By Lester Cavestany, Contributor
INQUIRER.net
FILIPINO patriots went for a swim Monday morning, the 21st of April, to cool down and relax in the crystal clear waters of Manila Bay. Well, not exactly! They dived into the swim-at-your-own-risk waters of Manila Bay to protest against the ratification of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). Pro-JPEPA senators will be feeling the heat from Filipinos who believe that the government has once again outdone itself when it comes to pimping our motherland to other countries.
According to the swimmers who braved the waters of Manila Bay, the treaty will allow large and high-tech Japanese fishing vessels to sweep our waters and get all the fish they want. But the government says that we don’t have to worry about any shortage in fish supply. Keep in mind that this is the same government who’s also telling us not to worry about the shortage in rice supply. So I guess it’s okay for Japan to catch all the fish they want because our government says it’s alright.
Greenpeace has also protested against JPEPA saying that it will allow Japan to ship toxic waste to the Philippines. “It’s okay,” the Philippine government says, “we don’t have to revise the treaty because ‘notes’ have already been exchanged between Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo and Japan Foreign Minister Taro Aso.” They now have a “gentleman’s agreement” that toxic waste will not be dumped in our country. I would like to believe the foreign ministers and I am sure they are men of their words. But the thing is, I can’t forget what happened in August 1999 when toxic waste from Japan was found in 92 (yes, 92!) 40-foot container vans. They were marked as recyclables but they contained used diapers, used syringes, incinerator ash, radioactive waste, and other disgusting things we should never speak of again.
If you still insist that it’s okay to be the trash can of a rich country because they will help our economy by providing jobs and by allowing our exports to enter their country with no tax, then you may join the ranks of our Politicos In Mama Pilipina, PIMPs for short! Join them as they try to convince the nation that JPEPA is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join them as they say: “Let’s take in all of Japan’s toxic waste and let’s give all our fish to Japan so that they will give us jobs and economic aid.”
O Inang Bayan, patawarin mo po kami.
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April 28th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Another ass-hatery by GMA & Company. =(((
Is there a petition we can sign to stop this idiocy?
April 28th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
The reason why our government is not so sensitive to the needs and welfare of its people is that 95% of people occupying the very sensitive positions and decision making in our government being dominate by ethnic chinese, or Psuedo Filipinos. They don’t mind if the ethnic Filipinos suffer. They are not move if they hear that a seven year old kid eats sugar and rice for his suffer, because the parents is too poor to buy the right kind of food. As long was these PARASITES are in our government, we don’t expect any benifit to our countrymen.
April 28th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
First of all, we have for a long time, a stupid governemt. If it does not sell the Philippines to the Chinese, our government will sell it to other bidders. This government has done so many blunders, so many list of blunders, that it would not be surprising the state we are in right now.
Imagine, giving the Japanese the right to fish in our economic zone! We are running out of fish and yet, we give rights for other countries to fish what remains in our water?
When it cames to fishing, we have shot our toe beyond healing. First, we convert our mongroves into fish pond. The consequence?
The fish catch from visayan sea and mindanao sea is fast dwindling. Not to over fishing but the practice of using small fishnets, almost to the size of mosquitoe net.
Why catch the fishermen who uses these nets. Why not confiscate and close the hardwares which is the source of this nets.
Is it not a shame to see that inspite of the Philippines being surrounded by China and Pacific Ocean, we are running out of fish?
There are also the pouchers, such as Koreans, Chinese (mainland @ Taiwanist), and Japanese. No body respect our bounderies anymore because we have a paper tiger military. We have a symbolic Airforce, a pony Navy, and half starving infantry.
Sometime in our past, the only survailance plane we had, was deliverately over-shot to the north end of Laoag Airport. That Airforce Pilot who have flown that aircraft is an economic sabutour. He landed the F-27 Aircraft on the last one fourth of the runway. And under investigation by the Fokker Company Accident Investigation, there was not even a tire mark to signify that the aircraft attempted to stop.
That was a deliverate crush landing. And the aircraft, the only survailance aircraft we had landed nose first, in to the Laoag River.
Believe me, we have to many “Judas” in our government who will sell the national entegrity of our country in exchange for gold.
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April 28th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
On whose watch was JPEPA signed? Who were the morons who benefited?
Oh well, let’s ask the president, Gloria Maca-Pidal to intercede in our behalf. But then again, she’s got so many scandals up her sleeve. And with a dubious reputation such as she has, how could one trust her?
Hello Garci?
April 28th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
you nailed it man! economic aid??? Our country has been receiving this so called economic aid since time immemorial but can you see any progress in our economy, in our country? these aids only goes to the pocket of charlatan politicians and doesn’t trickle down to the poor people.