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 14th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
sabi ni bunye, ‘eh, ako, bakit hindi ako natanong?’. hehehehe. oo, nga naman. mali naman doon ang pulse asia. unfair. dapat ang tinanong ay sina bunye, skepik, ermita, mirriam, saludo, abalos, bedol, esperon, mike and mikey, chavit, bolante, abbygail, natros, sino pa ba? dagdagan nyo na lang, masakit na daliri ko. mabuti 1,200 tao lang ang tinanong ng pulse asia, kung 20 milliones ang tinanong baka 80% ang naging resulta na most corrupt si ate glo. pero hindi ako bilib diyan sa sabi ng maraming tao na ganoon siya ka-corrupt. hindi naman alam ni ate glo na corrupt sya, hindi nya rin alam na corrupt asawa nya, hindi nya rin alam na corrupt ang kanyang mga alipores. baka tulog sya noong ginagawa nila iyon. bakit kaya alam ng mga tao? sinabi mo ba, kabayan? baka naman ikaw, OFW in Afghanistan? hala kayo, huwag n’yong paiyakin si skepik.
December 14th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
Sa mga in “denial” pa at para maalala ninyo ang kalokohan ng magaling niyong amo, para sa inyo ito.
Once again, I refresh the list on why she, Gloria, and/or her administration are deemed not only to be the most corrupt but also either involved, part of, or unable to resolve the following:
1. Involved in trying to destroy our democracy through numerous Executive Orders like E.O. 464. and E.O. 1017
2. Part of those who wish to ram Cha-cha down our throats
3. Massive habitual unresolved election fraud
4. Involvement in “Hello Garci” Garcillano electoral fraud scandal
5. Bedol scot free of his involvement in electoral fraud and boasting ownership of an armory
6. Passports tampering involving the DFA themselves
7. Cover-ups, protection and worse, giving Coast guard escort to illegal fishermen back to their country (ex. Chinese fishing boat caught at Tubhattaha protected Philippine marine sanctuary - this has happened several times to boot)
8. Those involved in the Fertilizer scam
9. Jocjoc Bolante protected by govenment
10. North Railway anomalies
11. Policemen serving warrantless arrests
12. Banning, harassing, and intimidating freedom of speech and assembly
13. Threats and arrests of media personnel
14. Those who ignored public bidding (example; like the bidding of the dozens upon dozens of police cars) by abusing “Executive Privilege”
15. Coddling and protecting corrupt people and criminals (ex. like those who protect and benefited from COMELEC Garcillano, Gambling Lords like the Pinedas, Jocjoc Bolante etc.)
16. Arresting witnesses to election fraud in Lanao and jailing good soldiers like Gen. Gudani and Colonel Balutan by making the midnight Executive order 464
17. Arresting of people for simply wearing “Palitan na, Now na” T-shirts,
18. Banning of leaders from making a speech in a Luneta rally
19. Raiding (without warrant) a house where the opposition were analyzing fraudulent electoral returns
20. Loss and tampering of ballot boxes in Congressional custody
21. Assassination or kidnapping of electoral fraud witnesses like Musa Dimasidsing and 3 other teachers for being honest and having integrity
22. Continued proliferation of Gambling Lords roaming around scot-free like the Pinedas and Singsons.
23. Military, police officers and government officials who enriched themselves in gambling operations especially those with opulent lifestyles (Maj. Mosqueda, generals and government officials) are still out there enjoying fruits of their crime.
24. Destruction of the spirit of the law for the ends of the corrupt few especially the one in the top position of the Department of Injustice.
25. Killing of journalists and people simply because they spoke out against corruption and anomalies.
26. Allows, participates and abets a host of other crimes by those in power simply because they are allies.
27. Assigning people who indiscriminately cut trees in City Parks (ex. Arroceros Park) in top level DENR position
28. Continually try to find ways to do away with public bidding through loopholes in “executive decisions”
29. Use of public funds for personal election campaigns
30. Instituted electoral fraud upon our OFWs abroad in the last election (Ahh, those corrupt in power thought this would not eventually be discovered)
31. ZTE Deal Anomaly involving billions of pesos
32. Questionable “Made in China” deals. (ex. Cyber Ed deal etc.)
33. Attempting (if not already partially implemented) leasing out of 1 million to up to 2 million hectares of PHILIPPINE agricultural land to a China firm.
34. Declaring E.O. 464 to prevent Sec. Neri from testifying in additional details in ZTE bribery deal
35. Bribery in Congress – attempted bribery of Cong. Beltran
36. P 500,000 Bribery in Malacanang Palace
37. Quashing of any investigation on the bribery scandal courtesy of the Committee of Injustice in Congress
38. Arrest and detention of media personnel in Manila Peninsula Hotel
39. The continuing killings of media men and women along with kidnapping, killing, torture, detention of people and even students.
40. Attempted revival of the Charter Change
41. Intimidation and threats by Sec. Puno to media people and networks.
Primarily the proliferation, whether directly or indirectly, of continuing support to this corrupt and evil system is made through people who are either:
a. Paid
b. Employees of government
c. They are relatives and friends of the corrupt officials themselves.
d. Who directly or indirectly benefit from a corrupt system
I’m certain that decent and impartial citizens of the Philippines have something to add to this list.
So the powerfully corrupt and influential are very fast in imparting a double standard justice upon political enemies and worse, upon decent citizens railing against anomalies, while they get away scot-free from brazenly corrupt and evil acts.
So are there double standards primarily perpetrated in current governance? To those who look at the truth, the injustices can be seen in broad daylight.
Now why do some thick faced people wonder why most Filipino people disdain them and why a curse will soon be upon these people? People with half a brain should figure this out for themselves.
Kayong gusto ipasa sa mga mamamayang Pilipino ang sisi sa kagaguhan na nangyayari sa Pilipinas, mag-isip kayo at baka kasali kayo sa katiwalian na pinapalaganap ng administrasyong ito.
December 14th, 2007 at 1:09 pm
natros,
Una, matagal nang galit ang maraming Pilipino sa pinaggagawang kalokohan ng administrasyon; ikalawa, wala nang ikadada-”damage” si Gloria at matagal na niyang dina-”damage” sarili niya; ikatatlo, hindi ma-ta”tarnish” ang Pilipino sa anomalyang ginagawa ng isang tao o kaalyado nito na ayaw naman ng karamihan, ang reputasyon ni Gloria ay HINDI reputasyon ng Pilipino; ikaapat, ang isa sa punto ng survey na ito ay para matuto siyang makinig sa Konsiyensiya niya, hindi “deny” na lang ng “deny”.
December 14th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
bakit may Image pa ba tayong pilipino. Sa ginawa ng presidente nyo na mandarayA may image PA BA TAYO! nAKAKAHIYA NGA EH KASI PRESENDENTE NG pILIPINAS MANDARAYA. HINDI YAN NANALO SA MINDANO. BAKIT PAGDATING DYAN SA MANILA. NANALO NA CYA. O ANO NGAYON? ANG KAPAL NG MUKHA MO.
December 14th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Hoy! kayong mga nasa palasyo. tumigil na nga kayo, di nyo ba alam na kami mga taga mindanao galit na galit as in galit dyan sa mandaraya nyo na presidente kahit kelan hindi yan naging presidente ng pilipinas, kasi di yan nanalo nangday yan, ang kapal ng mga mukha nyo, mga tuta kayo ng kadiliman. hindi lang corrupt yang presidente nyo kundi mandataya, magnanakaw pa, pati nayang asawa nyang c mike arroyo ang laki ang nanakaw niyan sa pilipinas, kaya tumigil na kayo, wag kayong magbulabulagan dyan. alam nyo ang totoo na mandaraya at magnanakaw yang presidente nyo. o ano? kayo namang maka glorya sana mauntog na kayo, maawa naman kayo sa mga sundalo natin pinaglaruan lang mga general ni gloria, parang manok kong patayin, tapos yang mga general ni gloria andyan sa manila nasa aircon, mga corrupt din. tamaan sana kayo ng kidlat.