By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s infamous temper flared up once more when she abruptly ended an interview with the Philippine Daily Inquirer in front of a stunned audience which included three Cabinet Secretaries and an official of the International Monetary Fund.
Click here for GMATV’s video report.
President Arroyo was nettled by repeated questions on why the benefits of a spectacular economic growth had not trickled down to the grassroots. She blew her top even before the Inquirer could finish what turned out to be the brief interview’s final question: “Isn’t it a concern for you ma’am that the billionaires during the time of Marcos and Ramos are also the same billionaires now?”
“Those are political questions, Gil. Thank you. That’s the end, thank you. I said it’s (just) follow up questions here. Thank you. And good luck to you in the Senate and in the defense. Ok thanks,” said the President who pushed back her chair before leaving. She left in a huff after saying brief thank yous to her guests that included newly appointed Presidential Chief of Staff Joey Salceda, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri, Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye, and IMF country representative Reza Baquir.
A few minutes after leaving in a huff through the back door, the President came back and approached the Inquirer to give her answer. “We will not grow rich by pulling the rich down but by pulling the poor up.. We should be bringing up everybody else…spread the wealth that way. That’s my answer to you,” said the President who made another quick exit.
The President’s outburst was typical of her disdain of the media since she took power in 2001.
She is believed to be the least accessible of all Philippine presidents, preferring to let her Cabinet men – specifically Bunye, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita and former Presidential Chief of Staff Michael Defensor — to explain and defend her government.
Bunye had informed the Inquirer about the interview just a few hours before the 2:30 pm roundtable discussion — the regular television forum used by the President to elaborate on her policies and crow about her accomplishments and gave strict orders that no political questions should be asked.
The Inquirer complied with Bunye’s request but the President apparently wanted the questions limited to the topic of the roundtable discussion which covered the country’s exit from the IMF monitoring program and the economic gains under her administration.
During the interview, the President was clearly in no mood to talk about negative things about her government.
When asked what she thought was her biggest frustration for the economy, the President replied: “I don’t talk about frustration, I only talk about blessings.” She gave a hearty laugh after.
When pressed further to explain why the blessing from good economic data had not yet trickled down to the masses, the President pointed to her guest, a small-scale entrepreneur, who just related how much her costs for her canteen had gone down. Neri pointed out that inflation fell to a six-year low last month.
The President said the reason why these benefits had not been reflected in the surveys that showed the lingering poverty and rate of hunger in the country was because “you guys (media) keep writing the negative things.” The President said “I wish you would write how the jeepney fare prices have gone down by 50 centavos and on much the gasoline price has gone down, things like that,” an exasperated President said.
She was defensive of her economic performance saying: “It’s only now that we have finally turned the corner on the economy and its only now this year that the economic reforms have allowed us to finance all the things we need, the infrastructure to bring in investments, to bring in the jobs that the people need.”
She said her government was concentrating on pro-poor programs because of criticisms that too much wealth was concentrated on too few people. The President, however, was optimistic that her economic policies, specifically heavy spending on infrastructure using increased revenues from her tax program, would deliver the goods before her term expires in 2010.
Many of you have commented on this subject under the previous post. I’ll tranfer them here:
Chabeli Says:
February 10th, 2007 at 1:32 am (Edit this comment)
Chi & Cvj:
Diba may kasabihan tayo na ang pikon, talo ?
Mukhang talongtalo ang mga manok ni Gloria sa eleksyon no ?
Yun na yun. Heheh.
Philippine Vigil Says:
February 10th, 2007 at 1:33 am (Edit this comment)
Chi,
I witnessed the same, almost the same tantrum flare here when she was being interviewed by the Philstar correspondent who was asking tough questions particularly about extra-judicial killings.
At one point, she briskly assembled all her notes in front of her coz you could see she didn’t like it – eyes starting to squint and flashing left and right, then made a semblance of getting up but held herself back; paused, collected her wits and said, “I’m glad you asked that question!” Then rattled off.”
But the last question completely irritated her when the journalist asked her, “What about the question that was tabled in the Belgian parliament with records saying you’ve continuously ignored them and not proferred them with the slightest courtesy?”
She got up and said, “Well, I don’t know what they want” so the journalist immediately submitted a paper to her saying, “This is a copy of the minutes during a Parliamentary discussion on the issue which was submitted very officially to the Embassy but Embassy officials apparently said, they’ve been forwarded the question to Manila for reply.” She didn’t look at it but said, “I don’t know, I don’t know about that…” Hehehe!
Romulo and Bunye had bowed heads all that time.
Philippine Vigil Says:
February 10th, 2007 at 1:44 am (Edit this comment)
Chabeli,
Re Gloria’s “spread the wealth that way. That’s my answer to you,”
The best thing is for her and her family to stop making NAKAW!
More comments from previous post:
tikbalang Says:
February 10th, 2007 at 1:50 am (Edit this comment)
http://www.gmanews.tv/video/4071/Arroyo-irritated-by-reporter’s-questions
Chabeli Says:
February 10th, 2007 at 1:51 am (Edit this comment)
Philippine Vigil,
Gloria’s, ““We will not grow rich by pulling the rich down but by pulling the poor up.. We should be bringing up everybody else…””.
The wealthy, like her, should be prepared to make extreme sacrifices ! She should lead by example.
Philippine Vigil Says:
February 10th, 2007 at 1:54 am (Edit this comment)
Tikbalang,
That was a great link. Enjoyed that.
Chabeli, you should watch the link, the gilagid and the teeth haven’t been cleaned yet.
More:
Chabeli Says:
February 10th, 2007 at 1:58 am (Edit this comment)
Philippine Vigil,
Hahah (Laughing out loud), I watched it ! You guessed it right, I was staring at the teeth !
BOB Says:
February 10th, 2007 at 2:25 am (Edit this comment)
Si Joey Salceda, ok siya matalino, kaya lang sana puro radio interview lang ang gagawin niya, nakakadismaya pag nakikita mo siya sa TV..maski naka suit pa siya, Ang mukha niya parang pinagbahayan nang bubuyog , nakakainis Lalu na dito sa East Coast may mga High Definition TV.. eeehhh,…yak..kakatakowt !
chi Says:
February 10th, 2007 at 2:26 am (Edit this comment)
tikbalang, tenkyu, tenkyu for the link! hahahah!!!
PV, ganyan kasama pala kung kaharap na makita at marinig ang bansot! Her voice, her voice is one of mangkukulam’s! Naku, at ang gilagid!!! Yeah, Chabile, para mo ng awa, panoorin mo ang video at ng hindi naman kami lang ang mabangungot! heheh!
Chabeli Says:
February 10th, 2007 at 2:28 am (Edit this comment)
Bob,
Hahahahahahah! (Laughing out loud, again !!!!) Agree ako sa inyo, Bob !
Si Joey Salcedo at si Gloria have something in common: Baaaad teeth ! & w/ bad teeth, comes bad breath!
Chabeli Says:
February 10th, 2007 at 2:30 am (Edit this comment)
Chi,
I watched the video & couldn’t keep my eyes off her teeth ! Heeeheeeh. Hahahahaaaah.
chi Says:
February 10th, 2007 at 2:30 am (Edit this comment)
Chabeli,
Napanood mo na pala. grabe no?!
Yeah, members of Wednesday group are pakipots! heh, iwanan na sana ng UNO ang mga bwisit na ‘yan. Ibalik na si JV and include Trillanes na, ano ba?!
The woman hasn’t brushed her teeth yet ! My goodness, calling Lupita Kashiwahara..quick, have Gloria’s teeth cleaned.
Well, the Arrogance of the Elites. Very seldom we can see, the wealthy, the powerful personalities, be it in politics or in business, being humble or respectful when confronted by the media during interviews or asked questions not their likings.
But here is a Refreshing one: click and check it out..
http://www.thestar.com/article/179225
What’s happened to this loop? Can’t get posted.
Whew, the above got in. The other one I posted earlier did not. Anyway, this is not the first time this cheat has done this in front of media people. Time for them to retaliate and put her where she belongs—to jail!
This woman has a face so thick she can still face the camera with her yellow buck teeth despite all the exposes of all the plundering, philandering, etc. that she and her family are involved in. Ang kapal ng apog!
“The President said the reason why these benefits had not been reflected in the surveys that showed the lingering poverty and rate of hunger in the country was because “you guys (media) keep writing the negative things.” The President said “I wish you would write how the jeepney fare prices have gone down by 50 centavos and on much the gasoline price has gone down, things like that,” an exasperated President said.”
Is that what she said? No wonder the country is not picking up. The woman does not know what she says and does, maybe! Pa-cute-cute lang! Why is she blaming the poor show on the truths the media are writing about based on facts, truth and reality that even supposedly highly paid doctors now opt to become nurses overseas to earn a living and survive?
There is a word for this, Ellen. It’s called “denial!” The idiot is denying that she is the problem, the real big issue why the Philippines has logged behind more than at any time in the history of graft and corruption in the country!
Time to kick out this burot! PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!
Ate Ellen
I had a first hand experience with the much heralded bad temper of gma.
In 1993, I was a volunteer worker with the Pinatubo Relief and Rehabilition Commission. She was then a senator and member of the Coordinating Committee being from Region 3. We were in a conference room at the DBM in Malacanang to discuss the ongoing projects preparatory to fund releases. The District Engineer has just started his opening statement leading to the progress report of the dike being built near San Fernando to prevent flooding when the small girl senator immediately raised hell. She rattled off litany of inefficiencies, discrepancies, etc., without waiting for the report to finish to the extend of throwing up and scattering the written report she’s holding. Nagbubusa ang bunganga habang nangagalaiting nagsasalita at nanlilisik ang mata. The poor engineer was red-faced, grimacing, perspiring profusely and dumbfounded. Fortunately, another fast talker, then Mayor Dick Gordon of Olongapo, was also present. With his Atenean twang and speaking in rapid fire fashion, he was able to out-talked the pint sized senator. For a while, we were witnessed to a shouting match with two prominent politicians dishing out semantics I never heard before.
If you will have a chance to talk to Dinky Soliman, you will hear more stories of this sort when gma was the DSWD secretary under Erap or undersec at DTI under Cory. Her bad temper was an open-secret at ang chismis, she’s like showbiz matriarch Mother Lily of Regal Films, in a fit of anger will not hesitate to throw anything to anybody.
Talking about Billionaires,
In 1992, the average net worth of congressmen was P8 million. By 2001, it was P28 million. In the Senate, the average net worth increased from P33 million in 1998 to P59 million in 2001. A quarter of all senators today have a net worth of above P100 million.
http://www.pcij.org/stories/2004/congress.html
“When asked what she thought was her biggest frustration for the economy, the President replied: “I don’t talk about frustration, I only talk about blessings.” She gave a hearty laugh after.”
OK, Glueria. Talk about blessings, I’m all ears.
O, bakit nag-walk out ang bruha?! Hahahah! Blessings daw sa economy!
A very reliable columnist told us in fact a story told to him by one of the kin of the Great Switik. It was a visit to the US, we were told and she did not want her step sister and brother to be with the family in a suite provided by the management of a posh hotel in New York. She had her tantrums, naglupasay sa sahig, and the parents could not control her. So, to stop her from bawling, literally gnashing her bucked teeth, and rolling on the floor, the parents had to get the brother and sister a room separate from them. Ang salbahe! No wonder the father’s staff hated this woman, and never had they voted for her despite their loyalty to the father, whose memory is being doubly tarnished by this creep calling herself “Queen of some Enchanted Kingdom”!
In short, this woman is abnormal. She should be in straight jackets and confined at some mental hospital!
Manay Chi
Maybe nobody took notice of this column of Belinda Cunanan-Phil. Daily Inquirer, February 6. I was in the province I when read it and look it again today at the archive to be able to post it, being relevant to the topic. Baka may magalit kapag lihis sa topic.
Knowing this columnist as gma’s factutum, she surely did not divulge what’s the real score but we could assume something more serious came about. Based on the last paragraph, malamang may sinabon, may minura, may pinandilatan ng mata. Gusto pang magpalusot. Here’s the portion of the column.
“Sources in the League of Governors are amazed at how President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was able to stretch her patience and listen painstakingly to the gripes of the provincial governors at the dinner meeting she hosted for them in Malacañang last Friday.
Sixty governors showed up in what turned out to be a very frank and candid exchange. Some noted that Ms Arroyo left the dining room three times and returned within minutes, and they surmised that it was her way of holding her temper in front of her staunchest allies, especially now that elections are approaching.
Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno sent a subordinate to the meeting, but Ms Arroyo ordered Puno summoned so he could listen to the local executives’ gripes and answer them himself.
A source said Puno was red as a beet but meek as a lamb.”
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Last paragaph translation: May nagsabi na si Puno ay pinamulahan ng mukha at parang isang maamong tupa.
Kung ganun ang hilatsa ng mukha ni Puno, tiyak sinabon ng amo niya. Iniba lang ni Cunanan ang kwento. Aminin!!!
Joeseg:
Sinabi mo pa. Pero itong si Dinky, nagtiis for the sake of the poor people that she was helping. I bet you, nakatikim din iyan ng katakot-takot na mura, etc. from the bansot.
I was in fact appalled when I saw a picture with Dinky holding an umbrella to cover the Bansot from the sun. Golly, nagmukha pa siyang tsimay! Never will a cabinet member of our P.M. here allow themselves to be subjected to such degradinig treatment as a matter of fact. Ako nga, kung uutusan ng ganoon, sasabihin ko kahit sa P.M. namin, “Sino kang mag-uutos sa akin? Nasa batas ba iyan? Bakit ako ang uutusan mo e ikaw itong aking public servant!”
Time to teach the Filipinos who they are—the bosses of these public servants!!!
PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA! Namputsa gusto pang i-trato siyang parang reyna na lahat magke-curtsy sa kaniya. Inutil!
The President said “I wish you would write how the jeepney fare prices have gone down by 50 centavos and on much the gasoline price has gone down, things like that,” an exasperated President said.”
Sira talaga ang tuktok ng babaeng ito! Inuulol pa ang mga pinoy sa presyo ng gasolina. As if siya ang nagpababa! Hoy Glueria, “things like that” are beyond your control, estupida!
Mababa ang world price ngayon ng oil at no less than 0.80cents ang ibinaba ng gasolina namin sa ‘merika’, at automatic pa hindi gaya sa Pinas na pahirapan. At kung ibaba man ang presyo ay inaangkin naman ng pekeng pangulo ang credit samantalang dapat lang na ibaba dahil mababa ang oil price sa buong mundo. Sus, grabeng credit grabber ang bansot na ito! Pwe!!!
Ystakei
Mas grabe pala ang kwento sa New York. Ang tawag sa amin sa bukid niyan ay batang nagmamarkulyo. Naglulupasay, nagwawala, umiiyak habang tumutulo ang sipon.
Ay santisimang buhay natin ito.
GMA is the Annabel Rama of Philippine politics.
joeseg,
Tenkyu sa balita. Baka walang nagbabasa sa column ni Cunanan, hindi nakaligtaan. heheh!
Anyway, ano kaya ng ang ginagawa ng permanent acting prisidinti at palagi ang alis niya sa dining room everytime na may tantrum? Di kaya she’s doing inhale-exhale excercise for her to avoid slapping all males present in the room?! Puro mga under de saya ang mga putragis na ‘yan!
Pero alam mo, abnormal na ‘yang attitude na palaging galit. Oopps, matagal na palang abnormal si Glue! Iyan ay sintomas ng extreme depression! Sana ay matuluyang maluka-luka sa susunod na magalit! Ang ligaya ko lang!
joeseg,
Ang tawag sa amin niyan ay luka-lukang bata!
Manay Chi
Malayo na talaga sa realidad si gma. Siguro sabi ng mga alipores niya, ma’m sa ganda ng ekonomiya, nagbaba ng pamasahe ang jeepney. Tuwang-tuwa sila. Nagluluksuhan sa galak. Pero ang hindi niya alam ay kung magkaano na ang suma total na itinaas ng pamasahe simula nang siya’y umakyat sa upuan. At lalong hindi niya alam, nagiinit na ako, Manay Chi, wala na ngang pamasahe ang tao kaya binabaan!!! Ano ba yan??!!
Mrivera, nasaan ka na? Nasaan na ba ang martilyo?
Joeseg:
I read your post about this woman who is taller about an inch to a 50 gallons drum, how pathetic and temperamental for a civilized drum size who has a bachelors and master degree acting like a child if she doesn’t get what she want. She was a spoiled brat, that her parents maybe, forgot to nurtured her with good manners and conduct. Her temper is worst than a roaring thunder and everyone must look for a cover to avoid her boiling wrath.
My sympathy to those persons around her who acted like a suckling stag, They got nowhere to go and they don’t want to lost the bucks.
MB, that’s an insult to Annabelle Rama.
Joeseg:
Huwag munang magdiwang sa pagbaba ng pamasahe,malamig na ngayon at tataas na naman ang halaga ng krudo kasi mahina ang production at giniginaw ang mga lasengero.Opps!mali,langisero.
Mabuti kung may pamasahe ang mga tao.Eh,kung wala kang piso sa bulsa may pamasahe ba?Naubos na nga ang kaban ng bayan sa pangungurakot nila,barya na lang ang natira na pinagkakasya sa masa.Pati nga gulay at talbos ng kamote ay wala ng libre kasi ang sabi ni Gloria ay huwag na silang magbungkal at magtanim pa kasi maraming petsay na galing sa China.Iyon nga lang bibili ka at mapunta sa kanyang bulsa ang datung ni Manong.
RE: “Isn’t it a concern for you ma’am that the billionaires during the time of Marcos and Ramos are also the same billionaires now?”
The truth really hurts. The GMA cronies, the richest elite in which the Lopez clan, the Aboitiz clan, the Gozon and Duavit families, Danding Cojuangco, Manny Pangilinan and Lucio Tan are privileged members owned about a third of the country’s wealth. The latest addition is Don Jose Miguel Arroyo a.k.a. Jose Pidal. These powerful families wield their political clout to protect and expand their business empires. The quality of life has not improved under the Arroyo regime. The Filipinos continue to face harsh realities of widespread poverty, hunger and uncertainty of survival. Crony capitalism keeps Philippines’ economic stagnation.
Patay na!Si Annabelle Rama na ina ni Ruffa,Naku day! bisaya man gid yan at dugay na sa labanan,magtago na nga ako baka tamaan pa ako ng palangana at kaserola.Bahala na kayo mga dong sa kanya.
“…wala na ngang pamasahe ang tao kaya binabaan!!! Hahahah! Iyon pala ang dahilan ng pagbaba ng pasahe!
What I’ve noticed about the above subject is the title of President repeatedly mentioned prior to Gloria’s name. Are we now conceding that mutineer bogus Gloria Arroyo is the legal president of the Philippines, not mentioning her immoral temper in which I don’t really care? Bogus Gloria is nobody! And mutineer Gloria Arroyo as far as I’m concern is not the president of the Philippines Republic. She’s just pretending to be one, when mutineer Gloria usurped and stole Malacanang, and thats undeniable facts. Hence, mutineer Gloria is a fake and not a president, not by a kilometer. Furthermore, someone tell mutineer Gloria, next time she don’t care to answer for the question asked, she can take a long walk in a short pier. That should cool her temper off for a long time. Who in the h*ll does she think she’s anyway?
Toney, that’s an Inquirer article, not mine.
Ano man pagbabalatkayo ay lalabas din ang tunay na ugali ni tiyanak. Dapat huwag nang siputin ng mga taga media ang press conference ng Malacanang lalo na kung si tiyanak ang haharap. Pangit na nga ang mukha, pangit pa ang ugali.
Ellen:
Understood. It’s just that President title is being used very cheaply by an immoral person in which has no moral authority to be president of the Philippines. Instead, according to the law of the land and as written in the constitution, mutineer Gloria Arroyo should be prosecuted and serving time in prison or hang in Luneta Park in order to satisfy justice of the land and most importantly to set a precedent to those adventurers who wants to be President through coup d’etat or fraud election. There must be accountability, and mutineer Gloria has yet to answer for all her crimes against the people. Just don’t understand, how this could happen. Only in the Philippines, I suppose.
“Santisima”? Joeseg, laglag ako sa upuan ko.
Ang tagal ko nang hindi narinig ang salitang ito! Naalala ko tuloy noong maliit pa ako! Favorite expression ng lola kong namatay! Linguist din at marunong siya ng English, Spanish at Japanese maliban pa sa Ilocano, Tagalog at Pangalatok because she lived in Pangasinan where she inherited some piece of land that she fought for in some landgrabbing case.
Iyong case nga niya nakalagay sa mga law books dahil precedent case. Yup, sa kaniya ko namana ang tapang ko!!!
Sinabi mo pa. Santisima ang pagkagaga ng isang ito. Trying hard to be somebody pero ang labas nobody naman siya!!! Kahit anong laki na ng mga ninakaw nila, para sa akin itong burot na ito ay nobody pa rin!
Dapat diyan batikos dito, batikos doon ang gawin ng media. Dito nga sa amin, kapag may binatikos ditong switik, may mga citizenry pang nagsasampa ng kaso sa korte to be heard against the swindler/switik! Ang hirap kasi sa Pilipinas, puro cronies na ang nakaupo kahit sa court!
PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!
Who’s considering that Mama Burot is president of the Philippines? I don’t unless she can prove that she DID NOT cheat in the last election. From 2001 to 2004, she was acting (even this title is bogus) president according to Davide, and from 2004, she is questionable president of the Philippines. In other words, bogus! One does not even have to be a genius to know this simple thing. It is all a matter of common sense.
PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!
kayo, naman, oo. ako, natutuwa nang mapanood kahapon ‘nung tinatanong siya tungkol sa tunay na takbo ng ekonomiya at nakangiti naman niya itong sinagot pero may paninisi sa mga reporters at nakangiti ring sabay tayo upang tapusin ang interview. NAKANGITING ASO!!!! pwe!
dapat diyan sa baliw na ‘yan, inilulublob sa kumukulong langis para matauhan. buwiset na ayaw matatalakay ang tungkol sa pag-asensong paatras ng kabuhayan ng bansa. tinamaan ng lintek! huwag na siyang magpatawag ng press conference kahit kailan. lahat sila sa bulok niyang administrasyon, huwag nang humarap sa media para walang magtanong sa kanila tungkol sa kanilang pakulong wala at malayo sa katotohanan.
at saka sino ba ang may sabing meron silang magandang nagagawa para sa bayan? sino ang makapagpapatunay na maayos ang daloy ng katarungan, matiwasay at tahimik ang kapaligiran, walang naghihikahos na mamamayan, walang magnanakaw sa gobyerno, at tapat silang mga naglilingkod sa bayan? meron ba? sila lang naman, di ba?
sila lang ang nakakaramdam ng pagganda ng takbo ng ekonomiya dahil sila ang nagnanakaw sa kaban ng bayan. sila lang ang nagsasabing tahimik ang kapaligiran dahil nalilibot sila ng matatas na pader at batalyon ang sekyuriti. sila lang ang nagsasabing maayos ang daloy ng katarungan dahil tanga ang DOJ secretary na si raulo gagonggonzalez. silka lang naman ang nagsasabing tapat na naglilingkod sa sambayanan – sa harap ng kamera!
@#$%#$#@#@&^%*()@#@$%^#!!!!!!
Buti na lang wala akong TFC, etc. Kundi baka nabangongot ako. Ngiting aso! Hahahahaha! Lalo na kung nakalabas ang kaniyanbg naninilaw na bucked teeth! Yuck! Kakadiri!
Golly, busy ako ngayon! Ang dami kong order ng movie ni Erap, To Live for the Masses.
Iyong mga walang DVD, ginawan ko ng VHS. Minus the cost of tape and recording, I am giving the profit to the election campaign for the Opposition. My group and I are also setting aside funds for the food and drinks of those willing to stay 24 to 48 hours no-sleep during the counting of votes.
There is nothing subversive about this Erap movie. Nandoon lang iyong aleng alembong making pa-cute-cute to those she promoted to Bgeneral as a token of gratitude for helping her trample upon the Constitution in 2001.
She and her lackeys want this movie scrapped so there will be no evidence against her and her wannabe generals in case her government is toppled down and they are all sent to the prosecutor for proper investigations and prosecution. That will be the day!
I can seed the file if you want to download the bittorrent file in DVD rip. You may get the leads from all bittorrent sites. And be sure to download a bittorrent client. Iyan ang masarap if one is in a real free, democratic country!
“The President said the reason why these benefits had not been reflected in the surveys that showed the lingering poverty and rate of hunger in the country was because “you guys (media) keep writing the negative things.” The President said “I wish you would write how the jeepney fare prices have gone down by 50 centavos and on much the gasoline price has gone down, things like that,” an exasperated President said.”
TONTA talaga ! For heaven’s sake, Gloria IS THE ISSUE ! She refuses to get it !
Ystakei
Regarding Gloria’s tantrums: In social circles, Gloria is fondly called a “Malacañan brat”. If a Pinay Brat had a face, it would be Gloria’s.
Ellen,
Baka nagkamali si MB. Ang ibig niyang sabihin siguro, Tessie Agana, who was the best child actress in the Philippines. Sikat na sikat siya when I was in preschool. Pero hindi siya nagmamaktol sa mga pelikula niya, just being a precarious child. Pero itong si maldita, naglulupasay pa raw iyan kapag hindi nasunod ang gusto! Sa Assumption nga noong araw ang pambato ng ungas, “My father is the President of the Philippines!” “So what?” sabi ng mga kaklase naman niya whose parents were also in politics, etc. Akala niya kasi prinsesa siya now about to become a queen! Laking toyo sa ulo sa totoo lang!
Ipasok na iyan, puede ba?
joeseg, eto ako sa taas ng tower crane para tapusin na ang sakit ng ulo mo. ibabagsak ko na itong container van sa ‘yo dahil naubos na ang martilyo sa kapupukpok sa sumasakit mong ulo! he he heh.
huwag mo na kasing patulan ‘yang mga nakakasukang antics ng baliw na babaeng mukhang dagang may naninilaw na ngipin at ayaw umalis sa kanyang lungga kasama ng asawa niyang baboy na nagpapasarap sa loob ng kural niya sa loob ng malakanyang.
yyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!
mga kasama, nasaan na kayo,
ang ating sumpaan ba’y nalimot na ninyo
bihira na kayong mapasyal doon sa isyu
itong lubid bang iyo’y papatirin nang totoo?
anumang inyong kagustuha’y aking igagalang
sa pagbabalik ninyo ako’y laging maghihintay
abutin man ng gabi’t lubugan ako ng araw
walang sawang aasang lungga’y inyong babalikan.
So, what else is new?
Hindi na kasi nadala ang estupidang tiyanak na ito, eh! Kung nais niya na maganda ang kanyang talakayan ay imbitahan niya ang mga reporters at columnists NIYA na siguradong hindi siya ipapahiya sa “media interview”. kuno!
Mag-ikut-ikot nga si tiyanak sa ka-Maynilaan na walang security detail at nang malaman niya ang tunay na kalagayan ng kanyang kapaligiran. Hindi iyong nasa kanyang panaginip na Enchanted Kingdom.
emilio,
saan ba u nanggaling, kaytagal mong nawala! salamat sa iyong pagbalik.
si gloria de glorya’y di n’yo ba maintindihan
ano ba ang masama sa ugali niya’t inaasal
kayo ba’y matutuwa kung lagi ring pipintasan
nagtatrabaho na nga’y sige pa ring pinupulaan?
ano ba ang mali, ano pa ang dapat gawin
upang kayo nama’y matuwa sa mga antics ni gloring?
lahat ng kanyang sinasabi’y para sa inyong ikagagaling
bakit naman hindi ninyo pa magawang ito ay tanggapin?
gumaganda ang ekonomiya, lumalakas na ang piso
sa palitan sa dolyar, pumapaimbulog nang totoo
tahimik ang kapaligiran, walang sinumang nanggulo
sapagkat tiwasay na ang kalooban ng bawat tao.
sa mga hukuma’y patas itong sala ng mga hukom
sa kongreso’y namamayani pantay na pagsusulong
katarungang hinihingi, anuman ang kanilang layon
sa gobyernong ito’y makakamit, malugod na iaayon.
mga kabataan nati’y nagsisikhay, nag-aaral
buhos ang suportang si gloring ang nagbibibgay
nakaahon na ang mga dukha, tapos na ang kagutuman
bawat isa ay nabigyan na ng disenteng hanapbuhay.
bawat isang pilipino’y umuuwi na’t nagagalak
dahil sa pagbabagong alay ni gloring sa ating lahat
buong kasiyahan nating siya’y pasalubungan ng palakpak
putungan siya nitong laurel ipagmalaking may halakhak!
gisingin ninyo ako, plis naman, sige na
bangungot ang dinaranas sa gutom na nadarama
akong ito’y hindi nakatikim ng pagkain ilang araw na
nanghahapdi na ang sikmura ang mata ko ay tirik pa!
There’s a three day International Security Conference going on right now in Munich. Our Bundeskanzlerin “Chancellor” has just finished her opening remarks. Present are leaders or representatives from different countries such as France, Italy, Spain, China, Russia, USA , Africa,
Israel and other countries. Nowhere have they ever mentioned about reprsentatives from the Philippines. Dapat dito magpapakita si Gloria Tiyanak. Nandito ang mga bigatin. O kaya ipadala niya ang kanyang mahal na Esposo(hindi para magpa-isyu ng certificate of no bank account!) at ng may maipakita man lang na he can do something good for his country! Sana ngayon ipinadala yung mga UNGAS na ‘yun, di sikat pa sila!
I viewed the so-called interview of Tiyanak. Aside from her yellow gilagid, pag nakatikom pala siya parang may nginunguya siyang NGA-NGA! Reminds me of our old women in the village way back when!
Like chewing something, huh, Elvie? Chewing gum so she can have whiter teeth? Chewing like a goat huh!
Just goes to show the short woman does not have etiquette. She should go to a finishing school and learn good manners and right conduct.
When I was in grade school, I remember being taught by our teacher that chewing gum in public gatherings is unethical and bad manner. Come to think of it, hoodlums in movies are always shown chewing gums, but not people in classy gatherings!!! Wala ngang modo!
Upo nga niyan, madalas nakikitahan ng panty! I got one taken by a Manila Bulletin photo-journalist. Sagot ng ungas when criticized that she her underwear wwould always go with the dress she wore outside.
In short, kung pula ang damit niya, salawal niya at bra pula din!
PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!
Gloria’s, ““We will not grow rich by pulling the rich down but by pulling the poor up.. We should be bringing up everybody else…””.
The wealthy, like her, should be prepared to make extreme sacrifices ! She should lead by example.
Jay: I heard this before from political charlatans. But this is the real here and now in Pinas. Our country demographics says we have a skewed number of rich and corrupt people from the business and the political sectors. Even the professions are seriously afflicted with it. To be rich is to be sick with it.
Many countries control this phenomena, this epidemic or evil affliction by hanging or jailing the incurably ill. They would not want to increase the number of the rich because of their sickness (have you ever witness cattle dying of mad cow disease? Or a country dying of corruption?) so what they do is to be very strict with the poor, to stay poor with honor and dignity. They knew what France did to their corrupt rich.
We can not see the submerged part of Erap’s ice cream. Let us know more about Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, and Thailand as our neighbors. Let us visit or read more about Australia, Canada, France, Yes, even Belgium, South Korea and Japan. We might learn something from them.
And here is Gloria whose unwritten public policy is not to pull down the corrupt rich but pull up the corrupting poor and make them like her and her corrupt worshippers. It’s nothing but evil genius, to keep us up there as the most corrupt in Asia. Gloria wants us to be first world , in corruption.
Our economists not sick (read corrupt) up there or down yonder, should explain why the rich are getting richest and our poor getting poorest, every passing damned day with Gloria,
Zenzennai,
Nandito lang me. Nag-low-profile lang. Salamat sa welcome message.
Jay,
“She should lead by example!”
I bet Gloria da Tiyanak has never come across that statement before; becoz if she did, she could have applied it a long time ago and we won’t be airing our heartaches and anger over her catastrophic leadership! Or her COMPREHENSION is simply impaired, as in, BINGI, DUNGOL…sayang sasabihin ko sanang IMOL; Bilionario na pala sila!
manuelbuencamino Says:
February 10th, 2007 at 11:26 am
GMA is the Annabel Rama of Philippine politics.
In a lighter vein, such comment reveals the limits of Buencamino’s world view. It doesn’t include memories of the great nipples of Annabelle when she appeared as the sexiest ever as Adam’s Eve in Philippine Cinema. Adam was forgettable but Annabelle she will be forever etched in living memory of Pinoy Picassos who saw that rare movie. Eddie Gutierrez saw it and the rest is Pinoy Cinema history.
Annabelle wasn’t only a beauty, she was brains and Gillette sharp to defend issues, personal and otherwise. Even an electron microscope is not likely to show any iota of similarity between gloria and Annabelle.
Lest she be mistaken for female libel fornicator, mike arroyo’s equivalent, she should file a libel suit against Mbuencamino for soiling her name beyond redemption.
Hi Ystakei!
I’m missing my neighbor here! Is she in holiday or has she changed her name? You know whom I mean!
Elvira, try talking to Philippine Vigil instead!
Elvie:
She’s still blogging. I’ll let her reveal herself to you. Mahirap na kasi baka ma-target kasi kahit alam kong kaya niya.
BTW, papaanong magli-lead by example si Tyanak e hindi naman siya ang tunay na leader! Pekeng leader cannot lead by example is just the right logic, di ba?
PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA! KUNSUMISYON TALAGA!
Yuko,
Re ““Sino kang mag-uutos sa akin? Nasa batas ba iyan? Bakit ako ang uutusan mo e ikaw itong aking public servant!”
Spot on!
Napakalayo nya sa kanyang ama di ko alam kung anak yan ni Cong Dadong. Pati ang imahe ng dating pangulo na nagtaguyod ng tunay na reporma sa lupa ay nayurak na ng husto nitong dilag sa palasyo. Super Kapal…!!!!
Earlier I had commented that “The wealthy, like her, should be prepared to make extreme sacrifices ! She should lead by example.”
While it is true that unless one has experienced hunger, one cannot empathize w/ the very poor, Gloria should at least encourage those who have to share-& I do not mean by dole outs or money. That is much too easy for those who have. As I also said, there must be sacrifices-there must be the “giving until it hurts”. Whether it is their time, their sharing of their education, the opportunities, etc. That is what will matter most.
Yuko, tama ka…forget ko na fek nga pala ang so…so-called presidenta! op cors, fek lider…fek exampol, rait?
BTW, get ko na kung nasaan na ang neighbour ko! Binalikan ko nga si PV…nasa likod ko lang pala! Tenk yu, ha?
Elvira,
I know you’re looking for your sis. Miss na miss mo, ano?
Elvira, warmest regards!
Busy kayo diyan ah! Ang daming big shots na guests ninyo…
Si Putin, pandak ba talaga?
Mrivera,
I can feel the “balabag” of your fingers on your computer keys!
Si Glueria ay trabaho lang daw ang alam, ano kayang klaseng trabaho?! Ayaw ibaba at spread ang yaman ng mga ‘rich’, ang gusto ay sabunutan ng buhok ang mga ‘poor’ pataas para kuno bumuti ang antas ng pamumuhay. E nakakalbo na ang mga poor sa kunsumisyon sa kanya!
Have you guys seen the face on the Home Page today of the Daily Tribune? A close-up of the face that launched a tsunami of chaos for the country.
How the woman’s face has changed. Note the crow’s feet around the eyes, the blistering eyebags, the now elongated drooping proboscis, the sagging jowls, the crinkled chin, the dry wry smile. And look at those eyes. Menacing, piercing…almost devilish.
The baliw is so used to lying that she can not comprehend the media telling the truth. Even her forced smiles during the press conference reeked of pretension. She withdrew from the media when her lying was unmasked but returned to introduce more lies. The expert liar does not run out of lies.
Chabeli: While it is true that unless one has experienced hunger, one cannot empathize w/ the very poor, Gloria should at least encourage those who have to share-& I do not mean by dole outs or money.
*****
Not true, Chabeli. Kindness and compassion are not something learned. Like intelligence, they are gifts from Above, more of blessings from On High.
I have known of very generous people who have never known hunger but are humble and generous. Iyong ngang dating wala ang trying hard to be arrogant!!!
Itong si Unano, may lahi sigurong hudas kaya hudas ang ugali!!! 😛
titser Says:
February 10th, 2007 at 10:33 am
Talking about Billionaires,
In 1992, the average net worth of congressmen was P8 million. By 2001, it was P28 million. In the Senate, the average net worth increased from P33 million in 1998 to P59 million in 2001. A quarter of all senators today have a net worth of above P100 million.
Jay says:
I read about this in a science news magazine. I will attempt to put it in our country’s economic context. If we look at the benefits of production in Pinas, the very little increase
in production resulted in increased income of the population. From Cory onwards and worst during gloria’s time, the increases over the years if reckoned 100 per cent, the very rich got say about 85% while the poor got only 15%., What happened was the poor contributed much to production, but these was grabbed by the rich. How the rich manipulated the factors of production indicated that the rich got more than they deserved: say 68% from production, while workers got may be 11%, and the poor outside the economy lost by about 5%.
If a 40-minute parade of the population is held before the Quirino Grandstand at the Luneta with the people’s income reflected by their height, short for low income, tall for high income. People (say from ASEAN) watching the parade will get the shock of their life. It will be damned slow for a long time and very fast in seconds towards the end of the parade.
The parade watchers, would not know in the first ten minutes the parade has already started because people in the parade are so small, like ants walking in the ground.
Then the parade marchers become visible after 25 minutes. Watchers starts to see them clearly after about 35 minutes.
During the last five minutes, marchers still walk slowly until watchers saw just their shoulder, becoming taller, seeing now only their belts and tummys passing by. The last few seconds will be very fast. Parade watchers see their knees, their shoes, then only the soles of their shoes. For their heads are up in the clouds, in split second nobody sees their faces. That’s how it will be when you parade the Filipino people based on their income, at the Luneta. You only get a split second glimpse of the rich, you need NBA slow-mo to see their faces above the clouds.
PV,
Iyan ang sinasabi namin sa officials namin. Always we quote, “According to the Constitution, etc. etc.” Tapos sabay sumbat mo nang “kung ayaw mong magsilbi sa taumbayan e di mag-quit ka para ikaw ang amo!” Gosh, ang sarap manigaw ng bureaucrat sa totoo lang!
Ystakei,
You’re correct to say that “Kindness and compassion are not something learned. Like intelligence, they are gifts from Above, more of blessings from On High.”
What I meant to stress is that even those who have not experienced hunger can do their share, because as you say, you have “known of very generous people who have never known hunger but are humble and generous..”
Chi says
At kung ibaba man ang presyo ay inaangkin naman ng pekeng pangulo ang credit samantalang dapat lang na ibaba dahil mababa ang oil price sa buong mundo. Sus, grabeng credit grabber ang bansot na ito! Pwe!!!
Baka naman matagal na tulad ng pamasahe, walang nagbaba ng panty ni Gloria.
Chi: Si Glueria ay trabaho lang daw ang alam, ano kayang klaseng trabaho?!
*****
Ano pi? Di magnakaw may kasama pang sinungaling! Sabi nga ni Susan Roces, ang magnanakaw at kapatid ng sinungaling!
Parang si Ali Baba and the 40 thieves. Oops, mali pala, kaaway pala ni Ali Baba iyong 40 thieves kahit na sa totoo lang ay magnanakaw din siya!!! Iyan ang sinasabing galit ang magnanakaw sa kapwa magnanakaw!!! 🙂
Minsan nang nagnakaw kaya hindi na mapigilan ang sunud-sunod na pagnanakaw ng ungas na hindi na ngayong alam kung nagnanakaw nga siya o kinukuha lang niya ang mga dapat lang na angkinin daw niya dahil reyna daw siya! Hibang? You bet, she is.
Kaya iyong tagapagtanggol niyang siya Bunye, nagmumukha tuloy na inutil dahil sa kasisinungaling para sa amo niya. Kung sabagay sama-sama silang mga inutil nina Gungongzales, et al.
Kawawang mga pilipino. Nagtitiis sa mga walang kuwentang mga sinungaling, magnanakaw at inutil!
PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!
Hi, PV!
Am really glad, somewhere out there, I heard you, at last! Opps, Putin, is such a real Macho at his age, not so sure how old he is…mga 50+? He lambasted Bush today,(Bush wasn’t around), too bad!
Naku, Chi, sino naman ang hindi magmiss sa kanya, eh, I learned so much from her! We need someone like her around, all the time! Same thing with you and Yuko, mga palaban talaga! Nevermind if sometimes you read me, sometimes not..am just around the corner..listening to you! Very busy ako nowadays, business is good at this time.
Hey, hatinggabi na dito. Matutulog na ako! May simba pa kami bukas. Hahabol na lang ako kung may oras ako today! Oyasumi!
Chi says
Anyway, ano kaya ng ang ginagawa ng permanent acting prisidinti at palagi ang alis niya sa dining room everytime na may tantrum? Di kaya she’s doing inhale-exhale excercise for her to avoid slapping all males present in the room?! Puro mga under de saya ang mga putragis na ‘yan!
Chi, baka kailangan niya ang Detrol na magaling sa Gall bladder problem.
Yuko,
Pa roundtable conference pa raw! Sino s’ya si Queen Artura! Kaya mali-mali ang pinagsasabi e. This Pidal woman is suffering from delusions of grandeur! Megalomaniac! Luka-Luka! Baliw!
JayC,
Hahah!”Baka naman matagal na tulad ng pamasahe, walang nagbaba ng panty ni Gloria.” Sinabayan pa ng Detrol! Sino ba ang naniniwala sa babaeng ito ngayon, idiots na lang!
Chi,
Tawa ako lagi pag nabasa ko “delusions of grandeur!” because “grandeur” (French word) is soooo NOT GREEDY GILAGID, neither literally nor figuratively speaking!
Guys,
It’s my movie day. Manood muna ako ng sine to shake Glueria out of my consciouness even for a while. heheh!
Chi, All:
Last but not least, “Gloria buys off bets; cash, chopper offered cash offered-w,” says Tribune’s headline story. Lagot! Butas na naman ang bulsa ng kakilala kong gambling lord!
Nawili ang ungas! Maglulustay na naman ng pera. Galing daw sa bentahan ng kidneys according to my Tsinoy architect friend. Talaga naman! Walang patawad talaga si Ngit.
Saw the picture in Tribune. Ang pangit ng close-up! Mukhang demonya nga talaga. Pa-exorcise nga bago matulog para di mabangungot!!! 😛
PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!
Mrivera Says:
February 10th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
si gloria de glorya’y di n’yo ba maintindihan
ano ba ang masama sa ugali niya’t inaasal
kayo ba’y matutuwa kung lagi ring pipintasan
nagtatrabaho na nga’y sige pa ring pinupulaan?
ano ba ang mali, ano pa ang dapat gawin
upang kayo nama’y matuwa sa mga antics ni gloring?
lahat ng kanyang sinasabi’y para sa inyong ikagagaling
bakit naman hindi ninyo pa magawang ito ay tanggapin?
Mrivera
This is good, real good propaganda poetry if one doesn’t reach the last stanza. It’s difficult to enter the minds of gloria’s paid defenders and put the thoughts in verseful eloquence. That’s artistic talent. Sana basahin nila yung last stanza and cogitate its veracity. No worry, I got it. Here’s
the punch, like a left hook before the bell.
gisingin ninyo ako, plis naman, sige na
bangungot ang dinaranas sa gutom na nadarama
akong ito’y hindi nakatikim ng pagkain ilang araw na
nanghahapdi na ang sikmura ang mata ko ay tirik pa!
Chi, Tawa ako nang tawa just reading your comment about Queen Artura of the round table!
You’re wondering kung anong ginagawa ni Tiyanak kapag nawawala siya sa conference table? Di ano pa at nagpapahid siguro ng p—t niya? Di ba lagi siyang may Di… a? O, di kaya naman, isang shot muna ng siete Biernes (imported) para makahiirit na naman!
Jay, kusang nagpapaander lang ang mga ‘yan dahil gusto rin nilang maki-share sa pinagnakawan ng bossing nila! Eh, habitual na nga ang pagnanakaw niya sa kaban ng bayan kaya akala niya sariling kaban na talaga niya ang kinukuhaan niya! O, di ba?
PV,
This term, delusions of “grandeur” is not really bagay to describe the bansot. Delusions, yes, but not grandeur. She’s not grand and no class at all! Ang liit niya inside out!
Luka-luka na lang, mas bagay iyan sa kanya!
I better google about the origin of this “delusions of grandeur”. Baka masyadong mahaba, kakahiya kung tatanungin na naman kita. heheh!
Elvira,
Nalimutan ko ang habit ng bruha! Hahahah, nagpapahid ng %$#@*&!
Phil,
Ano ‘yan, MANANAKOT! Nanay ko, mumo!
Yuko,
Me also, pa-exorcise muna bago manuod ng sine! At iyan ang mukhang lording over Pinas! Hahahah!!!
Ystakei,
La Gloria can’t muster a Dream Team in her Senatorial slate, so she does what she does best: she buys them ! Maybe that’s why the Wednesday Group is having difficulty making a decision on whose camp to join–they are proabably putting up the ante w/ La Gloria because they know that joining her would spell political death. Look at Manny Villar & his wife, Cynthia. They tried to visit Erap in Tanay, but was barred from doing so. Villar is fighting for his seat as Senate President.
Regarding The Daily Tribune photo of La Gloria: (Aside from going to the dentist to clean her teeth,) Gloria should get a face lift ! Ang sama ng shot.
Danke schön, liebe Frau!
Yeah, I heard Vlad call Dubya “Most dangerous”…
Maybe Dubya got wind of Vlad’s speech in advance and decided not to go, besides heard Dubya ain’t exactly a welcomed guest over in your neighbourhood coz Volks required to work double and treble hard by Secret Service, i.e., manholes in the streets have to be welded down when Dubya comes acallin’ – pretty frightened of anything and everything, ain’t he? Hikhikhikhik!
guys, ellen… matanong lang. how much is a digital camara in nowadays? kasi i plan to take some pictures during the election campaign.
saan ba nakakabili ng mura nyan? what’s the average low price ng isang digital camera? may nabibili ba nyan sa divisoria, raon, o quaipo?
gusto ko rin sana digital video recorder, tapos i i-post sa youtube, katulad ng nangyari kay sen. george allen (of the macaca fame), pero hanggang photos na lang muna ako.
http://www.google.com.ph/search?num=20&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=kSF&q=george+allen+macaca+youtube&btnG=Search&meta=
p.s. ellen, does abs-cbn still have a video copy of the “noted” sessions ni kiko pangilinan at siraulo gonzalez? pwede mo kayang hiramin at i-post sa youtube yan? pati na rin ang CON ASS attempt ng mga kaalyado ni arroyo.
what i meant was,,,
gusto ko rin sana digital video recorder, so i can video record some political events, tapos i i-post iyan sa youtube, katulad ng nangyari kay sen. george allen (of the macaca fame), pero hanggang photos na lang muna ako.
John,
I saw in the catalogue of Carrefour shopping center (there should be one in Manila) a Sony digital camera 8 DCR-TRV270 20x opitcal zoom or 990x numeric zoom for 249 Euros (or roughly US$360) VAT included.
18,000 pesos? that’s too expensive. yung mp3 player nga na gawa sa china ay 500 pesos lang sa divisoria eh.
i’m looking for something cheaper, anna.
John, Anna
All kinds of electronic gadgets, naghambalang sa Raon, Quiapo at sa lahat na malls, saksakan ng mura. Ang digital camera, about P10 thousand or say $200, digital video recorder, around P20 thousand or $400, depende sa klase.May mga second, GSM (galing sa magnanakaw), you can get it half the price or even lower.
Computers, ipod, mp3, celphones na nagagandahan, all kinds, bina-bargain.
500 Pesos? Gosh that’s roughly 7 Euros! Wow!
How big is the memory? And is it durable?
John
Punta ka sa Raon, sa mga tabi-tabi dun, you can buy mp3 for P200. Kahit magtitinda ng sambong at herbal leaves sa tabi ng Quiapo church, mga gurang na, huwag nating matahin, naka naka-mp3 at celphone, pre.
So Joeseg,
“a Sony digital camera 8 DCR-TRV270 20x opitcal zoom or 990x numeric zoom for 249 Euros (or roughly US$360) VAT included.” is an OK price?
A Sony (genuine not fake Sony) digital camera Sony DSCS600 6 megapixels, Optical zoom 3x LCD screen 5cm (2 inches) with objective lens Carl Zeiss + Sony memory card MS Pro Duo 1 Gb is 190 Euros VAT incl or roughly a little less than US$300.
John,
249 Euros is the price of the digital SONY VIDEO RECORDING camera 8 DCR-TRV270 20x optical zoom or 990x numeric zoom for 249 Euros (or roughly US$360) VAT included.
Mahal pa rin?
“500 Pesos? Gosh that’s roughly 7 Euros! Wow!
How big is the memory? And is it durable?”
256 MBs, anna. is it durable? depends on how you use it.
i bought a dvd player (brand Orange, made in china) for 2,000 last dec 2005. and i’m very happy with my purchase so far (jan 2007).
Joeseg, really 200 pesos lang huh?
PV
I think what you mentioned is OK based on the specs. A sony is the best in digital camera, that’s what I gathered. But if somebody would like to just have a camera of not so pricely, ang dami sa atin. Dyan sa Greenhills, sangkatutak with the Muslim traders vying for your money. If you’re planning to go on vacation sa lugar ni Ate Ellen, huwag ka nang magdala ng mamahalin from Europe. Bili ka na lang dito. Matutuwa sa pagka-mumura ng halaga.
2000 PESOS? DVD PLAYER? 3 EUROS? OH MY GOODNESS ME!
John, naku kung di lang illegal na magdala dito, I will make hakot when I go to Pinas to give to class projects of kiddies here (Chritstmas auction, Make Poverty History kind of…)
mas mahal ang video cam so wag na lang muna yan. pwede na ang mumurahin na digital camera sa akin, kahit na gawa sa china.
Hay naku, Joeseg I will follow your advice!
I WON’T BRING anything not even phones, will just buy there.
To help grease wheels of the local economy pa!
John
DVD is now less than P1,500 depende sa tawaran. Kaya sa Greenhills, popular si davide, the muslims are always shouting, dividi, dividi, morang mora. But of course, forget about the brand.
2000 PESOS? 3 EUROS? Mas mura pa kesa sa subway ticket one way dito! Unbelievable!
No, di puwede! Wrong arithmetic yata ako! Sorry, 30 Euros pala not 3 euros (almost himatayin there dahil sa mura)
Heheheh!
That’s still cheap coz the cheapest I saw here was LG brand for 49 Euros with 1 year guarantee.
Whew! Ok, that’s more like it 30 Euros and NOT 3 Euros.
PV
Basta my official receipt kang maipapakita, I think hindi naman bawal. Maraming nagba balikbayan, ganun ang ginagawa. Namimili sila nang marami tapos pang-regalo mo sa mahihirap na nasa abroad. Mga dvd movies, sus santisima mia, P70 ang isa, kasabay na ipinapalabas sa states.
Pero para naman hindi ka masyadong ma-expose sa pollution sa bandang Quiapo, pasama ka kay Ate Ellen sa Greenhills. Maganda ang atmosphere doon, fully airconditioned na at teritoryo ni JV Ejercito.
Hah Joeseg? 70 PESOS = 1 EURO? DVD movies? PIRATED ba? Kasi illegal talaga here pag pirated .
Wait, are they good quality naman kaya? Baka pareho sa Petaling Street sa KL, chamba chamba lang. You buy one but you’re never sure it’s gonna work. Heh!
here’s the model of my dvd player
http://www.szmaike.com/ArticleShow.asp?ArticleID=490
mura ang dvd’s dito (as low as 10 pesos per disc). mura ang dvd player dito.
ang mahal ay yung kuryente, tubig at pagkain (the price of fast food is slowly becoming out of reach for most consumers). it is exacerbated by the fact na hindi pa rin tumataas ang sweldo of most filipino workers.
all i can say is that the middle class is in BIG trouble.
pirated dvd’s are the new opium of the masses. addicting. distracting. mesmerizing.
kung pwede lang sanang kainin ang mga pirated na dvd discs, them most filipinos would never go hungry ever again.
Thanks, John.
Is that your 2,000 Peso (30 Euros) DVD player?
Specs ain’t bad at all. But I can get one here for 49 Euros and have a guarantee of 1 year so not worth buying there in Pinas.
What I want to buy is PORTABLE DVD player for myself (which I can hide from children) coz the cheapest here is still 150 Euros, 7 inch or so screen.
Unbelievable! “(the price of fast food is slowly becoming out of reach for most consumers). “
PV
At ito ang matindi. A new consumers survey says that the budget of below average-income family consists of:
1. Rice
2. Ulam
3. Celphone load
How much is a kilo of rice now?
Five kilos of imported Thai rice (first class scented quality) is like 6 Euros here or 370 Pesos more or less at a fluctuating Euro exchange of 61 Pesos to a Euro.
Alam mo Joeseg, when Joson (kapatid ni Tommy Joson of Nueva Ecija but can’t remember which one) was NFA chief, he said he was very surprised at the waste and the kurakot in the agency.
John Marzan:
I got an Olympus Digital Camera that I keep in my bag wherever I go. It came with a set of video camera, printer, tripod, bag, and other accessories I bought via teleshopping. It was good, better than the Mavica or the Dimage that I used and gave to my husband. The last time I check, the 2006 model now cost less than a hundred dollars. OK ang shots. I can have more than a thousand pictures with a removable disk inside.
jay c, ikaw lang ang nakakuha! talas ng mata mo, elibs ako sa ‘yo p’re.
si chi, parang medyo naligaw sa tula ko….. dahil sa galit sa babaeng baliw na mukhang dagang may ngiping naninilaw.
he he heh!
Philippine Vigil Says: “Five kilos of imported Thai rice (first class scented quality) is like 6 Euros here or 370 Pesos more or less at a fluctuating Euro exchange of 61 Pesos to a Euro.”
PV, mas mura pa pala ng konti dito sa saudi arabia. 15 to 17 saudi riyals equivalent to more or less than 210 pesos.
PV, ang dinig ko kagabi at a party, 1 Euro= 59 pesos na lang! Another way of shopping those DVD or Digital Cams or even Cell Phones is via eBay. Just last night, a husband of a Pinay was showing us 2 LG cell phones which he got from eBay for 13 Euro each! My, the latest models pa kamo! Kaya, mag-side trip nga ako ngayon sa eBay at ng mapalitan naman itong cell phone ng bayan ko! My DVD multi-system player is from Discount 24. com. It’s a year and a half na, no problem at all! T’was only for 39.95 Euro! And made in Europe pa, not in China!
Mrivera
Kalimitan ang buhay ng tao ay parang
pahina ng libro. Sa ibaba ng pahina ang
huling pangungusap ay: ANG ACIDO AY MAGALING SA MATA
ayun hindi na binuksan ang susunod na pahina
tira agad ng tira. yun pala sa kabilang pahina
nakasulat KUNG BUBULAGIN.
Aral diyan, tapusin ang sentence, bago umaksyon.
Pagkatapos basahin ang sentence, isipin tama ba yun, ano talaga ang nasa likod noon. Sa mga bumabasa iba’t iba ang kahulugan ng buhay.
Mrivera
To me in this blogsite, everybody is suspect, of a hidden agenda, of having his/her particular “high.” For all you and Chi know, both of you follow the same north star. Not the true North may be. But I follow the magnetic North. It’s cool to aim north, south is down there where only a few wants to go.
John,
my aunt who just arrived from SF gave my daughter as “pasalubong” an Olympus FE 170, 7 megapixel, 2.5″ LCD display, 4X OptiZoom, uses AA penlight battery (not included), bought for $149 at Circuit City – they match anyone’s price so I assume they’ve the cheapest. You will have to pay separately for the XD memory card ($25 for 256MB or $50 for 1GB depending on Brand). A rechargeable battery might be preferred so you should invest on good charger and spare batteries. I suggest you buy Lithium Ion – the type used for cellphones – over Nickel Cadmium or Metal Hydride since these types have shorter charge life and has charge memory – they die easily from overcharging.
I got a catalog from http://www.bestbuy.com that has Canon Powershot 5 Megapixel w/ 4X opti-zoom and 1.8″ LCD for the same price. I think it’s the same specs, non-rechargeable batts, separate memory, no cover but lower resolution that the same-priced Olympus. Beware, however, because the XD memory card on Olympus cams are the most expensive.
I suggest you buy a 5 megapixel for now (you’re not going to print 20″ x 24″ pics, are you?), since most websites do not accept large format jpegs yet. MySpace, Friendster, Metacafe, etal, will not accept anything larger than 5megapixel at the moment. These digicams come with 15-second video captures (actually, several still shots at millisecond intervals that eat a lot of the memory, some even have sound, many don’t). I would recommend Olympus over Sony for the same price and format since Olympus cams have splash-proof enclosures, good for outdoor photogs especially in a humid and wet environment like Pinas. Sony cams also have lower zoom capabilities – not good for taking bikini shots, heheh. You may find one less than $150 including memory, charger and batteries, cables, and editing software. Good luck, john.
>GMA is the Annabel Rama of Philippine politics.
talagang insulto yan kay Annabel.
at lalo naman na magagalit at mapapamura sa inyo si Ai-ai Delas Alas nyan!
Ina daw sya ng masa?
Iyong isa ay Volta samantalang ang isa naman ay Benta!
pinaka-da-best pa rin kay Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ay MAG-RESIGN! dahil nangdaya siya!
Huwag na niyang hintayin pa ang no confidence vote ng May election.
O baka naman naghihintay na sabayan ang pag-re-resign din ni Tony Blair.
Front Page sa The Straits Times – Singapore noong January 21,2001 ang inauguration ng dalawang “President” daw?
Malacanang Presscon in full swing:
Boy Abunda: Madam president how is your sex life?
GMA : Oh Boy this is an old question “Its
plenty” aha.. aha..aha..(ala kris aquino)
Boy Abunda: When was the last time mam?
GMA : Oh Boy you really killing me. Uuhm it was
it was… this 4:00am, aha..aha..aha
Ogy Diaz : Mam how is corporal Daniel Smith?
GMA : Well he’s okay my kumare Cristy Kinney is
taking good care of him.
Ogy Diaz : Salamat po mam, crush na crush ko po kasi
si Daniel..haaaaayyyhhh!! aha..aha
Jesica Soho: Mam how do you foresee yourself in 2010?
GMA : Hi Jesica! .. well my kumare Cristy Kinney
just assured me that the palace will be
mine still because of my good performance.
Same back-up assurance also from
madam Auring, I feel very confident aha..
aha .. aha.
Inquirer: Madam President (with Tiger look) .. what
is the color of your undie today?
GMA : What?? How dare you to ask the president
with that. That is a political question!
Presscon is over…! (Ka blag… bog.. pak..).
C’mon Bunye, Gonzales lets go!..
kaw..kaw..kaw..
jay c,
me, following the not true magnetic north? for your info, my friend, my compass is always pointing the 360 degrees magnetic north with it’s back azimuth of 180 degrees south with no hidden trail as my alternate track.
diretso ako, amigo! and it was my principle to side with the truth.
and will always be my principle.
Magno,
Re imported rice: Wow, mura!
My hubby was offered expat job to Middle East with home base in Dubai but I refused (heheh, not him) coz I felt I wouldn’t be able to integrate there.
My philosophy in expatriation is simple: can’t adapt or won’t adapt to local customs, better not go or leave.
anna, dubai is one place in the middle east where (the) islamic practice is not as conservative as in saudi arabia. mataas nga lamang ang standard of living doon (dubai).
you should have tried at kung susuwertihin ka at may kapital(alam kong meron ka), puwede kang magtayo ng sarili mong business. maraming mga asensadong filipino sa dubai.
sige na, para pag nag-open ka ng business mo, kahit janitor, apply ako. he he heh.
Hahahahah! Magno, thanks for the encouragement and believe me, I don’t believe I would ever hire you as a mere janitor if I were lucky enough to succeed in a business.
The post went to my hubby’s collegue when we refused it and his wife is having a great time apparently (5 hours or 6 hours by plane only to London which is great for her.)
From here, I’m actually hoping for the next posting in Asia again but not sure it’s possible coz outfit might offer US post again and I HAVE NO DESIRE TO GO BACK TO AMERICA so we’ll see.
The advantages of geting expatriated to Asia or to the Middle East is high risk premium pay plus all incidentals ARE 100% covered unlike when a European expat is expatriated to EU capital, the premiums and incidentals are tiny because of closeness to home base.
Maybe when kiddies are in univ in UK, I (heheh) could allow my hubby to consider getting posted in the Middle East. (His company has thousands of Filipino employees there, engrs, technicians, other types of jobs, etc…)