Gloria Forever, part 2
Sources within the House majority tell me that Rep. Luis Villafuerte has circulated a resolution in the Lower House to convene Congress into a constituent assembly to revise the 1987 Constitution. One source says as of Thursday night (20 November) more than 170 congressmen have signed the resolution. I spoke to a majority congressman who admits he signed it.
My sources also tell me that it is Reps. Martin Romualdez and Mikey Arroyo who have been soliciting signatures for the Villafuerte resolution.
Another source tells me (and I have not confirmed this) that five senators have signed on, namely senate president Juan Ponce Enrile, Gregorio Honasan, Lito Lapid, Bong Revilla, and Miguel Zubiri. This was one day after Zubiri announced on ANC that he would NOT support a resolution to convene congress into a constituent assembly.
If the combined members of the House and Senate total more than the two thirds majority needed to form a constituent assembly, they will introduce major changes to the constitution that will include a mechanism to allow Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to remain in power in one form or another, beyond 2010. Of course some senators and maybe even a few congressmen will question the legality of the Constituent Assembly arguing that you need a three fourths majority of the House and the Senate separately. The case will be thrown to the Supreme Court, who the palace expects to rule in their favor. Once this is done the new constitution will be put to a plebiscite to be administered by the Comelec. This is for all intents and purposes the same Comelec that did such a wonderful job in managing the last two national elections.
If passed, as the scenario goes, we can have Arroyo in office indefinitely.
November 21st, 2008 12:48
hay naku ricky,
i’d rather have gma anytime than erap. ano ba claim to fame nya? maganak ng maganak? he even prodded fpj to run kaya ayun natigok ang mama. kawawa si swannie roces. yan kasi ang sinasabi ko sa opposition, just to earn pogi points, didikit kay erap to get some sympathy from the massess kuno eh gus abelgash itong mga masa maka erap ba talaga? majority of pinoys should not be underestimated. they are a thinking society.
mahiyain nga lang. pero between gma and erap, id go for gma anytime. in fairness sa ale, masipag. yan powerful, kahit anong bira hindi natitinag, eh si erap parang asong bahag ang buntut na tumakbo outside malacanang nung 2001 edsa dos. yan ba ang lalake? yan ba ang may paninindigan?
give it to ate glo, she deserves to be called president because she will fight it with tooth and nail yung position niya. that to me is the essence of a leader. gma has with her the characters of great and strong leaders like alexander the great, attila, thatcher of britain, genghis khan, etc, etc.
may utak si gma, hindi tayo mapapahiya sa outsiders. like her style of governance. bulok ang opposition dahil kanya kanyang agenda yang mga yan save for a few na talagang totoo pero at the end of the day its a numbers game kahit ngumawa pa si swannie sa edsa, numbers game pa din yan. the silent majority likes gma because matino siyang babae. unlike erap na binaboy ang pilipina dahil inanakan niya sila. tignan mo naman ang mga kasama ni erap, puro losers. yuck!
November 21st, 2008 14:06
[...] Assembly resolution is 167. For the record, RG Cruz saw it coming and warned the public about it. Ricky Carandang puts together his House and Senate sources and describes the lay of the land: Sources within the [...]
November 21st, 2008 14:32
Sandali na lang Larry, you’ll get your wish.
November 21st, 2008 16:24
she’s tired
November 21st, 2008 16:50
apac,
I heard that too. I was told by someone inside that palace advisers were divided on the idea of extending her term. According to two sources, some had advised her to just finish her term and make sure her succesor wouldn’t cause trouble for her after she stepped down, but other advisers said they had little to lose (and much to gain) by giving it one more try. Looks like the one-more-try crowd won the argument.
November 21st, 2008 17:20
“There are no tyrants where there are no slaves.”
– José Rizal, El Filibusterismo
November 21st, 2008 17:24
Ricky (uncle)
Hubris: overweening pride, self-confidence, superciliousness, or arrogance, often resulting in fatal retribution!
EQ
November 21st, 2008 22:46
Hi Ricky,
I don’t know why I’m sadden after hearing from your show The Big Picture, that Rep. Villafuerte filed a resolution to ammend the constitution and from what I understood that they need 2/3 of signatures from the members of the congress to pass this resolution in which I believe they can manage to collect that 197 signatures based from GMA’s capacity to manipulate our country even the highest office in our land.I’m not sure with the complete process after passing this resolution to the congress.
What I’m worried for is the effect of this in our country, what the effect of this in the future generation, what the effect of this in my children.
On the other hand, what if the main purpose of this Rep. Villafuerte’s resolution is to divert the attention of the people from the filed impeachment case against GMA.
But one thing is clear to me that at the end of the day, I will be stock working overseas seperated from my family for how long I don’t know.
November 22nd, 2008 01:27
Larry,
if gma is really working bakit hindi namin maramdaman kung ano ang ginagawa niya? ang sinabi niyang pagkain sa bawat mesa noong 2002 hanggang ngayon iyon pa rin ang sinasabi niya na pagkain sa bawat mesa.
Sa slogan ni gloria na ramdam ang kaunlaran, labanan ang kahirapan. Kung ramdam mo ang kaunlaran dapat wala kang kahirapang lalabanan. kaya nga sinabing kaunlaran dahil walang naghihirap. hindi ba tayo nagiisip at patuloy tayong nagpapaloko sa mga salita ng isang sinungaling? Pilipinas umasenso ka… sana….
November 22nd, 2008 01:41
sa aking pananaw ang pamahalaan ng Pilipinas ang pinaka-organize na kidnap for ransom organzation sa mundo. Nakidnap ng pamahalaang Arroyo ang mga pamilya ng mga OFW kaya puwersado silang magpadala ng ransom buwan buwan para sa kaligtasan ng kanilang mga pamilya na nasa pilipinas kasi pag hindi sila ngpadala ng ransom mamamatay ang kanilang pamilya na nasa pagkakalinga ng pamahalaan. napakasakit mang isipin pero ito ang totoo. nakatali ang kamay ng mga OFW kung hindi ang mag-remit ng kanilang kita sa pilipinas habang walang habas naman kung gastusin ng mga nasa pamahalaan ang perang ipinapasok ng mga OFW, tingnan na lang natin ang walang habas na paglalakbay abroad ng mga opisyal ng mga nasa pamahalaan na hindi naman nakakatulong sa bansa ang kanilang pag-aabroad. mukhang mas malaki pa ang perang inilalabas na pera ng mga nagsisipag-abroad na mga government official kaysa sa ipinapasok ng mga OFW. Kawawang mga bayani daw na OFW, hiwalay na sila sa kanilang mga mahal sa buhay habang nagpapasarap naman sa paglalakbay ang mga government opisyal. magpapatuloy ang lahat ng ito sa patuloy na panunungkulan ni gma. Kawawang Pilipino, saan ka kaya pupulutin sa hinaharap?
November 22nd, 2008 04:33
Hi Ricky,
Would you give me The Big Picture schedule in LA (day & time). I tried 2 Thursdays (9:00 pm), no luck.
Thanks.
Dan
November 22nd, 2008 09:50
maurice,
anong paramdam pa ba ang gusto mo? nagwowork ka ba? well some pinoys kasi are juan tamad prototype kaya walang manyayayri talaga. you have to realise the philippines is a young republic. dont compare the philippines to america.
ang sa akin lang between gma and erap ill vote for tita glo. pero pag may ibang opposition na umariba, ill go for them basta walang bahid unlike yung iba diyan who used their positions to further their business. tsk..tsk..tsk.. zino ziya? and yung iba naman wala talagang k tumakbo. their only claim to fame is their exposure to television and cinema in the past. ang KAKAPAL! gosh abelgash!
they don’t even know a contractionary monetary policy vs. expansionary monetary policy. their version of helping the poor is to give isang supot na bigas plus a dozen sardines and 3 lucky me. yan ba ang tinatawag na multiplier effect? i dare say that is called the PINOY PARADOX! the more stupid you are + some media exposure= voila: win ka sa election.
November 22nd, 2008 09:50
“As we sow, we reap somewhere and sometime, in this life or in a future birth. What we reap today is what we have sown either in the present or in the past.”
Can The Pidals Escape The Law Of KARMA?
November 22nd, 2008 10:18
the equalizer,
there’s no such thing as karma because tita glo and papa mike are not buddhists! ANG HIRAP Sa IBANG PINOY they dont know their religion. we tried to have feng shui, karma, etc, etc then pasko. ano ba talaga kuya? if one is truly christian, YOU SHOULD NOT BELIEVE IN KARMA. that’s not part of the dogmas of christianity. forgiveness is the essence of christianity. karma has no place in our religion.
at teka nga pala, masyado namang presumptuous ang opposition. granting na they get enough signatures in the house to have this assembly , alam ba nila that whatever changes they made will still have to be ratified by the madlang public? how sure are they that it will be ratified? granting it is ratified, so may i takbo ang lola glo natin, how sure naman the opposition that she will win kung ang basehan ay ang opposition funded surveys kuno? so please let the numbers speak for itself. i still believe that we are in a democracy and the voice of the majority should prevail and not some ponsyo pilato who thinks they have a monopoly of whats good for this country. pwede ba tigilan ako!
November 22nd, 2008 11:36
Dear Ricky,
If GMA steps down in 2010, her story would probably read more like a Thaksin Shinawatra redux. She and her whole family and their cornies will certainly face the music sooner or later. They need to be in power forever, for their own sake. Otherwise, while in exile, they will constantly be looking over their shoulder and keep on asking themselves.. “is today the day that I will go to jail?..”
The sad part is, with all the “utang na loob” that these so called shameless congress men and women and senate tors (t.y. Mr. Abalos for the pronunciation), owe the Arroyos, GMA Forever 2 is not a remoted possibility.
One thing is certain, nobody lives forever. If we can not, during our lifetime, live long enough to see that these people pay for their crimes, I’m sure generations to come will do it for us. The Arroyos will be known in history books as crooks and cheaters, along with their cohorts, Garci, Abalos, Bolante, etal. This is the legacy that they will leave to their children, down to anyone yet to be born with the Arroyo or Abalos or Garcilliano name.
Dureza’s prayer gaffe was not a Freudian slip but rather a way of testing the waters, to gauge public reaction, if you may. It was very well orchestrated. Remember GMA’s “I am sorry” puppy eyes speech? We now know where movie star Mikee Arroyo gets his acting genes from.
We like Lorelei Fajardo. She unknowingly admitted that there was indeed a scam, when she came out saying that the Palace had nothing to do with the “fertilizer scam”. She did not dispute the existence of a scam, but rather acknowledged it in a way.
Philippine politics is indeed sad, but entertaining. Nakakalungkot na nakakabugnot. How can dud like Lito Lapid (who needed an English to Tagalog, or is it Kapampangan interpreter) become a senator? Go figure..
Thank you and all the best.
Pepe Ruiz
Sitio Putol
Rosario, Pasig City
November 22nd, 2008 16:24
Ricky,
I’m curious. everyone says (at least publicly) that their reasons for changing the constitution do not include extending the president’s term. What exactly are they proposing to change? I know they all keep talking about instituting a parliamentary system, apparently on the almost religious belief that that will miraculously fix all the problems this government has. But is that it? I don’t hear any discussions about the specific amendments they want to make.
Amending the constitution is not such a bad thing. Certainly there are things that could stand changing. But it really sounds like they just want to rewrite the whole thing from scratch.
I’d really like to hear some of these cha-cha proponents describe their amendments in detail.
November 22nd, 2008 20:55
For I was hungry and ,you arrogantly said, “Even I have missed one meal in the last three months!”
I was thirsty and and you quickly put up streamers for “Patubig ni Pangulong Arroyo” project for election purposes.
I was stranger and you proudly posed with me for a “photo op” for the newspapers and then left me when the photographers went away.
I was naked and you proudly proclaimed, “Ramdam na ramdam ang kaunlaran!”
I was sick and you proudly placed in tarpaulins all over Metro Manila that you put up “11,024 Botika ng Barangay [Village Drugstore]”
I was in prison and tortured by General Palparan and his cruel cohorts and you said in the UN ,”We have no tolerance for human rights violations!”
November 22nd, 2008 22:35
Ricky,
We don’t know if this goverment has no hidden adgenda on the issue of charter change, they keep on telling that they will not extend the terms of any goverment official once this resolution (cha cha)was passed.
We the common people don’t know what they will ammend in the constitution since we can’t control them in inserting any probition in the constitution. We might be surprise that after 2010 we will see the same faces in Malacanang.
as what the 2010 prayer goes…
November 23rd, 2008 00:57
Larry:
God bless! Para sa kaalaman mo 17 years na akong OFW pero hanggang ngayon OFW pa rin ako at patuloy na nagpapadala ng ransom sa bansang Pilipinas, walang pagbabago mahirap pa rin. Ang mga OFW ayaw umuwi sa Pilipinas dahil hirap sila sa buhay… Kahit nga ang lugar na may giyera gustong puntahan ng Pinoy para lang mabuhay, nagtitiyagang makidnap sa somalia pero pag tinanong mo aalis at aalis pa rin sila ng Pilipinas dahil sa hirap sa buhay, tapos sasabihin mo nararamdaman ng bawat Pilipino ang ginagawa ng Pamahalaan? Sa tingin mo magkano ang lumalabas na pera ng bansa sa pag-aabroad ng mga government official at magkano naman ang perang naipapasok ng mga OFW na sinasabing sandalan ng ekonomiya ng bansang Pilipinas? Sa tagal ng may OFW pero kahit anong tulong walang nagawa ang pamahalaan para sa ikabubuti ng mga
OFW. Sa aking opinion dapat magkaroon ng batas sa Pilipinas na kahit tsismis pa lang na involve ang isang government official ay tanggal na agad sa puwesto at kung ang papalit ay may mga nakaraang mga kinasangkutang anomalya ay dapat tanggal din agad sa puwesto para magkaroon ng takot ang mga gustong manungkulan at hindi na magkaroon pa ng pagkakataong mangurakot dahil hindi na sila tatagal pa sa puwesto, kahit araw araw na magpalit ng pangulo ay mas maganda para sa bansa dahil sa walang sawang pagpapalit ng pangulo may makukuha din tayong matino… Nagtataka nga ako kung bakit may immunity ang pangulo sa mga kaso kaya ang mga nauupong pangulo ay nagkakalakas ng loob ng magnakaw dahil hindi sila puwedeng galawin. Anong klaseng batas ba yan na ginawang legal ang pagnanakaw sa bayan at hindi pa puwedeng kasuhan. Pilipinas umasenso ka…. sana…
November 23rd, 2008 11:20
How much did FG’s diarrhea cost the Filipino people? Don’t they have Pepto Bismol or Padrax on the plane?
Thank you.
Pepe Ruiz
Sitio Putol
Barangay Rosario
Pasig City
November 23rd, 2008 12:20
The First Glutton (FG)
Gluttony (Latin, gula)-It is considered a sin because of the excessive desire for food, or its withholding from the needy (this can also result in a moral backlash when confronted with the reality of those less fortunate)
November 24th, 2008 03:39
Did you see the footage of FG being interviwed by reporters while he was leaving his second home (St. Luke’s) yesterday. His sons were behind him, obviously very angry. Mikee was particularly foaming at the mouth and snarling at any reporter who asked the wrong question.
Alas, their time will end soon, unfortunately not soon enough.
Pepe Ruiz
Sitio Putol
Rosario, Pasig City
November 24th, 2008 15:05
sa akong tan-aw mas maayo man usabon ang mga balaod sa pilipinas kay daghan kaayo kinig bangag kalusotan labi na niining mga maayo mo baliskad sa sayop nga mahimong insakto ang sayop. Pero oyon lang ko ani kung ang current leader dili siya ang maka take advantage og dunay mahitabo usa nga ELECTION bag-o mahitabo ang tanan. Kay kini siya gahom man kini nga ihatag nato sa atong leader nga mahimong kuptan niya atong le-og. Usa ka authority nga atong ihatag niya nga pwede niya tang tuk-on. Ang akong bo-ot ipasabot nga atong kaugmaon maoy naka patad ani. so duna jud kini dakong consequences og ayaw pagto-o nga gilantaw ta aning mga dakong bakakon. busa timbang-timbangon ta kini. Kay sa panahon ra ba karon kining mga politiko ila rang kaugalingon ang gilantaw. ayaw pagto-o nga gilantaw ta aning mga dakong bakakon.
November 24th, 2008 20:45
Ricky,
My concern is very parochial. It is about Mindanao. I don’t care who resides in Malacanang, the situation here in Mindanao stagnated for so long. Save for some progress here and there, thanks mainly to IRA.
The present constitution places too much or the counties resources in Luzon, specifically Metro Manila. This is the reason why we in Mindanao want to federate. And if this cha-cha move will lead us there, I would support it anytime.
When Ramos tried to ammend the constitution, some people manipulated the move, saying he is just doing it so he could stay in power forever. When GMA tried it, they shouted thesame argument.
Are we going to have this kind of GOVERNMENT FOREVER. It is better to try and fail, than to be chained to this system till eternity.
November 24th, 2008 22:24
Luvin,
Has Mindanao improved over the last 7 years? I don’t know if its the constitution or the lack of concern by Manila centric politicans that has kept Mindanao from developing. Maybe its also the quality of the politicans there.
I support more resources for Mindanao and I’m open to more autonomy.
I don’t think chanigng the system to allow Arroyo to rule beyonfd 2010 will necessarily make things better there.
November 24th, 2008 23:04
Gloria must be ousted BEFORE 2010. Danger lurks.
November 25th, 2008 00:16
For God’s sake, did the president already lose her delicadeza? the people of this country already lose their hopes of a better future, young professionals are on exodus because, they too have lose their hopes in making their lives better. Corrupt officials, insensitive so-called leaders of the land have drained all the remaining hope of our people. Maawa naman sana ang ating mga congressmen sa ating mga kababayan… Let the true voice of their constituents be heard… Ang nangyayari pulos pansariling interest na lng ang iniisip nitong mga congressmen na to. At kay GMA, Madam, maawa naman po kyo sa bansa natin!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 25th, 2008 04:03
Luvin,
you have your governors and mayors to address some of your concern. the system of our government has nothing to do with it.. it is our character as a people that holds us down.
November 25th, 2008 05:56
Ricky, i believed government and private business are two different things. What i saw and heared Cong. de Venecia said last night was you can not be involved in corruption in dealing with Chinese govt. because they will put you to firing squad.
NBN-ZTE is a private venture so there was the corruption as alleged.
November 25th, 2008 21:58
Ricky and Larry,
Yes the Manila centric politicians have manythings to do with it, and it is them who drafted that constitution.
Even a simple change like the sharing of the tax collected from the present which is only about 20 percent of the total tax collection to say 50 percent or 60 percent would be enough. Another thing, is for business establihments should pay their taxes where they are doing business. PNOC in Kidapawan, Cotabato for example should pay their taxes their. In Iligan for example, there are so many big industries there but they pay taxes somewhere in metro Manila.
Even that kind of changes that would certainly empower the local governments would be enough for the being.
At least our local leaders, the mayors and governors have more resources to manipulate. It may even result to more corruption, but a localize one, which may mean more money circulating within the locality.
Mindanao has improve dramitically since the realization of local government code. And the last seven years during the arroyo admin is not different, there has been constant improvement in some parts of Mindanao. But more could still be done if it is given greater chance.
To site a few. Tagum City in Davao. Malaybalay City in Bukidnon, Cotabato Province, Koronadal City and Gen Santos city. The Iligan-Cagayan zone. If you would visit these places, the robust growth would amaze you.
The sentiments you have there is totally different from our sentiments here.
November 25th, 2008 23:30
I have yet to see a member of congress, a representative of a certain district, so to speak, express the real sentiments of his/her constituents about this issue.
If you claim to represent us, at least pretend that you are doing so. Isn’t this why you are in Congress in the first place? to represent us? It is obvious whose interest you choose to represent. Remember us?… hey… over here.. (we’re waiving our hands)….we’re over here…
Furthermore, if the palace has nothing to do with trying to extend GMA’s term, why is her sons and her closest lackeys leading that same effort?
Please, for the sake of our children and their children - stop insulting our intelligence. We may be born at night - but not last night.
God help us all.
November 26th, 2008 09:52
We are told that the stagnation in our country’s economic progress results directly from political deadlock, because the Senate always blocks vital legislation. Proponents of the unicameral parliamentary system would have us believe that their proposed change of constitution is all that is needed to solve the country’s woes, providing an instant panacea for the many ills afflicting our nation; and the quicker we do it the better. 150 members of the House of Representatives apparently now support Charter Change, and claim to have already canvassed the views of their constituents in the provinces. Yet this matter has never been properly considered and debated in the provinces and therefore most people remain largely uninformed on this important subject. Malacanang and their supporters in Congress want to railroad this change of constitution, because they know that it will perpetuate their monopolistic hold on power. But let us at least consider the relative merits of presidential versus parliamentary and unicameral versus bicameral, setting aside for a moment partisan and other vested interests.
Of the 191 nations of the world, 96 are presidential and 95 are parliamentary. Of the top 10 economies of the world, the USA, China, Russia and France all have presidential systems, whereas Japan, Germany, Britain, Italy, Canada and India are all parliamentary democracies. It is clear that both presidential and parliamentary systems can be made to work equally successfully.
One hundred and twenty nine countries have one legislative body and 62 have bicameral legislatures. All the larger countries with populations in excess of 60 million have adopted bicameral legislatures with the exception of China and Vietnam, both socialist republics, Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Turkey. Of the top 10 economies of the world, only China is unicameral because it is a communist state. The USA, Japan, Germany, Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Canada and India are all bicameral.
Nine of the 10 most successful countries in the world have bicameral legislatures. Do we want to copy their example and make our bicameral system work properly, or do we really want to emulate Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Turkey? Our constitution is modelled on the USA, the most successful country in the world. If the Americans can make a bicameral system work, surely so can we.
It would simplify matters and reduce the cost of elections if two Senators were chosen by the electorate of each region to represent them in the Senate. Representation in the House should be proportional to each province’s population.
Change is needed, but not necessarily the radical constitutional amendments advocated by our politicians. In our case, it is not the system that is wrong so much as the people who are supposed to implement it. It won’t make any difference if we amend the constitution if the same people remain in office.
We first need to overhaul completely the electoral system, to eradicate corruption, cheating, vote buying and selling. We must convert to a fully automatic computer based system so that votes can be counted quickly. It only takes two days in India. Having remedied the electoral system, we need a clean election in 2010. Anyone caught cheating in the election by offering financial bribes or other inducements at whatever level should be automatically disbarred from running for public office for life.
Why are we in such a hurry? The amendment of our constitution is of fundamental importance for future generations of Filipinos. We have the opportunity to put things right so that the country can move forward and prosper. Every aspect of this matter needs to be thoroughly considered and properly debated. We want the people to know exactly what they are voting for in the Plebiscite and this will take time. Congressmen have a duty to represent the views of the majority of their constituents in the House of Representatives. It is not sufficient for them merely to garner the opinions of the governors and mayors, who support their political views.
November 26th, 2008 09:55
“Malacanang will stop any move to extend the terms of any goverment official elect” I heared this statement from Mr. Golez
“I will not run for 2004 presidential election” I heared this statement from Mrs. Arroyo (pls correct me if Im wrong)
I hope this two statement are not relevant in meaning…..
November 26th, 2008 11:31
“they don’t even know a contractionary monetary policy vs. expansionary monetary policy. their version of helping the poor is to give isang supot na bigas plus a dozen sardines and 3 lucky me. yan ba ang tinatawag na multiplier effect? i dare say that is called the PINOY PARADOX! the more stupid you are + some media exposure= voila: win ka sa election.” Truly stupid statement..
Who ever defined the present political issues in the framework of an Erap versus GMA battle.
The issue is the same old stranglehold of family interests that hold this country in a stranglehold. The issue is an almost lack of the sense of community and thus nationhood.
How can one talk of demand side based economic management using monetary policy when the supply side is carabao based. The basic problem of the country still happens to be supply side based - the lack of productive capacity and underproduction…market formation still the present and ongoing problem on the supply side.
Even GMA does not know that. Because in Assumption you are only taught to memorize.
The battle for political supremacy in the Philippines is about protecting and furthering family interests…
The U.S. government has already turned to socialism to protect the interest of the nation state. Here the state is still being used to protect family interests and thus the struggle for the power over the state is only concerned with that.
JDV, Big Mike, GMA, Enrile,Erap and the rest of the bunch are all the same.
Let us see if Big Mike and GMA can get away with this…
November 26th, 2008 12:43
GMA has never got elected from presidency. First, she happened to be the vice president when erap was ousted., second, her victory on the last election was because of the massive cheating and election fraud. And now, these congressmen want to extend her term? C’mon, people are tired of her… maybe 8 out of 10 filipinos will not feel comfortable or proud when asked who their president now is. And worst 2 out of the 10 filipinos who liked her is her allies in congress…
November 26th, 2008 13:05
Ricky,
The house resolution just justified that indeed Dureza had a slip of the tongue with his infamous prayer…”to bless her with forebearance to lead the nation till 2010 and perhaps hu knows even beyond” Maybe he was to excited because the numbers approving the house resolution is growing. How sad!
Just a thought..they could even use the financial crisis as a reason to stop the “political bickering” (goria’s chosen word!)
And how dare those congressman (Rep. Garcia) compare Gloria to Jesus Christ?!
November 26th, 2008 13:26
and by the way what ever that Mindanao survey says that people from my place believe Gloria cheated during the 2004 elections…Well its definitely true. People from Manila may not realize how massive the cheating here was…even the fishes and the dead voted! Everyone here knows how THEY tried to maneuver the 2004 elections to their advantage.
They,themselves make it bloody so that Media may focus on the peace and order situation so that ballots may be changed with pre-signed ballots. In some places in Mindanao, election is over even before May 11! And money overflows here in Mindanao every election period! And that is a fact that Rep Garcia may never know yet the people of Mindanao knows. I grew up here and I knew!
To REP GARCIA, why is CEBU really a GMA country?! Shame on you comparing Gloria to Jesus Christ. U deserve some spanking from Cardinal Vidal!
November 26th, 2008 18:20
Jae,
I am just wondering why cardinal vidal aren’t saying something about all of these? Or even the whole catholic church? They seemed to be blind and deaf as well, just like the congressmen. Siguro if cardinal sin was alive, he kick rep.garcia out of his seat…
November 26th, 2008 22:10
Bobby,
hahaha…u said it right! If only Cardinal Sin was alive.
Cardinal Vidal is not saying anything? Because he is an ally…
I wouldnt say the Catholic church is keeping mum on this though..THey are there…just observing how things are unfolding. In time they will act… I just hope it wouldnt be too late.
November 26th, 2008 23:48
Vidal and Rosales would never go againts their benefactor. They are Cardinals of The arroyo church, not the Catholic church. Even Archbishop Lagdameo has been denouncing this government already, but not the 2 Cardinal Clowns.
November 27th, 2008 02:33
Jae,
I really am hoping for that miracle to happen.
November 27th, 2008 20:42
Teo,
Hahahaha…u said it better!!
Bobby,
yah, need to pray harder and fervently (no jokes like ….bless her with forebearance to lead this nation till 2010 and perhaps even beyond!) hahahhaahaha!
November 27th, 2008 21:01
To qoute ricky in an earlier comment:
Luvin,
Has Mindanao improved over the last 7 years? I don’t know if its the constitution or the lack of concern by Manila centric politicans that has kept Mindanao from developing. Maybe its also the quality of the politicans there.
I support more resources for Mindanao and I’m open to more autonomy.
I don’t think chanigng the system to allow Arroyo to rule beyonfd 2010 will necessarily make things better there.
I AGREE WITH RICKY. I HAD FOR 29 LONG YEARS LIVED IN MINDANAO AND I HAD SO MUCH SEEN HOW SLOWLY THE GROWTH OF MINDANAO. YES IT INDEED DEVELOP BUT IF POLITICIANS ARE FAR MORE BETTER WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN WAY AHEAD ALREADY.
I AM FROM KORONADAL CITY ONE OF THE CITIES THAT YOU HAD MENTIONED. YES, I DO AGREE THIS CITY HAS DEFINITELY DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS, BUT HONESTLY THIS DEVELOPMENT IS LONG OVERDUE. SOUTHERN MINDANAO IS THE LARGEST EXPORTERS OF TUNA, POULTRY AND HOG, HOME OF DOLE ASIA YET LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE? WHEN THERE WAS SHORTAGE IN RICE SUPPLY OUR REGION PROVIDED FOR THE COUNTRY.YET THE POOREST IS STILL WITHIN OUR REGIONS MIDST. IS THIS THE DEVELOPMENT THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT?
SHOULD OUR POLITICIANS BEEN MORE SENSITIVE TO OUR CAUSES, WE ARE WAY OFF BETTER THAT WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
JUST ONE EXAMPLE:
THE KORONADAL-TAMPAKAN ROAD IS THE WORST ASHPALT ROAD IN THE COUNTRY. WE EVEN CALL IT THE CARABAO ROAD. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE PRIORITY ROAD PROJECT OF THE GOVERNMENT SINCE TAMPAKAN WILL SOON BE HOME TO ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST COPPER-GOLD MINING COMPANY.ITS BEEN THREE YEARS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE EXPCEPT THEIR TAPAL-TAPAL SYSTEM. (PAG NABUTAS EH DI TAPAL NA LANG!)
YES MAYBE A FEDERAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT MAY BOOST DEVELOPMENT IN OUR REGION BUT ARE WE REALLY READY FOR THIS KIND OF CHANGE? CAN WE REALLY STAND ALONE FROM THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT?
WHEN IN REALITY, THE TRUE ESSENCE OF THE CHA-CHA IS NOWHERE IN CHANGING THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT BUT RATHER EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE PRESIDENT AND ALL HIS ALLIES.AND THAT IS THE TRUTH WE ALL CANT DENY.
December 1st, 2008 13:54
Jae,
“YES MAYBE A FEDERAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT MAY BOOST DEVELOPMENT IN OUR REGION BUT ARE WE REALLY READY FOR THIS KIND OF CHANGE? CAN WE REALLY STAND ALONE FROM THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT”
So when are we going to be ready? This country has been in denial for so long. Of course we can stand alone. I am from the Visayas. What made you think that the current Stone Age Style of Governance like Centralized Manila power remains to be the option for the current economic situation of our country? What made you think that after Gloria , our country will move forward with the same Old Stone Age system of Centralized Power? It would be the same if we don’t Chacha. It is a step for Federalism. think about it. google search local autonomy, federalism, decentralization of power. You might become ready for federalism.
“WHEN IN REALITY, THE TRUE ESSENCE OF THE CHA-CHA IS NOWHERE IN CHANGING THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT BUT RATHER EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE PRESIDENT AND ALL HIS ALLIES.AND THAT IS THE TRUTH WE ALL CANT DENY.”
Please support your statement with facts.
December 3rd, 2008 09:17
cjoven,
aint it too obvious already? The Pres son pushing for the Cha-cha resolution in congress?
and a Resolution 550?
“Please support your statement with facts” ….Hmmm such a famous line in congress… Are you one of the allies? hehhehe just kidding!
i had been long for Federalism sir. But the question is are we really ready for it? What about those regions or provinces that are low income places, can they actually support themselves? Good for those who are earning much. Our place for one could benefit from these federalism. We will get more…
But think about it…how about places like maguindanao? Basilan? Tawi-tawi? These places are poverty stricken and only a handful of investors want to invest because of the peace and order situation…
I am just thinking outside the box…
December 3rd, 2008 10:57
hi jae,
i am a very girl. not sir and please do not address me with maam. I don’t deserve it.
I am for federalism too. to answer your question if the provinces can survive? maybe, the provinces are not overpopulated. they can plant “kamote and talong” in their backyard. it’s been that way even now. basilan and tawi tawi may do the same. they will survive.
the reason why I ask about providing fact when you said this: CHA-CHA IS NOWHERE IN CHANGING THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT
It is to Change our Stone Age Constitution. The reason why the majority of Senate may oppose it because Chacha is a step for Federalism where local provinces will elect their own Senator. Today, our senate of 24 are all from manila except for pimentel. Where’s representation? this is centralization of power. I don’t think its fair to continue a constitution made of fools. The provinces are no fools.
December 3rd, 2008 13:18
GMA may be smarter and more eloquent than Erap but she is in no way better than the previous President. At least with Erap, he was stealing from the coffers of the gamblers in jueteng and not from the multi-million dollars of taxpayers!
I know how GMA works and she is not a good leader. There is no compassion nor regret in all her actions. You can immediately see this based on her forced-smile. Her colleagues and staff would be the 1st to attest how difficult she can be and how her own actions are dictated by the interest of her own and her family. The time when her cabinet members left her side way back then was the greatest sign that she is as bad and as corrupt as some would testify.
If it’s a choice between the lesser evil then sadly that is no choice at all.
Cha-cha will NEVER result in the development of the country simply because the movement is being orchestrated by self-serving politicians that would rather enrich themselves than better their own constituents. Most of these congressmen of ours have proven time and again that they are looking out for only one thing - their own!
The circle of corruption and bad governance have plagued the country for decades and no change in the constitution will improve this. If you believe it so, then GMA and her cronies have succeeded yet again in fooling you! Each one of you that believe that this cha-cha is needed have been blinded by lies, fears and complacency that have plagued the country since before our parents were born.
Any change - if it would lead to development does not need a drastic movement such as cha-cha. The system we have provides avenues for these changes to take place - within a system that people believed were made to protect us, the Filipinos. Unfortunately, the system is filled with people who are corrupt and ill-equipped to bring about true change and development. If cha-cha does come and transform the system into what THEY want - I guarantee you that true development will not be achieved as the system would s till be filled with the same kind of people that have brought this country to near ruin.
And if we don’t see this or do anything about it then I guess, we do deserve to have them in place and see our country fall even further down the drain.
December 3rd, 2008 14:20
I just want to clarify, isn’t it that in the federal form of government, it is essential to have 2 strong and idealistic political party? In our country, politicians were labeled as mavericks meaning they switch parties from time to time when they feel that they aren’t going anywhere. They don’t have the sense of loyalty and delicadeza in staying within the party if their interest have not been realized or would not be realized. Our politicians join a political party not on the basis of ideals but of their own political interest. so do you think the federal form of gov’t would work for our country? or maybe we just need to worked out our present form of government and to have them refined?
December 3rd, 2008 14:31
it is much better to have president arroyo than estrada nor fernando poe. they have lack of knowledge about politics and economics. i still favor president arroyo in power even beyond 2010, because she is the only president that lift the country for the last three decades. filipinos are always looking on the negative side of the person and not the good things they have done just like marcos. im more like to divide the philippines in many nations or at least federalism and the key is to change the charter. Im a cebuano, and im more likely to have our own Republic of CEBU. we have almost all the resources needed to become a nation in other words we are a very rich city and majority of all cebuanos are industrious and business minded people. and we are all one UNITED CEBU!
December 4th, 2008 12:35
When democracy is not present in a nation, no politician has an established reputation to serve the general population. The current reputation of a politician to our non existent democracy is to serve superiors and reward supporters. Voters may expect the first leader to suppress opposition, abuse power to benefit himself and his supporters; and any replacement may be expected to do same.
Constitutional reform is what we need to increase political competition. The competition of skills, governance and performance result will be clearly define when terms of office both national and provincial are reduced. It lowers entry-barriers into national politics when it gives local leaders opportunities to prove qualifications for national leadership.
December 4th, 2008 14:37
cjoven,
I agree that we need constitutional reform but it should not be via the initiative of the present government because it has lose all the credibility to do so. Maybe after the election, whoever wins the presidency, HE should immediately call for constitutional assembly or a constitutional convention. Whichever way, it should be the next president’s first priority.
December 4th, 2008 14:45
cjoven,
I agree we need constitutional reform but if its gonna be a con-ass, what crdibility does the house of representative have?
I’g go for a Con-Con but the masters of law must be elected rather than these “so-called politicians”.
December 5th, 2008 00:41
Bobby,
The next president may be worst than Gloria. He will reward his supporter first rather than reforming the constitution. Any new president will always be the by-product of the old corrupt constitution because that was his/her environment.
Let’s Chacha and allow the local provincial units to have more autonomy of their region in terms of investment and its local power. The competition among provinces will give us a better leader in the future. Provinces that do not deliver will make people uneasy and will retaliate. They will start demanding good governance from the local level. The new reform will make every congressmen and governors accountable for its action. The check and balance will exist.
Today our Constitution is too centralize. The congress of “check and balance” do not exist. No one can impeach a governor nor a congressman. These are the majority of our corrupt congress.
No one can impeach a president with Congress being bought and sold. We don’t have a real political party.
December 5th, 2008 08:38
cjoven,
I agree with you regarding the need for change based on the issues you have addressed. However, the present people in congress and the administration who are spearheading this cha-cha does not have the credibility to do this changes you speak of! They have proven time and time again that they only care for one thing - their own self interests!
The only solution to this in my mind is to have a separate committee, with members that have proven track-record of serving the people and who knows what changes we really need that will be the ones to develop the constitution. Members who are without any allegiances with the opposition or with the administration BUT ONLY WITH THE PEOPLE. Once that has been established then maybe, just maybe this will push through!
December 5th, 2008 09:20
i do not think that the immorality in government now is born by the form of government or by a stone age constitution.
December 5th, 2008 13:39
cjoven,
I would rather go for another set of congress, and a new president to make such call in reforming the constitution after the election than to entrust this constitutional duty to the present congress and a president who has had not been duly elected by its people.
December 5th, 2008 13:44
Cjoven,
the president today, in my opinion, is the worst president this country ever has.
December 5th, 2008 15:01
AGREE…WAY TO GO BOBBY!
December 5th, 2008 17:57
I got this text message (the number didn’t register in my phonebook):
Who would you want to lead our nation in 2010?
Villar
Binay
Roxas
De Castro
BF
I thought about it for a while. And continued thinking about it. And kept thinking. I then replied:
GMA
If those are the alternatives, then the status quo is pwede na.
December 8th, 2008 17:44
Villar’s reputation had already been tainted because of the double entry controversy.
Binay seems to lack charisma. He’s an average mayor that governs a very progressive city. Lucky for him. If he is to govern a poor city, he may as well end up with nothing. Much more if he is to govern a poor nation.
Roxas is a man who only wants fame.
De Castro has no guts in making tough decisions. He is not capable to lead this nation for a critical, very needed change.
BF may be a good executive as what he have done to marikina and the streets of metro manila, but he may not win the election because the people in this country may not be ready for his style.
GMA…What can I say?… As what Gov. Salceda have said before… She is the luckiest bitch in the country…
December 8th, 2008 17:45
Aren’t there anymore lists of presidentiables?
December 10th, 2008 02:29
None of those list can convince me in terms of ethical behavior, integrity, credibility, honesty, role model and any of that nature.
Here’s an overview of our system, i am hoping that every politician in this country will correct the weaknesses of our system. They must have one common goal. Credibility and Integrity do not exist yet in this country. Here’s why…
Integrity Report for the Fools
December 10th, 2008 02:30
Integrity Report for the Fools
December 10th, 2008 05:34
Meron pa naman sigurong mga matitinong tao sa Pilipinas.
Kahangalan, kalokohan and downright BS ang sabihing si Gloria ang “best person” para pamunuan ang Pilipinas!
December 10th, 2008 18:54
mami_noodles
December 10th, 2008 05:34
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Meron pa naman sigurong mga matitinong tao sa Pilipinas.
Kahangalan, kalokohan and downright BS ang sabihing si Gloria ang “best person” para pamunuan ang Pilipinas!
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mama mami,
sino naman ang gusto mong ipalit ? yung mga matitino, hindi sila winnable. politics is a numbers game mama. remember that. gusto kong tumakbo si velarde para mapatunayan na rin kung may numbers ba talaga itong mamang ito or puro dakdak lang siya. if ever he looses, goodbye na rin ang “political power” niya kuno. kaya i AM DARING MIKE VELARDE, run for the presidency in 2010! PARA MAGKAALAMAN na if he has the numbers na ginagamit niya to influence mga uto utong politiciANS.
December 11th, 2008 13:17
imagine mama mami,
saan ka nakakita nA every election, si mike velarde would transform na parang poon (rebultong santo) na pinipilahan at dinadasalan ng mga presidentiables at senatoriables at humihingi sila ng kanyang ginintun at mahiwagang basbas. nakakaloka diba? only in the philippines can a character like mike velarde wield such tremendous power. yung parish priest namin is more respectable and his sermons are really totoo. walang bahid ng pangiikot. im amazed. so im asking mr. mike velarde to RUN FOR THE PRESIDENCY IN 2010. para magkaalamanan na if he really has the numbers. if he wins, i will support him 100%. because his position is sacred to me as a true blue filipino. i have earned my right to speak because my forefathers died and fought for this country. may the philippines have the president in 2010 for once and for all that she truly deserves!!!
December 12th, 2008 17:17
Kung numbers lang eh di si Pacquaio na lang.
December 12th, 2008 17:53
duh! pacquiao can’t even get himself elected in his own hometown. the pinoys are not stupid to elect him for the presidency. he is like a toy that you dont really take seriously. he’s just there to be played upon and not to be followed. duh!
December 25th, 2008 21:00
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Northgate, Sarmiento Village
Muzon, SFDM City, Bulacan
Dec. 23, 2008
Mabigat man sa loob ko ay nagresign na ako as TEMPO columnist effective Dec. 23, 2008. Tinanggihan na kasing ipublish ng editor ang dalawang issues ng column kong “Pinglish Talk,” sa dahilang mas tungkol daw ito sa politics at hindi sa standardization of Taglish into Pinglish, ang main advocacy ng aking column.
Ngunit kung hindi ako makapagsusulat ng iba pang topics outside grammar and linguistics in standard Taglish, dini-defeat nito ang mismong objective and reason for being ng “Pinglish Talk”.
Nakalulungkot na hindi lang members of the working press ang pinapaslang sa bansang ito kundi pati na rin ang mismong press freedom. Narito po ang dalawang issues ng “Pinglish Talk” na pinaslang sa TEMPO, a sister publication of The MANILA BULLETIN.
ConAss, unholy transfiguration
SA ANC TV program na “The Explainer” last week, tinalakay ni host Manolo Quezon with his guest, the very affable La Union Cong. Victor Ortega, ang parliamentary procedure as a device in the orderly and fruitful conduct of public meetings in a democracy.
A veteran solon and chair of the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments, naipaliwanag din ni Cong. Ortega in Taglish, through a Q & A session with Manolo “The Explainer” Quezon, kung ano ang role and importance ng parliamentary procedure sa lawmaking process.
Ngunit nang idako na ni Quezon ang talakayan sa Charter change or ChaCha, parang na-off tangent sila sa main topic. Hindi na kasi nagbother pa si Cong. Ortega na mag-explain kung bakit the moment na ang ating bicameral Congress ay magpanukala ng amendments or revision sa Constitution, diumano ay kailangang pa nitong magtransform into another entity called Constituent Assembly or ConAss, a term na di naman mababasa anywhere in our 1987 Charter.
Ang ganitong pananaw regarding the axiomatic Congress transfiguration into a ConAss for Charter change purposes ay isa na ngayong consensus even among die-hard pro-ChaCha and anti-ChaCha patrons. If at all, dito sa bagay na ito nagkakaisa ang mga senators and congressmen, to my personal chagrin and horror.
Imagine, nag-aagree sila sa isang bagay na very probably wrong. Samantalang sa isang bagay na very clear and simple ay parang mga aso at pusang nag-aaway sa pag-unawa ang mga talentadong senador at kongresmang ito!
Sinasabi ng ating Constitution na ang Congress– not ConAss or whatever– with three-fourths vote of all its members ay pwedeng magpropose ng Charter amendments or revision. Ano ba ang complicated sa pariralang “three-fourths vote of all its members?” The same ba ito as “three-fourths vote of each of its chambers?” gaya ng ibig ipakahulugan ng mga senador at anti-PGMA congressmen? Kakainis at nakaka-shock ang kabobohan nilang ito sa English!
Kaya nga raw diumano, asar na asar si Sen. Lito “Tolits” Lapid dito kina Senators Alan Peter Cayetano, Chiz Escudero, Richard Gordon, Mar Roxas, et al. Kasi nang umattend daw si Sen. Tolits sa isang committee hearing, puro dada lang ang ginawa ng mga ito. “Akala ko ba hearing ito?” paasik diumanong baling ni Sen. Tolits sa katabing si Sen. Bong Revilla.
“Relax lang, ‘tol,” sabi naman daw ni Sen. Bong. “Hearing talaga ‘to!”
“Gano’n pala, e bakit puro talking ang ginagawa ng mga talentadong ‘yan?” At nag-ala Mar Roxas pa raw ito: “Son of a beach resort! Vagina of your mother! Kahit naman high school graduate lang ako, alam ko ang pagkakaiba ng hearing sa talking, ‘no? Mga bobo!”
Kidding aside, one reason kaya inaadvocate kong maisapamantayan ang Taglish as Pinoy English (Pinglish) ay sapagkat nais ko ring matranslate at mapromulgate sa wikang ito ang Saligambatas. Not only for the sake of realism, kundi para maging totoo rin tayong lahat sa ating mga sarili. Kasi, Taglish na ngang matagal na ang tunay nating Inang Wika. Hence, my agitation for Charter change, preferably sa isang mas mabilis at matipid na paraan– na Congress lang ang makagagawa.
Dapat marahil iexplain din ni Manolo “The Explainer” Quezon kung ano ang rationale, if any, for this ChaCha-premised ConAss, since nagdelve na siya on this. Kasi, para sa akin ay mali at illegal parliamentary procedure ang pagko-ConAss ng Congress. Isa itong violation of the Constitution.
(Icoconclude)
ConAss, unholy transfiguration
(CONCLUSION)
MASASALAMIN sa 1987 Constitution na ang pagkakaroon ng isang Senate ay tila isa lang second thought of the framers, not much for anything else but surely more for the salient advantages of bicameral over a unicameral Congress.
Nasasabi ko ito dahil sa incorporation of the multi-party and party-list system in our legislative setup, a feature more compatible with the tenets of unicameralism and parliamentary form of government. At hindi lang ako ang may ganitong contention, but even former-Sen. Jovito Salonga.
Kung magkagayon man nga, ang Senate ay isang mabuting second thought dahil mas compatible naman ang bicameral Congress sa presidential form of government. One good rationale for this ay ang higit na pangangailangan ng check and balance sa presidential system. But on top of this, ang bicameral Congress ay more prudent and judicious than a unicameral one. Importante ito hindi lang sa paggawa ng batas and statute kundi laluna sa pagsususog o pagbabago ng Saligambatas.
Kaya nga sa opinion ko ay illegal and unnecessary for Congress to convene and transfigure into a Constituent Assembly to carry out its ChaCha mandate. Pagkat the moment na baguhin ng Congress ang inherent bicameral nature nito for procedural expediency or any other reason, ito ay lalabag sa letter and spirit of our Constitution. Marami pang other legal options ang Congress than doing a ConAss na nagra-run against the grain of bicameralism.
Explicitly, iniempower ng Constitution ang Congress na magpropose ng Charter amendments and revision. Since ito ay bicameral, dapat itackle ng Congress bicamerally ang anumang Charter change proposal, gaya ng mga ordinary bills. Except that upon approval by three-fourths vote of all Congress members, hindi ito kailanman magiging subject to a presidential veto or approval but strictly to a plebiscite.
Halimbawang may isang ChaCha proposal na mula sa Senate. Kahit isa o dalawang boto lang ang makuha nito ay hindi pa rin ito deadball. Sa bisa ng bicameralism, dapat pa itong dalhin sa House for further deliberation. Ang proposal ay maaari pang makarating sa plebiscite kung aaprubahan ng House with votes equal to 3/4 of those cast by all Congress members.
Kung mula naman sa House ang proposal at kailangan pa ng 24 or less votes to be eligible for plebiscite, automatically ito rin ay pupunta pa sa Senate for deliberation.The Senate then gets its turn to either approve or reject it. Isa itong bicameral method na hindi maibibigay ng ConAss.
Even in a joint sesion, ang Senate at House ay bumuboto separately. But for democratic reason and ChaCha purposes, ang boto ng each senador at congressman ay equal to numerical 1. Hence, the constitutional provision… “three-fourths vote of all its members.” Meaning, three-fourths of 24 senators plus 238 congressmen. Simple English, simple arithmetic. After a mandatory review, dapat i-allow ng Senate ang isang unanimously House-approved ChaCha proposal na madala sa COMELEC for plebiscite. I will bet my bottom peso even the Supreme Court will bear me out on this.
At ano raw po ang stand dito ni Sen. Tolits? Ayon sa natanggap kong isang text message, sabi raw niya: “That is a wrong mistake! Kasi parang long sleeves ‘yan, ‘tol. Pag naka-three-fourths ang Senate, dapat ganoon din ang House… para balanse!”
Naloko na, Kuya Eddie, este, Mike Enriquez! Isip-senador pa rin talaga!
January 25th, 2009 09:09
DOWN WITH ROBOT POLITICIANS !
KA FLOR
February 5th, 2009 06:50
Villar is best to become president since he is a Certified Public Accountant government registered professional and the double entry taint against him is innocuous than double murder.
February 28th, 2009 18:28
“God bless! Para sa kaalaman mo 17 years na akong OFW pero hanggang ngayon OFW pa rin ako at patuloy na nagpapadala ng ransom sa bansang Pilipinas, walang pagbabago mahirap pa rin.”
With all due respect, Maurice… I believe that the reason kung bakit you still have to work abroad to this day and send money is because… your family back here has never made the effort to save enough for your retirement. Hindi sila nagtitipid ng konti para makapagnegosyo at makapag pahinga ka naman. Maybe, also, like many kids of OFW’s, your children have never learned how to be financially independent, and are, therefore, satisfied with just asking money from you. Hindi na sila nagbanat ng sarili nilang buto. I hope I’m wrong Maurice, but this has been a common OFW story. And I’m not surprised if this may also be yours.
March 1st, 2009 11:51
Rachel,
“I believe that the reason kung bakit you still have to work abroad to this day and send money is because… your family back here has never made the effort to save enough for your retirement. Hindi sila nagtitipid ng konti para makapagnegosyo at makapag pahinga ka naman. Maybe, also, like many kids of OFW’s, your children have never learned how to be financially independent, and are, therefore, satisfied with just asking money from you. Hindi na sila nagbanat ng sarili nilang buto.”
Pardon me but I have to disagree with all due respect also. My father was an OFW for 20 years, and my mother, at several point in time had been hardworking wife helping her husband to support our family’s financial needs. While my father is working overseas, my mom puts up her small scale business so to save my father’s earnings, kaya lang, dumating ang era of “free trade” during the Ramos administration, kaya naapektuhan ang mga local businesses (isa na ang sa amin) dahil ang mga customers/consumers, they would prefer cheaper & “imported” [china-made] sub-standard products rather than quality Philippine-made commodities.
And we as children, we grew up living with what we only need, tinitipid lahat ng bagay para di magkulang sa oras ng biglaang pangangailangan. We were sent to reputable schools to become competitive after graduation, and hindi naman namin sinayang ang privilege na iyon so that we could be financially independent after that. And yet, after all, OFW pa din ang father ko.
Paano natin masasabing kaya kailangan pang magtrabaho ng isang tao sa ibang bansa at magpadala ng pera sa pamilya niya sa Pinas ay dahil hindi siya makakuha ng suporta sa pamilya nito?
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I think, the problem in our government is not the system but how it is being executed and the people doing the implementation of the policies and procedures.
Ang dami daming batas sa Pilipinas, pero halos lahat ay ineffective dahil mali ang execution or walang implementation.
Root cause - Filipino inheritance of virtues such as crab-mentality, ningas-kugon, walang delicadeza, colonial mentality…etc.
I believe no system or person can change the scenario we have right now as long as Filipinos are still the same old “Filipinos”
Only God’s miracle can change the Philippines. I’m keeping the faith…
March 20th, 2009 15:13
we should not be after with the popularity of any candidates who wants to rule in our government instead try nating piliin yung mga sa tingin natin mababago ang bulok na sistema ng pamumuno ng mga corrupt na lider sa ating bansa.
kawawa tayong mga tao na patuloy na ninanakawan at pinapakain ng ninakaw satin ng mga corrupt na lider.matuto tayong sumubo ng bagong hain na kanin na nagmula sa malinis na kamay at ibalik natin yung bansa natin na nangunguna pagdating sa magandang takbo ng ekonomiya,,,wag yung nangugnguna sa bagsak at malalang ekonomiya natin.
kahit magkaroon ng charter change still wala din namang kabuluhan if mamumuno din ang the same fashion…
June 6th, 2009 04:51
Quote:
This is for all intents and purposes the same Comelec that did such a wonderful job in managing the last two national elections.
Question, Ricky . . . Was Melo around during in the past 2 elections? Please straighten your facts before you make such a sweeping conclusion.
June 8th, 2009 23:51
CON-ASS Constituent Assembly ???
CON-ASS CONGRESSIONAL ASSASINATION ???
CONED BY ASSHOLES
SCAM…..EDUCATE OUR PEOPLE
June 11th, 2009 05:23
Pilipinas umasenso ka!!!
September 29th, 2009 02:44
GLORIA was given the best opportunity to be a great leader of the our country, imagine 9 years!!! she will be remembered for all the bad things unfortunately and hopefully it will really just be 9 yrs.
ps
larry, you keep on contradicting your self on your posts… you’re funny…. ahihihihi