by Anthony Ian Cruz
Malaya
A highly influential American academic journal has published a stinging rebuke of President Arroyo, accusing her of “sinking Asia’s oldest democracy” into “a morass of corruption and scandal.”
“Arroyo continues to undermine the country’s democratic institutions in order to remain in power,” wrote political science Prof. Paul D. Hutchcroft of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in an analysis that came out in the January 2008 issue of the “Journal of Democracy.”
Published by the Johns Hopkins University Press, the “Journal of Democracy” is a project of the International Forum for Democratic Studies and the National Endowment for Democracy.
Hutchcroft has written extensively on the Philippines, including a 1998 book titled “Booty Capitalism: The Politics of Banking in the Philippines.”
In his analysis titled “The Arroyo Imbroglio in the Philippines,” Hutchcroft said “in the midst of this longevity, the Arroyo administration has found political legitimacy to be elusive.”
The journal’s critique follows the Philippines’ rating downgrade from “free” to “partly free” by US-based Freedom House which took Arroyo to task for over 800 unresolved extrajudicial executions.
“Over the course of her seven years in office, an already crisis-prone democracy has faced an unusually high number of travails,” said Hutchcroft, who enumerated a list of political crises that have battered the Arroyo administration from 2001 to 2007.
“Arroyo very effectively wields the substantial powers of the presidency to keep herself in office, and in the process she exhibits no qualms about further undermining the country’s already weak political institutions.”
He lamented that “as the Philippines suffers one political crisis after another, its longstanding democratic structures become increasingly imperiled.”
In its take on the “Hello Garci,” the journal said that “in retrospect, it seems that Arroyo had brought upon herself a string of presidential bad luck perhaps unrivaled since Richard Nixon decided to record his conversations in the Oval Office.”
It said Virgilio Garcillano, then commissioner of the Commission on Elections, “seemingly did whatever might be necessary to guarantee a decisive Arroyo victory in May.”
“The Palace then brought the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines under its wing to monitor election-related conversations, including those of Garcillano (likely out of concern that he might cut deals for himself that could be disadvantageous to the administration).”
“ISAFP proceeded to tape these conversations, and the president seemingly had the misfortune of having her own conversations with Garcillano leaked to opposition figures by disgruntled military intelligence officers,” it said.
The journal said the Arroyo administration then “quickly tried to shift the topic from electoral scandal to political reform,” stressing it was “an effort to emphasize systemic rather than personal accountability.”
Comparing the scandal to Edsa 1 and 2, it said the “Hello Garci’ crisis highlighted the legitimacy deficit not only of an individual leader but also of an entire political system.”
The journal said Arroyo’s “dependence on the military, combined with her administration’s own inclination to launch a crackdown,” led to the June 2006 declaration of an “all-out war” against the nearly three-decade-old communist insurgency.
Echoing the Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch reports on extrajudicial killings, the journal linked the deteriorating human rights situation to Arroyo’s concessions to the military top brass who help her maintain power.
It also said legal assaults on the media and killings of journalists “must be viewed as an attack on one of the major bulwarks of Philippine democracy.”
‘WORST PRESIDENT’
The 15-page analysis made a passing review of post-1946 politics, especially the administrations that followed the Marcos dictatorship.
It said as the post-Marcos era enters its third decade, “the high hopes for democracy voiced in the mid-1980s have given way to disillusionment with the country’s low quality of governance.”
“No other post-Marcos president has had lower approval ratings than Macapagal-Arroyo,” it said, referring to 2007 survey results.
Hutchcroft said although the Philippines can “boast the oldest democratic structures in Asia, they are currently weak and lacking in legitimacy.”
“Battered by scandal after scandal, these structures need careful and well-considered reform if they are to survive,’ he added.
The paper suggested, among others, wide-ranging political and electoral reforms, including a radical revamp of the Commission on Elections and the electoral system as some of the measures the Philippines must take.
As I pointed out and others now do, the US is slowly dumping GMA. I’m surprised this is being done at a faster phase than expected with all the negative publicity that come from them like the above. That could explain why Esperon’s term has been extended…to save GMA’s throne. Nevertheless, if the West keeps coming up with such negative information about GMA, her time is indeed up pretty soon. Hindi siya tatagal ng 2010. O baka naman leverage na naman ng US iyan. May gusto na naman ang US sa kanya.
I’m not really believe in what uncle Sam doing in our political affairs? After all, na mapakinabangan ang Arroyo regime eh ang lakas pang mang-alaska at kesyo wa epek ang EK to lead and govern our country.
Ano akala nila sa mga Pinoy, tangengok! Bistado ka na uncle Sam at yong mga pakawala mo sa EK. Ang hunyango nga naman ang bilis magpalit ng kulay? Malapit na kasi ang 2010 kaya unti-unti nang inilalaglag si GMA, kita nýo ang issue sa NAIA….gusto lang palang ipasok ang Hawaiian Airlines eh lilibakin pa ang Pinas.
Let see and wait sa pagtatapos ng Arroyo regime!
The rule of law in the Philippines is being manipulated by Gloria Arroyo and her cohorts for political survival. Legitimacy keeps hounding her presidency. Let’s rewind the reel. It started when then Supreme Court chief justice Davide sworn in Gloria Arroyo as the president of the republic without presidential vacancy. It followed by the Hello Garci political scam and its subsequent cover-up, the gag rule to her Cabinet men, AFP and police officials from attending congressional inquiries, intimidation of the media and extra-judicial killings of political dissenters. In short, the rule of Gloria destroyed the fabric of democracy in the Philippines.
so the big question remains – what are we gonna do about it? dyan magaling ang pinoy – bumatikos lang nang bumatikos – pero walang offer na solution. kung meron man – half baked and mostly “popular” solutions like “ipamigay ang lahat nang lupain sa magsasaka” or “kontrolin ang presyo ng gasolina” – e palpak naman halos lahat ng “popular” decisions kasi walang fundamentals. hilaw na hilaw pa ang Philippine media sa analysis. iisa lang ang alam kong may “substance” kung mag-analyze – and that guy is Alex Magno.
Ka Balweg, the US keeps meddling into RP’s affairs (including other countries) not only to GMA’s benefits but most of all to theirs. Sila (US) ang mas higit na nakikinabang sa lahat. Please take note of what Sec. Rice recently said…the US has no permanent enemy.
Gloria Esperon Pidal “sinking Asia’s oldest democracy” into “a morass of corruption and scandal.”
Awwww, Awwww, Awwww! Napakasakit Kuya Cesar! Kaya me sumaklolo instantly!
Journal na, published pa ng Johns Hopkins University Press! Pass this “Journal of Democracy” on…
I’ll buy one.
Re: Comparing the scandal to Edsa 1 and 2, it said the “Hello Garci’ crisis highlighted the legitimacy deficit not only of an individual leader but also of an entire political system.”
Gloria’s original sin, the alpha et omega of the Arroyo politically and morally bankrupt government!
Kanda-ikot na naman ang mga pwet ng machine operators! Mahihirapan sila dito, very credible journal ito, very credible publisher pa!
Sige, isip-isip mga bugok kung paano ninyo ito sasanggain. Bilhin kaya ninyo lahat ang copies ng journal. Heheh!
Binitiwan na ni Uncle Sam si Gloria Esperon Pidal. After the FAA dowgrade, ito! Haha!
The U.S. Congress is fully aware and updated regarding the extrajudicial killings in the Philippines. Sen. Barbara Boxer has responded to my concerns.
Excerpt “During this hearing, I stated my belief that the United States needs to consider linking U.S. military aid to the Philippines to progress in government efforts to halt extrajudicial killings. I believe that Congress must do everything it can to ensure that American taxpayers’ money is not spent perpetuating human rights abuses in the Philippines.
As chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, I want to assure you that I will continue to look into ways to halt extrajudicial killings in the Philippines. Please be assured that I will keep your views in mind as Congress considers foreign aid to the Philippines”.
Barbara Boxer
United States Senator
Soon, EK will tag John Hopkins Press as destabilizer! Sige, ikot Gloria!
Kapapasok lang nitong Unhappy Gilmore, bumabanat na ng kapwa.
Please begin your membership and participation here by respecting people’s opinion no matter how silly you look at it. An opinion is an opinion. Kung madaling makahanap ng solution, there’s no need for this kind of blog. Kaya nga palitan ng kuro-kuro dito. Ikaw, anong solution mo? Makikisawsaw ka rin lang sa tsismis, marami ka pang sinabi!
Bakit nong inalis ba si Erap, yong si Glorya ba ang solusyon? Ano ngayon ang nangyayari, kaliwa’t kanan na ang inabot ng ating lipunan. Daya dito daya doon, nakaw dito nakaw doon. Harap-harapan pa. Solusyon ba yan??????
Happy Gilmore: ang gusto mo bang bigyan diin yaong mga kababayan nating Pinoy na nagpanalo kay GMA last 2004 (remember still under protest pa ito thru Hello Garci Tape ha).
Do you know how much ang total votes ni GMA – umabot sa 12,868,316 votes aganst FPJ with total 11,770,379. Winning candidates by numbers of Provinces and Cities: FPJ = 53 against GMA = 47 only!
Matanong nga pala kita, isa ka ba sa mga nagpanalo kay GMA? If YES, ok lang coz’ that’s your privilage and rights to choice di ba.
So, alam mo na ngayon kung bakit marami sa mga kababayan natin ang PRO at ANTI? Ngayon maibalik ko sa iyo ang question mo, in layman’s word… wag naman sasama ang loob ng mga PRO kasi kung nag-eenjoy kayo sa pamumuno ni GMA, so be it, but those ANTI have rights to castigate, comment, object and withdrawal of support sa Arroyo regime in so many reasons. Alam mo yang lahat di ba!
So, ang mga ANTI lamang ang may karapatan to say something sa gobyernong ito sapagka’t kayong mga PRO eh normal lang na suportahan ang kanyang gov’t, but please NEVER kayong magrereklamo kung naghihirap na ang Pinas at winawaldas lamang ng iilan.
BNG/Etnad: wari ko ‘ipis hang nakafasok sa finto’ kaya dafat hifitin ang fakfak sa finto hat fifihin..
…Melongkot ito..ang bagong uupo sa Cocollect chair ay kabalen pala..kaya pala walang nangyari sa Melo Report on extra judicial killings.. ang sabi seguro ni gory kay melody..mekeni..ito ang buri ko..sa bisaya ang basa ko nito ay magkano? ito ang buli ko! ingles translation..how much? here is my ass.. it is full of Sugar Honey Iced Tea…
I will not allow this blog to be used to promote or denigrate other columnists.
Happy Gilmore may just have changed his name, yet again from a previous one. He/she may be BenignO o yung mga previous bloggers na paiba-iba ang pangalan. When asked what they can offer as a solution to our problems, they retreat for a while then come back later with another name. They just want to promote their work thru their websites or draw traffic to their publications or articles. We should welcome them because they mirror the illegitimate and oppressive leaders we have today. Thru these metamorphosed identities we are able to somehow listen to what they have to say instead of just watching them do their “thing”, manipulate, kill etc… Kahit papaano, malalaman natin kung bakit dumadami ang pinapaslang at dinudukot na mga may progresibong isip, bakit maraming anomalyang hindi nalulutas sa kasalukuyang gobierno at kung bakit kinakailangang maglakbay ng maglakbay si DOROBO kasama ng mga alalay at alipores niya in a “high class” style! Samatalang mahigit na 50 % ng mga kababayan natin ay gutom at namamatay na lamang!
Ang katotohanan ay palaging mananalo. No matter how this DOROBO deodorizes her image by spending millions in whitewashing all international press, there will always be journalists and editors like Ellen and this American writer who will print the truth, nothing but the truth! May there be more like them!
Balweg, alam ng AFP at ng komolek(Comelec) ang totoong nangyari sa 2004 elections. Kaya nga nabahagian si Abalaos ng bilyoyes sa pangunang suhol ng ZTE di ba?Kaya pa-golf golf na lang siya. Nag-resign kuno bilang “komisyoner” but no case was never filed against him for his criminal acts. At si asspweron naman ay nabigyan ng “cheat of staff” position and an extension to boot! Lahat ng gumawa ng “ang dagdag, ang dagdag” ay nahihiga ngayon sa pera as nagpapakasasa sa posisyon. Ang mga pobreng Tanay Boys ang nakakulong dahil hindi nila masikmura na ang namumuno sa kanila ay katulad ni DOROBONG mandaraya at ni asspweron na halang ang sikmura, garapal, sipsip at wala ng kaluluwa!
Sige galitin nila si Batnag, et al. who are staff of powerful info cartels like Jiji Press, etc. Tignan lang natin ang galing ng cosmetic publicity ni Gloria Dorobo paid for with taxpayers’ money, kasama na pati iyong mga inutang sa China, etc.
Umpisa na iyan ng pagbagsak ni Gloria Dorobo. Kuwidaw na dapat iyong mga nakikipag-usap diyan including the royalties of Europe and the Middle East.
Talaga naman ang ambisyon ng ungas. Feeling royalty na nakikipag-rubbing shoulders with the royalty, mukha namang basura! Yuck!
kayo talaga oo, basta may maibato lang kay gloria. “Journal of Democracy” maimpluwensiya? Base sa sinabi ng “Journal of Democracy” at ng publisher nito (JHU Press) mismo! napaka self-serving!
huwag kayong magalit sa comment ni happy gilmore na “hilaw na hilaw pa ang Philippine media sa analysis” dahil tutoong tutoo yan. ang tension na parating hinaharap ng media ay ‘getting it right’ at ‘getting it out the first time’!
(pero kaibigang happy gilmore, medyo may reservations lang ako dun sa pagpuri mo sa isang kolumnista)
the writer should have just simply cut and pasted the article from the American Academic Journal para na hindi na siya nahirapan mag interject ng inputs nya. anyway – has it occured to anyone that the American Foreign policy have played a major role in keeping the Philippines poor? kaninong interes ba ang isusulong ng American Academic Journal kundi interes nila? if my enemies says that i am doing something wrong – i may actually be doing something right di ba?
by d way – i am NOT benigno or some other guy. i have always used the same nick since time immemorial (okay , since the movie was shown where it was really very very funny)
mabalik ako – ang pag asang umunlad ng bansa ay wala sa kamay ng admin, wala sa kamay ng opposition, wala sa kamay ng Amerika o China. ang pag unlad ay nasa kamay natin. if every filipino worked to uplift his life – then we will be a nation of middle class to upper class citizenry….bakit tayo mahirap? saan ka ba naman nakakita na alas 3 pa lang ng hapon e nag iinuman na? ang pinaghirapang foreign remittance e ibibili lang nga celfone na worth 30k? ang kulang sa pinoy ay business sense – matutuong magtipid and mag isip nag pagkakakitaan instead na umasa sa gubyerno, sa opposition, sa militante, sa kaliwa, sa kanan, sa itaas o kahit sa ibaba.
in the final analysis – walang pwedeng asahan ang kahit sinuman kundi ang KANYANG SARILI. Therefore ang nag iisang susi sa pagunlad ang bawat mamamayan ay ang KANYANG SARILI.
he he he, the US, the last bastion of “goodness” might actually the pit of vipers that it really is. where do we see that 60% of the wealth of the earth is ammassed in only 25% of the population? its funny that these whities should pretend to be the good guys
nonetheless, i always believed that one cannot put a good man down – so with the Philippines. The US may lambast us till kingdom come but if we stand together, we may prove these imperialists wrong.
Happy gilmore, actually, it is 80 % of the wealth is actually generated only by 20% of the people! And the fact too is, most of these rich people are in America(US, North and South) and Europe. Actually, the richest man now is from Mexico and he is in the telecommunications industry. Oil rich countries have some mega rich too. Lucio Tan, the Ayala Zobels, and Henry Sy are among the richest people in the world. The Zobels came from Spain and Tan and Sy came from China. So, wala talagang purong puro na Pilipino blood.
It is good to be an idealist. We need to have more Filipinos like you happy gilmore. But, a country so poor as ours need to be helped by its own leaders! If most of our levied taxes really go to worthwhile projects, we would not really be this poor. But, corruption has gotten the biggest chunk of our money. While it is true that we have to start with ourselves, some can but most can’t. We have to yet evolve into a nation that has a stronger middle class. Until then, being able to help ourselves will simply be a dream.
With our oversees remittances which mostly goes to consumer spending(cell phones etc.), why can’t our leaders start to build industries so we can buy our own locally produced consumer products. But again, imported products make their way into our streets and whose fault is that? It is again the leadership.
I will agree more with you if you advocate a 50/50 proposition. The government help the people and the people will help themselves as well. Our minimum wage is not even enough to feed a family, can’t even be enough to rent a shack, and put kids to quality education. Our unemlpoyment is so high!
Our poor state can not be solely blamed on one leadership. The previous leaderships had contributed to the decay. We have to have better choices of our leaders and self reliance will indeed follow!
The reason why we dwell too much on the DOROBO is her questionable ascendancy to power, her repeated disregard for the constitution and her open corrupt practices. Would you rather just see the country completely go to the dogs?
Four years ago I bought a Pentax digital camera and paid almost $ 500 for it. Mas mahal pa sa Cannon and Sony but I bought it anyway because it was almost the size of a matchbox. When I was setting it up, I discovered that it was made in the Philippines. I was amazed! So, we do have exports in the electronic industry that competes internatonally! I lost that same camera in September last year when I attended a reunion in Las Vegas. I loved that camera because it was made in the Philippines. In fact it lasted for a long time. Kung hindi pa nawala, gamit ko pa rin sana hanggang ngayon. Pinagmamalaki ko yun palagi sa mga dayuhan na kaibigan ko, na may maliit din tayong camera!
Even with my clothes, particularly summer clothes, I always buy Philippine made. I love the fabric and the style. The Philippines is so into fashionable designs. Most of my summer footwear I also buy from Ledonne and Manels, maganda ang quality ng leather nila at style.
The point is, we can produce excellent products but we need the capital for it! Each and everyone of us should also be nationalistic and patronize our own products.
In the 1960s anything that was made in Japan was so inferior. My older brother was then in Japan for one of his engineering degrees. He used to buy my youngest brother electric train and robot. Isang oras lang tumakbo, sira na! But look at Japanese products now. Japan perfected electronics! The Philippines can start manufacturing its own products as well. Kahit na marupok sa una, kapag binili natin nakikinabang ang bansa natin! The prices for the products will significantly be lower if we buy what we produce!
PSB:
Pentax, FYI, is a Japanese company with factories in the Philippines, Vietnam, etc. The factory in the Philippines is in Cebu, I am told.
The small camera is not a Philippine invention. Taga-gawa lang ang mga pinoy!
But you’re right. Japanese products made in the Philippines are far better than those produced in China. I don’t buy electric appliances, etc. made in China even when they have Japanese tags because of poor quality and make. Madaling masira.
I am also very particular about computers. I check where the computer and accessories are made. Pag made in China, I don’t buy kahit mura. Madaling masira. OK pa iyong Made in Singapore.
parasabayan,
aren’t you aware that for over a decade, the top export of the Philippines is electronics?
the technology may be foreign, but the hands that made them are Pinoy. even if manufacturer is a foreign company, the place of manufacture appears in the finished product
huwag nating ismolin ang Pinoy – eh ano kung taga-gawa lang? kamay pa rin ng Pinoy yun. pulido gumawa.
hanggang ngayon ba naman meron pa ring nang-iismol sa Pinoy?! how ironic na ang numero unong nang-iismol sa Pinoy ay mga dating Pinoy!
Top export of the Philippines is labor. Mas maraming ni-re-remit ang OFW kaisa sa sales ng electronic exports.
With respect to the “respected” journal, read the footnotes. The author’s sources are Sheila Coronel, among others.
Oops, I am leery about any writing with her inputs. I’ve read her work, seen her in a meeting personally. I was impressed – negatively.
Medyo self-absorbed. Self-absorption is not the trait of the true scholar. They are more absorbed with their craft (engineering, law, music) than with themselves.
Tama ka, Atty. Mismong si Egcel Lagman sinabi na ang mga pilipino ang No. 1 Export Industry ng Pilipinas ngayon. Ano iyan? Parang mass production ng tao para maraming ipadala sa kung saan-saan sa mundo.
Noong araw tawag sa mga umalis ng Pilipinas “immmigrant” pero ngayon categorized nang OFW kahit na hindi naman para magtrabaho talaga ang unang pakay.
The American journal has only evidences perhaps written on toilet paper. If it has enough concrete ones on our declining freedom, for sure they could bring the issue to the Hawaiian court that awarded payment to the mercenaries or just bomb us ala Pearl Harbor or Irag. They dont mess with us really because they are happy we align ourselves to their big borther syndrome.
Sabi ni Mr. Wetness Apostol ay wala raw kwenta ang article on GMA sank RP into morass of corruption published in “Journal of Democracy” dahil influenced daw ng ‘cee pee pee en pee ay’ ang credible journal.
In other words, Mr. Wetness is accusing political scientist Prof. Paul Hutchcroft of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his publisher, the Johns Hopkins niversity Press, of being lefts.
Wala na ngang credibility ay wala pa ring originality ang numb nuts ng EK!
Some of you might have already read this headline at the Tribune. After that recent meeting between some Bishops and Malacanang officials, CBCP now comes out with a pastoral statement friendly to GMA government. CBCP does not call for her resignation anymore. Well okay, but why does CBCP have to blame the Filipino people for the corruption and moral decay? Why doesn’t CBCP looks itself at the mirror? Are these bishops not corrupt? Aren’t they also immoral? If they keep making such a position, other non-Catholic religious groups would be more than happy to welcome new converts!
CBCP blames Pinoys for corruption, moral decay
Bishops opt for ‘critical collaboration’ with Gloria
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), in its pastoral statement issued yesterday put the blame of moral decay on the Filipino people while saying the bishops will be taking a position of “critical collaboration” with Malacañang and the Arroyo administration, intimating that the Arroyo government is not thoroughly evil, saying there is good “even in those we often criticize” and that “it is our task to critically collaborate with them even as we oppose the ‘not too good’.”
BB,
Hindi pwedeng kumawala sa bulsa ni Gloria d’Corrupt ang maraming miembro ng CBCP, they prefer ‘mo money’! Together with the evil Pidal woman, they’re already decayed morally since they got their palms into politics!
Hindi nga sila sumunod sa Pope, their supreme boss, sa mga Pinoy pa!
Ang mga mahihirap, mga ordinaryong Pilipino, ang problema hindi moral decay kundi tooth decay dahil walang perang pambayad sa dentista. CBCP should have referred the term “moral decay” to themselves, the priests, and those crooks in Malacanang.
RE: in the final analysis – walang pwedeng asahan ang kahit sinuman kundi ang KANYANG SARILI. Therefore ang nag iisang susi sa pagunlad ang bawat mamamayan ay ang KANYANG SARILI.
Happy Gilmore: Na touch ako at muling nagbalik-gunita ang winika mo na “ang susi sa pag-unlad ng bawat mamamayan ay ang kanyang sarili”. 100% tama ka, but i will add some points para maging maliwanag di ba.
Ito ang aking naging pundasyon kung saan ako ngayon narooron, ang magsikap at paunlarin ang sarili, kaya unti-unti kong narating ang winika mong tagumpay.
Kaya lamang may kasabihan tayo na NO MAN is an Island! So we need to mingle and interact with our neighbours or other people just to complete our whole being.
In other word, ang pakikipagkaibigan ay isang kayamanan sa mundong ibabaw di ba! Mahirap ang walang kapwa-tao o kaya ang mamangka sa dalawang ilog.
Kailangan magkaroon ng malawak na pang-unawa at pagpapahalaga sa kapwa-tao. Sure doon tayong lahat magkakasundo-sundo kahit na magkakaiba tayo nga paniniwala at paninindigan sa buhay.
We are all Pinoys dreaming to have a dignity and strong faith na maisasalba natin ang mga problema at unos na dumarating sa ating Bayang Pilipinas.
Napag-uusapan naman nang maayos ang anumang bagay at we need to respect each other para lahat tayo ay successful sa ating mga adhikain para sa Bayan.
Tulad tayo ng isang bugkos na walis, kung ito ay magkakahiwalay di ba wala itong lakas para ipangwalis ng kalat o duma sa ating tahanan o any place we wanted to use it.
Mahal kong Kababayang Brownberry, Balagtas ang dating ok ba!
Bakit nahulaan mo na ang problema hindi moral decay kundi tooth decay dahil walang perang pambayad sa dentista? Yan ang aking problema, akalain mo ba naman na biglang sumakit ang aking ngipin kasi inatake ng tooth decay at hay naku ang sakitsakit, kailangang ipa root canal!
Ka Balweg, nabasa ko sa isa mong post na you’re asking what the root of the problems is di ba? Sinagot mo na ngayon…kailangan ng root canal.
The net contribution of Electronics to the economy, while it is the biggest commodity exported, is almost insignificant because the raw materials are not produced here. Wafer production, component assembly, test facilities are stationed here by the huge conglomerates not because we are the most productive (China is) or the cheapest (again, China is) but because Pinoys are easily trainable, more tech-savvy, adapt more easily to changes than their counterparts. We do not have a single component that can be claimed to have been fully-developed here using indigenous materials and exported by Filipino company.
This is the fault of gov’t. Science and technology is left totally to the initiative of private entities. R&D, though encouraged, does not get any subsidy from government. Look at DOST, what they have there are projects mainly on textile and metals and quack medicine.
How can that exploit our strengths in technology in this techno-driven world?
Hindi pa nga nag-uumpisa itong si Melo sa Comelec, nagsisinungaling na agad. Hindi daw niya masyadong kilala eh samantalang si Abalos pa nga ang nag-endorse sa kanya. Isa pa, kung hindi ako nagkakamali mag-cabalen din sila ni Abalos who I heard originally came from Pampanga. Please read:
Newly appointed Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Jose Melo belied on Tuesday claims that he is a protégé of his predecessor Benjamin Abalos, saying he “barely” know him.
Melo branded as untrue the information cited by opposition Sen. Panfilo Lacson that it was Abalos who recommended him for the top post in the scandal-wracked poll body.
“That’s a false statement. I barely know him,” Melo told dzBB radio in an interview.
Hindi pwede sa Comelec ang isang duwag na gaya ni Melo. Maraming sindikato ang dapat buwagin. Hindi pwedeng malambot, babakla-bakla.
Laos na ang Mellow Yellow.
Ano ang gagawin ni Melo sa Comelec, matutulog?! Ulyanin na rin ‘yan a!
Wala ba talagang makuha/pumayag na medyo bata at progresibo para Comelec chair? O sadyang hindi kailangan ang Comelec sa mga balak ni Gloria Esperon?!
Chi,
Wala na sigurong kakahol ng parang tunay na aso sa kumpas noong numero unong dugong aso, si Gloria Dorobo ng Pampanga! 😛 Awoooooooo!
walang delikadesa itong si melo(n amoy).
nasikmura niyang tanggapin ang posisyon sa isa sa pinakabulok na ahensiya ng bulok na administrasyon matapos “IBASURA” ng mga basurero ng malakanyang ‘yung kanyang rekomendasyong kasuhan ang mga sangkot sa extra judicial killings?
ang pera nga naman kapag nangusap, kahit karangalan ay ibebenta sa reyna ng mga hinayupak!
Nang sisi pa ang CBCP as is alam nila totally ang morality. Kung may nagawa man ang mga pinoy na moral decay ay dahil sa inyo rin. Hindi na kayo nagturo ng tama, tumutulong pa kayo para masira ang simbahan.
Tama ng yung vision na ipinakita kay St. Catherine Emerich. May nakita siyang grupo ng mga lalaki (marami sila) na sinisira ang simbahan. At may nagtuturo pa kung saan dapat sirain.
Kasama yata ang CBCP doon sa grupo na iyon.
Happy Gilmore,
I am glad you are around to confirm what every Filipino hates to hear, that we are lazy and have no business sense. Yea, only a few have the guts to use their nuts. Look, The legislators receive a measly salary very much short of what our lowly seamen get. Look where the seaman lives after breaking his back for so many years. In squalor. What has tanduay, beer or gin done to those in the classless colonies, it gives them happiness from morning till next dusk waiting for the remittances of their kins or girlfriends. Work? What work, are you kidding? Wait for some booties to drop by.
elektroniks, pangunahing eksport ng philippines, my love?
nyee heheheheheheheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!
kelan pa?
sino ang nagmamanupaktyur, eh ang mga manggagawang pinoy (tulad ko) eh ‘andito sa ibayong dagat at nakikipagbuno sa luknot at siphayo kapalit ang bumubulusok ngayong dolar na inaasam ng mga pidal?
napapautot ako sa pagtawa!
Golberg, ang sinisi ng CBCP mga Pinoy na akala mo hindi sila mga Pinoy ano? The corruption and immorality are as rampant within the church. Magaling lang sila sa cover up at pagsisinungaling. These hypocrites should shut up !
Golberg Says:
January 29th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
Nang sisi pa ang CBCP as is alam nila totally ang morality. Kung may nagawa man ang mga pinoy na moral decay ay dahil sa inyo rin. Hindi na kayo nagturo ng tama, tumutulong pa kayo para masira ang simbahan.
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Ang nakita ng CBCP ay butas ng karayom, hindi ang butas ng sikmura ng mga pinoy! They refuse to see the spiritual emptiness in their flocks (or they don’t see them anymore?), but they use even their extra sense to see through and pass the gates of Gloria’s EK!
I got an unconfirmed report from a source that this healing priest Fr. Suarez was charged in Canada for sexual offense. How true it is, I don’t know. Just FYI…
mrivera,
“Electronics is also the largest manufactured export of Thailand and the Philippines”
http://www.aseansec.org/10129.htm
“The electronics industry accounts for 69% of the total Philippine exports”
http://www.dti.gov.ph/Investment_OpportunityInBusiness_SectoralProfiles.php?contentID=1
“Electronics is acknowledged as the main driver of the Philippine economy as it accounts for 70 percent of the country’s total exports. With our member companies responsible for over 80% of total electronics exports, this unequivocally makes SEIPI a major economic force in the Philippines”
http://www.seipi.org.ph/about.htm
kelan pa? dekada nobenta pa.
ika nga ng Yano – natatawa ako hi hi hi sa yo!
may patawa tawa ka pa! napautot din ako sa katatawa sa yo!
maawa ka naman sa sarili mo – huwag ka nang mag-komento sa di mo nalalaman.
Brownberry,
Hindi lang dapat shut-up, dapat sa kanila umalis na lang sa pagpapari at magtanim na lang ng kamote. Kasi nga naman, ang pagpapari ngayon ay isa ng career at hindi vocation. Dami salapi. Hindi na sanay sa hirap kaya di nila makita at maramdaman ang mga mahihirap. Masakit mang sabihin na umalis na lang sila diyan pero hindi kasi sila edifying.
atty36252,
you said
The figures say otherwise. Here’s some info from the DTI website:
http://www.dti.gov.ph/Investment_OpportunityInBusiness_SectoralProfiles.php?contentID=1
Yung figures na US$21B-US$24B na output ng electronics exports ay medyo bigger than the actual remittances of OFWs dito. Officially, the remittances are around US$12B-US$16B. Actually, its much bigger than US$16B.
goldberg, brownberry,
dapat sa mga miyembro ng CBCP ay hang themselves up. mga bayarang hunyango ang mga ‘yan!
Tama ka Mrivera.
Dapat nga hang themselves. Parang mga supling ni Hudas eh!
Yung figures na US$21B-US$24B na output ng electronics exports ay medyo bigger than the actual remittances of OFWs dito. Officially, the remittances are around US$12B-US$16B. Actually, its much bigger than US$16B.
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I should not have used the word sales.
Magkano ang value added natin diyan? Magkano ang natitira sa Noy-pi after the share of the multinational?
Yung remittance ng OFW, lahat yon sa Noy-pi.
atty36252,
“I should not have used the word sales.
Magkano ang value added natin diyan? Magkano ang natitira sa Noy-pi after the share of the multinational?
Yung remittance ng OFW, lahat yon sa Noy-pi.”
I know where you’re coming from.
Pero panyero naman, alam mo namang di ganyan ang metrics whenever exports are being talked about.
Nabanggit ko lang na no. 1 export ang electronics to prove a point to parasabayan, who was surprised to see a Pentax camera of superior quality made in the Philippines. In short, i wanted him to know that he shouldn’t be surprised anymore.
Saka if we really talk strictly of exports, we limit it to products and services produced and rendered within the country. The nearest thing to a labor export by the Philippines is outsourcing – contact centers, transcriptions, finance and accounting outsourcing, animation, software development, etc. These are services rendered here, in the same country where US$25B worth of electronics are manufactured and sent out.
Mrivera Says:
January 30th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
goldberg, brownberry,
dapat sa mga miyembro ng CBCP ay hang themselves up. mga bayarang hunyango ang mga ‘yan!
—-Hindi nila magawa iyan dahil nahihiya silang baka masilipan sila kapag nakabitin sa itaas.