Politics sa Pilipinas

FU Congress

2011-08-21T21:19:00.000-07:00

busit na kongreso yan, nang-gugulo na naman. bakit kc kelangan pang-i-brought up ulet ung charter change na yan. bwisit tlaga.

imo, there shouldn't be any charter change ever again, not until they have proven that they can implement ALL existing Laws and IF ALL politicians are clean, patriotic and true to their responsibilities, cannot be bought by money or any riches in this world.

Ni hindi man nga nila mapatupad ng maayos ang mga batas na nagawa na, tapos ngayn babaguhin pa nila ung constitution. sasabihin nila para sa kabutihan ng bansa, BS!!!!
kung ung mga batas na nakakabuti sa bansa di nila mapatupad, eh ung gagalawin pa nila ang constitution, mapagkakatiwalaan ba ung mga taong ganyan. eh parang ung pagbabagong gagawin nila eh hindi naman para sa pilipinas o sa pilipino kundi sa mga dayuhang nagbayad sa kanila.

sana maging trilyonaryo ako, para ako na lang ang magbabayad sa kanila para gawin kung anong mabuti para sa bansa. alam naman natin na ang pulitika hindi malinis, kahit saang bansa. kaya kung ganun ang sistema, at ang ibang pulitiko eh nag-iisip ng sa bulsa lang nila, un n lng ang gagawin ko, bayaran sila ng maraming milyong piso, para gawin ang pinag-sumpaan nilang responsibilidad nung maupo sila sa gobyerno.

sasabihin nila na nahuhuli ang pilipinas sa ibang bansa dahil luma ang constitution lolz. dahil hindi tayo nagbebenta ng lupa sa mga dayuhan lolz. eh anong gusto nilang mangyari, maging squatter sa sariling bansa ang halos ng mga pilipino. sino lang ba ang mga may lupa dito, ang mga ayala, yuchengco, tan, mga pulitiko, mga artista, etc. pano ung mga middle class na pilipino, ma-uungusan na ng mga dayuhan at pagdating ng panahon, wala ng pag-aari dito.

bakit di nila ayusin ang mga red tape sa pagtatag ng business, at turuan ang bawat OFW kung pano magtayo ng sariling negosyo, at ng magkaroon ng businesses at trabaho ang mga pilipino. neways, mas alam "cguro" nila kung anong dapat sa bansa, kaso pano mo naman mapagkakatiwalaan ang mga pulitikong silaw lang ng pera ang tinitingnan at hindi ang consequence ng actions nila. future generations ng pilipino ang maapektuhan dito eh.

dapat NEVER ng palitan ang constitution!! kung gusto man nilang palitan, dapat LAHAT ng nsa pulitika eh mga taong mapagkakatiwalaan, makabayan at hindi ganid sa pera ang gagawa.... eh mangyayari ba un, di naman fairy tale 'tong buhay natin.

parang ang dating ng nangyayari eh masyadong konti lang ata ang laman ng utak ng mga taong nagsusulong ng charter change. sa mga nakikita nilang "problema", eh ang solusyon lang nila eh "charter change". wla na silang ibang maisip? o baka naman di talaga sila nag-iisip dahil kelangan lng naman iabot ang pera sa kanila, at para silang robot na gagalaw kung anong sinabi nung nag-abot.

rh bill teledrama

2011-05-18T20:51:00.000-07:00

one of the things i find amusing in politics is how some people can sell themselves for money.
maybe it's just me and maybe because of watching so much political series and movies that when i see something fishy, i recognize it in an instant.

what's happening now with the rh bill debate and the characters surrounding it, i find them all so amusing. i see them as puppets on strings. what the puppet master tells them, they do. so, with this drama, they can show that they are debating, they can show that they are on different sides but at the end of the day most of them have already been paid millions of dollars to just do what that puppet master tells them to do. selling their souls, their country, their children's future for money. they think that because they are rich, their children or family will live a better lives, lolz, maybe they haven't yet realize that if the puppetmaster(s) can move today to take advantage of a country, they can just easily destroy one family. they won't be safe just because they are rich. i don't know how they could sell themselves for money, i mean, i thought there are still some intelligent people in politics, maybe 1 or 2 huh... but those shown on tv news certainly don't resemble any intelligence.

they could do anything they want with the power they have and make laws that will affect filipinos for centuries to come, but i hope someday they'll realize that those money they receive will mean nothing because they will also be slaves.

tv news showed yesterday that there are pro and anti rh bill. i just laughed when i saw that segment of them arguing, coz for me it's so obvious. they are arguing and leading the conversation out of the main issue. maybe it's just me being disappointed at how inarticulate and how inefficient those anti-rh bill congresspeople are that i see them as people who have been paid off to just say what they were told to say and not really fight for the rights of the people.

why are they not arguing about the necessity of this bill?
is it really needed when there is already a department of health, with provisions to provide people (in every place here in philippines) with information about health, family planning, contraceptives, etc.
edcel lagman said that the bill will give "access" to those that won't have it. does that mean that this bill is just a bill so they can get more money for department of health to provide freebies for people, so that means that sexual promiscuity is more important than food or livelihood? for him, that's how he cares for the people of this country.

and then they have pacquiao as their face or representative for anti-rh bill group? i don't even think he understood the bill. lolz. i also saw some congressmen who talked about religion. it is good that they took into consideration some religious belief, but i think they twisted it and made it a laughingstock, w/c maybe what the person who paid them, wanted them to do.

so for me, this rh bill, is like a teleserye where there is only one writer and the characters just follow what they're told.

neways, out of the more than 2,000 pending bills in senate and congress, why are we concentrating on only one? if we are already worried about the contents of ONE controversial bill, what more can we say about those thousands of pending bills. if we can't trust the government officials to do their decision-making based on the good of the people and this country and not on money, what would this country's future be?

well, maybe the future is not that dire, since laws in this country are treated like they're just suggestions.

angelo reyes

2011-02-08T10:25:00.000-08:00

sad to hear about the death of a former major general in afp. imo, he was helpless, from watching the news earlier and the reporter's investigative shows from the 3 channels, i came to that conclusion. he was betrayed by his kumpare, and he was left all alone by the person he thought would help him.

it's really difficult to play in the world of politics, in the end, it's all about your own survival. arroyo, already has lots of problems from her zte scandal, and then one of her probably cronie killing 50 plus people and now garcia and the afp. what i find funny in this whole garcia-afp case is that the group of people who are "investigating" this case are they themselves not so-called "clean". i see it as: ung mga malalaki at matatabang buwaya sa senate and congress eh sila ang nag-iimbestiga sa mga maliliit na buwaya ng afp. they're talking abt 10million funds given to generals who retired, but what about the hundred millions in some big projects of the government. so, sa palagay ko kung mag-iimbestiga sila, ilagay nila ang taong di naman gumawa kahit kelan nung krimeng pinapataw nila dun sa akusado. may makikita ka bang ganun sa mga senador or congressman/woman.

and to think sa afp p lng un, isang institution lng yan, do you think ung pnp, wlang ganun or any branch of government don't have those kinds of thing happening. they can call it pabaon or whatever, but it's the same, corruption. and it's really really really funny that estrada is one of the two people who started this. hindi ba merong mga assets ang pamilya nila na di rin ma-explain kung san nanggaling ang pera. preho lng sila ng mga arroyo. i dont believe anyone in politics is clean. if you're in politics, you are automatically in a big institution where the system is already corrupt. and probably it's easier to get things done that way. so if you have the power and the money and other resources, you can get whatever you want done. so, i just look at the people inside that political arena, who are actually patriotic and doing things for their country while playing the game of politics.

there are people who are new and would like to make changes in politics, but their means are like trying to use a plastic knife to cut a big sturdy tree. it's utterly, useless. their intention is good, but looking at the big picture, the consequences of those actions, and the end result when the dust settles. i don't think their actions of bringing down garcia would result in anything at all. this case would be forgotten and people would move on. why do you think garcia hasn't killed himself yet, maybe it's because he has some high cards in his hands. there are big people who's going to support him because they don't want their corruption to be known as well. reyes, most probably, don't have those cards.

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i think, this will go on for a few months, and then it will be forgotten when another big issue surfaces. i just hope when they start something, they would think of the consequences and make sure they win and have made even a little change to the system. it's my opinion, that some politicians of course, don't want to have any organization other than themselves to investigate corruption, because then it will all be over and they can't make their government position a cash cow anymore. actually, if they would just allow to have every person in public office have transparent way of taking and spending money then there wouldn't be any problem. i mean, anong mahirap dun, kung i-d-declare ng pangulo, o eto ung natanggap ng congressman chuchu, tapos ung congressman sasabihin, d2 napunta ang bawat sentimo nung budget na binagay sa akin, pagkatapos merong mag-d-double check nung in-audit, eh di wlang problema, pero sa palagay mo naman, sino sa lahat ng mga nasa public office ang papayag sa ganun?

rh bill

2011-01-27T02:05:00.000-08:00

my last post was almost two years ago... neways, i just have to comment on this and get this anger out of my system.... i am angry at those people who seem to think that this bill is good for women or for any citizen of the philippines... are they thinking straight? have they even read the bill? most importantly, have they UNDERSTOOD what the bill is saying and the consequences if ever it was implemented? i doubt they did.

i read an article on gmanews.tv about rh bill
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/211540/group-asks-church-think-of-women39s-health-support-rh-bill

i found this quotation funny:
"We strongly believe that couples, especially women, would be given the freedom to choose the path they will take in raising their family and have the social responsibility to act in accordance with their conscience and the means within their disposal."

i was thinking, don't we, as citizens of this country, Philippines, already have the freedom that they're asking for? why do we need that bill to become law?

currently, we already have the freedom to choose what to use when having sex... why do we need a law to tell us what we can and cannot use during sex? isn't that dictatorship?

they said it was for women's health... so that means if it's for health, the lawmakers can dictate what the citizens of this country can and cannot use? so at this time, they are only targeting those things used for sex or family planning.... what's next? since it's for health, they can most probably also tell (dictate) us what we can and cannot use when we are exercising... it's for health, right? what else, food, since they are very much concerned about our health, they can also dictate what we can and cannot eat.... wow, applause for the lawmakers. ano 'to, martial law?

the bill also mentioned about abortion (w/c i think some media news programs fail to mention).... there are already women having it, although illegally... so is that the purpose of this bill? to make abortion legal? i dont know...

neways, those arguing over the bill seem to not see those points i have mentioned

we already have the freedom to choose, what is the bill for? really, seriously
if they can dictate what's good for women's health, is that still called freedom?

Abu Sayyaf

2009-03-30T13:59:00.000-07:00

I don't know what principles Abu Sayyaf live by, but i don't think that i will side with people who justify beheading as part of a fight for their cause. Both Christians and Muslims are condemning them. IMHO, they are terrorists. I am sorry for the 3 ICRC members they kidnapped. They volunteered and have good intentions but then they were not well-protected. What is the governor doing there? It's like there is no government presence there.

Maybe some of the people in that group of terrorists are just misled. I have no idea yet of what they are REALLY fighting for and I'm not sure that some of the group members there understand (fully) what they are fighting for. (I will search more on this)

Mindanao is part of the Philippines. Any part of that island is part of the Philippines. We cannot give away a land there just because a group of people demands it. There are even conspiracy theories that those groups of people are funded by other nations(probably neighboring countries here in southeast asia). I understand why they would want to fund militant groups in Mindanao. That island is such a strategic place to have in terms of geographic, economic and global advantage. I will delve more on that on my next post.

For now, I'm just praying that those 3 people will be saved. No one has the right to take their lives. It should be an all out war if they kill those people. I don't know if the government has the balls or the manpower or the gun power to even have a war against the terrorists there, but I think it's time that those terrorists stop ruining that place, stop ruining our country.

Some things are not yet that clear to me. I'm not sure if some of the locals there support these terrorists. I mean how come the military couldn't get to their hideout and finish this already. I hope that no government official in mindanao are supporting these terrorists and I hope that no locals there are either. They must understand that they can never have progress there if they have terrorists and they will never have true freedom if their beliefs are based on lies. No international volunteers will be allowed there I suppose and no one will ever help them again if this is not resolved.

lakas - cmd

2009-03-17T11:49:00.000-07:00

ssuportahan q p rn ung lakas-cmd as long as nandun si ramos and ung iba pang gusto q s party tulad nina zubiri and anggara. sana kasi kunin nila si gordon as the next president, hindi pwde si bayani kasi wla pa cyang experience in the national level. pro ok ung ginawa nya sa q.c. kaya pwde siguro cya maging senator muna. si pangilinan din ok na candidate for president. si roxas dati gusto ko ring candidate, pro ngyn parang nagiging mayabang na cya and parang d ko gusto ung mga tao sa likod nya. c escudero naman my gosh, lolz, dpat maglagay cya ng mga matatalinong tao sa likod nya kc dami nya ng kapalpakan.

nakakainis kc c arroyo ngyn, i mean i am still pro-admin and dpat tlagang tapusin nya ung term nya dahil un ang best action sa ngyn. wlanghiya ung mga taong iniisip na ang best gawin ngyn is to have another riot and change the person in power, magkakaroon lng ng national confusion and lalong babagsak ung ekonomiya dahil wlang mag-invest dito sa bansa.

syet tlga ung mga taong kala mo malinis, and nakakainis na ung nangyayari ngyn na puro n lng sila labasan ng baho. although gusto ko rin malaman kung anong mga baho ng mga ilang senators and congressmen, pro sa ngyn, parang mas maganda ata na mag-focus sa ikauunlad ng bansa. ok, so hindi nga mabuti ung corruption, pro naman, telllllllll mmmmeeeeeee, sino ba hindi corrupt sa mga nakalagay ngyn sa pwesto sa pulitika ngyn, as in meron bang malinis sa kanila? nakakairita na ung ginagawa nila ngyn na tira sa kalaban. si lacson tira ng tira sa administrasyon, ngyn ung admin tinitira din cya. i mean grabe nga eh may naniniwala ata na malinis si lacson lolz. eh preho lng naman clang 2 na di malinis. can they just get over themselves and get on with helping this country?

i have just read somewhere that i think the admin is choosing a presidential candidate na hindi popular. my gosh what a move. tlagang matatalo sila s next election pag ganyan and i dont want the opposition to win. don't want to go to war with any neighboring country. i dont; think that anyone from the opposition knows how to deal with diplomacy in other countries. i mean ung admin naman sumobra naman ung diplomacy with china. haayyyyzzzz pano b nyan. cguro merong favor ung admin sa mga conjuangco kaya ung isa sa mga kamag-anak nila ang pinili. man, talk about political suicide. di kilala ung tao, di pa popular ung party sa manila and media, hayyyyzzzzz tlga

pulse asia and sws

2009-03-13T01:17:00.000-07:00

nanood q kagabi ung news abt the results ng poll na ginawa raw ng pulse asia and sabi 4 ung parang gusto ng mga tao and all of them are from the opposition. lakas-cmd ang sinusuportahan ko dahil sila ang may ginagawa talaga na may sense na laws. para sa akin ok lng naman ang mga opposition kung sana may gawin naman sila para sa bansa, hindi yung puro pasikat na lng sa tv. obvious nman na kaya lng maraming taong nagugustuhan sila eh kc sa kanilang side lng ang pinapakita ng media minsan. qtv lng nga ata ang unbiased.

hay naku, back to pulse asia. ilang pilipino na ba ang nasa pilipinas ngyn? ilan ung si-nurvey kuno ng pulse asia? ewan ko lng kung merong 1% out of all the filipinos here have participated in that survey. tpos un na ang ipapalabas ng media na kala mo un na ung opinion ng majority ng pilipino. kmusta naman un d b? pati sws, d ko lam kung pano nila kino-conduct ung survey, pero para sa akin, walang kwenta un kung hindi sila mag-s-survey sa bawat barangay sa bawat probinsya.

nakakalungkot nga ang nangyayari ngayn, kc ni isa ata sa kanila walang nag-i-isip ng para sa bansa. gago kc s lacson, tira ng tira sa palasyo kaya yan, tinitira na rin cya dun sa dacer case, kung umasta kc c L kala mo wlang baho. eh lam naman ng lahat ng tao na lahat ng nsa politika may baho. kaya nga ako tinitingnan ko na lang ung tlagang may nagagawa para sa bansa, hindi ung puro pasikat lng sa tv.

bets for 2010

2009-01-30T03:18:00.000-08:00

i hope that lakas-cmd will endorse Gordon as their presidential candidate, mas malaki ang chance nya na manalo, although i dont have anything personal against escudero and roxas, but i don't think they will be able to push our country to progress since the people behind them (ung mga sponsors nila) are the ones bringing the country down. si bayani ok sana, pro i dont think he's ready for such a big role. pwede si bayani sa senado. tpos sana si pangilinan gawing vice president ng lakas cmd. Matalino si kiko and i think he has integrity and loves this country.

cha-cha or charter change

2008-12-06T07:02:00.000-08:00

i agree on charter change, but before anyone has a violent reaction lolz, I don't agree with changing it in year 2009 0r 2010. There are lotssssss as in lottsssss of things to consider when changing a constitution. I mean hellerrr it's the law and many lives will be affected. I believe there is a need to change it. After 2 decades, I think the world has change, hasn't it? Maybe my country, the Philippines, can go with the flow of the world, be competitive internationally.

I like Joey Concepcion (gonegosyo). He has a balance opinion, just like me hehehe. He knows that the constitution needs to be changed. It is just not the right time. I mean there will be an election coming up. At this time, I am pro-administration. yung mga galamay nila is starting to get on my nerves, especially when they started talking about changing the constitution when they have to prepare for an election. Nakakairita as in. coz this thing they're doing right now, can add to the already negative connotation some people have about change.

Actually, I find it amusing that some people when they hear the words "charter change" without even asking if they agree with it, they will immediately say "no". It's like a reflex, charter change? no. funny. but when you think of posterity and the lives of the people in this country. I don't think it's funny. I admire some people for having the energy to go to protest rallies, I just hope they KNOW what they are fighting for. Wag sana silang pupunta dun, kc sabi ng teacher nila or dahil ganun din yung gagawin ng mga kaibigan nila. I hope each Filipino forms his/her opinion about this and not join pro or anti rally until they actually analyze what charter change would mean for the future of this country, for the future of their children.

Ang naiintindihan ko nga lang sa ngayon about the economic side that they will change from the constitution is that they would make it legal for foreigners to own lands here. Not sure about that, because if they approved that, I think after a year, only a few Filipinos will have a land in their own country. Lands here are cheap compare to other countries and foreigners have more money. The argument of the administration is that foreigners cannot take the lands when they leave the country, baket? sinabi ba ng some of the foreigners na aalis sila? There are lots of people or retirees who choose this country to live after they retire. If they don't leave, then, we might be a squatter in our own country. lolz, maybe that's too melodramatic of me, neways, I'll research more on that.

I made this blog post because of the article of Joey Concepcion. An excerpt below:

My appeal is for those who want to change our constitution before 2010, we suggest people to start first the debate in 2009 on what is the best form of government. Maybe let us also get a provision to state that in 2010, those elected in the senate and congress will form into a constitutional assembly. But, let the people decide if they want Con-ass or a Constitutional Convention. Whichever is voted, full implementation on political changes should only happen in 2016. The needed changes on economic provisions of the constitution can be made effective immediately. There is nothing wrong in reviewing the constitution, but timing and perceptions must be considered. Any form of amendment before 2010 become negative to a lot of Filipinos, since they look at it with suspicion in extending the president's term. As I explained to friends from the opposition, PGMA will not extend her term. She wants to see our democracy continue, especially in times like this. But yes, it's time to start the debates on whether Mar Roxas' Concon or Conass should be the way to review and change the constitution and what provisions must be revised to adjust to the current environment.

-----he really is an intelligent man. If you want to read the whole article then you can visit www.gonegosyo.net title of the article is Great Opportunities at Scary Times

He mentioned Mar Roxas. I thought before that Mar is a good candidate for President, but now I sense that he will still be a crony of a tycoon here. It's okay if the tycoon is patriotic and only wants the best for the country, but, he is actually or one of his media chuvalens is one of the reasons why this country is at a standstill. Good thing may be some foreign investors are not watching the news of their networks. Some still believe that the Philippines has a chance. I think it is fairing well than the neighboring countries. Thanks to people like Pangilinan and Recto. Now, I am decided. If Pangilinan runs for President, I will vote for him. (well, of course this opinion is subject for change in the future lolz)

from angbagongpinoy group

2008-08-20T02:20:00.000-07:00

This I never thought I would see from INquirer lolzzzz

Time to stop blaming all on Arroyo

Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:52:00 08/18/2008

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MANILA, Philippines - Surveys say that President Macapagal-Arroyo suffers from negative popularity ratings and is distrusted by 40 percent of the Filipino people. Reputable survey groups like Pulse Asia and the Social Weather Stations conducted these polls.
Maybe they were correct as far as the surveys are concerned. But these are the very same survey groups that also conducted the polls which showed President Arroyo had won over the late Fernando Poe Jr. in 2004. Their exit polls, as well as those of many other reputable survey groups, also showed that the President won by more than 1 million votes. Yet the opposition and various forces left and right of the political spectrum continue to question the legitimacy of her administration.
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The difference between a poll survey and an opinion survey is that the former requires specific answers to a very direct question (e.g., Who would you vote for president?) while the latter only draws out perceptions. The former necessitates the revelation of decisions made or to be made by survey respondents while the latter makes out only their personal views. And there is a world of difference between a decision and an opinion.
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In 2004, the country decided and President Arroyo won. The surveys showed that. The official result was clear. GMAâ€™s victory would have been questionable if the surveys had shown that FPJ won. FPJ and the opposition lost because they were disunited, and the President was as popular then as the late movie actor. Also, several factors came inâ€”like the announcement that Sen. Raul Roco was suffering from prostate cancer.
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Essentially, surveys are scientifically correct. There may be no question about the negative perception against President Arroyo. But that is just a perception. The negative views of national leaders are a worldwide phenomenon these days. There is a food crisis and oil has become very expensive, but we canâ€™t do anything about that. This country does not have enough oil for its domestic consumption and we have been importing rice since time immemorial. Any objective person would know that.
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President Arroyo has implemented reforms that has improved the economy of this country. Job opportunities have been generated and investments continue to come in. Political reforms are ongoing. All these things have served as a shield against the worldwide crises in food and oil. Without the sound fundamentals introduced by President Arroyo, this country could be reeling from economic recession and political turmoil.
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It is easy for us Filipinos to always blame government and our President for anything. And itâ€™s time for us to stop this negative practice.
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LEONARDO KIRK I. GALANZA, via e-mail

madrigal vs enrile round 1

2008-08-05T23:25:00.000-07:00

round 1 kc ngyn ko lng napansin na sobrang galit lng ni jamby kay enrile. nung d nya makuha dun sa port irene smuggling, titirahin nya naman sa mga online casinos lolz. 2 bala na tinira ni jamby kay enrile. wla bang balak itira si enrile kay jamby (or dun sa taong nag-uutos kay jamby na tirahin si enrile)?

e2 ung article:

Madrigal urges probe of gambling at Port Irene

Why cyber betting isn’t being supervised by Pagcor

By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 10:01:00 08/04/2008

MANILA, Philippines—Sen. Jamby Madrigal has urged the Senate ways and means committee to look into the cyber gambling operations at the Cagayan Economic Zone (CEZ), which she said were “inexplicably” not covered by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor).

“That’s a grave abuse of discretion,” said Madrigal, who added that the CEZ or any other special economic zone should not be allowed to have gambling operations not under the control of Pagcor.

In an interview with the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Madrigal said the CEZ Authority has claimed that the law creating the Port Irene free port, Republic Act No. 7922, authored by then Cagayan Rep. Juan Ponce Enrile in 1995, specifically states that it has the right “to operate on its own, either directly or through a subsidiary entity, or license to others, tourism-related activities, including games, amusements, recreational and sports facilities such as horse racing, dog racing, gambling casinos, golf courses and others, under priorities and standards set by the CEZA.”

To parry opposition from the Catholic Church, which is against all forms of gambling, CEZA has argued that the casinos cater exclusively to foreign players or their proxies, with Filipinos barred from betting.

According to Madrigal, this has made Port Irene the only free port legally allowed to issue online gambling licenses to offshore companies without Pagcor’s approval.

CEZA officials have been promoting the CEZ over the past three years as a hub for gambling. Such games as jai-alai and dog and horse racing complement the growing number of online gaming operators, she said.

Last year, Madrigal said, CEZA made P110 million in revenues, 90 percent of which came from casino earnings. Internet gaming firms are charged a two-percent tax on their gross earnings. The tax revenues are split between CEZA and the free port’s master licensor, First Cagayan Leisure and Resorts Corp.

CEZA said it expected its revenues to double to over 200 million this year with the influx of more cyber gambling operators.

Aside from the question of whether CEZA gaming locators should be supervised by Pagcor, Madrigal said the Senate should also look into reports that some of them were operating outside Cagayan, like Makati City.

“I know for a fact that the cyber gambling operations there (Port Irene) have operations outside of CEZA. They have facilities at RCBC Plaza (in Makati),” she said.

“It gives them an unfair advantage over their rivals. I think the Senate should include CEZA gambling in the hearings and ask why this is not included under Pagcor’s jurisdiction,” Madrigal said.

The Senate ways and means committee has just conducted a hearing on the second-hand importation of vehicles in Port Irene in response to complaints by local assemblers and foreign investors led by the American Chamber of Commerce about the government’s failure to impose the ban on used car importation.

finally ------ a non-gullible individual

2008-08-04T17:16:00.000-07:00

I saw this from PEX forum , i have same sentiments , gosh, i thought i was the only one noticing it lolz good thing there are some other people who are not so gullible as most of the people here in my country. I love the PHilippines and I dont want to see it go down the drain just so that non-patriotic (claiming to be doing it for the country) can get their way. I do my own research and watch all television networks, so when they give biased reports and opinions i dont have any respect for those journalists. I hate people who insults my intelligence. I do think that anyone in the government is corrupt, but, i have not done any real research to have proofs or whatever, so i know that anyone even the president or her husband and son isn't free from corruption. it's just that, i find it funny that the people pointing fingers at them dont look at themselves in the mirror, are they not also corrupt, puhhhllleeezzzzeeeeeee senators acting like saints, give me a break, they are all corrupt and they know it. i dont know why they keep on appearing on television shows acting and stating that other people are corrupt when they know they are too. so i dont know how they can sleep at night. maybe by thinking that they will receive millions from a certain someone/or a sponsor or whatever just as long as they spit dirt at the names of the opponents of that certain someone lolz

so neways, this is the article below, got it from the forum that put the source as http://delfindjmontano.blogspot.com/search/label/ABS%2FCBN

The real reason why the Philippines is poor…

I now know the culprit. I believe many Filipinos, especially the thinking ones, have noticed this already. It is ABS-CBN or the Lopezes. Look at what is happening now. GMA is doing a decent job, open your eyes. But the Lopezes & their media companies wouldn’t stop sparking chaos. Watch ABS-CBN news, listen to its radio programs, you’ll never experience a more biased media company in the world! And why are they doing this? Because of personal connections…family. Why are they bugging GMA now? Because a Lopez is married to Erap’s daughter. Because they are family-friends with the Villars (wishing to replace GMA). What else is new? Why do they like Cory? Because Cory gave Meralco to them for free, even when they already sold it to Marcos & a government cooperative (at their idea themselves).

ABS-CBN is a master at conning the Filipino masses. Look at their showbiz talk shows. All are publicity gimmicks. Unknown actors get talked about for nothing just because they have upcoming tv shows on the network or movie by Star Cinema. They are masters of tricking the Filipino masses who are mostly ill-witted (sad to say). And all for personal gain. Look at the show Wowowee where plenty has died on the stampede. Joey de leon was correct in saying the Wowowee tv host should not have a selling point “this is the way to get rich.” How will you ever get rich if you spend everyday falling in line to join tv show contests hoping to win a million? But they get away with it because they own the media. Another ‘news’ I saw on their nightly news program is a little girl who committed suicide & the headline was “it is the fault of the government because they are poor.” What is the connection? Instilling these thoughts to the people will only make them poorer (no sense of accountability).

The constant provoking of the masses to complain to the government about everything that is wrong with their life is more & more increasing the ‘poor’ mentality. That nothing is my fault. That I am poor not because I do not like working, not because I’m idle all day, not because I did not want to go to school but because the government is not giving me food, house, everything I want.

How will we ever have a ‘consistent’ economic growth if every time the government is run by a non-Lopez crony ABS & other Lopez-owned media companies will go haywire? How will the Philippines ever get better? When will Juan dela Cruz, especially the pitiful ‘masses’ ever learn???

Additional thoughts:
- Glorietta explosion, US, Australia & all other country experts have investigated & concluded that it was an accident caused by the mall’s negligence. But media insisted it is the President who bombed the mall. Very off, very insane statement. But investigation did not further. Now malls & establishment owners can be as careless & negligent as they want. Only in the Philippines.
- Is it good that the biggest media company is not actually giving us real news? Just politicking? I think not!

tintin velasquez

from mb.com.ph editorial/opinion section of the online newspaper

2008-08-02T22:48:00.000-07:00

My idol, FVR has written this article for his weekly article for manila bulletin. The issues he had clearly stated should be addressed before the end of gma's terms and then the next pres should continue developing this road to MDG success that her administration has paved (if they will do reforms , that is).

RP ship of state heading for Sulpicio fate?

(Last of 2 Parts)

By Fidel V. Ramos

LAST Sunday, we identified the "ticking time-bombs" that could explode anytime and damage/sink our RP ship-of-state wherein all Filipinos (here and overseas), foreign residents, and unborn generations are onboard. Our elected leaders, therefore, have the inescapable responsibility to put their acts together without delay, and focus on corrective actions within a strategic, long-term reform framework that builds state capacity and people’s competitiveness. This is what the MDG and sustainable development mean.

Missing: Strategic announcements

Published before the SoNA, (with an advance copy provided Malacañang), it was hoped that the honest-to-goodness suggestions we offered would convince PGMA to focus upon our multi-year, intertwined problems. Worried citizens, especially poor Filipinos, have been expecting strategic announcements to squarely address the "ticking bombs." Instead, Congress and our people were regaled with the gift items she had doled out. There was also a well-applauded fashion show of ethnic attire, notably that of a topless tribal chief, Mayor Rosario (male) Camma of Nagtipunan, Quirino, and head of 15,000 strong Bugkalots. Indeed, the 2008 SoNA was an audiovisual masterpiece of showbusiness and public relations.

However, was not PGMA’s next-to-the-last SoNA supposed to define her legacy so that younger Filipinos – particularly the marginalized, OFWs, babies and even the unborn – could enjoy a higher quality of life, free of the hassles, deprivation and hardships their elders undergo today? To harvest such better future early enough, common sense requires that we now SOW NA the missing reforms such as electoral processes and competitiveness enhancement. Was SoNA just a SHOW-NA?

PGMA, to the disappointment of mothers and youth leaders, also failed to dwell on the campaign against drug trafficking. She missed the opportunity at the Batasan to commend P/Senior Supt. Noli Taliño, PNP La Union Commander for uncovering last July 11, a warehouse with enough materials for manufacturing shabu with a street value of R1.3 trillion!

Biting the bullet

In the context of our people’s well-being and national security, these ticking time-bombs still can be tackled with a combination of both immediate and long-range reforms, prescriptions for which have been discussed ad infinitum. But, PGMA failed to effectively articulate them. She did not bite the bullet.

Consider these major issues the public expected to be addressed, but were only tangentially treated:

(1) Unlevel playing field favoring monopolists, dynastists and oligarchs. (Study Jose Almonte’s book on the subject).

(2) Reputation for official corruption and bureaucratic redtape leading to higher costs. (Refer to Transparency International, PERC, FSGO Reports, and the Sandiganbayan decision on the People of the Philippines versus Joseph Ejercito Estrada criminal case).

(3) Non-credible electoral processes, and political abuse by tradpols and turncoats. (Bring out the Davide Report on Electoral Reforms not yet released by Malacañang).

(4) Disputatious/flip-flopping decision-making. (What’s the survivability of Cabinet Secretaries? Not good, even if one is drawn into playing musical chairs, and quite short if he/she abandons ship).

(5) Divided society with vestiges of feudal paternalism predominating. (Take SWS and Pulse Asia surveys on trust ratings and self-rated poverty/hunger).

(6) Lack of durable peace in Mindanao and elsewhere. (Let’s hope the GRP-MILF "breakthrough" succeeds, and that Filipinos of whatever creed, ethnic origin and ideology clearly see that their better future is intimately interlinked with people empowerment, enduring peace and sustainable development).

The most devastating

Of the ticking bombs, the most devastating – because of the relentless pressure of time – are poverty, overpopulation and environmental challenges. R.A. 8425 (1997 Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Law) provided the impetus and legal framework for the mandatory extension of credit to the poor – leading to their selfhelp/self-reliance thru microentrepreneurship. The Land Bank plays an overpowering role in micro-lending, controlling 67 percent (R69 billion of R102 billion) of the loan portfolio, in contravention to the law’s original community-oriented concept. Largely curtailed is the essential role of thrift/savings banks, cooperative rural banks, NGOs and corporate lenders whose "spread-out" capabilities could eliminate the pernicious "5-6" system.

PGMA credits herself with 2.04 percent population growth rate lower than 2.30 percent during the 1990s. But, she is conveniently forgetting that population growth, fertility rates, and reproductive health are generational processes in terms of gestation time. The modern/preferred methods of family planning instituted in 1993 were accessed, with proper educational aids, to the immature teenagers at that time who satisfied their anxieties about sexuality by downloading pornomovies from the internet. Aren’t those sexually active 1993 teenagers the informed married couples and healthier mothers of today? To harvest good results in 2008, it was important to SOW NA in 1993 the "best practices" on the nuances of sex and reproductive health in young people’s minds.

Controlling HIV/AIDS

In 1993, did not our DoH, supported by Malacañang and cooperative communities, take aggressive actions to limit the scourge of HIV/AIDS to just 0.2 percent of those aged 15-49 years? The dreaded disease, however, continues to decimate many countries of the likes of Thailand (at 4.3 percent), South Africa (at 20.7 percent), Zimbabwe (at 27.6 percent), or Botswana (at 32.0 percent). In September, 1996, I promulgated Presidential Proclamation 888 (the first time any head of government issued such a declaration to fight HIV/AIDS, said Dr. Peter Piot, Executive Director of UNAIDS). This was reinforced by R.A. 8504 (AIDS Prevention and Control Act) in early 1998.

Obviously, successor administrations cannot harvest population and health dividends unless "NAG-SOW NA" sa una. Twenty-five years or one generation from now – if PGMA’s regime of natural family planning persists – we will surely experience an explosion not only of population, but also of endemic HIV/AIDS incidence probably surpassing Thailand’s, even as the redoubtable Mechai Viravaidya, now a Senator and 1994 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, continues to pursue population management and AIDS prevention in Thailand.

Environmental challenges

Unfortunately, PGMA in her 2008 SONA failed to address environmental degradation, reduced potable water per capita, and declining natural resources. (Study Al Gore’s docu-video "The Inconvenient Truth", first previewed in the Philippines at the Yuchengco Towers, Makati last February, 2006). The carrying capacity of Mother Earth in terms of food, drinking water, clean air, energy – and even space – amounts to only so much. Yet everyday, every minute, humans in galloping numbers everywhere, are adding to nature’s degradation by uninhibited consumption, extravagant lifestyles and "dirty" powerplants and vehicles, with the US as the main culprit. This is the fundamental conclusion of Al Gore and Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, 2007 Nobel Prize coawardees. Enough has been recorded and documented about global warming and climate change by scientists and international institutions, notably the UN itself, but these PGMA forgot to address.

Potable water and irrigation

PGMA’s reference to the Bugkalot tribe requires a bit of historical background. They were the hillpeople dislocated from their Pantabangan habitat in 1974. My strategic solution to the twin problems of the poverty of the minorities and the perennial lack of water in the over-designed Pantabangan reservoir was the Pantabangan-Casecnan Transbasin Project. It provided livelihood for the local people including the Bugkalots, downstream irrigation for 50,000 hectares of new farmlands in Nueva Ecija and 100,000 hectares of partly irrigated ricefields in Pampanga and Bulacan, and 120 megawatts of hydropower – entailing tunneling of 26 kilometers under the Sierra Madres. If that had not been started in 1995, would Chief Camma have made his dramatic SoNA appearance? That’s doubtful.

Consider also the highlighting of Pedro Faviolas who benefitted from the Malmar (Cotabato) irrigation system that added substantially to Mindanao’s hectarage for rice and other crops. In 1996, it was crucial to MAG-SOW NA in the Malmar and Kabulnan (Maguindanao) watersheds – because powerplants, irrigation systems, agricultural modernization, and poverty alleviation thru self-reliance are not quickie undertakings but require substantial time for conceptualization, corporate negotiations, engineering and environmental impact studies, financial mobilization, and legislative-executive coordination. The same could be said for the Ramos-era Angat-Umiray Transbasin and San Roque Multipurpose Dam Projects, and MWSS privatization.

Being helpful

Because we are together onboard our one and only Ship which today is leaky and slowmoving, we all have to try to be helpful. But, PGMA cannot just continue skippering our Ship headlong, oblivious of danger signs out there. No Filipino would relish suffering the same fate as the 900 trusting passengers on the ill-fated MV Princess of the Stars who perished in the face of PAGASA typhoon warnings and Coast Guard safety rules, while risking a voyage on uncertain seas with hidden obstacles along the way.

Please send any comments to fvr@rpdev.org. Copies of articles are available at www.rpdev.org.

from mb.com.ph august 2, 2008 edition

2008-08-01T21:28:00.000-07:00

I agree with PAGC. obvious naman na they're pointing fingers at each other and lahat naman cla corrupt. so let it be. cla naman ung mapupunta sa impyerno eh. ang nakakainis lang eh iddamay pa ang buong bansa sa gulo nila. sobrang d makabayan ung mga un nakakainiszzzz as in. Imagine mo ituro na ung ibang pulitiko eh corrupt daw, eh sila? ano , santo? helllerrrrr. d man lng nila naisip kung anong epekto ng parang mga batang-isip nilang pag-iingay, kala ba nila d2 lng sa pilipinas meron corruption lolz, cla ata ang naive and sinungaling. wag na silang magturuan and preho preho lng sila, sna lng manahimik na muna ung ibang walng kwentang senators na un at gumawa n lng ng batas na makakabuti para sa pilipinas at pilipino at lam naman nating lahat na d mawawala ang corruption overnight, especially kung may mga plastic na tao na parang kunwari they're doing the country a favor for making it known who were behind a single corrupt project. hellllleeerrrr ilang projects ba meron ang gobyerno, ilang projects ba ang involve ang senado? magkano binibigay sa knila every month.........ppppppuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhllllllllllleeeeeeeezzzzzzzzz, wag nilang gawing tanga mga tao dito, lam naman ng halos lahat kung anong nangyayari and im really observing everyone's move right now

Politicized corruption scandals hurting Filipinos – PAGC

By BEN R. ROSARIO

Politicians using graft and corruption controversies could be gaining much-needed political mileage for election but are likewise hurting the image of Filipinos to foreigners.

Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC) Chairperson Connie de Guzman warned that as a result of the politicizing of the graft and corruption issue, the notoriety of being dishonest might be labeled on all Filipinos, not just on the culprits in the government.

At yesterday’s Friday Balitaan News Forum, De Guzman lamented the alleged disinformation campaign, mostly initiated by politicians, on various studies on transparency and good government conducted in the past by foreign research groups.

She said some of the studies and surveys conducted are merely "perception based" and not taken as a result of actual occurrences.

Citing several instances in the past, De Guzman said politicians are quick to blame government for the worsening graft and corruption record when those who conducted the studies admit that these are wrong interpretation of the results of the study.

She said one such incident was the well-publicized claim of the opposition on a foreign research that the Philippine government is the most corrupt in Asia.

"Corruption issues are highly politicized here. Nagagamit ito para sa sariling kapakanan ng mga pulitiko," the PAGC chief stressed. "Darating ang panahon na magiging masama ang paghuhusga sa ating lipi dahil na rin sa ganitong mga paninira." (For being discredited, time will come when our race will be judged unfavorably).

According to De Guzman the World Bank is very supportive of the PAGC anti-graft efforts that it allocated 0,000 to fund the Integrity Development Action Plan the agency has launched.

Likewise, she boasted that the Arroyo government has been actively leading the anti-graft campaign within the bureaucracy as gleaned from the fact that it had its seven- year record show that it resolved 127 administrative cases involving corruption charges, with 72 officials being dismissed.

The record is highest among the most recent government administrations, she claimed.

In the same forum, lawyer Estrella Elamparo said the Government Service Insurance System remains optimistic about the fairness of the country’s judicial system despite reports of alleged bribery in the Court of Appeals.

The bribery issue brought up by CA Associate Justice Jose Sabio Jr. marred the resolution of the case filed by the GSIS against Manila Electric Co. in connection with the controversy surrounding the election of officers of the electric distributor headed by the Lopez family.

GSIS lost the case in the wake of accusations aired by Sabio that there was irregularity in the handing down of the decision. The CA magistrate claimed that he was offered P10 million bribe from an emissary of Manolo Lopez, later identified as Francis Roa de Borja.

Elamparo said the GSIS no longer sought a reconsideration of the CA decision and had instead brought the legal issue before the Supreme Court, noting that they had also entertained suspicions that there were irregularities in the raffling of the case to a CA division.

from GMA News - SC sets argument for Negros solon's disqualification case

2008-07-29T15:31:00.001-07:00

MANILA, Philippines - The Supreme Court has granted Negros Oriental Rep. Jocelyn Limkaichong’s request for an oral argument on the case she filed against the decision of the Commission on Election (Comelec) disqualifying her from post on account that she is not a natural-born Filipino.
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In a minute resolution, the Court en banc scheduled on August 12, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. the hearing on Limkaichong's petition seeking a reversal of the Comelec's resolution that granted the two complaints for her disqualification in the May 14, 2007 elections.

The Comelec on May 17, 2007, ruled that Limkaichong is not a natural-born Filipino since her father, Julio Ong Sy, failed to acquire Filipino citizenship.

Limkaichong, in her petition before the high court, claimed that the poll body has no jurisdiction to hear the citizenship complaints as this power is vested with the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal, owing to her proclamation as winner on May 25, 2007.

Limkaichong ran for the position of representative of the 1st district of Negros Oriental under the banner of the administration Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrat (Lakas-CMD) party. She won by a majority of 7,746 votes over her next rival, Olivia Paras, and less than 40,000 votes over the third placer, former Congressman Jerome Paras.

Earlier, she filed a petition with the high court seeking the dismissal of two petitions assailing her citizenship and seeking her disqualification on the ground that she was born of Chinese parents.

Limkaichong insisted that she is a natural-born Filipino citizen since at the time of her birth on November 9, 1959, her father was already a naturalized Filipino citizen. She noted that up to the present, the Office of the Solicitor General has not filed any petition to cancel the certificate of naturalization of her father. - GMANews.TV

media person

2008-07-28T21:20:00.000-07:00

Ricky Carandang is the only one person I can see in abs or anc that is somewhat objective in his views with all issues concerning the country. He's the only one that I can trying to really listen to the other side first before forming a conclusion. The only one i can see asking sensible questions to whoever he is interviewing.

Im trying to focus on the good side of everything tlga, even sa channel 2, meron din palang something positive akong nakita, un nga, c mr. carandang. kc ung ibang newsreporter or news anchor dun sa company nila , khit matanda na or tumanda na sa industry, parang tanga pa rin and ni hindi alam kung anong pinagsasabi. lagi na lng negative ang cnasabi tungkol sa administration, ni hindi man lam kung anong topic, mas gugustuhin pa nila na ung na ousted na president ang maging leader kc malakas sila dun.

LAKAS

2008-07-28T20:59:00.000-07:00

Im going to endorse Lakas as much as I can. I just hope that Arroyo listens to Ramos coz if they don't they'll surely lose to the opposition. She should heed the advises of wise men such as Former Pres. Ramos instead of listening to people around her that really dont know what they're doing. Imagine ousting De Venecia. he may also be corrupt but he's one of the people in politics who knows what he's doing. He won't jeopardize the safety of this country or it's policies, he thinks of long term effect and not short term. Sira kc anak nilang dalawa, as in nadamay buong bansa. ung anak ng isa, nag-sabi tungkol sa ZTE (which I doubt is the only project with corruption), eh di ung isang anak gumanti naman dun sa ama. ang galing di ba, lolz. ganyan n lng ba laging gagawin. nakakatawa nga na ung anak and asawa ng ousted na president nsa government p rin eh wala namang ginagawa para talaga sa bansa in the long term aside from lokohin ang mga mahihirap na kunwari tinutulungan cla. I cant really fathom how they can look those poor people in the eye and say that they are doing everything they can for them, when i dont see any one policy that they've passed proving this. I know that they are just pawns of a crony of someone, and the bills their passing are pro - monopolyst/rich people and not poor people even though they state otherwise when talking to media. Tapos maniniwala naman sa kanila ang mga mahihirap coz they dont have access to this information, they dont have internet, no way to know what the hell the bill they passed is about.

found articles abt fvr

2008-07-28T15:59:00.000-07:00

Media and the millennium
development goals

By Fidel Valdez Ramos, Former President of the Philippines

Conclusion

[Speech of the former president, who is chairman of both the Ramos Peace and Development Foundation (RPDEV) and the Boao forum for Asia (BFA), at the Asian Media Information & Communication Center’s 17th Annual International Conference, Manila Hotel, July 15, 2008.]

(In the first part, former President Ramos described how the countries of the Asia-Pacific region have been falling behind in achieving the UN-set millennium development goals. He also showed that aside from the region’s divide in income, health and opportunity, there is also “Knowledge or Digital” divide.)

Overcoming the Knowledge Divide to attain the MDGs. A country’s attainment of its Millennium Development Goals depends to a large extent on its access to knowledge and information. Knowledge empowers people; it enables them to make informed choices and decisions.

For instance, many new health protocols and discoveries can now deal efficiently with health problems endemic in poor countries. Unfortunately, impoverished societies and individuals do not yet have access to this crucial body of information.

Lack of access can be attributed to communication-related issues and concerns such as lack of awareness and/or knowledge; lack of ICT and media infrastructures; inadequate technology transfer; unfocused promotion and commercialization strategies; and inhibitive protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) controlled by large transnational corporations.

Theoretically, people now have technologically unlimited options in applying communication media to human concerns that impact on development—in areas such as health, nutrition, education, literacy, welfare, environment, livelihood and so forth.

UNICEF, for instance, has acknowledged that the surge in communication capacity has now made it possible to access knowledge and technology on child survival, reproductive health, environmental protection, and other parameters of sustainable development to the worlds disadvantage peoples. As early as 1988, UNICEF estimated that if, at that time, such technologies and knowledge were shared with the world’s poorest of the poor, then the world could reduce, by at least half, the insidious carnage of 250,000 child-deaths each week.

Action agenda toward attaining the MDGs

In the light of all these, what then should be the action agenda for communicators in the Asia-Pacific?

First, we need a broader and deeper spectrum of truly creative communication strategies. “More of the same” will no longer suffice.

Second, we must come up with more imaginative, easily-understood packaging for MDG messages—packaging that will make this crucial messages easily available to the poorest of the poor in order to foster self-help and self reliance.

Third, we have to facilitate participatory processes in our MDG communication programs. These should be empowering for ordinary people who are the most numerous among the stakeholders so that they can take part in the planning and decision-making for their better future. Development should focus on sustainable changed that benefits marginalized people whom development has left behind.

And finally, but not the least, we should deal with the politico-economic problems affecting the use of ICT to attain our MDGs. The most obvious is the inequity in access to ICT hardware. Government and civil society, particularly the philanthropic sectors, should work together more intimately to set up more public access facilities such as community electronic-centers and internet access-desks in our barangay halls.

We should also deal more effectively with the issue of IPRs. In this regard, government and international organizations such as the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) should promote the equitable use of public domain information and “a more democratic commons.”

Atty. Adrian S. Cristobal Jr., Director-General of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPO-Phil), makes this cogent observation: “A number of Philippine biodiversity and genetic resources have been lost to foreign patenting without the corresponding benefit-sharing for our country. Our country is losing billions of pesos in potential income to illegal bio-prospectors and bio-pirates of bio-diversity and genetic resources.”

Author Roberto Verzola of the University of the Philippines reports that developed economies use IPRs as a legal mechanism to limit or to prevent information sharing. The rich countries generally regard IPR as a “monopoly right” intended to prevent profits. He laments that: “Advance countries think nothing of pirating our best scientists, engineers, technicians, and other professionals. They also pirate our genetic resources. Their scientist roam the world pirating biodiversity resources like micro-organisms, plants and animals, and even human DNA. They then claim monopoly ownership over the genetic information they extract, patent them, and sell them back to us at high prices.”

In the light of these unforeseen consequences of new technologies, AMIC should really venture beyond massage development and technical processes into a truly innovative configuration and application of ICT to the attainment of our Millennium Development Goals—on schedule.

There are politico-economic issues at the global and regional levels that the international community must resolve if leaders sincerely wish to facilitate the free flow of knowledge and information that will benefit the poorest of the poor.

Summing up

In closing, let me challenge communication practitioners in the Asia Pacific to commit themselves to a deeper partnership with the leaders and policy- makers in the region and in our respective countries. Together, practitioners and policy- makers should work to ensure that media information, and knowledge through the ever- unfolding areas of ICTs are made to converge towards the center of gravity of all our development efforts.

Only by forging such intimate partnership can our countries hope to achieve our MDGs. Only through such as synergistic national, original, and development for generations to come.

In simple terms, all of the above are what we in the Ramos Peace and Development Foundation (RPDEV) call our caring, sharing and daring for each other—and for our common interests. Caring and sharing are easy enough for Filipinos to do, because we as Filipinos to do, because we as a people are naturally friendly, hospitable, compassionate, helpful, generous, and even forgiving.

But daring really means to give more than to take; to sacrifice for the common good; to take united action to overcome challenges; daring means to perform, reform and transform, and to help others to have better lives. Daring means standing up for the younger generations and the limited, fragile environment that should still be able to support life even after we are long gone. Daring means the exercise of consistent political will. Daring means not just physical courage, but also intestinal fortitude. Daring means caring and sharing. Caring, sharing and daring, in fact, are among the key commitments that have worked for us in times of challenge, calamity and crisis in the past. These virtues—if manifested in media and in our professions and embedded in our governance—will enable us to win a better future.

Kaya ba natin ito??? (Can we do this???)

Thank you and Mabuhay—Best wishes to all!!!

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Ramos wants Lakas to be super party

By Joyce Pangco Pañares

Baguio City—Former President Fidel Ramos wants the ruling party Lakas Christian-Muslim Democrats to merge with two other parties and get Senate President Manuel Villar and Senator Loren Legarda into the roster of potential standard-bearer for the 2010 polls.

Ramos, chairman emeritus of Lakas, made known his sentiments through his spokesman who said the former president was dissatisfied with the way the Lakas merger with Kampi was proceeding.

Ramos would also like Lakas to have Villar’s Nacionalista Party and Nationalist People’s Coalition as partners for the 2010 elections, Ed Malay said. Nacionalista and NPC are members of the old Lakas-led coalition.

With the two parties under its wings, Lakas could emerge as a super party and dominate the 2010 elections, according to Malay.

Ramos was not happy with the process as exemplified in the Lakas-Kampi regional agreement in Davao City where the first regional merger was signed without prior consultation with party leaders. “He does not want this [merger] rammed into the throats of our members,” Malay said.

Lakas secretary general Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri declined to react on Ramos’ idea except to say that the former leader failed to attend the regional meeting in Baguio City because of health reasons. He just had a surgery to remove potentially cancerous facial warts, Zubiri said. “But it is not life-threatening,” Zubiri said in an interview.

Ramos stayed at the Asian Hospital and Medical Center in Muntinlupa for four days and was discharged on Wednesday.

“He’s not really opposed to the merger with Kampi but he wants to merge with other member-parties in the coalition, specifically NP and NPC which already have presidential candidates of their own,” Malay said.

Ramos’ vision for Lakas as a super party will include Nacionalista and NPC, thus effectively wiping out the opposition in the 2010 presidential race, according to sources.

Villar is considered a strong presidential bet while NPC counts on Legarda, Senator Francis Escudero, and Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro among its potential standard bearer.

“So far, Lakas only has two candidates—[Metro Manila Development Authority Chairman Bayani] Fernando and [Quezon City Mayor Sonny] Belmonte and Kampi does not even have one yet,” Malay said. “We have to expand our choices by including other political parties if we really want a super party by 2010.”

Kampi chairman Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno said it could take a year to finish all the regional mergers before the final merger is done at the national level, with Lakas as the surviving party.

Both parties also agreed to adopt the “equity of the incumbent” principle to prevent a repeat of the debacle the administration suffered during the 2007 senatorial elections. Lack of coordination saw candidates from Lakas and Kampi running against each other at the local level.

Of the 12 administration candidates during last year’s polls, only three managed to win—a failure attributed largely to the fact that many local candidates from Lakas and Kampi have failed to campaign for the national candidates as they fought against each other in the regional level.

Mrs. Arroyo, Lakas chairman, said the merger of the country’s two biggest political parties, which account for almost 200 national and 8,000 local officials, will result in continuity in policies to move the country forward. She is also the moving force behind the creation of Kampi in the 1980s.

“Our unity will bring us to First World status within the next generation,” the President said after witnessing the signing of the regional merger declaration.

Earlier, Mrs. Arroyo said the Lakas-Kampi merger will signal the success of whoever will be chosen as the administration’s standard bearer in the 2010 presidential elections.

“We will continue to work hard to fulfill our Philippine Reform Agenda until the day I turn the national leadership over to my successor, who I’m sure will be whoever Lakas-Kampi will support, because we will work for victory to propagate our agenda,” Mrs. Arroyo said.

Meanwhile, 200 officials of the six provinces in the Cordillera Administrative Region pledged their support for the Lakas-Kampi regional merger, the second of such deals to be signed by the two parties. They signed up for the merger at the Camp John Hay grounds.

Baguio City Rep. Mauricio Domogan of Lakas and Kalinga Rep. Manuel Agyao of Kampi signed the declaration of merger.

Speaker Prospero Nograles, Lakas president, said once the merger is completed, the unified party will have in its fold 143 congressmen, 55 governors, 85 city mayors, 945 municipal mayors and over 7,000 vice governors, councilors and board members. with Roderick Osis

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Worry warts: Ramos not in Lakas, Kampi merger meet

By Christine Avendaño, Vincent Cabreza
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:46:00 07/19/2008

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines--For the second time, former President Fidel Ramos Friday skipped a regional merger meeting between the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas) and the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi), because he was reportedly recovering from the removal of facial warts.

But his spokesperson, Ed Malay, also told reporters about Ramos' initial displeasure over the merger of the two administration parties and his desire for Lakas to merge not only with Kampi but also with two other coalition partners--the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) of tycoon Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco and the Nacionalista Party (NP) of Senate President Manuel Villar Jr.

Malay said Ramos, the Lakas chair emeritus, had wanted a merger with the two other parties because the resulting coalition would then "instantly" have "a roster of presidential candidates."

Ramos was a no-show at the signing by the two parties of a formal agreement to merge at the regional level, in their overall strategy to form one party in time for the 2010 presidential election. The first such event was held last month in Davao City.

Malacañang had earlier announced that Ramos would attend Friday's merger meeting in the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR), but changed its advisory on Thursday afternoon.

President Macapagal-Arroyo witnessed the signing of the second merger agreement at Camp John Hay. Later in a speech, she made no reference to Ramos' absence and merely rallied her partymates to continue to unify.

"Our unity will strongly pave the way to bring our country to First World status by the next generation," Ms Arroyo said.

Facial warts

Malay said the 80-year-old former President could not make it because he had just had facial warts removed.

Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri, the secretary general of Lakas, said he and other party leaders saw Ramos on July 15, when the latter was discharged from the Asian Hospital in Muntinlupa City.

He said Ramos had told them to proceed with the merger consultations.

"Actually, for the record, he (Ramos) couldn't make it because he has just had this surgical procedure. He had a lot of skin warts that could lead to skin cancer. That's the truth and nothing but the truth," Zubiri told reporters before the start of the meeting.

He said Ramos had been invited to attend the next regional Lakas-Kampi merger meeting in Cagayan de Oro on Aug. 1.

Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno, the secretary general of Kampi, also told reporters that he and other officials "could only wish Mr. Ramos would be present at every occasion, but we can understand if he had other things to do."

"But the main players here are the regional local officials ... These are regional affairs," Puno said.

Bottom-up

Zubiri said the merger process between Lakas and Kampi was moving fast, and that the two parties were following a "bottom-up" approach that involved consultations with the lower levels, as desired by Ms Arroyo and Speaker Prospero Nograles.

He said they intended to consult with partymates in 14 regions and, thus, it would take a year to complete the process.

"We really believe [the process] should be consultative rather than [involving] a directive from the top," Zubiri said.

He said it would be "useless" if Lakas and Kampi leaders in Manila made "an outright declaration" of a merger, "and then those down there, governors and mayors, would say, 'The merger was just at that level, and we will not abide by it.'"

Zubiri said certain areas, such as Bicol and Central Luzon, could pose problems as far as a Lakas-Kampi merger was concerned.

He said they had to tread carefully in Pangasinan, the stronghold of Rep. Jose de Venecia, the former Speaker and erstwhile Lakas president, although he expressed hope that the latter would support the merger.

"Because at the end of the day, this is a 'balik Lakas' program," he said, pointing out that Kampi members were all ex-members of Lakas.

No consultation in Davao

Like Zubiri, Puno said he expected the merger to be completed in a year.

Asked whether Kampi wanted a merger with other coalition partners, Puno said it wanted a merger with Lakas but "the others had not gone in that direction."

Explaining Ramos' position on the matter, Malay told reporters that the former President wanted Lakas members "on the ground" to be consulted.

He said no consultation was made in the first regional merger meeting last month: "What happened in Davao was that they were all gathered in a hotel room. Then there were speeches, then after that, they prepared the declaration of merger, then both parties signed it in the presence of the President."

Malay noted, however, that Friday's merger meeting was "different" because Lakas members in the Cordillera and the provinces of Abra, Kalinga and Apayao were consulted.

"That's what he wants--for members to be consulted," Malay said.

He reiterated that Ramos was not opposed to the Lakas-Kampi merger but wanted Lakas to also merge with the NPC and NP.

"What he's probably looking at is, if you can work for a merger of these political parties, you will instantly have a roster of presidential candidates," Malay said.

What's in a name?

Zubiri said the merged party would be called "Lakas-Kampi-CMD" because Lakas was the "surviving party."

But some members of the two parties referred to it as the "Kampi-Lakas" party.

Officially, Lakas should retain the title, according to Baguio Rep. Mauricio Domogan, the Lakas Cordillera coordinator.

He said the national directorates of the two parties had yet to address the proposed name, "Lakas-Kampi-CMD," but added that it should not be a bone of contention.

He said Lakas members in the Cordillera had agreed to a merger only if the party would remain a dominant force.

"We want to be the dominant party in this merger," Domogan told reporters in a press conference on Thursday night.

"Technically, the merger means we can no longer distinguish between Lakas and Kampi, but congressional records would show that the majority of these party men came from Lakas," he said.

Nograles said the merger was necessary.

"We don't want to lose in 2010...We are already the party in power," he said.

Nograles also said the new party would be composed of 143 congressional representatives, 55 governors, eight city mayors, 945 town mayors and 7,000 vice governors, vice mayors, provincial board members and town councilors.

Arroyo's term

Domogan dismissed speculations that the merger would assure Ms Arroyo an extended term of office.

The speculations are being fueled by a bid to amend the 1987 Constitution, but Domogan said it was not part of the agenda in the merger talks.

"If we do this, our credibility will be destroyed," he said.

Former Sen. Heherson Alvarez, the Lakas-CMD vice president for Luzon, said the possible presidential candidates had yet to be discussed in the merger meetings.

But Zubiri kept addressing Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Bayani Fernando, who attended Friday's event, as the "presidentiable."

At present, Lakas is considering Fernando and Quezon City Mayor Feliciano "Sonny" Belmonte for the 2010 polls. No names are being mentioned in the Kampi camp.

In the NPC, among the possible presidential candidates are Senators Loren Legarda and Francis Escudero and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. NP is eyeing Villar as its standard-bearer.

No lifting of VAT

In her speech, the President said merging Lakas and Kampi would give her the political strength to back the "hard economic decisions" her administration had made.

She said lifting the value-added tax (VAT) on oil and power may be a popular sentiment but would actually benefit only the rich.

"The best solution is one that has worked … To reverse now [is to] give up enduring strength for popular but unpopular short-term gains. We exercise political will only if we have political strength that comes from the unity of our two strong parties," Ms Arroyo said.

Prepared for global crisis

According to Ms Arroyo, her decision to impose the VAT on oil and power has been heavily criticized, but without these economic policies, the effects of the global oil and food crisis would have been worse for the Philippines.

"If the VAT on oil and electricity is lifted, how will we replace about P80 billion in revenues, which is mostly used for the poor?" she said, adding:

"The global crisis did not catch us unprepared or without reserves. Thank God and thank our Lakas-Kampi majority in Congress."
With reports from Desiree Caluza and Donna Demetillo, Inquirer Northern Luzon

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Ermita: Not all Lakas events require Ramos' presence (12:55 p.m.)

MANILA -- A Malacañang official downplayed Saturday the absence of former president Fidel V. Ramos in the merger of Lakas and Kampi officials in Baguio City, saying not all events require his presence.

Executive secretary Eduardo Ermita said Ramos is merely chairman emeritus of Lakas and is consulted from time to time on matters concerning the party.

"Samantalang siya ang kinikilala natin na permanent leader ng partido, di natin pwede sabihin sa lahat na ginagawa ng partido very active siya mag-a-attend (He is acknowledged as the permanent leader of the party but we cannot expect him to attend every event of Lakas)," Ermita said on government-run dzRB radio.

Ermita is a member of Lakas and was a trusted aide of Ramos during the latter's term as president from 1992 to 1998.

Ramos was absent from Friday's merger of Lakas and Kampi officials in Cordillera, fueling speculations of a rift between him and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. (JMR

mapagkakatiwalaan ba ung SWS

2008-07-20T18:27:00.000-07:00

and im not speaking as a pro-admin person pero meron na ba ni isang president ng pilipinas na naging popular sa knila? I dont know how SWS conduct their survey, but i'll do a little research when i have my own laptop and internet. if that's true ung survey nila (kung buong pilipinas man nag si-nurvey nila , which i doubt), parang batang -isip mag-isip ang mga tao dito. kaagad na lng nag-j-judge hindi pa man iniisip kung anong dahilan or anong plan bkt ginagawa ang current actions. I mean, actually, kung ung opposition may ginagawang mabuti para sa bansa and hindi ung puro babibo lng sa tv and media, baka purihin ko pa sila. pero wla akong nakikitang magandang ginagawa nila eh. wag naman kc nilang gawing tanga lahat ng pilipino d2.

E-Vat

2008-07-13T07:16:00.000-07:00

first draft ng article ko bwt evat.

nairita lng ako nung narinig ko sa radio nung isang araw sabi ng dj/radio host na dapat alisin ung evat. hhhheeeelllllloooooooo , naiintindihan nya ba ung ibig sabhin ng evat? i dont think so.

kung mag-aalis sila ng tax dapat ung income tax na, bakt nila aalisan ng tax ung mga businesses?

source: hrphilippines yahoogroup

2008-05-26T16:41:00.000-07:00

www.richardgordon. blogspot. com

Tourism to solve power prices surge

"THE high prices of food, fuel, and electricity are realities that are
here to stay. Talk of subsidies, cutting taxes, and threatening
Meralco into lowering the price of electricity sounds good. But sadly,
it may be nothing more than a distraction while we pay our bills. What
we really must focus on is the creation of a better means for millions
of our countrymen to earn more, and boosting our country's tourism
industry presents us with this opportunity. "

Senator Richard Gordon, chairman of the Senate committee on tourism,
declared that Senate Bill No. 2213, also known as the "Tourism Act of
2008", will strengthen the Philippine tourism industry as an effective
instrument for economic development.

"Imbis na nagmamakaawa lang tayo na bababaan ang presyo ng mga bilihin
at bayarin, dapat maghanap tayo ng paraan para mapalakas ang
hanapbuhay ng mamamayan natin at makikita natin ito sa turismo, sa
tulong ng Tourism Act. Kahit anong batikos ang gawin natin sa Meralco
at sa oil companies, malamang pa rin na hindi nila ibaba ang presyo ng
serbisyo o produkto nila -- ang pinaka-importante sa mga kumpanyang
ito ay ang proteksyunan ang tubo ng kanilang mga kumpanya." said Gordon.

Gordon also believed that "a strong and organized tourism industry is
the answer to our woes. Not only will we reacquaint ourselves with our
own history, culture and traditions, we will also entice the
appreciation of the international community for our country. When
these happen, and with a well-defined system in place after the
faithful implementation of the Tourism Act of 2008, both domestic and
foreign tourist arrivals will increase tremendously. "

Of the 898 million tourists worldwide in 2007, the Asia-Pacific region
received 185 million. Of these 185 million, the Philippines only
received 3,091,993 tourist arrivals.

"Tourism is the largest industry in the world, with 898 million
tourists a year, collectively spending hundreds of billions of
dollars. It is the key to lifting our people out of their poverty,
giving them jobs and opportunities and allowing them to live in pride
and dignity," said Gordon

He lamented that the Philippines has lagged behind its neighbors in
the tourism industry. He noted that in 2007, Malaysia had visitors in
excess of 18 million, while Thailand and Singapore both had more than
10 million. Even Vietnam, a country that had been ravaged by war,
surpassed the four million mark in tourism arrivals, while the
Philippines is stuck at barely more than three million.

With the Tourism Act of 2008, Gordon said, the country can be assured
of better promotion activities, increased infrastructure development
and more effective regulatory measures, all of which work toward
increasing tourism receipts and providing more job opportunity for our
people.

http://www.journal. com.ph/index. php?issue= 2008-05-26& sec=4&aid= 60889
People's Tonight
May 26, 2008 06:02 PM Monday

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later na comment ko, wla pa tym ngyn :)

from Philstar.com c/o yahoo philippines

2008-05-16T18:23:00.000-07:00

The nine rebel officers earlier convicted for the 2003 Oakwood mutiny who asked for pardon will walk as a freemen tomorrow after their release from detention at the army headquarters at Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City.

ADVERTISEMENT

Lt. Col. Romeo Brawner, army spokesman, said the release was made following an order from the Makati City regional trial court, which was based on the conditional pardon that was approved by President Arroyo.

Brawner said Captains Milo Maestrecampo and Gerardo Gambala, Albert Baloloy, John Andres, Alvin Ebreo, Laurence Luis Somera, First Lieutenants Florentino Somera and Cleo Donga-as and Second Lieutenant Bryan Yasay signed a Joint Sworn Acceptance of Conditional Pardon the other day.

The conditional pardon, according to him, provides that each of them shall be permanently and perpetually disqualified from rendering military service; and that each of them shall not commit any crime or felony or participate in a coup d’ etat or other forms of military adventurism.

Brawner said the officers were released by newly installed army chief Lt. Gen. Victor Ibrado after undergoing medical exams and securing release order from Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 148.

They were received by their lawyer Elaine Rombaoa.--James Mananghaya/philstar

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sana lang wag ng magpagamit ung mga magadalo. they do have a right to make known their grievances, pero sna maging emotionally mature cla to think before cla gumawa ng action. sana wag clang magpapaniwala agad sa mga tao na kunwari nag-ssympathize s knila when they are just using their grievances for their own vested interest

IMHO

2008-02-28T01:11:00.000-08:00

Grabe nagkakatotoo ang sinabi ko 2 years ago sa girltalk. Nagiging divided na ang bansa, pero actually, masyado lng self-absorbed ung ibang tao sa manila. Kc s tingin nila porke't halos ang iniinterview ng channel 2 and channel 7 are anti-arroyo na un na ung view ng lahat ng tao sa Pilipinas. Eh bakit kaya hindi nila subukan pumunta sa lahat ng lugar sa Pilipinas at magtanong cla dun, makikita nila na hindi naman ng lahat ng tao eh pabor na s pag-resign ng pangulo. I'm just relating here what I observed. kc ang oobvious ng mga tao s senado and s lahat n ng part ng government. napaka-obvious kung sno ang pro at anti. ang nakakairita lng eh ung gagamitin nilang parang paghikayat s mga tao ay ung para daw sa bansa ung paghanap ng katotohanan. lolzzzz pano nangyari un kung lahat cla merong baho, wla namang santo sa pulitika, bkt parang hindi nakikita un ng ibang pilipino. well, d n ko magtataka kung ung ibang tao eh naniniwala pa rin na may mga ginintuang puso sa mga may position sa pulitika, kc meron ngang naniniwala na hindi bading c piolo and sam, or may naniniwala p rin na hindi rigged ung pbb or ung pinoyacademy something na un lolz.

nakakairita lng na gagamitin nilang dahilan kaya nila gustong mag-resign c arroyo ay dahil daw para sa bansa. eh ang laking kasinungalingan naman nun. eh ang obvious naman na vested interest lng. i mean d n nga vested eh lolz. kc kaya lng naman naging against s jdv kay arroyo is because tinanggalan cya ng position. tpos si cayetano mula p naman nung umpisa against na cya kay arroyo. ung mga iba s senado mga go with the flow lng, kung cno malakas ngyn un ung kakampihan nila. kaya tinatandaan ko kung cno ang mga gustong mg-resign si arroyo, un ung hindi ko ibboto next election. kung para sa bansa ang gusto nila at kung para sa katotohanan, bkt hindi lahat ng tao jan na may position sa pulitika, bkt hindi clang lahat eh imbestigahan at tanungin kung saan nla nakkuha ung mga pera nila. eh pare-pareho lng naman clang lahat. s opinyon ko lng, nakakainis ang ginagawa ng opposition ngyn na pagtawag n nman ng resignation at gagamitin pa ung mga estudyante and teachers. I know matatalino cla kc naman mga taga parang ivy league d2 s pilipinas, pro napaka-naive nila.

cguro nga gumawa cla ng research and everything, pro parang d p rin nila nakikita ung big picture and ung consequence ng pinaplano nila. sana kung lumabas sila ng manila and makita ung mga improvements na nagawa na within the past six years, hindi cla magkakaganyan. ang lakas kc tlga ng media. ung ibang tao nga na wla namang kaalam alam and hindi nag-r-research syempre ang mag-f-formulate na opinyon s kanila is kung anong opinyon ng reporter na pinapanood nila. nakkatawa nga kc khit s tv obvious ung anti and pro. ung channel 2 sobrang obvious na anti. ung channel 7 parang d pa sure kung mag-a-anti or pro, syempre ung channel 4 pro un lolz, ung channel 9 ganun din. lolzz ang obvious lahat.

pano naging para sa bansa ang pag-resign ni arroyo? pano naging para sa bansa ung pag-hearing sa ztn deal ng paulit-ulit? actually, tama naman na buti n lng nakita ung ztn deal na un, kc nga it's not a necessity, parang cra naman kc yang s FG, lahat n lng nakikitang butas ng opposition para patalsikin si arroyo ay dhil s kanya. ung ztn deal, isa lng s mga sobrang daming projects ng bawat isa s gobyerno. ang daming tao s government. ung s senado, ano ung mga projects nila na hindi naman naimbestigahan? lahat cla may baho. so what's new d b? napaka-naive ng iba na parang kaagad agad mawawala ung corruption. bkt pag pinalitan ba ung pangulo ngyn , santo ang ipapalit s kanya? syempre hindi, lolz cguradong may mga galamay din un. ang s kin lng is sana tingnan muna nila ung result. wag clang basta basta n lng mag-agree or disagree s isang bagay dahil narinig lng nila ung cnabi nung reporter or nung senator or nung sino pa man jan. have their own opinion about the subject. nakakasama lng ang ginagawa ng opposition ngyn, ang ganda n sana ng image ng pilipinas s ibang bansa, ang taas n ng tourism , pro dahil nag-iingay at nanggugulo, parang pumapangit na naman ang itsura natin s ibang nation. bkt hindi n lng maghintay ung opposition hanggang next election para ilagay sa pwesto ang kung cno man gusto nila? hay naku, sana si pangilinan, wag cyang sumali s opposition, kapag nkipag-deal cya kina cayetano or kung cno man s opposition, hindi ko na cya iboboto. buti pa na maging independent na lng cya, basta sana kung mag-r-run cya for president sa 2010, cya ang manalo, basta sana wla cyang mga deals with the opposition, cguro mag=r=research pa ako, kc kung kaugnay nya or meron cyang history with the people i dont like s senado, hindi ko na rin cya boboto. sa susunod na live telecast sa senado, titingnan ko lahat ng taong nagtatanong dun. hay naku, tapos nakakairita na si binay as in to the highest level. pati ung iba sa mga brother/sister nya s frat naiinis n rin cguro s kanya eh lolzzz.

sana maging malawak na nga lng ang isip ng mga tao na wala sa pilipinas at nanonood lng ng mga pangyayari, na ang opinyon ng mga taga-metro manila is not the opinion of all Filipinos.