SHAME on you media, especially ABS-CBN!
You think you’re above the law? You are as arrogant as Trillanes & Co. You should show more respect for the authorities who are only there to protect the people (including you) and uphold the law. It is always a lose-lose situation when the police face the egoistic media.
If all hell broke loose during the Manila Pen standoff and some media men lost their lives, the police will be blamed, but then if the police try to [perform] their duties, the media cries harassment.
You think only GMA should reform? Think again; the media should reform too.
– Orly Nazareno, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (via e-mail)
March 4th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Sa panahon ngayon sana mag kaisa ang Filipino hindi mag siraan lalo na lenten season para sa mga katoliko.
Ano ba ang ibig sabihin ng Lenten season. Sasagutin ko na lang, para mag sisi na kasalanan na nagawa. Hindi para gumawa ng kasalanan. Ang nangyayari ngayon gumagawa ng kasalanan mag tulakan pa para magka sala ang isang tao. Wala na ba kayong RESPETO. Bakit hindi kayo makahintay ng desisyon ng ombudsman at saka senate inquiry. Poro ingay ang nangyayari sa atin. kaya magulo. Kahit ang celebration ng Edsa na dapat tahamik solemno para sa mga nag sakripisyo sa ngalan ng DEMOKRASYA. hindi niyo pinalampas. Pati interfaith naging politika. Iangat niyo naman Pilipinas. Hindi poro kontra. Ganoon ba talaga ugali Filipino. Poro negatibo.
January 25th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Its so sad we have allowed our media too much freedom.In other countries they all end up in jail for allowing themeselves inside a military/police operation.Look at Ces Drillon,she went to the SC to show her arrogance.I pity her.She lost the sense of true jornalism-To make news without sacrificing,allowing the enemy from making decisions out of her live tv coverage.Sayang!!Our journalist are acting like our policitians.They are all the same-thinking they are above the law.SHAME!SHAME!SHAME ON ALL ARROGANT MEDIA!!!
January 8th, 2008 at 11:07 am
What I don’t like among the big media organizations is they are playing with the lives and emotions of the people.
Just take for instance the game shows. They may have entertained many but they are cooking the fans and audience with their own lard. Prizes don’t come from their own funds but from every 2.50 text messages sent to them by millions of watchers. In addition, we are made to buy ring tones worth 15 pesos. This is a form of stealing. Nobody knows how much they are collecting but the prizes are too small and our chance is too little. Why spend 2.5 plus 15 when I can gamble this money in lotto?
Another example is they conduct charitable works but they make people, especially OFWs spend / contribute the needed funds. While the media takes the credit for charity works, the OFWs unknowingly foot the bill.
Now, who is responsible for the political turmoil we have today? I think the main culprit is the media. It’s the media who is spreading lies fed by politicians and people with vested interest. Politicians create the scenario, while the media gave the poisonous dosages into the minds of the ignorant. Even the big survey outfits have also become tools for poisoning the minds of the public, with the aid by the media.
Now that there is no more senate investigations, the big media outfits are choking each other because somebody is manipulating the ratings.
I can hardly stomach the greediness of these people who want ti keep making money by taking advantage of the weaknesses of people who cannot discern truth from facts, from lies and truths, from good or bad and from stealing or pure entertainment.
January 7th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Ano ba yan! Parang nag-aawayaway na ata ang mga tao dito sa blog na 2. Pero in fairness ha, natawa talaga ako sa iba’t-ibang comments nila. Haha. Ang da,i talagang bisya dito sa mundong ito..
January 4th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Haay naku hanggang ngayon ba naman eh patuloy pa ang propa-campaign ng mga tiwali sa gubyerno para patahimikin ang media na nagsisiwalat ng katiwalian ng administrasyon at alipores nito?
Kayong nasa administrasyon, kung hindi niyo titigilan ang kurapsyon at abuso ninyo, wag niyong asahan na tatantanan kayo ng media.
Kayong mga corrupt, magbago na kayo!
January 4th, 2008 at 10:25 am
No media entities are exempted from grandstanding as grandstanding simply means catching the limelight and this is synonimous to good ratings thus money flows in to these profit focused networks. So MONEY is at the bottomline of all the rhetorics thrown to the people by these networks, “pakitang-tao lang ika nga”. Yet many people are taking it seriously because the rhetorics are well said and with emotions, cinematic to that effect. ABS-CBN is very good in delivering these kind of “effects” to the people, especially the masa people. Magaling sila sa pagproduce ng pelikula/drama series na hanggang sa pagbabalita ay nadadala ng mga reporter nila ang epekto ng pag-aarte ng mahusay nilang artista sa pelikula at drama series! There’s a “hero” or “star” effect ika nga. Kaya nga marami ang kumakanditato at nanalo sa mga reporter ng ABS-CBN, and this is enough reason that they will deliver bias reporting on political issues.
January 2nd, 2008 at 1:32 am
2 BuCor off’l suspendido
(Grace Velasco)
Sinuspinde na ng Department of Justice (DOJ) ang dalawang opisyal ng Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) na pinaniniwalaang may kinalaman sa paglabas sa kulungan ni dating Zamboanga del Norte Rep. Romeo Jalosjos.
Ayon kay DOJ Undersecretary Fidel Exconde, nag-isyu na ang kagawaran ng 90-day preventive suspension order laban kina Superintendent Juanito Leopando at BuCor Administrative Division Chief Teodora Diaz.
Sinabi ni Exconde na sinuspinde ang dalawang opisyal habang sinisiyasat pa ang mga kaganapan sa likod ng ilegal na paglabas ng bilangguan ni Jalosjos at upang maiwasan ang posibleng pag-impluwensya ng mga ito sa proseso ng imbestigasyon.
“They are preventively suspended pending the outcome of the investigation,” ani Exconde.
Kasunod nito ay inatasan na ni Exconde ang dalawa na maghain ng kanilang paliwanag sa insidente.
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Bakit sila sinospendi eh, Si Gloria Arroyo, The one give the order for Jalosjos release. Dapat si Gloria Arroyo, Ang managot.
December 27th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
This is a comment about so-called media irresponsibility where ABS-CBN is called to task over their actuations during the Manila Peninsula snafu.
After popping innumerable Advils to mitigate a migraine caused by trying to decipher what earlier comments meant, I have now realized that the reason there is so much discord in this country is because we chose to use a language we are inefficient in. I appeal to those who persist in using English for their posts to please ensure that you read back what you have written to make sure that you yourselves understand your own words.
When we write about media needing to respect government authority, that smacks of a gross misunderstanding of what media and government authority is.
Media and government authorities are under no obligation to respect each other. Because as well all know, respect is earned and cannot be forced on anyone or any organization.
In fact, we do not even need to respect the law. We simply must follow it.
Our problem is that we think that respect is something that is naturally deserved. This is wrong.
Even the truth is which supposed to warrant the utmost respect from a media practitioner is often the first and most disastrous casualty in the exercise of his profession. I won’t even go into mentioning truth and government in one discussion.
Media is obligated to report the TRUTH, an unadulterated mirror of events expressed in words and pictures to enable people to form their own opinion about an event and conditions that relate to it.
In pursuit of reporting the truth, media is mandated to employ ONLY lawful means. In the same way that government authorities are mandated to the use of lawful means in their efforts to maintain public order and safety and the enforcement of our laws.
We have appropriate anti-defamation laws that would sanction and punish anyone including media who unfairly sullies a reputation.
Media may have a moral and ethical obligation to fostering public order and safety but this must not be at the expense of its paramount responsibility–reporting the truth.
We should be more discerning about lumping everyone in mass communication under the label of ‘media.’
True journalists are reporters, editors, and the few columnists and opinion writers whose works leads us to a greater understanding of current events.
Sadly, our media is replete with hacks who will try to pass off their biased and/or ill-thought comments as news. They seek to misinform rather than inform for their personal gain and that of their sponsors/clients.
By falling for their nefarious work, we allow them to sow, fear, uncertainty, and doubt among our people.
For example, I admire ABS-CBN’s zeal for reporting the news. But I lament Korina Sanchez’ passing off her comments about the news as if those were still part of the news. There should be a distinction made when they shift from reporting to commenting. Because there should also be a distinction made when you shift from zombie-mode when you are ‘reading’ the news on camera to stupid mode when you start commenting on it in front of the same camera.
December 22nd, 2007 at 2:35 am
Let’s switch to the lighter side, I am momentarily. It’s Christmas time! Merry Christmas to all, to all, no exception. Merry Christmas to admin and all staffs. Merry Christmas President Gloria M. Arroyo!
December 21st, 2007 at 1:25 pm
alabang girl
to Salina aka Belat ni Gloria aka Tell it like it is…
plis lang! tagalugin mo na lang ang mga sinusulat mo! masakit na ang ulo ko sa kakaintindi ng balu-baluktot mong ingles! pilipino ka naman, gamitin mo na lang ang wika natin at nakakahiya sa mga taong ingles ang salita!
pasensiya na kung O.T.
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Excuse me wa! So what if my english is not for your liking. Don’t read it. As simple as that! You don’t need to insult my intelligent. Just because you think you can do better. Lets hear it!
December 21st, 2007 at 12:34 pm
Eterio
Tu2vingcarayom,
President GMA is not the fake president of the philippines, she is the greatest leader of all time in the history of Mankind, and her base power is Jueteng Power, the real reason of why we have a very strong president who has the support of all the laws of the philippines from the Judiciary,The Senate and lastly the Congress. Sadly but thats the reality of how the Majority of Pilipinos minds had decided and it is irreversible.
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Yes! I agree with you! She’s da best in kangkonga. This is one of the reason why the Philippines in such a mess! Heaven help us!
December 21st, 2007 at 12:30 pm
Mla time) 12/21/2007
I think I’m going to puke! Just listen to his bullshit.
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MANILA, Philippines — Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Hermogenes Esperon Jr. lashed out anew at rebel soldiers involved in the failed November 29 uprising, this time in front of the commander-in-chief, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
In a speech during the 72nd anniversary of the AFP in Camp Aguinaldo
on Friday, Esperon labeled the rebels, led by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, as “destabilizers [who are] no different from communist insurgents, ready to sacrifice the common good just to quench their thirst for power.”
Trillanes and a number of his co-accused, all members of the Magdalo group, walked out on a hearing of their coup d’etat case at the Makati City regional trial court on November 29, marched to the central business district, and seized the Manila Peninsula Hotel for over six hours.
They were joined by a witness in their case, Army Brigadier General Danilo Lim in the hotel takeover, which was ended by a military and police assault.
“The swift response of the PNP [Philippine National Police] and the AFP was intended to contain an incident that could go out of hand in the premiere financial district. [These] theatrics could lead to panic and adverse repercussions,” Esperon said.
“We commend the brave police and soldiers who carried out their jobs with professional restraint and decisiveness,” he added.
Esperon also showered thanks on the President for the P150 per day increase in soldiers’ combat pay, the icrease in allowances, and for the release of P1 billion for soldiers’ housing.
In his speech, Esperon reiterated that the military was on track to defeating the communist insurgency and the Islamic extremists and to contain Muslim secessionist groups.
“I now issue to the whole AFP a call to urgency. The communist insurgency problem is the malevolent leech that sucks our national pride and brings the malady of poverty to our midst,” he said.
Esperon said the strength of the New People’s Army, the guerilla arm of the Communist Party of the Philippines, was reduced to 6,000 this year, from 7,200 in 2006, and a high of 12,000 in 2002.
The number of guerilla fronts, on the other hand, was reduced to 87 this year, from 100 in 2006, and 107 in 2005, the military chief said.
On the campaign against the al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf, Esperon noted that the group’s second-in-command, Jainal Antel Salialias Abu Solaiman, was killed in an encounter in Sulu in January, at around the same time DNA tests confirmed the death of the bandit group’s chieftain, Khadaffy Janjalani
December 21st, 2007 at 10:10 am
clipmaster
Raul T. Lumacad
I think there’s something wrong in here. Did you know that the word “Belat” is a Cebuano word? ………
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bastos pala yan, bastos din siguro ang gumagamit ng pangalan na yan……….
hindi na nahiya sa mga fellow bloggers niya…..
hoy, irespeto mo naman ang may ari ng blog nito, at kaming mga fellow bloggers mo……….
nakakahiya ka……..
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Give me one good reason why I should be ashame of my name. Atleast I have the nerve to post my name in this blog. How about you? there is nothing wrong with that. If the owner of this blog going to block/filter my screen name just because they don’t like it. So be it!
December 21st, 2007 at 6:25 am
Tu2vingcarayom,
President GMA is not the fake president of the philippines, she is the greatest leader of all time in the history of Mankind, and her base power is Jueteng Power, the real reason of why we have a very strong president who has the support of all the laws of the philippines from the Judiciary,The Senate and lastly the Congress. Sadly but thats the reality of how the Majority of Pilipinos minds had decided and it is irreversible.
December 21st, 2007 at 2:53 am
Official: RP defends rights record over US arms aid
Agence France-Presse
MANILA - The Philippines said Thursday its human rights record “can stand up” to global scrutiny amid reports the US government may hold back on military assistance.
Ricardo Blancaflor, who was named as head of a recently created task force to solve political killings, said the Philippines only suffered from bad perceptions carried by the media.
“Our human rights record can stand up to the rest of the world,” Blancaflor said on local television.
He said he hoped US legislators would not apply “double standards” in approving military aid for the Philippines, stressing that Manila was closely following cases of human rights abuses and political killings.
Blancaflor noted that Manila did not attach conditions when Washington requested a Philippine contingent to serve in the Iraq war.
“We did not tell the Americans, ‘You know we’re going to join you in Iraq provided you don’t do what you are doing in Guantanamo Bay or in Abu Ghraib prison,” Blancaflor said, referring to US detention centers in Cuba and Iraq where human rights abuses against detainees have been documented.
Blancaflor’s comments came after news reports that US legislators had agreed to slightly increase military funding for Manila from 29.7 million dollars this year to 30 million dollars in 2008. But part of the increase was contingent on the Philippines improving its rights record.
US special envoy Philip Alston earlier this month released a damning report blaming the Philippine military for many unsolved killings.
His report said soldiers were “systematically hunting down” leaders of left-wing groups as part of its anti-insurgency campaign.
Among those killed, he said, were judges, lawyers, anti-government activists, trade union activists and journalists.
Local rights group Kaparatan said the number of extra-judicial killings had dropped to 68 this year from 209 in 2006. It added that since President Gloria Arroyo came to power in January 2001 up to October this year, a total of 887 killings were reported.
Blancaflor defended the military, saying they were the only defense organization in the world where officers can only be promoted if cleared by a human rights office.
“We don’t deserve this kind of reputation. We have to attack this perception that aid is being withheld because we are violating human rights,” he said.
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Heck. The Philippines gov’t. Don’t deserve this money they’re only going to used it to on killing/jail the people who si speaking out against her bogus regime. I HOPE THE U.S. GOV’T. GOING TO STOP GIVEN THEM MONEY, AFTER ALL THATS THE TAXEPAYER’S MONEY THEY’RE GIVEN AWAY.
December 21st, 2007 at 12:50 am
Walang kwenta!
Wala palang kwentang makipag-deal sa gobyernong Arroyo.
Ito ang inilutang na impresyon ng pahayag kamakalawa ni Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Gen. Hermogenes Esperon na nagsasabing ‘not binding’ ang pakikipagkasundo ng pamahalaan at mga mutineers noon sa Oakwood Premier Hotel noong Hulyo 2003.
Ang katwiran kasi ni Esperon ay napuwersa lamang noon ang gobyerno sa sitwasyon at kinailangang pumayag sa anumang ilatag na kondisyon ng mga mutineers para lamang mapasuko ang mga ito at matiyak ang kaligtasan ng lugar na noo’y pinalibutan ng mga bomba.
Sabihin na nating tensyunado ang sitwasyon at talaga namang masasabing ‘hostage’ ng matinding banta noon ang pamahalaan, pero hindi sapat na katwiran ito para balewalain ang “gentleman’s agreement” na nabuo sa nangyaring negosasyon.
Sundalo pa naman at isang heneral si Esperon pero tila hindi ito marunong kumilala sa isang “gentleman’s agreement”. Sa isang lalaki - sa pagkakaalam namin - ang “gentleman’s agreement” ay higit pang matibay kaysa anumang papel o legal na kasunduan.
Ang salita ng isang maginoo ay pader na paninindigan anuman ang mangyari. Ngunit iba pala ang “gentleman’s agreement” para kay Gen. Esperon. Pwede pala itong mabali, talikuran at balewalain para sa kanya.
Malakas ang loob ni Esperon. Palibhasa’y hindi siya mismo ang kausap noon ng grupo nina Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV. Katwiran n’ya siguro, hindi niya salita ang masisira kundi salita ng mga taong kaharap noon at nagbigay ng ‘word of honor’ sa mga mutineers.
Pero paikut-ikutin man ng heneral ang kanyang katwiran, ‘salita’ pa rin ng gobyerno ang masisira kung hindi nila kikilalanin at paninindigan ang Oakwood pact.
Sinisira ni Esperon ang usapan sa pagitan ng maginoong mga sundalo. Kung papayagan ito, marami pang mga kasunduan na maaaring sirain at ibasura ang heneral na ito sa hinaharap. At hindi siya dapat manaig sa masamang asal na ito.
Wala itong pinag-iba sa naging posisyon kahapon ni Sen. Gregorio ‘Gringo’ Honasan na tila gumigitna sa isyu ng panggigipit ng pulisya sa media. Bakit biglang naiba ang ihip ng hangin? Nakalimutan ba ni Sen. Honasan na sa unang pag-aalsa ng militar sa EDSA (kasama siya noon nina noo’y Defense Sec. Juan Ponce Enrile at PC chief Gen. Fidel Ramos) ay ang media ang tangi nilang naging sandalan?
Sa pamamagitan ng magdamagang pagngawa sa radyo (Radio Veritas) ay nakarating sa taumbayan ang kanilang mensahe dahilan para dumagsa roon at matipon ang libu-libong tao at siyang naging kalasag nila laban sa mga tangke ni noo’y Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos.
Nasa’n na ngayon ang dugong sundalo at salitang maginoo nina Esperon at Honasan? Pareho lang silang nababali at bumabaligtad depende sa tinatayuang kapanalig.
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Its Senator Trillanes, & co. Fault for believing them when they already know that these idiot can’t be trusted. Especially their boss Gloria Arroyo!
December 21st, 2007 at 12:29 am
Engkanto
Gloria Lavandera Wrote and also qouted Sunhee:
“To those of you, Who critize some of the poster who cannot write english very well you should be ashame of yourself.
Because each of us has something truly unique to offer the world if only we have the courage to dream and the determination to make our dreams come true!
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Thats including the poster who can’t write english very well. Shame on you people. For putting them down, This is one of the reason why the Philippines never get out from under because of the filipino people bad attutude. And you have the nerve to claim that you are christian. Heaven help you!”
Engkanto Wrote:
“I’m going to miss you Abby Dear, since this would be my last post in this Blog. Not that I have grown tired of you and other people who comment on English writing but not on issues (those who comment on English writing IMO are pathetic as day time programming)……”
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Engkancanto: Your reason for leaving this blog is irrilevant. The people who criticize other just because the think they’re better than them are hypocrites! I hope you read this and come back, And post whatever your heart desire! Merry xmas!
December 20th, 2007 at 5:33 am
Gloria Lavandera,
Ipag paumanhin mo, datapwat kung ako man ang iyung tinutukoy, hayaan mong isalin ko sa ating sariling wika ang mga katagang aking naisulat sa aking na unang pitak
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Good grief! Why should I do something like that? Is your name Gloria Arroyo? If it is, Then what I’m saying is true!
December 20th, 2007 at 5:29 am
Engkanto
Gloria Lavandera Wrote and also qouted Sunhee:
“To those of you, Who critize some of the poster who cannot write english very well you should be ashame of yourself.
Because each of us has something truly unique to offer the world if only we have the courage to dream and the determination to make our dreams come true!
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Thats including the poster who can’t write english very well. Shame on you people. For putting them down, This is one of the reason why the Philippines never get out from under because of the filipino people bad attutude. And you have the nerve to claim that you are christian. Heaven help you!”
Engkanto Wrote:
“I’m going to miss you Abby Dear, since this would be my last post in this Blog. Not that I have grown tired of you and other people who comment on English writing but not on issues (those who comment on English writing IMO are pathetic as day time programming)……”
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I hate to break my promise to Abby, but please let me just say another out of topic for the last time.
Gloria Lavandera,
Ipag paumanhin mo, datapwat kung ako man ang iyung tinutukoy, hayaan mong isalin ko sa ating sariling wika ang mga katagang aking naisulat sa aking na unang pitak.
Pilipino Translation of what Engkanto has written above:
“Akoy malulumbay mahal kung Abby sapagkat ito na ang huli sa aking mga tala sa “Blog” na ito.
Hindi sa kadahilanang akoy nakaramdam na ng pagka bagot sa iyo o sa mga ibang tao na nag bibigay ng puna patungkol sa pag susulat sa wikang inglis bagkos ang nararapat ay sa tunay na usapin. (sa mga pumupuna sa wikang englis, (estilo ng pag susulat at hindi sa tunay na usapin, sic) “In My Opinion - IMO” sa aking palagay ay yaung mga labis na ka awaawa at kahalintulad sa pang umagang programa sa telebisyun)”
Muli ang aking paumanhin kung hindi ako ang iyung tinutukoy Lavandera, datapwat sa mga susunod, marapat lamang na turan natin kung sino ang ating pinapatungkulan at huwag puro pasaring lamang.
Tagalog translation:
“Juice ko utang na loob, basahin nyo muna at unawain! tol kung hindi ako ang trip mo, peace tayo.”
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Why should you leave this blog just because some people criticized other people just because they can’t write english very well. I don’t think thats relivant, You have the right just like other’s to post in this blog just like everybody else for as long as the owner of this blog is not going to filter/block your screen name. In fact most of my posting has been deleted but its okay. Atleast I got my frustration out. And thats the most infortant. I can careless if people going to criticized my englis for as long as I know what I can do, And can’t do. If the can’t understand what I write the should never read my posting. As simple as that.
December 20th, 2007 at 12:25 am
Ate Chichi,
Sukdulan naman po ang galit nyo ata kay Darang Gloria, naka CAPS Lock pa lahat grabe.
Ate Ysay, ayoko ko pong mag participate sa topic ng poverty kung meron man, di ako maka relate
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Haay, Naku! Ok. Lang yon baka ma high blood ka pa mas lalong problem iyan. There is lots of people can’t relate to what I’m saying. I’m just letting out all my frustration on what’s going on in the Philippines. Kay sa ma high blood pa ako. Oh, Di Ba? Merry christmas I hope you have a good one.
December 19th, 2007 at 11:12 pm
Well, it’s not a very important topic to talk about. What I’m supposed to say is that “I thought that all bloggers here are educated”. And that’s one of the reasons why we don’t prosper because we never use our good education. Until the next thousand years, the Filipinos will never have a better life because we never use what we know in school in a better way. Magaling tayong lahat sa mga kalokohan. Tatak Filipino na yan!!! Blame it to Gloria Arroyo again? Maybe not. I think this time you should blame it to your parents.
Merry Christmas….
December 19th, 2007 at 4:06 am
Chichi
Yzabelle
Hello bloggers,
Why don’t we just think positively in order to bring this poor country out of disgrace? Think of something on what you can do for your country not on what your country can do for you.
Is there anybody around who can start a topic (blog) about “poverty”?
More than half of the Filipinos are poor. The poor people care more about their stomach not the EOs as what Kabayan always dicussed here.
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Yes! we can and why not. But if you’re in the same situation your stomach is crueling of hunger you’ll say the same thing just like everybody else in this blog. But as you can see is not everybody talking about hunger. Because the Majority of people who have computer have money. In Fact some of them just critize other people because they can’t write english very well. Gloria Arroyo/cronies did the same thing, They’re calling Erap, Supporter’s stink, No education, No tooth among other things! I never forget those thing! This is one of the reason why I HATE GLORIA ARROYO, BECAUSE OF WHAT SHE DID, AND WHAT SHE’S BEEN SAYING TO THE POOR PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF. SHE’S ANTI-POOR EVEN THOUGH SHE’S FROM THE POOR FAMILY THE ONLY REASON SHE BECOME RICH’S BECAUSE OF HER FATHER DID THE SAME THING ROB THE GOV’T. COFFER THIS IS ONE OF THE REASON WHY GLORIA ARROYO, IS NOT GOING TO STEP DOWN FROM HER STOLEN POWER BECAUSE THERE IS PLENTY OF MONEY TO BE MADE WHILE SQUATTING IN MALACANYANG PALACE. IF HER FATHER CAN DO THE SAME THING, HE STILL BE IN POWER FOREVER. MGA KAWATAN TALAGA!
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Ate Chichi,
Sukdulan naman po ang galit nyo ata kay Darang Gloria, naka CAPS Lock pa lahat grabe.
Ate Ysay, ayoko ko pong mag participate sa topic ng poverty kung meron man, di ako maka relate
December 19th, 2007 at 2:30 am
Raul T. Lumacad
In Cebuano language, it doesn’t matter if you use the letters “i” or “e”, or letters “o” and “u”. It’s on how you say the word and how you express it. In this case the writer (Belat ni Gloria) is against the president therefore the word he/she used really makes the difference. The words “belat” and “bilat” are synonymous to them. It’s on how the writer spells/writes it.
Just like when I say, “Bilat ni nanay nimo” or ‘belat ni nanay nimo”. To them it’s the same banana.
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Tanong lang po Mang Raul,
Sabi nyo nga po “It’s on how the writer spells/write it” BELAT ni Gloria nga po ang sinulat, bakit po ba napakahirap nyong intindihin at binibigyan nyo po ng ibang kahulugan? Nadinig nyo na po ba syang i pronounced yung screen name nya?
Dito po samin sa Parañaque, hindi po SYNONYMS ang Belat at Bilat. Tawag po namin jan ay HOMONYMS. Nag check nga po ako sa Cebuano dictionary pero, wala po talagang word na BELAT. Mas lalo naman po sa Cebuana, sanglaan lang daw po sila ng alahas.
Sabi nyo rin po lahat tayo lumabas duon, hindi po tutuo yun! Ano ka ba mang Raul, cesarean po ang nanay ko.
Para po kayung si Zaido, pulis pang kalawakan, pati po ba screen name nag ko comment kayo. Out of topic na po kayo jan masyado. Sigurado po ako, hindi nyo pa napanuod ang “Vagina Monologue” Title pa lang, bad na po kc cguro sa inyo un.
Tu2vingcarayum@yahoo.com - email addy ko pa ito chaka screen name d2 nyo po me sagutin para di kau ma out of topic ulit.
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December 19th, 2007 at 12:47 am
Well….its obvious that ABS-CBN is a selfish protector of their own interest. They have businesses that will cross fair & investigative journalism. Lopezes hench men like Korina Sanchez, Ted Failon, Ces Drilon and other ABS reporters are maintaining a level of broadcasting arrogance and protectionism to the businesses related to the Lopezes in exchange for a promise of cinematic effect to the people and hefty amounts. My advice is just to watch their faces, listen to them and just ignore and laugh at what they say! Mayayabang naman kasi talaga sila. Mag-artista na lang kaya sila, sisikat pa sila lalo!
December 18th, 2007 at 10:50 pm
Raul T. Lumacad Wrote:
In Cebuano language, it doesn’t matter if you use the letters “i” or “e”, or letters “o” and “u”. It’s on how you say the word and how you express it. In this case the writer (Belat ni Gloria) is against the president therefore the word he/she used really makes the difference. The words “belat” and “bilat” are synonymous to them. It’s on how the writer spells/writes it.
Just like when I say, “Bilat ni nanay nimo” or ‘belat ni nanay nimo”. To them it’s the same banana.
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E and I don’t matter when you pronounced or say the words in Cebuano true. But when it is Written as “Bilat ni nanay nimo rin” or “Belat ni nanay nimo rin” its not the same banana.
True, you can say or pronounced Cibu Cety but you can not write Cibu Cety. And what made you think that Belat ni Gloria is Cebuano or Cebuana in the first place?
Do you know that Poke (pronounced po-keh) is a Hawaiian food delicacy and with no offensive meaning for Americans but have different gist for Filipinos. Meaning, words when pronounced may have offensive connotation to other language but can be exactly different to other dialect. But WRITING it is totally different.
You have to do better with your logic and not to assume too much. Better yet ask Belat ni Gloria what was his/her true meaning.
December 18th, 2007 at 10:02 pm
Gloria Lavandera Wrote and also qouted Sunhee:
“To those of you, Who critize some of the poster who cannot write english very well you should be ashame of yourself.
Because each of us has something truly unique to offer the world if only we have the courage to dream and the determination to make our dreams come true!
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Thats including the poster who can’t write english very well. Shame on you people. For putting them down, This is one of the reason why the Philippines never get out from under because of the filipino people bad attutude. And you have the nerve to claim that you are christian. Heaven help you!”
Engkanto Wrote:
“I’m going to miss you Abby Dear, since this would be my last post in this Blog. Not that I have grown tired of you and other people who comment on English writing but not on issues (those who comment on English writing IMO are pathetic as day time programming)……”
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I hate to break my promise to Abby, but please let me just say another out of topic for the last time.
Gloria Lavandera,
Ipag paumanhin mo, datapwat kung ako man ang iyung tinutukoy, hayaan mong isalin ko sa ating sariling wika ang mga katagang aking naisulat sa aking na unang pitak.
Pilipino Translation of what Engkanto has written above:
“Akoy malulumbay mahal kung Abby sapagkat ito na ang huli sa aking mga tala sa “Blog” na ito.
Hindi sa kadahilanang akoy nakaramdam na ng pagka bagot sa iyo o sa mga ibang tao na nag bibigay ng puna patungkol sa pag susulat sa wikang inglis bagkos ang nararapat ay sa tunay na usapin. (sa mga pumupuna sa wikang englis, (estilo ng pag susulat at hindi sa tunay na usapin, sic) “In My Opinion - IMO” sa aking palagay ay yaung mga labis na ka awaawa at kahalintulad sa pang umagang programa sa telebisyun)”
Muli ang aking paumanhin kung hindi ako ang iyung tinutukoy Lavandera, datapwat sa mga susunod, marapat lamang na turan natin kung sino ang ating pinapatungkulan at huwag puro pasaring lamang.
Tagalog translation:
“Juice ko utang na loob, basahin nyo muna at unawain! tol kung hindi ako ang trip mo, peace tayo.”
December 18th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
‘Bye Engkanto, so nice to have you with us here even for just such a short period. May your restless spirit find some more of what it is you are looking for in the other worlds of blogosphere. And may you find another idiot there who would respect your outlandish style of argumentation as much as I do. MERRY CHRISTMAS nice lady!
December 18th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
to engkanto
i appreciate your thoughts too.
rest assured i am not blind nor indifferent to the wrong-doings of this adm. perhaps i feel jaded and numb by it all.
merry christmas and a happy new year!
December 18th, 2007 at 6:33 pm
HOLD IT!
This blog is about IRRESPONSIBLE BROADCASTING of IRRESPONSIBLE MEDIA.. this blog does not tolerate such act, that is why we exuberantly condemn some media and ABS-CBN in particular is the most corrupt. Media should not practice biased reporting but since they were dealing with the truth, what truth? if the media has to attack consecutively the administration.
Media? How come you were called media? Reporter? Of what?
You media people only care for your self interest.. your selfish thought.
Our soldiers are dying on the battlefield to defend our democracy, yet you sided more the communist who were fighting for freedom? (Should it be Free Communist?) And why the communist where hiding on the midst of the civilians so that when civilians get killed the finger poke automatically (like automatic rifle) to our soldiers and the media get excited to arouse the people in hate to the government.
Aren’t we Filipinos who love freedom? Aren’t we Filipinos who exercise freedom? In what way we should do it if we were mislead by our fellow countrymen particularly by media people?
I love my country than you are my friend, this is paradise compare to other neighboring countries. Why destroy our country and put it into chaos? I’d rather help the government find better solution to our problem.. it the only chance.
ANG TAONG WALANG BAIT SA SARILI… (SIRA ULO) AY NANINIWALA SA SABI-SABI.
Take it from me MERCURION
December 18th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
In Cebuano language, it doesn’t matter if you use the letters “i” or “e”, or letters “o” and “u”. It’s on how you say the word and how you express it. In this case the writer (Belat ni Gloria) is against the president therefore the word he/she used really makes the difference. The words “belat” and “bilat” are synonymous to them. It’s on how the writer spells/writes it.
Just like when I say, “Bilat ni nanay nimo” or ‘belat ni nanay nimo”. To them it’s the same banana.
December 18th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
SUNHEE
To those of you, Who critize some of the poster who cannot write english very well you should be ashame of yourself.
Because each of us has something truly unique to offer the world if only we have the courage to dream and the determination to make our dreams come true!
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Thats including the poster who can’t write english very well. Shame on you people. For putting them down, This is one of the reason why the Philippines never get out from under because of the filipino people bad attutude. And you have the nerve to claim that you are christian. Heaven help you!
December 18th, 2007 at 7:50 am
jackbaer
dun sa mga tagahanga ni Sen Trillanes lalo na sa mga tiga media,ano b tlaga ang hinahangaan nyo sa kanya?ang knyang katapangan?anong matapang sa kanya?lagi nya sinasabi na handa syang harapin ang ano mang consequences ng kanyang mga actions..kung totoo tlaga sinasabi nya eh,dpat sabihin na nya sa korte na ikulong na sya dhil totoo nman na act of rebellion ang ginawa nila sa oakwood mutiny..eto ay base na rin sa mga press releases ni Trillanes..dpat rin sana ay di na rin sya kumandidato bilang senador dhil alam nya na bilang parusa sa knyang past actions (criminal acts) maliban sa pgkakakulong ay to give up his civil liberties,i.e. bumoto at kumandidato..o bka nman sasabihin nya na he is entitled to a due process..eh due process ba ang mgtake-over ng hotel?ang mambulabog sa operation ng isang commercial establishment?..kung tlagang handa syang panagutan ang mga ginawa nya eh di mgpasentensya na sya..bka mas martyr ang dting if hingin pa nya sa korte na patawan sya ng death penalty..hingin nya sa korte na gus2 nyang i-firing squad sa Luneta?perhaps,that would certainly make a difference…bka mgkaka-isa na tyong lhat na Pilipino,bka eto na ang pupukaw sa damdamin nting lhat para gumawa ng tama at itigil na ang pagsasamantala…
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Gloria Arroyo, Did even worse but she is not in jail where she belong. Can you explain that?
December 18th, 2007 at 7:33 am
To those of you, Who critize some of the poster who cannot write english very well you should be ashame of yourself.
Because each of us has something truly unique to offer the world if only we have the courage to dream and the determination to make our dreams come true!
December 18th, 2007 at 6:26 am
Davide impeachment aborted
11/06/2007 | 12:19 PM
Unlike the impeachment against Gloria Arroyo, Nothing good happen because they’re protected by the corrupted JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
Email this | Email the Editor | Print | Digg this | Add to del.icio.us November 11, 2003: The constitutional crisis brought about by the impeachment complaint against the Chief Justice Hilario Davide, Jr. ended ended when the House of Representatives voted not to transmit to the Senate the articles of impeachment, in deference to an earlier Supreme Court ruling.
Two impeachment complaints were filed against Davide over alleged anomalies in the disbursements and expenditures of the Judiciary Development Fund. The first complaint, filed by former President Joseph Estrada in June 2003, was dismissed by the House Committee on Justice on October 22, 2003. A group of congressmen filed a second impeachment complaint the following day (October 23), and this complaint was eventually endorsed by at least 1/3 of the House members, mostly from the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC).
The case was taken to the Supreme Court, which ruled that the second complaint was unconstitutional (the Constitution states that no impeachment proceedings shall be initiated against the same official more than once within a period of one year
December 18th, 2007 at 5:53 am
BusinessWorld: Satisfaction with Arroyo falls further - SWS
12/18/2007 | 12:10 AM
Ok. Heres another survey against the FAKE PRESIDENT OF CEBU. You’ve the judges! Kong ako sa kanya magtago na ako. But of course she has no shame.
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Email this | Email the Editor | Print | Digg this | Add to del.icio.us BY ALEXIS DOUGLAS B. ROMERO, BusinessWorld Reporter
PUBLIC SATISFACTION with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has fallen further in the fourth quarter, with her net rating now at -16 from -11 previously, a new survey from the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed.
This was despite another SWS finding that more than half of Filipinos believe Mrs. Arroyo’s grant of a pardon to convicted former President Joseph E. Estrada was “good for the country.”
A Palace spokesman said the survey results could be viewed as a challenge for the administration to do better, but would not distract the President from continuing to implement programs that will ultimately lead to benefits for the public.
A political analyst, however, said positive government programs do not automatically mean positive approval ratings as long as the Arroyo administration remains dogged by issues and controversies.
The results of the November 30 to December 3 nationwide survey, made exclusive to BusinessWorld, had 32% of respondents satisfied and 48% dissatisfied with Mrs. Arroyo’s performance, for the net rating (% satisfied minus % dissatisfied) of -16.
The President’s net ratings were close to neutral in the first and second quarters (-4 and -3, respectively) before plunging to -11 in the third quarter.
The question posed to 1,200 adults nationwide was “Please tell me how satisfied or dissatisfied you are in the performance of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as President of the Philippines. Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, undecided if satisfied ordissatisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, very dissatisfied?”
The independent survey research institution said loss of support in Mindanao and the Visayas, and worsening dissatisfaction in Metro Manila, resulted in the fourth-quarter drop.
In Mindanao, Mrs. Arroyo’s net ratings plunged to -20 (30% satisfied, 49% dissatisfied) from -1 (38% satisfied/dissatisfied, rounded) just a quarter ago. In the Visayas, it turned negative, at -9 (35% satisfied, 44% dissatisfied), from the neutral +1 (40% satisfied, 38% dissatisfied, rounded) in the third quarter.
In Metro Manila, it was -34 (25% satisfied, 59% dissatisfied), down from September’s -24 (28% satisfied, 52% dissatisfied).
She gained somewhat in the Balance of Luzon, where her net rating was -12 (34% satisfied, 45% dissatisfied) from -18 (32% satisfied, 50% dissatisfied) previously.
Rural net satisfaction, however, fell to -8 from -3, while in urban areas it dropped to -23 from -18.
The margin of error, the SWS said, was plus or minus 3% for the national average, and plus or minus 6% for area results.
By classes, net satisfaction with the President turned negative among the ABC sector, at a net -16 (35% satisfied, 51% dissatisfied), from +8 (46% satisfied, 38% dissatisfied) in the previous quarter.
It remained negative among the class D or masa, at -13 (33% satisfied, 46% dissatisfied) from -12 (34% satisfied, 46% dissatisfied) previously.
Satisfaction went down among the class E, to -25 (26% satisfied, 51% dissatisfied), compared to -13 (33% satisfied, 46% dissatisfied) in September.
The SWS also asked the respondents how they agreed with the statement “The grant of pardon by President Arroyo to former President Joseph Estrada in his plunder case was good for the country: strongly agree, somewhat agree, undecided, somewhat disagree, strongly disagree.”
A majority of 54% agreed, compared to the 23% who disagreed for a net agreement of +32. The rest of the respondents (22%) were undecided.
“However, the President did not gain from the pardon because those who agreed with it were even more dissatisfied with her than those who disagreed with it,” the SWS said.
It said the President’s net satisfaction rating was -12 among those opposed to the pardon, but was an even lower -22 among those supportive of it.
In October, Malacañang announced that Mrs. Arroyo was granting Mr. Estrada a full pardon, just weeks after he was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Sandiganbayan on graft and corruption charges.
Support for the Estrada pardon was prevalent in all areas, with net agreement highest at +45 in Metro Manila, compared to +38 in Mindanao, +32 in the Balance of Luzon, and +15 in the Visayas.
It was much stronger in class E, at +35, and in class D, +33, compared to class ABC’s +15.
Not a distraction
Asked to comment, deputy Presidential spokesman Lorelei C. Fajardo said the survey would not distract the President from her focus on improving governance and promoting economic development.
“It (the survey) is a challenge for us to do better but we must focus on the programs of the government with or without these surveys. We hope the economic gains will translate to benefits for the public,” she said in a phone interview.
Ms. Fajardo said the perception may have been shaped by the bad news in the media.
“The good things being done by the government are not being communicated properly. Bad news tends to overtake the good news so we must work double time to spread the good news to the people,” she said.
But Amado M. Mendoza, Jr., a political analyst from the University of the Philippines, said that while people may feel the positive effects of government programs, these would not necessarily translate to public approval due to continuing controversies.
“People may recognize [the programs] but these may not win for her approval because of basic issues that do not have closure until now.
“For example, the legitimacy issue is not yet finished. This is further worsened by corruption scandals and other issues like extrajudicial killings,” he said.
Ms. Fajardo, meanwhile, also clarified that the President did not pardon Mr. Estrada to gain the support of his followers.
“No, it (the pardon) was not for popularity but because of a policy and for humanitarian reasons. This will not bother her (Mrs. Arroyo) because she knows she did the right thing,” the Palace spokesman said.
But Mr. Mendoza said it would have been better if the Arroyo administration also prosecuted incumbent officials guilty of corruption and not just Mr. Estrada.
“There would be public satisfaction if the government punishes everybody engaged in corruption. It would be better if administration officials are also punished. The people who approve of the pardon know that there are others who committed corruption aside from Mr. Estrada,” he said.
“There is dissatisfaction because they can see individuals who have been accused of corruption but remain free. People may think that Estrada was convicted because he is no longer the one in power. They see a sense of injustice here.” ArticlesMedia Links
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December 18th, 2007 at 1:04 am
Yzabelle
Hello bloggers,
Why don’t we just think positively in order to bring this poor country out of disgrace? Think of something on what you can do for your country not on what your country can do for you.
Is there anybody around who can start a topic (blog) about “poverty”?
More than half of the Filipinos are poor. The poor people care more about their stomach not the EOs as what Kabayan always dicussed here.
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Yes! we can and why not. But if you’re in the same situation your stomach is crueling of hunger you’ll say the same thing just like everybody else in this blog. But as you can see is not everybody talking about hunger. Because the Majority of people who have computer have money. In Fact some of them just critize other people because they can’t write english very well. Gloria Arroyo/cronies did the same thing, They’re calling Erap, Supporter’s stink, No education, No tooth among other things! I never forget those thing! This is one of the reason why I HATE GLORIA ARROYO, BECAUSE OF WHAT SHE DID, AND WHAT SHE’S BEEN SAYING TO THE POOR PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF. SHE’S ANTI-POOR EVEN THOUGH SHE’S FROM THE POOR FAMILY THE ONLY REASON SHE BECOME RICH’S BECAUSE OF HER FATHER DID THE SAME THING ROB THE GOV’T. COFFER THIS IS ONE OF THE REASON WHY GLORIA ARROYO, IS NOT GOING TO STEP DOWN FROM HER STOLEN POWER BECAUSE THERE IS PLENTY OF MONEY TO BE MADE WHILE SQUATTING IN MALACANYANG PALACE. IF HER FATHER CAN DO THE SAME THING, HE STILL BE IN POWER FOREVER. MGA KAWATAN TALAGA!
December 18th, 2007 at 12:53 am
Rigodon ng mga kapit-tuko
Ellen Tordesilla
Sinulat kamakailan ni Lito Banayo, kolumnista ng Malaya, ang nasagap niyang balita sa kanyang mga kaibigan sa Malacañang na magkakaroon ng rigodon sa gabinete ni Gloria Arroyo sa bagong taon.
Sinabi ni Banayo, at kumakalat na ngayon sa text, papalitan ni DILG Secretary Ronnie Puno si Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita. Bibigyan daw ng ambassadorial si Ermita o isang posisyon sa isang malaking korporasyon na lumalangoy sa pera katulad ng San Miguel Corporation.
Si Environment Secretary Lito Atienza raw ang papalit kay Puno sa Department of Interior and Local Government. Papalitan naman si Atienza ni dating congressman Prospero Pichay. Maaalala natin na si Pichay ay tumakbo ng senador. Gumastos ng malaki sa advertisements ngunit natalo pa rin. Ngunit maaari lamang maging DENR secretary si Pichay sa Hunyo pa dahil mayroong isang taong ban na hindi maaaring manungkulan sa pamahalaan ng isang taon ang mga tumakbo at natalo sa isang eleksyon.
Si AFP Chief of Staff Hermogenes Esperon na dapat ay magre-retire sa Pebrero ay ie-extend. Nang tanungin si Esperon tungkol dito, sabi niya handa siyang umalis na sa serbisyo sa Pebrero ngunit kung ie-extend siya ng kanyang among si Arroyo, siya raw ay “honored”.
Dapat talagang i-extend ni Arroyo si Esperon dahil wala siyang makuhang ibang berdugo na kayang bastusin ang Constitutions, gagamitin ang military bilang cheating operators sa eleksyon para lamang mapanatili sa kapangyarihan si Arroyo kahit hindi binoto ng taumbayan. Pinagpipilitan ni Esperon na malinis ang eleksyon noong 2004.
Wala nang ibang opisyal na walang atubiling sirain ang career at buhay ng ibang opisyal na walang ginawa kundi manindigan sa katotohanan at hustisya.
Sabi nga ng isang blogger, “Kung hindi pa naman ‘yan ma-extend, sayang lang ang mga patak ng luha niya sa mahal niya. Naaalala pa ba ninyo ‘yung punas-pawis? ‘Yung subuan ng lobster?”
Naalala n’yo naman kung paano umiyak si Esperon nang inanunsyo ni Arroyo noong Dec. 30, 2002 sa harap ng monumento ni Jose Rizal na hindi na siya tatakbo sa pagka-presidente dahil ‘yun ang ugat ng pagkahati-hati ng sambayanan. Malapit na ang anibersaryo nu’n.
Ang extension ni Esperon ay nagpapakita na marami sa ating mga heneral ang propesyunal kaya hindi sigurado si Arroyo na kaya nilang bastusin ang Constitutions para sa kanya. Sa pag-extend kay Esperon, marami sa mga heneral ang maaantala sa kanilang promotion. Pinapakita lang ni Arroyo kung ano ang criteria para umasenso ka sa military. Kailangang sumipsip ka nang husto sa kanya.
Sa kolum ni Banayo, sinabi niya na inalok ulit si dating presidential chief of staff Mike Defensor na bumalik sa Malacañang. Sabi raw ni Defensor, ayaw na niya dahil alam na niya ang ibig sabihin ng “political suicide”.
December 17th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
to engkanto….re propensity to put difft. meanings to other people’s thread…i think i can say that to you too, bec. to my mind, you interpreted it differently to what i really meant…like when i wrote guingona, labayen, orteza as alternatives…when i wrote those names, i did not mean that you wrote that yourself. that was just a joke, a sarcastic joke, a style w/c one uses to prove a point. get what i mean now? never did i say you presented them as alternatives, bec. i know you wouldn’t.
if you didn’t like the sarcasm, i am sorry. but, there was no malice intended, just a joke
but, good you wrote abt. this, perhaps the sarcastic style/joke may not appeal to some. i will heed you, will refrain from this kind of sarcasm.
re the aka b___t ni gloria, i think raul is correct in his reference to the word being inappropriate bec. based on the way this writer writes, methinks she’s visayan
the e becomes i ;)..review the blogs….
happy new year!
December 17th, 2007 at 6:18 pm
Hi Yzabelle,
There’s is a simple answer to our country’s poverty problem “Population Control or Family Planning”. It was the time of Cory administration when our population has rapidly gone up and which called the “Post Revolution Babies” because she abolished the Population Control Commission created by Marcos. We don’t have to blame the present administration for the poverty that the Philippines encountered today. We have to blame the Church for this phenomenon because they are against family planning. If you look the index for the most populous country in the world, the Philippines is in the list of top 12 most populous country and most on the top list are poverty stricken countries. Even the Philippines sustain the economic growth of 7-8% per year it won’t sustain our fast population growth of 2.5% per year. Before the EDSA revolution our population is only about 48-50 Million, now we have 85 Million population it was up more than 70% in the span of 21 years!
The root of poverty is the fast population growth. Our present administration should act immediately before it’s too late and not to be influence by the church or the bishops because they only want their followers to grow and they don’t care if our country is in deep shit.
December 17th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
Abbygail,
Thanks for trading ideas, to be perfectly honest, I appreciate most of your thoughts.
May God continually bless us all and our country.
Merry Christmas to you and all the people here.
Engkanto
Back to the topic
December 17th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Yzabelle,
You can always try to start a blog by submitting a topic to the editor or request the admin for your topic to be considered.
BTW, abused Executive Orders or E.O.s are among the support mechanism which causes corruption and henceforth affects correct financial management and aggravates hunger in the Philippines. E.O. 464 for one is designed to cover-up anomalies in government and protect people involved in corruption.
What is primarily being asked of the government is to stop CORRUPTION, ANOMALIES and COVER-UPs, so far they are expert in skirting the issue and throw the blame to everyone else but themselves.
December 17th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Abby Dear,
Again I have to agree with Bert, except that I am not a gentleman, but like you, a lady too. In the spirit of season I want to be apologetic to begin with.
To be perfectly honest, I am sorry Abby, if I have caused you pain because of my irresponsible comments on your opinion.
I am sorry that the only proof I can come up that would say the least that I am against corruptions were my few entries in this blog.
I am sorry that if I were made you to believe that you have to denounce corruption openly in the street. You don’t have to do that, there are people who would do that for us like what they did before, during and after EDSA 1 – 3. (I skip the number 2 instead put dash; you might find number 2 “irresponsible”)
I am very sorry to disagree, that not because you’ve notice the propensity of some people to use different aliases this would qualify that your observation was correct. It’s not a matter of opinion when it comes to this; you need to be an expert on this field to say the least.
I am sorry if I have equated you to some people who can’t discern garci/gma’s voice. And I felt equally sorry that you still find good words for her, you knowing she was the voice behind Hello Garci Tape.
I am sorry if you have not seen the follow up report on TV Patrol (Maybe you were tuned to BBC) a day or two after the girl’s death. They DID run reports that allegedly she was raped by her father. But as to why she committed suicide it has to be resolve by authorities but not bloggers.
We can not forever blame our Government true, but equally or much worst is being ignorant and indifferent to what our Government’s wrong doing.
“mahirap na nga, ang dami pa mga anak. is that the govt.’s fault too?” It was only NOREX’s entry who insinuated that.
I felt sorry for me because I don’t have the access to Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel and BBC that would make me richer with knowledge.
I felt sorry to ABS-CBN, after their programs like Bahay Kalinga Village in Bulacan that shelters less privilege people, Bantay Bata, Save Lamesa Dam, to name a few, still some people (Abby included) believe that they lack social responsibility and comment on their day time programming as pathetic. I was almost made to believe that media’s social responsibility is greater than that of the President of the Republic.
This “irresponsible ABS-CBN” news media team was the same “irresponsible” media who covered EDSA 2 and EDSA 3.
I’m going to miss you Abby Dear, since this would be my last post in this Blog. Not that I have grown tired of you and other people who comment on English writing but not on issues (those who comment on English writing IMO are pathetic as day time programming).
I believe I have read the better answer and gained knowledge (Thanks to this Blog) as clearly explained by LUX’s entry. I need to move to other Blogs “that would make me richer in knowledge” (allow me Abby to use your own words).
Let us continue to defy corruption just in our thoughts and within the comfort of our homes.
Mabuhay ang malayang Magnanakaw
Mabuhay ang mga walang pananagutan sa Bayan
December 17th, 2007 at 3:11 pm
Hello bloggers,
Why don’t we just think positively in order to bring this poor country out of disgrace? Think of something on what you can do for your country not on what your country can do for you.
Is there anybody around who can start a topic (blog) about “poverty”?
More than half of the Filipinos are poor. The poor people care more about their stomach not the EOs as what Kabayan always dicussed here.
December 17th, 2007 at 10:55 am
Correction, I meant … no massive response against those who claim that there is supposedly “media irresponsibility”…
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Gloria and allies, “testing the waters” as usual before doing something unconstitutional and repressive.
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An excellent quote “deep caring”, allow me to post it again:
Bro Karl Gaspar reminds us of the popular Martial law quote:
“First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out -
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the communists
and I did not speak out -
because I was not a communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out -
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me -
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.”
(The quote was attributed to a German Pastor, Martin Niemoller, who resisted the terror of Hitler’s Fascist regime in Germany in the l940s.– Karl Gaspar)
December 17th, 2007 at 10:08 am
A hunch, paranoia or a portent?
I have noticed that before the administration slams down on anyone or on any institution, the apologists first issues floods of criticisms in blogs before they proceed with their plan.
Just a hunch. If there would be no massive response against supposed “media irresponsibility”, the next phase would be cracking down on the media using both legal and illegal Executive Orders by you know who.
Perhaps my hunch is wrong and I hope it is; but if is not, the media and civil society should prepare for the administration’s “Operation Media-crackdown” which may possibly come in the near future.
December 16th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
Tsk..tsk..kawawang ABS-CBN bumabagsak ang rating bwahahaha tapos dinemanda ba ang Nielsen dahil daw nandadaya sa survey eh noon sila ang nata-top sa survey eh walang daya. Dapat isipin ng ABS-CBN kung saan sila nagkakamali kasi dahil sa pamumulitika nila sa mga balita at media biased. Akala ata kasi nila eh makakuha pa ata ng simpatiya sa masa eh nakakasawa na yun binabalita at mga ibang mga nakakabobo na shows nila lalo na yun noontime show na Wowowie na ginagawa nila stupido mga kawawang contestant at yun pagsisigaw nila na nakakabingi…kahit sa ibang show nila na sumisigaw din ang host tulad ni boy abunda sa the buzz at boy & kris. Kaya baguhin nyo na kasi yun style nyo dahil hindi na mabenta sa publiko at saka dapat balance yun parereport nyo sa balita.
1. Hwag nyo na kasi proteksyonan ang mga business ng mga Lopez.
2. Tanggalin nyo na yun pay per view ng Pinoy Big Brother kaya nga umalis siguro si Manny Pacquio sa ABS kasi paano nalaman siguro ni Manny P. na pay per view yun mga laban nya sa ABS-CBN.
December 16th, 2007 at 12:45 pm
Group slams Jalosjos release as gov’t belies ‘biased’ pardon
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The next person to be realease is the husband of Amilita Villarosa. The bag lady in Malacanyang Palace. Thats been promise to her by Gloria Arroyo~!
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12/16/2007 | 08:59 AM
Email this | Email the Editor | Print | Digg this | Add to del.icio.us An anti-crime group on Sunday criticized the alleged “hush-hush” release of Romeo Jalosjos, former Zamboanga del Norte congressman, from the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa City.
Dante Jimenez, chairman of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC), said the release of Jalosjos might embolden high-profile personalities to commit crimes because even if they get imprisoned they could easily be pardoned.
“Yan ang isang tanong na maaring sabihin. Grabe ang rape ngayon (You could say this will embolden high-profile personalities to commit crimes. Rape is especially prevalent these days),” Jimenez said in an interview on dzXL radio.
He also urged authorities to disclose the list of inmates at the NBP who are up for parole or pardon.
The relatives of Jalosjos are allied with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi) party, according to Jimenez.
“Dapat ay pantay-pantay, dapat malaman natin in public sino ang nabibigyan ng laya through the pardon and parole (We should be fair. Authorities should make public who had been pardoned and paroled),” he said.
But Persida Acosta, head of the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) head, belied claims that Jalosjos got preferential treatment from Malacañang, which she said had pardoned more than 400 inmates.
Acosta, in a separate interview on dzXL radio, said the release of the other inmates was done without fanfare.
“Dapat kung may di kilala may pina-cover at pina-interview sa inyo. Kami naman pag kliyente namin uuwi na di na request pumunta sa amin (We should have let the media cover the lesser-known inmates released),” she said.
She said the release of the pardoned inmates was kept low-profile because most of them were poor and could not afford to stay longer in Metro Manila.
“Sinasabi ko lang sige uwi na, nagsusulat na lang sila nagpapasalamat sa mahal na Pangulo (I just told them to go home. Some of them had written the President to express their thanks),” she said. - GMANews.TV
December 16th, 2007 at 8:53 am
to mbagumbayan…are you serious when you said some writer’s wisdom(S.) blows your mind away ;-))
….but i agree w/you that someone here is trying hard to think so deeply, but methinks even he does not understand what he is saying or is he hiding underneath his vague opinions?
to simple pinoy….i like what you wrote, its an eyeopener to those who adore abs-cbn.
to clipmaster….talagang pasaway na sila.
to paul casem….oo nga, he writes nothing except gma resign. and he does not offer a solution after gma. baka he wants himself instead?
to fred s.of LA…..yes, we agree that those media people have bosses who tell them what to do and it follows they should obey…but it is the law that should prevail, not the bosses. in this case, the police who appealed to them to vacate shld be followed..
remember the hostage-taking at uganda in the 70’s? wherein one of the mossad mistook an israeli hostage as one of the terrorists, and was shot, that kind of a situation is what the authorities are trying to avoid…
and to those who are comparing the present times w/ that of the romans, that’s an exaggeration! during those times, a local leader can kill a perceived enemy, no due process, inquest, miranda law, etc…watch rome 1 & 2 dvd, or read any roman history books.
abbygail, yohoooooo way to go… nice one.
December 16th, 2007 at 7:07 am
mercurion
To SALINA and BELAT NI GLORIA
If you want to open your own view regarding GMA corruption please create your own topic but be careful not to mislead our people hope what you are about to comment is something TRUE and FACTUAL not HEARSAY or GOSSIP as being delivered by ABS-CBN to the public. We know poverty is currently existing since then but it doesn’t mean it’s the current administrator’s fault. If I ask you whose president wants to jeopardize and degrade the standard of living of their compatriots? none I think, because most of them were looking for solutions to ease the burdens of every family in this country. The only problem is sometimes some people were not satisfied to what the government is doing for their better cause.. and what happened to the previous presidents? if I ask you.. Starting Marcos regime they were all being told to step down.. but from Marcos to Arroyo did our country gained some development?
Please ask yourselves SELINA and BELAT NI GLORIA what is your contribution to our country for the betterment of our compatriots? CRITICIZE OUR LEADERS? Please start looking at yourselves you were being contaminated by the medias’ BAD IMPRESSION to our government.
PINOY KAYO, PINOY DIN PO AKO.. ‘WAG NA PO NINYONG GULUHIN ANG ATING BANSA.. kapag pinaalis ninyo si GLORIA mas lalong gugulo ang pilipinas at kapag magulo ang pilipinas mag-dadalawang isip na naman ang mga investors, babawas naman ang trabaho, mas lalong dadami ang krimen at mas lalong dadami ang aalis ng bansa, mas dadami ang tinagurian ninyong traydor na OFW.
(Actually, Manila lang ang magulo kaya lang pag nagrereport ang foreign media sasabihin “Philippines is in chaos”, wow hanep pati foreign media masyadong sensational, pero pag nasa probinsya ang gulo.. wala lang.)
BTW, OFW’s were planning to create more job for their compatriot here in The Philippines, as they have already invested because of the OFW INVESTMENT program of the current administration.
May this open your mind and be optimistic of our government’s plan for our people, our country.
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If these two only gossiping then you have nothing to worry about. You’re the one should asked yourself if these two are really telling the truth or not. But just in case you don’t believe them. Then you should investigate because the truth is there for everyone to see.
December 16th, 2007 at 2:11 am
OFWs membership fee, sobra-sobra
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The OFWS is over charge because they knows the can get away with it. Dollars pa, SUS! Even if they’re only going to charge OFWS P200.00 each time the leave the country the gov’t. Still make alot of money because there is lots of filipino people leaving the country everyday. If they really think that the OFWS is heroes then the should cut the charges or better yet, Don’t charge them. Remember without the OFWs money remittance the Philippines economy will collapse either you people admitted or not.
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Manny Villar
Ano ba naman ang nangyayari sa Philippine Overseas Employment Administration o (POEA)? Hindi ko alam kung ito ay natutulog sa pansitan at hindi nakikinig sa balita o gusto lang talagang gatasan ang mga OFWs na dapat ay kanilang tinutulungan.
Paano mo naman matitiis na ‘di punahin ang POEA na hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa yata alam na nasa 41 level na ang halaga ng piso kontra dolyar. Hanggang ngayon kasi, ang $25 membership fee ng bawat OFW ay sinisingil ng POEA sa palitang P51 kada dolyar o katumbas ng P1,275 pa rin na bayad kada OFW.
Samakatuwid, kumikita ng sobrang P250 ang POEA sa bawat OFW na nagbabayad ng membership fee dahil dapat ay P1,025 na lang ang kinokolekta sa mga ito. Sino ba naman ang matutuwa sa nangyayari sa gobyerno. Sa kaliwa’t-kanang ulat ng katiwalian, overpriced na government biddings, pati ba naman ang membership fee ng mga taong kung ituring ay bagong mga bayani ng bansa ay overpriced din?
Hindi barya-barya ang usapan dito. Sa 3,000 Filipino na bawat araw ay nangingibang-bansa para magtrabaho, P750,000 o higit pa ang nakukulektang membership fee.
Hindi uubra ang ganitong gawain. Hindi pa nga nakakaalis ang mga OFWs, pinagkakakitaan na sa sariling bansa. Kaya naman agad kong inihain ang Senate Resolution 247 na nagpapakilos sa Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources upang imbestigahan ang sobrang paniningil sa OFWs. Layunin na makalikha ng mga batas na may malasakit at pag-unawa sa mga Filipino na nagtatrabaho sa ibayong-dagat.
Sana naman, umayos ang POEA sa kanilang trabaho at agad na itama kung anuman ang pagkakamali na kanilang ginawa. Malaki ang tulong ng OFW remittance sa ating kabang-bayan kaya naman, talagang ‘di ko maisip na pati sila, ay pagkakakitaan.
Bubusisiin din ng Senado kung magkano na ang nalikom ng POEA sa sobra-sobrang paniningil ng membership fees upang ito’y maibalik sa mga OFWs.
Napag-uusapan ang mga OFWs, nakahinga ng maluwag ang sambayanang Pilipino sa pagkakaligtas ni Marilou Ranario sa parusang bitay dahil na rin sa personal na apela ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sa Emir ng Kuwait.
Pinakamasaya sa nangyari ang pamilya ni Ranario na sa ngayon ay nagdarasal at umaasa na makakauwi ng bansa si Marilou Ranario.
Gayunpaman, hindi pa rin tayo dapat lubos na magdiwang dahil marami pang OFWs ang nasa death row. Sana lang ay bigyan din ng kaukulang pansin ang kaso ng mga ito katulad ng ginawang aksyon ng gobyerno sa kaso ni Ranario.
December 16th, 2007 at 1:52 am
mbagumbayan
and yet another overseas filipino worker making very intelligent comments about how the philippines should be run. remember, YOU ran away from the philippines? who should be ashamed now.
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They didn’t run away from the Philippines. The went abroad to work because there is no work available in the Philippines. If they stay in the Philippines they’re going to starve to death just like everyone else. The only people who can eat 3x a day is rich’s people, Thats including the crooks in Malacanyang Palace. Why should they be ashame for working abroad to be able to give a better life for their family. Shame on you! silos ka lang!
December 15th, 2007 at 11:42 pm
dun sa mga tagahanga ni Sen Trillanes lalo na sa mga tiga media,ano b tlaga ang hinahangaan nyo sa kanya?ang knyang katapangan?anong matapang sa kanya?lagi nya sinasabi na handa syang harapin ang ano mang consequences ng kanyang mga actions..kung totoo tlaga sinasabi nya eh,dpat sabihin na nya sa korte na ikulong na sya dhil totoo nman na act of rebellion ang ginawa nila sa oakwood mutiny..eto ay base na rin sa mga press releases ni Trillanes..dpat rin sana ay di na rin sya kumandidato bilang senador dhil alam nya na bilang parusa sa knyang past actions (criminal acts) maliban sa pgkakakulong ay to give up his civil liberties,i.e. bumoto at kumandidato..o bka nman sasabihin nya na he is entitled to a due process..eh due process ba ang mgtake-over ng hotel?ang mambulabog sa operation ng isang commercial establishment?..kung tlagang handa syang panagutan ang mga ginawa nya eh di mgpasentensya na sya..bka mas martyr ang dting if hingin pa nya sa korte na patawan sya ng death penalty..hingin nya sa korte na gus2 nyang i-firing squad sa Luneta?perhaps,that would certainly make a difference…bka mgkaka-isa na tyong lhat na Pilipino,bka eto na ang pupukaw sa damdamin nting lhat para gumawa ng tama at itigil na ang pagsasamantala…
December 15th, 2007 at 11:14 pm
totoong malaki ang influence ng media sa buhay nting lahat.malamang ang lhat ng mga opinions na mga nasulat ay na-impluensyahan ng mga nabasa,narinig o napanood ntin.kya sna nman ang mga media people ay mging tunay na malinis ang hangarin sa kanilang paglalahad ng balita.kung pede nga lng mgbalita na lng kyo eh,wag na mgbigay ng opinion..ksi lalo lng kyo nakakagulo eh..yun mga tao na ayaw ng mg-isip ng mabuti regarding sa mga issues eh,bibibili na lng ang mga hunghang nyong opinion..and please,wag nyo lagi sabihin,na ang tanging nais nyo lng ay mglingkod sa bayan..mgpakatotoo tyo,anjan kyo sa media kasi malaki ang pera jan bukod pa sa iyan ang alam nyong gwin sa buhay..kya sana nman ay irespeto nyo rin yun trabaho ng mga ibang tao..ang mga police,trabaho nila ang ipatupad ang batas,seguruhin ang kaligtasan ng mga tao,so hayaan nyo silang gwin ang trabaho nila..yun sa Manila Pen,tungkulin ng mga Police na pa-iralin ang batas..and I am glad our lawenforcers did just that..sa mga members of the press na hinuli dun Manila Pen,wag nyo lagi idepensa ang freedom of the press,isipin nyo din ang responsibility of the press,ang tungkulin nyo bilang mamamayan..ano ang gusto nyo mangyari,makita ng mga tao in national tv,na media ang dpat na nasusunod at hindi ang mga police?aba eh,kung ganoon ang mangyayari,eh kyo na rin ang manghuli nga mga kriminal sa ating lipunan,kyo na rin ang mgpatupad ng batas..
December 15th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
Oo, media nga dapat ang nagbabalanse ng lipunan, e kung ginagawa nga nila? E ang kaso ang nangyayari hindi, ang importante sa kanila ay yung rating, yung gagawa sila ng ingay kahit walang kabuluhan. Sila sila mismo nag-aaway sa rating kung sino ang magaling. Marami ang nagsasabi na ang media ang repleksyon ng lipunan, Oo sana kaso one way lang ang gamit nila. Ang iba namang ay balanse tulad ng mga media sa internet o print pero ang masma-implewensya e yung sa radio at television. e halos lahat na yata dito Pilipinas e kahit walang bahay e my radio at television.
Kung talagang balanse sila e bakit puro kabulukan sa lipunan at gobyerno lang ang ibinabalita nila? Nasaan na yung mga proyekto ng gobyerno o mga investment na pumapasok sa pinas? Sa pagbibigay ng mga tulong tulad ng relief operation,e yung station or foundation lang nila ang binabalita nila, e marami ding mga grupo ang mashigit na nagbibigay sa mga nasalanta at nasunugan pero ni hindi nila ibinabalita o nababangit lamang. Napakalaki ng role at responsibilidad nila sa lipunan, kung gaano kagulo ang lipunan ay dahil ganun din kagulo ang ang media.
December 15th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
what makes the phil. media(or to be specific)the dailies and networks news people so irresponsible? news gatherings or even gossip tidbits that shows up on prime time and morning headlines of soon to be fish wrappers dailies creates intrigue and second-look of the situation/circumstances among the current events junkies like us.
there might be some protocol violated on both side of the aisles- the media and the law enforcement personnel- they became the spectacles for being over zealous or i should say over-kill reaction to non-life threatening situation. from all the monday morning quarterbacking and pundit’s chatters i read, nobody ever mentions that the trillanes’ group et al have some illigal equipments with them. or did i missed reading about it?
one thing is sure,especialy for the readers and followers of the daily soap opera in our patria adorada. the phil.’s news men and the men in uniform in the phil. are some group of people with hard act to follow.
mahalofromsinzcityboy,,,,
chrisgalon
lasvegasnv.
December 15th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Salina
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You’re absulotely right! But, The question is, Is Gloria Arroyo/cronies. Being Fair! I think not. Whatever she’s getting she deserve it. You can’t blame the filipino people perception against her because she’s doing everything in her power to blocked any accusation against her. If she don’t have anything to hide why suppress the truth?! Truth of the matter is, She’s guilty!
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To tell you the truth, I am not a fan of Gloria Arroyo. My question is, “Is there any other person in the opposition right now who can possibly run the country better then her? Look at what happened in the last elections. The opposition should have ruled the Senate but what happened to them? Instead of working together as a group they were divided because of self-interest. If they just worked together then they could be the “check and balance” of this administration.
Another thing is I think we have to educate the voters. Yung pera na natanggap nila during the election ay naubos yon just one day at di nila alam na naghirap sila for the next 6 years. Maraming mga matino at matalinong tao na kumandidato sa opposition pero hindi nanalo dahil wala silang binigay na pera during the election. Kung matino pa tayong mga botante sana di tayo pwedeng bayaran ng pera. Sa last election, maraming nanalo sa mga tauhan ni Lola Gloria sa Lower House dahil sa pera. Kung matino at matalino pa tayong mga botante sana mas marami ang nanalo sa opposition. Then that will be the time na pwede siyang i-impeach. After all, politics is very dirty.
December 15th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
re being naive, as to big media outfits to be profit-oriented as they have invested $$B….yes, we are aware of that, but hand in hand w/ profit goals, is the social responsibility that comes w/ it. hindi puro profit, sensationalism, and inanities…
just look at their pathetic programming during daytime. what values do they teach young minds? you will argue, it is what sells, right it is, but…your social responsibility is to give people what they need, and not what they want…
what i do is turn to discovery and natl. geographic channels, w/c will make me richer w/ knowledge.
December 15th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
out of topic but relevant still….
to raul lumacad….
i agree w/ you when you wrote about some writers who are careless, tactless and irresponsible, when they use certain vernacular words like b__at ni gloria, etc.
i wrote about this earlier too, when i cautioned the writers to be respectful and be responsible re use of some words and style of writing…
December 15th, 2007 at 10:48 am
Raul T. Lumacad
I think there’s something wrong in here. Did you know that the word “Belat” is a Cebuano word? ………
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bastos pala yan, bastos din siguro ang gumagamit ng pangalan na yan……….
hindi na nahiya sa mga fellow bloggers niya…..
hoy, irespeto mo naman ang may ari ng blog nito, at kaming mga fellow bloggers mo……….
nakakahiya ka……..
December 15th, 2007 at 10:16 am
JUNAR
KABAYAN WROTE:
As expected those who are corrupt and abusive do not want their bad smell to permeate in society, thus they want to limit press freedom. The media has been an effective check and balance against the continuing corruption and abusive in government.
This Oligarchic Syndicracy (Rule of the rich and criminal syndicates) which is the form of government being espoused by the administration gets chaffed when the media starts bombarding them and as such the only way to stifle them is through force of arms, intimidation, propagandas and illegally procured wealth.
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alam mo kabayan, we are in a forum.
we are here to express our opinions, our thoughts, our ideas.
and you keep issuing statements to impress with your high fallotin words taken from webster and thesaurus.
your thoughts are ancient, medieval. your english is way back 14th century during europe renaissance as my son studied in his grad 11 literature.
in short, you’re very elementary like kids who used to memorize lines but short of knowing it.
anyway, i admire your vocabulary.
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I see nothing wrong with his english. Stop attacking the person, And concentrate on the TOPIC.
December 15th, 2007 at 4:28 am
Here is the updated date of the Church Procession to Malacanang with the Sumilao Farmers.
Date: December 17, 2007 (MONDAY)
Time: 5:30 am
Assembly area: in front of the Department of Agrarian Reform (Elliptical Road, Quezon City Circle)
“President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has agreed to meet with the Sumilao farmers on Monday, December 17. Because of this positive development, the planned Church procession to Malacañang on Friday, December 14, is moved to Monday, December 17.
We assemble in front of the Department of Agrarian Reform (Elliptical Road, Quezon City Circle) at 5:30 am and from there, march to Malacañang.
Please wear white and bring your rosary.”
December 15th, 2007 at 4:04 am
Glad to note that we have Simple Pinoy, Kilabot & many others who have critical thinking enough of what ABS-CBN/TFC have been negatively presenting the news and unbalanced presentation of views in talk shows, seemingly wanting to brainwash us viewers & readers. Let us have news and views that are objective, not negatively slanted. And let lawyers tell media that while there is a constitutional right to freedom of the press, there is also a recognized constitutional right of the government to police power. Police power is higher in hierarcy over press freedom. Please check this out, editors.
December 15th, 2007 at 3:25 am
My apology for the date of the said procession. I failed to edit it. What is importance is the call for support to the Sumilao farmers. Thanks.
December 15th, 2007 at 3:18 am
I don’t know the policy of vox populi on new entry. But how I wish that there will be a blog on the Sumilao farmers.
Their slogan: “Walk for Sumilao Land, Walk for Justice” could be the title of the said blog.
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Here is the call:
Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan invites everyone to join the
Church Procession to Malacañang in Support of the Sumilao Farmers
DECEMBER 14, 2007 (FRIDAY)
7:30 AM
DAR Office (Elliptical Road, Quezon City Circle)
Updates:
On Dec 4, 2007 DAR Secretary Pangandaman went to Sumilao, Bukidnon and conducted an ocular inspection of the contested landholding. During the ocular inspection, San Miguel representatives presented the corporation’s plan to build a piggery in the area
On Dec 5, 2007 , the DAR Secretary called a press conference where he announced that he would convene the DAR’s Center for Land Use Policy, Planning and Implementation and would await its recommendations
On Dec 6, 2007 , the DAR Secretary made an announcement, before the Sumilao Farmers who had just reached the DAR Central Office, that the parties to the case were given three (3) days from receipt of the order, after which the DAR shall make a resolution of the case. In the meantime, the resolution of the prayer for a Cease and Desist Order against San Miguel’s construction of a piggery had been “deferred” by DAR
Currently, the Sumilao Farmers are staying in front of the DAR Office in Quezon City
Statement of Support from Church Authorities:
“The cause the Sumilao farmers are championing is well known to me; and I know the farmers and their families as well…We ask that the contested 144 hectares of land be given to the landless tillers of Sumilao”
“…tilt the law in favor of the poor”
Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, DD
“Ako ay nakikiisa sa mga kapatid nating magsasaka na galing SUMILAO. Idinadalangin ko na matamo nila ang kanilang ipinaglalaban…”
- Archbishop Angel N. Lagdameo, DD
“A solution to this problem will surely bring light and abundance not only to the SUMILAO FARMERS’ families but also to their children and their children’s children”
- Bishop Honesto Pacana, SJ, DD
A Call to Action
Please join the Church Procession with the Sumilao Farmers to show our solidarity with our farmer-brothers and sisters and to deliver the letter of Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
“Moved by those who suffer…
Moved by those who struggle…
Moved by the Spirit…”
Manalangin. Manindigan. Makialam.
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Bro Karl Gaspar reminds us of the popular Martial law quote:
“First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out -
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the communists
and I did not speak out -
because I was not a communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out -
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me -
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.”
(The quote was attributed to a German Pastor, Martin Niemoller, who resisted the terror of Hitler’s Fascist regime in Germany in the l940s.– Karl Gaspar)
December 15th, 2007 at 3:13 am
Whoa! You can deny all the allegastion against Gloria Arroyo, But you can’t deny the filipino people perception because the truth is there for everyone to see. Yes! I agree she’s corrupted to the hilt.
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i remember what kobe bryant said against a basketball player who clotheslined him on flagrant foul.
“maybe he was not hugged much when he was young.”
same as filipinos, we were not taught how to hug and love instead taught how to criticize, hate and blame.
that’s why there are people that are so happy to know that our president is corrupt as if to prove a point that they are better , honest than the president.
as if they are saying you can say all the bad things to my mom and i am ok and happy.
December 15th, 2007 at 2:38 am
It could be out of topic. My apologies if I derail the thread. However, this could be fundamental to the topic.
I heard from a media authority way back that Freedom of the Press originally was strictly applied to the Press, meaning newspapers. Broadcasting is not the Press. The Freedom of the Press had also something to do with the fact that everything involving the Press is private property. Broadcasting uses the airwaves and frequencies, which are the State’s.
It is also true that any newspaper is free to print what it likes and to quell any news that its owner does not like printed. It is only answerable to the public, who will then make a decision to patronize it or not, and to the libel, defamation and decency laws. Newspapers are self regulated. They can choose to be totally unethical or to become the mouthpiece of vested interests and the only recourse for the public is not to buy the newspaper or read it, if it would be given away free.
This is not so with broadcast and cable because of the above-mentioned use of State “property”. They are also an oligopoly because, in broadcast particularly, Congress grants only very limited franchises. Therefore, for Broadcast, the State can demand balanced reporting and adherence to standards, not merely the requirement to be within the boundaries of what is legal. Still, it is a good thing that here in the Philippines, the professional standards are mostly self regulated in a private sector rules making and policing body, the KBP.
Some suggests that this is an archaic distinction. However, it could still be very much valid, as witnessed by the fact that there is still no need to ask for any government permit or franchise to publish a newspaper, other that the registration as a business, in case it is.
The press also have their news delivered at a later time and the surrounding events are handled more comprehensively. There is time to proofread and edit. In fact, the code of ethics of the Philippine Press Institute requires that everything about an event must be told in the first telling. This is not always possible during crises reporting on TV. For the Press, that is deemed as a reasonable standard for ethical practice.
Obviously, the time factor is a defining trait.
Broadcast News and Public Affairs could be delivered live/instantly and therefore may not always have the complete perspective available or presented. Even with an extended coverage, the need to have the camera focused on the main subject, to await that “moment” prevents a more in-depth coverage of all sides, until after the crisis is over. Broadcast Control is afraid to switch, lest the critical moment be missed.
The press, on the other hand, normally provides this perspective with side bars.
So given the divergent nature of coverage requirements, it is not surprising that it was the Broadcasters who were the most adamant about staying on. However, could they reliably invoke “Press Freedom” in order to do that?
I agree with Father Bernas that they are free to stay on. But only in the context of his next statement. I seem to recall him saying, facetiously, that they are free to decide if they want to die. So there are consequences, and for the moment until the authorities have a better way, change their mind or Congress passes a law that prevents it, having to go through a Scene of the Crime processing in the aftermath could remain as part of the perils for Broadcasters.
December 15th, 2007 at 2:00 am
Listening to Maria Ressa in her excellent defense for press freedom, I could not help but look at her as an icon of freedom fighters in the country today. But would she exhibit the same vigor against the blatant injustice to the poor farmers? I cannot imagine her recoiling in silent protest for justice in her diary than voicing out in public as she used to in denouncing injustice. Is she afraid of the unnecessary “chilling effect” of SMC ad ban? Same feeling that crippled many media people tend to be selective in their cry for freedom.
Manila Times Dan Mariano wrote:
“SMC is one of the country’s biggest advertisers—whose advertising allocations could affect the bottom line of many newspapers and networks. In the Sumilao case, SMC’s ad clout has evidently had a greater “chilling effect” on press freedom guardians than the mass arrest of media workers during the Manila Pen standoff.”
December 14th, 2007 at 10:16 pm
Raul T. Lumacad Wrote:
I think there’s something wrong in here. Did you know that the word “Belat” is a Cebuano word? It simply means “vagina”. This is a blog site not a Yahoo Messenger (Room) where everybody may choose unpleasant words. Ganyan na ba talaga ang mga Pinoy ngayon, kulang sa edukasyon. Shame on us all kase doon tayong lahat lumabas eh.
May nanay kaya si “Belat ni Gloria”?!
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“Belat” is a Pilipino colloquial word meaning “to heckle or to express disapproval”
Example: “Belat ni Gloria, mali ang sinasabi nya”
“Bilat” is a Cebuano word meaning “Vagina”
Example: “Wa ko mosulti nga gamay ang bilat ni ……”
Cheers
December 14th, 2007 at 8:16 pm
Abbygail Wrote:
“p.s. re the mariannet “suicide” in dvo….she was raped, accdg. to the police reports. some writer here blamed it on govt ”
Engkanto Wrote:
“(Though without this media, I would have not learned that at girl from Davao have committed suicide out of poverty. It could have slip away from me that 500,000.00 pesos were mere token at Malacañang. I would have not known that our country’s economy is bullish because aside from the dollar depreciating globally, nothing dramatic would tell me that my neighbor, Aling Ising, had improve their life economically for the past years)”
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Abby Dear,
This might be OT, but I have to say I appreciate that you have painstakingly read some of my thread, but next time please don’t put different meaning to what I have written. This might mislead others and that is being unfair of you. Above I have copied the same text on my earlier thread. Again, if you would have the time to read it, no where will you find that I have blamed our Government for the suicide, poverty or not, of the poor little girl.
You have a penchant of putting different meaning to others thread; you did that first when you made it appear that others were presenting Labayen, Guingona and Orteza as alternatives. Please be responsible even if it is not about journalism.
Amazing (even than Spiderman), how on earth would one comment on poverty allegedly being blamed to my beloved Republic but fails to see the next sentence that 500,000.00 pesos given as token at Malacañang to those “poor” Governors. Abby I have to agree with you when you wrote “No one in his right mind condones corruption”
Like many of the current Blogs, Filipino differs in opinion but obviously all of us in our own little way are concern for the betterment of our Country. These are more than enough reason for me or should I say us to honestly believe that there still hope for our Country.
Merry Christmas
PS,
According to police report too, Glorietta 2 blast was an explosion from G2’s septic tank. Filipinos in Afghanistan now lives in fear as Al Queda operatives were in hot pursuit, obviously to study on how they can make use of Filipino’s shit on some of their future plans (Give it a thought but don’t take this seriously Abby)