Do the poor filipinos really care about the VAT?
I have asked hundreds of my relatives and friends about this value added tax and nobody knows about this VAT.
First of all, filipinos are not yet ready about tax. They don’t even know that whenever they buy cigarettes, there is tax in it.
The common expression is “ang mahal” ng sigarilyo but anyway nakakabili naman ng tingi o tips.
Vat or not, filipinos don’t care. makatips lang ng sigarilyo ok na kahit may VAT pa. Mababaw na kaligayahan

it is because when they thought everything was going smoothly, they were busy planning and thinking on how to make money out of Goverment projects. Our Goverment should learned from the story of the “ants and the grasshopper” or should I say “the ants and the crocodile”.

Napakadaling sabihin ng karamihan satin ngayon na “the President should step down” lalo na ang militanteng grupo. Ang hindi alam ng karamihan na ang tinatayong Presedente ay may “Divine Intervention” alam niyo bang kahit na masama ang Leader ng bansa ay itinatayo ito ng Diyos, sabi nya sa book of Psalms75:7″but God is the judge He putteth down one, and setteh up another” kaya nga hindi kalooban ng God ang against the Leader ang nais niya ay Ipanalangin ang leader. Noong sumulat si Paul kay Timothy in 1Timothy2:1-3Pray for your Kings or authority for this is good and acceptable to God. Alam niyo ba na si Nero pa ang leader noon sa Israel. Kaya naman sabi ni Jesus noong tanungin siya ng mga Pharisee na dapat ba silang mag tax kay Ceasar; sabi niya give to Ceasar what due him and to God’s. Sinakop sila noon ni Ceasar (Roman Empire). And it is written in Romans13;1-2 who resist the ordinaces of authority, resist the ordinances of God, and they that resist shall received to them damnation. Malaki ang pananagutan ng Leader lalo ng bansa kaya hindi siya makakaligtas sa wrath ng Diyos kung siya’y may kasalanan sa bayan. Ang dapat natin gawin ay ipanalangin na maging maayos ang pamalagad at sangayon sa will ng God ang mga batas. Kaysa naman oppose tayo ng oppose may sumpang kaakibat sa atin tingnan mo ang militante, ang nag oppose o rebellion, observe them. Rebellious spirit ay rampant sa Pinas dahil sa Kastila noon, hanggang ngayon nandyan kahit sino pa ang maging Presidente mag oppose parin dahil ang nag wowork out dito ay spirit ng rebellion which is from the devil, that’s from the word of God. Walang magtatapos ng lahat na ito sa mundo kundi ang Diyos, go to the word of God at na reveal na ang lahat. Kung susundin lang ng tao ang word of God at ipamuhay ito there will be peace, ngunit nandyan panga si Dyablo kaya hindi mangyayari. Kaya ang solution ng Diyos sa tao ay ang tanggapin siya at doon ka lamang mababago, hindi ng relihiyon kundi dapat na magkaroon ka ng relasyon sa Diyos. Jesus said “be of good seer i have overcome the world”
God bless the Philippines!!

Opinion from Abroad on SONA:
With all due respect, upon review of the SONA address by the current leadership, I have some thoughts to share regarding some excerpts from her speech. As with any speech from most any dignitary from anywhere in the world, there are some areas of opportunity, albeit there is not a nation in the world without her own distinctive problems. What I fail to understand is that when a government is presented with an issue that CAN be resolved, they sometimes fail to react. Arroyo states that her “responsibility as President is to take care to solve the problems we are facing now…” I have to say that although I disagree with many aspects of the Bush Administration in recent years, a capsized ship full of bodies and chemicals would NEVER, NEVER, NEVER be sitting stagnant in our waters a month or more after a disaster while corporations and government agencies banter back and forth over who is at fault and who is financing what. Arroyo also makes a brilliant yet seemingly empty statement, “Leadership is not about doing the first easy thing that comes to mind; it is about doing what is necessary, however hard.” Nobody, in the case of the MV Princess of the Stars tragedy is “doing what is necessary, however hard”, definitely not the “Leader”. The victim’s loved ones and the surrounding communities continue to suffer while Sulpicio Lines plays the blame game, and nobody steps in for the people, be it family members waiting for closure or the people impacted by the fishing ban in the region.
Another very disturbing quote in the address is the statement “Where government can contribute nothing useful, stay away. Let’s be more helpful, more courteous, more quick.” The U.S. sent help, and it was declined. We sent the closest ship we had in the region, yet the U.S.S. Reagan was kept at bay because of it’s nuclear capacity. Never mind the helicopter support, engineering capabilities, sonar, cranes, etc. “Courteous” and “quick” have certainly not come into play in this particular crisis. Unfortunately, there is a family of U.S. citizens somewhere in this mess, and ironically our own countrymen weren’t able to assist.
Finally, when I read “As your President, I care too much about this nation to let anyone stand in the way of our people’s well being.” Quid pro quo, the big shipping guru has been allowed to stand right there in the way, and although based on observation and fact should NEVER be in the business of transporting people again, or cargo for that matter since they are incapable of doing either responsibly. Just to show that I am not just an observer without corrective suggestion: a salvage company should have been brought in the next day to begin dismantling portions of the ship’s protruding hull, then sorted out and the recovery (at the time it is likely it could have been partly a rescue) process refined from that point.
This is an enormous travesty of justice to the victims and their families, and a blatant disregard for human life in general. For the government not to intervene and prolong the agony, makes this irreprehensible. This is a problem that could have been already on the road to recovery, unfortunately these decisions are all conveniently being left up to Sulpicio, who is doing NOTHING.
Pardon the expression, but Arroyo is “missing the boat” on this one as an opportunity, however small it may seem in the grand scale of a nation, has gone by in which to really make a difference in hundreds of lives.

July 30, 2008
Matthew 13:44-46

i watched the latest batman movie entitled, “Dark Night”. my reaction…i got sleepy. am not sure if it was because i was tired from playing badminton earlier in the day or my soul was shutting off because the movie was not life giving . dark night indeed is very appropriate as title. films do reflect the times and somehow , the joker in the movie so much described what or who GMA represents. a man out to destroy whatever good is there . uplifting the bad and slowly squeezing out the life of hope. a man making a joke out of the true essence of life.
the gospel today speaks of finding true treasures and valuing these treasures . real treasure is one that uplifts you both physically, and spiritually. you may have money and power but if you are not careful, the joke will be on you and you end up losing your soul. think about it?

I dont even know what is the SONA, what should we hear. I guess its more appropriate to hear about the state of the presidency.

“… alam niyo bang kahit na masama ang Leader ng bansa ay itinatayo ito ng Diyos …”

Mr. Dino, binabasa nyo ba ang isinusulat ninyo? Hindi yata ako makapaniwala sa sinasabi niyo na kakatigan ng Diyos ang isang leader ng bansa gaano man ito kasama. Maaaring hindi pa lamang ito ang oras ng paniningil sa mga kasalanan ni Gloria sa bayan pero naniniwala akong darating din ang karma sa kanya, mark my word!

At naniniwala rin ako na walang “Divine Intervention” na nangyari dahil hindi naman God ang nagluklok kay Gloria sa puwesto kundi si Garci.

But at least I agree on your point na walang mangyayaring peace sa bansa natin dahil andyan pa nga ang “Dyablo” … hayan, nakikita naman ng lahat na kapit-tukong nakaupo pa rin sa Malakanyang!

Alam po ninyo kung gusto natin ng change dapat magumpisa sa atin. Bakit pag ang Pilipino pumupunta sa ibang bansa nagiging maayos? Sumusunod sa lahat ng alituntunin ng bansang iyon. Kungagawin din sana natin sa ating bansa ang ganun malayo ang mararating natin. Simple lang makikita nating ang wlang displina ng mga pilipino sa traffic, pag bayad ng tamang buwis, sa mg government agencies at mramim pang iba. Ako ay neutral di ko binoto si Gloria pero wag natin blame ang presidente kasi we allow her to do what she is doing right now.

Let’s just help ourselves, kahit sino pa ang umupo jan eh maghihirap pa rin tayo.
Kaya tayo na lang sa sarili natin gumawa ng way para umasenso.

I really couldn’t comprehend why God has endowed our President with so much intelligence and talent, fluency of her tongue, which she uses to subjugate, torment, and make the Filipino people suffer more than any other President in our nations’ history.
There is no doubt that our President is at home with her talent in extemporaneous speech, but her fluency is full of divisiveness, lies, and deceptions. How could she possible stomach such dastardly act?
How can she assert that she is pro poor when she is instrumental in the plundering of the meager wealth we have. Her expensive travels abroad together with her sycophants, shouldered by the citizen, are nothing but non-productive.
How can she assert that she is pro poor when she influence the Supreme Court headed by then Chief Justice Hilario Davide to overturn the “no mining law” after the Marinduque Mining debacle. She made it appear that by opening our land to mineral exploration, this will result to prosperity. Where are we now, but ever getting deeper and deeper to our domestic and foreign loan obligation? And what about the welfare of the indigenous people displaced and affected by mining activities?
Through her leadership our government is branded by no other than the International Monetary Funds as the most corrupt. The lavish over decorated Bataasan Renovation (Congress), at the tune of ninety million pesos (P90, 000,000.00), which is solely transacted by her son Cong. Mikey Arroyo, is an insult to the millions of poor Filipinos. What an ostentatious undertaking.
Our President perceives that we have a democratic form of government, yet what about those involuntary disappearances and the no permit no rally policy? Why extol Former General Palparan in her previous SONA when the fact is, this General has the record of the most killings of Cause Oriented Groups, where ever he is assigned, being in Samar, in Mindoro or in Bulacan province?
And now, adding insult to injury, again we will have a gargantuan budget for 2009 in the amount of one trillion, four hundred billion pesos (P1, 400,000,000.00). This budget is a big amount for a poor country like ours. Our government borrowed nine hundred million dollars or the equivalent to thirty seven billion, eight hundred million pesos (P 37,800,000.00) for this year alone. How long can “Juan dela Cruz” endure; as the one who will later on pay this big loans?
Will someone help the Filipino people for the heavy burden she has done?

Bat’ kaya ang sisi lahat na lang kay Gloria.

Pag ang puno pag hindi maganda ang bunga, pinuputol muna ang mga sanga na hindi maganda at pinapausukan pa kaya madaling bumulaklak at bumunga.
Tinutulungan ang puno at hindi pinuputol.

Dapat, bago punahin at sisihin si Gloria, dapat punta muna sa sanga. Tingnan nyo si Governor o Congressman o mayor ninyo, kung maganda ba ang ginagawa para sa bayan bago nyo.

Ganoon ang ginagawa ng amerikano, sumusulat sa governor or congressman nila kung may problema at hindi kay Bush.

Tanong ni Mang Godo, “Bakit kaya ang sisi lahat na lang kay Gloria”.

Good question Mang Godo. Batid nating lahat kung gaano kalupit at madumi maglaro ang mga politicians natin. Ang pagkakamali ni Gloria ay binigyan niya ng dahilan ang mga kaaway niya sa politika hindi lang sisihin siya kundi akusahan pa. Nagmula ito sa Hello Garci scandal. Bagamat napatunayan sa election protest ni Loren Legarda laban kay VP Noli na walang naganap na malaking dayaan kung kaya siya natalo ito’y nangangahulugan din ang pagkapanalo ni Gloria ay matuturing din na tama nga. Ngunit patuloy pa rin ginagamit ito ng mga kaaway niya dahil nakakatulong ito sa pagsira sa kanya. Totoong hindi mawawala ang corruption sa kanino mang pamahalaan ngunit kung ang pangulo mismo ang nasasangkot tulad ng ZTE-NBN o mga tao na malapit sa kanya ang sangkot tulad sa Bolante fertilizer fund lalo pa man na pinagtatakpan niya ang lahat na ito o hugas kamay silang lahat na sangkot ano pa nga ba ang iisipin hindi lamang ng kaaway niya kundi pati lahat ng tao na galit sa katiwalian?

mang Godo,

simulat simula pa ng umupo si gma matapos ang unconstitutional power grab, ang kaniyang mga aksiyon, polisiya at mismanagment ng ating bansa ang lalong nagbunsod sa paghati-hati ng sambayanang pilipino.
at kung hinahalintulad mo sa isang puno si gma, ay tinulungan siyang alagaan ng sambayanan upang mamunga ng maganda subalit sa isang mabatong lupa yata itinanim ang iyong gloria…hindi na nga maganda ang lupa ay siya pa ang sumisira sa kaniyang mga bunga at sanga.

Hinayaan niyang kanlungin ang mga buwitre at mababangis na hayop sa kanyang mga sanga, at hindi niya pinahintulutan ang mga pataba at paglipat sa mas mamayamang lupa upang mamunga ng maganda sa halip ipinilit niya ang mga maling pag-aalaga sa disin sanay isang malagong at mabungang puno.

naging alipin siya ng kapangyarihan at pagkaganid sa posisyon na nagsilbing self-destruction ng isa sanang mayabong na puno.

At sa kabila ng pagkasira ng kaniyang mga sanga, bunga at bulaklak ay mayabang pa siyang tumitingala sa kalangitan na nagsasabing siya ay isang mayabong at mabungang puno sa kabila ng kaawa-awa niyang kalagayan.

mang godo, mamulat ka na sa katotohanan…ang pamumuno ni gma ay isa sa pinakamasamang pangyayari sa ating kasaysayan bilang isang bansa.

A leader should always be a guardian of truth, a leader should always unite his people towards greatness, a leader should be humble to admit his mistakes, a leader should always bring hope to his people especially in time of crisis and a leader should always credible enough to every word and promises that comes out to his mouth.

sa isang banda ang puno na gma kung iyon man ang iyong itinuturing ay mananatiling isang tuod at kailanman ay hindi na magbubunga ng maganda sapagkat naging palalo siya at sakim sa kapangyarihan.

Nakakatawa na nga ang mga tao. Hanap ng hanap ng OUTPUT kay Gloria pero gusto namang ALISIN ang mga INPUTS na gagamitin nya. Gustong umasenso ang Pilipinas pero ayaw naman magbayad ng tax. Kahit sinong PONCIO PILATO ang umupo sa Malacañang wala tayong mararating kung gusto nating tumakbo pero ayaw naman magbigay ng pang GASOLINA. Sasabihin nila, ayaw namin magbigay kasi CORRUPT si Gloria pero wala naman tayong maipakitang konkretong ebidensya. Napapaisip tuloy ako, CORRUPT nga ba talaga si Gloria o AYAW lang talaga nating MAGBIGAY ng ating share. Reklamo tayo ng reklamo sa palpak na gobyerno pero yung convenience natin araw araw sa ating byahe sa mga kalsada, tulay, airport, seaport na pinagawa ng gobyerno eh, hindi man lang tayo mag pasalamat. Ang mga malalaking negosyante na hinakot nya sa Pilipinas na nagbibigay trabaho sa libu-libong Pilipino ay hindi man lang natin makita. Ang milyong milyong tulong sa mga nasalanta ng bagyo ay ayaw man lang nating i-appreciate. Ang bilyong bilyong subsidy sa mga State Colleges and universities at lahat ng pampublikong paaralan ay ayaw man lang nating tingnan. Sinasabi natin, mahirap ang buhay sa panahon ni Gloria dahil mahal ang bilihin at maraming naghihirap. Kung si FPJ kaya ang naupo, mawawala kaya ang mahihirap sa Pilipinas? Mas mababa kaya ang mga bilihin ngayon? Hindi kaya tataas ang presyo ng gasolina? Ang hirap espelingin ng Pinoy!

nakakainis na ano Po???? ilista natin ang mga nangyayari na nasa dyaryo,e yung wala sa dyaryo!!! At kung minsan e parang wala na nga tayong magawa o natitigilan na lamang tayo!!! ‘Mahina na nga siguro tayong mga Pilipino,o magaling pa rin kaya??? baka nga lang sa kalokohan at lamangan na lamang,’…kaya eto kanta muna tayo…’sa tono ng ‘Bayan Ko…o natin o parang inyo na lang ah!…’kay sarap mabuhay sa sariling bayan’,…dati yata yan,…ngayon e,,,’kay sarap mabuhay sa ibayong bayan,maganda ang bahay,me kotseng ilan,masarap pagkain,me aircon pag mainit at heater pag-me-snow,laging me kakainin…ngunit dahil mahal pa rin ang bayan,laging tumutulong sa iniwang bayan,ngunit wa- epek na yata,kaya eto,kumanta na muna,habang nag-iisip,kung ano ang dapat? at hayaang ilabas laman ng dibdib,’-o isigaw kaya…”

Asa ka pa Mang Godo.

Bakit? Nagawa mo na bang sumulat sa Mayor mo para ibaba ang presyo ng galunggong? May nagawa ba ang mga payasong ibinoto nyo sa kongreso at senado para maging maalwan ang buhay ng mga Pilipino?

At bakit hindi kay Gloria i-aatang ang sisi?

…the basic principle of Leadership states that the leader is always held accountable for whatever his or her men does or fail to do…

Sabagay…kasalanan din ng mga kababayan natin yan…ibinoto nila eh.

What “stepping down” is this Bauzon trying to say?

We cant afford to become a laughing stock of the world for the nth time via a fake peoples power.

Let Gloria finish her term and history will judge her. Barely two years to go and this Bauzon will call for a step down? Is he out of his mind?

The people dreaming to take over Malacanang this early for sure will tarnish his/her image and again new oppositionist will call for a step down!

Cut the crap and get back to work!

I am at work jang-jang. Trying to earn a decent living outside the Philippines because your Gloria cannot generate jobs for me and millions of other Filipinos.

I am working because i’d rather see the Philippines become a laughingstock than see my children hungry and wanting.

I am working because my sense of priority tells me to look out for the survival of my family and not be as cosmetic as you and your fear of the country being a laughingstock. The country’s pride cannot feed my children. But my hard work will.

If my call for Gloria to step down makes me and countless others “insane”…so be it. I will not sit on the fence and watch YOU and our immature and corrupt electoral system produce another GMA, FPJ , or clowns in the Senate and Congress.

Social upheaval, how harsh it may be, is the product of people who understand pain and call for change…not from fence-sitters like you who have a distorted sense of priorities.

The problem is deeply-rooted in our culture as a people. We love to keep up with the joneses with big SUV’s as in Europe and USA di naman bagay dito kasi ang kitid ng kalye at ang mahal ng gasolina. We love to have big houses kahit na nag-iisa lang nakatira kasi me prestige daw pag single detached kesa sa townhouse or condo. Ang hilig sa barangay na katulong kahit kayang gawin, tapos yung mga katulong nagdadaldalan lang at di sila na-train ng mabuti.

Most of all, bakit ba ang hilig sa mga designer clothes eh ang dami naman sa greenhills at market-market or SM ng magagandang damit. And pinapayaman ay ang mga banyagang labels na sobranng yaman na sa Europa and USA.
Tayo ang nagpapakahirap kumita tapos sa kanila napupunta and kayamanan natin sa sobrang luho kahit di bagay or di kaya.

At ang mga celfones sobrang inarte — di makontento sa simpleng features at palit ng palit, pati mga anak naka video phone imbes na sana binibili ng educational plans, financial investments. Ang gagara ng mga auto pero ayaw mag invest sa bahay or financial plans na me returns, while cars, clothes and things depreciate.

Sa pagkain — di makontento kung di apat apat ang putahe at dapat 6 times a day kumain kundi “poor” ang turing.

Ang Pinoy ay talagang laughing stock sa Asia. Bumaba ang quality of work sa mga companies — kahit walang alam, na hire kasi marunong lang sumipsip at mambola. Yung mga magagaling napupunta sa ibang bansa or di kaya nasa tabi lang. What do we get? Sub-standard services, late deliveries, angry customers, dead patients in hospitals for lazy doctors or nurses who pass the board with leakages.

Kung gusto nating mawala ang corruption, we should start re-thinking and put discipline back into our lives. We should say no to substandard products, say no to violence and dont participate in activities that divide but unite people in cooperation. Magsalita ng katotohanan na balanse sa dalwang panig. At disiplinahin ang mga ka-anak at kapamilya sa paggasta sa tamang paraan.

Ang mga negosyante namamayagpag sa tama or maling pamamaraan dahilg pumapayag tayo na maging accessory kasi sabi nila, mahirap mawalan ng trabaho. Kaya kahit ibenta ang kaluluwa, sige na lang, wala ng prinsipyo.

Tama kayo lahat…pero di naman dapat sa isang tao lang ang sisi. Kailangan lahat me contribution. Maraming palapak na opisyal kasi pumapayag tayo. Yung mga nasa gobyerno, iisa ang tinitingnan, ganoon na rin sa mga pribadong companya. Di ka maka negosyo na walang mga buwayang naka-abang at nag hihintay: ano at magkano ba ang sa akin dyan? yan ang mas mabigat na tax…
me mga private officers na masahol or katulad din ng mga tinutukoy… di lang halata — kasi me suweldo na malaki na, me benefits na kotse, club shares at travel, nangungurakot pa rin.

Saan ang problem? Nagiging ganid na rin ang Pinoy — not because life is hard. But because we have started to live and think beyond our means. And we just accept puwede na yan kasi baka sabihin napaka-kontrabida at di marunong “makisama”.

Nakakapagod isipin di po ba? Ayoko ng magalit. Pasalamat lang ako wala tayo sa Iraq or sa mga me crisis na bansa. Pero, makakatulog ka nga ba ng mahimbing?

Dito sa ating bansa, pag nag-istrikto ka, me magagalit. Pag lumuwag ka, me masisira. Saan ka papanig Pinoy? Tama na ang galit, walang patutunguhan ang violence at di dapat umupo na lang at maghintay. Magbago na tayong lahat! Baka tayo naman ang susunod na malindol or malunod sa lahar. Lalong miserable at ka-awaawa na talaga. Gaano man kalaki ang kita mong dolyar or peso, walang halaga yan lahat.

Say a prayer for peace each day and pray that each one will LISTEN AND CHANGE…TO BEGIN WITH EACH ONE OF US. Tigil na turuan at sisihan…Maglinis ng mga sariling bakuran at mga bahay para maluwag sa dibdib ang talakayan. Ibenta ang mga sobra sobrang kotse at mga bahay. Ipamigay ang sobrang kagamitan. Wag mag sugal at maglasing. Ibalik ang sipag at tyaga, at pagpapakumbaba. Ang sino mang buwaya mawawala ng kusa sa karma kapag dumami ang mabubuting Pinoy. Kasi, di na papayag ang mga Pinoy na maging alipin ng mga buwayang kapitalista at mga bobong kurakot na mga opisyal….
never again! Kapag naibalik na natin ang tamang pamumuhay…Kelan? Simulan na natin kahapon! Tigil na ang dada…dapat puro tayo gawa. Sana nga po….

Maraming salamat po.

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Jun Bauzon Odono Says:
August 2nd, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Asa ka pa Mang Godo.
Bakit? Nagawa mo na bang sumulat sa Mayor mo para ibaba ang presyo ng galunggong?…..

OO, at sa awa ng diyos, tumulong naman.
Ba’t ikaw naghihinagpis, gayong nasa abroad ka at may magandang trabaho, tapos ginugulo mo pa ang pilipino sa pinas pati na ang sarili mo sa pagkukutya sa administrasyon ni Gloria.
At bakit mo sinisisi si Gloria ,sisihin mo ang kumpanya dahil hindi ka mabigyan ng trabaho, dahil age 26 lang ang requirement, at sa palagay ko may edad ka na kaya hindi ka matanggap tanggap. Pangalawa, maraming graduate sa atin at mahigpit ang kompetisyon, piling pili kaya hindi ka napili.
Ngayon nasa abroad ka, wag ka ng mag hinanakit bukid.
Bago mo pakialaman ang bansa pinas na may 85 million pilipino, asikasuhin mo na lang ang pamilya at magipon para magbalik mo, buhay hari ka sa pension.

To Maria Makiling and De los Reyes,

Ang masasabi ko lang ay ito, kung tutuong hindi maganda ang pamamalakad ni Gloria ay bakit tatatlo kayong nagrerekalamo kasama na si Bauzon out of 85 million pilipinos.
I always talk to my relatives back home and never did I hear them complain about life much more say bad against Gloria.
Look at the streets of Manila, except for jeepneys plying its route, the traffic is clear. No protest people.
Maybe there are people who don’t like her and you are three of them.
As americans always complement… Good Job.
To Gloria… you’re doing a great job.

I believe that it is high time for us ethnic Filipinos to take matters in to our own hands. I am not advocating a revolution to change our government, instead, awareness that the ethnic Filipinos are taken for a ride by our predominantly ethnic Chinese occupying the upper echelon in our government. Let as wait for the 2010 election to assert our rights to our country. Let as not elect ethnic Chinese politicians any more.
Our ethnic Chinese politicians such as Mayor Ramon Belmonte of Quezon City, although in his last term, is a typical example of a what can happen to his constituency during his term. First, he raises the Real Estate Tax to its maximum in 2004. His reason was to build more school buildings in his locality. What he did not mention, was the local government of Quezon City has already accumulated four billion pesos (Php 2,000,000,000) unspent revenue and one hundred eighty six million pesos (Php 186,000,000.00) savings in operational expenses running the Local Government of Quezon City. And this was in 2004.
I wrote a letter address to the Mayor inquiring the need of increasing the Real Estate Tax considering that the general economic situation at that time was already deteriorating. Unfortunately, I did not get any reply. He, together with the City Councilors, unilaterally approves the resolution without public consultation.
Not satisfied with the increase in Real Estate Tax, he again increases the Mayor’s Business Permit to its maximum level, thereby doing business in Quezon City very expensive. The gross income on business used by the City Government of Quezon City is a very devious procedure in computing the taxes. It disregards the operating expenses, the profit margin of commodities, and other incidental expenses. And last, basing taxes on gross income disregards the ever increasing cost of rental.
And now, the Local Government of Quezon City has accumulated more than thirty billion peso (Php 30,000,000,000.00) unspent revenue. Thanks but no thanks! Over 65% of his constituency is now at the threshold of poverty, yet he is undaunted.
Another reason why I dislike Mayor Ramon Belmonte, who is an ethnic Chinese, is that, there are so many summary executions happening in Quezon City. Yet, I haven’t heard any objection regarding Human Right Violation coming from our Mayor. His deliberate silence on this issue is so deafening. Is it because most of the victims are ethnic Filipinos?
So when I heard about Joey Salceda’s, ANOTHER ETHNIC CHINESE, comment about Filipinos being “genetically structured to fail”; these PGMA lapdog ignored the fact that there is an exodus of highly skilled professionals leaving the country because of graft and corruption in the government, and the atmosphere is they are not compensated commensurate with their skill because our labor has been marginalized by the government. There is no job security in the Philippines, labor’s rights have been curtailed, and our government’s policy is to discourage the establishment of labor organizations.
The ethnic Filipinos is at the verge of final conquest by the ethnic Chinese who are well entrench in our government. They aim to totally control the whole country and treat the ethnic Filipinos as their slaves. And they have almost reached their goal with the direct participation of PGMA.
Opening our country’s mines for the exploitation of the Chinese is a matter that every ethnic Filipinos should be concerned. In the history of mining industries in the Philippines, like Atlas mining, Itogon soyok mining, Parakale mining, Baquio Gold, Philippine Iron Mines, and several other; the ethnic Filipinos did not feel the benefit on these undertaking. All the golds, coppers, and etc minerals were exported abroad, yet, the typical ethnic Filipinos are still generally poor. So, why would we encourage more exploitation of our mineral assets?
To hell with the governments propaganda. Let’s conserve our mineral resources for the future generation. The only country who will benefit is China.

mang godo…amen

kung saan ka man naroon diyan ka na lang….
kung tutuong hindi maganda ang pamamalakad ni Gloria ay bakit tatatlo kayong nagrerekalamo kasama na si Bauzon out of 85 million pilipinos.
- majority of filipinos are sick and tired of gma management of our country…corruption, nepotism, scandals and etc. magmasid kang mabuti upang malaman mo ang tunay na kalagayan sa pilipinas, pansinin mo na lamang kung gaano karami ang mga namumulot ng basura, mga natutulog sa kalye..nasaan ngayong ang binibidang social services? economic management? political stability?
marahil mas magaling ang gobyerno ni gma na takutin ang tao sa iba’t ibang paraan.

I always talk to my relatives back home and never did I hear them complain about life much more say bad against Gloria.
Look at the streets of Manila, except for jeepneys plying its route, the traffic is clear. No protest people.
- baka mayayaman ang mga relatives mo at hindi nakakaramdam ng kahirapan? at hindi nagrereklamo kasi sobrang yayaman o baka naman mga taong gobyerno na nakikinabang sa sistema ng tayo-tayo ng gma corrupt-poration at malacanang mafia? o baka naman puro OFW relatives mo seaman, nurse, caregiver etc. puro cnong lolokohin mo na walang nagrereklamo sa hirap ng buhay sa pinas?
walang protesta?
no permit no rally policy, pre emptive and calibrated strike, legal bruhaha at ibat iba pang pananakot..ngayon kahit matibay ang paninindigan laban sa pekeng administrasyon eh kakasa ka ba sa panggigipit ng military at pnp?

Maybe there are people who don’t like her and you are three of them.
As americans always complement… Good Job.
To Gloria… you’re doing a great job.
- MAJORITY OF THE FILIPINOS DONT LIKE HER, HER CABINET PEOPLE, HER FAMILY AND HINDI LANG KAMI TATATLO…BAKA KAYONG NANINIWALA KAY GLORIA ANG TATATLO?
GOOD JOB? kung ang US may lame duck at war-mongering president meron din atyong gma, and look what happen to US and Phils with these kind of leaders? nasa economic and political turmoil? and dont even think na leaders are heaven sent coz the two leaders cheat their way to the presidency.

mang godo… huwag naman sobrang bilib kay gloria, magsuri ka at kung ikaw man ay nasa ibang lupalop ng mundo na kasalukuyang nakakaranas ng ginhawa, umuwi ka muna sa pinas at namnamin mo ang glora na dala ng iyong magaling na lider.

in reaction to mang godos comment to jun odono…
mang godo mas maraming skilled at magagaling na pinoy ang nasa abroad ngayon at naiiiwan yung mga average skill na pinoy, at sa tingin mo kung bakit nasa ibang bayan sila? walang oportunidad at sapat na pagkakataon dito sa ating bayan.
At kung bakit siya nagmamasid at nakikialam sa kalagayan ng ating bansa sapagkat dala niya ang dangal ng isang pinoy na nakikiramay sa tunay na kalagayan ng ating bansa. mas higit siyang dakila sapagkat hindi siya nagbubulag-bulagan sa tunay na kalagayan ng ating bansa…hindi siya nagtatanga-tangahan sa mga eskandalo at pandarambong ng iyong magaling na lider…at may puso siyang makiramay at manuri ng totoong damdamin ng isang ordinaryong pilipino na nag-aalala sa kalagayan ng ating bansa.

mang godo…ikaw ba? ano na ang nagawa mo sa bayan? kung ikaw man ay isang OCW sapat ba ang kakayahan mo kung bakit ka nangibang-bayan sapagkat mayabang ang turing mo sa kakayahan ni gng. jun odono marahil ikaw ay isang napagaling at isang henyo sa iyong larangan? o tumatakas ka rin sa kahirapan sa ating bayan? o isa ka ring sa mga nangibang bayan upang humanap ng mas magandang bukas para sa iyong pamilya?
kung ikaw man ay isang pensiyonado, dapat siguro ay tumutulong ka sa abot ng iyong makakaya, at hindi maging bulag, pipi at bingi sa tunay na kalagayan dito sa pilipinas.

at kung ikaw man ay aatake ng personal, isa rin akong negosyante na piniling mamuhay sa ating bansa sa kabila ng “totoo at tunay na kahirapan”, nagbabayad ng tamang buwis at sumusunod sa mga batas. ilang beses din ako nabigyan ng pagkakataon na manuhay sa ibang bansa ngunit mas pinili ko ang ating bayan higit sa anupaman dahil mahal ko ang ating bansa… dahil sa aking munting paraan ay nakakatulong din a ako kahit papaano sa ibang tao at sa ating bayan..ang aking lamang pagsalungat sa mga maling polisiya ng iyong magaling na lider ay upang mamulat ang kaisipan ng mas maraming pilipino ang tunay na katotohanan, at maling pamamalakad ng iyon magaling na lider.

at hindi dahil sinagot ko lamang ang iyong mga pahayag, ay maituturing mo na akong kaaway..kailangan nating ng malayang palitan ng kuro-kuro at maliwanag na pagpapahayag sa mga isyu ng ating bansa upang magbigay liwanag sa higit na nakakaraming pilipino….ang tanging payo ko lamang sa iyo kaibigan ay walang personalan..

Sang ayon ako sa iyo Maria Makiling…

Kung iisipin at susuriing maigi… marami pa rin sa ating mga kababayan ang nag bubulag-bulagan, nagbibingi-bingihan, nagtatanga-tangahan lang o kaya nama’y takot lang talagang makialam at lumaban…

Ng maitaboy si Marcos… wala ring pagbabago pagkatapos ng hirap at sakripisyo… ilan na ring pangulo ang umupo… ngunit ganun pa rin, may nakawan pa rin sa kaban ng bayan, dukutan at patayan sa mga umaalma, may pagsasamantala at pang-aapi pa rin sa maliliit nating kababayan…

Sabi ni Mang Godo: puro lang daw tayo pulitika… walang binabantayan kundi ang mga pilitiko…

Ang sa akin nama’y… hindi natin pwedeng ipagwalang bahala o kaya’y balewalain na lamang yung mga katiwalian ng mga namumuno… di pwedeng palipasin o palampasin na lamang ang paglalapastangan ng mga nasa pwesto… di pwedeng mag sa walang kibo na lamang sa mga pang aapi at pang aalipusta ng mga may katungkulan at kapang yarihan..

Kailangan nating makialam at dapat ipaglaban ang ating mga karapatan, itoy karapatan ng ating mga anak at yung magiging anak ng ating mga anak… para ito sa kanilang kinabukasan… kailangang tayo ang maging halimbawa at modelo ng mga kabataan, para may maipamana tayong kalayaan at kapayapaan sa kanilang henerasyon…

Sana na ma’y magkaroon pa tayo ng maraming Among Ed Panlilio ng Pampanga at Grace Padacan ng Isabela na handang lumaban, mag sakripisyo at mag serbisyo ng totoo… at sana ay dumami at lumabas na ang mga tulad nila na tapat at buong pusong naglilingkod sa bayan… mabuhay ang mga tulad nila… mawala at maubos na sana ang mga tradisyonal na pulitiko at mga huwad na serbisyo publiko…

wonderwoman Says:
August 11th, 2008 at 9:37 am

I believe that it is high time for us ethnic Filipinos to take matters in to our own hands. Let as wait for the 2010 election to assert our rights to our country. Let as not elect ethnic Chinese politicians any more.
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I go for that wonderwoman. dapat ang mga may lahing intsik ay wag ng isali sa pulitika.
In Indonesia and Malaysia, they have what they call
Bumiputra or Bumiputera also known as “earth son” or son of the soil.
Bumiputra is a political term widely used in Malaysia, embracing ethnic Malays, Javanese.
It is a political and economic policies designed to favour Bumiputras.
These policies have succeeded in creating a significant urban Malay middle class but have caused a backlash of resentment from excluded groups (such as the Chinese and Indian Malaysians).

It is time that we have to implement this affirmative action. Ethnic chinese filipinos are in control in business and politics.
This land is for filipinos. We have been deprived of opportunities, opportunities should come first to our native filipinos, as we call anak lupa.
If our brothers malaysians and indonesians were able to do this, then we should also.
there should be equality in all and not only for the rich and chinese alone.

let’s have bumiputra or anak lupa.

in reaction to maria makiling at buboy…

ito lang ang masasabi ko. ang opinyon ko ay aking opinyon, hindi ito personal bagkus aking kuro kuro at palapalagay.

ang politika ay para sa politiko. ng nagkaroon ng election, ibinoto natin ang politiko na magrerepresent sa atin.
or in english we gave our sovereign rights to our politicians to do what is best for us and for the country.
in short, wala na tayong pakiaalam after election. bayaan nyo na sila. if they do wrong or did not perform then there is another election to kick them away.

Was there any change to the better when people kicked out Marcos, None.
Cory was just a palamuti.
And worst, she was accused of kamag-anak Inc. and mahjong and our foreign debts, instead of written off as she can request, she did not nothing.
when cigar Ramos took over, he promised to be an economic tiger and prosperity, of course, it was kuting, he was accused of amari deal.
when erap became the real actor as president he was also kicked out of office because of accusations.

in short, we the people, the filipino people are doing nothing except to watch these politicians, in particular GMA.
As far I know, she’s doing better than those past presidents after Marcos.
The accusations against her are just imaginations. I cannot see billion pesos she stacked for her but what I am reading is, she’s giving away billion and billion of pesos to subsidized the poor, the farmers, the fishermenen and so and so forth.
People are free to demonstrate but there was none, every body can throw accusations, allegations of corruption but there was none.
Many are against only on here policies like the MOA, the billion subsidy, the e vat, the north raril project… which are all for the betterment of the people and the country.

May I suggest that instead of seeing the wrong on GMA because it is too national to be given attention, you write to her and propose or recommend something good for the betterment of your family and your place.
To go on national issues is a gargantuan task which only our politicians are tasked to do.
As they say, start on the grassroots.

WAG KANG MANALIG SA BULUNGBULUNGAN….

Ito ang aking panuntuan sa buhay sa mga nababasa kong mga accusation, allegation laban kay Gloria.
Unang una hindi ako maka gloria, pero
kung lagi na lamang ang maririnig mo ay pulos kasiraan, bintang ng corruption paninira ay talagang matuturete ang iyong isip at sira ang araw paggising.

Ito ay para ring iyong kapitbahay na walang ginawa kundi itsismis ng itsismis ng kasiraan ang kapitbahay, kaya lang ang binibira ay si Gloria medyo class.
Isipin mo na lang, bakit ang taong ito daldal ng hindi maganda sa kapwa kaya naiisip mo siya ang may diperensiya at hindi yong sinisiraan.
Ganyan din doon sa mga nagsusulat ng laban kay Gloria, wala silang pinagiba sa mga tsismosa at palenkera na pinapakialaman ang buhay ng iba gayong hindi muna tingnan ang sarili bago ang iba.

In English, these are negative critics and annoying people who tried to bring someone else down which is demoralizing, and down right depressing if it got to your nerve.
My advice to Gloria on her negative critics and annoying people…
Just ignore the annoy.

Beijing Olympic opening and venue is magnificent and spectacular.
The best among the very best.
Amid its technology and modernity, is the cooperation and support of the chinese in holding the olympics.
Amid its spectacular show is the unity and pride of being chinese.

Lesson learned from the chinese is the unanimity , teamwork ,pride and sensitivity, nationalism and patriotism.
I hope this olympic fever will contaminate the filipinos, especially our politicians and oppositionists that there will be no achievement if there is no PAGKAKAISA AMONG US FILIPINOS.
If not, then we will just be content on our version of Bird’s Nest, our own Pugad pipit and Water cube is like our own Tubig Batya… a symbol that we cannot go far beyond.
Let’s have this Beijing Olympic fever infected on our skin and soul or else we’ll be content on our version of olympic fever as lagnat and kalintura a disease that never cure that’s why they call us sick man of asia.
In short enough of bickering, let’s get back the fervor of nationalism of being filipino.
NI HAO…

the only role of the political oppositions is to dimoralized the present government. itong mga oposisyon b e magagawa b nila paunlarin ang pilipinas? taga ko s bato kung lahat ng pilipino ay d n maghihirap at magugutom at ang pilipinas ay siguradong uunlad pag cla n nkaupo. ganyn tlga cguro s politaka, lahat nagmamagaling para lang mkakauha ng boto s susunod n election.

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MANG GODO Says:
August 7th, 2008 at 7:49 am
To Maria Makiling and De los Reyes,

Ang masasabi ko lang ay ito, kung tutuong hindi maganda ang pamamalakad ni Gloria ay bakit tatatlo kayong nagrerekalamo kasama na si Bauzon out of 85 million pilipinos.
I always talk to my relatives back home and never did I hear them complain about life much more say bad against Gloria.
Look at the streets of Manila, except for jeepneys plying its route, the traffic is clear. No protest people.
Maybe there are people who don’t like her and you are three of them.
As americans always complement… Good Job.
To Gloria… you’re doing a great job.

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MANG GODO, sorry to disappoint you but when you said only 3 of us out of 85 million people do not favor Gloria can you please explain why public surveys show she’s the most unpopular leader this country has ever had?

If your relatives in Manila have nothing to complain about good for them. There are fence sitters, you know, and people who are simply numb to feel and sense anything wrong.

Yes the streets of Manila are clear of demonstrators. Because the cops and soldiers in uniform are already there before the demonstrators could even assemble.

To be fair, I acknowledge Gloria to be a good economic manager, but what I do not accept is she has allowed her presidency to be tainted with corruption. In the absence of evidence of guilt, the fact that anomalies and scandals linking her, and her resorting to executive privileges as her shield, give rise to doubts as regards her innocence. It is sad that the good job she has done to improve the country’s economic situation is negated by her political mistakes. It is error in judgment that makes her a bad political leader. If you still cannot understand that there’s nothing more to discuss.

Because, thats the only thing they see. All her shortcomings! Yan ang hirap sa ating mga pinoy. Educated naman, 3 times a day naman kumain, pero madaling mapaniwala. Please please if you are jobless right now or have a big financial problem, don’t blame it to Gloria. Blame yourself on just standing in front of your tube listening to unconfirmed reports about the president. Always remember, the thruth will always prevail, thats why she’s still there and erap doesn’t!

matsing, matsing, matsing…
and also to mang godo, lolo bosyo etal…
we never blame gloria for the misery of our country, we only criticize her for her illegal and unconstitutional actions and allowing trapo politics and widespread corruption…
we never accused her for nothing, after her terms ends (hope shell kept her promise) tons of evidences will come out, as of now this govt has a lot of legal blockade with the help of malacanang mafia and arroyo corrupt-poration,may katapusan din at hangganan ang lahat…
re your nonsense accusation of us who criticized gloria regime as jobless, tsismosa and etc. …tingnan mo muna ang sarili mo sa salamin…
for myself I have business to run and have people who depend on my small business, this electronic means of voicing out and informing the public is to make people realize and to be be awaken and open their minds of the wrongdoings and illegal and unconstitutional actions commited by the people who suppossed to be our “public servant”.
nagiging manhid na ang kasalukuyang generations because of thinking na pareho-pareho silang corrupt, but if we know how to act and united as one w can eliminate or perhaps lessen corruption.
social services? daming dole out projects pero all accounted ba lahat ng funds with people who are handling the funds are credible..50% di nakakarating sa taong bayan.
accountability? daming cabinet secretaries who failed to their duties are still in the position, what we get? failed programs…
a lot of people still want to help, with my group who diverted our meager resources to help various foundations and Gawad Kalinga instead of govts social department because they never fulfill their role as public servants…
Im still hoping for our leaders to change heart for our country and our people, may panahon pa if they are really sincere and honest to provide and serve as real public servants but they are busy to be in power beyond 2010 and that is the bad story for us a a republic.

God save our country