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WHY should you let the candidates do all the talking?
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May 29th, 2007 at 9:54 am
TO Admin:
Any chance some of these blogs be put into print? I would personally comment Pian and drhenry4 blog. I believe that media has a lot of power and can influence a lot of people. Although, to point out some, the media has been bias on some of their reports, most are one sided, most are from the opposition. That is why more people hated this goverment with the opinions presented by the media becomes factual to the masses.
I hope that the media can also create awareness that would unite the nation.
There should press freedom, but it should be put into good use.
Thanks!
May 29th, 2007 at 8:59 am
Salinas, perhaps the 13th Congress feels that they have ran out of bills to legislate that is why they are the worst.
The times are changing, and laws should change with them. While the other countries are fine-tuning their laws to environmental issues, our crab mentality perennially dominates Congress and Senate by kicking others down so they can go up. Occasionally in other countries, it’s called power struggle.
The upper and lower houses should have a huge whiteboard of all pending bills in the session hall to visually remind everyone of their progress, including the public. The members take issues personally and tend to vote on bills because of partisan or monetary influence. The leadership in both houses should be responsible enough to be objective in issues because they make or break the direction and performance of the Houses - instead on luring pork barrels and other perks to get ulterior motives done.
We have so many problems in our society that deserve legislation. The House leaders should have the respect to assign research tasks to different committees or even individual solons in issues that are helpful to the Filipino.
There are so many solutions to basic problems readily available to the daily lives of the Filipino.
Why does WHO buy dried malunggay (moringa) leaves to nourish children in poor countries? DOH can easily promote it here in paminta-like sachets. They call it the miracle tree because a sachet has so much nutrition that it can make a dying child walk in half a day! Starvation - as in nothing to eat - is so bad in our country.
In other countries, they address the cutting down of secondary trees for charcoal by teaching people to make charcoal briquettes from waste material. Go to any province and you will see how trees are being cut for uling, exposing higher probability to erosion and flooding.
These are small things to them because they will not make money out of it. But in other countries, these are given priority because it helps so much. Instead, they rename streets, investigate celebrities, make basketball courts and waiting sheds, and all other nonsensical superficial political put-ons that will justify and perpetuate their theft.
May 29th, 2007 at 6:17 am
to jung, your comment is still here — scroll down. the most recent entries are on top.
cheers!
May 29th, 2007 at 5:40 am
darkknight
i would like to congratulate the filipino people, specially the youth who voted wisely in this last election, truly the real voice of the people has been heard that no matter how popular and moneyed you are you cannot guaranteed that you will win.to the trapos and artista stop mockering our people because the youth vote will surely put an end on your evil ways.congratulations to the youth, im one of the ofw working here in abu dhabi and im proud of what happen to those trapo and artista that did not win.to the candidates who won do not dissapoint us because surely in the next election you will be answerable to us.
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Fr: Salina
Darknight:
The reason the filipino people vote wisely this election because they learn their lesson in May 10, 2004. Presidential election. Aside from that they’re witnessing all the killing, corruption under the bugos regime of Gloria Arroyo,. Thank god, The filipino people finally wake-up to see what’s going on in our beloved country, So call Philippines. Its about time!!! MABUHAY TAYONG LAHAT.
May 29th, 2007 at 5:34 am
KAICEE
Honestly,I am a little bit pissed off for the fuse made by alan cayetano about his name.Forgive me for the word but he is like a “bakla� making noise.
For Chiz, he did not make any real change in the goverment,just making noise about impeachment thing.
The likes of them make noise without actions to their protests. They just protest and protest but doing nothing.
Hope they will prove their worth in the senate.
I was still in my primary schooling when the ouster of MARCOS happened. Our classes stopped and just listened over the radio of what was happening in the country at that time.Young as I am,I was aware of what was happening and the changes that happened after.
We are still learning and changing.Our political system is not different from other countries,only the people governing our country. The military is abusing their powers like the old days but of course prompted by their chief.The people see no reason to trust the leader when he himself is betraying the people and the country by cheating,corrupting and abusing his powers.
The trend now is political dynasty, from the grandpa to the grandchildren.
I hope a law will soon be passed prohibiting a family to govern a place.
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Fr: Salina
Kaicee: Politician are all the same, Some make empty promise’s, Just like Gloria Arroyo,…Some lie’s, Just like Gloria Arroyo, In fact she keep lying to the filipino people. Some kill’s just like Gloria Arroyo, in order to contenue squatting in Malacanyang Palace..
Its up to you who you want to vote, If you vote the wrong candidates then don’t vote for them next election, As simple as that.