THAT’S what former Senate president Jovito Salonga fears.
Here’s an excerpt from the Philippine Daily Inquirer story:
MANILA, Philippines–President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s decision to call out the military to help police disband private armies, man 24-hour checkpoints and stop political killings has prompted ex-Senate President Jovito Salonga to warn that the May 14 elections could turn out to be as “violent and fraudulent” as the Marcos-era polls.
In an open letter sent Tuesday to the President through Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, Salonga called on Ms Arroyo to ensure the peace and the credibility of the midterm elections so as not to worsen current problems, including the continuing killings.
Salonga said Ms Arroyo’s order for more checkpoints nationwide was “what [the dictator Ferdinand] Marcos also ordered in the 1969 elections, described by Newsweek (Nov. 24, 1969) and Time (Feb. 16, 1970) as the dirtiest, most violent and most corrupt in modern Filipino history.”
June 22nd, 2007 at 1:09 am
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Alam niya hindi siya magwawagi iyan she’s asking for cooperation. Walanghiya din pala. Ang akala niya mabilog pa niya ang ulo ng tao. Sige, Don’t stop criticizing Gloria Arroyo, Tell it to the filipino people everything you know because that is the only way. Wala siya dapat sisihin sa lahat ng ito ng dahil siya rin ang may kasalanan. When she knows that she can just throw anybody in jail or have them kill she keep doing it. Now, That the filipino people is not going to take it sitting down. She’s asking for support. HA! BULLSHIT. ITULOY ANG LABAN AGAINST THIS BUGOS REGIME OF GLORIA ARROYO. Salinas
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Sa pagitan ng tama at mali
Nakikiusap si Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sa media. Sa natitirang tatlong taon niya ay hinihingi nito ang tulong ng media. Gusto raw niyang mag-iwan ng ‘legacy’ o magandang pamana.
Dapat sigurong simulan natin sa paglalatag ng kahulugan. Ang media ay isang haligi ng lipunan na nagsasalamin ng mga tunay na pangyayari sa araw-araw. Nakasandal ito sa katotohanan na ang tanging interes ay isulong ang kapakanan ng sambayanan, partikular ng nakakaraming mamamayan.
Kung nagiging bantay man ito ng mga katiwalian, ilegal at imoral na gawain sa gobyerno, ito ang kanilang pangunahing tungkulin. Ang maging kritiko. Ang magbantay. Ang mag-ulat. Ang maglatag ng mga katotohanan. Ang maghatid ng tumpak na mga pangyayari at impormasyon.
Himayin natin ang mga pangyayari sa ilalim ng gobyernong Arroyo at kung kailan nagsimula ang sa ‘tingin’ ng Pangulo ay ‘panggigiyera’ sa kanya ng media.
Disyembre 30, 2002. Sa isang talumpati ni Pangulong Arroyo sa Baguio City kaugnay ng pagdiriwang ng Rizal Day ay sinabi niyang hindi na siya tatakbo. Marami ang nasorpresa.
Tahimik na nagmamatyag ang media. At nangyari nga ang hindi inaasahan (o inaasahan ng mga kalaban sa pulitika). Binawi ng Pangulo ang kanyang pahayag at sinabing tatakbo na siya.
Naging larawan ng kasinungalingan noon ang trono ng kapangyarihan. Isang bagay na klarong naipinta sa mga pahayagan, sa telebisyon at sa radyo. Hindi ito panggigiyera sa nakaupo kundi pagsasalamin lamang ng isang ‘urung-sulong’ na pagpapasya ng dapat ay pinakamatatag (firm) na opisina sa pamahalaan.
Halatang hindi ito nagustuhan ng palasyo. Sa tingin nila ay naging kalaban simula noon ang media. Ginawa ang lahat ng uri ng panggigipit at paninikil, hindi lamang sa media kundi maging sa tinatamasang kalayaan. Nilikha ang Calibrated Preemptive Response (CPR) laban sa mga rallies. Ang Executive Order (EO) 464 na literal na lumumpo sa congressional inquiries na naglalayong maghanap ng katotohanan. Isinilang ang Proclamation No. 1017 noong Pebrero 2006 kasunod ng ‘coup plot’ daw ng nagsanib
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na puwersa ng maka-kanan at maka-kaliwang rebelde. Gamit ito ay ni-raid ang isang pahayagan, ang Daily Tribune.
Nauna rito ay ilang media practitioners din ang sinilaw ng ‘meaty posts’ sa pamahalaan. Isa lamang ang pamilya ng Malaya, Abante at Abante Tonite sa mga tumanggi dahil naniniwala kaming ang tungkulin namin ay sa bayan at hindi kaninuman. Bilang tenga’t mata ng publiko.
Nariyan din ang mga pamamaslang at patuloy na pagbabanta sa ilang media personalities, lalo na ang mga kritiko ng pamahalaang Arroyo. Hindi rin nag-aksaya ng panahon si First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo sa pagsasampa ng kaliwa’t kanang ‘multi-million’ libel suits na binawi na lamang matapos itong makarekober sa ‘life-threatening’ na operasyon.
Lahat ng ito ay anyo ng paninikil sa media, ang pangunahing simbolo ng demokrasya. Kung nagtagumpay ito, maaaring wala na rin ang demokrasyang binuwisan ng maraming buhay ng ating mga bayani.
Ngunit sa kabila nito, habang lumalaban sa mga paninikil ay nanatiling nakapagitna ang media sa pagitan ng tama at mali…ng mabuti at masama. Handang sumuporta sa tama. Handang pumuri sa mabuting trabaho at layunin. Handang tumulong sa pagtataguyod ng isang matatag, maunlad at malayang lipunan. Sa kabilang banda ay hindi rin ito titigil sa pagbubunyag ng katiwalian, iregularidad at mga ilegal at imoral na mga asal at gawain.
Kung gagawin ng gobyernong Arroyo o ng kahit sinuman ang tama at mabuti para sa taumbayan, hindi nito kailangang hingin ang tulong ng media. Kusa itong ibibigay.
Kaya nga kung ang puntirya ni Pangulong Arroyo ay mag-iwan ng ‘legacy’, gawin lang niya ang tama at mabuti para sa tao at lahat ng suporta ay makukuha niya, hindi lang ng media kundi ng bawat sektor ng lipunan.
Pero dapat siguro ay magsimula sa pagtutuwid sa mga maling ginawa at kasinungalingan at pagbabayad sa mga kasalanan sa bayan. Ito muna bago ang rekonsilasyon at tiyak na makakamit ang kapayapaan, katatagan at kaunlaran ng bansa. Ito lamang ang puwedeng maging susi sa minimithing ‘legacy’ ni Pangulong Arroyo.
June 22nd, 2007 at 12:55 am
OWWA opens search for 2007 model OFW family
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LAHAT NG OFW DAPAT KILALANIN. WITH THEIR SACRIFIC. STUPID. Salinas
06/21/2007 | 10:55 AM
Email this | Email the Editor | Print | Digg this | Add to del.icio.us The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has launched the search for the 2007 Model OFW Family of the Year Award (MOFYA) in honor of the sacrifices and contributions to the economy of Filipino migrants abroad.
The annual award aims to give proper recognition to the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families. “It is important for us to show our gratitude to our OFWs because they work very hard to provide a better quality of life for their families,” said OWWA Administrator Marianito Roque.
It is also government’s “small way of showing everyone how proud we are of our Filipino workers and their loved ones,” he added.
This year’s MOFYA search is focused on successful family relations – a different approach from the previous years which looked into the entrepreneurial development of an OFW family.
“The award is a testament to their achievements,” Roque said. “We know how much they had to sacrifice and how hard they had to work. It’s but right to acknowledge them.”
Nominees for the MOFYA are families with either a land-based or sea-based OFW as its head, and meet the following criteria: head of family or main provider for the family; supports the education of a child/ family member/s; known as a solid and stable family in the community; and financial stability.
Specific selection criteria for the 2007 awards are:
• Functional OFW family
• Constancy of communication
• Sharing of responsibilities among OFW family members
• Emotional accessibility
• Psycho-social maturity of the children
• Involvement of children in civic activities
• Civic/community involvement of OFW
• Advocacies
• Membership to civic Filipino organizations
• Successful community projects
• Special commendations
• Success in child/children’s or family member/s’ education
• Children or family member/s’ completed or continuing education
• Children or family member/s employed
• Special commendation of children/family member/s
• Success in managing family finances
• Successful business enterprise/s
• Savings and investments
The nomination and selection for the awards will start in October at the regional level with the panel of judges composed of the regional directors of the Labor department and OWWA and one representative each from the land-based industry sector, sea-based, religious group and major sponsors.
Three of the finalists will be chosen as national champions representing Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao in November 2007.
The three big winners will receive cash prizes of P200,000, vacation trip packages, laptop units plus other exciting prizes from Globe Telecoms and P25,000 from Western Union for the 17 regional winners and P20,000 G-cash and cell phones from Globe.
The MOFYA is hosted by OWWA with the assistance of its sponsors: Globe, PhilamLife and Western Union, among others. - GMANews
June 21st, 2007 at 3:10 am
365-M KONTRATA NG RP AT CHINA NINAKAW
Ni ELLEN TORDESILLAS
(Abante columnist)
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Huh? ninakaw? My god!!! what can you expect from the biggest thieves sitting in malacanyang palace. Kondi nakawan nalang. Nalakwan ang lahat, Because thats where the money is….This is one of the reason why the Philippines economy deteriorated because they’re very good on stealing everything they can get a hold of their hand. Salinas
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Hindi lang mga certificate of canvass ang nawawala sa bansang ito.
Ibinunyag kahapon ng isang ranking official ng Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) na nawala sa Hainan kinagabihan matapos lagdaan noong April 20 na sinaksihan ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ang orihinal na kontrata para sa pagtatayo ng national broadband infrastructure sa pagitan ng pamahalaang Pilipinas at Chinese government corporation, ZTE na nagkakahalaga ng $365 milyon.
“The DTI commercial attaché reported the next day that the two sovereign contracts (Philippine and Chinese copies) were stolen,” ayon kay DOTC Assistant Secretary Lorenzo Formoso ng Telephone Office, na isa sa dalawang Filipino signatories sa naturang kontrata (ang isa pa ay si DOTC Secretary Leandro Mendoza).
Ibinunyag ni Formoso ang pagkawala ng kontrata habang ipinapaliwanag nito ang kawalan ng transparency sa multibillion-peso broadband contract sa isang forum na inisponsor ng Action for Economic Reform sa Ateneo Professional School sa Rockwell.
“It’s a national shame,” ayon kay Formoso kung saan kailangan aniyang paimbestigahan ang insidente sa National Bureau of Investigation.
Si Emmanuel Ang, ang Philippine commercial attaché sa Ghuangzou at Hainan.
Ikinagalit naman ng mga dumalo sa forum ang ibinunyag ni Formoso.
“It’s incredible knowing how the public sector handles contracts documents signed by government officials and witnessed by the President,” ayon kay dating Finance Secretary Ernest Leung.
Tinawag naman ni dating DOTC Secretary Josie Lichauco na bayani si Formoso dahil sa pagbubunyag sa pagkakanakaw ng kontrata ng gobyerno sa ZTE na isang “national shame”. “In my 19 years in government, I have never heard of the contract papers being stolen. I agree with Asec. Formoso that it is a national shame.”
Binigyan-diin ni Lichauco ang kahalagahan ng naturang kontrata dahil kinailangan pa aniyang iwanan ng Pangulo ang may sakit nitong esposo para sa 18-hour visit sa Hainan upang magsalita sa Boao Forum at saksihan ang paglalagda sa kontrata.
Ayon kay Formoso, matapos pirmahan ay ibinigay ang kontrata sa commercial attaché para sa protocol at documentation. Nangyari umano ang pagnanakaw sa hotel kung saan tumuloy ang DTI official.
Naging isyu ang kawalan ng transparency sa $365-milyong ZTE contract para sa proyekto na magbibigay-daan sa connection ng local government units hanggang sa barangay level. Tinatayang makatitipid ang pamahalaan ng P3.4 bilyon kada taon sa telephone bills sakaling maipatupad ang proyekto.
June 17th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
Lotilla leads resignations in gov’t financial team
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TAKE GLORIA ARROYO, WITH YOU IN YOUR WAY OUT. BECAUSE SHE’S THE PROBLEM. Salinas
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Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla said he and other members of the President’s financial team will submit their courtesy resignations Monday although this was nothing more than standard operating procedure.
“We should always give an opportunity to the president to appoint better people,” Lotilla said in an interview over ANC (ABS-CBN News Channel).
He added that this is “nothing more” than the pro forma resignation required by the top executive.
Lotilla refused to comment on whether these resignations will be accepted or not. “Let’s just wait for the president to make any assessment as she deems fit,” he said.
Last Friday, Presidential Spokesman Ignacio Bunye clarified Friday that there is no order from Malacañang for the economic team to submit their courtesy resignations.
“Just to set the record straight, the President has indeed asked for the courtesy resignations of top officials of government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs), including government financial institutions (GFIs). However, any news purporting to expand the coverage of the order to include members of the Cabinet is totally inaccurate,” Bunye said in a statement.
But in an interview over DZMM, Finance Secretary Margarito Teves said that he will submit his letter of resignation next week. He said that he discussed with Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya Jr. the issue of submitting their resignation letters. He said that although a written directive has not yet been made, they will have to submit a letter of resignation.
“Within the next few days. Siguro sa Monday or Tuesday, magbibigay kami ng letters of resignation. Hindi ko nakausap yung ating ibang kasamang members of the economic team. Siguro magtatawagan kami pero ako mismo magsa-submit na ng letter of resignation. (Maybe on Monday or Tuesday, we will give our resignation letters. I haven’t talked with the other members of the economic team yet. Maybe we will have to call each other but I will submit my letter of resignation)”, Teves said.
Socio-Economic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri meanwhile said he will not follow the bandwagon of cabinet members who will submit resignation letters. Trade Secretary Peter Favila added that there was no need to resign because there was no directive.
“There is no directive for cabinet members to hand over their resignations. The financial market might react to this badly. I sought the assistance of Executive Secretary Ermita to immediately issue clarification. Not that the Cabinet is against it. But there is no such directive. All this, the order to GOCC and GFI heads to resign, is to give the President a fresh mandate. She will have a continuing evaluation of performances of key officials,” Favila said.
Lotilla issued a memorandum to all the presidents and board of directors of the energy group’s corporations and attached agencies to join him in submitting their resignations. Lotilla explained that the heads of the corporations of the energy family are expected to resign effective June 18 to give way to President Arroyo’s move to change the composition of her cabinet.
The GOCCs and government agencies in the energy sector include Philippine National Oil Co. and its subsidiaries; the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp.; the National Power Corporation; the National Transmission Corp.; Philippine Electricity Market Corp.; and National Electrification Administration.
June 17th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
Newly elected officials urged to focus on business, livelihood programs
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The new elected officials can fucus on livelihood programs. But, Is not going to do any good if the person sitting in malacanyang palace keep robbing the country coffer. I’ll say, Get rid of her, Its overdue! She’s the problem!!! Salinas
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By MA. ELISA P. OSORIO
The Philippine Star
Local businessmen urged newly elected public officials to put a stop to politics and instead focus on helping poor people feel the benefits of the country’s good economic performance.
“Let us take politics out of the mindset for now,� Jose A. Concepcion III, president and CEO of RFM Corp. and the prime mover of the Go Negosyo Caravan, said in a press conference.
Go Negosyo is a movement that aims to inspire Filipinos to be entrepreneurs even on limited capital. Concepcion underscored that there are a lot of opportunities where Go Negosyo can help bring businesses to the masses by giving the poor access to capital.
On the issue of impeachment, Concepcion said Congress must realize that any attempt to unseat President Arroyo would be in vain because majority of the congressmen elected are allies of the President.
“We are pass that. Everybody is so passionate to see the country move forward but we will never get out of our cycle of misery if we keep on reviving that,� Concepcion said.
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Its a mazi how this idiots where saying that the philippines can’t move forward if they’re going to push for 3rd impeachment against Gloria Arroyo. I’ll say, Kick her ass out. Because she’s the problem. Salinas
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For his part, Bro. Rolando Dizon, head of the Go Negosyo Bacolod chapter, appealed to politicians to junk any impeachment plans because “it will not succeed and will only distract investors.
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Just because the impeachment fail twice. Thats don’t meant its going to fail this time around. You’re thinking that the only reason the impeachment trial is not going to succeed because Gloria Arroyo, Control the entire corrupt government office’s. Well I have news for you. We the people have the power to kick all of them out from any government office’s. Because we are the one paying their salary. Yes, We are going to push for 3rd impeachment, And if these official’s is not going to sign it. We are going to try something else. They have choice. Either way, They’re dead meat. We have enough with their bullshit. Enough already!!! Salinas
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He said the government must instead focus on aiming for a seven percent to eight percent growth rate in the next three to five years in order for the poor to feel the effects of the strong economy.
The government is helping Go Negosyo develop more entrepreneurs through their One Town, One Product (OTOP) project.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has tied up with the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in financing a P7.074 million project that will boost micro-enterprise in the country.
The project involves development and design mentoring, prototype financing for gifts, toys and houseware products, common service facility for packaging of processed food, regional branding and product development consultancy.
NEDA will shoulder majority of the project or 78 percent through its Industrial Guarantee and Loan Fund (IGLF) program, while the remaining 22 percent will be assumed by the DTI.
Under the product development and design mentoring, 18 product development officers from DTI’s Product Development and Design Center of the Philippines (PDDCP) will go to different regions in the country to provide an in-depth clinic on craft and food packaging.
As part of the project, a financing facility will be made available to micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) who will execute the prototypes given by these product development officers. This will be complemented by a common service facility to be provided in each of the regions.
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If you want the philippines economy to move forward. Get rid of Gloria Arroyo, Because she’s the problem. And we all knew it. I’LL SAY, DITCH HER OUT. PRONTO!!!