THAT was a brainy literary gem you spewed out re: the cyberworld.
GMA and company have not really internalized the essential implications of the cyber age. Global Pinoys are much smarter than government thinks; smokescreens, stonewalls and old, tired PR jobs are no match to truth crisscrossing the blogs, IMs and e-mails. In the battle of ideas, the truth always wins and liberates in the end.
Notice the ever-increasing feedback from the OFW intelligentsia, thanks to the Internet? Once the Pinoys of the diaspora have tasted democracy/justice in their essential substance (if not form), no superficial antics can withstand morally progressive ideas homing back to the land of their birth.
It reminds me of T.S. Eliot — more expats are gazing back at the motherland and seeing its unique beauty for the first time. It’s a wonderful sight, though excruciating at times from my perspective, this slow moral maturing of Juan de la Cruz/John of the Cross inside and outside geographic boundaries.
Bravo to Joey DV for making the painful decision of taking the high moral ground! The baton has been passed on to his generation.
Thanks mucho.
– Hernan Hormillosa, Queens, New York
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October 4th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
Unbiased Korek Ka Jan.
And what does this anak ng trapo is doing actually? His company must not be one of the bidders in the first place because his father is the Speaker (?) and therefore his is banned from doing so. And Mr Abalos was right when he said that ang anak ni Ewok ang sunod ng sunod sa kanya. So, sino ngayon ang may kailangan? And why is the son of Ewok is following Abalos, not only once, but I think thrice dahil kailangan rin nya ng 200 thousand from Abalos? And take note drug addict sya noon. Who knows if he’s still hallucinating until now.
October 2nd, 2007 at 12:27 am
The stand taken by Joey De Venecia is a clear manifestation that his father is not really that much beholden to GMA and her cronies after all.
The least thing a father could tell his son is GO AHEAD SON, TAKE THE MONEY AND SHUT UP YOUR MOUTH, NO POINT IN ROCKING THE BOAT!
But it looks like JDV just did what a good father would do, support his son all the way. TEN MILLION DOLLARS IN BRIBE MONEY IS JUST TOO MUCH TO TURN DOWN! The only thing more valuable than this amount is A CLEAR CONSCIENCE that one did only the RIGHT THING!
September 29th, 2007 at 4:11 pm
unbiased,
Kung ang iyong pinupuna lamang ay ang pagsuporta ng ilan dito sa kilos ni Joey DV, ano naman ang iyong pananaw sa imbestigasyon kay Abalos et. al.? Dapat bang pigilan dahil kamo si Joey DV ay corrupt?
September 29th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
unbiased,
Bakit ititigil and imbestigasyon kung ayon sa iyo ay corrupt si Joey DV? Ang ibig mong sabihin itigil and pagimbestiga kay Abalos at mga matataas na opisyal maski may kalokohan silang ginawa dahil sa iyong paratang na corrupt si Joey DV? May mali yata sa iyong “logic”.
September 28th, 2007 at 8:01 pm
Bravo to Joey DV??? You actually cheer for this sour-graping loser???
Let’s be clear about this. He just squealed like a pig because he lost the project. Nagpapaloko na kayo if you believe he was saying all that to clear his conscience. Hindi sya santo no!
In the first place, hindi naman sya magsusumbong kung nanalo sya. Manininiwala ako if he did won the project and still squealed.
But hindi e. Nasaktan kasi ang ego and he would use everything, his influence, his dad and the media to get revenge.
Sobrang obvious.
Kung totoong illegal pala at kailangan ng mga under-the-table na bayaran, dapat hindi na sumali yung company nya sa bidding sa umpisa pa lang. Palibhasa kasi, malamang nagbayad din sya para manalo sa bidding…. Malaking pera siguro ang nawala at baka naman hindi na mabawi ngayon.
Lets stop this nonsense. Corrupt din yan si Joey DV. Pare-pareho lang sila.
September 27th, 2007 at 9:04 am
Well GMA et. al. knew the implications of the cyberage and even tried to augment Pinoy capability wihtin its geographical boundaries through the NBN and Cyber-Ed
deals with the lofty ideal of providing a friendly environment for ICT ( information. communications, and technology ) but failed to capitalize. Both transactions are now in limbo.
They started on the wrong foot.
September 27th, 2007 at 8:54 am
It would be more notable if this “maturity of Juan dela Cruz” attributed to internet access be seen and felt on a broader spectrum.
The Philippines ranked 10th in Asia in internet penetration with only 7.8 percent having internet access. We’re disappointingly lower than Iran and even Zimbabwe.
The internet is a source of knowledge for 20 percent of Pinoys but only 7.8 percent have internet access!
September 26th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
To: ding estraza
Hi, ding! I’m a simple blogger who gets easily intrigue. So now, I’m intigue by your comment. Here’s why, and I’m citing here an analogy somewhat parallel to your comment related to Joey DV and the NBN/ZTE deals. Here goes: Somebody reported a crime, a horrible crime regarding this NBN that if true will subject us taxpayers to pay for the scam without any benefit to us if the project is pushed through. Now here comes you, ding, castigating the guy who reported the crime instead of finding out if the report is true, even hinting that those who report a crime is an instrument of evil that your god must destroy. Good thing that you also wish for a better society and a prosperous Philippines. I salute you for that, ding. But, do you actually think that condemning people who reported a crime the best way to attaining your wish for your country?
September 26th, 2007 at 9:54 pm
To Marco Diaz
Whatever Estrada did, it has not much to do with that which you blame him. And it looks as if you did not really know what has happened.
First, he is sentenced for plunder, not corruption, even there was no public money involved in the cases he is sentenced for.
Second, there was still no real proof that he personally profited from that money that was said to have been paid. If somebody really paid to Estrada’s Mindanao fund, then it is up to them since Estrada has no control of that fund.
But why did you not complain that the only one who even admitted plunder, Chavit Singson who diverted tax money, is not charged? Since the Sandigan ruled that the money did not go to Estrada, and the reality check proved that is was not even possible, that money must then have remained with Singson but nobody claims it. And since it also proved that Singson lied to the court, why he is not charged? Is it a “thank you” for turning away from his friend Erap and putting him down? Stae witnesses are not free for anything they did and the more not free to lie to a court. Atong Ang has also received his “thank you” for turning against Estrada. It is remarkabele how fast former “incredible” witnesses become very credible if they testify in favor of the administration.
Lastly about Estrada’s pardon, he did not ask for it. But how, for example, is it possible that a convicted, to 203 years prison sentenced contractor get full pardon without to suffer just one minute in jail?
September 26th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
“Bravo to JDV? this is tantamount to saying “Bravo to Chavit S., “Brenda was absolutely correct whe she says, “Napatiktikan…..blah…blah blah…and so the saying goes..”galit ang magnanakaw sa kapwa”
September 26th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
[...] Vox Populi : A maturing Juan de la Cruz [...]
September 26th, 2007 at 9:55 am
Thank God there is still honor among thieves.
It can also be said that the Pinoys who opted to go abroad to find better jobs are now armed not only financially but technological savvy as well that can keep a close watch at every issues our government is involved and send their feedbacks on real time.
If not for those “modern heroes’” vigilance in keeping their ears tuned to the happenings in the Philippines and engage our government to explain every sordid issues, our politicians would have a field day raking in the millions in dollar remittances and fattening their pockets.
Mabuhay si Juan dela Cruz!
September 25th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Yes, indeed, we salute the young Joey DV for taking the high moral ground. His generation could start now the awakening of a slumbering young giant, the youth, by emuliating his example. Still, the old Joe DV is still taking the low moral ground, still declaring his loyalty to the scammers. Let’s all hope and pray the old will now follow the example of the young. I’m now calling the attention of children of the president, children of the vice-president, children of senators, congressmen, governors, on down to children of Brgy. captains, and to all our children! Let us all CONDEMN this NBN/ZTE scam, and all other government scams coming our way.
September 25th, 2007 at 9:44 pm
How can anyone think of fully pardoning Joseph “Erap” Estrada after he was sentenced to a lifetime in prison? I know we all think that most of the people in the Philippine Government are corrupt, but by even considering pardoning him, they prove that there is no real justice left in the country. Might as well let all the crooks out of jail (the murderers, the child rapists, the rebels, and everyone else) because for me, Erap’s crimes destroyed more than one or some lives. Pardoning him for a flimsy reason such as “national reconciliation” is a hazy lie that simply translates to me as “Get to the top and you are beyond the Law.” Every educated person sees it as a hypocrisy of the people in government, the degradation of the rule of absolute law. We are reconciled because the case has been decided and he was proven guilty by the Republic of the Philippines.
In the words written by George Orwell in Animal Farm “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
Is this what it means to be a Filipino? That we forgive those that have destroyed the future potential of perhaps a whole generation of our countrymen? Pardoning him is inviting yet others to do even worse to us, our children, and our neighbors. Perhaps they are already doing such things. By not doing anything, we have MADE the decision to let it happen.
Destroy a generation is what Estrada has done; his actions as president have affected every single one of us; local or OFW. He’s pillaged the Social Security System, damaged the reputation of our stock exchange, supported and strengthened the base of political corruption through gambling pay-offs. It only takes looking at our neighboring countries to see what our potential is and what we are considering forsaking again.
No actor in the Philippines is worth the Php 1 Billion that the country is thinking of handing back to him. There is no way that he can prove he is worth more than Php 1 Billion; much less all those billions that he might have already been able to salt out of the Philippines.
Let’s get real for a change. Write to your Congressmen and Senate representatives or just write a blog about it. There has to be a point where all this bullshit chokes us, where we can’t hold it in and we vomit it out. I don’t think that everyone in government is corrupt, but now is the time for everyone to speak out. If he is pardoned by or before Christmas, that 1 billion returned to him will be paid off to the top crooks in government and another criminal is allowed to be kingpin again.
If we are real “Christians” and treat our neighbors like we would like to be treated ourselves, then surely we would forgive Erap as a man, but let him stay in prison for his crimes.
September 25th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
There is no reason to brag on what JDVIII’s exposy on NBN deal. All these are purely based on his personal allegation that may be turn out half truth or complete lies. Notice that he is a party to the BID and it can not be avoided that he has some vested interest on it. Politicians, who have the aspiration to become the next President, feast on this imbroglio let alone grandstanding on the issue. The more noises they created, the more media attention they can get. Those naive Filipinos credulously trap on this rigodon of deception and lies.
I urge decent, good and God fearing Filipinos not to drag on this issue. Do not allow yourselves to be the instrument of evil things lest destruction will come upon you.
All you have to do is stay away from these controversy, do some productive works. Improve your trade, talents etc..
Help deserving & needy persons if possible. Avoid helps for those lazy and corrupt people. Avoid useless gatherings, groups and nonsense talks. If all Filipinos have that kind of characterestics, surely we would expect, better society and prosperous country.
September 25th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
Yes, yes, very true. OFW intelligentsia, homegrown intelligentsia, it’s the same, we will not take it sitting down anymore those artificial antics cum insatiable greed by the ruling elite. We will expose them, if need be, depose them!