QUESTION: How many Philippine senators does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: 24 plus their assistants.
I can only observe with distress why nothing ever gets resolved in this country. Malacañang says they will not attend Senate hearings unless the Senate publishes the rules.
How many debates will we have over radio and television? How many statements to the press will we hear? How many bombastic and self-righteous remarks are we away from resolving this?
Maybe I just have a simple mind, but if the rules are already there, then just publish it so we can get moving on these investigations. Isn’t that the simplest, most direct step to take? Can these supposedly learned and principled men for once just do things right?
Just publish the damn rules and get it over with! What is so difficult with that?
– Gus Cosio, Quezon City, Philippines (via e-mail)
April 8th, 2008 at 12:46 am
It is funny how some bloggers think about the senate, his role and his rights. It looks like these bloggers just want to hide their trying to protect GMA from anything that could hurt her through questions and investigations. As said many times, if there is nothing wrong to hide, GMA and the entire administrations could just neglect the senate’s moves.
How selfserving this administration is, shows the new reports about Iggy Arroyo’s pushing to reclassify their Hazienda from agricultural to industrial for to evade all the land reform cases. Those who have been sponsoring the concerned biofuel law are said all to be big land owners who want to profite more on oil production than helping to supply the Filipinos who elected them withfoods. They do not even want to help RP to have more own fuel, they want to sell their products to foreign buyers who pay more. Means, less corn, sugar or rice but still not more fuel to RP. How this matches their oath to work in favor of the Filipinos? It is nice to know that Iggy is now Chair of the Commission on natural resources and another Arroyo controls the energy. But of course, there is no dynasty, no corruption, no problem of personal and national interests. And then the senate should not investigate things like that, matters of plain personal advantages out of political ranks, no bribery and cheating? What irreal imagination of a democratic system. Of course, that is why so many want an unicameral system where a majority, even by cheating or bribery, can push through anything their boss wants.
April 7th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Sana ang mga COMMENTS na ito bilang vox populi ay makarating naman sa mata at mga tainga ng mga senadores, at hari nawaý makarating din sa kanilang mga utak na maunawain at puso na mapagbigay at matulungin para sa ganoon magising naman sila. Sana naman marunong din sila tumanggap sa kanilang mga pagkukulang at pagkakamali. Pakinggan ninyo ang democratic na bayan dahil sila ang salamin ng inyong consciencia. Kahit kayoý mga professional at marunong raw, kailangan pa rin ninyo ang spiritual formation, marunong tumingin kay kristo …at hindi lamang marunong tumingin sa kintab at ningning ng PERA para maging magnanakaw o mapagdaraya o mapagsarili sa gana ng kaban. Tingnan naman ninyo kung paano umunlad ang bayan. Be reminded that you are elected to be PUBLIC SERVANTS…pero ang nangyayari ay ginanagawa ninyong servants ang mga taxpayers at OFWs. Dapat lang magtrabajo kayo para mapaunlad ang buhay ng mga ito. Kayo ang mas masaya kay sa kanila. Nagkakandamatay na ang marami sa kanila sa pagtatrabaho sa abroad para lang masueldohan kayo. Bilisbilisan naman ninyo ang pagpasa ng mga bills na nabubulok na parang itlog sa senado para naman walang masyadong reclamo at sufrimiento ng bayan. MAY CONSCIENCIA PA BA KAYO?
April 7th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Senate is wasting money on investigations. pwde b mlman kung mgkno ginagastos s isang araw n hearing re jan s ZTE/NBN deal? sana idonate nlng nila s mga nagugutom s kalsada un budget nila jan. nka tulong p cla s mga nagugutom. cguro miryenda lng nila jan s banana q plng e bka 50peso n ang isa.. ginagamit nila pera ng gobyerno s maagang pangagampanya para s knilang pgtakbo s pgkpresidente s 2010..
April 7th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
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Alain Says:
April 7th, 2008 at 4:27 am
There is so much talk about Senate investigation of so many useless issues. Every one involved is just grandstanding for their own personal agenda.
How about investigating the tremendous INFLUENCE of the CHINESE and KOREAN people in our own government.
If we do not wake up, we wil end up like the TIBETIANS. Right now, Laos is being overrun by Chinese influence and government in the form of rural developments.
Wake up Senators and do your homework for the people who elected you.
juan dela cruz
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You must be really out of your mind. Its the senate job to investigate all the corruption on government office’s,. I guess its okay with you if they’re not going to investigate the corruption that is hounding the bogus President Gloria Arroyo. There is solid evidence that they’re robbing the government coffer.
April 7th, 2008 at 4:27 am
There is so much talk about Senate investigation of so many useless issues. Every one involved is just grandstanding for their own personal agenda.
How about investigating the tremendous INFLUENCE of the CHINESE and KOREAN people in our own government.
If we do not wake up, we wil end up like the TIBETIANS. Right now, Laos is being overrun by Chinese influence and government in the form of rural developments.
Wake up Senators and do your homework for the people who elected you.
juan dela cruz
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