This is one of the items in my accumulated mail. Trillanes issued this last Saturday:
Last Wednesday, I was informed of the denial of my motion to grant reporters and other media practitioners access to me at my place of detention at the Marine Brig, Marine Base at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. I will not deny that I am greatly disappointed by the Court’s ruling.
I believe with great faith that my motion was fair and reasonable. I am not asking that I be allowed to go out of my place of detention to campaign. I know my place and I will never ask for anything which would be unreasonable.
I am simply asking that the reporters and media practitioners who wish to interview me be allowed to visit me at the Marine Brig. There are no laws, rules or regulations which will be broken; no public interest will be prejudiced; no government expense incurred; and no security issues. I, therefore, cannot understand why such a simple request was denied by the Honorable Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Makati.
The fear of the Court that I may say something which will affect of the Coup d’ Etat case against us is unfounded. I have never said anything in the numerous media statements and interviews I have given in the past which would even remotely affect the case. I assure the Honorable Court that I have no intentions of discussing the merits of the cases against me.I am running for the position of Senator of the Republic, not for personal vainglory but out of my sincere desire to continue the advocacies we fought for at Oakwood and to be of service to our people.
I am campaigning at a great disadvantage since I am under detention and I do not have very much by way of funds or resources. It is only through the help of relatives, friends and numerous volunteers that I am able to forge through with my campaign.
I honestly believe that the public, through the media, has the right to learn about and hear from the candidates seeking their mandate. It would be great injustice if the Court were to deprive me of the only means available to me to be able to effectively communicate my views and opinions as well as my plans and legislative program to the public.
I refuse to believe that this is part of a systematic plan to deny me the fair and reasonable opportunity to wage a decent senatorial campaign, that is why I have asked my lawyer to file the appropriate motion to seek the reconsideration in this regard. I am trying hard to believe in the system and I am hoping that the Honorable Court has the moral courage, fortitude and the independence to uphold my rights and grant my humble motion.
One thing sure is Trillanes is definitely a sure winner as far as the voters in Japan are concerned. We only have to tell them to spell his name right to make sure that the vote-riggers in the Comelec cannot claim that all votes for him are invalid because the name does not tallies his!!! Dadayain at dadayain daw sabi ng mga alipores ng mga Pidals!
BTW, Ellen, Jun Lozada is running against the Pidal brother, I am told. This time around, I hope the people of Negroes have learned their bitter lesson due to their own carelessness and neglect in the last election when the Pidals were able to have the dummy brother win even when he did not have the brain and heart for his position, much less for the people and country. Tapos sasabihin descendant daw sila ng isang santa!!! Purbida man gid!
This guy to be fair seems ok.
However, he joins the ranks of the likes of Jalosjos and Erap and many others who were given lots of “priviledges” to do stuff despite the fact that they were being detained for serious crimes.
Where do we draw the line?
On one hand we raise our fists in anger over the favourable treatment of the Elite within the processes of our justice system. On the other, we cheer or support the requests for leniency of characters like this just because we agree with his views or share the same “laban” (whatever that “laban” may be).
Goes back to the old principle. Are we building and reforming institutions here? Or are we merely dancing to the catchy but hollow political tunes of the powerful.
It is easy to dance. Even monkeys can dance.
But it is harder to think and critically evaluate.
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isa sa magandang nangyari ay lumabas na si Trillanes sa institusyong mapang-api, mapanupil’t tagapagtaguyod o protektor ng interes ng dayuhan.
Matatandaan na ang Commonwealth Act No.1 ay bakas ng Philippine Scouts na ang primerang layunin ay idepensa ang anumang interes ng Estados Unidos dito sa Isla ng Pilipinas.
“But it is harder to think and critically evaluate”
Amen.
Keep it up benignO. I just sure wish the level-headed bloggers here like hawaianguy, Toney Cuevas, and Norpil could interact with you.
“Get a dictionary. Look for the word egomaniac.”
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Touche’. 😉 I’m in fact my biggest fan. Because it seems the only things that impress me around here are my own words.
The facts are quite straightforward and cold Mr. rice-eater. Trillanes is being detained for an act of treason.
If we aspire to be a nation where rule of law prevails, then we have to be prepared to work within it. When we try to bend the rules for what we think (or are led to believe) is a worthy end, it begs the question are we fighting (I use the word “fighting” because it has a man-on-the-street ring to it) for certain people or are we “fighting” for the Law (the bedrock of a modern society).
As I said, where do we draw the line? We cheered Arroyo’s ascent to power and then we conemn her for cheating. We derided Erap for his dumbness and vices, but now he is a protagonist in the context of Arroyo’s presidency. Maybe if Jalosjos starts marching on Edsa with fists raised against Arroyo, he too will be pardoned by popular opinion for raping a 12-year old and made a hero when Arroyo is finally ousted. I wouldn’t put it past Pinoys to do so in such a scenario.
This is an infinite cycle of turncoatism, ping-pong politics, and showbiz antics because we refuse to anchor the debates on a set of concepts that by their very nature apply to all in our society.
Cultural Diglossia
hindibanakakaduda?:
Marines ‘abandon’ posts as Comelec HQ catches fire
03/12/2007
There were no Marines to tell to that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) headquarters in Intramuros, Manila, was on fire yesterday morning.
The Marines who were assigned to secure the poll body’s headquarters, according to the Agence France-Presse, were “nowhere to be seen.”
It said it took 15 minutes before anyone raised the alarm.
“They (Marines) are supposed to secure the premises very tightly at this time,” district fire chief Pablo Cordeta was quoted as saying.
“We don’t discount the possibility (of sabotage),” he stressed as the incident occurred just two months before the May 2007 elections.
Cordeta said all the guards assigned to the Comelec building will be summoned for questioning.
Investigators have yet to determine the origin of the fire.
Ludivico Banal, station commander of Manila’s first district fire station, said the fire broke out just before 1 a.m.
No one was reported injured in the fire that was tapped out a few hours later, he added.
Initial reports said most of the records destroyed in the fire were personnel records, as the Comelec moved most of its operations and offices to the nearby Palacio del Gobernador in 2001.
No one was reported injured in the fire that was tapped out after more than four hours, Banal said.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20070312hed2.html
what do you call a person who honors himself?
Mrivera, bilib sa sarili?
cvj,
Spot on.
Titser, in another thread, you said that you counted bloggers her based on the comments and you said there are oly 25.
Those are regular commenters. Not all visitors register and comment.There are 537 registered visitors but not all comments.
This blog averages 1,500 visitors a day (unique hits) and some 14,000 hits a day.
“Goes back to the old principle. Are we building and reforming institutions here? Or are we merely dancing to the catchy but hollow political tunes of the powerful.”
No, we are no longer building an institution. You already said it correctly in one of your posts. We already have the democratic institutions in place.
By far, we have read a lot of posts calling for the ouster of Aling Gloria. By far, I have yet to see a post calling for the abolition of the presidency, or any of these institutions.
The call for GMA’s ouster is actually a call, not only to preserve the presidency as an institution, but also to protect it from people who taint this institution with disgrace and selfish motives.
We have to realize that the institution is not the person who “occupies” it.
Ironically, the very person “occupying” the presidency is the same person calling for its abolition through underhanded attempts at charter change. Most of the people who post here are “stomping their feet and gnashing their teeth” because of such attempts.
If the rules of the game does not fit the players, we change the players, not the rules. More so, if the misfit happens in the middle of the ball game…
Ka Enchong,
nai-post ko na noon dito ang tungkol sa pagpapagawa ng fly-over duon mismo sa Mendiola(mula Recto Ave.) at tatawid ng Ilog Pasig.
How about the idea of burning at the the stake este malakanyang pala?
Makabuluhan ba ang proposal ko kung may patungkol ito sa civil works o infrastructure projects?
Ka Enchong,
Agree ako sa iyo dyan. At marami dito eh naniniwala na si Gloria ay ang puno ng problema. Sa kanyang pabayang pamamahala ay wala nang respeto ang mga nasa kapangyarihan sa ating saligang batas na dapat ay matibay na batayan ng karapatan ng bawat isa. Trillanes is still innocent compared to Jalosjos na isang nang convicted for his crimes.
Ewan ko lang nga ba sa iba dyan na halata din namang bias ang mga analysis at puro “lecture” lang, wala naman binibigay na solusyon. At pati yung “duster” ay laitin pa sa isang thread. MAY TAMA NGA SA UTAK!!!
Ellen Says:
March 12th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
Titser, in another thread, you said that you counted bloggers her based on the comments and you said there are oly 25.
Those are regular commenters. Not all visitors register and comment.There are 537 registered visitors but not all comments.
This blog averages 1,500 visitors a day (unique hits) and some 14,000 hits a day.
Hindi pa kasama ang mga tinanggal at iyon mga bumabalik gamit ang ibang pangalan. Mas marami ang bumibisita dito pero ayaw sumali. Karamihan sa kanila ay mga tauhan ni tiyanak na nagmamasid lang.
Whether Trilanes gets enough publicity there or not, he is surely going to win. My friends at the police over here has asked me about his chances. They were telling me that it would be a great slap on the face of these Pidals if he wins the election without any expensive publicity and all the people doing their part to insure that he gets elected even when he is in detention. Hopefully, majority of Filipinos will be willing to stake their lives, legs and limbs for democracy and make the deserving like Trillanes win, and they will serve the people who have cast their ballots for them with equal devotion, and sincerity.
IBASURA ANG ADMINISTRASYON! IBOTO ANG OPOSISYON! GO 11+0!!!
lvm, siguro gumagawa ng thesis si henyo para sa masteral niya at dito sinusubukan kung lulusot kapag idinipensa. ang kaso, kulang sa makatao at mapagkalingang haplos kaya sigurado akong BUTATA at hindi siya makakakuha ng degree. maliwanag namang kahit saang lupalop at lipunan ay hindi pa nasusubukan ang ipinagpipilitan niyang kamalayan.
ang sigurado ko lang matalino siya. ubod ng talino. at ‘yung mga kaisipan niya, kanya lang at hindi gaya o kinopya. nakakainggit nga, eh.
pero kung hindi rin naman maigagawad bilang lunas o solusyon sa ating panlipunang suliranin dahil nga sobra kung ihagupit sa mga maralita at kulang kaalaman, at hindi rin niya maipaabot nang maayos sa kanyang mga pinatutungkulan, huwag na lang at baka sa halip na makabuti ay makasama pa.
luzviminda says: “Trillanes is still innocent compared to Jalosjos na isang nang convicted for his crimes.”
bakit kay jalosjos lang? subukan din nating ikumpara si trillanes kay sapwit swingson. sino ang lalabas na mas marangal ang pagkatao?
nakakawalang gana talaga na ang prutas ay ihalintulad o ikumpara sa isang dumi!
Partida pa ni Trillanes sa kanila ay nakakulong siya at di puedeng magsalita sa media…ang ganda pa din ng puesto niya sa survey..tiyak aakyat pa yan at papasok sa magic 12.(huwag lang dadayain)
Siguro si Sabit singson ginagastos na niya ang kinita niya…ooopppsss!….ninakaw pala niya sa tabako …
“On one hand we raise our fists in anger over the favourable treatment of the Elite within the processes of our justice system. On the other, we cheer or support the requests for leniency of characters like this just because we agree with his views or share the same “laban” (whatever that “laban” may be).”
Media access for detainees, convicted or otherwise, does not even call for leniency. As far as I know, and I maybe wrong, media practitioners may interview detainees without going against the law. We see hordes of media personalities interviewing detainees for their investigative reports, and we do not hear any government representative, not even Raul Gonzales, raising a howl. Now, when journalist wish to interview Sonny Trillanes (or when Sonny Trillanes offers himself for interviews), the judiciary suddenly wakes up and pokes a stick into the wheel?
I do not mind Jalosjos being given access to media, much as I do not mind Sonny Trillanes being given the same access.
Trillanes does not even have to request for “leniency”. He only needs to assert his rights.
Where I am, a person in custody can only be interviewed by his lawyer unless of course there is a special authorization to allow the media to interview the suspect, which is very unlikely as they would not like anybody claiming a precedence.
Besides, no suspect here can run for office the way they are allowed in the Philippines, except that in the case of Trillanes, he has not committed a crime in the same nature and category of the crime committed by Jalosjos.
Trillanes has simply committed insubordination to a bogus president, should have been in fact arrested and sent to jail herself for grabbing the presidency and committing sedition and treason with some military officers who should have been arrested and prosecuted themselves together with the husband of the power grabber.
To the people of the Philippines, Trillanes has not comnmitted a crime!!! He simply tried to fight a tyrant with his fellow concerned soldiers who did not want to be under a bogus president themselves. He should be acquitted and allowed to serve his country now as a civilian!!! The voice of the people should be heard!!!
Luz,
Iyan ang tinatawag ni Soleil na intsik compared to Tsino o tsinoy!!! Sabi niya ang intsik daw ay masama ang meaning although as a child, ang alam kong masama ay iyong tawag na “intsik beho, tulo laway!” Pangalan na pangalan na lang beho na sa totoo lang. No offense intended doon sa may mga lahing Fukienese compared doon sa lahi ng nanay na Cantonese! 😛
“I honestly believe that the public, through the media, has the right to learn about and hear from the candidates seeking their mandate.”
Correct. We, the voting public, has the right to know from the candidates of their plan of action when voted into office. In Trillanes case, this could only be fully realized thru the media.
Assertion of his rights has reached the deaf and blind RTC judge who is apparently parroting the line of the Tianak and Assoperon. Nakakakulong na si Trillanes, nginig sa takot pa kayo mga supot!
siyang tunay Chi…takot talaga sila kay Trillanes. halos wala na ngang exposure si Trillanes, pero marami ang nabibilib sa kanya. sadly, ito yung mga may access sa media like tv or radio. pero paano nalang ang nakikipanood sa kapitbahay or walang radio kung wlang pambili ng baterya. kaya kailangan talaga ng campaign material at kagaguhan yang sinasabi nilang bawal daw! e itong si chubili na mukhang bading, or sila joker na mukhang nag-jo-joke sa tv ad nya..lalo na si sabit ungas…mukha silang maglolo ni pakpak! ay this country is indeed a comedy of political errors!!!!
soleil,
tumpak ka riyan! ang media ay doon sa mga maabot nito pero ang mga kanayunan na walang tv/radio ay kailangan ang traditional manner of campaigning na meron T-shirts, caps at dikit pictures ni Trillanes sa mga poste ng electricity o bahay, bakod, etc. ang deprensiya lang, pati na ito ay pinagbabawal pa rin ng mga switik dahil sa palagay ko ay takot sila talaga sa magiging outcome ng election.
trillanes is a sure win, kung hindi maga-garci! just called my friends in las pinas and pampanga, receptive daw ang mga tao na kausap nila tungkol kay trillanes. in fact, siya ang pinakamadaling ikampanya after Loren, Lacson, Chiz and Alan, sabi rin ng aking kapatid at niece.
pero mas maganda kung napagbigyan ng rtc judge ang request ni trillanes dahil iba ang impact ng media sa tao. from there ay pwede ng i-domino effect/pag-usapan ng mga tao kung sino si trillanes.
Benigno;
The facts are quite straightforward and cold Mr. rice-eater. Trillanes are being detained for an act of treason.
Iho! The main consumption of Filipino dietary is rice, so, what is wrong if a person is a rice-eater? Maybe, you never eat rice in your life and you can’t think right.
Trillanes is being detained but, not an act of treason.Do you know what is the meaning of treason?
Titser:
Lagi ka kasing absent kaya hindi mo alam kung ilang studyante ang present,itong paaralanan naming ito ay sikat sa buong mundo,kung UP,Yale at Harvard lang ay walang panama dito.Dito ang mga studyante ay mga milyonaryo,minero,kameniro,lassengero,piloto,pulitiko at mga scientist.Mayroon ding mga klase para sa mga middle class kategory at mga krash course sa mga pedi cab driver,farmer,snatcher at holdaper.
Dito,ang mga lesson na hindi pa naipapalabas sa TV tulad ng CNN,TFC,ABS-CBN ay nadisscuss na.Buong mundo ay nakikinig mula Appari hanggang Jolo.From the Rising Sun to Sunset at Manila Bay.Ibang klase.Kaya titser iyang student roll call list mo,dagdagan mo.May perfect attendance dito at mayroon siyang gold medal marami ang candidate sa award na iyan.
Benigno;
I will give you my broad view of treason.—–Treason applies only to a disloyal act committed during times of war.—Walang giyerang nangyari doon sa Oakwood. How could you called that a treason.Kaya talbog na naman ang tseke mo.
Ganito kasi ang personal check mo na inilista–The fact are straightforward and cold Mr.rice-eater.Trillanes is being detained for an act of treason.—Wow! Sa mga poqueno intiende english na tulad ko,bilib sa english mo,sabi nga ng mga kabaryo ko mahusay ka raw sa salitang Australiano,pero sa mga Americano may defecto,no perfecto amigo.Alam mo kung bakit?
Hinusgahan mo na kaagad si Trillanes,Prejudicial ang comment na sinulat mo.They are still innocent until proven guilty.
Sana pag ang isinulat mo ay ganito.—alisin na natin iyong Milagrosa muna,ano. At itama ko lang ang amount sa tseke mo–sana dapat ganito ang isinulat mo—Trillanes is being detained for the CHARGED of an act of treason.Mas tamang pakingan kasi hindi pa naman sila napapatunayang nagkasala at nahatulan.Kaya ibinabalik ko sa iyo ang tseke at nahihirapan akong mag-cash sa bangko dahil kulang ka ng indorsement.—May degree din ako,black belt third Degree.
Benign0
I was poor.I lived on the streets.I learned to swindle.I did this,did that in order for me to live.Call it self-reliance? Truly so, I did it on my own.
A lot of times I’ve been in jail.I got tired of living.I thought of ending it all.To take my own life.I prayed, searched God.
Benigno,I had the same question you have.”Blessed are the poor” was also a big question mark for me those days.I did not only blame soceity,I even blamed God.I was finally decided to end it all, but God gave me a reason to live.
You know what? I just found a break to go to the USA.I applied, and was granted.How that happen, I don’t know but I relied on God. Now, I am happily married with three wonderful children.Was it my self-reliance? I dont think so. I relied on God who is my driver.I am just comfortably rested on the backseat and God does the driving.Now I understand.I learned not to ask God for material things.I asked for wisdom.I learned to distinguish my needs,contrary to my wants.I believed on this verse;’Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.’
So what does the entire soceity really need? We all need to recognize the Almighty who is the eternal source of all blessings.Man is not to live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of the living God.We all need to put our reliance upon God as opposed to our own self-reliance.That is where the line is drawn my friend.
“…itong paaralanan naming ito ay sikat sa buong mundo,kung UP,Yale at Harvard lang ay walang panama dito.Dito ang mga studyante ay mga milyonaryo,minero,kameniro,lassengero,piloto,pulitiko at mga scientist.Mayroon ding mga klase para sa mga middle class kategory at mga krash course sa mga pedi cab driver,farmer,snatcher at holdaper.”
Oo nga ano, dito lang sa Ellenland merong ganyang classmates. hahahaah! Kaya takot si Tianak Pidal sa eskwelahan na ito e, madalas na sinusubukang ipasara!
benign0 Says:
If God truly answers prayers (actually there is a thin line that differentiates wish-lists and prayers) then surely a whole nation of avid church goers would be wallowing in cash today instead of wiping behinds in nursing homes abroad.
Benign0,
You are lost. God answers every prayer. If the prayer has no result,His answer is a big NO!
Australian idol said: Touche’. I’m in fact my biggest fan. Because it seems the only things that impress me around here are my own words.
– Typical ockerspeak
By the way, I don’t work in a nursing home.I work top secret with the DoD.I work with missiles, radars and satellite.Don’t you belittle your fellowmen that all we can produce are dusters.
Now what is the tagalog word for missile,radar and satellite?
“Typical agnostic”
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You got something against agnostics? Last I heard, there is such a thing as freedom of religion in a democractic society. In fact we also have the freedom to NOT have a religion.
Then again just because I talk this way does not necessarily mean I don’t believe in God.
Jumping to hollow-headed conclusions is easy.
Thinking is the hard part. As such, not too many people do it well.
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BAKIT ayaw bigyan ng media access si TRILLANES?
Panalo kasi, eh!
Kailangan pa bang i-memorize yan?
Nasa sa puso at isipan na yang ng mamamayang FILIPINO!
Benigno:
Your thinking is very hard to gauge, no instrumental measurement tools are accurate. Are you a human or a robot? You are definitely numb.
The main nemesis of Pinoys misfortune are disasters and calamities from the mother nature. Philippines lies in topographical territories that is prune to this nature.
A farmers in the barrio are a hard workers, they tilled there land under the scourging heat of the sun with their iron plow pulled by a borrowed carabao. After all those labored of hard work they planted rice, a strong typhoon came that created destruction in their crops that is ready for harvest. Besides, from typhoon, the fertilizer manufacturer don’t sell them a good quality..Instead of the government is helping them, they also become a victim of one, two, three, Bolante pocketed the money, the tons of money that supposed to be used to help them became origami, magic, magic then hide and seek.
Australian Idol said: You got something against agnostics? Last I heard, there is such a thing as freedom of religion in a democractic society. In fact we also have the freedom to NOT have a religion.
Then again just because I talk this way does not necessarily mean I don’t believe in God.
Jumping to hollow-headed conclusions is easy.
Thinking is the hard part. As such, not too many people do it well.
– Typical palusot
Hindi masama ang salitang Intsik. Ang medyo hindi maganda pakinggan ay “tsekwa”. Tungkol naman sa Cantonese, iyang lahi iyan ang katumbas sa Kapampangan. Ang Cantonese ay di purong Chinese. May halong banyaga na iyan. Kaya karamihan sa mga Miss Chinatown at magagandang artistang Chinese ay Cantonese.
“The main nemesis of Pinoys misfortune are disasters and calamities from the mother nature. Philippines lies in topographical territories that is prune to this nature.”
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Japan is not only an earthquake-prone archipelago but also has a mountainous and therefore not-easily cultivated landscape. It is also resource-poor land and has a very harsh climate.
Singapore and Taiwan are also challenging islands. In fact, both islands were originally the refuges of people who were driven out and cast away by the larger landmasses or nations that they used to belong to.
All of the above countries I mentioned are amongst the most prosperous societies on the planet today.
You will note that the most resource-rich nations in the region — Indonesia and the Philippines are the most impoverished and least-promising of the lot (although it could be argued that Indonesia is doing quite well nowadays).
So much for excuses.
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And pray, do tell us: Whatever is your excuse Benigno?
Sabi ulit ni Australian idol: Japan is not only an earthquake-prone archipelago but also has a mountainous and therefore not-easily cultivated landscape. It is also resource-poor land and has a very harsh climate.
Singapore and Taiwan are also challenging islands. In fact, both islands were originally the refuges of people who were driven out and cast away by the larger landmasses or nations that they used to belong to.
All of the above countries I mentioned are amongst the most prosperous societies on the planet today.
You will note that the most resource-rich nations in the region — Indonesia and the Philippines are the most impoverished and least-promising of the lot (although it could be argued that Indonesia is doing quite well nowadays).
So much for excuses.
– Tingnan mo topographer ka rin pala. Crikey!
Mental Mapping
geography.about.com/cs/culturalgeography/a/mentalmaps.htm
Benign,
What you see in the Filipino soceity is what you also see in any other soceity on any part of the globe.Even the most advanced countries have their less fortunate people digging the dumps.Rich or poor, we all face the same judgment.For it is written, all men to die after this the judgment.We came to this world with nothing,we will leave same way with nothing.Is their really a difference between the rich and the poor? What is their to talk about?
I like what JV Ejercito said about the Trillanes campaign. It’s true Trillanes may not have the money and needed media exposure, but boy, he does have the people!!!
I, myself, am surprised at the number of people coming to us asking if there is anything they can do to help with his campaign in Japan. I tell them bluntly that there is no money in this but love for the country they have left behind. Oo daw! Maganda nga ang nangyayari kasi hindi daw sila patatalo sa haponesang katulad ko ng pagpapakita ng pagmamahal sa bayan sinilangan. Iyan ang gusto ko!!!
Yup, Trillanes may not have the money, but he surely has the people. Out there are a lot many Filipinos with EYES WIDE OPEN not shut, not even when they are forced to be shut by guns, propaganda, etc. willing now to take their fight for a better Philippines to the polls. Sabi nga ni Sonny and his friends, “Magdalo (as in join) para sa pagbabago!!!”
Mabuhay ka Sonny Trillanes! May your tribe increase! Tuloy tuloy na ang panalo mo!!!
IBASURA ANG ADMINISTRASYON! IBOTO ANG ADMINISTRASYON! GO 11+0!
“Even the most advanced countries have their less fortunate people digging the dumps.Rich or poor, we all face the same judgment.For it is written, all men to die after this the judgment.We came to this world with nothing,we will leave same way with nothing.Is their really a difference between the rich and the poor? What is their to talk about?”
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Yan naman pala e. So if we find no difference in being rich and poor and simply cling on to the fact that at the end of everyone’s life, we are all food for worms anyway, then what is the point about being so angry about the poverty and injustice that grips the Philippines today?
The fact that we care whether we are rich or poor, or that if we are being treated unjustly or that the Philippines has a scandalouly humungous proportion of impoverished people is because we still posssess human aspirations.
Whipping out the argument about what happens after we die is a cop out at best.
Sure we will all die and whether one is rich or not will not matter in the after life. But then do we really want to go through life just looking forward to death?
The fact is, politics is a human activity and therefore the discussion should be limited to human issues. Leave religion to the Church. Poverty is a human condition. Wealth is a human condition.
Lets deal with the human aspect here.
– 😀
Benign,
What you see in the Filipino soceity is what you also see in any other country.Even the most advanced countries (from America to Zimbabwe and back) have their less fortunate people digging the dumps.It is not a problem onli in da Pilipins.It is world-wide.In the end,rich or poor, the rich man faces the same judgment as the poor man.For it is written, that all men to die, after this the judgment.We came to this world with nothing,we will leave same way with nothing.If you think I am grandstanding myself based on my job,then something’s definitely wrong with your thinking.
For thinking is the hard part; as such not too many people do it well.
“Even the most advanced countries (from America to Zimbabwe and back) have their less fortunate people digging the dumps.It is not a problem onli in da Pilipins.It is world-wide.In the end,rich or poor, the rich man faces the same judgment as the poor man”
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I never said poverty is unique to the Philippines. But then just because it exists in other places, doesn’t mean that we should stop aspiring to eradicate it.
Singapore did just that. They are generally prosperous even if there are still individual cases of poverty there.
Would you tell a drunken bum that he is ok just because you can cite other examples of dunken bums around? Of course not. The fact that there are other drunken bums around does not mean being a drunken bum is ok.
– 😀
“And pray, do tell us: Whatever is your excuse Benigno?”
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I make no excuses. 😉
Australian idol said: …Leave religion to the Church.
– Whose church?
Benigno;
since you can not find a solution and ridiculing Pinoy’s misfortune, here is the solution thatt our country is lacking for.—Our country need to encourage manufacturing of products and impose restriction on foreign manufacturers, Yes, those countries you mentions are parallel to our country that are prone to disaster. But, we need to find a method how to cope with that problem since the nature’s wrath could not be avoided.–We need a program to develop and research an alternate crops of our farmers that can deal effectively with unfriendly weather. The government need to improve their infrastructures such as building irrigations, road for an easy access to transportation. The government need to look for their interest in imposing guidelines on fertilizers and insecticide to a level of standards. These 2 main necessities of our farmers in there farms are also pirated. These are our farmers complain, they are expressing this dissatisfactions to our government department, but they heard them with deaf ears.—Now, are you blaming these poor farmers, and not the agencies who are suppose to look for there interest?–Now,Benigno what is your excuse?
Benigno,
I never said a drunken bum is ok if there are other cases of drunken bums around.It’s you who said that. You think you can twist the facts when the facts you said came from your own thinking?
For thinking is the hard part; as such not too many people do it well.
Apoy:
Manong,si Benigno ay kasla ti manok na sukutan,agtarayin na niya Manong,awan na siya mairason,haan siya agsisimba tano Domingo,no haan siya bilib sa karanasan mo na ikinuwento,natalusan ko ang nangyari sa iyo,idtoy ako lagi sa tabi mo Manong.Awan ti Ilocano na sukutan,andyak yan amo ni Benigno.Manong ada ako bonong na agtulis dito ipinahurno ko kay Apo Ambong sa Dasol.No kayat mo aglapay tayong duwa na baka,ag-gatang pay ako lambanog idyay Mabini malapit sa Burgos na gawa sa sasa,naimas Manong.
cocoy:
Thank goodness there are Australians such as John Fawcett who has given more than 25 years assisting the poor, blind and children born with severe physical problems. Without his personal assistance they would have had a big burden.
It is my wish that I can emulate John Fawcett’s foundation.
Pls view http://www.humanitarianprojectsindonesia.org/
Pareng Cocoy:
“Benigno;
since you can not find a solution and ridiculing Pinoy’s misfortune, here is the solution thatt our country is lacking for.—Our country need to encourage manufacturing of products and impose restriction on foreign manufacturers, Yes, those countries you mentions are parallel to our country that are prone to disaster”
Agree 100%!
And if I may add, we must start looking forward to manufacturing high-value end products, instead of being just contended with computer chips and electronic parts bearing brands that are not our own. The Pinoy ingenuity offers a lot of potentials. Problem with this ingenuity is that, it is misplaced. The most promising type is already in use elsewhere except in the Philippines. The most corrupted form of this Pinoy ingenuity can well be seen in the halls of government- we already saw this type of ingenuity as it was applied to by our “representatives” to craft a law designed to “uncraft” another law that does not allow them to stay in power. Remember ConAss?
“I never said poverty is unique to the Philippines. But then just because it exists in other places, doesn’t mean that we should stop aspiring to eradicate it.”
There goes one of the “fights” we need to face. One may want to call it “aspiration”, still another may insist on calling it a “struggle”. Bottomline, we are all looking towards the same end- a better Philippines.
“The Pinoy ingenuity offers a lot of potentials”
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Does it, really?
For 50 years the jeepney was touted as the symbol of this “ingenuity”. I’d say in retrospect that the jeepney has become more of an embarassment than a cultural asset.
Furthermore, Inquirer journalist Ambeth Ocampo wrote about our Romblon craftsmen after a visit to that island back in September 2005. This was his observation:
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“What did the people in this sleepy town do with their marble? They made them into tombstones, mortar and pestle. As a tourist, I asked myself: How many “lapida” [tomb markers] and “dikdikan” [pestle] do I want? How many lapida and dikdikan do I need? Come to think of it, how many lapida and dikdikan do they sell in a year? Here is a region that has skilled manpower and an almost inexhaustible natural resource, but their products are unimaginative. If culture comes in to introduce new designs and new uses of Romblon marble, that would go a long way in developing the industry and the province.”
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This is but one example of how our complete lack of imagination as a people keeps us fixated on the same old issues, challenges, and, consequently, the same old outcomes.
Just look at the political situation and discussion today. It is the same old issues, the same old posturings, and the same old characters as previous elections. Same stuff, different names.
And you think there is potential for us to develop world class manufacturing and innovative products? We cannot even innovate on the jeepney. We cannot even think outside of the square come election time. What makes us think we have the wherewithal to develop the clockwork-like industrial acumen that catapulted Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese economies to the status they enjoy today?
The Chinese are doing it too — right under our noses. Today our market is flooded with their cheap trinkets (not to mention Pinoys gleefully gobbling them up using the cash remitted to them by their OFW kin). Despite an overpopulated nation teeming with potentially dirt-cheap labour, we have Chinese, Indian, and Vietnamese consumer goods flooding the world markets and racking up immense surpluses for their economies.
We in the meantime continue to subsist on OFW remittances.
Sad.
– 😀
anna de brux Says:
March 13th, 2007 at 9:10 am
And pray, do tell us: Whatever is your excuse Benigno?
*****
Your previous question, Anna, is more appropriate as in “What’s your point?” Iyan ang wisey-wisey guy kuno? But we know in that “matalino man daw ang matsing ay napaglalangan din.” BTW, this guy is saying that all Filipinos are “matsings” and he is not!!! Oh yeah?
“The Pinoy ingenuity offers a lot of potentials”
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Does it, really?
For 50 years the jeepney was touted as the symbol of this “ingenuity”. I’d say in retrospect that the jeepney has become more of an embarassment than a cultural asset.
Furthermore, Inquirer journalist Ambeth Ocampo wrote about our Romblon craftsmen after a visit to that island back in September 2005. This was his observation:
.
“What did the people in this sleepy town do with their marble? They made them into tombstones, mortar and pestle. As a tourist, I asked myself: How many “lapida” [tomb markers] and “dikdikan” [pestle] do I want? How many lapida and dikdikan do I need? Come to think of it, how many lapida and dikdikan do they sell in a year? Here is a region that has skilled manpower and an almost inexhaustible natural resource, but their products are unimaginative. If culture comes in to introduce new designs and new uses of Romblon marble, that would go a long way in developing the industry and the province.”
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This is but one example of how our complete lack of imagination as a people keeps us fixated on the same old issues, challenges, and, consequently, the same old outcomes.
Just look at the political situation and discussion today. It is the same old issues, the same old posturings, and the same old characters as previous elections. Same stuff, different names.
And you think there is potential for us to develop world class manufacturing and innovative products? We cannot even innovate on the jeepney. We cannot even think outside of the square come election time. What makes us think we have the wherewithal to develop the clockwork-like industrial acumen that catapulted Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese economies to the status they enjoy today?
The Chinese are doing it too — right under our noses. Today our market is flooded with their cheap trinkets (not to mention Pinoys gleefully gobbling them up using the cash remitted to them by their OFW kin). Despite an overpopulated nation teeming with potentially dirt-cheap labour, we have Chinese, Indian, and Vietnamese consumer goods flooding the world markets and racking up immense surpluses for their economies.
We in the meantime continue to subsist on OFW remittances.
Sad.
kailangan bang ang buntunan ng sisi at pagkutya ay ang mga naging kawawang biktima ng panlilinlang ng kasalukuyang administrasyon? bakit hindi balik tanawin ang mga pangyayari mula 2001 hanggang december 2003 kung kailan sinabi ni gloria na hindi na siya maghahangad pa ng panibagong anim na taon bilang presidente dahil siya ang naging ugat ng malawakang pagkakawatak watak subalit kinain niya ang kanyang mga salita? gayundin, noong manipulahin nila ang resulta ng eleksiyon noong 2004 at i-proklama siyang presidente habang nasa kahimbingan ng tulog ang buong sambayanan? at ang mga “nakaw na pangyayari” mula noon.
Sinabi mo pa, Magno. Kawawa ang mga pilipino sa bugaw na ito. Ngayon ko lang nakikita ng husto ang mga pandurugas na ginagawa ng mga bugaw na ito sa DoLE, etc. sa mga OFWs. Ang payo ko ngayon doon sa mga katulad ng staff ko na nagtratrabaho sa mga kompanyang hapones ay sumali sa mga labor unions. Next step, long process nga lang, is a new law to protect these workers from their own government lalo na dito sa sakim na bogus government ngayon na dinurugasan ang mga pilipino! Puedeng ipasok ang complaint sa ILO sa totoo lang!!! Hindi naman dapat na matakot ang mga pilipino lalo na iyong mga makikinabang!!! God willing, magagawan ito ng paraan ng paglalaban at pagpapanalo ng kaso at hinaing ng lahat na naaapi!!!
Pag-asa natin diyan sina Alan Cayetano, lalung-lalo na si Sonny Trillanes. At least, siya ang tunay na kandidato ng lahat ng mga naaaping pilipino!!! Malakas ang pananampalataya kong naiiba siya! God willing, he will win!!!
Alam mo, Magno, kinakausap ko rin ang mga pulis at immigration dito para sa kapakanan ng mga empleyado kong pilipino. Kahapon may conference nga ako sa kanila. Panatag na ang loob ko na may protection sila. Bukas naman doon naman kami sa labor union ng Tokyo!!!
IBASURA ANG ADMINISTRASYON! IBOTO ANG OPOSISYON! GO 11+0!
Forgot to say, iyong puedeng bumoto kay Harry Roque, please pakiboto siya. Isa pa iyan na maaasahan ng mga pilipino. At least, alam niya kung anong batas ang dapat niyang ilakad na mapairal—iyong mga batas na magpipigil sa pangungurakot lalo na iyong mga katulad ni Mike Pidal na idinadaan sa mga libel suits ang pananakot niya sa mga bumabatikos sa mga kurakot niya.
Dasal ang kailangan para manalo ang ating mga gustong manalo! Si Vilma Santos, sabi may sign daw siyang matalo!!! Hehehehehe!!!
a guy critisized the pinoy being and then everybody is after him. have we forgotten juang tamad, who would rather wait for the fruits to fell when it is ripe? there is no question that pinoy character must change, and i think it is changing. hardships change people when they accept it as a challenge. other countries with much worse conditions made it, so why not the pinoys. what we need are leaders who can ignite the will to change by example, not one who condemn us to stupidity.
norpil, lahat ng himutok-pag-alipusta sa mga karaniwang mamamayang siyang biktima ng kasinungalingan, pandaraya at pagnanakaw ng kasalukuyang administrasyon sampu ng mga sipsip na alipores nito ay isang malaking kamaliang ibubunton sa kanila (mamamayan) bagkus nararapat lamang itutok sa pamunuang walang ginawa at ginagawa kundi linlanging ang paniniwala at pagtitiwala ng taong bayan.
pansinin mo na walang ibinabato sa kanila kundi ang kamangmangan, kawalang interes sa pag-usad tungo sa pagbabago at pamamalimos ng awa sa mga nasa poder. hindi binibigyang pansin kung ano ba ang ginagawa ng mga nasa kapangyarihang siyang nagtatamasa sa lahat ng katiwalian sa kabila ng paghihikahos ng nakararaming mamamayan.
…kundi linlangin ang paniniwala at …….
mrivera: ayon ako sa sinabi mo.sinusubukan ko lang na maging positive din.siguro iniisip niya na marami naman ng kumakalaban sa mga nasa puesto dito sa blogg na ito kaya hindi na niya isinasali at ang kinakalaban naman niya ay ang kanyang pagka pinoy.nabanggit niya ang ibang bansa na mga lugar na mahirap mabuhay ay naka alpas sa kahirapan, samantalang sa pinas na madaling mabuhay noong mga unang panahon ang siya ngayong naghihirap.ang pinas ay ngayon lamang nag uumpisang lumaban sa kahirapan.problema ay kailangang labanan din ang mga bandidong politicians natin.
ang pagtuturo sa isang tao upang ipamumulat ang kanyang mga pagkukulang, makabubuting akayin siya nang maayos at isaisahin ng mahusay ang alinmang kanyang dapat matutuhan at huwag nang ipamumukha ang kanyang KATANGAHAN at KAMANGMANGAN.
alalahanin ding walang sino man sa mundong ibabaw ang isinilang na NAGTUTURO na sa balana ng dapat nilang matutuhan.
lahat tayo ay sumaisang maliwanag na UHA ang unang tinuturan!
“Does it, really?
For 50 years the jeepney was touted as the symbol of this “ingenuity”. I’d say in retrospect that the jeepney has become more of an embarassment than a cultural asset.”
Yes, it does.
If we still look at the dyipni as the ONLY symbol of this ingenuity, we are merely placing the issue inside a frame without the benefit of looking at the bigger picture. Karaoke, for instance, is a product of Filipino ingenuity. So, are goods like the fluorescent lamp, erythromycin, and the list can go on. The sad part, however, is that, the incentives so well deserved by their creators were dangled by governments other than their own.
Ambeth Ocampo’s observations, however true, does not prove the lack of ingenuity. It may only be a reflection of how the socio-political environment numbs the creativity of people. If these people get transplanted elsewhere, where creativity and genius are rewarded commensurately, most of them are capable of using the potentials they have.
Filipinos, as individuals, almost always succeed elsewhere, except in their own country. So, is it the absence of ingenuity, or is it the failure of the socio-political environment to tap these potentials?
lahat ng bagay na taglay at/o nakamit ng isang tao habang nasa mundong ito ay maiiwan at hindi madadala sa hukay sa sandali ng kanyang kamatayan. kayamanan, karunungan at maging kasikatan. kaya nararapat lamang na habang narito sa mundong ibabaw ay ibahagi sa mga kulang palad sa puntong ibibigay nang walang alinlangan. subalit, kung ang paraan ng pagbabahagi ay may kasamang hagupit na lumalatay, mas mabuti pang sarilinin na lamang sapagkat ito ay walang tatanggap at mawawalan ng saysay.
“a guy critisized the pinoy being and then everybody is after him. have we forgotten juang tamad, who would rather wait for the fruits to fell when it is ripe?”
Norpil:
Juan Tamad is merely a Filipino invention. If we read the original story, Juan Tamad was actually a subject of the Portuguese Crown.
“makabubuting akayin siya nang maayos at isaisahin ng mahusay ang alinmang kanyang dapat matutuhan at huwag nang ipamumukha ang kanyang KATANGAHAN at KAMANGMANGAN”
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E paano kung ang isyu naman talaga ay ang katangahan at kamangmangan ng karaniwang Pinoy? Iyan bang isyung ganyan ay dapat bang talikuran na lang at ‘wag bigyan ng pansin?
Hirap sa atin e, panay maganda ang gusto nating makita kahit na panay kapangitan naman ang nasa paligid. Kaya siguro nagkalat ang basura sa kalsada ng kaMaynilaan, dahil sa mentalidad na ganito — pag-kukumbinse sa kapwa at gayun din sa mga dayuhan na maganda ang ating kinalalagayan kahit na ang katotohanan ay umaalingasaw sa baho mula sa kaloob-looban ng ating tinatagong anyo.
Kaya siguro ang mga problema kahit kelan ay di mahanapan ng lunas, dahil ang pundamental na isyu ay di itinuturing na karapat-dapat na pag-ukulan ng pag-iisip at tamang pansin.
Iyan ang Pinoy. Gastos en grande sa piyesta kahit baon sa utang. Pakawala mula Lunes hanggang Sabado, tapos akala mo kung sinong santong mag-dasal pag Linggo.
Pinoy nga naman talaga.
– 😀
Ka Enchong:
Nandun sa wikipedia ang article ng “Line of Demarcation”
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“In later treaties between the two nations, Portugal gave up its claim to the Philippines in exchange for Brazil. Although the line was created to settle territorial disputes between the sole powers at that time, it did not take into account the rise of other powers such as France, nor the Protestant nations of Britain or the Netherlands, who ignored the papal demarcation and staked their own claims.
Benigno’s “Kaya siguro nagkalat ang basura sa kalsada ng kaMaynilaan, dahil sa mentalidad na ganito ”
Instead of ranting ad vitam eternam, go and pick up the basura sa kalsada and do as you preach!
Geez! What’s wrong with you?
basura is one thing the govt can do something, yet donot do anything. in other countries basura is money since it can be a source of energy.
norpil,
right you are!
gloria is one basura herself that needs to be incinerated!
“E paano kung ang isyu naman talaga ay ang katangahan at kamangmangan ng karaniwang Pinoy? Iyan bang isyung ganyan ay dapat bang talikuran na lang at ‘wag bigyan ng pansin?”
Higit pa riyan ang lalim ng tunay na usapin. Hindi isinilang na sadyang tanga at mangmang ang karaniwang Pinoy. Naniniwala akong pantay-pantay lahat sa sandali ng kanilang pagsilang. Pumapasok na lamang ang iba’t ibang mga salik (factors) sa sandaling maramdaman niya ang kanyang paligid.
Kung maganda ang kapaligirang kanyang sinilangan, malaki ang pagkakataong hindi siya magiging mangmang sa kanyang paglaki.
Ang kasalukuyang kalagayan ay maaaring naging bunga ng ilang salinlahing kapabayaan. Lalaging napapanahon ang paggising ng kasalukuyang salinlahi upang ibalik ang nawalang ganda. Makabubuting hanapan na lamang natin ng lunas ang suliraning ito kaysa hanapin pa natin ang dapat paglagakan ng sisi.
“Iyan ang Pinoy. Gastos en grande sa piyesta kahit baon sa utang. Pakawala mula Lunes hanggang Sabado, tapos akala mo kung sinong santong mag-dasal pag Linggo.”
Unti-unti nang nawawala ang kaugaliang ito. Kung nariyan pa rin ang mga pagdiriwang, hindi na kasing rangya ng dati. Katunayang nagigising na ang Pilipino….
Ka Enchong:
Nandun sa wikipedia ang article ng “Line of Demarcation”
. . .
“In later treaties between the two nations, Portugal gave up its claim to the Philippines in exchange for Brazil. Although the line was created to settle territorial disputes between the sole powers at that time, it did not take into account the rise of other powers such as France, nor the Protestant nations of Britain or the Netherlands, who ignored the papal demarcation and staked their own claims.”
Nelbar:
Oo nga pala… maaaring Pilipinas din yan.
Pero, the Demarcation Line was established in 1494 pa, while “Ang Buhay na Pinagdaanan ni Juan Tamad na Anac ni Fabio at ni Sofia sa Caharian ng Portugal” ay isinulat noong 1920. Ano nga kaya?
benign0 says: “Hirap sa atin e, panay maganda ang gusto nating makita kahit na panay kapangitan naman ang nasa paligid.”
di ba’t ikaw itong kung ano anong solusyon ang ipinamamarali pero mas lamang ang pang-iinsulto?
para kang isang taga-usig na pinipilipit pa ang leeg ng biktima upang sabihin nitong siya ang may kasalanan at hindi ang umabuso sa kanya. saan ka nakakita ng ganyang klase ng pamamaraan upang maitama ang mali?
namumulat na nga ang taong bayan kaya hindi na pinaniniwalaan ang mga sinasabi ng mga nagmamagaling na nagmamalasakit kuno sa kanilang kapakanan. tulad mo rin, meron pa bang umaayon sa iyong mga sinasabi dito? di ba ‘yung katulad mo rin lang na kunwari ay ayaw sa sinungaling na nasa poder pero siyang minamagaling?
sabi ko nga sa iyo, KUMANDIDATO KA BILANG SENADOR O KONGRESMAN para maihain mo bilang mga panukalang magiging batas kung ano ang nais at inaakala mong lunas sa suliranin ng sambayanan.
ang tanong lang – may naghihikahos at mangmang na ininsulto mo na ang boboto pa sa iyo?
Mrivera,
RIGHT ON!!!
benign0 says: “Kaya siguro ang mga problema kahit kelan ay di mahanapan ng lunas, dahil ang pundamental na isyu ay di itinuturing na karapat-dapat na pag-ukulan ng pag-iisip at tamang pansin.”
katulad din ng isang nag-aararo na ang ginagamit ay gutom na at uhaw na baka o kalabaw subalit gustong diretso ang guhit ng tudling at katamtaman ang lalim na paghuhulugan ng binhi upang gumanda at maging madali ang pagsibol ng halaman subalit panay ang malakas na pitik o hataw ng lubid na nakasilo pa mandin sa ilong. paano aasahang maisisingkaw nang maayos ang pobreng hayop kung tuhod sa uhaw at gutom ay nginig na ang mga tuhod?
at, mas magiging may dunong pa ba ang hayop kaysa taong may pang-unawa at may kakayahang mag-isip?
Norpil:
Tama ka,ang basura ay may halaga dito sa lugar ko.Iyong mga empty water,soda,juice,beer na lata at bote ay iniipon ko at inire-recycle pag marami na,sa isang buwan ay nakabenta ako ng mahigit 100 dolyar.Kaya kahit basura ay pinagkakaperahan din.
Norpil:
Liban sa basura kung ang tao ay masipag at may diskarte sa buhay hindi siya maghihirap.Bigyan kita ng eksamplol,alam mo ba ang barbeque sticks,iyong pinapantuhog nila ng banana que,mga bituka ng manok,baboy,baka at pati na nga hot dog at corn dog,malaking negosyo iyan na nadiskubre ng Manong ko na katiwala namin doon sa bulubunduking lupa namin na puro buho,kawayan at yantok lang ang tanim.Noon pinahihingi lang namin sa nangangailangan sa pagpapatayo nila ng kubo pati kogon,kahit na nga walang pako na gagamitin ay naitatayo nila ang bahay.Ganito raw ang nangyari,mga limang taon na ang lumipas,lumuwas ng Maynila si Manong at mag-ayos ng papeles papuntang Taiwan,sa may Taft daw ay maraming pila at kukuha ng NBI clearance,ginutom siya at bumili ng tatlong pirasong tinuhog na bituka ng manok,mahilig sa kuwento iyong Manong ko,natanong niya doon sa nagtitinda kung saan nila kinukuha ang stick na ginamit.Ayun nagkaroon siya ng idea.Ngayon hindi na Nag-Taiwan at iyan ang naging negosyo niya at umaasenso na ang buhay niya ng wala kahit na singkong puhunan.Iyan ang diskarte.Kasi si Benigno sa malakihan kaagad ang gusto niyan, na nakikita niya sa Australia gusto niyang iparis na kapag ipinasok mo ang isang boung baka sa makina,pag lumabas ay corned beef na,nasa lata.Aba,magsimula muna sa maliit.Kung may makina ba na gagawa ng barbeque stick at ipasok mo ang isang boung kawayan at paglabas ay nakasupot na ang stick ay bibilhin ko.
Ellen,
That kind of remark was totally uncalled for and does not deserved to be included in this blog.
THanks for deleting it.
Slip of the tongue:
“…does not deserve…
……maisisingkaw nang maayos ang pobreng hayop kung sa uhaw at gutom ay nginig na ang mga tuhod?
cocoy: thanks sa istorya mo.marami siguradong success stories din sa pinas kahit marami ang naghihirap.ang totoo, mahirap mag generalise tulad ng ginagawa ng paborito nating kasama dito.siguro ay malaki ang puhunan ni benigno kaya malaki kaagad ang iniisip niya.hindi naman comparable ang australia sa pinas dahil lahat naman doon ay malalaki.ewan ko lang pero ang saka siguro ng isang ordinaryong magsasaka doon ay isang probinsya na sa atin.
norpil Says: “ewan ko lang pero ang saka siguro ng isang ordinaryong magsasaka doon ay isang probinsya na sa atin.”
ano ‘yun? ‘yung lupa, elastic? nababanat para lumapad?
mrivera:ang iniisip ko lang dito ay dahil sa panay makinarya ang gamit nila at sa kalawakan ng australia ay maaring ang nasasaka ng isang magsasaka doon ay halos isang probinsia na sa atin. ano sa palagay mo.nakikita ko lang sa pelikula ng mga magsasaka sa usa ay malalaki ang mga saka nila at sa palagay ko lang ay mas malalaki ang saka ng mga australyano.
norpil,
sa USA at australia, bagama’t maunlad ang bansa nila, industrialized ay preserved naman ang agriculture kaya hindi halos nagagalaw ang farmlands bukod pa sa talagang malawak ang kanilang lupain at kontrolado ang pagdami ng populasyon. hindi katulad sa pilipinas na mabilis ang pagdami ng tao sa napakaliit na sukat ng ating kalupaan kaya pati ang dating malawak na sakahan ay ginawa ng tirikan ng mga bahay patunay ang pagsulputan ng mga subdibisyon partikular nitong umpisa nilang ipakilala ang industriyalisasyong nauuwi rin sa wala dahil sa malawakang kurakutan saan mang sangay ng pamahalaan.
ellen:
ang ganda ngayon ng blog na ito, compact pero madali pa ring basahin. bilib ako.
mrivera:
ayon ako sa mga isinulat mo. ang isang nabasa ko dito sa history ng norway, kahit nag kahirap hirap sila ng mga nakaraang daang taon ay hindi nila pinag hati hati ang mga lupa ng napakaliliit. hanggang sa halos lahat na nga ng norwego ay nag immigrate sa america. ang mga naiwan ay pinagsinop pa rin nila ang kanilang natural resources. ang nagmamana ng lupa ay iyon lang eldest na lalake at kailan lang nabago ito na ang eldest na babae ay pwede na ring mag mana. sa pinas kapag may lupa ay pinag hahatihati at ngayon nga ay mga subdivision na ang karamihan ng sakahing palay. ng umalis ako ng pinas ay nag e export tayo ng bigas samantalang ngayon ay kinakailangang mag import pa.
norpil, nakakabagbag damdamin, di ba? bukod pa ‘yan sa mga nakaririwasang mahilig mangamkam ng lupa ng may lupa.
tunay kong karanasan ang ganito. at hindi iba (sa amin) ang “nakialam” sa lupa ng matanda namin.
To Ka Enchong:
“So, is it the absence of ingenuity, or is it the failure of the socio-political environment to tap these potentials?”
Neither one. Its the lack of love for one’s country. Asking what the country can do for him/her/them, instead of what he/she/they can do for the country.
norpil:
nagtataka nga ako eh. dito sa Pinas noong late 70’s hanggang mid-80’s ay naging host ang Palawan at Bataan ng mga refugee mula sa Vietnam na ang taguri sa kanila’y Boat People.
Masakit daw ito para sa mga Vietnamese ayon sa mga kaibigan ko na taga Ho Chi Minh City.
Pero dito sa Pilipinas ay mismong gobyerno pa ang nang-i-ingganyo na mangibang bansa at mapawalay sa mga pami-pamilya at mga mahal sa buhay.
oi syangapala, may hinahanap ako ng balita sa inquirer na balita kahapon March 14,2007, Wednesday.
US Marines land in Albay to help typhoon victims
mula sa pahinang A9 ng nasabing pahayagan.
nelbar:itong pang i inganya ng administrasyon ni gma na mangibang bansa ang mga pinoy ay kabaligtaran ng mga administrasyon ng ibang bansa. ang mga taga poland na nag-alisan ng kanilang bayan dahil sa pagiging myembro nila ng european community ay sinisikap ngayon ng lahat ng mga political parties doon na magbalikan sila para ma i tayo nilang uli ang kanilang bansa.ang presidente ng mexico na may mga kamag anak na nag immigrate sa usa ay nananawagan din sa mga mexicano na mag balikan sila dahil kailangan sila ng kanilang bansa.palagay ko lang ang paghanap ng ikabubuhay sa ibang bansa ay hindi limited sa mga pinoy at walang kinalaman ang pagiging makabayan o hindi sa paghanap ng pagkain.
norpil,
noong isang beses na umuwi ako sa probinsya ng mga magulang ko sa Panay(April 27,2006).
may nakasabay ako sa eroplano at nakatabi ko mismo sa upuan na Irish.
Isa siyang professional na nagta-trabaho sa Hong Kong na main business ay tungkol sa wine.
Sa loob ng isang isang oras na pag-uusap ay marami kaming napagkwentuhan mula sa U2, Irish boy band, IRA, Ireland at ang isyu ng mass migration ng mga Irish noong panahon ng kahirapan sa bansa nila.
Totoo na ang mga Irish noong panahon ay nagsipag-alisan sa Ireland upang mangibang bayan at humanap ng magandang kabuhayan.
Pero ngayon daw ay iba na.
Ang mga tao mula sa Irish diaspora ay ini-encourage ang kanilang nasasakupan na magsibalik na sa Ireland at duon na sama-sama nilang paunlarin ang kanilang bansa.
Sana ganito rin sa bansa natin.
Nang lumapag na kami sa Kalibo Airport duon na kami nagkahiwalay at sinabi nya na mag-re-relax lang daw siya sa Boracay kasama ang kanyang chickababe.(Hindi ko alam kung Irish din yun, kasi Caucasian eh).
Noong nasa isla na ako ng Panay, napagtanto ko kung ano nga kaya kung hindi nagsikap ang mga magulang ko noon na lumuwas ng Maynila?
Ano kaya ang buhay ko ngayon?
Aasa pa rin kaya ako sa magulang ko?
Promdi rin kaya ako na nakikipagsagupaan sa Kamaynilaan o baka nasa ibang bansa na rin at ini-enjoy ang buhay ng isang OFW?
nelbar: ang hirap naman ng tanong mo. di ba may kanta si doris day nuong araw na may line na- whatever will be will be, the future not ours to see, que sera que sera. hindi naman siguro puedeng i plano ang future, pero masuerte na rin tayo kung kahit papaano ay nakapag aral tayo at nahanda tayo sa pag harap sa ating kinabukasan.
“To Ka Enchong:
“So, is it the absence of ingenuity, or is it the failure of the socio-political environment to tap these potentials?”
Neither one. Its the lack of love for one’s country. Asking what the country can do for him/her/them, instead of what he/she/they can do for the country.”
Exactly. Dito, 100% agree ako, Anthony.
ka enchong,
ang pariralang iyan ay isang metapora na ang tinutukoy mismo ay ang pamahalaan.
nagbabayad tayo ng buwis na siyang pinagkukunan ng pondo para sa mga pagawaing bayan, pangkalusugan, pangkatahimikan at iba pang mga serbisyong nauukol sa maayos na pamayanan. subalit paano naman kung ang iyong pamahalaang inaasahan ay walang maibigay na serbisyo kundi PURO KASINUNGALINGAN?
lahat tayo, kahit sino, anumang rehiyon/tribong kinabibilangan, mahal natin ang ating bayang sinilangan, ang pilipinas at ginagawa natin at tinutupad ang obligasyong sa ating balikat ay nakaatang at marapat lamang na umasa tayong susuklian ng nasa pamunuan ng buo ring katapatan.
sige nga, sabihin nila kung ano’ng serbisyong kapakipakinabang ang naibigay ng kasalukuyang pamahalaan? kailan sila humarap nang maayos sa mamamayan? meron ba silang sinagot na mga katiwaliang kinasasangkutan? hindi ba’t ang buwelta nila ay karahasan sa mga sumasalungat sa kanilang pang-aabuso at kapalpakan? wala silang ginawa kundi ang mangako at manlinlang.
ano ang gagawin ng mamamayan kung patuloy na tinatapakan, sinasakal, binubusalan, pinagkakaitan ng pagkakataong makapamuhay ng marangal? hindi ba’t umaangal?
Trillanes is trying hard to campaign and if he fails on his bid with the court for the media to come around, there are plenty of us who can spread the word for him. So far, I havent heard anyone yet who is not for him outside of this blog.
By the way, importing staples is the order of the day in Singapore, Hongkong, Japan, in the Middle east, many European countries, and many more. Why the fuss of us importing rice.
We do have many borrowed words from the Portuguese. Filho for one means son or small boy, but we made it sound bad when we call a lady PILYA. We were never colonized by Purtugal but we were discovered by a Portuguese Captain. In many ports of Brazil, the lingua franca are Ilonggo, Pilipino and Ilocano in that order of usage.
Inuulit ko, dapat sana ay hindi muna tumakbo sa Senado si Trillanes. Dapat ay sa Kongreso muna. Imbes na siya, dapat ay si Honasan ang nasa GO Team. Pero nandiyan na iyan. Suportahan na lang natin.