Talk economics, not politics. So goes the newest “phrase” for GMA and her apologists to parry critic’s concerns of a possible term extension with the recent revival of the efforts to amend the Charter, or should I say, rape the Constitution? Anyway, what bothers me is why can’t GMA just give an unequivocal statement to dispel all these innuendoes? Unless, of course, she has other things in her mind – and I’m not thinking purely economics. On the other hand, the President has lost her credibility long ago. We can’t just trust her words. Remember how she said sorry for something she didn’t think was wrong? And, of course, who could forget her widely applauded avowal that she “will not run again?” While the whole world reels from an economic crisis, Malacanang is struggling, to the very end, with a credibility crisis.
Jun Calaycay, Manggahan, Pasig City, via e-mail
February 13th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Meanwhile ang tanong kung may corruption sa gobyerno o wala na sa hanay ito ng tanong kung may Deyos o wala. Ano sa tinging nyo?
I think next time mangutang tayo hindi problema ito kung malinis ang tingin sa atin ng ating hihiraman.
May patutunguhan ba ang mga pautot na iyan ng Senado? We have the issue since the time of Pres Marcos. what makes us think the situatuion will change instantly, overnight.
Learn the mechanics of corruption! I dont think hindi ito alam ng marami sa ating mambabatas.
February 11th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
“Start by jailing corrupt people in government and throwing away the keys. For God’s sake lets do our jobs well. Heck, if i were making laws I’d lower the limit for plunder cases from P75.0M to P1.0M and spend a huge amount of the country’s budget — building jails…”
Now that reminds me. Looking at the situation of Filipinos today, I remembered walking the street of Payatas where I passed this group of toddlers playing, or should I say quarrelling. I overheard one of them small children said to another
“…mamaya mo tatadyakan kita dyan sa ulo para matauhan ka!”
I thought it was violent but funny language by small children, whoever taught them. But I think sorry will be the day when Filipinos must do like that - line others in the squares and execute them, just to bring back sanity to society. Are we drifting away, or in fact, drifting towards that situation? How do we steer away from what would be a dark day?
February 5th, 2009 at 2:08 am
And media should be rid of politics.
February 5th, 2009 at 1:08 am
It’s not only about crediblility problem for the Philippines and Filipinos. It looks now that we also have a crisis of no-respect for the Philippines and its people by aliens right in Philippine soil! How’s this:
“Senate Pro Tempore Jose Estrada, chairman of the Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resource Development, said he would like to see the safety devices provided by the Korean firm to its workers.
“Yung safety devices ng Hanjin para sa ating workers, ‘yun naman talaga ang foremost concern ko [I want to see the safety devices in Hanjin for our workers. That is my main concern),” Estrada said.”
I think that is no different from political grandstanding. We dont earn respect by that once-in-a-blue-moon visit in connection with the matter.
Respect for OUR rules, laws, regulation if we have them in place is done by frequent and serious inspection of work sites. Do we have the laws? Do we have the regular inspections? Why?
24 deaths and the number of recorded accidents by Hanjin, I think, will even qualify them in the Guiness book of world records. And this happened in the Philippines!
“During Tuesday’s hearing on the rising number of reported deaths at the Hanjin Shipyard in Subic Bay Freeport, lawyer Ramon Ogregado of the Subic Bay Support Service Group said the unsafe acts of the workers caused their deaths and injuries.”
In U.S. terrritory I’m sure Atty. Ramon Ogregado would be told to tell it to the marines. Some workers can be stupid thats why there are safety officers to see stupid people dont kill themselves, or to send stupid workers home if they cant follow rules.
Marami tayong matino na abugado bakit siya pa ang nandiyan?
At isa pa, sino ba ang mga Tatay ng mga manggagawa na iyan at ano ang ginagawa nila sa kapakanan ng kanilang mga anak na napabayaan na lang ng Hanjin?
January 29th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Indeed the Philippines is at its lowest credibility:
World Bank blacklisted government contractors for no reason. And then World bank snubbed congressional hearings.
Its like saying na hindi sila naniniwala na may patutungohan pa ang mga hearings ng gobyerno sa mga ganito.
Lutong macao sa public biddings, isa lang yan sa mga pasikotsikot na naging public knowledge na.
1. Bid is rejected because it is high. Mahal ang presyo. 2. Bid is rejected because it is low. Mahinang quality.
3. May isang scheme pa. Bid is very very low kung may kalaban. Habang ginagawa na ang project, magkaroon ng revision sa plano na mauwi sa mahal sapagkat hindi na dumadaan sa bidding ang mga karagdagan. No wonder a 300M project kumain na ng 1B hindi pa matapustapus.
“[Government] has rights to accept or reject any and all bids”
Nasa patakaran yan. May kasabihan na pinaguusapan na lang ng mga contractors at ng mga kurakot ang mga prohekto. Ang mga bidding naging pormalidad na lang. Pero ang tinutukoy ng World Bank dito ay ang tinatawag nila na costruction Cartels. May magsoshoot ng bola habang nagiiscreen ang iba. Silasila na rin ang maghahatihati nang panalo.
Nagsawa na ang mga matitino sa pagreklamo nito. Ang naging labas nila mga naiinggit lang sila at mga talonan
Tama, walang abnormalya sa mga public construction biddings. Normal na buhay na ng mga Pinoy ang mga gawain diyan.
Tatanggapin na lang kaya natin na walang kakayahan ang gobyerno na labanan ang mga kabaluktotan at linisin ang sarili.