Dapat siguro palitan na ang liderato sa Senado.Mukha ngang naisahan ng Malacañang sina Senador Ping Lacson, Mar Roxas, Jamby Madrigal nang tinanggal nila si Senate President Manny Villar at ipinalit si Senador Juan Ponce Enrile.
Para kasi makuha ang suporta ng mga kaalyado ni Gloria Arroyo sa pagtanggal kay Villar, pumayag sina Lacson na ibigay ang mga mahalagang committee sa mga kaalyado ni Arroyo. At nakikisama sila sa kanila.
Akala kasi nina Lacson na dahil itong sina Enrile at Santiago ay makasarili, kapag mabaho na si Arroyo, bibitawan nila. Hindi nila naiisip na kaya ni Arroyo magbigay ng hindi kayang ibigay ng iba para sa mga katulad nina Enrile at Santiago.
Hingi-in daw ni Lacson sa caucus ng majority bukas na dapat kasama ang ibang committee sa pag-imbistiga nitong World Bank report. Kung hindi pwede si Santiago, dapat mag-takeover ang committee ni Chiz Escudero. Hindi katulad ngayong na kung ano ang gusto ni Santiago ang siyang nasusunod. Kung ayaw niya ang tanong, nambabara siya katulad ng ginawa niya kay Sen. Rodolfo Biazon.
Tawa siguro ng tawa sina Gloria at Mike Arroyo sa nangyari noong Huwebes sa Senado.
Akala ng publiko, mas maayos ang hearing sa Senado tungkol sa kurakutan sa public works dahil akala ng marami mas maraming oposisyon sa Senado. Noong Huwebes, masahol pa sa House of Representatives ang Senado.
Naisahan ni Santiago ang mga kapwa senador na gusto malaman ang katotohanan katulad nina P Lacson, Roxas, Biazon, Escudero at Alan Cayetano. Kinansela nila ang kanyang leave of absence para masiguro nilang kontorlado niya ang hearing. At tama nga, nawala ang focus sa kurakutan sa public works at naging kasalanan pa ng World Bank na siyang nag-imbistiga ng kurakutan.
Ang nakakainis pa sa nangyari noong Huwebes ay pati ang mga senador na dati ay binabatikos ang dayaan at kurakutan sa pamahalaan ni Gloria Arroyo ay sumali sa pagatake sa World Bank. Hindi tayo nagulat kaySantiago, Enrile at Joker Arroyo na matagal nang tagapag-depensa ni Gloria at Mike Arroyo. Ang nakakagulat ay si Senators Aquilino Pimentel.
Nag text ako kay Pimentel at sinabi ko nadismayado ako sa kanyang banat sa World Bank at hindi kina Ombudsman Gutierrez at Finance Secretary Gary Teves. Sabi niya wala raw maasahan kay Gutiererz at Teves na takapag-kalimbag lang ni Gloria Arroyo.Kaya daw kailangan ang orihinal na dokumento galing sa World Bank.
Ano ba naman yan, tinulungan na ng World Bank ang mamamayang Pilipino sa pagbulgar ng kurakutan sa public works, mula doon di ipagpatuloy mo na.
May makinarya ang pamahalaan sa pagtugis ng mga kurakot, kung gusto nila gawin. Ang problema, ang makinarya ngayon ng pamahalaan ay ginagamit para protektahan ang mga kurakot.
Dapat palitan na ang liderato ng Senado. Mas magaling kung ang liderato ng bansa ang palitan.
I texted Sen. Pimentel telling him of my disappointment that he joined the chorus of gloria arroyo’s attack dogs bashing the World Bank and thus divert the attention of the public from the issue of making mike arroyo and gloria arroyo accountable for the corruption in the WB-funded public works.
His reply:
It’s your right to be disappointed. I can only explain that your disappointment is misplaced. Teves and Ombudsman said they got a nine-pageconfidential report where witnesses are identified as CWO1, 02 etc. What do you do next? Tell me, maybe you have better expereince nailing down criminals.
As to WB bashing, all I said is that we need their original documents to pin down the crooks. Am not too sure it’s bashing.
Still from Sen. Pimentel:
Sorry dear Ellen for creating misimpression. That’s the last I’d do: protect GMA and company.
If you read carefully what I did was tell Miriam 1)we need to get WB orig documents to pin down the crooks. What other legal way is there? 2) NOT to terminate hearings now but WAIT for WB REPLIES to my letter requests; 3) summon Hoffman to testify to find out if they can withdraw the confidential clause. No use relying on Teves and Ombudsman. They are bell ringers for GMA.em>
Subpoena the bid documents. I’m sure a good engineer and cost accountant can wade through the figures to determine if all the bids were overpriced.
Subpoena the payments made by the DPWH, and subpoena the books of the contractors. The money was paid to the contractors by the government, so it is in their books. When they paid their padrinos, surely there is an entry in their books for a withdrawal in cash. Ano yon? Petty cash? The amount is certainly not petty.
Ang pilit niyo sa pag-interview ng mga crooks. Haven’t you learned from Iggy Pidal, Joc-Joc and Leo San Miguel? Para kayong pumipiga ng bato. They would have a script ready before they appear.
Nakalimutan mo na ba ang litigation skills mo Senator? Physical evidence is stronger than testimonial evidence; that includes the paper trail (financial transactions). A good forensic accountant (bagong term ng mga Kano) will help you find the goods in the books, no matter how well-done the books have been cooked.
Do it fast, bago tustahin ang mga libro. Remember the massive shredding ng Arthur Andersen kaya sila napasara? Kaya sila’y tinawag na CPS not CPA. Certified Paper Shredders.
E bakit kailangan pang mag-threat si Pimentel na kung kailangan ay ipakukulong nila si Bert Hofman ng WB para makuha lang ang gusto nila?! Bakit hindi ang mga EK-EK opisyales na sina Teves at Gutierrez ang kanyang pilitin, sakop din ba ng executive privilege ng korap na pekeng pangulo?
Tumutulong na nga si Hofman para mapatino ang kurakutan sa Pinas ay s’ya pa ang ipakukulong?
No matter what the explanation of Pimentel regarding his threat to Hofman, it’s not believable anymore.
Hindi ko na rin iboboto si Koko! Nakakaasar!
I can understand the point of the World Bank. Kami (WB), na walang subpoena power, nahukay namin ang corruption. Kayo pang gobyerno, Senate and Ombudsman, hindi niyo kayang humukay ng mas malalim? Spoon feeding nga ang gusto ng Philippine government.
Atty,
Pwede nating isampal sa mukha ni Pimentel ang sagot mo. Ayan at malinaw kung ano ang dapat nilang gawin pero hindi nila ginagawa at ang gusto ay iyong mas makakakuha ng publicity.
Kundi man nalimutan na ni Nene ang kanyang litigation skill ay sumama na rin sya sa mga ulyaning kakosa ni Gloria.
I’m a contractor and I know how this works. Andaya has been bragging that their new rules call for participation of NGOs in every aspect of the bid. He calls this a non-issue. Like NBN-ZTE, ha?
But they can only control what they can witness. Pre-bid meetings among contractors will certainly be secret the NGOs will never be invited.
What can be done is an open bidding (as opposed to sealed bidding which bids are opened at a later date enough to allow some hocus-pocus) for ALL PCAB-accredited contractors. Sealed envelopes are not required and all bids opened and read within one minute of the closing of the deadline, no handwritten prices/specs.
If you check the tables (in PCIJ) on the bid prices which made WB conclude there was collusion, billion peso NRIMP1 sometimes even had 2 predetermined losing bidders having the same price to the nearest thousand pesos! Absolutely impossible. Other “losers” would vary from 10 to fifty thousand pesos while the predetermined “runaway” winner dives by about a million. Two contractors also misspelled “banker” (bunker) oil!
They can do that because DPWH PRE-QUALIFIES and INVITES the bidders. Open bidding will end that.
This is where the NGO can be used. They can reproduce the bid documents and sell it to whoever wants to bid for as long as they as PCAB-certified AAA contractor. This will also help them finance their participation. This must be held confidential so the colluding mafia do not know who’s joining.
The NGO must also secure the bid bonds (which is usually 1/10 of 1% of the total bid price) and guard its confidentiality because the amount of the bond gives away the price.
Finally, require all bidders to submit a Guaranteed Bill of Materials (GBOM) – meaning, the same quantity of materials will be required to be delivered even if by magic, the length of a road has been shortened. Private Quantity Surveyors must be hired by the lending institution to ensure all GBOM-listed materials are actually delivered and all delivered materials are actually used and not diverted to a neighboring project.
I think Senator Pimentel smart enough to know that the WB evidence if used will be a Hearsay evidence unless supported by the competent Philippines authorities own evidence through its own investigations and own process of evidence gathering acceptable in the Philippines Court of Law…and that is why the Referral Reports submitted to the appropriate authorities was marked confidential “for your eyes only” and that is exactly what it meant…go do your own homework, we give you enough lead, the WB is telling the interested (or non-interested) parties>>>>
slip of The TonGuE:
“as long as they
asare PCAB-certified AAA contractor.”In the Bizarro world of “Htrae” (”Earth” spelled backwards), society is ruled by the Bizarro Code which states “Us do opposite of all Earthly things! Us hate beauty! Us love ugliness! Is big crime to make anything perfect on Bizarro World!”.(Wikipedia)
In the Philippines,Senators allied with the Arroyo Administration, including Santiago and Enrile, turned the tables on the World Bank during the Senate hearing, accusing it of conducting a sloppy investigation into allegations of corruption surrounding Bank-funded road projects.
“2) NOT to terminate hearings now but WAIT for WB REPLIES to my letter requests;..” – Sen. Pimentel
Why stop her? Let her terminate the hearings so that some other REAL opposition Senator can take it up in his own committee.
Kaya naman pala kasama siyang bumibira sa WB, para maisingit yung KANYANG letter requests! KSP pa.
In the first place, Pimentel knows the Ombudsman can investigate anonymous complaints, even those written at the back of a cigarette foil, or motu proprio if there is some whisper going around. Why the fuck does the Ombudsman then need an original report from WB when it is all over the net?
I do not buy his excuse that we know the Ombudsman is useless so we are better chasing WB than Gutierrez. What kind of logic is that? If WB will stand by it’s confidentiality, then the issue is over, isn’t it?
I also don’t consider WB’s past record pristinely clean. They financed many of the US-coddled dictators with billion dollar loans several times in the past.
O di ba sabi ko, publicity ang tukoy ni Nene.
Korek, let Brenda terminate the useless WB hearings so that other senators could pick it up (from the start), not from where she left dahil binaboy na yun.
Pimentel has reached his level of incompetence. It’s time for him to retire. Even without the original copy, the Ombudsman could start investigation. If Ombudsman could even investigate an allegation based on anonymous letter, the more it should look into this matter coming from World Bank.
Isa pa, ang ipinag-aalanganin ko kay Pimentel e siya ang gagawing co-pilot ng chacha train. As a compromise, he gets to push his federalism agenda once the chacha train leaves the station.
Didn’t I mention here already that he has admitted being in several meetings with the palace boys regarding charter change? And that he was named part (I guess by Villar) of the Senate’s representative group for the purpose?
chi,
Ang galing mong kumilatis ng TOTOO, ang daming Pinoy e hungkag sa pag analisa ng mga pangyayari lalo na kung may kinalaman sa kurakutan, eh magkakakutsaba ang mga iyan at nataon lamang sa rehime ni gloria sila magkakatunggali kuno pero sa totoo lamang e magkakaeskwela yan sa kagaguhan noon pa man.
Kaya nagmamaang-maangan ang mga iyan sapagka’t bistado nila ang bawat sarili sa pagiging kurap at sinungaling noon pa man.
Kita mo, di makadiskarte dahil sa mayroon din silang itinatagong baho sa sarili so walang saysay ang kanilang mga bunganga sa pagsasalita ng katotohanan.
Pinaiikot lamang nila ang taong-bayan eh, kaya tayo naman e heto’t tuliro sa kanilang kagaguhan. Bolahin nila ang lelong nilang panot at wag tayo pauuto sa mga sinungaling na yang at double standard na pagkatao.
Baka makalimutan ko pa e tutal araw ng mga Puso ngayon so “HAPPY VALENTINE TO ALL YOU BRETHREN and most especially to Maám ELLEN”!
The comment I made could be read here.
RE: Pimentel has reached his level of incompetence. It’s time for him to retire?
Exactly BE, enough for him to stay at home and enjoy his remaining days with his family. Wala nang kwenta ang kanyang paglilingkod bayan sapagka’t bunga siya ng kawalang kwentang politician.
E ka nga, walang sariling identity…at sawa na ang Masang Pinoy sa kanyang ka ek-ekan. Magiging maligaya pa ang Pinoy kung makita siyang naka-upo sa tumba-tumba at damhin kung ano ba ang magandang maipamamana niya sa darating na henerasyon ng Pinoy.
Ginawa na niyang career ang pamumulitika kaya kita nýo parang walang pinagkatandaan!
Salamat sa pornographic este photographic mind pala of Tongue.
Yes, Tongue’s “here” in Ellenville’s ’12 votes away from Chacha’ (Nov. 20) is worth a revisit.
Konek-konek at yun na!
15 Jan 2009
That’s the problem with this investigation, whether there are or will be changes in the senate leadership it’s still the same ship manned by the same morons (not all, by the way).
I’m just confused, why the fatso can invoke health reason, why others cannot, what is so special withe the fatso, because husband of the evil bitch??? then bite me!!!!!
Changges inthe senate will not help or improve anything, as I said before, changes in the entire officials of the land. Let them all resign, elective and especially those abusive appointive officials.
Enough of this shenanigans!!!!! RESIGN ALL!!!!
prans
Perhaps it’s time for Koko to replace his dad so that the Senate could be filled with new ideas. Pimentel has his days. His political career is over. He should be reminded to keep his good name (if he has one) and not mess around as he leaves the political scene.
Re: Ombudsman can investigate anonymous complaints, even those written at the back of a cigarette foil, or motu proprio if there is some whisper going around.
What do we expect from a loyal lapdog? Ombudsman Gutierrez spent most of her time (24/7) protecting the Jose Pidal Mafia. That’s what she paid for at expense of Filipino taxpayers. Paki-terminate ang mga aso ni Gloria.
prans,
Asking them to resign is like pulling out a monitor lizard from its burrow.
When will Pinoys come together and in one voice, tell it’s leaders, “YOU’RE ALL FIRED!!”
15 Jan 2009
TOUNGUE,
I’m waiting for that time to come, whether we pull that lizard by the tail as long as we can pull it out, I will wait for that day. But sad to say it “might” not happen.
Just the same when the day comes, let’s see each other in the street again.
prans
We will, prans, we will.
Let’s have some good news for a change.
“Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo and Philippine Ambassador in Washington Willie Gaa on Saturday hailed the passage of the bill that would give Filipino war veterans based in the United States $15,000 and those living elsewhere, $9,000.
Only Obama’s signature on the bill is needed to make this a reality for the Filipino veterans who were stripped of benefits such as health care, disability pensions, and burial expenses by the 1946 Rescission Act of the United States.”
Ayos di ba?
But the pathetic bootlickers didn’t stop there, instead:
“The President’s “visit to Washington early this month came at a crucial time: the provisions on our veterans were in danger of being dropped in the midst of budgetary difficulties and demanding and new priorities. During that visit, the President met with key Congressional leaders and made a powerful pitch for our veterans,” the DFA secretary said.”
Read the whole story here.
Still from Sen. Pimentel:
Sorry dear Ellen for creating misimpression. That’s the last I’d do: protect GMA and company.
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Ellen, Nene deserves your impression. This lameduck senator is in his last stage of his political life and is doing exactly what he said, protect GMA and company.
Aside from this issue, last year, he was the one who ignited the Cha-cha taking advantage of the Mindanao war to justify his proposal. It was very apparent that his ulterior motive was to prolong his sinking political life, and to further protect GMA and company.
Pakibatukan nga itong dalawang ito. Sina Romulo at Gaa. Baka mabad-trip si PBO, ma-veto pa yang bill.
I’m sure sandamukal na credit-grabbing na naman iyan!
RE: Just the same when the day comes, let’s see each other in the street again?
Korek Prans, Pinoys never learn from their mistakes…ang bilis makalimot, e ka nga…kabisote!
Hanggang sa himutok na lamang ng butse, another day on 2010…mag reallign uli ang mga pesteng pulitiko na yan at sila uli ang nag-uubaog sa Malacanang and it’s corrupt gov’t institutions na pinamumugaran ng mga hoodlums in uniform.
Recycled kurap and sinungaling na mga pulitiko yan uli ang matutunghayan natin sa gobyerno de bobo ng Pinas. Itaga mo sa bato, if the Filipino people will not learn from gloria’s corrupt leadership.
RE: Only Obama’s signature on the bill is needed to make this a reality for the Filipino veterans who were stripped of benefits such as health care, disability pensions, and burial expenses by the 1946 Rescission Act of the United States.”
Ayos di ba?
Ngayon pa TonGuE-tWisTeD, sa tinagal ng panahon e parang kunswelo de bobo ang turing diyan, masyado naman tayong ginagawang busabos ni uncle SAM…dapat noon pa yan isinabatas upang napakinabangan ng mga beterano.
I’m not happy about this news, although pabor ito sa ilan pang nabubuhay na beterano. Bakit ka mo, e ganito yon…marami ang beterano ang sumakabilang-buhay at isa ang aking beloved father na walang recognition na natanggap sa imperyalistang America kundi pangako na baka sakali e pirmahan ni Obama.
Ginoyo lang nila ang mga Pinoy noon just to extend their powers and balwarte against other opportunistic countries like Japan et. al.
Sa totoo lang, sa galing mangbola ng mga Kano e akala ng Kapinuyan noon araw e heaven ang America…i have some personal questions about uncle SAM?
Aling bansa ang sinakop ng America na maunlad o umunlad ngayon? Di ba WALA! Katulad din sila ng Espanya na halos lahat ng mga bansa na sinakop nila noong araw e puro pasaway ngayon, i mean…masyadong maliligalig sa pangpulitikal na estado ng pamumuhay at ang daming rebelde or insurektos.
Buti pa ang Grand Britanya, halos karamihan ng bansang sinakop eh mauunlad like as; USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, HongKong, Malaysia, India (although sa sobrang dami ng populasyon e dama nila ang problema but their economy and military technology ay maunlad)and others.
Pero si uncle SAM, magaling lang manghuthot…kapalit ng mga flying coffins na tulong kuno lalo na sa Pinas.
Oppppsss Folks, baka akala ng iba na ang pag-unlad ng Japan e utang na loob sa Kano… hindi ata, sapagka’t noon pa man e advance na ang kanilang teknolohiya kaya nga nahirapan si uncle SAM againts their firepowers di ba.
“The President’s “visit to Washington early this month came at a crucial time: the provisions on our veterans were in danger of being dropped in the midst of budgetary difficulties and demanding and new priorities. During that visit, the President met with key Congressional leaders and made a powerful pitch for our veterans,” the DFA secretary said.”
Nagpa-utot na naman ang DFA in the name of their pekeng presidente. That was already a done deal, mga unggoy! Your pekeng presidente has nothing to do with the passage of the Veteran Bill. The bill started way before her time!
The one who should get the real credit for the passage and funding is Sen. Daniel K. Inouye who inserted $198M into the econ stimulus package for the veterans, and the veterans themselves who lobbied in the US Congress for its approval.
Credit-grabber Gloria, todo paganda kay Barack no pansin naman ang kanyang pagka-baboy! Tangnang Gloria ito a!
A decent man should know how to hang up his gloves when he no longer fights as good as before. Retire peacefully and quietly. Don’t mess around when the curtain is about to be closed on you, Pimentel. In case he doesn’t know, Erap and his camp still hold grudge against this Trapo. And who would not? Holding the microphone for the fake President. Being rejected as Vice President and Senate President by the Evil Bitch. That’s how he began as an opposition to this Arroyo Administration. If only his wishes were granted, I bet you he’s now with the administration.
It’s been a while that I held back my comments against Pimentel in due respect to some bloggers here who are his fans and who know him personally. But, sometimes what should be said should be said no matter who gets hurt. If some of you have direct contact with Pimentel, do this blog a favor by telling him to walk straight. Thanks.
Escudero to hold hearing on WB case
Pls. click link below:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20090214-189347/Escudero-to-hold-hearing-on-WB-case
I posted some of the comments here about my good friend, Senator Pimentel, whom I personally admire even when I do/did not agree with him as when he supported EDSA 2 thinking that Erap was really that bad with all the evidences presented against Erap then to the good senator to do the explaining himself rather than me for I can be very partial in my opinion of him as I have not known of any kurakot he has done.
Even Ellen, I remember, wrote about those anomalous activities of Erap that made the kabits also to look abusive, but unlike many, I thought Erap should be tried for bribery and other misdemeanors, and Gloria Dorobo should not have led the EDSA 2 movement as it was self-serving. I thought she should have been investigated, too, and criminally charged for sedition, etc.
Here’s Senator Pimentel’s reply to your comments:
— … “Aquilino Pimentel Jr.” wrote:
I do not respond to anonymous spitfires but since this comes from you, Yuko, i will explain.
Just this noon, without knowing about the diatribes directed to me in your email, i gave a statement to the press on the WORLD bank issue as follows:
February 13, 2009
1. Senate is not done with WORLD BANK report on corruption.
(a) Senate will summon Mr. Hoffman, WB representative in Manila to appear at the next hearing;
(b) WB has yet to reply formally to my letters dated February 3, 2009 and sent on the same day via DHL to: Mr. Robert Zoeleck; Mr. Leonard Frank McCarthy, VP (INT), and Mr. James Adams, VP for East Asia & Pacific Region.
The letters were of the same tenor: requesting WB to send us an official copy of the report that may be made the basis of further action on our part in accordance with law.
The letters were received February 5, 2009 at 9:57 a.m., by a Mr. M. Wallace, whose official designation was not indicated, at the World Bank office in Washington, D.C.;
(c) When the World Bank replies, we will act accordingly. What is important is that crooks in government and out of government who were complicit in the perpetration of fraud in the bids or awards of contracts are sent to jail.
That said, we still have to do it in accordance with the Rule of Law. Wala akong kilala sa mga naukulang mga kontratista. At mabagal ang proceso pero ang kapalit na man ay patakaran ng mga diktador. We must do things pursuant
to the law.
In the event that the World Bank reply is inadequate for our purposes, then, we go to secondary evidence. We must build a solid case against the crooks by circumstantial evidence if necessary.
Until then, patience!
May I add that what the World Bank has made available was not the full report that can be made the basis of prosecution. How in heaven’s name may we send people to jail on the basis of statements attributed to “Confidential Witness No. 1” or “Confidential Witness No. 2” etc.
That is why I asked Miriam not to terminate the hearing yesterday. I also suggested to Johnny Enrile that perhaps, it would have more clout with the WB if he followed up my letter. Coming from him as Senate President, the WB
may be inclined to listen to his petition.
I do not know the people who are hiding behind nicknames to show how brave they are in maligning others including me in their presumptuousness that they know better how to get these crooks.
But i would like to say contrary to their ignorant assumptions, they can look into my record as public servant in Cagayan de Oro all the way up to now (as Marcos did to his dismay) and they will find out that I have not
turned my back on my oath to serve our people faithfully and well. UP TO NOW.
As to my holding the mick for Gloria, I thought at the time that I had to do it because no member of her family made any move to do so. And she had difficulty turning the pages of her speech and holding the mick at the same time.
Soon after that, along with many of our colleagues in the struggle for freedom, justice and peace in our country, i found out that Gloria was for Gloria and Mike for Mike and that the two and their family were not fit to lead our people.
I stay with the opposition. No shifting from side to side, whether convenient or not. And will fight to the end of my life for what is good for our people.
On Monday, I will speak on the unjust forcible dispersal of weapon-less, helpless and voice less landless farmer-beneficiaries who were only demonstrating for their rights in Mendiola.
I can say more but I’d rather discuss things rationally than out of pique.
Let me say as i end this message that taking the position that i did could lead people to misunderstand me but i’ve been through that before. I thank you for giving me the chance to express my thoughts on the issue and for all
the support through the years.
God bless.
Nene Pimentel
Well, what can you expect? Istilo ni Gloria Dorobo ang mang-agaw ng papel. In fact, she made sure to make that visit to Hilary Clinton publicized knowing the Hilary took it upon herself to work hard to have that bill passed in the US Senate as she was one of those approached bt the veterans themselves.
I should know because I always get updates of the movement through a friend, Sonny Sampayan, about what they have been doing to push through the bill.
No thanks to Gloria Dorobo. She has nothing to do with the passage of the said bill. Mas may ginawa pang malaki si Lou Diamond Phillips sa totoo lang.
Tangnanay nilang mahilig magpapel at inaabatan lang ang tutubuin nila sa exchange ng ipapadalang pera ng mga kano sa mga beterano. I bet you may kinakausap na iyong matabang mama na mga pilipinong di naman beterano na bibigyan nila ng fake credentials para ma-qualify. Hopefully, the US veterans administration keeps a copy of the list of bonafide claimants. Baka ma-hocus-pocus na naman iyan gaya noong mga backpays na malaking issue long, long time ago.
Kaya tuloy hindi ko mapigil na isipin kung nanalaytay sa dugo ng mga pilipino ang paniniwitik!!! 😛
BE:
It’s the Senator’s last year to serve as Senator. He cannot run for reelection until 6 years after. But then, he would be more past 80 by then, and too old to run.
Rest assured though that even outside the Senate, the Senator will surely try to do his best to do what he can for his country.
My faith in his honesty and devotion to his country has never diminish as a matter of fact. I have known him to be that. I shall not allow anyone to influence my good opinion of the Senator regardless of whether I agree with him or not. At least, he has been cordial even just to give me an ear, not necessary listen to what I say.
Corr…. not necessarily to listen….
From day one, I never trusted Enrile to head the senate. He was always for himself and had always openly defended the pandak.
I have a cousin who is actually married to someone who is from Pimentel’s origin and he was told that the Pimentel’s were really not that loved in their own turf. Whether this is true or not, I really do not know.
I thank God in fact for my good fortune of having Senator Pimentel as a friend. He has his own way of approaching the problems in his country, and I have mine.
He has been an oppositionist but not as radical as I would consider myself. He is no communist as many would claim he is. I am not one myself. I am more a Socialist, which is not the same as being a Communist. I support the Socialist Democratic Party of Japan as a matter of fact, not the Communist Party of Japan. They are two different political groups trying hard to keep Japan balanced with no one in the government becoming as abusive and corrupt as the politicians in the Philippines, especially in this dispensation.
BE is right. Japan does not owe America for its progress, but don’t get me wrong. For the utang that the Americans granted Japan when it most needed the help, the Japanese have been grateful. Inaabuso naman ng mga kano ngayon.
It’s why Hilary Clinton is coming over. She is going to ask for Japanese monetary help to tide over America through its economic woes.
When I opened the ABS-CBN news, I saw the full blown face of the pandak with an ear to ear smile showing off her buck front teeth. Yun pala eh masaya na naman siya dahil lalaki na naman ang remittance sa mga pamilya ng mga Veterans. Most of the monies they will definitely find their way to the Philippines, sa mga pamilya nila. Sa totoo lang, the amount they are getting is so meager compared to the sacrifices they and their families had gone through during the war. If this monies were given in the 60s or the 70s, malaki ang money value. Ngayon, if these veterans are older and already have ailments borne from the struggles they had during the war, kulang pa itong makukuha nila para lang sa mga gamot nila.
This bill had been in the pipe line LOOOOONG time ago so for the pandak to take the credit for it is downright “grabbing”! Sanay naman siya ng ganyan di ba? She grabbed the power from Erap and she grabbed the electorate from FPJ. So what else is new?
If the WB case will be closed in the senate, di ba mahihirapan na sila to re-open the case unless new allegations are brought out?
At least, Chi, I can tell Senator Pimentel to his face if I find him doing the same kind of tricks as your friend,
Nerissa. Mumurahin ko siya kung kapareho siya ni Nerissa, but so far, I have not find any reason to as I know the Senator does his best to do what he can in his now very limited capacity.
Maski nga iyong federalism niya, I can understand his sentiments about it. In fact, I can see his point there that the idiots in the Philippines can’t because the truth is we have such even in Japan, where the prefectures work independently and autonomously without being too dependent on the national government.
Unfortunately, the senator is the only one pushing for federalism not for his personal gain but for the good of all. The rest are interested in it only if it can serve their vested personal interests as when the idiota criminal thinks it can serve her purpose of creating an enchanted kingdom with her as a queen.
I would not listen to hearsay as a matter of fact. I would rather confront the Senator if I find him wrong. So far, wala naman.
Most of those older tongressmen and senatongs may be in favor of the cha-cha because they know that they will not have winnability in the elections anymore. So Enrile, Pimentel, Arroyo, the other oldits from the lower house will definitely push the cha-cha to prolong their tenure. So let us be watchful. These oldits may pull a fast one from underneath us!
Even Enrile can be persuaded to do what he should against the WILL of the idiota and her husband if he is convinced that the people would be there to support him.
Unlike Senator Pimentel, who must have learned his lesson as a matter of fact, Enrile is more the segurista type. He will be where the winning is!
When I mentioned fans and who knew Pimentel personally, I also had you in mind. I truly appreciate that you immediately responded to my (our) request. Poor Pimentel…how many have the chance to hear his side?
This might be his last term; but he has his son Koko to think of. Biazon also has dream for his son to succeed him in the Senate. So, to say that a person would not mess around during his last term without re-election is not completely accurate. A good caring father needs to prepare his son’s future political career. And that means even if he has to compromise some of his principles. That’s how it’s played in politics. If you want to stay in the kitchen, be sure you can bear the heat. Pimentel is a name that’s identified with Cagayan de Oro as he himself proudly said. But, may I remind the good senator that time does change. Didn’t his son lose running for mayor in his city?
Why and what’s wrong?
Hindi masisisi ni Pimentel ang mga nainis sa kanyang naging papel sa usapin ukol sa WB vs Ganids. Gabundok na ang suklam ng mga tao sa pig-government ni Gloria Ganid. Sa reply ni Pimentel sa mga comments dito wala siyang binanggit ukol sa sinabi niyang ipapakulong si Hoffman ng WB pag hindi ito dumalo sa senado. Bakit siya nanakot kay Hoffman? Kaya ba niyang gawin ito? Sana ipaliwanag niya kung bakit niya sinabi ito.
Tangnanay nila. Kasalanan ng mga tuod na pilipino na binibili nila ang publicity ni Gloria Dorobo. Ninakaw na at lahat, wala pa rin kumikibo kasi ang isip ng mga kamote, baka ibalik naman daw ang ninakaw at ipamudmod sa mga tamad na kundi pa maka-abroad at sa ibang bansa pa naghahasik ng lagim, tambay na lang o kaya nasa juetengan at tumataya!
Tangnanay ni Gloria. Kilig na kilig na makakadaya na naman siya ng pag-agaw ng credit for the Veterans’ Bill gaya ng pag-agaw niya ng credit doon sa napasang OAV law. Ang hilig talagang magnakaw. Pati credit na di kaniya, inaako. Kapaaaaaaaaal!!!
Come to think of it. It is the kind of legacy that the dorobo will leave the Filipinos—the institution of impunity, thief and robbery. Kung makalusot, arya lang ng arya. Anong ginagawa ng mga appointee? Kaya nga sila nandoon para protektahan sila.
Ano ba iyan? Hanggang ganyan na lang?
Oh by the way, I’m not sure if people buy Pimentel’s reason for holding the mike for Gloria because no one wanted to hold.
After eight years, this is the first time I heard that reason from him. I recall that there were lots of people on the stage. Pimentel could just passed the mike to some or refused to hold it if he wanted. That scene has planted on the minds of people. The late Cardinal Sin could have held the mike since this meddlesome Cardinal was among the most talkative church leaders in our history.
Having said that, I still maintain my position that Pimentel is among the very few good politicians we have today. And we still need him in the Senate.
Ang tanong, what was Pimentel doing right next to the bitch anyway?
Wala naman sinabi si Senator Pimentel na tinakot niya si Hoffman. He has requested for Hoffman’s appearance dahil siya ang best source person sa anomalyang ito ng Fat Ganid.
Puede namang pakiusapan sa totoo lang especially when done through proper channel. Di naman kailangan ipadaan sa Malacanang lalo na kung may explanation on why the request is being coursed to the WB directly na maiintindihan naman. Sabi nga, common sense lang naman.
It is like when the Japanese lawmakers, for instance, asked for heads of the Lockheed Corporation long, long time ago to appear in the Japanese Diet during the investigation on the anomaly involving former PM Tanaka. Nagbigay naman iyong mga kano. Dumating iyong mga executives nilang involved sa pagbibigay ng pabuya kay Tanaka re the Lockheed deal with All Nippon Airways.
Hindi naman mahirap gawin iyan sa totoo lang. Mas gugustuhin nga ng WB na maki-cooperate para mahuli ang main culprit sa kasong ito—the Fat Ganid.
I hope you, guys, are not falling into the trap of maligning the real guy who can pin the dogs down. I would support Senator Pimentel because I know for a fact that he is doing what he can without thinking of his personal gain and interest di gaya noong mga tatakbo as president next year and are just trying to sell their names if they can with issues such as this WB expose.
BE:
Much as the Senator wants to support his son, Koko, he is not the kind who would push him to be Senator through devious means.
Of course, he wants his son to be a Senator not for the name but to continue what he has begun, nothing more, nothing less.
I can believe that, BE, about the mic. Besides, he was there because he was then the Senate President and it so happened that he was the last one to hold the mic when the idiot started reading her speech. Common sense lang naman sa totoo lang.
Truth is with Erap and Gloria out, Senator Pimentel then could have been Acting President being the next in line as the Senate President. Common sense, sabi nga.
“Sa reply ni Pimentel sa mga comments dito wala siyang binanggit ukol sa sinabi niyang ipapakulong si Hoffman ng WB pag hindi ito dumalo sa senado. Bakit siya nanakot kay Hoffman? Kaya ba niyang gawin ito? Sana ipaliwanag niya kung bakit niya sinabi ito.” -hKofw
Yes, Yuko…
If you’ve read all my recent comments about Pimentel, all of them were focused on what hKofw mentioned above.
I’d appreciate it if you could ask Pimentel why? (refer to the questions of hKofw pls).
Yuko,
Nagbigay ako ng link kahapon tungkol sa banta ni Pimentel na pag-uusapan raw nilang ikukulong si Bert Hofman kung hindi sisipot sa hearing….
Just sharing:
From: “mbionat@comcast.net”
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 5:01:17 PM
Subject: Re: Senator Pimentel and WB
If somebody asks me who I think among Philippine politicians has the most integrity, I’d point, without hesitation, to Senator Pimentel. And it’s not
just because he was instrumental in the passage of the OAV Act that empowered millions of overseas F ilipinos, but because of what he’s done as a public servant (valiant stand against the Marcos dictatorship; passage of legislation designed to empower people, including the Local Gov t. Code, t he Cooperative Code, Generic Drugs Act, etc.; consistent stand against corruption ; not enriching himself while in power; and so on).
When former President Estrada tried to give him cash and a luxury car as a “gift,” Senator Pimentel firmly refused (unlike other senators who accepted millions in “ma hjong balato” from Erap ).
And here’s something first-hand: When we helped raise funds for the Piso Para Sa Katotohanan campaign (raising more than a million pesos to help General Gudani et. al. tide it over as they suffer the consequences of revealing the truth behind the 2004 elections ) , we coursed through Senator Pimentel the funds that we generated overseas. I
didn’t expect it because I fully trusted him, but his office issued receipts for all the funds we sent through him . Full transparency, zero tolerance for shenanigans –the good senator walks the talk, and I wish him many more years as a leader/statesman .
Marvin
P.S.
Regarding the holding the mike issue: Many of us were outraged by the blatant corruption under Erap, so we pushed hard for change. That was the right thing to do at that time. GMA just happened to be next in line, so she took over as president. Any decent person (without the benefit of foresight) would have held the mike under those circumstances. It is indeed unfortunate that GMA turned
out to be a dud, but the fight against corruption and bad governance is kind of like boxing: you keep hitting until hopefully you knock them out. We try out leaders and see their true mettle. Just because corruption and bad governance are still there (despite us knocking Marcos out of power in 1986 and clobbering Erap during EDSA II ) doesn’t mean we should throw in the towel . Unlike a
Pacquaio match, it’s not just about sports glory , the stakes are much higher (i.e., mass poverty and lack of real progress).
bitchevil Says:
February 15th, 2009 at 5:24 am
Oh by the way, I’m not sure if people buy Pimentel’s reason for holding the mike for Gloria because no one wanted to hold.
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Do you? I find it so lame.
Between Raffy and Koko, mas gusto ko si Koko. Si Raffy mukhang puedeng makurap unless he proves it otherwise.
Iyong tatay kunyari oppose sa ginagawa ng dorobo pero iyong anak walang ginagawa to have the idiota removed, pro-
Chacha pa yata.
At least, Koko is willing to work with his father, same issue, same approach. Sayang nga nadaya pa. Doon na lang kita mong di kurap si Senator Pimentel to push for his son to get rightful seat.
Sayang nga iyong “Rule of Law” di nila kayang ipairal!!!
Personally, I would not hold the mic for Gloria Dorobo dahil hindi naman ako kasama sa movement to remove Erap even when I did not support Erap’s candidacy for the presidency.
Sabi ko nga noon sa kaibigan kong si Percy when Erap won the election, “Kawawang Pilipinas! Di iyan aasenso under the leadership of a fornicator.”
Kasi sa Bible mahigpit na sinabi ng Diyos na hindi niya babasbasan ang mga bansang led by adulterers (fornicators), etc. Pero iyong ang ginusto ng mga pilipino pero binastos pa.
Si Senator naman, sa pagmamahal niya sa bayan niya at inis sa mga ginawa ni Erap at mga galamay niya—kasama na iyong mga abusadong mga bakla na aali-aligid sa kaniya noon—naduling at di nakita na mas demonyo iyong papalit kay Erap!!!
Well, destiny siguro para matuto ang mga pilipino. Dito nga sa Japan, nagwawala at nagkakalat ang mga walanghiya. Ang kakapal ng mga mukha gaya noong presidenta nila. Iyong mga humihingi ng welfare dito ngayon in fact karamihan mga pilipino! Kakahiya sa totoo lang. Akala mo may karapatan silang mambastos at mambaboy ng bansang di naman kanila.
Sa totoo lang, dapat si Nene Pimentel ang Senate president. May dignidad at malinis ang pangalan. Kung siya ang senate president, hindi uobra ang taray ni Mirriam. Si Mirriam kasi sa tingin niya siya lang ang experto sa international law. Kung si Lito Lapid at Bong Revilla ang kanyang mga miembro sa committee niya, no question iyan, dahil mga ignoramus mga ito pero ang insultuhin niya si Senator Biazon at dali daliing i-excuse yong doctor ni Fatboy at si Teves halata si Mirriam na may ulterior motive. Itong si Nene ay kilalang kilala ko sapul pa noong Marcos years. Oo nagkamali siya, umalyado kay Gloria at tagahawak pa nga ng mike during the swearing in, pero sino ba sa atin ang hindi nagkakamali? What is important is, pinagsisihan na niya and let him move on.
Ikaw, Chi, what would you do? I bet sasabihin mong hindi kasi gaya ko, hindi mo sinuporta ang EDSA 2 and you would not hold the mic for Gloria.
I did not support EDSA 2 kasi sa totoo lang wala namang manakaw si Erap sa kaban although medyo abusado iyong mga nakapaligid din sa kaniya. Konting abiso lang sa kaniya siguro para matigil ang pangungurakot nila dahil nakikinig naman siya like when I wrote to him na bawal iyong door to door ng anak niya sa Japan. Pinahinto niya, and he was cooperating with the Japanese government in curtailing the deployment of the Japayukis to Japan.
At least, kahit babaero siya, inisip pa rin niyang huwag mapulaan ang mga pilipina na ipinapadala para magputa sa Japan na hindi lang bistado dahil kunyari mga entertainer (dancer at singer daw). Pero si Gloria Bugaw at iyong deputy niya noon na si Sto. Tomas, golly, halos lumuhod pa sa mga hapon na nagmamakaawang papasukin pa rin ang mga Japayuki sa Japan despite the new Immigration Law na bawal na bawal na ang human trafficking lalo na ng mga puta sa Japan.
Tangnanay ng mga lintik. Wala talagang kadala-dala. Hanggang ngayon may ipinapasok sa Japan ng mga pilipinang wannabe putatsing. Bagong gimmick kuno, caregiver daw!!!
Isa pa, at least, Erap was approachable when it came to projects that he believed and could be convinced to be beneficial to Filipinos gaya noong project ng kaibigan ko with him doon sa penal colony doon sa Palawan. Sayang nga iyong, natigil dahil sa kasakiman noong mga Pidal.
Marvin, who works hard for better Philippines kahit malayo na rin siya sa bansa niya, explained it all. Siguro naman tama nang makumbinsi ang mga may common sense kung bakit hinawakan ni Senator Pimentel iyong mic para kay Gloria noon.
In short, wala namang meaning iyon especially when the Senator tried his best to make amends for helping a creep get to where she is now. Siya pa ngayon ang sinisira sa totoo lang.
By the way, off the topic ito, did you notice lately pag kino close-up si Mirriam at sabay tawa? Sino ang nagiging kamukha niya, aber? . . . sino? . . . si . . . Pok . . . Wang!!!
Sabi ng alagang chihuahua ni Glued na si Meriam Buang iskwater daw ang WB sa Pilipinas. Di’ ba iskwater din sa malakanyang ang kanyang among Ganid? Dalawang beses niyang ninakaw ang kanyang pagka-presidente. Kailanman hindi siya ibinoto ng mga tao. Kaya iskwater siya. In short Pekeng Presidente. Ang WB ay nagpapautang ng pera para kay Juan Hirap. Si Gloria Ganid kinukupitan ang perang ipinahiram ng WB. Si Juan Hirap naman ang magbabayad nang may tubo ang perang ipinautang ng WB.
Thanks to Ellen and Yuko for getting the side of Pimentel on the WB issue.
Ang pinag-uusapan natin dito ay ang mga gawain/trabaho/desisyon ng mga public officials na ating ibinoto in relation to the country and people at hindi ang mga personal na relasyon sa kanila. We elected them and we (some) are paying our taxes, so we have the right to criticize their actions if they do not conform with ours. That’s democracy.
Anyways, good for you who have maintained a good friendly relations with some public officials because you have not found anything wrong with their actions. Some of us have long time ago already cut our relations with former friends who are now serving as Gloria’s unggoys. ’nuff said.
Yuko,
I did not support any EDSA uprisings. My only explanation for the senator’s holding the mic for Gloria was that he was too excited that Erap was ousted, and yeah I’d accept his line that “it was the right thing to do that time” (kahit na ang paghawak sa mic), but not that because “no one wanted to hold”.
Grizzy, I appreciate your move bringing to the attention of Nene our constructive comments with regards the WB scandal. Through you, Ellen’s blogs may somehow influence Nene to be more vigilant with his actions.
With regards arresting Hoffman, I don’t think he is serious. Perhaps he was just mimicking the other senators whose fad these days was to threat arrest. Or perhaps media took his joke seriously.
There is one good thing I have noticed on Nene on this thread. He responded to you and Ellen.
eddfajardo, pokwang will be very insulted if you tell her that she looks like Meriam. Try imagining Gloria w/o her make-up and hair set as Meriam’s, then you’ll see a real look alike.
Mirriam is becoming more and more like what she has become, a mongoloid looking senator.
Instead of holding the mike for Gloria, Pimentel should have held Mike (Pidal Arroyo).
So why has the rage cooled down? Has corruption toned down or ramped up after Erap?
Inupakan ang World Bank, but they babied the FG -Feo Gordo.
Dapat ay imbestigahan ng Senate Ethics and Privileges committee itong si Meriam dahil sa kanyang busalsal ng bunganga. She’s very undiplomatic, unprofessional, biased, cheater, dishonest, manipulative, liar, nagger, unruly, shameless, ill mannered, impolite; discourteous, rude and cheap. Her video recordings can be used as evidence against her.
Very good point, atty. They were outraged by blatant corruption under Erap, but the corruption is worse under this Arroyo administration. They not only do not push hard for a change, but is soft on the Evil Bitch. What a bunch of hypocrites !
On Monday, I will speak on the unjust forcible dispersal of weapon-less, helpless and voice less landless farmer-beneficiaries who were only demonstrating for their rights in Mendiola…Pimentel.
…Well said. But what did you do when those farmers were massacred at Mendiola in 1987 when you were serving under the Cory Administration?
Atty, na-bullseye mo. That was an excellent point.
grizzy Says:
February 15th, 2009 at 4:20 am
Even Ellen, I remember, wrote about those anomalous activities of Erap that made the kabits also to look abusive, but unlike many, I thought Erap should be tried for bribery and other misdemeanors, and Gloria Dorobo should not have led the EDSA 2 movement as it was self-serving. I thought she should have been investigated, too, and criminally charged for sedition, etc.
……The Civil Society, anti-Erap groups that include journalists have changed their opinions about Erap when they realized ousting Erap was a huge mistake and this Evil Bitch is worse. But, the damage has been done. They ousted a President who was elected by millions of Filipinos. They looked into his weaknesses instead of his good points. Like the group of Senator Lacson who was deceived into supporting Enrile as Senate President, many ant-GMA groups (that include journalists) were also deceived into supporting Gloria in Edsa 2. Who are the fools? All of them.
# chi Says:
February 15th, 2009 at 6:36 am
Yuko,
I did not support any EDSA uprisings. My only explanation for the senator’s holding the mic for Gloria was that he was too excited that Erap was ousted, and yeah I’d accept his line that “it was the right thing to do that time” (kahit na ang paghawak sa mic), but not that because “no one wanted to hold”.
…..I agree. The right word to describe Pimentel’s behavior was “too excited”. Certainly, not because no one wanted to hold it.
puede pa kaya maayos ang utak ni brenda at ni siraulo para matuwid? baka naman puede mapalitan ng utok ng amo (matsing) hindiba matalino ang matsing?
Ellen tama ka. Dapat lang palitan si JPE. His true color is already revealed. He is like a cuttle fish that changes its colors for his own advantage. With him now favoring Cha-cha indicates that he doesn’t care if the nation continues to suffer under GMA’s regime. He permits a biased, undiplomatic and unruly senate investigation. He acted the same during the CEZA investigation.
Him and Meriam should be impeached, and for the meantime, should inhibit the WB scandal investigation.
What really counts is not how you started but how you ended.
Nene Pimentel did some good works in the past but at the end he succumbed to bansot and fatboy pidal’s criminal syndicate.
I don’t think it was intentional on Pimentel’s part to mess at this point of his political career. But yes, I agree with what you said, etcetera.
“What really counts is not how you started but how you ended.”
From the Starting Gate, they all are in the Same footing, the same starting position, yet it seems that no one knows where the Finish Line going to, most of them got lost somewhere in the Race, too much steroids or something else???
Hi Vic ! How’s the job market in Toronto? I heard there’s a huge lay-off and unemployment rate is very high.
I might try to email Senator Enrile, too, of your comments. I am actually open to hear the side of Senator Enrile for acting like a fool kowtowing to the criminal they allow to continue to treat them like her subjects instead of her being the people’s public servant.
Truth is I give these people, Senator Pimentel, with respect because of their age rather than their positions, for I have been trained and disciplined to treat these politicians as public servants, not my boss. It’s how we look at these politicians over in the land of the fluctuating yen as a matter of fact, and reason why we can demand an audience with them if there is a need to. Filipinos should do the same.
I’ve worked with Senator Enrile on some issues, and he has been really very helpful that I do think, given the opportunity, he can be a great statesman. Problema may takutan pa kasi ngayon although I doubt that with his private army, he can that be easily frightened, huwag lang siguro isabog ang lahat ng baho niya.
Whatever, he has the talent and guts to do the impossible better than Senator Pimentel as a matter of fact. Unfortunately, naligaw ng landas dahil na rin sa nakasanayan ng mga pilipino. Nadala na rin siguro ng pagtulong sa mga di naman dapat tulungan. Kaya ang nangyari, “If you can’t lick ’em, join ’em” na lang.
Iyan ang masaklap!
Senator Pimentel as he has explained has NEVER succumbed to the Pidals. Nagkamali lang siya kasi halos lahat naman noon sumama kay Sin, the real culprit of the EDSAs. Catholic kasi siya!!! 😛
BE,
You don’t know Senator Pimentel, so please stop maligning him. It does not bring the good in him what you say based on your warted opinion of him.
Excited? I don’t think so. Nagkataon lang na nasa entablado din kasi siya at siya ang pinakamalapit kay Punggok. Logical explanation as far as I am concerned. Kung si Legarda mas malapit doon, pihado siya ang maghahawak ng mic para doon sa criminal.
Hopefully, Senator Pimentel will be the fighter that I’ve heard he used to be to make amends for the mistake he and his fellow senators, et al did in 2001.
masyadong maraming bilib kay juan panghi enrile ang ngayon ay nakasimagot dahil akala nila ay okey na, ‘yun pala okinnana!
anything good expected from this old grasshopper?
BE the Province of Ontario is mostly hit by layoff especially in Auto industry and related industries, the auto part markets. but most auto worker, those with at least 20 years service got their golden parachutes, but what mostly got hurt is in the service industries as the spin off…unemployment insurance was extended to total of 50 weeks now and retraining programs is available up to two years for those who wants to learn new trades and welfare payment for those who still can not find jobs will be increase until the job market recovers…we will be incurring a $35 billions deficit this year instead of Surplus which we were having for the past 12 years, but that is recession and everyone has to bite the bullet, so to say…so far not one member of the family is affected yet since health care is not much affected so far…
If there are boundaries to observe between our govt branches and a great chasm in congress between the 5th graders and those less competents, they cannot understand that there is a greater divide between them and the WB. Any lies or truths and omissions or additions in the WB do not necessarily bind them to any other organization even to that Philippine broil anyways.
unemployment rate is in the 6.8% nationwide and 7.2% in Toronto Area. and Welfar line up is getting longer that even city government is setting aside money for cheaper meals for low income families…that is how bad it is…
And the only good thing though despite all the lay-offs and shrinking down of businesses,no banks or financial institution gone belly up and they are all going strong, only that the public is not spending at all, housing market is down by a big margin and prices is down by 11% average..
And Hyundai is discounting their cars up to $9000 and so is Ford and GM and Chrysler, but still nobody is buying and even Benz at about $12000…
Rose:
Iyong mga sinabi mong pangalan, Brenda and Siraulo, hopeless case na ang mga iyan kasi sa totoo lang mahirap pagalingin ang mga may sakit sa ulo. Believe you me. Wala pa akong na-meet na galing sa mental hospital na na totally cured. Palaging nakaabang iyong mga valium nila! 😛
Si Miriam at Gloria, pareho ng sakit—illusion of grandeur. Iyong isa kleptomaniac pa. Lahat ng masunggaban, sinusunggaban at inaangking kaniya. Pathological liar pa! May pinagmamanahan kasi!!!
Aha! Kaya pala dineklara ni Gloria Ganid ang kanyang sarili bilang ‘Enviromental Czar’ eh may parating na malaking pera na ibibigay ng Germany, ayon sa balita:
Germany grants P182.5-M to address climate change in RP
“A Presidential Task Force on Climate Change (PTFCC) has ALREADY been created to strengthen the government’s efforts to reduce the impact of climate change in the country. At present, PTFCC is CHAIRED by President Arroyo and is comprised of members of the cabinet.”
Hala masaya na naman ang sindikato ng mga ulupong, partihan-party-han na naman. Pupula na naman ang hasang ng mga ungas lalo na si Ganid. Maagap talaga ang TUSO.
Sorry naputol ang link. Ito yun:
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/02/15/09/germany-grants-p1825-m-address-climate-change-rp
This government is so callous and the Filipinos have been brought to shame by arroyo. In the International arena at that! Is there a way to request the foreign governments to stop sending / giving aid to the Philippines while arroyo is the Klepto-President? Dammit, these donors must be aware of what is going on in this country, considering they have representation through their embassies / consular offices.
I sure hope Mr Hoffman would appear in the Senate and give all that the WB has in terms of their findings. Shun the Confidentiality, if it would lead to the breakdown of the government so be it, good riddance to the Moled One! Dammit!
Everytime, it never fails that arroyo is involved in scandals and corruption. Why the hell do we allow this to happen. They say, no clear evidence. We, Filipinos must be somekindastupid to allow this to happen, everytime. Are we prepared to do something about this? I dont think so, because, if we are, we would done it already. Shame on us!
Isa pa yang lintik na St Luke’s na iyan! It appears that hospital is the Situation Room Annex of Malacanang and LTA Bldg. This hospital and the doctors who are in direct contact with Arroyo, Bolante, Paule should be thoroughly investigated, not by Miriam and Johnny thank you very much.
There is a group that target the Bus Liners and helpless security personnel of Telecom sites. Is there a possibility for this group to set their sights on the big time culprits that has brought real hardship to the people? Since arroyo has stolen the presidency, the Philippines is experiencing a long winding downward spiral. I see ne end in sight…not even the so called 2010 elections!
tara na, ano pa ba kailangan gawin nila gloria upang tayo ay gumalaw at tulungan ang ating mga sarili? Siguro kung ang buong Pinas and pa-tituluhan nila gloria na sa pangaln nila ang lahat ng lupain at tanging yaman ng Pilipinas, at tayong lahat ay maging squatter sa lupain nila, saka lamang tayo pipiyok. That could be too late… Dammit!
Magno – Johnny Ponz is no longer a grasshopper, he is reduced to a mere cricket, whose lifespan is much, much shorter than the hopper.
Grizzy – casual talking to Pimentel doesn’t mean you are now an “authority” to defend him. He’s just as corrupt as most of those sitting senators. If you ask me, he’s all talk and what has he done to the poor lately? None! If he will be again eligible to run for Senate, why not?, it’s free money if he’s elected. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, who died at 100 y/o was US Senator for almost 60 years, he was so senile but those southern hillbillies kept electing, no difference to our poor countrymen.
Siguro kung ang buong Pinas and pa-tituluhan nila gloria na sa pangaln nila ang lahat ng lupain at tanging yaman ng Pilipinas, at tayong lahat ay maging squatter sa lupain nila, saka lamang tayo pipiyok. – maydangalpa
Baka hindi pa! Under this darkest regime of the ek-ek president Gloria when the masa don’t want to move for reasons of poverty and beyond, when the militar is so obssessed with their fake commander-in-chief, and the churches are highly politicized if not outrightly corrupted by Gloria, there’s a chance that Juan will become an alien in his own country. Sad thought.
I was watching the whole hearing but what was really outrageous was how Miriam abusively berated her co-senator, Biazon, who looked shocked as he took his humiliation by declaring, “I yield.” That while the brain-damaged chairwoman gave the agents of the Malacañang syndicate smooth sailing earlier on.
No one stood up for Biazon, yes, not even the very upright Sen. Pimentel. The next time the camera spanned through the senators, Biazon, Roxas, and Lacson were gone.
When it was Pimentel’s turn, he said, “The WB cannot just accuse anyone with corruption using witnesses having masks over their faces” (not the exact words, but you get the drift).
At that point, I decided it was a waste of time so I switched channels – that’s when I found out that it was covered by all 3 Malacañang-controlled TV stations. The senators’ people know it was Gloria Propaganda on the air. Well, maybe Pimentel’s staff didn’t.
I hope someone can find a recording of that hearing so I can prove what I’m saying here is true.
In the idealism of their youth, many start out seeking to change the world; only to realize in their maturity, that the world has changed them. I can name a horde of people who claim to be alumni of the First Quarter Storm who have supported this woman and her goons.
Then again, there are exceptions – Lorenzo Tañada. I disagreed with some of his more leftist leanings. But he had, and will always have my unalloyed, undiluted RESPECT.
This what I can find so far but it is incomplete.
May balita ako, inihahanda na ni Bayani Fernando yung demolition team niya. Sabi kasi ni Miriam, SQUATTER ang World Bank.
Kung papalitan naman ang liderato ng Senado, sino naman kaya ang papalit sa Tutang senile na nakaupo ngayon?
Hindi talaga ako nanood ng live coverage ng senate hearings eversince that big mouth of a senator began to take the center stage! Dito na ako nagbabasa sa Ellenville blog. At least, normal ang BP ko. Credible pa ang mga report!
Ang napa-kalintik lang talaga dahil sabi nga, “imbis na magpasalamat tayo sa World Bank sa pagka-diskobre ng pangungurakot ng mga funds na dapat ay sa kapakanan ng mga Pilipino napunta, aba’y nagalit pa ang mga taong dapat ay mag-iimbestiga sa mga anumalyang ito! Ang WB pa ang may kasalanan ngayon!
Eh, sino ngayon ang may mga TUPAK? Abaw, mga TONTO gid!
Bloody Hell! Parang machine gun ang bibig ni Brenda while the almost-centenarian senators are lambasting the WB. The WB hearing was sa tragic-comedy.
Thanks, Tongue. Kahit hindi ka nagbigay ng link…basta ikaw ang nagkwento 101% paniwala ako. hehehe. Ginawa na kitang personal correspondent dyan sa Pinas. 🙂
RE: Kung papalitan naman ang liderato ng Senado, sino naman kaya ang papalit sa Tutang senile na nakaupo ngayon?
Di ako mapalagay Elvira, walang tulak-kabigin si mga unggoy na yan…puro vested interest ang laman ng utak at di para sa bayan o kaya sa taong-bayan.
Obvious di ba! Wala kang mapagpilian sa mga ungas na yan, kasi nga…karamihan walang breeding at mabuti pa yong asong askal pwedeng turuan.
Mga bobo kasi ang mga naghalal sa mga iyan, ang dami namang Pinoy na pwedeng pagpilian ewan ko ba bakit sobra ang katangahan ng mga Pinoy?
Recycled politician ang karamihan sa mga iyan at noon pa man e alam na ng lahat ang estado ng takbo ng mga kokote ng mga pasaway na yan.
E bakit pa ibonoto ang mga iyan, ang hirap espilengin ng mga botanteng Pinoy talaga… puro tanga sa pagpili ng matinong lingkod ng bayan.
Ang katangahan kasi e dapat nasa lugar at wag yong mauto lang e ibebenta na ang kanilang boto, kita nýo di ba lahat tayo ngayon ay apektado sa kawalanghiyaan ng mga kurap at sinungaling na yan.
Next time kung mayroon pa e dapat matuto na ang taong-bayan sa pagpili ng mga matinong kandidato, kasi nga dito nakasalalay ang lahat at lahat ng ating walang katapusang bangayan, pingkian ng talino at pagkaminsan e mag-umbagan pa upang maresobla ang kabulukan ng gloria regime.
I absolutely agree with Tongue’s observation. We expected Pimentel to at least come to the rescue of his colleagues who were obviously overpowered by Malcanang dogs in the Senate. Pimentel has done this in so many times whenever his colleagues were treated unfairly or there were issues that needed to be defended. Not this time…a different Pimentel; at least what we saw at the recent hearing.
How can WB be squatter in the Philippined when it is the one lending money to the country? If WB is a squatter, then all foreign companies including Embassies are squatters.
click http://www.tribune.net for more…
…Pimentel said he can’t help but sympathize with Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez and DoF Secretary Margarito Teves on the lack of appreciation of the so-called referral report.
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“We cannot allow ourselves to be dependent on what’s been coming out as reports in various websites, just pick from these sources and then conduct hearings. If it’s not from an official source, nothing will happen,” he said.
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Oh my! Websites are voice of the people. We are not asking Pimentel to conduct hearings based on our opinions/observations. We are asking him to look deeply into the issues. Di ba yan ay sinumpaan nilang tungkulin?
If he does not even want to hear/read or give our cyber voice a chance as an agent of change, that’s his lost, not ours. Si Obama nga ay full ang paggamit at attention sa internet/websites because he knows its significant. tsk, tsk, tsk… “In the idealism of their youth, many start out seeking to change the world; only to realize in their maturity, that the world has changed them.” (atty36252) or has already left them behind. (mine)
RE: Parang machine gun ang bibig ni Brenda while the almost-centenarian senators are lambasting the WB?
Chi, please try to remember ang mga diskarte ng mga magkakababayang Brenda, Gungoonzales, Tol yabang Defensor, Drilon, Jocjoc bulate, et. al.
Ang e-ingay sa plenayro o kaya sa interview sa TV or mass media, akala mo ang gagaling at ang titino…karamihan naman sa kanila e puro kayabangan ang laman ng kukote.
Masyadong believe sa sarili…ito ang observed ng maraming Pinoy dito sa abroad, feeling rich at sosyal…!
Oppsie…significance
Noted, Balweg.
I can’t say much about Teves but to even say one good word about Mercydittas Gutierrez is unacceptable. What’s wrong with you Pimentel? Ombudsman has been sitting on cases for too long. It’s quick to work on cases of anti-government respondents like Jun Lozada but is too slow on Malacanang crooks like Bolante. To Senator Pimentel: Please shut up. You’re doing more damage than good. And to Joker Arroyo: Wow, after long silence, this old shit is now talking again. To Brenda: Why did you lash out at Senator Lacson saying he’s not a lawyer and should not tell you what to do as Committee Chairwoman? Does one need to be a lawyer to smell an idiot like you and notice the orchestrated hearing favoring Malacanang?
Napaka-importante naman niyang meeting na yan at dumalo pa ang Senate President, at siya pa ang isa sa mga may malaking participation. After all, wala naman si Feo Gordo, at wala rin si Bert Hoffman.
Noong Cory Senate, ni minsan, hindi ko nakita si Jovi Salonga na sumali sa committee meeting. Hinihintay niya na lang ang issue sa plenary. Similarly, hindi ko nabalitaan si Monching Mitra na bumaba sa committee level.
Ang presiding officer ay parang judge sa plenary. Kailangang bigyan niya ng parehong pagkakataon ang bawa’t panig, at siya ay hindi dapat pumabor sa isang panig. Bumoboto lang siya kung ang boto ay patas (tie). Kaya kung may ibig panigan si Salonga, bumababa siya, inaabot ang gavel sa iba (usually Maceda), para siya ay sumali sa debate sa isang panig.
Papaanong magiging neutral si Manong Johnny e siya itong pumapalo para sa isang panig? Remember, magkakaroon ng Committee Report sa plenary, at ito ay pag-de-debatihan. May panig na magmumungkahi (ang Committee) sa pamamagitan ng sponsorship speech, ay may tututol (turno en contra – speech ng mga tutol).
Gayon din, nasaan ang pagiging neutral Chair ni Miriam kung siya ay may pinapanigan?
Si Ting Paterno, noong Chair ng Economic Affairs, tulad din ni Salonga. Kung may issue kung saan siya ay may pinapanigan, tulad halimbawa, sariling bill ni Paterno, hinihingi niyang mag-chair ang ibang senador. Remember, engineer yan, hindi abogado.
Ironically, palso sa parliamentary procedure ang ibig mag-ICJ Justice.
RE: Sabi kasi ni Miriam, SQUATTER ang World Bank?
TonGuE-tWisTeD,
Ang dalahirang si Brenda…di nag-iisip ang timang? Ang kapal ng APOG, idinadaan sa tapang nang hiya…kung maka-ingles pa e akala mo tama ang diction, nakakakulili ng tenga.
Puro yabang kasi ang laman ng kukote ng KSP na yan!
And so…back to my question: Does one have to be a lawyer to smell something’s fishy with the manner the hearing was conducted?
balweg Says:
February 16th, 2009 at 12:33 am
RE: Sabi kasi ni Miriam, SQUATTER ang World Bank?
….Why doesn’t Brenda say her boss is a squatter in Malacanang?
RE: Ironically, palso sa parliamentary procedure ang ibig mag-ICJ Justice?
Hay salamat atty36252, buti naman at di napili yang maging ICJ Justice…kung nagkataon e magkakalat lang doon yan ng kayabangan.
Kita mo naman kung magsalita at yong kanyang mga reaction sa bawat isyu na pinag-uusapan, mag tantrum kaagad at sasabayan ng tawa na parang timang e. At yong mga pasakalye niya e parang di professional kung manalita at kumilos. Pagkatapos, babanat pa yan nang ka ek-ekan na pabiro upang tudyuhin ang mga kontra sa kanya.
Magaling mang alaska pero wala namang substance ang mga diskarte…at puro yaban ang alam.
Tang inom mo, Miriam! Ang sakit sa tenga tuwing ipinagpipilitan yung pag-gamit ng “hundred” instead of “thousand” or “twenty-o” when referring to the year. Ex: In two hundred seven, (she meant 2007) the WB forwarded blah blah blah… Masakit na sa tenga, paulit-ulit pa. Letse, abnormal talaga yan!
Naaalala ko tuloy nung maliit pa ako, yung ninong ko kung murahin si Ople pag narinig i-pronounce yung international as in-ter-nay-shoo-nal.
Bakit ba sila takot kay Miriam? Napansin ko lang. Wala namang ipinagmalaki kundi yung ex-judge siya. Dapat siguro diyan ipaalala yung pagkamatay ng anak niya para matuluyan nang mabaliw!
Judge si Meriam sa 2 ICJ
– Int’l Crooks of Justice
– Int’l Cook of Justice
So you will cite Bert Hoffman in contempt? Ipakukulong niyo? Squatter ba?
Why don’t you go whole hog. File a resolution asking the Cheat Executive to declare him persona non grata. Put your money where your big mouths are.
Tingnan ko lang kung may balls kayong mag-file. Tingnan ko rin kung may tapang ang mandarayang palayasin si Bert Hoffman.
I like that. Luto nga ang justicia sa atin. Ang taong bayan ang laging napriprito.
Nasabi ko na kailangan ng kalusin ang lahat sa SENATE dahil puro silang mga “INUTIL”. Mayroon diyan na nabubulok na sa service at wala naman magawa. “INUTIL dahil wala naman silang napakulong kahit isa sa daming kaso ng kurakutan dito sa bansa natin. Si Pimentel ay matagal na dapat maalis din iyan dahil numerong balimbing. Magaling humawak ng mikropono. Si Brenda ay dapat ilagay sa MENTAL HOSPITAL dito sa lugar namin (Mandaluyong) kasama sina ABALOS.
Ang kawawa dito ay ang mga whistleblowers at ang bansa natn.
Walang silbi ang mga nasa TONGRESS at SIRANATE sa atin.
Tongue, you mentioned Miriam’s son again. There’s no closure to the case. There was no investigation or report from the Police. The case was closed abruptly and the Santiago family refused to talk to the media. They called it a suicide, but the circumstances surrounding it proved otherwise. The incident happened inside the Santiago home and in the room. Miriam’s husband was at home. The report did not say if the son died when Miriam arrived or after her arrival. One thing is certain…Miriam has a gun and she loved to show off. Was the son shot and killed or he committed suicide?
Ang sabi sa Ingles, “we made no judgment”, nguni’t sa Tagalog, sinabi ni Miriam, “inamin na wala silang ebidensiya sa krimen”. Magkaiba di ba? Alam kong hindi siya Tagalog, nguni’t ito ba’y kahinaan sa Tagalog? O sinadya?
Talagang hindi maghuhusga ang World Bank kung may kalabagan sa Batas ng Pilipinas, dahil bad form ang maghusga ukol sa Batas ng ibang bansa, lalo’t multilateral (maraming bansang miembro) ang World Bank.
I was reading PCIJ when I came across this PDF file where some 54 interviews were documented by WB.
In the last page, one interview with the rep of IFWAPCA – the builders’ association of some 15 countries, the WB report said:
“Madrasto estimates that 40 percent is added to the cost of a contract to facilitate payments to the politicians.
He said EC de Luna and J.D. Legaspi are connected to the ‘first gentleman’ and they brag about this relationship; RII Builders and 310 Construction are connected to former president Fidel Ramos while J.M. Luciano Construction is connected to a congressman”
Whoa! Wait! Of course sariwa pa kung sino si EC DeLuna, e si JD Legaspi tanda pa ba ninyo? Sirit?
Siya ang gumawa ng pinakamahal na kalye sa solar system!
InFidel Ramos!!!
Sumasawsaw pa. Nakakahigop pa ba ng sabaw yan?
Discontent and outrage have filled this blog. As they say, pen is mightier than word. I say…action is mightier than pen and word.
Ang Tangnang Santiago na yan ang yabang akala mo kung sinong magaling e magsalita na nga lang ng ating wika ay baluktot pa. Mamamatay yan sa cancer …. ng dila.
Ang report ng WB ay nandiyan para aksiyonan dapat ang Gobyerno … pero papano aaksiyonan .. ang mga taong sangkot dito ay mismong yong Bansot at yong Baboy in short BaBa at ang kanilang mga TUTA.
Tama si Joker na takot ang mga Senators kila BaBa … kita mo na nga lang dahil lang sa Heart surgery kay Baboy … excuse na siya. Ang alam kung heart surgery ngayon ay para na lang ino-operahan ng appendix … ganon na ka-simple. Bakit yong iba may subpoena pag hindi sumipot at pilit na pinag-rereport bakit etong Baboy ay hindi? Kung ganon ” Above the Law” sila BaBa. Di ba Gng. Lacson? Puwede ba tumahimik ka na lang ……tanong ko lang …. binabae ka ba?
To the world’s number one Obama stalker: (must be GMA)
Go fly to Ottawa, maybe the U.S. Prez will finally acknowledge your existence…
In a surprise move, however, members of the public are being allowed to gather on the lawn in front of the Parliament buildings.
The trick will be to see Obama as he emerges from “the beast,” which was airlifted in for the event. The vehicle was specially developed by GM in Detroit based on a Cadillac chassis. It features bulletproof glass and armoured plating and is hermetically sealed to withstand chemical weapons.
http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/587918
What Obama won’t see.
Barack Obama is visiting Ottawa on Thursday, but this all-business trip is going to be heavy on bilateral talks and light on guided museum tours.
No snacking on deep-fried beaver tails and hot apple cider while taking a break from skating down the Rideau Canal.
No scraping ice off his motorcade in the morning or cheering for the Sens with his heart full of hope that – yes they can – the boys will pull through just this one time
What Obama would see:
the Ottawa run down bridge… the result of its 53 days of transport strike…its hockey team the senators, that could hardly win a game and its City Mayor indicted for influence peddling and is facing a criminal trial this spring…it’s a cold place, but said that one he can handle…
be, I agree. Pen is just one of the conveyance tools we can use to motivate our desired action. We need to pen the action we needed to attain our goal. We need to keep in mind that GMA includes her most powerful tool, money, in her equation to keep her in power. She has everything, e.g., money, sword and pen.
What can we possibly do to peacefully defeat her regime?
1- Spread constructive critism that is prioritized on her strongholds.
2- Nationwide civil disobedience from the middle class to the elite, that is, those who can
afford to stage a work strike for at least a month.
3- Create simple but effective slogans during the election season like “matakot sa
kurakot”.
4- Revive and amplify Justice Puno’s call for moral force.
Tongue: Dapat siguro diyan ipaalala yung pagkamatay ng anak niya para matuluyan nang mabaliw!
*****
Bakit hindi pa ba baliw, Tongue? Matagal nang baliw ang ungas na iyan, kaya nga tawag ng marami diyan, BRENDA—brain damage!
Ako, duda ko siya ang bumaril sa anak niya kasi palagi niyang hawak iyon. Remember? Ni walang nabalitang may suicide note.
But the lazy investigators, siguro tinarayan ni Brenda, kaya OK na lang na hindi tinuloy ang investigation. Kaya iyan din ang isang unsolved case na huhusgahan ng eternal damnation sa Last Judgment sa palagay ko.
May isang kaso nga ng mayamang intsik na namatay din ang anak. Duda ng lahat ng mga kaibigan ng namatay pinatay o pinapatay ng isa sa mga naiinggit na kapatid sa ama kasi nakitang may balot ng plastic sa ulo na halatang na-suffocate.
May nagsaklob ng plastic sa ulo niya matapos siyang lasingin. Dahil lalabas na isa sa mga anak ang maaaring gumawa noon, pinakiusapan ng ama ang imbestigador daw na huwag nang ituloy ang imbestigasyon, may padulas pa yata. So, hindi tinuloy ang imbestigasyon. Case closed ang labas.
Never heard ko iyan dito sa Japan or even in the US kahit na doon may graft and corruption din sa pulisya. Onli in the da Pilipins. Kung may pera at koneksyon, kahit ilan puedeng ipapapatay o patayin. Walang imbestigasyon. Nakakalusot.
At ipinagmamalaki pa ng mga ungas na kristyano sila pero wala silang respeto sa buhay ng kapwa nila! Yuck!
Just sharing:
— … Johnny Pecayo wrote:
Dear Senator Pimentel:
While we are thousands of miles apart, it appears as though we are just neighbors because of the power of internet. Whenever you stand pat on your principle, we could feel vibrations around you by people who have different agenda in life.
For a long, long time, I have been keenly observing the numerous good things you have done for the good of our country and people. I knew the many sacrifices you have undertaken, even putting your life on the line many times.
I salute you for your courage and valiant position regardless of whoever was/is in power. And I agree that your strong principle, as an oppositionist, never wavered. There were many opportunities in the past that could have paved the way for you to occupy the highest level of position in the government. You could have been the president had you taken the opportunity when President Cory Aquino empowered you to make critical decisions to replace elected officials and appoint those qualified ones to take over. After Cory’s term, you could have been the rightful successor, not because of the power vested in you, but because of your qualifications, capabilities, integrity, and exemplary knowledge of governance earned through wealth of experience as a lawyer, as a mayor, as DILG secretary, as a senator, as senate president, as minority floor leader, and so on, and so forth.
As a veteran legislator and a statesman, who would never bow his principles in life to anyone, the Philippine Senate is so lucky to have you there,
Senate President Johnny Ponce-Enrile and Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago’s subscribing to your proposals is the best way to move forward in order to put a stop to unrepenting leadership of the couple. I am praying that more members of the Philippine Senate would see their vision clear to clean up the government so that our economy could turn around, and the suffering masses could be alleviated.
Keep fighting for them. We are here to support you.
Johnny Pecayo
All the above suggestions were basically the same things the anti-Marcos and anti-Erap forces used. However, where are these groups today?
One thing a lot many critics of Senator Pimentel serving the interests of the Arroyos without being aware of it is that he is in contact with a lot many Filipinos in the Philippines and around the world who share his sentiments and ideals about and for the Philippines.
He actually answers all mails unless they are what he and his staff categorize as “anonymous spitfires.” So, I suggest that instead of berating him in blogs like this and make the Arroyos happy for de facto serving their interests, those who want to make clarifications of his stand, etc. on the WB and other issues, to please try and write to him directly.
That way, he may try to reconsider and see where he has gone wrong.
The latest is that FVR’s name was included in the WB report.
Balweg:
Ayaw ng ICJ iyong pinipilit silang tanggapin ang hindi naman qualified at mukhang sira ang ulo na recommended ng isang possible candidate for prosecution by the ICJ.
Mas gusto nila iyong recommended ng mga fellow men of the law nila around the world gaya ni Romy Capulong who served as a judge there kasi maganda ang reputation sa mga katulad niya, hindi recommendation noong mga vested interests sa bansa niya.
Sus, imbes na matuwa sa pagkahalal niya, ang balita ko marami pang nainggit sa kaniya! Gusto pa siyang ipaligpit sa totoo lang at isa doon sa mga nawawalang mga pilipino gaya ni JJ Burgos.
Kawawang Pilipinas! Di mo tuloy maipagmalaki!
Atty, tama ka – Talagang hindi maghuhusga ang World Bank.
Trabaho ng Ombudsman at ng Dept. of Finance ang kumalap ng ebidensiya, hindi World Bank. Ang sa kanila lamang ay tip mula sa mga tipsters. Ito ay mga patotoo lamang ng mga testigo.
The Ombudsman is responsible for investigating and prosecuting government officials who are allegedly guilty of crimes.
One function of the DOF is to investigate and arrest illegal activities such as smuggling, dumping, illegal logging, etc. affecting national economic interest.
That letter from Johnny Pecayo is the kind of letter that Pimentel wants to read and respond and not anonymous spitfires. Grizzy, what made you say that I was maligning Pimentel? Others like Chi shared my opinion and you’re picking on me. Please don’t act like Miriam who picks the people who she can bully. We’re all entitled to our opinions here. Ellen posted this thread so she welcomes our opinions.
This topic is open to all to share their views. Okay? Cheer!
Just sharing:
“Aquilino Pimentel Jr.” wrote:
Boy:
You are right up to a point.
The problem is that neither the ombudsman nor teves has a copy of the world bank report. All they have is the so-called referral report (9 pages) which was denominated as “confidential”. That’s what i gathered when i was at the
last senate hearing (up to about 1230pm).
That is why you are right in suggesting that the Senate Committee should conduct the hearing ON THE WORLD BANK REPORT – the full report which i am asking the president of the WB (Zoellick); its VP for INT (McCarthy) and VP
for East Asian countries (Adams) to submit to us.
If we fail in that, then we can proceed to gather secondary evidence on the basis of which we can prod the ombudsman to be a little more PROACTIVE in the discharge of her duties.
Fraternally,
Nene Pimentel
—–Original Message—–
From: ..On Behalf Of Narciso Ner
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 6:48 AM
Subject: RE: [friends-of-nenepimentel] Senator Pimentel and WB
“In aid of Legislation” is the main reason why both houses of Congress
conduct investigation/hearing. We also know that DOJ Sec Gonzalez and the
OMBUDSMAN are both controlled like robots by the Arroyos and so don’t expect
any successful prosecution to happen. Why can’t the Senate committee
conducting hearing on the World Bank report subpoena Sec. Teves of the
Department of Finance and OMBUDSMAN Gutierrez together with the copy of the
World Bank Report which was already sent to their respective offices?
On the same note, it’s inconceivable that a brave man like Senator Biazon didn’t even react to Miriam’s humiliation during the Senate hearing on WB. Biazon is a PMAer, battled tested, a former AFP Chief of Staff and would readily scold anyone who irks him. Why did he allow Miriam to do that to him?
be, there are brave men who avoids nagging women. Umiwas na lang si Biazon baka mabaril pa niya si bungangera. Ganoon din si Lacson at si Roxas, they were piqued by Meriam’s ill-manners. Buti sana kung ang sakit lang ni Meriam eh puriring kanya sigaw siya ng sigaw pero mukhang hindi. Isa rin na umiwas diyan nito lang nakaraan ay si Bayani, ang maton ng MMDA.
Hindi naman talaga puedeng magpasa ng judgment ang WB. Ang ginawa ng WB ay pag-iingat na hindi sila madedenggoy lalo na maraming sumbong ng anomalya sa mga bids ng mga proyekto sa Pilipinas.
Iyong report na pinasa nila sa Pilipinas ay para magkaroon ng imbestigasyon tungkol sa sumbong laban sa asawa ng kriminal. Kaya ano iyong ginagawa noong lukaret na denial, etc. para i-discredit pa ang WB na sa inis e baka tuluyan ng huwag magpautang sa mga utangero sa Pilipinas.
Iyan ang kagaguhan sa totoo lang. Kaya nga gusto ni Senator Pimentel ang complete report ng WB, at hindi iyong idini-distribute ng Malacanang na niretoke nilang report. Trabaho ni Miriam iyan at hindi ni Senator Pimentel, pero mukhang para sa mga bobo, siya na ang humihingi ng report.
Tedanz: Di ba Gng. Lacson? Puwede ba tumahimik ka na lang ……tanong ko lang …. binabae ka ba?
*****
Iyan din ang tanong ng marami, including me. Trabaho niya di naman niya tinatapos. Walk out lang ng walk out! Pwe!
Grizzy, I hope you also get to learn to appreciate this post:
# bitchevil Says:
February 15th, 2009 at 5:26 am
Having said that, I still maintain my position that Pimentel is among the very few good politicians we have today. And we still need him in the Senate.
Buti na lang ako, di ako bumuboto sa Pilipinas, but I help make sure the election is held right over in my home base di gaya ng mga ibang pinoy na mahilig lang mang-inis! 😛
Last election, iyong mga staff ko itinakbo si Sonny Trillanes lang kahit na dinala na rin namin iyong ibang mga opposition na walang mga utang na loob.
Pero instruction ko sa kanila, huwag nilang isusulong si Villar kasi wala akong tiwala sa taong iyan.
Minsan lang nakita kong nagtraydor iyan, hindi ko puedeng pagtiwalaan. Sipsip na sipsip kay Erap before 2001, tapos siya iyong unang-unang tumaga kay Erap, tapos ngayon kunyari lovey-dovey ulit sila. Yuck!
syria, there’s nothing wrong for men to counter women’s ill manner and behavior. There should be no exception. Miriam has it too long. It’s about time she meets her match. Among the current senators, I think Jamby could match Miriam. The problem is Jamby is too busy going after her inheritance and has the habit of crying when she gets defeated in debate.
Speaking of the coming election, that is kung hindi magtatagumpay si Gloria Dorobo na maging reyna siya, karamihan ng mga pilipino dito sa Japan as a matter of fact should not be allowed to register and vote. Mga walang bala at peke ang mga passport. Iyong may mga permit to stay naman ay hindi daw interesadong bumoto.
I cannot blame them kasi di naman ginagalang ang boto nila. Tignan na lang ang ginagawang pambabastos doon sa mga bumoto kay Trillanes na sa totoo lang ang status hanggang ngayon ay suspect dahil wala namang pormal na indictment doon sa tao. Ayaw payagang gawin ang kaniyang trabaho sa labas dahil takot iyong mas tunay na kriminal na masipa sa puwesto niya.
No wonder, walang ganang bumoto ang maraming OFW kahit na may OAV Law na lalo na iyong batas na hindi kumpleto at magulo pa—iba-iba ang interpretation ng mga gunggong base lang sa vested personal interests noong mga gustong umupo even by means of cheating.
Kunyari may dual citizenship pa raw na magulo rin sa totoo lang kasi iyong gustung tumakbong may dual citizenship, hindi daw puedeng tumakbo. E para ke pang kumuha ng Philippine citizenship ulit? Bobo talaga!
Simple lang dapat ang batas, ginugulo pa para hindi maintindihan at iyong mga nakaupo, makakurakot ng husto!!!
Tangnanay nilang mga bobo sila!!!
Chi:
Apparently, Senator Pimentel has been misquoted. I would believe him more kasi kilala ko siya. Kung may mali siya, I tell it to his face. Mabait naman siya when he sees my point.
Naaawa nga rin ako sa kaniya kasi helpless din naman siya dahil iyong mga dapat na kasama niya, may mga sariling vested interests di gaya ni Sir na para sa bayan lang.
Sa totoo lang, ang observation ko, ang strategy niya, nakikisama siya to a point, para makuha niya ang gusto niya not for his vested interests but for the good of all. Mahirap ispelengin at maintindihan sa totoo lang lalo na sa mga katulad kong kayang gawin ang gustong gawin dahil dito sa bansa namin, ang mga politiko alam na public servants sila, hindi sila mga amo. Pero natoto na si Senator Pimentel. It’s part of the political game sa Pilipinas kung gusto mong isulong ang panukala mo.
Pero sabi nga niya, he will not kowtow to crooks nor sacrifice his principles for the crooks. Lalong hindi niya tutulungan si Gloria Dorobo na magtagumpay.
Kung ako sa iyo, susulatan ko siya. Huwag kang magrely sa mga propaganda lang! Payong kaibigan lang.
Ang dapat na mag-ingay sa totoo lang ay mga taumbayan tungkol doon sa kalokohan ni Brenda Santiago. Dito sa amin, walang diet member ang puedeng umasta ng katulad ng asta ng animal na iyan. Unang-unang puna sa kaniya ay iyong mga constituents niya sa totoo lang. Kasi dito naiintindihan nila na kaya sila nakaupo ay dahil sa mga bumoto sa kanila.
Meron isang sangganong politiko noon sa Japan na istilo kahawig ng istilo ni Brenda. Come election time, bumaba kasi nabalitaan niyang walang bubuto sa kaniya dahil sawa na ang mga tao sa istilo niya. Para di siya mapahiya, bumaba na lang at hindi na tumakbo.
Dito kasi, malaking bagay ang hiya. Nagpapakamatay ang mga tao dito kapag nasabit ang mga pangalan nila sa mga anomalya. Sa Pilipinas, yuck, nakakangisi pa!!! Worse ay iyong mga katulad ni Brenda Santiago na matapang pa kuno! Manduduro naman!
Dagdag pa. Walang doctor dito halimbawa ang papayag na gamitin ang mga pangalan nila sa mga kalokohan ng mga katulad halimbawa noong Matabang Ganid. Sa Pilipinas, hindi iniintindi ang kasiraan sa sarili basta busog ang mga bulsa gaya noong mga nagmamalaki pang doctor sila noong ganid at pinagtatakpan ang mga kalokohan ng hayup.
Kawawang bansa! Hindi na nakaahon sa putik!
Chi: Hindi ko na rin iboboto si Koko! Nakakaasar!
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Talaga naman di mo siya binoto di ba? Ako, talagang hindi ko siya binoto kasi di naman ako makaboto! 😛
Sino ba ang puwedeng pamalit sa Peke at Pesteng Glorya? Posible ang papalit ay isa ding CORRUPT. Ang nakikinita ko na lang na puwede ay si Mar Roxas pero binata pa siya. Bakit kaya? Hmmmmmmmmm …. kakaduda
I don’t know kung tatakbo pa si Koko. Sa palagay ko di na. Kasi sa totoo lang, second try na niya iyong pagtakbo niya sa Senate noong nakaraan election. Sabi nga, “One is enough, Two is too much, Three is kagaguhan na!”
Ang alam ko kaya di nanalo si Koko, wala siyang padulas. Mahina pa ang charisma niya. Di pumasa ang qualification niya na bar topnotcher siya. Sayang!
Palitan ang liderato sa Senado … sige …. si Lito Lapid na lang. Isa lang ang problema sa kanya …. aso siya ng mga Arroyo. Isa lang di ba ….
A gnetleman does not pick a fight with women. His fire is reserved for men who pick on women. It was Biazon, not InFidel who saved Cory’s government from Gringo. Nakatsinelas nga lang siya noon and white socks, directing the battle against Gringo’s coup.
Confucius said, “The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.” Biazon has served his country; the frothy mouthed one has served many masters but not her country.
Grizzy, sana wag na lang iboto yang Koko Pimemntel na yan. Baka matulad lang sa mga Cayetano na anak ng ama nila. Kahit Bar Topnotch pa yan … tignan niyo yong mga Justices na puro Bar Topnotch …. naging aso ni Glorya. napakinabangan ba natin? Puweeeeeeee ….
Thanks atty. I think Biazon has so much respect for women due to his very high respect for his wife. Just one word “Tsit…” and he immediately comes.
Tinanong ba ni Pimentel si Gutierrez kung bakit nagrereklamo siyang wala naman siyang kopya nung mga naglalabasan sa internet, tapos “almost done” na raw yung report ng Assistant niya? Bandang huli, inamin pa ni Gutierrez na nag-offer ang World Bank ng tulong tungkol sa mga ebidensiya and again, just 2 days before the hearing, WB provided her the witness interviews, walang pumiga kay Gutierrez doon?
Oo nga pala, WB bashing nga pala iyon, hindi imbestigasyon.
I was told of Miriam’s worse lunatic fits in the past. Her Bel-Air neighbors swear she was seen tearing her clothes leaving only her rubber shoes on while jogging after discovering the husband’s romantic trysts.
It is good to give Koko a chance if he rans again for senator. He is a better lawyer than Nene who is a better politician. He may not have political experience but Koko has learned a lot from his father. He is in a good position to further improve his father’s legacy. Their family is well regarded, honest, humble, incorruptible, soft spoken and very strict.
I believe he was cheated in his 2nd senatorial candidacy. I’d rather vote for him instead of Meriam, Jamby, Loren, Joker, Revilla, Lapid, Honasan and Enrile.
Tongue, Miriam’s husband is a gambler who frequents cockfighting arena. Miriam herself admits this.
I posted Atty’s message to Senator Pimentel. Hereunder is his reply:
“Aquilino Pimentel Jr.” wrote:
The points of the anonymous attorney appear well taken.
The thing is that as a lawyer, he should know that we need to lay down the premises in order to get to the bottom of things.
In the issue we are discussing, we are merely saying that we should get the WB reply to my request first that we should be furnished the original WB report, not a 9-page digest of it. Hoffman being the WB rep in the country
should be made to come to Senate and tell us what the WB position is OFFICIALLY on our request.
Failing in that, we then go for secondary evidence to pin down the crooks whoever they are.
If my stand on this matter is still unclear, let me know how i can make it clearer. Hopefully without insults that merely divert from the focus we should have on the issue of jailing the SOBs who are stealing what is due to
the people.
Respectfully,
Nene
My note:
Careful with this Hoffman who is based in the Philippines. Baka nakurap na rin iyan cuz graft and corruption in the Philippines can be very contagious.
I know a lot many Japanese police officers, etc. assigned there getting a corrupt as the people they meet there enough for me to make such kind conclusion.
It makes me really very angry, disgusted and ashamed for my Filipino forebears who must be fidgetting in their graves as a lot of them did die for the country they loved and wanted to be free only to be run by crooks like the criminals posing as lawyers, etc. now sitting in power.
How pathetic indeed!
I presume the good senator replied to our blog’s atty was because you sent it to him, grizzy…and not because it came from an anonymous spitfire. At least, we’re glad we’ve a messenger who delivers such healthy exchange.
Tedanz,
Sabi ko nga sa iyo, hindi na tatakbo si Koko. He can serve his country and people even out of politics. Marami siyang magagawa kung gusto niya. He can start some grassroot movement. I will suggest to Senator Pimentel to send him to Japan where he can learn from the grassroot movement leaders who have succeeded in their endeavours, and ending up as better politicians.
Bata pa naman siya. Baka mas mabuti pang tumakbo siya pag matino na ang Pilipinas. Problema nga lang baka abutin ng pagputi ng uwak! 😛
Tongue:
Kung WB bashing ang nangyari baka naman may dahilan like iyong Hoffman, hawak na rin sa yagbols noong malanding kriminal sa Malacanang.
Golly, napanood ko ang meeting ng tapalaning iyan na kausap iyong isang kano, ang landi. Pakurap-kurap, nakaka-corrupt!
Ang landi talaga ng dating! Feeling royalty pa ang ungas. Basura naman!
grizzy,
What I find unacceptable is this. WB had always been in cahoots with past dictators and even abetted corrupt regimes with the continuous flow of funds for as long as they toed Uncle Sam’s line. And now that WB appears to be cleaning up its act, our senators, including the noble one, join in the ganging-up.
How do we stop corruption if we participate in silencing whistle-blowers, in this case, World Bank?
WB and other international institutions are sometimes fronts of CIA. Sorry if I keep injecting “CIA” here but those who are familiar with its notorious covert operations using media, bank institutions, military, government officials, politicians to protect US’s interest would agree with me. Right, dandaw?
palitan ang liderato sa senado?
palitan silang lahat sa gobyerno!
o, sasabihin na naman ninyo, walang maaaring pumalit kay Pesteng Greedy Mama Aroyninyo?
kung kawalanghiyaan at kawalang kahihiyan ang pag-uusapan, sigurado ako walang uuna sa kanya at lalong walang papangalawa!
bakit?
dahil lahat ng kawalanghiyaan ay hinakot na niya!
World Bank Report is like a Thermometer. It says the fever is high.
The Senate Committee is compared to stupid nurse.
Instead of knowing the symptoms and diagnosis on why the fever is high…
…The Stupid Nurse is attacking the poor thermometer.
Stupid! Stupid Abugada! Magretire na kayo lahat at ipaubaya na sa kabataan ang pamumuno ng Gobyerno.
Kaya nga, Tongue, when Senator Pimentel mentioned that this Hoffman of WB is Manila based, nagduda na ako. Kapag napunta ng Pilipinas iyong mga dayuhan, tiyak nakukurakot.
How do you stop that? Kung ako ang tatanungin, sasabihin ko, rebolusyon na!
Tangnanay nilang mga kurakot sila. Nasanay na ang mga tao sa Pilipinas ng graft and corruption, daladala kahit saan pa. Yuck!
Tongue,
Kahit naman siguro mag-burles si Brenda sa kalye, walang interesadong tumingin. Baka masuka pa! Parang ita ang itsura. Yuck!
Magno: dahil lahat ng kawalanghiyaan ay hinakot na niya!
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Salamat sa joke mo. Naalis ang init ng ulo ko! 😛
Is this the kind of person who’s leaving the jail? Look at how he looks and what he wears:
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=441157
Here’s the tentative list of Erap’s senatorial candidates:
1. Adel Tamano
2. Koko Pimentel
3. Joey De Venecia
4. Grace Poe
5. Roilo Golez
6. Serge Osmena
7. Jinggoy Estrada
8. Teddy Casino
9. Ted Failon
10. Juan Ponce Enrile
I’m cool with the above list except Enrile. Another possible candidate is Rolex Suplico.
Here’s mine (temporary list): Adel, Grace, Joey, Roilo (blogging pren kasi sya sa Ellenville), Serge, Teddy, and Ted. Sige nga, sama ko na si Jinggoy at si Koko (kung matapos ang kaso vs. Tsubiri). Ang itinapon ko lang dyan ay si Enrile, can’t swallow him.
Eliminate ko ang isa pa if my hero Bgen. Danny Lim would run for a senate seat.
Kung ako sa inyo, hindi ko iboboto ang mga rekomendado ni Erap. I’d rather read the platforms of those who will run. Mahirap iyong pinipilit lang gaya noong anak ni FPJ na ayaw naman yata ng ina na ipatakbo. Magsimula na lang siya muna ng grassroot movement niya saka siya tumakbo kung talagang alam na alam na niya ang gusto niyang gawin para sa bayan. Mahirap iyong sulong lang sulong ng mga celebrity names pero labas unggoy din.
Dapat nang turuan ang mga pilipino na bumoto ng matino, hindi base sa kung may pangalan sila o wala kundi kung may magagawa sila at gagawing mabuti para sa bansa. Otherwise, huwag na lang silang bumoto.
BE: Is this the kind of person who’s leaving the jail?
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Oo nga ano? Parang nagbakasyon lang kung saan complete with all the hospitality and courtesy on the house. Pihado kasama pa ang kabit diyan ha?
Chi,
Huwag mo na munang patakbuhin si BGen Lim. Baka magaya lang iyan kay Sonny Trillanes na ayaw namang palabasin. Useless lang ang boto ng mga bubuto sa kaniya. Wala din naman silang magawa at ginagawa.
Hintayin nyo munang macomputerized ang election para magkaroon ng saysay ang mga boto nyo. If they are the same faces wag na lang. Kahit hindi sikat, kahit bago baka sa kanila may pagasa. Sa mga oldies na ito naging senador, tapos naging congressman, tapos mayor, tapos senador ulit tapos balik congressman ay wag na lang. Wala namang nagawa. Eh nagiging means of their livelihood na ito. Ito namang mga Pilipino boto ng boto, di na nakahalata.
Tedanz:
Hindi naman mang-aabuso iyong mga kano kung di naman sila pinapayagan ng mga pilipino na hinubog na mas maganda sa Tate at ang mga pilipino ay mas magaling kung magsasalita ng ingles!
Nakita ko ang difference sa totoo lang ng trato ng mga kano sa mga pilipino at mga hapon. Dito di sila namimili ng hapon na kinakaibigan nila.
Mayaman man o hindi ang isang hapon, kinakaibigan ng mga kano. Sa Pilipinas, kaibigan lang nila iyong mga mayayaman. Kung mahirap ka, diri sila sa iyo.
Dito at least, nakakapagpakulong kami ng mga lawbreakers na servicemen. Walang reklamo ang embassy nila sa trato na kapareho sa mga hapon ng mga sundalo o kanong nakukulong dito. Kumakain ang mga mokong na natto (fermented beans) at hindi nagrereklamo kung walang steak.
Sa Pilipinas, tangnanay nila, ininsulto na lahat pati hukuman ng Pilipinas, pati na iyong SC, na hindi mabawi iyong malibog na sundalong kano kasi wala raw steak sa Muntinlupa.
Nakakulong daw sa embassy nila na baka maganda pa nga ang sleeping quarters ng unggoy kesa doon sa mga pilipinong nakatira sa Payatas, etc.
Ngayon sinong may kasalanan ng ganyan pang-aabuso, aber? Sino bang nangpapauto?
Dehin ako bilib doon sa sinasabing computerized election daw. Yuck! Gustung-gusto nga iyan ni Gloria Magnanakaw kasi mas madali nilang mareretoke ang mga boto kung computerized. Ihack lang nila ang mga computer, panalo na sila.
Sa amin nga iyong mga boto binibilang sa kamay kahit na sabihin pang mas advance ang Japan sa electronics. Iyong over-all results lang ang nilalagay sa computer sa totoo lang, for record-keeping.
Bawat bahay nga dito may computer. Taon-taon palit ng palit pa.
Kahit kamay kung gugustuhing huwag mandaya, hindi makakadaya. Kahit computerized, pihado dadayain kasi pinapayagan ng mga taumbayan. Di nila sugurin kung may dayaan. Give up na agad sila kapag sinabing talagang ganoon! Yuck!
Correct. If they are determined to cheat; there’s no way to stop them even if it’s computerized. Computer can be programed by crooks.
Yuko,
Kapag nag-eleksyon ay siguradong wala na si Gloria. Therefore, lahat sila na nakakulong ay makakawala na. Si pandakekak lang naman ang nagho-hold sa kanila a. Pati si Trillanes, laya na yan kung wala na ang bruha.
Makakalusot si BGen. Lim, dadalhin siya ng mga nagdala rin kay Sonny Trillanes and more. Para sa kanya, uuwi ako at sa Pinas boboto and will do my best in person para magkampanya.
Magagaling naman ang nasa listahan ni Erap, maliban sa uncle Johnny mo na sobrang makasarili at amoy-imburnal pa.
Gusto ko si Grace Poe, yan ang tunay na aral ‘merika, hindi si Gloria. Besides, gusto kong makita kung paano siya maglingkod sa Pinas at tao. Kahit si Rolex ay iboboto ko kung tatakbo.
“Kahit hindi sikat, kahit bago baka sa kanila may pagasa.”- Triumph
Talaga!
# grizzy Says:
February 17th, 2009 at 7:36 am
Chi,
Huwag mo na munang patakbuhin si BGen Lim. Baka magaya lang iyan kay Sonny Trillanes na ayaw namang palabasin. Useless lang ang boto ng mga bubuto sa kaniya. Wala din naman silang magawa at ginagawa.
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Yuko, mukhang hindi mo sinusubaybayan ang career ni Trillanes sa loob ng kulungan. Bisita ka sa Magdalo website. Hindi kailanman naging useless ang boto namin nina Ellen kay Trillanes.
Huwag kang pahusga-husga, Chi. Hindi si Trillanes ang tinutukoy ko. Iyong mga bumoto sa kaniya. Anong ginagawa nila? Bakit di sila magmartsa araw-araw para malaman ni Gloria na di na puede ang mga kalokohan niya.
Palabasin niya si Trillanes kung talagang matapang siya. At iyong mga duwag na supporter ni Trillanes, puede ba, magsilabas na sila sa mga lungga nila at ipaglaban di na ang karapatan ni Trillanes kundi KARAPATAN nilang pagsilbihan sila ng binoto nilang Senador. Mahirap ba iyang intindihin?
Reminds me of Chavez of Venezuela. Nakulong din siya for leading a coup d’etat laban sa corrupt ng pamunuan nila. Dalawang taon siyang kinulong pero dahil na rin sa mga suporta ng mga gustong gawing siyang lider, pinalaya siya, and he became the youngest president of Venezuela.
O hindi siya basta-basta matimbog kasi ang policy niya para sa kapakanan ng mga kababayan niya lalo na iyong mga mahihirap na ngayon ay nakakapag-aral na ng libre. Kahit tawagin niya si Bush ng demonyo, siya pa rin ang gusto ng majority ng mga kababayan niya.
Nasasayang lang ang pagod din ni Sonny na I doubt na sinusunod naman ang mga panukala niyang hindi niya maipairal na husto gawa nang nasa loob naman siya.
Chi,
Tungkol sa kung sinusubaybayan ko ang ginagawa ni Sonny, hindi ko na kailangan pang ipanglandakan dito sa totoo lang. Tama na na patuloy ang communication line ko sa kaniya kahit madalang na lang. Besides, kung may bago naman siyang panukala, nababasa naman dito sa blog ni Ellen.
Hindi ko kinahihiya in fact na sinuportahan namin siya ng staff kong mga pilipinong nakakaboto ayon sa batas ng Pilipinas. Alam ni Sonny iyan. At saka, ke magpasalamat siya o hindi sa amin, patuloy pa rin kaming magsusuporta sa kaniya basta hindi siya lilihis ng landas, magpapayaman lamang at hindi gagawin ang dapat niyang gawin para umunlad ang bansa niya.
Sa isang banda, iyan ang isang bagay na di niya dapat na kalimutan—ang magpasalamat sa mga tumulong sa kaniya, forever and ever!!!
Ooops, mali ang tagalog…basta GAGAWIN niya ang dapat niyang gawin para sa bayan at kababayan niya.
This time, wala akong i-endorse na kandidato. Nadala na akong mag-endorse ng hindi sinisipat ng husto. Baka madenggoy na naman tayo gaya noong pagdenggoy sa atin kay Cayetano at Escudero.
Kung meron man akong susuportahan, hindi kaalyado ng kahit na sinong vested interest diyan gaya ni Erap. Kagaguhan na iyong kunyari oposisyon pero kaalyado pala noong magnanakaw. Yuck!
Sa totoo lang nawalan ako ng gana kay Erap. Nabago na sana ang pagtingin ko sa kaniya, pero nang lumabas siya at nagpasalamat doon sa nagpakulong sa kaniya tapos kunyari pinalabas siya, mangani-nganing masuka ako. Kunyari pa pinatatawad na raw niya si Gloria. Asus!!!
O di sira ang pangarap!!!
I love that guy, Jun Lozada. Kung may mag-e-endorse sa kaniya at tatanggapin niya ng buong kaluluwa niya, baka siya ang suportahan ko. Pero right now, ayokong mademonyo siya.
Gusto siyang patakbuhin ng mga ulupong na gusto rin siyang gamitin. Iyan ang ayoko. Mabuti na lang, maka-Diyos iyong tao, and I bet, he is trying his best not to be tempted but to use the wisdom and knowledge God must have gifted him with for the good of his country, people, family, friends, etc.
Ang dasal ko sana lalong palakasin ng Diyos ang loob niya para hindi siya matakot na makibaka hangga’t di tumitino ang bansa niya. Mabuhay ka, Jun Lozada!!!
Sa totoo lang, gusto ko rin si Roilo Golez. Mukhang on the level naman siya. Kaya lang kasama siya doon sa partido ng mga kurakot. Mag-independent na lang siya. Problema siguro iyong pampadulas!!! 😛
Roilo Golez has been consistently an opposition even if his brother was promoted and given a nice position at Phil. Navy.
Jun Lozada could easily get elected as congressman of his Bicol province or even a senator; but he has already made it clear he would not enter politics. Let’s see…
BE: ….but he has already made it clear he would not enter politics.
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Is that so? Buti naman. He should in fact stay away from dirty Philippine politics. Magiging walanghiya lang siya kundi naman palagi na lang nakikibagay sa mga walanghiya. Pumasok siya sa politika kung talagang-talagang kaya na niyang hikayatin ang mga pilipino na bumoto sa kaniya na walang lagay-lagay at hindi siya sasabit kahit kaninong vested interests o madedenggoy ng mga lobbyists gaya nang nangyayari ngayon kay Obama na maraming pakikisamahan. Buti na lang sa Tate, naririkisa iyong mga di dapat.
Golly sa Pilipinas, iyong di ma-confirm, matapang pa!
Nevertheless, kami dito sa Japan, we support what Jun Lozada is willing to do now to right the wrong kahit na hindi siya makakilos ng walang bantay at proteksyon ng mga kapatid niya, kamag-anak, mga madre at padre na nagmagandang loob na ipagtanggol siya. May katapusan din ang mga walanghiya, no doubt!
Mabuhay ka, Jun. God bless you!
Grizzy, hindi nasayang ang boto ng mga bumuto kay Sen. Trillanes.
Kahit na sana mas malaki ang magawa niya kung siya ay pinayagan manungkulan, sa panindigan lang niya laban sa kasamaan ni Gloria sulit na ang boto sa kanya.
Ganun din ang mangyayari kay Danny Lim. lalong insulto kay Gloria Arroyo kung mananalo si Danny Lim kahit na alam ng mga tao na hindi siya papayagan manungkulan katulad ni Trillanes.
I agree. Any vote given to a true opposition like Trillanes will never be a waste. What were wasted were votes given to we thought were opposition but now sleeping with the devils.
‘…sa panindigan lang niya laban sa kasamaan ni Gloria sulit na ang boto sa kanya.” – Ellen
So very, very true!