Malacanang has come out swinging against the October 2007 Pulse Asia survey that found President Arroyo the “most corrupt President” in the history of the Philippines.
PMS Chief Cerge Remonde called it “unfair, unkind, and un-Christian.”
Cabinet Secretary Ricardo Saludo said surveys like these were largely irrelevant. “Pinakamahalaga ang walang sawang serbisyo ng Pangulo sa milyun-milyong Pilipino, hindi ang rating niya sa mga survey ng 1,500 tao.”
The insinuation that the small sample size of such surveys rendered them insignificant was echoed in one of Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye’s statements. He said: “We therefore vehemently challenge the survey results which could have been influenced by a number of distorting factors such as the sample (1,200 respondents out of 84 million Filipinos), possibly misleading questions and even the person or persons who commissioned the survey.”
Executive Secretary Ed Ermita later amplified on that last point. Clearly referring to ex-senator Serge Osmena, he said: “It’s a pity that because of politics, certain elements — organizations or individuals – are using the survey as a fodder for their relentless attack on the President.”
Are the President’s men arguing reasonably? Judge for yourself. In Newsstand, I list many links, to Pulse Asia, to previous readings of earlier surveys, to the science of opinion polling. One thing I did not include there, which we can put to good use here, is the Sample Calculator. How big should your sample be, if you want it to be representative of the population you are surveying?
Go ahead. Give it a try.
December 18th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
Abbygail,
The solution is simple, so simple that it is hard for each and every Filipino to understand why it is not being done.
First and foremost as I have said, put it in as a MAIN agenda, STOP CORRUPTION.
For the Basics:
First eradicate cover-ups. NOT lead them.
Second, eradicate all laws that promote cover-ups (like E.O. 464), NOT create them.
Next, have questionable transactions investigated, NOT covering them up.
Next, make every transaction totally transparent, NOT hiding what has transpired.
Then, make each transaction have adequate checks and balance …
These ARE part of solutions which MUST be integrated in government policies Abbygail
These are but a few of a dozen things that can be done to fight corruption and this is not even being done …
Why? Because it will hurt the guilty and those who hide behind the skirt of the powerful and corrupt.
C’mon Abbygail, let’s face it, this administration do not wish to remove their protective E.O.s because they or their allies will be caught with their hands in the illicit cookie jar. The real question here is … WHY DO THEY NOT DO THIS?!?…ERADICATE CORRUPTION.
Perhaps the real answer here is only all too clear.
December 18th, 2007 at 8:50 am
Salina
To all of you, Who keep attacking me about my english. if you can’t understand what I wrote don’t read it. Now, To the owner of this blog. If you don’t want me to post just because you don’t like the way I write. Block me just like Gloria Arroyo, Et. Al. Blocking any accusation throw at her. Instead of putting me down. Why don’t you teach me how to write english properly. THATS THE PROBLEM OF WITH FILIPINO PEOPLE WHEN THE THINK THEY HAVE MORE THAN YOU THEY’RE PUTTING YOU DONW.
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ang dami nga nagtuturo sa iyo kung ano spelling but you keep on making the same mistakes………
don’t use other aliases, halata naman ikaw din iyon………
stick to the topic………
huwag matigas ang ulo……..
merry christmas to all……..
December 18th, 2007 at 1:38 am
To: abbygail,
My sincere apology to abbygail for lumping her with the group of the bad guys. My mistake, Ma’am, I’m really sorry. I know you have good intentions for our country and people. If my other blogs hurt you in any way, the hurt was not intended. Again I’m sorry. Merry Christmas, abbygail!
December 18th, 2007 at 1:23 am
abbygail
you ask what category do i belong (bec. i detested being w/the apologists)…..i have been consistent in my beliefs, that we can rant and rage about corruption in govt., but as long as the opposition do not offer a solution in sight, we are doomed. that is why i refuse just to criticize, complain, rant w/o me offering a solution to solve the country’s ills(except of course to stop corruption, but that is a given). i am waiting for that alternative, from the opposition or maybe someone from the govt. who may have the answers. but, sadly, no one in the horizon can fill it up, for now…
my question was used in this blog for readers to react. that explains part of my hesitation to be w/ the opposition bec. i want to see what their plans are first, and what they will do in case they will be in power..it is better to have a definite road map(authorities may get ideas from you) than just be an armchair complainer.
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You keep saying the opposition don’t have any sulotion to the situation nor nobody else in that matter. The biggest problem is when the elite don’t like the duly elected President they’re kicken them out, Just like they did to the duly elected President Joseph Estrada. He too wasn’t given the chance to finish his term in the office because they were saying his womanizer, Gambler, College drop out among other things! What his love life got to do with anything else for as long as his doing his job he suppose too. If his given the chance to finish his term in the office the problem that the philippines is having right now never happen. Yes! the court convict him of plunder on juenting money but juenting money is not government money but gambler money. The reason the convict him because that is the only way they protect Gloria Arroyo, Into her stolen power.
December 17th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
you ask what category do i belong (bec. i detested being w/the apologists)…..i have been consistent in my beliefs, that we can rant and rage about corruption in govt., but as long as the opposition do not offer a solution in sight, we are doomed. that is why i refuse just to criticize, complain, rant w/o me offering a solution to solve the country’s ills(except of course to stop corruption, but that is a given). i am waiting for that alternative, from the opposition or maybe someone from the govt. who may have the answers. but, sadly, no one in the horizon can fill it up, for now…
my question was used in this blog for readers to react. that explains part of my hesitation to be w/ the opposition bec. i want to see what their plans are first, and what they will do in case they will be in power..it is better to have a definite road map(authorities may get ideas from you) than just be an armchair complainer.