganito kami sa makati... nyahahaha..
i want to hear solutions not persecution!
enough of blame game!
nasa iyong kamay ang direksiyon ng bansa ngayon, wala sa kung sino man... wala kay Roxas!
enough of pa"pogi" kasi hindi ka naman ****....
tama na yung pinabango ang pangalan mo ng magulang mo at ng false asia..
gusto kong makita.. aksiyon!
compare to Gloria... so far.. your nothing but a lame duck president.. who does nothing but 'quack'
Quote from: Kilo 1000 on January 09, 2011, 08:45:10 PM
RE: gasoline prices. Supportahan ninyo yung E-jeepney sa makati para hinde na tayo maging reliant sa gasoline. Dapat maghanap na kasi ng alternative fuel at maging less reliant sa gas.
isulong dapat to. anlaki ng matitipid natin pag naisakatuparan to. dapat nga may mass prod na ng mga elec at LPG tank na sasakyan, nang matapos na ang reliance sa ever mahal na gasolina.
tama basically malaki na ang utang ng bansa.
hindi nakakabayad kasi dami kurakot.
korek... naalala ko yung song ko sa dbp usad bayan parang ganito ang tema
Quote from: judE_Law on January 09, 2011, 02:19:09 PM
tumaas ang pasahe sa MRT
tumaas ang pasahe sa LRT
tumaas ang flag down rate sa Taxi
tumaas ang presyo ng Asukal
tumaas ang presyo ng Harina
tumaas ang toll fee sa NLEX
tumaas ang toll fee sa SLEX
tumaas ang toll fee sa SCTEX
tumaas ang presyo ng langis/petrolyo
tumaas presyo ng karne ng baboy, manok
tumaas na presyon ko! >:(
all in just 6 months of PNOY's administration..
sa lovelife niya..
from Shalani... to Liz... to Len... all in 6 months din.. hehe
sana lang din tumaas ang sahod. yun lang ang macocomment ko..
hURRAY!!! eto npa isang tumaas!!! mabuhay si Pinoy! lol! ;D
THIS IS A BUSINESSWORLD ARTICLE
Today's Headlines
Posted on 11:14 PM, January 10, 2011
Hunger again rising
Yearend SWS survey estimates 3.4M families affected
HUNGER HAS GONE UP among Filipino families after declining for most of last year even as the number of households that consider themselves mahirap or poor basically stayed the same, a new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey found.
A Nov. 27-30 SWS poll, the results of which were made exclusive to BusinessWorld, had 18.1% of the respondents -- or an estimated 3.4 million families -- claiming to have gone hungry in the last three months because they lacked anything to eat.
This was up from the 2010 low of 15.9% (3.0 million families) recorded last September and -- given the 21.2% in March and 21.1% in June -- was slightly below the 19.1% average for the year.
It was also four points over the 12-year average of 13.7%, the SWS noted, but still far from the record high of 24% hit in December 2009. The record low is 7.4%, hit in March 2004.
Some 9.2 million families or 49% of the respondents, meanwhile, considered themselves poor, barely changed from September's 48%. Over a third -- 36% or an estimated 6.7 million households -- considered themselves food-poor, down from 38% previously.
Government officials blamed higher food prices in the last quarter of 2010 and noted the need to deliver on promises to reduce poverty.
The rise in overall hunger, the SWS said, was due to a two-point increase in moderate hunger -- experiencing it "only once" or "a few times" in the last three months -- to 15% or an estimated 2.8 million families. Those not stating their frequency of hunger are included in this category.
Severe hunger -- experiencing it "often" or "always" -- remained at 3.1% or 588,000 families.
Overall hunger rose in all areas except in the Visayas where it stayed at 15.3%. It increased by nearly four points in the Balance of Luzon to 18.3%, almost two points in Mindanao to 18% and a point in Metro Manila to 21.7%.
Moderate hunger was up in all geographical areas: to 16% from 13.3% in Mindanao, 14.7% from 12.3% in the Balance of Luzon, to 17.7% from 15.7% in Metro Manila and to 12.7% from 11.7% in the Visayas.
Severe hunger rose by over a point to 3.7% in the rest of Luzon but fell by an identical amount in Mindanao (2.0%) and the Visayas (2.7%). It fell by nearly a point in Metro Manila to 4.0%.
The latest moderate and severe hunger scores are higher than their 12-year averages in all areas, the SWS said.
Self-rated poverty, meanwhile, declined by nine points in Mindanao to 44%, by eight points in Visayas to 53% and by five points in Metro Manila to 44%. It, however, rose by 11 points in the Balance of Luzon to 51%.
Self-rated poverty fell by a point in urban areas to 42% and was unchanged at 55% in rural areas.
Self-rated food poverty, meanwhile, dropped 13 points in Metro Manila to 28%, by 11 points in the Visayas to 39% and by two points in Mindanao to 34%. It increased by six points to 38% in the rest of Luzon.
The self-rated poverty threshold, or the monthly budget poor households say they need in order not to consider themselves poor in general, stayed sluggish despite considerable inflation -- an indication of belt-tightening, the SWS said.
As of November 2010 the median poverty thresholds for poor households were P15,000 in Metro Manila, P9,000 in the rest of Luzon, P8,000 in the Visayas and P5,000 in Mindanao.
The median food-poverty threshold, meanwhile, hit a new high of P9,000 in Metro Manila, breaking the previous P8,000 record. It was at P4,000 for both the rest of Luzon and the Visayas, and at P3,000 in Mindanao.
In Metro Manila, the SWS said the median poverty threshold of P15,000 was barely above the P10,000 in 2000 even though the Consumer Price Index (CPI)had risen by over 60%. The P15,000 is equivalent to only P9,096 in terms of 2000 purchasing power and is a throwback to living standards 15 years ago, the SWS added.
It said households had tightened their budgets by P1,490, the difference between the Nov. 2010 median poverty threshold of P15,000 and the P16,490 equivalent -- using the CPI of 164.9 -- of the 2010 threshold.
Metro Manila's median food poverty threshold of P9,000, meanwhile, is equivalent to only P5,729 in terms of 2000 purchasing power, the SWS said. Subtracting the first figure from the CPI-adjusted equivalent -- P9,426 -- of Dec. 2000's P6,000 yields a belt-tightening of P426, the SWS said.
Sought for comment, Social Welfare Secretary Corazon J. Soliman the rise in hunger to fourth quarter price hikes and the impact of an October typhoon that hit northern Luzon.
An improvement, however, should be seen this year, she added, as "the programs of the government have a cumulative effect."
Sec. Ricky A. Carandang of the Presidential Communication Development and Strategic Planning Office, for his part, said: "The fact that there was some increase makes it all the more urgent for us to get our social programs in place. We're hoping that some of that will be felt this year."
For the survey, the SWS interviewed 1,200 adults nationwide. The error margins used were 3% for national and 6% for area percentages. -- from a report by Ana Mae G. Roa
ang mass transport system gaya ng tren ay hindi dapat kinukonsiderang income generation vehicle dahil isa itong serbisyo ng gobyerno.
Well panahon palang ni Gloria gusto nya rin ito itaas
Problem with poverty is a long time problem of every administration and every time who is position at that time would like to keep that low but it just can't happen
Why...because of people who always talk but never do his/her share
of people who keeps on complaining but never acts
of people who always criticize but never sees that he/she is one of them. A part of the part of the problem
of people who teaches people just to be plain lazy instead of helping them to stand on their own
Poverty will not be a problem once we start to accept that we are part of that problem and we need to ACT now along with the people in position.
^ amen to that
sana isipin ng tao that we all have to bite the bullet now for the children of the future. otherwise, sakim na lang talaga ang bawat isa.
what can you say about PNOY's 4.5M porsche car?
haha.. if you are to ride daang matuwid, of course you need to ride it in style! ::)
lugi pa ang shares niya sa hacienda luisita niyan ha... at nag-pledge pa kuno siya sa poor children dun sa sweldo niya..
I wonder where Aquino earns his money from? Did he use his salary from senate after years of saving? ;D
The yellow camp toppled Erap because of his "excessive spending" which he did but diba excessive spending in si Noynoy by buying a porsche ( kahit 3rd hand). Knowing na he is president of a VERY POOR Country?
If memory serves me right? Diba Noynoy did'nt want to use the bullet proof presidential car?
Hmmmmm....diba ka plastikan eto?
daang matuwid...
hypocrite!
Buying a lux car at this moment shows how insensitve and stup!d Noynoy is. For the past 3 weeks now, Albay, Leyte and some parts of Mindanao were being destructed by calamities, properties and lives were lost. Lets add to that the increasing prices of prime commodities, fare and utilities. Lets say the money used to purchase this one was his own, but being the President ,he SHOULD be sensitive (enough) to the plight of the public, especially in view of rising unemployment, rising cost of living, rising power rates, and rising disillusionment.. He cannot just blatantly expose to the public that he has a new car (luxury one), knowingly, that majority of the public were sacrificing from the hardships of public transport. It's as if he's saying"Hey, look at me people, I got a new car, and all of you are so stupid to ride in an mrt with more than 50% of its price being subsidized by the government.."
And besides, why buy something that he can't drive? He has the official wheels of the republic, that can bring him to anywhere he wanted to. So why buy something he can't use in the present time, and will just be kept in the garage for the next 5 years?
If Pnoy's admin is urging every Pinoy to be thrifty in spending, to the point of encouraging everyone to EAT CAMOTE because we are no longer "swimming w/ rice", can't Pnoy at least lead by example.....????
as i say to my friends here sa hospital, it's like adding "more salt to the wound". insensitive talaga.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20110119-315396/Chinese-New-Year-not-a-holiday
PNoy: "This proposal, though we want to adopt it, unfortunately came after the issuance of the executive order on holidays. The consensus is all businesses have already adjusted to it plus the daily wage earners under no work no pay scheme will be adversely affected'
He'd better make sure not to issue any EO declaring a new holiday within the year. ::)
I quote:
"President Benigno Aquino said on Wednesday that it would be too late to declare February 3 a special non-working holiday because Malacañang had already determined the holidays to be observed this year."
Hehehe! tama carpediem, or else, wala na talaga siyang integridad.
hindi talaga nag-iisip...
magtatampo talaga sa kanya mga negosyanteng tsinoy niyan...
bobo lang po ang presidente na tin., nanalo dahil sa kasikatan ng mga yumaong mga magulang nya.,
^at ng kapatid na rin.. ;D
Quote from: marvinofthefaintsmile on January 21, 2011, 01:28:41 PM
bobo lang po ang presidente na tin., nanalo dahil sa kasikatan ng mga yumaong mga magulang nya.,
I agree sa second sentence.
Quote from: judE_Law on January 21, 2011, 08:15:51 PM
^at ng kapatid na rin.. ;D
sinong kapatid?
Quote from: Marky on January 22, 2011, 02:06:42 PM
Quote from: marvinofthefaintsmile on January 21, 2011, 01:28:41 PM
bobo lang po ang presidente na tin., nanalo dahil sa kasikatan ng mga yumaong mga magulang nya.,
I agree sa second sentence.
Quote from: judE_Law on January 21, 2011, 08:15:51 PM
^at ng kapatid na rin.. ;D
sinong kapatid?
hindi mo kilala si krssy? lol!
c krissy ung malanding babae na nagpapa-anu sa mga kani-kaninong lalake., tpos inakusahan nya p n madumi c joey whereas clean nmn ang findings s knya. tpos nakpghiwalay xa sa asawa nya kc me tama xa sa ulo., nagshowshowbiz xa.
Aquino wanting in action on killings—rights group
By Leila Salaverria
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 11:43:00 01/26/2011
MANILA, Philippines—President Benigno Aquino III is wanting in action and resolve when it comes to going after killers and other abusers, according to the international Human Rights Watch (HRW) group in its World Report 2011, a yearly review of human rights practices in various countries.
Military and police personnel continue to violate human rights with impunity, and law enforcement agencies and the justice system in the Philippines remain weak, the HRW said.
"President Aquino came to office promising that human rights would be a top priority," said Elaine Pearson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch, in a statement.
"But talk is cheap, so long as security forces remain unaccountable for violent abuses," she added.
The HRW noted that there has hardly been any progress in the hundreds of political killings in the country.
Aquino has not done anything against ruling families with their own private armies, contrary to his promise, it said.
The trial of the Ampatuans, the main suspects in the killing of members of the media and family members of the Ampatuans' political rival in what is known as the Maguindanao massacre, is an exception, it said.
"The wheels of justice are slowly turning in the Maguindanao massacre trial," Pearson said.
"But Aquino should take swift and strong action against the private armies of ruling families if the killings are ever going to stop," she said.
Following the Maguindanao massacre, the Ampatuan family was investigated and found to have supplies of firearms and ammunitions as well as a record of impunity for various transgressions, HRW said.
But the creation of task forces to examine private armies in the rest of the Philippines has not led to anything much, it said.
The HRW also said the relatively new laws on torture and war crimes would help in going after government personnel implicated in criminal acts, but the government has yet to complete the mechanisms to prevent torture, as required in the Anti-Torture Act.
No one has also been prosecuted successfully for violating these two new laws, the rights group also noted.
"New laws on torture and war crimes provide valuable tools for combating abuses. But real progress in professionalizing the army and police will only happen if these laws are put to use," Pearson said.
The HRW, however, praised Aquino for directing the dismissal of the charges against the "Morong 43" health workers who were detained on suspicion of being communist rebels.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20110126-316710/Aquino-wanting-in-action-on-killingsrights-group
(emphasis mine)
bobo ng presidente natin. pa-porche porche lng.., dirty old man.. eew!
haha... easy lang marvs give him a little more chance hehe
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/01/26/11/house-minority-says-aquino-ignored-terror-warnings
House minority says Aquino ignored terror warnings
MANILA, Philippines - Allies of Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in the House of Representatives on Wednesday scored President Aquino's apparent failure to prevent Tuesday's bombing in Makati City.
House Minority Leader Edcel Lagman said President Aquino ignored warnings by overseas allies that there were possible security threats in the Philippines. Lagman was referring to the travel advisories issued by countries such as the United States, United Kingdom and Australia.
"At the end of the day since the President has the obligation of implementing the laws of the country, the obligation, ultimately, is his responsibility....Under law, the Anti-Terror Council is mandated to assume responsibility for effective implementation of anti-terror policy. Is it like [Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council] that hasn't met?" he said.
He reminded the president that criminality doesn't distinguish between administrations.
In a joint statement read by Lanao del Norte 2nd district Rep Fatimah Aliah Dimaporo, the minority asked the government if it addressed the travel advisories by foreign allies months ago by beefing up security.
The group also asked the President if he has convened the Anti-Terrorism Council created by the Human Security Act, also known as the Anti-Terrorism law.
"Has the anti-terrorism council been meeting regularly and beefing up our security, especially after warnings issued by our allies some months ago?" minority lawmakers asked.
Zambales Rep. Mitos Magsaysay said: "It's the President's fault whether they met or did not meet. The President has to make sure people under him did their job."
The minority also wondered about the quality of Philippine intelligence information with the reported replacement of several intel agents. "Has our intelligence capability been upgraded or has it declined after the reported replacement of seasoned agents, losing contacts and expertise built up over many years, including regular and close consultations with allied intelligence operatives?"
The same statement also called on the Philippine National Police to go after the perpetrators of the explosion with the same speed as it did arresting suspects in the recent spate of carjackings.
The minority also offered their prayers and sympathies to the victims of the explosion.
Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez said extortion groups from Mindanao may also be behind the bombings. Suarez reminded government that bus bombings are prevalent in Mindanao
SAGOT NI PNOY:
Aquino: Travel advisories warned of mall attack, not bus blast
^engot talaga... kung ako terorista sabihin ko papasabog ako ng mall.. so mall lang babantayan niyo?
haha easy lang jude magirap maging presidente
Nainis ako dun sa isang interview kay noynoy about the latest bus bombing and the previous warnings. Sabi niya, ang warning dati ay sa mga malls. Malaki daw ang pagkakaiba ng mall sa bus!
Nakakainis kasi ganun magreason out ang presidente ng Pilipinas! Bakit ba ganun? Ang mall at ang bus ay parehas pampubliko! At parehas malaki ang risk for terrorist attacks. Not only that, may history na ng bombing both in malls and bus sa Pilipinas, and now he is saying malaki ang pagkakaiba ng mall sa bus? Tanga talaga. Obviously, hindi sa hitsura binase ang warning ng terrorism. Idiocy personified!
laging may smile sa mukha nya kapag iniinterview. >:(
^diba lumilitaw na ka-engotan niya?
hindi talaga madaling maging presidente.. pero sana bago ka tumakbo sa pagka-presidente, inisip mo muna kung gaano kalaki ang responsibilidad na nakaatang sayo..
Quote from: judE_Law on January 27, 2011, 04:37:13 PM
^diba lumilitaw na ka-engotan niya?
hindi talaga madaling maging presidente.. pero sana bago ka tumakbo sa pagka-presidente, inisip mo muna kung gaano kalaki ang responsibilidad na nakaatang sayo..
d m b nakikita na pera-pera lng yan. hinde importante ang mga responsibilidad as long as me pera xa. tignan mo nakabile xa ng porche!
Quote from: marvinofthefaintsmile on January 27, 2011, 05:11:27 PM
Quote from: judE_Law on January 27, 2011, 04:37:13 PM
^diba lumilitaw na ka-engotan niya?
hindi talaga madaling maging presidente.. pero sana bago ka tumakbo sa pagka-presidente, inisip mo muna kung gaano kalaki ang responsibilidad na nakaatang sayo..
d m b nakikita na pera-pera lng yan. hinde importante ang mga responsibilidad as long as me pera xa. tignan mo nakabile xa ng porche!
money and fame.
hindi daw sya kurakot, mukhang hindi din naman kayang magpatakbo ng bansa.
^tumpak...
hmmm.. masyado nating binabanatan si PNOY... i think may isang makikinabang sa ginagawa natin..
kilala niyo ba kung sino? i think medyo, may laman yung akusasyon ng destabilisasyon sa present admin.. ::)
Sino naman yan Jude?
No body in charge
By Rigoberto D. Tiglao
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:04:00 01/27/2011
EVEN AS the Left and the opposition were very noisily claiming that it was a prelude to the imposition of martial law, the Human Security Act (actually the anti-terrorism law) was passed in 2007. Its provisions enabled the Arroyo administration to contain terrorism.
One of the law's key features, intended to create a strong institution that is alert and capable of fighting terrorism, is the seven-member Anti-Terrorism Council. Under the law, the executive secretary serves as its chair, with the justice secretary as vice chair. The other members of the council are the secretaries of national defense, foreign affairs, interior and local government, and finance as well as the national security adviser. Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita and even his successor who served at that post for only four months, Leandro Mendoza, convened the council every month.
Since President Aquino assumed power nearly seven months ago, Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa has not called a single meeting of the council. Not even the warning in November by governments of the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States of an impending terrorist act in the country in November convinced Ochoa to convene the council.
Instead of ordering Ochoa to convene the council or himself calling for a meeting of the National Security Council his mother established in 1987, President Aquino preferred to insult foreign governments which issued the warning of a terrorist attack, claiming, distastefully in an APEC forum in Japan, that he "suspects" their sincerity.
Mr. Aquino even boasted that in his seven-minute meeting with US President Obama in October, he had convinced the latter to change the US government's warning of an impending terrorist attack on the Philippines. I hope Obama resists the temptation to say something sarcastic to Mr. Aquino when and if he calls to condole with the Filipino people over the attacks.
Asked by reporters in November to comment on the embassies' warnings, Philippine National Police spokesman Senior Supt. Agrimero Cruz said: "Maybe the Anti-Terrorism Council has news on that, so you better consult with the Anti-Terrorism Council."
Cruz might have been just sarcastic. The council (and Cruz would have known it) had not convened at all under the new administration, and since the secretaries of the previous administration had stepped down, it is technically non-existent. The PNP spokesman was asking reporters to consult a non-existing body.
Then in December, Mr. Aquino announced that instead of the defense secretary, the Cabinet cluster on national security would be headed by Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo. Since then Robredo has been tied up with the crime and carnapping wave that has outraged the country. Robredo has not convened the Cabinet cluster on national security.
Malacañang insiders say there is now confusion over which body should be convened following the bus bombing the other day which killed five innocent commuters: the Anti-Terrorism Council headed by the executive secretary or the national security cluster headed by Robredo. The staff of the National Intelligence Coordinating Authority who make up the secretariat of the council joke that they have been unemployed since June.
In the meantime Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin seems to be the type of man who takes his words very seriously. "There is no terror threat in the Philippines," he said just a month ago. Now he says that he considers the bus bombing day as a "police matter." We hope that he will transfer to the Philippine National Police command over the Armed Forces' vast network of intelligence units in the Army, Air Force and Navy as well as crack special forces units.
National Security Adviser Cesar Garcia seems so much of a spook that he is invisible.
Mr. Aquino tried to excuse his government for failing to stop the Makati attack by rhetorically asking, "How can we monitor all 6,000 buses that ply EDSA?" I do hope he wasn't serious, or we're in deep trouble.
There is no government body that is now in charge of confronting terrorism. Some businessmen even dare say that nobody is really in charge of this fledgling administration.
With five lives snuffed out and a dozen maimed by a terrorist bomb, Sen. Joker Arroyo's quip that this is an amateurish "student council" government isn't funny anymore. Not at all.
* * *
While he may think it has been forgotten, the issue over Mr. Aquino's Porsche has become viral, eroding his integrity. In response to my column last week, I still receive e-mail claiming that the Porsche actually was a 2010 model and cost at the very least P15 million, far from the P4.5 million the President claimed he bought it for.
More troubling though is that few believe that Mr. Aquino actually purchased it. They are convinced that it was actually a gift, and among those being mentioned as the generous gift-giver are: car buff Manny Dimaculangan; Robert Coyuito, owner of Porsche importer PGA cars and of Oriental Petroleum fame; a board member of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office; and a Cebuano tycoon.
To debunk these nasty allegations and for the sake of the integrity of the President, I wrote last Friday Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda, his staff Kristin Basa, and Communications Secretary Ricky Carandang to ask them to reveal to the public (and not to me, if they don't want to) the Porsche's deed of sale, its LTO registration, the deed of sale of the BMW that Mr. Aquino said he had sold so that he could buy the Porsche, and the bank loan he got to augment funds he needed to buy the supercar. Their offices confirmed receipt of my letter. So far though, no reply—not even a courtesy we-will-get-back-to-you-soon note from the good secretaries. Why?
http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20110127-316858/No-body-in-charge
(emphasis mine)
^^inxs re Anti-Terrorism Council:
there are also reports that the 'Anti-Terrorism intel-group' of former pres. arroyo were relieved and replace by pres. aquino when he assumed the office..
the credibility of the anti-terror group of the present admin is indeed questionable.. the way our president answers all the querries regarding the bus bombing is trully, unacceptable! parating naghuhugas ng kamay!
Congratulations to our President for adding another sterling piece in his growing collection: 8.5M PHP worth bullet-proof Lexus LX 570 which was reportedly given to him as a gift.
Congratulations PNoy!
Coming soon is a new Presidential plane and helicopter as told in his interview with DZRH.
Sana makatulong lahat ito sa kanyang "pang-relax while making difficult decisions as leader of the country."
manhid talaga!
Noy's new flame: P8.5-M bullet-proof Lexus car
(https://www.pinoyguyguide.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sulit.com.ph%2Findex.php%2Flink%2Fu%2Fhttp%253A%255B%255D%255B%255Dglobalbalita.com%255B%255D2011%255B%255D01%255B%255D27%255B%255Dnoys-new-flame-p8-5-m-bullet-proof-lexus-car%255B%255D%2Fm%2Fkerogenseeker&hash=33ffece79634c0e29a126dc050aa3e92912b8843)
Source: The Daily Tribune
This is the Lexus LX 570 model that P-Noy bought.
President Aquino appears to have shifted his hobby from firing pistols to collecting luxury cars after he was seen riding a bullet-proof Lexus LX 570 in visiting victims of the fatal Edsa bus bombing incident who were being treated at St. Luke's Global City Hospital.
The ritzy car is aside from a P4.5-million luxury Porsche sportscar that he justified as being purchased "third-hand."
The Palace has rejected repeated demands to show the purchase documents on the Porsche to verify the sportscar's true cost but a source had said it was a gift from a businessman which has a local Porsche dealership.
The 50-year-old bachelor said he sold his two-year old BMW and took out a personal loan to buy the Porsche, which he said allowed him a relaxing drive amid his gargantuan responsibilities.
Aquino has been reported to also have another BMW, said to have been a gift from a businessman, prior to his assumption to the presidency in June last year. The BMW reportedly has bulletproof windows and one inside the car can hear just what those outside are saying He has also been seen driving a red Lamborghini.
A car dealer said the new Aquino vehicle costs around P6.8 million and bullet proofing costs about $70,000 or around P3.5 million.
Groups criticized the new presidential hobby as "out of character". "He had campaigned against luxury cars and here he is, buying a Porsche," Milo Tanchuling, secretary general of the activist group Freedom from Debt Coalition, had said.
Also seen being driven in a mahogany top of the line Mercedes-Benz is the cash-laden DSWD secretary, Corazon "Dinky" Soliman.
Aquino, when he assumed the presidency, also ordered government agencies to refrain from buying luxury cars as service vehicles as part of government's austerity measures.
Aquino won the elections last year on an anti-corruption pledge of clean government and an end to wasteful spending that he said was the cause of widespread poverty.
Aquino has been known to take the wheel from his personal driver in the past during provincial trips, and once said he considered long drives on smooth highways as among the small luxuries he enjoys.
Speaking to reporters who had questioned him on the Porsche purchase, Aquino said there was nothing irregular in acquiring a used luxury car because the money that was paid for it did not come from government coffers.
"It is not the government that paid for it. I sold my other car and it so happened that there was a buyer and that is where I drew the payment for this (Porsche) car. And if we feel refreshed and relaxed from time to time, I guess that helps us to make decisions," Aquino said in Filipino.
But he and his aides continue to refuse to make the documents on the purchase of the Porsche public.
Aquino tested his Porsche shortly after acquiring it last Dec. 26 in a two-kilometer private race track at the Clark Freeport where Porsche owners and other race car buffs drive their toys around, according to a report.
Lacierda said he saw Aquino drive the white Porsche 2007 model during the Christmas party of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office. He added that the President bought that car as a Christmas present for himself.
http://www.sulit.com.ph/index.php/link/u/http%3A%5B%5D%5B%5Dglobalbalita.com%5B%5D2011%5B%5D01%5B%5D27%5B%5Dnoys-new-flame-p8-5-m-bullet-proof-lexus-car%5B%5D/m/kerogenseeker
Pupunta mamaya si noynoy sa church namin...
Quote from: ctan on January 30, 2011, 09:30:14 AM
Pupunta mamaya si noynoy sa church namin...
wow.. makaka-daumpalad mo na siya...
iparating ang ating mga hinaing... hehe.. ;D
ipagpepray siya jude ng mga pastors namin. hehe! :-)
Quote from: ctan on January 30, 2011, 12:34:26 PM
ipagpepray siya jude ng mga pastors namin. hehe! :-)
ah ganun ba.. hehehe.. ;D
^ I was like, WTF!
http://antipinoy.com/aquino-sucks/
Quote from: fox69 on January 31, 2011, 03:32:47 AM
P-noy is the Philippine Daily Inquirer's Filipino of the Year 2010 :P :P :P
sa dami ng problema nya kailangan nya ito
ano yan pampalubag loob...
Bakit may ganung award???
The South Luzon Toll Ways is set to raise toll fees starting today (February 1) while fares for Public Utility Jeeps are expected to increase by P1.00 starting Wednesday. Fares for MRT/LRT train lines are expected to go up from 50%-100% on March 1. Over the past two months, oil prices have also gone up on a weekly basis, with only one rollback which happened yesterday.
BUT WAIT.... THERE'S MORE!!!!
MWSS approves MAYNILAD and MANILA WATER price hike beginning February 16, 2011.
for Maynilad costumers: additional 61 pesos for those who consumes water up to 30 cubic meters and 3pesos and 35 centavos per cubic meter for those who consume up to 30 cubic meters.
for Manila Water consumers: 1 peso and 37 centavos for those who consumes up to 10 cubic meters and 57 pesos for tho0se who consumes up to 30 cubic meters.
if you think that's all... well... eto pa!!!!
starting this month Milk Producers also announced that they will be increasing the price of milk products.
happy valentines day!
bobo ni pnoy!! pahirap sa bayan!!laki p nmn ng tax n bayad ko..,
inisnab n nga nya ung Kung Hei Fat Choi na holiday, tpos ito pa ang ipinalit. Pagtaas ng lahat ng mga bilihin?!
marvin, ok ang pose mo sa avatar mo. nanalo ka?
OT: nope. bale sa later part of the year pa ang contest. Bale nagpapakondisyun pa lang aq., I have closer pic sa fb. hehe.
Kabobohan ni PNoy. Dpat magfocus muna xa sa pag-gigirlpren. Or ipagpa2loy na lang ung relationship nya ke Mar Roxas..
Palace belittles bishop's claims of Aquino's incompetence
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/abs/20110131/tph-palace-belittles-bishop-s-claims-of-8061bf7.html (http://ph.news.yahoo.com/abs/20110131/tph-palace-belittles-bishop-s-claims-of-8061bf7.html)
ipinagmamalaki ng malakanyang ang paglago ng GDP ng bansa..
masasabi ko lang.. na hindi ako ganun ka-tanga para sumakay sa kanila... july lang nag-umpisang manungkulan si PNOY at hindi niya magagawang paunlarin ang bansa ng ganun kadali..
in short.. epekto pa yan ng previous admin.
Quote from: carpediem on January 20, 2011, 10:20:02 PM
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20110119-315396/Chinese-New-Year-not-a-holiday
PNoy: "This proposal, though we want to adopt it, unfortunately came after the issuance of the executive order on holidays. The consensus is all businesses have already adjusted to it plus the daily wage earners under no work no pay scheme will be adversely affected'
He'd better make sure not to issue any EO declaring a new holiday within the year. ::)
Quote from: ctan on January 21, 2011, 12:36:08 AM
I quote:
"President Benigno Aquino said on Wednesday that it would be too late to declare February 3 a special non-working holiday because Malacañang had already determined the holidays to be observed this year."
Hehehe! tama carpediem, or else, wala na talaga siyang integridad.
Now: Aquino declares Jun 20 (Monday) to be a special (non-working) day in observance of Rizal's birthday on Jun 19 (Sunday).
http://www.gov.ph/2011/04/26/proclamation-no-154/
WTF Noynoy
binawasan na naman ni noynoy ang budget para sa SCU.
at plano nya pang bawasan pa bawat taon, dahil gusto nyo raw maging self-sustaining ang mga SUC.
kawawa naman ang mga estudyante. tsk tsk.
ewan ko ba, i am starting to hate noynoy big time.
me too :(
Interview:
http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/talktojazeera/2011/07/201171210251747427.html
Pretty retarded near the end.
^
siya mismo nag nullify ng mga pangako niya.
sana ma-push na ang national ID system tapos naka-link yung SSS, Pag-ibig, TIN #, Philhealth #, PRC license #, etc. Mas magiging convenient ito if you're going to renew with any govt. offices. Isang card lang ang dala mo heheheh
mas maigi if linked din ang bank accout #, credit card #, etc. para pede makipagtransact online na lang :D
AQUINO COJUANGCO: FACTS THEY DONT WANT YOU TO KNOW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gevTmyWtHVo
PNoy is so stupid that he kept blaming GMA about everything to cover his ass that he paid the rebels 5 million pesos extracted from our taxes that they use to kill our soldiers.
Com'on, let the old lady go! He's so stupid that the criminal Ramona Revilla who should be stopped at the airport smoothly got away from the Philippines unnotice.
^ i think he's not blaming GMA,he only wants justice for you, for me and for all the Filipinos..and if justice says that she's innocent with the allegations then the case will be closed..that's it!..
and about Ramona Revilla, wala pa kasi syang kaso nung umalis sya kaya ok lng yun..kaya ngayon pinapabalik sya para matuloy ang investigation at masampahan ng kaso kung may kaso nga..
Quote from: vir on November 16, 2011, 08:48:38 PM
^ i think he's not blaming GMA,he only wants justice for you, for me and for all the Filipinos..and if justice says that she's innocent with the allegations then the case will be closed..that's it!..
and about Ramona Revilla, wala pa kasi syang kaso nung umalis sya kaya ok lng yun..kaya ngayon pinapabalik sya para matuloy ang investigation at masampahan ng kaso kung may kaso nga..
anong hustisya ang hinahanap natin? ni walang matibay na ebidensiyang maipakita.. walang kasong maisampa?
i think its more of "paghihiganti" sa part ng mga aquino ang ginagawa nila sa arroyo..
^korek!
ang kailangan ko eh hustisya para sa mga napatay na sundalo ng mga rebelde na pinondohan ng ating pangulo na si PNoy gamit ang tax (PXX,XXX.00) na binabayaran ko buwan-buwan.
Dpat nagsuot ng red-scarf si GMA para hinde siya nag-spotan sa airport at naka-alis na.
Quote from: vir on November 16, 2011, 08:48:38 PM
^ i think he's not blaming GMA,he only wants justice for you, for me and for all the Filipinos..and if justice says that she's innocent with the allegations then the case will be closed..that's it!..
and about Ramona Revilla, wala pa kasi syang kaso nung umalis sya kaya ok lng yun..kaya ngayon pinapabalik sya para matuloy ang investigation at masampahan ng kaso kung may kaso nga..
fyi, wala ring kaso na isinasampa pa kay cgma.
iba talaga pag five digits binabayarang tax buwan-buwan hehe
Quote from: judE_Law on November 17, 2011, 11:30:26 AM
Quote from: vir on November 16, 2011, 08:48:38 PM
^ i think he's not blaming GMA,he only wants justice for you, for me and for all the Filipinos..and if justice says that she's innocent with the allegations then the case will be closed..that's it!..
and about Ramona Revilla, wala pa kasi syang kaso nung umalis sya kaya ok lng yun..kaya ngayon pinapabalik sya para matuloy ang investigation at masampahan ng kaso kung may kaso nga..
fyi, wala ring kaso na isinasampa pa kay cgma.
ang alam ko meron na..
GMA is currently facing plunder and electoral sabotage complaints while her husband is facing electoral sabotage charges in connection with alleged anomalies during the 2007 polls.
kung hindi man..nasa proseso na eh,malapit na..tapos biglang kailangan nya umalis,so di natn masisisi ang government kung pagdudahan sya..
parang feeling ko tuloy na baka nga guilty..
i'm not against GMA or PNoy..ang gusto ko lng eh dumaan ang lahat sa tamang proseso,kasi ako as a Filipino,gusto ko lng rin malaman ang totoo..kung totoo nga ba ang binibintang sa mga arroyo,kung mapatunayang hindi,e di mabuti..
eh pano ko malalaman ang totoo..kung aalis sya at baka nga di na bumalik..ganun nlng yun?at lalong mapapasama image nila..kasi ibig sabihin tumakas talaga sila..
nakakainis lng kasi isipin na wala o bihira lng na may makasuhan at makulong na mayaman..pero pag ang may kaso ay yung mahirap,no doubt,cgurado makukulong,pero pag mayaman,it's either dismiss ang kaso or aquitted.. :(
^ tomodachi, musta?
IMO, P-noy would have never won if her mother was still alive. Oh, why not legalize monarchy as our form of government? After all, we all have duchies and separate kingdoms.
Quote from: vir on November 17, 2011, 03:27:47 PM
Quote from: judE_Law on November 17, 2011, 11:30:26 AM
Quote from: vir on November 16, 2011, 08:48:38 PM
^ i think he's not blaming GMA,he only wants justice for you, for me and for all the Filipinos..and if justice says that she's innocent with the allegations then the case will be closed..that's it!..
and about Ramona Revilla, wala pa kasi syang kaso nung umalis sya kaya ok lng yun..kaya ngayon pinapabalik sya para matuloy ang investigation at masampahan ng kaso kung may kaso nga..
fyi, wala ring kaso na isinasampa pa kay cgma.
ang alam ko meron na..
GMA is currently facing plunder and electoral sabotage complaints while her husband is facing electoral sabotage charges in connection with alleged anomalies during the 2007 polls.
kung hindi man..nasa proseso na eh,malapit na..tapos biglang kailangan nya umalis,so di natn masisisi ang government kung pagdudahan sya..
parang feeling ko tuloy na baka nga guilty..
i'm not against GMA or PNoy..ang gusto ko lng eh dumaan ang lahat sa tamang proseso,kasi ako as a Filipino,gusto ko lng rin malaman ang totoo..kung totoo nga ba ang binibintang sa mga arroyo,kung mapatunayang hindi,e di mabuti..
eh pano ko malalaman ang totoo..kung aalis sya at baka nga di na bumalik..ganun nlng yun?at lalong mapapasama image nila..kasi ibig sabihin tumakas talaga sila..
nakakainis lng kasi isipin na wala o bihira lng na may makasuhan at makulong na mayaman..pero pag ang may kaso ay yung mahirap,no doubt,cgurado makukulong,pero pag mayaman,it's either dismiss ang kaso or aquitted.. :(
yan ang malaking tanong na dapat hanapan ng sagot... Totoo nga ba ang ibinibintang kay GMA?
marami sa ating mga kababayan ang nagpadalos-dalos ng desisyon, animo'y mga nagsipagtapos lahat ng abogasya at alam na ang dapat ihatol...
ang totoo... wala pang kaso na isinasampa kay GMA kung meron man.. asaan?, pawang bintang ng korupsiyon at alegasyon..
sa dinami-rami ng ibinintang sa kanya, ni isang kaso walang naisampa.... sa halip sa media nagpa-pogi ang marami sa kanila, kaya ngayon ang ilan sa kanila ay senador na.
sabi nga nila.. na ang kasinungalingan pag paulit-ulit na sinasabi, ito ay nagiging totoo sa pandinig ng marami.
Wala pang isang linggo ang nakakaraan, ipinagmalaki ni Noynoy sa mga APEC delegates, na kasama si Obama, na magiging self-sufficient na tayo sa bigas by 2012. E ano itong balitang mang-aangangkat tayo ng halos isang milyong metric tons mula Vietnam? Kailangan pa bang magsinungaling ang Pangulo ng Pilipinas para makapagyabang lamang sa mga lider ng ibang bansa?
Philippines may import 800,000 tons of Vietnamese rice
http://www.philstar.com/nation/article.aspx?publicationsubcategoryid=200&articleid=749136
Quote from: pong on November 17, 2011, 03:32:47 PM
^ tomodachi, musta?
IMO, P-noy would have never won if her mother was still alive. Oh, why not legalize monarchy as our form of government? After all, we all have duchies and separate kingdoms.
ayos naman tomodachi..buong araw sa meeting..
monarchy? hahaha..pwede!..NoyNoy - Sovereign King of Democracy; Kris Aquino - Duchess of All Media..hahaha..panget!..
^ mmm adapt na tayo ng succession law.
King Noynoy (napaka-panget naman ng regnal name) has no issue...
next in line of succession: Crown Prince Josh OMG!
King Josh marries Angel Locsin: Josh is impotent, Queen Angel committed adultery and was sentenced to treason and beheaded at the Tower of Manila. Due to despair, King Josh declared himself insane.
Prince Bimby seized the throne, and distributed Fiesta Spaghetti on national holidays and compelled children to drink Nido. King Bimby made the ABS-CBN Tower the Royal Palace.
oh well the horror of the Aquino Monarchy
^ hahaha.. this made may day..natawa ako dito, parang ang dami na agad nangyari sa royal family..at nasummarize mo yung buong history..hahaha..
Ang ganda ng Pilipinas ngayon, peaceful, nagkakaisa, walang alitan, walang nagugutom, mababa ang bilihin. Ang tuwid ng daan.
hutaena.. wish ko lang! ;D
GMA must stay; Noy needs her as distraction
POSTSCRIPT By Federico D. Pascual Jr. (The Philippine Star)
DISTRACTION: President Noynoy Aquino and his Yellow legions must be rejoicing after they succeeded in blocking the departure Friday of Rep. Gloria Arroyo despite a Supreme Court order restraining the enforcing of what operates as a justice department hold order.
President Aquino needs Ms Arroyo's visible presence. She has been a convenient excuse and distraction for his continuing failure to meet the rising expectations of the masses who had swallowed his promise of change, especially in improving the quality of their lives.
If suddenly the former president were gone, Mr. Aquino and his propagandists would no longer have a high-profile figure to blame for everything that goes wrong. And many things seem to be going wrong nowadays.
* * *
VACUUM: If only for that, aside from making her pay very dearly for her and her husband's alleged involvement in big-time corruption, Ms Arroyo should stay.
Without her as a hate-object set up in the background, the vacuum of accomplishments of the Aquino administration would suddenly appear more pronounced in the gathering darkness.
With the distraction removed, the people will see and feel more clearly their deprivation: the scarcity of jobs and the basic amenities of decent life, the widespread hunger, the rising prices of essential goods, the feeling of not being safe in the street and even right in one's home.
Gloria Arroyo and her husband Mike Arroyo - for whom the Yellow propagandists have succeeded in fomenting loathing - must stay. P-Noy needs them around.
* * *
RUSH POLL RAPS: But Ms Arroyo's staying has nothing to do with the Supreme Court's Temporary Restraining Order suspending the effect of the Watch List Order of the Department of Justice that is routinely misused as a Hold Departure Order.
In fact, if that TRO were followed, as it is an order from the highest court in the land, Ms Arroyo would be somewhere over the rainbow by this time.
Her failure to depart last Friday stemmed from the arrest warrant issued by a Pasay judge after he found probable cause in the election sabotage complaint that the Commission on Elections rushed against her and two other minor officials.
The unresolved question over the validity of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima's issuing a Watch List Order is different and separate from the election sabotage case.
* * *
LAME EXCUSE: De Lima may not use the Comelec complaint, which came three days after the TRO, to rationalize her contemptuous defiance of the SC.
At the time De Lima junked the TRO, she was saying all over the place that she could not enforce the SC order because they (the Aquino camp) still had to file a motion for reconsideration (MR), but that they could not file an MR because they had not received the TRO.
The absence of an MR at that point merely confirms that her excuse (that their projected MR had to be resolved first) did not hold water. Yet she was already invoking a hypothetical MR on a TRO that she had not received because she left the office early. She wanted the SC to wait till she had the time to read the TRO and file an MR?
* * *
POINTS TO NOY: But the lawyer in De Lima has been smart enough to always make a public display of first consulting President Aquino before she announces a potentially problematic decision.
Since her experience with the administration's gross mishandling of the Luneta 2010 hostage-taking fiasco, she has been careful to announce that she had consulted the President and that he said okay, go ahead.
If she has to, she can always point to the President. She could be disbarred, cited for contempt and ambushed in the Commission on Appointments, but she would get a Gold Medal and her boss' grateful support when it is time to fill the Liberal Party senatorial ticket in 2013.
* * *
TRIO CHARGED: Would you believe that the election fraud that made some losers win and some winners lose in 2007 was committed by only three conspirators: then President Arroyo, Gov. Andal Ampatuan Sr. and Comelec regional official Lintang Bedol?
Only those three individuals stand accused in the Comelec complaint as having plotted and carried out the alleged massive and complicated operations.
A conspiracy of just three individuals may look incredible to some people, including those who see electoral fraud as endemic, yet the Comelec rushed the complaint and the Pasay judge found probable cause after leafing through the voluminous documents.
* * *
COMPUTERIZED CHEATING: Now that the Comelec has followed the coach's order for a last two-minute dash, let us open the Pandora's box and look into a bigger and better documented fraud — the alleged electronic manipulation of the 2010 elections where Mr. Aquino won as president.
If his administration is indeed for transparency, good government and justice, as it often claims, let the ax fall wherever it must.
For starters, let an independent commission look into the documented complaints, including that of the Tanggulang Demokrasya (TanDem), that the Comelec turned over its exclusive powers and duty to manage elections to a foreign entity that made possible electronic cheating.
* * *
SAFEGUARDS DROPPED: TanDem, an independent, non-partisan civic group, said, "While we hail the move to revisit the 2004 and 2007 elections, the review process should go beyond. The 2010 elections should also be scrutinized."
The group said the safeguards in the automated system in the 2010 polls were illegally disregarded. It said that election returns were deliberately passed without signatures, opening the process and results to fraud that undermined the legitimacy of the results.
Some anomalies exposed were: the suspension of the digital signature of the Board of Elections Inspectors, the non-use of the required ultraviolet scanners designed to authenticate the ballots being fed into counting machine, the suspension of the machine's function to display the ballot instead of merely the word "CONGRATULATIONS," the disregard of the law's provision on data retention when the Comelec destroyed memory cards and compact flash cards as early as May 15, 2010.
TanDem also questioned the uncompleted source code review and pre-testing of the counting machines as required by law, the grossly defective implementation of the Random Manual Count in violation of the law in terms of accuracy, and the disenfranchisement of two to eight million voters in the presidential, vice presidential and senatorial elections.
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=64&articleId=749969
(Emphasis mine.)
^^SUPER LIKE! ;)
thanks for Sharing Carpediem!
Enrile questions President Aquino's P101-B pork in '12 budget
By Christian V. Esguerra
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile on Wednesday questioned what he called was President Benigno Aquino III's "pork barrel" amounting to P101.5 billion which is included in the proposed national budget for next year.
The budget allocation, labeled as "miscellaneous personnel benefits fund" (MPBF), lumps together the unspent appropriations for unfilled positions in all three branches of government.
Both Enrile and Sen. Joker Arroyo find this move questionable.
Representatives of the judiciary also opposed the inclusion of P1.98 billion of their budget in the MPBF, whose distribution would be controlled by the executive branch, through the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).
"This is going to be a huge pork barrel and I think I will support Malacañang on various issues, but I think Congress will have to put its foot down on the impoundment of these funds," Enrile said during the Senate hearing on the judiciary's proposed P13.4 billion budget for 2012.
Congress decides
"It is the Congress that decides on the allocation of funds. The executive proposes, but Congress will dispose it," he said.
Enrile added: "The way I see it, it's a system of control. It's unwarranted and I think as far as I am concerned, I will resist this. Nothing personal, but it's my duty as head of the Senate, to resist this system. And I don't care if I would be kicked out of my position."
Arroyo agreed with Enrile, saying Malacañang was "hijacking the judiciary funds."
"The executive is testing the waters, probing how deep it can control the Supreme Court and Congress and constitutional agencies," he told the Inquirer in an interview.
Arroyo noted that under the MPFB, Malacañang would control part of the budgets for career positions of Congress (P281.6 million), judiciary (P1.9 billion), Civil Service Commission (122.8 million), Commission on Audit (P1.8 billion), Commission on Elections (P162.3 million), and the Office of the Ombudsman (P567.7 million).
In all, Malacañang would have control over a total of P4.97 billion representing combined funds for unfilled positions of all "constitutional commissions and offices enjoying fiscal autonomy," according to Arroyo.
"We should avoid a confrontation between the executive and the judiciary that could result in a case between the two," he said.
"Because the Constitution is on its side, that it enjoys fiscal autonomy, the Supreme Court may, if a case is filed, may just render a decision nullifying the impounding of judiciary funds that the DBM transferred to the executive, for it to spend."
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/59049/enrile-questions-president-aquino%E2%80%99s-p101-b-pork-in-%E2%80%9912-budget
2011: A wasted year
WEDNESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2011 20:29 JOHN MANGUN / OUTSIDE THE BOX
ONCE again the Philippines is locked in political drama while economic issues are placed far on the back burner of government priorities.
The Aquino administration inherited an economy that survived well the first wave of the global meltdown. Given the public support during and after the last elections and a continued high approval rating, it was an opportunity to make some far-reaching proposals and create programs that would have had a very favorable impact both in the short and long term.
In the business community, while always skeptical of government, the Public-Private Partnership Program was greeted with optimism and even enthusiasm. This was to be the center point of the new government. Unfortunately, the PPP seems stillborn at best and aborted at worst.
There is a sharp contrast between what you can see economically at ground level and what the economic experts see while sitting on top of the mountain.
Business activity continues to be good. Go to the malls in Makati, for example, and you will find evidence of business being brisk. Travel to Davao City and see the huge revenues that the Shoemart group is generating for the local economy with their new mall.
Yet the World Bank has again lowered the economic growth forecast for the country. The World Bank at one time expected a near 5-percent growth. Now its projection is down to 4.2 percent.
The Philippines needs 4-percent gross domestic product growth just to stay where it is, to break even so to speak. Five-percent growth is acceptable as it keeps the economy a little ahead of the game. But 4.2 percent basically says that the nation, after some 18 months of the Aquino presidency, is no farther along, no better than when the President took office. This is not good at all.
While the Malacañang press releases harp about all the foreign investment that the President's foreign trips have generated, the real numbers are dismal. The newspaper headlines say that foreign direct investment jumped 32 percent in the third quarter. The truth is that during January through September, a grand total of $2 billion had been invested in the Philippines. That is the equivalent of giving each man, woman and child in the country P1,000. It's nothing near what the economy needs.
More could and would come if positive action on the economy was not just one of the priorities but the top priority of the government.
Several foreign chambers of commerce joined Philippine business groups to create a long wish list of things that the government must do both for local and foreign businesses. It is ridiculously long. However, the specifics are critically important. The government has yet to formulate a clear and concise policy on mining. There has been no movement on rationalizing the fiscal incentives for new investment. Nothing has been done to improve the build-operate-transfer law.
The key is that this list shows that in the last 18 months, economic policy decisions and laws dealing with the economy have been placed on hold.
A new and comprehensive framework for both local and foreign investment does not exist on paper, only in the mouths of the political leaders.
The current administration has done a good job of building on the government's fiscal foundation laid by the last administration. The budget deficit is in good control. The amount of foreign-currency reserves actually makes the Philippines a creditor nation rather than a net borrower. It is very likely that the country will soon receive a credit-rating upgrade. But at what future cost?
Government spending primarily on infrastructure is down 12 percent since last year. That is a huge amount and would have made the difference between current expectations and a 5-percent growth rate.
The difference between the economy growing at 4.2 percent and 5.2 percent is enormous in terms of private wealth creation, taxes and investment for the future.
Because the government has not done an adequate job in 2011, 2012 growth will also be lower than an acceptable 5 percent.
The government has failed in its responsibility in 2011 to maximize economic growth. While it speaks of preparing and planning for any major global economic problems, at this point, it is all words.
It looks like 2012 may be a very difficult year for the global economy. The government may be forced to come in with more handouts, which would not be the case if had spent taxpayers' money on projects in 2011 to create wealth. It's like giving fuel subsidies to jeepney drivers, when government should be working instead on policies to ensure cheaper and adequate fuel supply.
And by some miracle if the world can come out of economic stagnation next year, once again the Philippines will be behind all the rest.
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/opinion/19729-2011-a-wasted-year
Oh... masyado ng na-divert ni PNOY ang atensiyon niyo kay Gloria... magbasa-basa kayo! lol!
sayang mga pinaghirapan ni Gloria!, the government should know that economy and security are the most important thing they should focus...
to PNOY.... your administration is wasting too much time and effort how to cruxify gloria and her allies.... sad.
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Economy slows down
By EDU LOPEZ, CHINO S. LEYCO, and GENALYN D. KABILING
November 28, 2011, 2:27pm
MANILA, Philippines — The growth of the Philippine economy slowed down to 3.2 percent in the third quarter of this year compared with 7.3 percent in the same period last year.
The debt crisis that hounds the country's trading partners, the uninvigorating government spending, and the decline in fishing due to unfavorable weather and the high cost of fuel contributed to the lethargic growth in the third quarter, says Romulo Virola, secretary-general of the National Statistics Coordination Board (NSCB).
But Malacañang was quick to blame economic slowdown on the United States and Europe for the slow growth.
"On the gross domestic product (GDP) numbers for the third quarter, of course we would all want to see higher numbers there. But our economy does not exist in a vacuum. It doesn't stand alone. It takes into consideration external factors. The problems in the US and Europe have apparently had spillover effects in our economy," Deputy presidential spokeswoman Abigail Valte said.
Virola noted that the services sector saved the domestic economy from posting an even lower growth. With the downwardly revised second quarter GDP estimate, this puts the growth for the first nine months of 2011 at 3.6 percent, lower than the whole year target of 4.5 percent.
On the demand side, consumer spending bolstered growth but the construction sector continued to suffer from the much delayed implementation of the public-private partnership program while exports got hit by the global crisis, posting a double digit decline for the first time since the second quarter of 2009.
With the global economy facing grim and gloom, net primary income declined by 3.4 percent cutting the growth of gross national income (GNI) from 6.9 percent to 1.6 percent.
GDP grew by 0.3%
On a seasonally adjusted basis, GDP grew by 0.3 percent while GNI grew at a faster pace of 0.4 percent in the third quarter from 0.1 percent in the second quarter of 2011.
The agriculture, forestry and fishery sector declined by 3.9 percent while industry sector rebounded to 0.3 percent from a decline of 4.2 percent in the previous quarter.
The modest performance of manufacturing weakly supported by mining and quarrying was negated by the contraction of construction sector and the decline of electricity, gas and water.
On the other hand, the services sector recorded a 1.2 percent growth for the third quarter of 2011 from 2.8 percent in the previous quarter, as all subsectors recorded positive growth.
With the projected population growing by 1.9 percent to 96.0 million, per capita GDP grew by 1.2 percent and per capita GNI declined by 0.3 percent.
"It's really disappointing. Government should have no more reason to triple its effort in regaining our lost economic momentum. They should be brave enough to pump prime the economy through spending," Astro del Castillo, managing director at First Grade Holdings said.
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/342885/malaca-ang-dismayed-economys-slow-growth
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According to the CIA:
Economic growth has averaged 5% since President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo took office in 2001. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo averted a fiscal crisis by pushing for new revenue measures and, until recently, tightening expenditures.
Declining fiscal deficits, tapering debt and debt service ratios, and increased spending on infrastructure and social services bolstered optimism over Philippine economic prospects.
The Philippine economy grew at its fastest pace in three decades in 2007 with real GDP growth exceeding 7%.
High government spending, a relatively small trade sector, a resilient service sector, and large remittances from the four- to five-million Filipinos who work abroad have helped cushion the economy from the current financial crisis.
http://jayseeblabs.blogspot.com/2009/06/gloria-arroyo-being-greatest-president.html
Gloria Arroyo being the greatest president in strengthening economy | Opposition, suck this
Which of the Philippines' most recent presidents succeeded in strengthening the economy and has the chance of having his or her economic legacy appreciated by future generations?
It's not the lawyer.
Not the housewife.
Nor the general.
Definitely not the actor.
But the cute economist.
President Gloria Arroyo, the cute economist, is the winner according to economists from the University of Asia and the Pacific. They had a briefing held in Baguio City last May 14.
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nflation Rate - The annual rate of change or year-on-year change in the Consumer Price Index. (National Statistics Office) or in other words:
The inflation rate is the increase in prices for a basket of goods and services expressed on a yearly basis. Put simply, if the basket costs $100 in year 1 and $104 in year 2, the inflation rate is 4%.
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Buying power - Purchasing power is the amount of value of a good/services compared to the amount paid with a currency.
The value of money, as measured by the quantity and quality of products and services it can buy. [5]
How did she do it?
The figures from Marcos-to-Estrada years compelled Ms. Arroyo to apply a tight watch on spending that allowed country to earn three month's worth of cash reserves this year, UA&P professor, Emilio Antonio Jr. said.
Press Secretary Cerge Remonde added that the study reinforces the Palace position that real leadership is "not about what is popular but doing what is right no matter how unpopular it is because it is good for the country and the people."[2]
According to the CIA:
Economic growth has averaged 5% since President MACAPAGAL-ARROYO took office in 2001. MACAPAGAL-ARROYO averted a fiscal crisis by pushing for new revenue measures and, until recently, tightening expenditures.
Declining fiscal deficits, tapering debt and debt service ratios, and increased spending on infrastructure and social services bolstered optimism over Philippine economic prospects.
The Philippine economy grew at its fastest pace in three decades in 2007 with real GDP growth exceeding 7%.
High government spending, a relatively small trade sector, a resilient service sector, and large remittances from the four- to five-million Filipinos who work abroad have helped cushion the economy from the current financial crisis. [3]
The Conclusion
As she had said in her Independence Day speech:
No nation is immune from the impact of the global crisis. A few are faring relatively better than the others. The Philippines fortunately belongs to those few, not because of luck, but because we chose years ago to prepare for an emergency like this by taking the bitter pill of fiscal and economic reforms.
On those reforms we built our growth, the fruits of which we invested in turn in long overdue physical and human infrastructure. We worked hard to bring increasing balance to our national economy.
Pumping more money into infrastructure and welfare, we expanded our domestic demand, which decreased our reliance on exports. Our export to GDP ratio now is only 28.5%, compared to 49% in 2000.
agree ako diyan. nagko-contract ang economy sa sobrang pagtitipid ni Abnoy sa social services.
eh kelan ba ngboom ang economy natin?..sabihin na natin na mejo umangat,pero not enough para maramdaman ng bawat Pilipino..mahirap pa rin kami..dami pa rin snatcher at hold-upper..
kala ko nga si PNoy na ang pagasa natin kaso sa nakikita ko parang wala pa rin patutunguhan.. :(
sa palagay ko naman kasi, hindi naman instantaneous ang pag-unlad.... kaya ito tinawag na progress dahil "progressive" ang succession of events... kung ang lahat ng presidente natin iisa ang layunin para sa ekonomiya sa bansa at hindi sila pabago bago ng istilo sa pag-ayos nito, eh di sana may continuity of plans na naganap. kaso, pa-iba-iba sila. bawat presidente, iba atake, ibang priority.
oo nga eh..c GMA, infrastractures ang pinriority, cguro para makahabol man lng sa singapore,china,malaysia,japan at iba pang bansa sa asya..dinedma ang kahirapan ng masa..yan tuloy di sya naapreciate..ano nga naman pakialam ng tindera ng candy at yosi sa sctex?..ni wala nga sila pamasahe sa bus..
c PNoy naman pagpapakulong kay GMA ang priority..hahaha..tuloy pa ba yung mga plano sa lrt?
Quote from: vir on November 29, 2011, 11:27:33 PM
oo nga eh..c GMA, infrastractures ang pinriority, cguro para makahabol man lng sa singapore,china,malaysia,japan at iba pang bansa sa asya..dinedma ang kahirapan ng masa..yan tuloy di sya naapreciate..ano nga naman pakialam ng tindera ng candy at yosi sa sctex?..ni wala nga sila pamasahe sa bus..
c PNoy naman pagpapakulong kay GMA ang priority..hahaha..tuloy pa ba yung mga plano sa lrt?
actually... nasa paligid natin, nakikita at nararamdam yung mga pagbabago sa nakaraang administrasyon... ang NLEX dati 2 hours ang biyahe ko diyan paluwas ng manila.. ngayon less than an hour na lang.. ang mga Roro, mas mabilis na rin ang pag-transport ng iba't ibang kalakal.. ang MRT, LRT konektado na lahat, mas madaling libutin ang metro manila...
ang problema kasi sa mga tinatawag nating "masa", gaya ng sabi ko dati.. lahat inaasa sa pamahalaan.. nag-anak kayo ng sandamukal, gusto niyo papakainin lahat iyon ng gobyerno? hindi niyo pinag-igihan ang pag-aaral noong bata pa kayo.. gusto niyo mabigyan kayo ng mataas na posisyon sa trabaho na kumikita ng malaking sweldo? bakit ba mas reklamador ang mga tambay at chismosa sa kanto?
ang daming magagandang programa ng nakaraang administrasyon.. yung iba nga kinuha pa rin ng kasalukuyang admin.. like yung pantawid pamilyang pilipino program... madaling sabihin na malayo sa bituka ang mga nagawang programa ng nakaraang administrasyon.. pero hindi rin ganun kadali ang pagpapatupad o pagsasagawa ng mga ito... PINAG-IISIPAN!
tama! eksakto!..jan talaga nagfocus si Gloria..
marami sya nagawa,totoo yan..mga bagay na hindi nakikita at naaapreciate ng ordinaryong masang Pilipino..
mga infrastractures,power plants at kung anu ano pa..magtanong nlng kau sa mga architect at engineers,cla talaga ang nakakaalam ng mga yan..
sa ngayon cguro wala pa masyadong impact para sa mga Pilipino pero time will come pasasalamatan din natn xa sa mga pinaggagawa nya..
but then again..syempre malaking budget talaga nilaan sa lahat ng yan..kung may napunta sa bulsa nya, di ko na alam..kayo nlng humusga.. :D
macroeconomics ang naging target ni GMA, yeah, i agree.
but of course, as ordinary citizens, we always tend to focus on microeconomics. pag ni-discuss ko baka walang magbasa LOL
Ilang buwan pa bibilangin? its going down.....
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Sa daang matuwid
TO THE QUICK By Jerry Tundag (The Freeman) Updated December 05, 2011 12:00
Sa daang matuwid, it is wrong for Maria Elena Bautista Horn, spokesperson of former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, to go public about an alleged threat on the life of Arroyo based on a source she refuses to identify.
But in the same daang matuwid, it is all right for Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to go public about a supposed bid for political asylum by Arroyo based on nothing more substantial than an anonymous text message.
Sa daang matuwid, it is a crying shame for Arroyo to spend $20,000 dollars, or roughly a million pesos, on dinner for her delegation at the posh Le Cirque restaurant in Manhattan during an official trip to the United States while she was president.
The same daang matuwid makes it heroic for President Aquino, the commander in chief, to give a cash gift of P5 million pesos during a secret meeting with the enemy (the MILF) in Tokyo even if this enemy is killing and mutilating his own soldiers.
Sa daang matuwid, it was obscene for Arroyo to pack the Supreme Court with her appointees despite the fact that it was necessary and obligatory on her part to do so, the vacancies having occurred as a matter of course during her nine-year watch.
The same daang matuwid finds nothing wrong in Aquino naming family friends and drinking and shooting buddies to sensitive government positions solely on those bases, and never mind if they shame the country in the process or jeopardize its interests.
Sa daang matuwid, there are no qualms in casting aspersions on the professionalism and integrity of top caliber doctors at a top caliber hospital simply because they happen to be the physicians of choice of Arroyo.
In the same daang matuwid, you are supposed to believe without question the Department of Health's anti-smoking campaign, simply because its campaign poster boy happens to be no other than Aquino himself, the heaviest smoker of all presidents on the planet.
Sa daang matuwid, it is the height of arrogance of power for Arroyo, when she was still the president, to pour tens of millions of pesos for the development of her district in her home province of Pampanga.
Yet in the same daang matuwid, allocating hundreds of millions of pesos for Batanes, the home province of Aquino's campaign manager who now occupies a high position in government along with his wife and daughter, is seen as the height of conscientious fiscal management.
Sa daang matuwid, the constant travels of Arroyo, both within the country and abroad, are viewed with scorn and disdain. They are labeled as wasteful and expensive, never mind if these are all working trips by a president who simply happens to be a workaholic.
In the same daang matuwid, frequent nights out of boozing by Aquino and his constant tardiness in coming to work betray a twisted work ethic that his supporters just gloss over. He refuses to meet even his own Cabinet as a whole. But that is a topic no one talks about.
Sa daang matuwid, all opposition is stifled. Those who happen to take a different opinion are called all sorts of names. The son of democracy icons and his supporters brand them as paid hacks and liars, for no other reason than that they happen to take a contrary view.
Yet in the same daang matuwid, Aquino henchmen are the all-knowing keepers of truth, as if they are the only ones God singled out from among 100 million Filipinos. Many were embedded in media as early as the elections to peddle bias. One anchor got repaid with a Cabinet position.
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=755245&publicationSubCategoryId=109
PNoy called a bully, 'bastos' for hitting SC
abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 12/06/2011 12:45 PM | Updated as of 12/06/2011 12:45 PM
MANILA, Philippines - A day after panning the Supreme Court during a justice summit at Manila Hotel, President Benigno Aquino III is now on the receiving end of criticisms for allegedly insulting the highest court of the land.
In a statement, Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption chairman Dante Jimenez said Aquino's statements against Chief Justice Renato Corona "is extremely rude and smacks of blatant arrogance and utter disrespect for the High Court."
"This is disgusting. P-Noy should apologize to the people for his ill mannered unpresidential behavior," he said in a statement.
He added: "Mr. President, you seem to have gone overboard. Bastosan na ba ito? It's indeed disturbing."
Separately, Zambales Rep. Mitos Magsaysay chided Aquino for bullying the SC and singling out Corona.
She said that while Aquino has the right to express his opinions, he should still respect the role of the judiciary in the check and balance of society.
"He should be more mature and be more diplomatic. Being President does not give him to belittle anyone because it so happened that court decisions did not go in his favor. It's time we put civility and order in this country. We should ensure that the Constitution prevails, even if others are trying to destroy it," she said.
Both personalities praised Corona for not engaging in a word war against the President.
Jimenez said he gave due respect to the Supreme Court despite being penalized for insulting the Court's decision on the Vizconde massacre case.
He also warned that Aquino's "habitual pontificating, this self-righteous open tirade against the Supreme Court is not serving well the ends of justice."
"It is sending the wrong message that is all right to defy the courts of law. And why not? Binabastos nga mismo ito ng Presidente! Is this the kind of message the President wants to project? Then, let's disregard the courts, go out into the streets and kill each other. PNoy must show a good example as leader of a democratic country," he said.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/12/06/11/pnoy-called-bully-bastos-hitting-sc
PNoy called a bully, 'bastos' for hitting SC
abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 12/06/2011 12:45 PM | Updated as of 12/06/2011 12:45 PM
MANILA, Philippines - A day after panning the Supreme Court during a justice summit at Manila Hotel, President Benigno Aquino III is now on the receiving end of criticisms for allegedly insulting the highest court of the land.
In a statement, Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption chairman Dante Jimenez said Aquino's statements against Chief Justice Renato Corona "is extremely rude and smacks of blatant arrogance and utter disrespect for the High Court."
"This is disgusting. P-Noy should apologize to the people for his ill mannered unpresidential behavior," he said in a statement.
He added: "Mr. President, you seem to have gone overboard. Bastosan na ba ito? It's indeed disturbing."
Separately, Zambales Rep. Mitos Magsaysay chided Aquino for bullying the SC and singling out Corona.
She said that while Aquino has the right to express his opinions, he should still respect the role of the judiciary in the check and balance of society.
"He should be more mature and be more diplomatic. Being President does not give him to belittle anyone because it so happened that court decisions did not go in his favor. It's time we put civility and order in this country. We should ensure that the Constitution prevails, even if others are trying to destroy it," she said.
Both personalities praised Corona for not engaging in a word war against the President.
Jimenez said he gave due respect to the Supreme Court despite being penalized for insulting the Court's decision on the Vizconde massacre case.
He also warned that Aquino's "habitual pontificating, this self-righteous open tirade against the Supreme Court is not serving well the ends of justice."
"It is sending the wrong message that is all right to defy the courts of law. And why not? Binabastos nga mismo ito ng Presidente! Is this the kind of message the President wants to project? Then, let's disregard the courts, go out into the streets and kill each other. PNoy must show a good example as leader of a democratic country," he said.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/12/06/11/pnoy-called-bully-bastos-hitting-sc
the controversial tirades of PNOY to the SC
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Speech of President Noynoy Aquino at the 1st National Criminal Justice Summit (English translation)
December 6, 2011
By benign0
I provide below an English translation of the now infamous speech of Philippine President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III delivered on the occasion of the First National Criminal Justice Summit held at Centennial Hall, Manila Hotel.
The speech was dominated by a personal tirade against Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona who sat just a couple of metres from the podium where the President delivered it. The following are what I believe to be the key features of the content of the speech:
(1) It harks back to the regime of former President Ferdinand Marcos who, under Martial Law, committed atrocities against his father, national hero Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr; then,
(2) Uses this context to "remind" all that evil is just around the corner and that we should all be vigilant and stand ready to "fight" against the forces of oppression and tyranny.
(3) It highlights Noynoy's duty to "protect" the Constitution and "serve" the "people".
(4) Emphasises repeatedly that political power ultimately resides in and originates from "the people".
(5) It enumerates various instances that the Supreme Court supposedly thwarts attempts of his administration to take steps towards rectifying the wrongdoings of the previous administration of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo; and,
(6) Cites perceived instances where the Supreme Court behaved in a way inconsistent with the very Laws it is supposedly tasked to interpret and implement; which he then uses to segue into,
(7) One instance when he, as then chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Government, had to grapple with what he implies is a bizarre lack of bases for defining what constitutes a Congress district; after which he takes the opportunity to wish his successor as chairman of that committee, Sen Fedindand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr, good luck in leading future efforts to resolve that "problem".
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So without much further ado...
[The following is my translation into English of Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III's speech during the First National Criminal Justice Summit held at Centennial Hall, Manila Hotel on Monday 5th December 2011]
[After formal greetings...]
Our gathering today presents an opportunity for us to better evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of our current criminal justice system and to propose new and just initiatives to address these. We can attest to the timeliness of such initiatives because through day-to-day headline news on print and television, the public can witness the work of our court clerks, attorneys, and justices. The value of your work [addressing said clerks, attorneys, and justices] cannot be doubted, as the decisions and the steps that you implement have relevant implications on our democracy.
As such, it is important that we examine what is written on Article 2, Section 1 of our Constitution: that power resides in and originates from the people. I thought it would be good to remind you of this as there are instances our history where we have forgotten this.
During the time of military rule [referring to the Martial Law in effect during the latter days of the regime of former PresFerdinand Marcos], justice did not serve the welfare of the general public. Instead, it was geared to serve the interests of a single person only — former President Ferdinand Marcos. My own family was a victim: My father was tried before a Court Martial but, in reality, the verdict had already been pre-determined. Before a court of magistrates, attorneys, judges, and witnesses appointed and provided by the very person who laid the charges — Marcos himself — the Dictator did all he could to bend justice and violate every human right of my father. Though he was innocent, [my father] was made to suffer for seven years and seven months while those in power feasted on the national treasury. They deprived us of justice and tipped the scales of justice over to their favour.
Now as your president, I have sworn to protect and uphold the Constitution, implement and abide by its laws, be just to every person, and apply my very person to the service of the country. And key to my mandate is to ensure that the darkness of Martial Law will never happen again and that those who perpetrated the crimes of the past be made accountable.
That is why from the very start [of my administration in 2010], we had taken steps to clarify the allegations of corruption during the previous administration [of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo]: from the "fertilizer scam" which rather than fattened crops, instead, [allegedly] fattened the pockets of a number of officials; up to the "ZTE deal" [which, in the course of inquiries around it] resulted in the [alleged] kidnap of [supposed] witness Jun Lozada; including too allegations of cheating during the 2004 and 2007 elections; as well as many other wrongdoings we wish to expose.
We started with the forming of the Truth Commission which was going to take stock of and investigate any wrongdoings that transpired during the previous administration and call on the perpetrators to account for these. The envisioned Truth Commission would have had no other agenda other than to make right all the wrongs as soon as possible. Unfortunately we all know what happened: the initiative was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. What was just a first step was immediately quashed.
It is the duty of the [Commission on Elections (COMELEC)] to ensure that [Philippine] elections yield clean and credible results. So it is only natural that the COMELEC would seek the assistance of the [Department of Justice (DOJ)] in the investigation of allegations of cheating in 2007. It is normal to form such panels, yet this is now being questioned by the Supreme Court. They are also questioning the legality of the warrant of arrest issued by the Pasay Regional Trial Court against Mrs. Arroyo.
Notice too: When the Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) [lifting a travel-ban implemented by the DOJ against Arroyo], these included some conditions. Yet, in quick time, [the SC itself] admitted that these conditions need not have been met to begin with. [Mild expression of exasperation], they stipulated all these conditions that they had no intention of observing! We [presumably the DOJ] followed all of what due process dictates, yet we are now being accused of being belligerent. Who in their right mind would not doubt the true agendas [of the Supreme Court]?
This is not the first time that the Supreme Court implemented decisions that are difficult to understand. According to Article 7, Section 15 of our Constitution [NB: the following excerpt lifted verbatim here]...
Two months immediately before the next presidential elections and up to the end of his term, a President or Acting President shall not make appointments, except temporary appointments to executive positions when continued vacancies therein will prejudice public service or endanger public safety.
...yet we all know that Mrs. Arroyo [despite the above] forced the issue of appointing the SC Chief Justice. She did so not two months before the election but one week after the election. On the basis of the Law, the Supreme Court can only do so if the position is deemed a temporary position. They violated all this when they endorsed Arroyo's appointment of Corona as Chief Justice — a position not within the jurisdiction of the executive branch but of the judiciary. The question is therefore this: Did the Supreme Court violate the Constitution?
Another example of [a Supreme Court] decision that is difficult to understand is the one about the forming of Congressional districts. According to Article 6, Section 5 of the Constitution, each district should have a minimum population of 250,000. The problem is that there are some Congressional districts that do not meet this requirement, such as one district in [the province of] Camarines Sur which has a population of just a bit more than 176,000. This is why when I was still a Senator and chairman of the Committee on Local Government, we questioned the forming of this district. Unfortunately, this was trashed by the Supreme Court. The question is: If population can no longer serve as the basis for forming a district, what would be the bases upon which legislators will implement future redistricting? What I mean to say is that there are bases for forming cities, but when it comes to forming provinces of districts, there are none? I can only empathise with the new chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Government, Sen Bongbong Marcos: Good luck, sir, in your efforts to resolve this problem.
We do respect the co-equal powers of the judicial and executive branches of government. We have no intentions of eoncroaching upon the rights of the judiciary or disrespecting anyone's credibility. But we do have to re-visit the basic principles of democracy. We who swore to the duty [of upholding said principles] only have you — our "boss" — the Filipino people to answer to. We are here to serve the country and be role models to all Filipinos.
Now if we find a public servant who fails to deliver on this promise to the people who are, ultimately, the source of his authority and, instead, serves a patron who had been instrumental in putting him in the position where he currently sits, will we be able to continue to rely on him to look after the interests of the Filipino?
I am not a lawyer. But just the same, I grew up with a clear view of what is right and what is wrong; and what is and isn't in the interests of people. I hold that justice is not a steering wheel that can simply be turned one way or another according to its driver's will. Justice is not a toy that lawyers and courts can play with, to be turned over and spun according to their whims.
Let's come back to what I mentioned earlier: the powers of the Supreme Court, the President, and Congress ultimately originate from one "Boss" — the people. As such, it is only the interests of the people that we should be on the side of and should defend. I swore to protect and defend the Constitution, abide by its laws, be just to every person, and apply my very person to the service of the country. I have no intention of reneging on my sworn duty. I have no intention of failing the people.
It is not only mine but everyone's obligation to stay the course under a unified aspiration: to serve and protect the interests of the general public. To all of us who stand shoulder-to-shoulder as we walk down the straight path, we must persevere. As long as we are on the side of righteousness we will not retreat from any fight. As long as the people are behind us, we will succeed. Let us not fail the people.
Thank you very much.
[End of English translation]
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This is the full Tagalog text of President Benigno S. Aquino III's speech during the 1st National Criminal JusticeSummit held at Centennial Hall, Manila Hotel (Courtesy Blogwatch.tv).
Ang pagtitipon natin ngayong umaga ay isang pagkakataon para higit na masuri ang lakas at kahinaan ng ating kasalukuyang criminal justice system, at makalikom ng mga makabago at napapanahong inisyatibang pangkatarungan. Masasabi nating napapanahon ito: dahil sa mga araw-araw na headline sa diyaryo at telebisyon, nasasaksihan din ngayon ng buong bansa kung gaano kasalimuot ang trabaho ng mga clerk of court, abugado, at huwes. Walang duda sa halaga ng inyong trabaho: ang inyong mga desisyon at hakbang ay may makabuluhang implikasyon sa ating demokrasya. Dahil dito, mahalagang balikan natin ang nakasaad sa Artikulo 2, Seksyon 1 ng ating Saligang batas: ang ganap na kapangyarihan ay nasa sambayanan, at ang lahat ng kapangyarihang pampamahalaan ay nagmumula sa kanila. Minabuti ko pong ipaalala ito sa inyo dahil minsan sa ating kasaysayan, tila nakalimutan natin ito. Noong panahon ng batas militar, hindi nakatuon ang katarungan para sa kapakanan ng taumbayan, kundi upang sundin ang mga kagustuhan ng iisang tao lang, ang dating pangulong Ferdinand Marcos. Mismong pamilya ko po ay biktima nito: Iniharap sa court martial ang aking ama, subalit bago pa man magsimula ang paglilitis, malaon nang naitakda ang kahihinatnan niya. Sa isang hukumang binubuo ng mga mahistrado, abugado, tagalitis at mga saksing itinalaga ng mismong nagsampa ng kaso— si Ginoong Marcos— ginawa ng diktadurya ang lahat ng kanilang makakaya upang baluktutin ang katarungan at ubusin ang karapatang pantao ng aking ama. Kahit wala siyang kasalanan, pitong taon at pitong buwan po siyang ipiniit at pinagdusa, habang pinagpiyestahan ng mga nasa kapangyarihan ang kaban ng bayan. Tinanggalan nila ng piring ang katarungan, at naibaling nila ang timbangan ng hustisya ayon sa kanilang kagustuhan.
Ngayon, bilang inyong Pangulo, may sinumpaan akong tungkulin: ang pangangalagaan at ipagtatanggol ang konstitusyon, ipatupad ang mga batas nito, maging makatarungan sa bawat tao, at italaga ang aking sarili sa paglilingkod sa Bansa. At bahagi ng aking mandato ang tiyaking hindi na maulit ang mga kadilimang nangyari noong panahon ng Martial law, at kung may gumawa man nito, ang siguruhing managot sila sa kanilang kasalanan.
Kaya naman simula't sapul pa lamang, naglatag na tayo ng mga hakbang upang bigyang linaw ang mga alegasyon ng korupsyon noong nakaraang administrasyon: mula sa fertilizer scam, na nagpataba umano, hindi sa mga pananim, kundi sa mga bulsa ng ilang opisyal; hanggang sa ZTE deal, na humantong din sa pagkaka-kidnap di-umano sa saksing si Jun Lozada; mula sa alegasyon ng pandaraya ng 2004 at 2007 election, at marami pang ibang katiwalian na nais nating maungkat.
Sinimulan natin ito sa pagbuo ng Truth Commission, na dapat ay susuyod sa mga di-umano'y katiwaliang lumaganap noong nakaraang administrasyon, at panagutin ang mga nasa likod nito. Wala itong ibang layon kundi iwasto ang mali sa lalong madaling panahon. Subalit alam naman natin ang nangyari: labag daw ito sa konstitusyon ayon sa Korte Suprema. Unang hakbang pa lang natin, may barikada na agad.
Tungkulin ng COMELEC na tiyaking malinis at kapani-paniwala ang resulta ng eleksiyon. Kaya naman natural lang na humingi sila ng tulong sa DOJ para imbestigahan ang mga alegasyon ng pandaraya noong 2007. Pangkaraniwan na ang pagbuo ng ganitong mga panel, ngunit kinukuwestiyon ito ngayon sa Korte Suprema. Kinukwestiyon din nila ang legalidad ng warrant of arrest na ipinataw ng Pasay Regional Trial Court kay Ginang Arroyo.
Pansinin po ninyo: Nang naglabas ng TRO ang Korte Suprema, may kaakibat itong mga kondisyon. Subalit hindi nagtagal, sila mismo ang umaming hindi naman pala kailangang tuparin ang mga alituntuning ito. Aba, e naglagay ka pa ng patakaran kung wala ka naman palang balak na masunod ito. Lahat na ng proseso ay sinusunod natin, ngunit sa kabila nito, tayo pa daw ngayon ang naghahanap ng away. Sino ba naman ang hindi magdududa sa tunay nilang hangarin?
Hindi ito ang unang beses na gumawa ang Korte Suprema ng mga desisyong napakahirap unawain. Ayon sa article 7, section 15 ng ating saligang batas, "Ang isang Pangulo ay hindi dapat gumawa ng mga paghirang sa loob ng dalawang buwan bago sumapit ang susunod na halalang pampanguluhan at hanggang sa matapos ang kanyang taning ng panunungkulan, maliban na lamang sa mga pansamantalang paghirang sa mga katungkulang ehekutibo." Ngunit alam naman po nating pinilit ni Ginang Arroyo na magtalaga pa rin ng Chief Justice. Hinirang siya, hindi dalawang buwan bago ang halalan, kundi isang linggo matapos ang eleksiyon. Base sa batas at sa dati nilang pasya, sumangayon ang Korte Suprema na bawal magtalaga ng pwesto dalawang buwan bago sumapit ang susunod na eleksyon, maliban na lamang kung ito ay pansamantalang posisyon sa ehekutibo. Ngunit bumaliktad sila nang italaga ni Ginang Arroyo si Renato Corona bilang Chief Justice: isang pwestong hindi saklaw ng ehekutibo, kundi sa hudikatura. Ang tanong ngayon: lumabag ba ang Korte Suprema sa Saligang Batas?
Isang halimbawa pa po ng desisyon nilang mahirap unawain ay tungkol sa paggawa ng mga distrito sa Kongreso: Sa Article 6, Section 5 ng Saligang Batas, kinakailangang mas higit sa dalawandaan at limampung libo ang populasyon ng bawat distrito. Ang problema: may mga hindi nakakaabot sa bilang na ito, tulad na lamang ng isang distrito sa Camarines Sur na may mahigit isandaan pitumpu't anim na libo lamang ang populasyon. Kaya noong nasa Senado pa tayo, bilang chairman ng Committee on Local Government, kinwestyon natin ang pagbuo ng distritong ito, subalit ibinasura lamang ito ng Korte Suprema. Ang tanong ngayon: kung hindi na nakasalalay sa populasyon ang paglikha ng distrito, ano ang magiging basehan ng mga mambabatas kapag may panukalang redistricting? Ibig bang sabihin, may nakalatag tayong batayan kapag lungsod ang binubuo, pero kapag lalawigan o distrito, wala na? Nakikiramay ako sa bagong Chairman ng Senate committee on Local Government na si Senador Bongbong Marcos: Goodluck po sa pagresolba ng problemang ito.
Iginagalang po natin ang pagkakapantay sa kapangyarihan ng hudikatura at ng ehekutibong sangay ng gobyerno. Wala po tayong balak na tapakan ang karapatan nila, o bastusin ang kredibilidad ng sinuman. Pero kailangan nating balikan ang mga batayang prinsipyo ng ating demokrasya. Kami pong mga nanumpa sa tungkulin ay iisa lamang ang pinagkakautangan ng loob: kayong mga Boss namin, ang sambayanang Pilipino. Narito kami para maglingkod sa ating bansa; at para may manilbihan nang buong katapatan at sigasig sa mga Pilipino.
Ngayon, kung may isang lingkod-bayan na tumatanaw ng utang ng loob, hindi sa taumbayan na siyang dapat na bukal ng aming kapangyarihan, kundi sa isang padron na isiniksik siya sa puwesto, maaasahan po kaya natin siyang intindihin ang interes ng Pilipino?
Hindi po ako nagtapos ng abugasya. Gayumpaman, lumaki tayong may malinaw na pananaw kung alin ang tama, at kung alin ang mali; kung alin ang makatao, at kung alin ang tiwali. Naninindigan pa rin akong ang katarungan ay hindi manibelang basta-basta naililiko sa kung saan nais sumadsad ng mga mahistrado. Hindi ito laruan ng mga abugado't hukom na binabaliktad at pinapasirko ayon sa kanilang kagustuhan.
Balikan po natin ang nabanggit ko kanina: ang kapangyarihan ng Korte Suprema, ng Pangulo, at ng Kongreso ay nagmumula sa nag-iisa nilang Boss: ang taumbayan. Samakatuwid, ang interes lamang ng taumbayan ang dapat naming panigan at ipaglaban. Nanumpa akong pangangalagaan at ipagtatanggol ang konstitusyon, ipatupad ang mga batas nito, maging makatarungan sa bawat tao, at italaga ang aking sarili sa paglilingkod sa bansa. Wala akong balak na lumabag sa aking sinumpaang tungkulin; wala akong balak na biguin ang taumbayan.
Obligasyon ko, at obligasyon nating lahat na manatiling tumahak sa iisang direksyon, sa ilalim ng nagkakaisa nating adhika: ang paglingkuran at pangalagaan ang interes ng sambayanan. Sa lahat ng nakikibalikat sa atin sa tuwid na daan, manalig kayo: Hangga't nasa tama tayo, wala tayong laban na aatrasan. Hanggang nasa likod natin ang taumbayan, magtatagumpay tayo. Huwag natin silang bibiguin.
Maraming salamat po.
http://getrealphilippines.com/blog/2011/12/speech-of-president-noynoy-aquino-at-the-1st-national-criminal-justice-summit-english-translation/
Bernas likens PNoy to Fidel Castro for criticizing Corona
ANDREO C. CALONZO, GMA News December 6, 2011 1:45pm
Chief Justice Renato Corona, recently on the receiving end of President Benigno Aquino III's tirades, on Tuesday found an ally in Fr. Joaquin Bernas, an influential Jesuit priest and a noted constitutional lawyer who also likened Aquino to Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro.
In an interview over GMA News TV's "Dobol B sa News TV," Bernas openly expressed his admiration to Corona for keeping his calm while Aquino, in a speech at a Supreme Court-organized event on Monday, questioned the chief justice's impartiality.
"I admire Corona," Bernas said. "He does not go down to the level of the president's ranting... Walang ibang masabi."
Bernas also supported the statement of Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez, who is also the Supreme Court's spokesman, that Aquino's tirade against the high court is "disturbing."
"Nakakabahala nga. I don't know kung ano mangyayari diyan. In his (Aquino's) speeches, he sounds like Fidel Castro," he said.
PNoy vs Corona
Aquino's rift with Corona goes a long way, starting with his opposition to Corona's appointment as head of the Supreme Court during the tail-end of the Arroyo administration. Aquino even refused to be sworn in by Corona during his inauguration.
Their rift reached a high note recently when the Supreme Court, composed of mostly Arroyo appointees, issued a temporary restraining order on the watch list order on former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who is facing an electoral sabotage case in connection with the alleged irregularities in the 2007 elections.
Before the issue on the TRO, Malacañang and the Supreme Court clashed head-on when the tribunal ruled as unconstitutional Aquino's Executive Order No. 1, which sought to create an independent body to investigate alleged corruption in the past administration.
'Sense of entitlement'
At the House of Representatives, an opposition leader also questioned Aquino's move to openly attack Corona and the Supreme Court.
Deputy Minority Leader Milagros Magsaysay said Aquino should recognize the independence of the judiciary from the executive branch. "The President thinks it is a sense of entitlement on his part that he can say anything and get away with it," she said in a text message.
An administration ally, Marikina Rep. Romero Quimbo, however, came to Aquino's defense, saying the president is entitled to his own opinion on a branch of government that has been considered "infallible" for years.
"Kalayaan ng isang pangulo na i-criticize ang isa pang branch ng gobyerno. Senyales lamang ito ng isang healthy democracy," he said at a separate press briefing.
He said Corona and the Supreme Court should not be "onion-skinned" whenever they are being criticized.
"Hindi dapat tingnan ito bilang pagbatikos na walang basehan. Hindi pwedeng bawat branch na binabatikos ay balat-sibuyas. Malaya lahat na magpahayag ng opinyon," Quimbo said.
At a press briefing on Monday shortly after Aquino criticized Corona, Marquez said that while it is the prerogative of the president to speak his mind, "we find it disturbing to be delivered during the first National Criminal Justice Summit, organized by no less than the Supreme Court." — KBK, GMA News
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/240694/news/nation/bernas-likens-pnoy-to-fidel-castro-for-criticizing-corona
I was wondering kung may nagbabasa ng mga pino-post ko dito....
sana meron at ng malinawan.. hahahaha...
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Noynoy cannot have it both ways
TO THE QUICK By Jerry Tundag (The Freeman) Updated December 09, 2011 12:00
In the general elections of 2010, Noynoy Aquino garnered 15,208,678 votes to win the presidency. His closest rival, former president Joseph Estrada, got only 9,487,837. A far third was senator Manny Villar with 5,573,835.
There were six other candidates voted upon by Filipinos, seven if we include Vitaliano Acosta who eventually got disqualified. The next three placers were Gilbert Teodoro — 4,095,839; Eddie Villanueva — 1,125,878; and Richard Gordon — 501,727.
The final three were Nicanor Perlas — 54,578; Jamby Madrigal — 46,489; and JC Reyes — 44,244. Just for the record, since there were people who actually voted for the disqualified Acosta, he got 181,985 which, interestingly, was more than either Perlas, Madrigal or Reyes.
The point in my recalling the "scores" in the last election is to drive home the point that while Aquino clearly won the presidency, there were actually more people who did not vote for him but voted for other candidates.
Compared to the 15,208,678 people who voted for Aquino, the number of Filipinos who did not vote for him reached 20,930,424. And if we include the 181,985 invalidated votes for Acosta, the number of Filipinos who did not see Aquino fit for president would reach 21,112,409.
Very clearly, by sheer weight of numbers, Aquino is not the choice for president of the majority of Filipinos. At 42.08 percent of the vote, he is a minority president. To keep invoking the name of the people in everything he does is therefore a hollow and erroneous claim.
Fortunately for Aquino, the electoral process does not work that way. Our elections declare as winner the candidate with the most number of votes compared to his individual rivals. Even more fortunately, those who didn't vote for him respect the process and abide by the result.
This should therefore serve as a warning to Aquino not to rock the boat so much because the far greater number of Filipinos who did not elect him president do not want to become the innocent victims of his reckless kind of leadership.
The 21,112,409 Filipinos who did not see Aquino fit to be president have been mature and decent enough to absorb defeat in silence in deference to the greater need to respect established democratic processes and institutions, as well as to unite and rally behind one leader.
But Aquino is not reciprocating the gesture of the majority. He is behaving as if he owns a mandate so overwhelming that Filipinos will just stand idly by as he dismantles the democratic institutions this country has held sacred for generations.
His continued disrespect for the Supreme Court, for instance, works against the interests of the country in more ways than one. Not only does it erode public confidence in the high court, it also sends the wrong signals to our international audience, among them potential investors.
How can foreign investors feel safe in a country whose Supreme Court keeps getting assailed by the president at every opportunity? If investors cannot expect protection for their interests from a Supreme Court hobbled by presidential dictation, they will naturally shy away.
Aquino cannot have it both ways. He cannot condemn the Supreme Court if its decisions do not favor his interests, and then praise it for its "probity" and "independence" if its decisions are something to his liking.
Aquino cannot profess to be president of a democracy if he refuses to acknowledge and respect a co-equal branch of a democratic government. Either he bows to the precepts of democracy or drop all pretenses altogether and declare himself a dictator. For he can't have it both ways.
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=756630&publicationSubCategoryId=109
ngayon lng ako nagkatime basahin to jhong..hehe..
pansin ko lng na may pinaghuhugutan talaga ang mga ginagawa/sinasabi ni PNoy na maaring personal nga..
sa kabilang banda,hindi ko sya masisisi..grabe din naman kasi ang pinagdaanan ng pamilya nila mula pa kay Marcos..syempre isa pa rin syang anak..
pero hindi ko sinasabing sang-ayon ako sa mga ginagawa nya kasi tama rin si Gloria sa sinabi nya sa interview nya with Arnold Clavio..masyado na syang nagfofocus sa pulitika, sa pagpapakulong kay sa kanya, (sa "paghihiganti" cguro) na nasasakripisyo na ang ekonomiya at iba pang aspeto ng bansa..
oo nga naman medyo matatag at paangat na ang ekonomiyang iniwan ni GMA pero unti unti na namang bumababa ang growth rate ng bansa.. :(
tingin ko ok na ang mga nagawa nya para sa pangako nyang pananagutin ang mga nagkasala pero wag naman sana nya igugol ang buong termino nya dun..kasi in the long run,ang pag-angat pa rin ng bansa ang tatatak sa isip ng mga Pilipino at hindi yung pagpapakulong kay GMA..
maaaring ngayon natutuwa na yung iba sa nakikitang sitwasyon ni Gloria pero alam naman natin ang mga Pilipino,napakadaling magpatawad..konting paawa at sori lng,makakalimutan na natin lahat kaya non sense kung pagbuhusan pa ng panahon ni PNoy ang pagpapakulong kay GMA..pagtagal sigurado kay Gloria na kakampi ang masa..hahaha..
at OO naniniwala akong totoo ang mga paratang kay GMA..pandaraya sa eleksyon at pangungurakot..no offense meant pero malakas ang paniniwala ko jan pero gayunpaman..ok na yun!..tama na..let's move on,ang mahalaga tapos na,di na sya ang presidente..wala na magagawa eh,nangyari na,nakurakot na ang pera at maaaring nagastos na..di na mababalik yun kaya sana dun nlng sa pagasenso ng Pilipinas magfocus c PNoy..
^well... ako naman.. natuwa ako ng makita kong naka-ngiti si gma... kailangan niyang lumaban! at patunayan na hindi totoo ang paratang sa kanya! masyado na siyang hinusgahan.. please lang wag natin siyang ikumpara kay ERAP.. si ERAP convicted iyon! si gma, wala pa ni isang kaso ang napatunayang guilty siya.
Pnoy's Misguided Motivations on ANC's TEDitorial.
Please Watch:
http://masterfuldeceit.blogspot.com/2011/12/teddy-locsin-on-aquinos-motivations.html
Timeline of Deception
NOV 22 2011 The Supreme Court orders the distribution of 4,915.7466 hectares of Hacienda Luisita, the sugar estate owned by the relatives of President Benigno Aquino III. The case had slept for 5 years in the SC. But only after 18 months after Corona assumed office, Luisita was no more.
NOV 24 2011 The Cojuangco clan meets in Makati to discuss their loss. They complain to the President that they've managed to keep the Hacienda through several administrations only to lose it during the term of one of their own.
DEC 1 2011 In a speech before the Makati Business Club, the President accuses the Supreme Court of being confusing and partisan.
DEC 5 2011 The President criticized Chief Justice Renato Corona and the entire Supreme Court in front of other justices, lawmakers and other stakeholders in the criminal justice system during the first National Criminal Justice Summit. He accuses the SC of being a stumbling block to his plans and renews his tirade against Corona's appointment.
DEC 5 2011 During the Liberal Party Fellowship and Christmas Party, the President instructs his partymates to fast track the long pending impeachment of Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo. It had been on the shelf for the past year but all it took was a word and a "promise" from the President.
DEC 7 2011 As ordered from the top, the House of Representatives' committee on justice voted to declare the complaint against Justice del Castillo sufficient in substance. From last year's 11-10 vote on sufficiency in form, the President's men pulled through this time with a 40-7 vote.
DEC 10 2011 Pnoy meets leaders of groups allied wth the majority in the Palace and orders them to proceed with drafting the articles of impeachment against Chief Justice Corona. It will have the signature of at least one-third of the legislators and will immediately be transmitted to the Senate
Dec 11 2011 His allies meets in the house of Rep Neptali Gonzales II to draft the articles of impeachment against Corona. Gonzales spearheads this move to buy some leniency for a close friend, former COMELEC Chair Benjamin Abalos.
TODAY The son of a hero and a revered president systematically destroys the democratic institutions of the Philippines to create a government he alone controls. The irony is dumbfounding. His deceit will unravel itself. Know the truth.
hmm.. sa pamahalaan natin.. sabi eh 3 ang section na ito na pantay-pantay.. kaso nag2long ang 2 section para ibagsak ung 1 section.. Is Pinoy planning to have all the power in the Philippines eventually? Same like the Marcos dictatorship?
Quote from: marvinofthefaintsmile on December 14, 2011, 04:23:48 PM
hmm.. sa pamahalaan natin.. sabi eh 3 ang section na ito na pantay-pantay.. kaso nag2long ang 2 section para ibagsak ung 1 section.. Is Pinoy planning to have all the power in the Philippines eventually? Same like the Marcos dictatorship?
ano pa nga ba? he wants to control everything!
naisip ko lang kung pano nagamit ang taxes natin..
Erap: MRT
GMA: RORO
PNoy: redicule politicians
^Grabeh, wala ng ginawang matino ang ating presidente. Imbes na paunlarin ang bansa eh nang-aaway nalang ng mga politicians.. Para ano? Para gumanda nmae nya sa madlang people. Yung mga illegal settlers sa quezon ave? Pinapa-alis na yun pero pinigilan nya kase papanget ang name nya sa madlang people.. PNoy do your real job and stop wasting our money. Meron kpang nalalamang "Kayo ang boss ko!" at "Tuwid na landas".
I'm liking what is happening to our govt right now......isa isa na talaga inaalis ang mga dumi sa gobyerno and that's what I'm waiting for, for years ngayon lang nagkaroon ng paglilinis sa gobyerno.
Aquino in PSG party amid 'Sendong' disaster
Matuwid na daan... tsk! tsk!
at siyempre... to the rescue ang kanyang mga sis... lol!
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/aquino-in-psg-party-amid--sendong--disaster.html
Which is worse? Gloria's ALLEGED corruption? Or PNoy's EVIDENT incompetence?
Bakit parang hindi tayo handa kapag dumarating ang matinding kalamidad.
Ahhh, binasura pala ni Noynoy ang pondo para sa disaster preparation! Good job, Pnoy!
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Aquino vetoes disaster preparation in P5B calamity fund
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
MANILA -- Kabataan party-list Representative Raymond Palatino scored President Benigno Aquino III's decision to veto the disaster preparation in the P5-billion calamity fund for this year saying the calamity brought by Typhoons "Pedring" and "Quiel" were "man-made disasters".
In his veto message on the 2011 national budget, Aquino said that the P5-billion calamity fund should be mainly used by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) for "actual calamities" and not for "preparation of relocation sites/facilities, and training personnel engaged in direct disaster."
Although the President's veto message also states that pre-disaster activities are embedded in the services of various agencies like the Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Social Welfare and Development, and the Department of National Defense, Palatino said that "government efforts leave much room for improvement."
"While damages caused by typhoons are inevitable, we can definitely reduce them through disaster preparedness. As more typhoons are expected to hit the Philippines in the following days, the President should strengthen pre-disaster activities to substantially reduce the devastating effects of typhoons and other calamities," Palatino said.
For 2012, the President will be allocating P7.5 billion for calamity fund and P14.2 billion for disaster risk reduction and management.
On Wednesday, Aquino visited several towns in Tarlac, Pampanga and Bulacan, which were heavily flooded by recent typhoons. (Kathrina Alvarez/Sunnex)
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2011/10/05/aquino-vetoes-disaster-preparation-p5b-calamity-fund-183311
Their defense of PNoy's partying:
Lacierda: few minutes
Quezon: 30 minutes
Coloma: 2 hours
Kris: entire night but was constantly on the phone
Then there's report that he won't visit the disaster-hit areas until after Christmas on 27th, which was later corrected saying that it was an error, which should have read 20th. But then I haven't heard any report today that he has gone already.
Valte: "The President does not want to immediately visit the typhoon-struck areas because he does not want to become the focus or the center of attraction when he visits."
Wow oh wow.
He needed to veto the calamity fund. Remember how Corona was impeached in the Congress within hours? Connect the dots. Hint: oink oink!
Quote from: carpediem on December 20, 2011, 09:53:25 PM
Their defense of PNoy's partying:
Lacierda: few minutes
Quezon: 30 minutes
Coloma: 2 hours
Kris: entire night but was constantly on the phone
Then there's report that he won't visit the disaster-hit areas until after Christmas on 27th, which was later corrected saying that it was an error, which should have read 20th. But then I haven't heard any report today that he has gone already.
Valte: "The President does not want to immediately visit the typhoon-struck areas because he does not want to become the focus or the center of attraction when he visits."
Wow oh wow.
He needed to veto the calamity fund. Remember how Corona was impeached in the Congress within hours? Connect the dots. Hint: oink oink!
kailangan pa bang i-memorize yan? lol!
MUST READ!
finally.. isa sa mga taga-suporta ni Penoy, nagising na...
i remember atty. Rita Linda Jimeno, when i was still in College... i did an interview with her for a school project... wala lang.. nai-share lang.
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Mind conditioning
by Rita Linda V. Jimeno
I was among the millions of Filipinos who voted to install Benigno Aquino III as president of the Republic. It seemed the wisest decision to make after experiencing more than nine years of being under a president whose term was peppered with charges of graft and corruption. I have also been among the millions supporting President Aquino's fight against corruption. My articles in this column prove this. I was also among those who had vocally taken a position against the former President's appointment of the next Chief Justice after then Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno retired. I said then that with the election ban on appointments, then President, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, should have left the appointment of the next Chief Justice to the incoming President, Benigno Aquino III.
Like the millions who believed in the sincerity and good heart of PNoy I, too, trusted him to be a unifying and exemplary leader. What I did not count on was seeing the president I voted into office turn into some sort of a high school bully who uses his popularity to condition people's minds.
First, his administration designed ways to impose controls on the fiscal autonomy of the Judiciary despite the clear constitutional mandate that the Judiciary shall enjoy fiscal autonomy and that its budget, upon approval by the Legislature, must be automatically and regularly released. The Department of Budget and Management creatively went around the Constitution by designing a system which would require the Judiciary to request and explain the release of judicial funds that pertain to unfilled posts of judges. This would, of course, violate the fiscal autonomy of the Judiciary as it now has to beg for the release of funds belonging to it from the executive branch of government. The repercussion which the Constitution seeks to avoid has effectively been put into place. Now, the Judiciary has to beg for its own funds from the executive branch, making it subservient and beholden to the Executive. The Judiciary has effectively lost its independence.
Next, the President himself has taken to disparaging the Chief Justice in public for decisions rendered by the Supreme Court. Of course, this is in violation of the constitutional doctrine of separation of powers and the co-equal nature of powers among the three branches of government.
Then, the Chief Justice was impeached in the Liberal Party-dominated House of Representatives, blitzkrieg style, shocking every one with the speed by which it was carried out. Before the Chief Justice could catch his breath, President Benigno Aquino III held a caucus with his party-mates the very next day to thank them for the successful impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona.
While the Palace initially denied any hand in the impeachment, the reality surfaced soon after the process was successfully carried out by 188 representatives of the House. Several of those who signed admitted doing so even without having been given the chance to read the complaint. Those who did not sign were mysteriously divested of their chairmanship or membership in committees.
While legal minds agree that the impeachment's constitutionality cannot be questioned as more than the needed 1/3 vote was reached, what made the whole process revolting was the 'how' more than the 'why'. Looking back at the way President Aquino publicly lambasted and humiliated the Chief Justice in a public forum, as though the Chief Magistrate were his underling; accusing him of being loyal to former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, one realizes that the President had actually engaged in mind-conditioning. The President's speech turned out to be the herald of the fast-paced events that followed; a mind-conditioning technique to prepare the nation to hate the person that was to be impeached.
What disappoints me most about the President I idealized is that he has chosen to be the dividing force among the citizenry rather than act as the unifying head of a nation that needs to be healed. He has chosen to personally spawn hate and distrust for the magistrates of the Supreme Court appointed by the former President. I do not dispute that it is the right of the Legislature to impeach impeachable officers because the Constitution gives it this right as a means of checks and balances and to correct abuses. The President should not have dipped his fingers into this task if only to show that he respects the Constitution.
The result: The public is now divided. Those who unthinkingly support whatever the President does, do not mind, and in fact even laud, the President's bullying of the Chief Justice and the Supreme Court. But those who know the Constitution are pained at the spectacle of a popular president sowing distrust and disdain for the Chief Justice and the majority of the members of the Supreme Court because the consequences of this immature bullying are far-reaching. Subliminally, it sends the message to the public not to trust the judicial system. As I mentioned in an earlier article, this could result in people taking the law into their own hands—anarchy.
What I find alarming still is that there appears to be a pattern of conditioning people's minds. Now that Chief Justice Corona has been impeached and trial at the Senate is forthcoming, the Palace, through its spokespersons, has been releasing purported survey results showing that a majority of Filipinos prefer Corona to resign. Anti-Arroyo groups have been calling for the Chief Justice to resign, too. But as any other citizen, the Chief Justice has the right to clear his name through the impeachment trial. To pressure him into resigning is not fair. It also suggests that, perhaps, the House of Representatives is not confident that it can get a conviction at the Senate.
The impeachment trial must be allowed to take its course. The people deserve to see their institutions at work and to know the truth. Bullying and conditioning of people's minds must stop or this nation will find itself always at the mercy of popular and powerful executives.
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problema din kay pnoy... lagi nyang dala dala ang nakaraan... to the point na di sya makausad .... laging may revenge at paghahanap ng pagkakamali... plus yung personal vendetta nya...
I'm sick of PNoys tuwid na daan papuntang diktaturya.
Hanep... may bagong prospect na naman si Kris para kay PNOY! lol!
http://mb.com.ph/articles/348698/kris-aquino-pairing-pnoy-with-thai-pm-ang-kapal-naman-ng-mukha-kong-magreto
ANOTHER TWISTED REPORTING TO ENHANCE THE STUDENT COUNCIL'S IMAGE TIMED IN WITH THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL to promote a sense of positive improvement, when actually if one will not stop at the headline, one will discover that there's no improvement at all. The improvement being highlighted is in the perception of being poor from September of this year compared to December (who feels poor during Christmastime, anyway?)
What the report failed to highlight, facts the student council can't escape are:
1. The result was just two points above the all-time low of 43% that has been hit
twice -- in March 1987 and March 2010 (GMA's time, explanation mine)) -- in
the nearly 30 years the pollster has been conducting the self-rated poverty count.
2. The survey also found that 36% (estimated 7.2 million) consider themselves as
poor in terms of food, five points down from 41% (estimated 8.2 million) in
September and marking the third time that this level -- FIVE POINTS HIGHER THAN MARCH 2010's RECORD LOW OF 31% (highlighted by me) - was hit in the last six quarters.
3. The December poverty result -- the lowest so far under Benigno S. C. Aquino
III's presidency - put the 2011 average at 49%, up a point from last year.
The food-poor count average, meanwhile, was 38%, two points higher
compared to 2010.
IN OTHER WORDS, COMPARED TO PGMA'S TIME, THERE WAS NO IMPROVEMENT AT ALL. ANG DAYA!
The passing of an age
FROM A DISTANCE By Carmen N. Pedrosa (The Philippine Star) Updated February 04, 2012 12:00 AM
I may be stretching the point but the end of Edwardian aristocracy bears resemblance to what is happening in the Philippines today. It may not be as dramatic but our version of the passing of an age may be tied up with what happens to Hacienda Luisita. The time when neat lines separating the few rich from the teeming, impoverished masses may be coming to an end. Slowly, imperceptibly at times, but inevitable.
I am one of those intrigued that the story of Edwardian aristocracy in Downton Abbey on the life and foibles of those who lived in a bygone era before the First World War has provoked a debate in newspapers and magazines in Britain and the US.
Historian A. N. Wilson says such stories glorify "an ordering of society that was hateful in real life." He suggests that a story about the real life experience of Edwardian servants might have been more interesting. He is not merely criticizing Downton Abbey, a smashing box office success but all other "nostalgic films" that depict those good old days as better do a disservice to the people of Britain.
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We have our own Downton Abbey here. Hacienda Luisita has also its upstairs downstairs with the owners — the Cojuangco family upstairs — and the thousands of peasant farmers who till the land as downstairs. There was a time that there could be nothing wrong with one family owning Hacienda Luisita with its thousands of hectares. The relations between the landowner and the dispossessed farmers were regarded as benign and nothing to complain about.
Indeed, this was where the late Senator Benigno Aquino tried to put together a system that he hoped would allow an amicable relationship between the Cojuangco family and the peasant farmers — a place where all could be happy. For these efforts he was accused of being sympathetic to "communists". It made him anathema to those who would not brook any association with the "kasama" that recognized their rights. His theory was that if the farmers were treated well there would be no reason for them to press for independence or ownership of the land.
Alas, this may no longer be true. From Marcos to Macapagal-Arroyo, Hacienda Luisita's case could not gain traction in the courts. We need to revisit the history of how Hacienda Luisita came to be owned by Cojuangcos through the connections of a son-in law and how it has been stuck since then. The stock option solution offered by Cory was yet another attempt to stay the issue of land reform. It did not work because like Edwardian aristocracy, the age of cacique privilege was coming to an end.
Cory who was expected to do more for Hacienda Luisita's farmers did the opposite. When protesters insisted on their rights they were shot to death and her son, the present president, was allegedly in charge of the hacienda's security at the time. It was something yet to be.
With another Cojuangco as president the issue has made a quantum leap. It is not obvious yet but if it is an end, it is also a beginning. It is now at last seen as the key to moving this country forward with a Supreme Court decision trashing the stock distribution option as an evasion of justice. Instead the Corona-led court decided unanimously 14-0 last November to return to the more than 6,000 farmers the land they had tilled for ages. The government proviso for the Cojuangcos to acquire the land is that it should be eventually returned to the farmers in ten years. The ten years have come and gone but the contract remained unresolved administration after administration.
Why did it take so long to recognize the farmers' rights and to realize that land reform with Hacienda Luisita as its flag would give the economic impetus needed by the country? From hereon it stopped being merely a leftist cause but one that belonged to everyone.
It may be ironic but the more P-Noy pushes for a decision to favor his family's interest, the more the farmers will gain sympathy from a wide range of thinking Filipinos. And the alleged "leftists" who surround him will not shield him. The MR filed by the owners of Hacienda Luisita seeks P5 billion compensation if they are forced to return the land to the farmers.
Hacienda Luisita has become the symbol of the passing of an age of feudalism in the Philippines. It became a mainstream concern because it was tied up with the impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona no matter how much P-Noy denies it.
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It is good that the farmers' union Ambala (Alyansa ng mga Manggagawang Bukid sa Asyenda Luisita) has said it like it is — a race between the Supreme Court's Hacienda Luisita decision to be final and executory in favor of the farmers and the impeachment of CJ Renato Corona. In its comment to the Supreme Court, Ambala said the appeal of Hacienda Luisita was intended to buy time. If Chief Justice Renato Corona is successfully impeached the farmers will face another setback.
"Clearly, the petitioner-movant is merely vying for time. It is waiting and hoping for some miracle to happen," the comment said.
It is obvious that there are two battlegrounds. The Supreme Court is the battleground for Hacienda Luisita and the Senate is about impeaching the Chief Justice. President Aquino may have overlooked that as far as the Hacienda Luisita case is concerned the justices have all the aces. All they need to do is make the 22 November 2011 resolution final and executory.
Will they have the courage of conviction to confirm their unanimous November decision to at last distribute the land to the farmers?
What can you say about the current issue with PNoy, the issue of dating with Grace lee?
P-noy, matinik sa mga chicks.
Bakit ba sensationalized palagi ang lovelife niya?
He is the first bachelor president?
Quote from: geo on March 07, 2012, 01:29:24 PM
He is the first bachelor president?
yes, he is the first in the Philippines. Maswerte mapapangasawa niya kung presidente pa siya pero pag hinde na ewan ko na lang kung maswerte pa din ;D
PARANG PARE PAREHAS LANG NAMN ANG PRESIDENTE SINASABI NILANG UMAANGAT ANG BANSANG PILIPINAS PERO DI NAMN RAMDAM
mararamdaman yan pag konti lang ang populasyon ng bansa ;D
Quote from: Isamu on April 03, 2012, 08:31:43 AM
PARANG PARE PAREHAS LANG NAMN ANG PRESIDENTE SINASABI NILANG UMAANGAT ANG BANSANG PILIPINAS PERO DI NAMN RAMDAM
tama wala namang aamin talaga e... sana lang meron talagang may genuine ang takot sa Diyos... tsk si Pacman kaya... hehe
oo nga no, what if si Pacman ang tumakbong next President? ;D