This picture of President Aquino’s visit to Barangay Tunasan in Muntinlupa accompanied by Liberal Party 2013 senatorial aspirants is generating controversy in social media. Among those with Aquino were Transportation and Communications Secretary Mar Roxas, Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon, former sectoral Rep.Riza Hontiveros, TESDA Administrator Joel Villanueva, and Aurora Rep.Sonny Angara.
Some comments:
Mae Paner: Siguro mas okay na di kayo ma expose na ganito kasi we cannot afford you guys, esp our president PNoy sick. Ang perception pag w Kris, wannabee senatoriables, Mar, tapos open truck, parang nangangampanya! So i guess you are hitting two birds w one stone? Tulong sa kalamidad sabay kampanya na rin? Di ba kung hiwa-huwalay na lakad mas maraming area na matutulungan at mako-cover?
Zeny Pascua-Iglesias: Trapo!
Jorel Ranjel: Kung naghiwahiwalay sana sila para mas malawak ang nacover nilang area kung talagang concern sila sa mga kababayan natin.nalulungkot talaga ako kay Cong.Ruffy.taga Muntinlupa yan e.parang nacontaminate na rin sya ng politika.
Bro Martin D. Francisco: Dislike this photo, insensitive sa kalagayan ng mga victims.
There were also those who defended Aquino and his party:
Paulynn Sicam: e kung hindi naman lumabas si pnoy sasabihin wala syang pakialam.
Cris Lopera: Just playing devil around here. Do we really expect our senatorial candidates to be “flawless”? – whose responsible for this? Pnoy, senatorial candidates, LP? Aside from them, sinong kakandidato na santo? Mula ngayon hangang sa election na walang kabahid bahid ng mantsa?
Aries Matibag: Ms. Ellen,wala akong nakikita mali..Hndi nman siguro kailangan lagyan ng ibang malisya.
More comments:
Sel Caballes Cabingan: This photo aside from leaving a bad taste in the mouth is a no no no in basic security of the president; you don’t put all your eggs, whether penoy, balut, abnoy, hard-boiled in one basket; napakadelikado — isang hagis lang ng kwitis dyan sa trak siguradong magkakagulo na ang security nyan; at para kasing nagkakampanya na at mabuti walang nagtaas ng kamay at kumawaykaway sa mga tao; ang tingin ko tuloy sa picture na yan parang yung si nero ay pasayaw sayaw at lasing na lasing kumakanta at tumutgtug ng lira habang nasusunog ang rome; i myself is a moral supporter of the president but i can’t help but comment on this picture: hindi maganda ang dating sa taong bayan.
Inier Candor: What’s wrong with the people in this picture??? It is the intention of the people in this picture that is wrong! Very wrong! Pumunta ba sila doon talaga para tumulong at makiramay at magbigay pag-asa sa mga nasalanta ng bagyo at nabaha? Nag-punta ba sila doon para ipadama ng buong sinseridad sa mga kababayan natin na andyan sila karamay nila sa mga hirap at kawalang pag-sang pinagdaraanan nila ? O nagpunta sila doon para sa photo opps na makukuha nila at sa exposure na makukuha nila para gumanda ang rating nila sa survey dahil merong recall ang mga images ng trahedya sa isip ng mga tao??? Let’s give dignity to our people who have suffered and are suffering due to this calamity. Let’s us not exploit their situation for our own selfish political intentions. Yes. even the hopeless and the helpless have dignity, let’s not rob them off that. Because their dignity is the only thing left for those people whose properties have been lost or damaged due to this calamity. Daig pa nila ang mga Pariseong nagdadasal ng malakas sa labas ng templo para makita ng mga tao na banal sila. I am appalled by the insensitivity of these people. I am appalled by their insensitivity. Pwede bang tumulong sila dahil nais nilang tumulong? Kahit isang kilong bigas na taos puso mong binigay na merong pagpapakumbaba sa tumanggap ay kahanga -hanga . There is dignity in giving and receiving. Hindi porke nangangailangan ang mga taong wala ay dapat na nilang pagsamantalahan ang kawalang ng ilan.
Norwin Mark Castro: Let’s not kid ourselves, when you’re in politics, everything IS politics — whether you want to help or not, it’s because of your political office that you get to implement that. And the public — as taxpayers — compensate you for that, if not more. And since you have been given such privilege, unto you much responsibility is expected.
This is where the Communications Department becomes crucial. Whatever you do will have a message that it sends. Good intentions? What is hell paved with again? You want to help? Do you really need to be in that truck? You cannot please everybody, which is why you need to manage expectations. You want to show solidarity? It doesn’t have to be in one truck.
The mere fact that this photo has generated such intense displeasure from the public shows how ill-advised such course of action is. The Bush Administration was lambasted during Katrina not for his absence on the site but rather for his administration’s inefficiency in managing the crisis. Which is why the President need not appear on site, but rather to ensure that the relevant agencies do their jobs.
There’s actually another picture wherein relief goods and the public are kept waiting until the President’s arrival, which is quite ironic that in his effort to help, he has become the cause of delay.
And yes, it is in tragic moments like these that we need to be more vigilant with what our public servants do. Heroes are born in times of tragedy … and not promoted as heroes with press releases. And yes, the cabinet or agency members should have been deployed in other parts of the country that have been affected, and not paraded as a senatorial slate that will always be inferred, except for idiots in denial.
Actually, if there’s anyone who’s a burden here, it would be the entire government officials riding with Kris.
She’s the only one who has the legitimate right to ride a movie float.
Customs Commissioner posted this explanation in Dennis Garcia’s FB wall:
Ellen, I was invited to join that visit because it was in my home district, Muntinlupa City, where I served as Congressman for three terms. My father,the incumbent congressman was also doing relief operations that day, as well as the day after, up to the weekend. I am helping my father in his district work. Many of the flood victims are personally known to me, having been my community leaders and poll watchers. After my work in Customs, I go to our district office to help in the distribution of Cong. Biazon’s relief goods.
To those wondering why smiles were around, it was because the people , including the flood victims themselves were cheering, waving and smiling. Anybody who was there would have seen how happy the residents were in seeing the president himself visit the area. As you know, FIlipinos even during calamities and coups, are a smiling bunch.
To those who are just looking at the photo, it may seem inappropriate to see the riders of the truck smile, but for those who were there to witness the entire scenario, it would have been understandable if the officials returned the smiles and greetings given by the people.
The truck ride was necessary because the roads leading to the evacuation site were flooded
Of course hehehe! baha eh! baka mabasa! But while the truck ride is necessary to them (nanga-ngampanya eh) the visit is achingly unnecessary
this is the right thing to do, aside from the fact that it’s good politics.
Malala talaga ang baha. Sa internet lang nagkalat na ang mga talangka. Doon sa dami ng nangangantiyaw, sino kaya ang tumulong?
Mahiya naman kayo.
Pinoy politicians should remember:
“When I am right ,no one remembers.When I am wrong, no one forgets!”
The EQ Post
Ayos lang yan basta nagsabog sila ng pagkain at napaligaya ang mga biktima ng baha. Pero mas OK kung si Kris lang ang kasama ni Pnoy, walang bahid na kaway politika.
Sa ganitong mga kalamidad, naaala-ala ko ang walang label na pagtulong ni FPJ na natagpuan sa isang malaking bodega.
@Tongue:
Exactly my thoughts!
Yung mga sanctimonious so-and-so’s diyan. Ano na ba ang sabi sa Biblia?
When you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.
So anong gawa ng mga politico. Ang kaliwa, nagbibigay ng Ligo sardines. Ang kanan, binubulsa ang mga corned beef na galing sa international donors. Hay buhay.
It is too early for any campaigning; so makakalimutan din yan, kung papogi nga lang.
Hindi naman kailangan ang politico, dahil maraming manpower. Sagabal pa yang politico, dahil kung anu-anong maneuver pa ang gagawin ng mga trabahador, para hindi maputikan ang paa.
Kung talagang gusto nilang tumulong, maglaan sila ng bahagi ng pork barrel para sa mga nasalanta.
Ang politico daw ay parang chick-boy. The chase is more gratifying than the actual conquest. Yung ligaw-ligaw, etc., yan ang thrilling. Kapag nakuha na, they get bored. So they have serial relationships, dahil sa thrill of pursuit.
In the words of Dean Bartolome Carale, it is not the pursuit of happiness, but the happiness of pursuit.
Ganyan din ang pulitiko. There is more fun in the campaigning; the machinations to outmaneuver the other party, and deny them the vote; the vote buying, vote finessing, the vote manufacturing.
Kapag nanalo na, do they have any satisfaction in actual performance on the job? Magbilang kayo. How many are as passionate about law-making as they are about campaigning?
In the Cory senate, a few names readily come to mind – Salonga (presiding); Enrile and Maceda fiscalizing and participating in floor debates; Ting Paterno working on eco and financial bills.
Kakapikon, akala mo kung sinong mga magagaling. Simula Tuesday evening nakababad na kami. We could have chosen to stay dry at home, pero maraming kawawa. Lalo sa Taguig, Munti at San Pedro. Like in Ondoy, hiniram namin yung speedboat ni Manalo sa Taguig. We were not able to do rescue work kasi grabe ang ulan. Dalawa ang torch lights namin wala pa rin makita. Wednesday morning maliwanag na, pero grabe pa rin ang ulan. Balik kami sa Taguig, sinilip ko mga in-laws ko, mataas naman sila although mga 100 mtrs lang sila sa from the lakeshore, yung dati kong bahay doon sa Bagumbayan, lubog na up to the waist daw.
Diretso kami ng Sucat, naubusan na kami ng gasolina. Sinenyasan namin yung rescue group ng Munti para umarbor ng gas, yung fishing boat nung isang fishpen owner nagbigay ng 2 galon libre. Palalim ng palalim ang tubig, kawawa na naman yung nasa Cupang at Sto. Niño(?) sa Munti. Cuyab, Landayan, at Fairway, sa San Pedro, hanggang Biñan. Hanggang dibdib ang tubig. Yung mga tao, desperado na, ayaw namang magsilikas. Nairadyo na namin yung mga lugar na dapat puntahan ng mga trak.
Dumaong kami sa may parteng Landayan. Nadulas pala yung Kuya ko, sapul yung tagiliran sa hagdang tungtungan. Tigil kami ng rescue, tinakbo namin sa Asian Hosp. bali daw ang 3 ribs sabi sa ER.
Tapos eto maririnig mo, kesyo epal, kesyo nangangampanya. Namputa, yung mga tao sa gilid ng lawa di malaman ang gagawin, yung mga taga-barangay kalat-kalat ang diskarte. Mabuti na lang hands-on yung ibang politiko na may mga tao at gamit. Naipaliwanag ko na ito nung panahon ng Ondoy: Malaking bagay na nakikita ng mga tao yung mga lider nila. Yung mga biktimang desperado, nagkakaroon ng pag-asa, yung mga natatarantang rescuers, nagkakaroon ng kaayusan.
Kaya pakiusap, KUNG HINDI RIN LANG KAYO TUTULONG, TUMAHIMIK NA LANG KAYO. Tanginang mga yan, naguunahan ng kung sinong mapipintasan sa Facebook tapos sila pa’ng insensitive daw? Pati pag-ngiti, bawal na. Letseng ugaling Pinoy talaga, kasumpa-sumpa.
Nasaan na yung mga donations? Mga volunteers? Wala? Hindi na uso? Hindi macover ng CNN at BBC dahil natatabunan ng Olympics?
Sino ngayon ang epal?
Sobra naman ang huhusay ninyo. Mabuti na yung nagpapakita, … okey emeepal, kesa yung natutulog sa pansitan at walang pakialam.
I don’t see anything wrong with the pic. Malas lang nila at puro sila politiko kaya di mo rin maalis na sila’y tirahin ng kung anu-anong malisya. Lalo na mga kalaban nila.
Ang hindi ko lang talaga ma take ay yung mga delata at bigas na may nakapaskil na mga litrato ng mga politiko. Epal nga kung tawagin ng iba.
Sang ayon ako kay Tongue na ito ang panahon upang mag tulungan upang maibsan ang dinaranas na hirap ng ating mga kababayang nasalanta ng baha. Kagaya ng maraming volunteers, ako po at ng aking mga anak ay tumutulong ng kahit papaano sa pagbalot at magempake ng mga relief goods sa kanilang eskwelahan. Nagkaroon din kami ng call & text brigade sa mga malalapit na kaibigan, kaeskwela, kamaganak, katrabaho upang humingi ng suporta sa pamamagitan ng pag ambag ng kanilang mga sobrang damit, pagkain at pera para sa mga nasalanta ng baha.
Nasaan yung mga donations? Ito.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/08/10/12/foreign-aid-pours-flood-victims
Australia 88 million
US 4.3 million
Singapore about 4 million
#12
I sure hope that the donations would go to the victims. I remembered the major earthquake that hit central Luzon in 1990 and the Mt. Pinatubo eruption the following year, many imported relief goods from foreign donors were said to have been “hijacked” by unscrupulous gov’t officials and sold them.
In times like this, it is the opportunity for those who were trained in social works, rescue and dispensing emergency aid to be in the front line and the politicians in the background and learned something of Value…and maybe just maybe they can find solutions to these recurring tragedy where they are quick to exploit…it is just a Shame…
Nauna na akong mag-donate, tongue…via Red Crosss as usual. Kapag ganyan ang kalamidad sa Pinas ay ito lang ang aking kayang ibahagi dahil sa distansya. 🙂
Si Mar Roxas OK lang na nandyan kasi tinitingnan nya ang laki ng trabaho at budget para sa mga daan, tsaka sya ang Friday man, VP ni Pnoy na tunay.
Si Ruffy Biazon Ok din na nandyan kasi taga Muntinlupa sila at tinitingnan kung ilang truck na smuggled foods ang ibabato para sa mga biktima ng kalamidad.
Ang hindi ko ma-explain ang presence, liban sa sila ay fave senatorial LP candidates ni Pnoy at maagang ipinakikilala, ay sina ex-Rep Hontiveros, Tesda chief Villanueva at Rep. Angara. Sana ay lumusong sila sa tubig at tunay na namudmod ng needs ng mga tao. Baka hindi lang sila nakunan ng photos na nagtatrabaho. :).
Anyway, sabi nga ni attysax ay madaling malimot ang papoging ito, malayo pa eleksyon.
wow..daming mababait na tao..pakain dito pakain duon..relief goods dito reliefs good duon…most as for contribution to help mga nasalanta ng baha….
kapag medyo naayos na…kupit dito kupit duon! yan ang mga politiko sa atin..babait!!!
alam nila ang solution..wag nakawin ang pondo para sa bayan! gawin ang responsibilidad as representative fix the damn cause of flood problems..infrastructure na engineered hindi gingineered!!! pahinga muna pangungupit..mga milyonaryo na kayo!!! tama na muna LOL
what is wrong with this picture? none. the media and those people who always put malice on people’s deeds even in time of calamities like this one are the problem. whether these politicians go on their own or in a group like this one, people, especially the media will put color into it. if they don’t visit the victims, the media will have negative words to say, and if they do like this one and even on their own, they will say they are politicking. i accept that these are politicians, and will take every opportunity to make their presence known. in times like this, the media should have simply said something like ‘known personalities and leaders leaders visits calamity victims’ and not add any negative words to the title. don’t put negativity on people’s mind, let them think that way if they like, but don’t feed them with such negative thoughts at the start.
hayy.. salamat naman.. buhat pa account ko… kala ko, inanod na ng baha..
#10, tounge, ganyan talga nagagawa ng baha, naglalabasan ang utak talangka at ugaling palaka…
si presidente at mga cabinet members… muntik ng madisgraya, nagemergency landing… baka sabihin na nman.. nagdadrama!
Hanggang ngayon in denial pa rin ang marami sa atin na ang kulturang Pinoy umiikot lang sa PBA – politiko, basketbolista at artista.
Ang masa, mamamatay na lang sa gutom basta nakakita PBA dun sila. Kahit sino diyan sa tatlo pipilahan, sinusunod, nakakamotivate. Kaya nga sila ginagamit pag ganyang may sakuna.
Subukin mong utusan sila ni Barangay Kapitan para umayos, nungca! Sabihin mong si Sharon Cuneta ang makikiusap kundi maamo pa sa tupa pipila yang mga yan.
O telethon kaya. Pagka artista ang sasagot sa telepono, kesehodang maghintay ng matagal. Minimum one thousand pesos pledge? Payag sila pag si Sarah Geronimo ang tatanggap pero kung sinong volunteer lang, isandaan lang.
Misis ko di pa umuuwi, yung US Bank na pinapasukan niya, 8 trak na tigkalahating sakong bigas na ang naibyahe kanina, nagiimpake pa ng mga delata. Yung anak kong panganay nasa Fairview daw sila maga-outreach ng eskwela nila. Ang daming gagawin, ang daming may kailangan ng tulong, ang daming biktima, ang inuuna ng ibang tao yung pamimintas? Mahiya naman kayo!
Maraming masyadong dunung-dunungan mga palpak naman. Kung naiinis kayo dahil “insensitive” kan’yo yung mga politiko, aba e lumabas kayo ng lungga ninyo at kayo ang gumawa nung pamimigay-tulong!
chi, nakita ko yung mga litrato ng Bataan at Zambales, grabe din ang baha doon. Sa Rizal, lalo sa Antipolo, Cainta, Rodriguez, siyempre yung Marikina at Valenzuela Waterworld pa rin.
kaya nga pulitiko, eh. taka pa kayo?
hige, tulad nang sinabi ni TT, lumabas sa lungga nang nakataas ang dalawang paa at tumulong sa mga nasalanta ng baha.
‘yung magdo-donate o mamamahagi, KAYO na lang mismo ang makipagtalastasan sa mga kinauukulan at huwag nang ipadaan sa mga istasyon ng telebisyon upang hindi na mapunta sa kanila ang kredito.
just remain anonymous!
Tongue, imagine dun sa amin first time nilikas mga taga-crossing, buti na lang bundok sa itaas, dagat sa ibaba, madaling magbakwet pataas.
Mags, di pwede anonymous donasyon namin sa Red Cross, tax break baga…pandagdag yun sa iba pang kalamidad, alam mo naman walang katapusan ang alburuto ni Mother Nature.
Inggit lang ang ibang politiko. Di kasi sila makagamit ng 6 x 6 na truck para maka epal din. lol
# 23. tax break?
tsk. tsk. tsk.
ang alam ko sa tax break para lang sa mayaman at hindi sa mayamang mayaman.
he he he heeeeh!
Mags, oopssie yan… oks hindi tax break, tax deduction ng onti na idinadagdag sa susunod na hindi maiiwasang kalamidad, hehe…
@Tongue – Saludo!
Biglang sumipag sa pag ikot si PNoy ah! Mukhang talagang gusto i-endorso ang mga paboritong senatorial candidates! Maling panahon ito sa pulitika.
Antindi ng mga talangka sa atin, rain or shine ang batikos.
Maghunos dili kayo, mga pasikatero at pasikatera.