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Is there a storm on the horizon?

by Joel Rocamora
Akbayan Chairman

The bishops did it. Their call for a “new government”, then building hope around “liberators” who are “just around the corner” got everyone worked up. A “new government” in advance of the 2010 elections, of course, means the extra constitutional removal of the Arroyo administration. Everyone assumes the bishops are not talking of the Second Coming. Maybe those knights in shining armor who are a long time coming.

Conspiracy theorists are having a field day. The impeachment initiative, chacha, and the arrival of Jocjoc Bolante primed the public for the bishops’ statement. Are these moves linked? Is there a master conspiracy behind these linked moves? Did the bishops light the fuse for a coming explosion? Is it a short or a long fuse? The nice thing about conspiracy theories is that we can enjoy dramatic tension even if we cannot find out if there’s anything to the theory.

Whether or not the bishops are, consciously or unconsciously, part of a conspiracy, what they’ve done is important because it reminds us that moral outrage does not recognize the political calendar. Practical politicians on both sides of the pro-anti-Gloria divide say talk of liberation have to make way for preparations for the 2010 election, only a year and a half away. The moral sensibility asks why we have to wait. If we can, let’s get rid of her now.

Which bishops set the impact. Bishop Oscar Cruz, the constant warrior, tilting endlessly against jueteng. Bishop Angel Lagdameo, president of the CBCP, perennially frustrated by the CBCP’s conservative majority. Bishop Socrates Villegas is bishop of Balanga-Bataan, but he is well known to Manila reform circles from serving as the late Cardinal Sin’s able assistant. Two others signed the statement, Masbate Bishop Joel Baylon, and Legazpi Bishop Emeritus Jose Sorra.
Who was not with them might also be revealing. The bishops of KME who were not there have in the past been accused of supporting coup attempts. If the KME bishops have been the more public of the Catholic church’s progressive section, the AMRSP has more resources. AMRSP sisters have been Jun Lozada’s bodyguards for most of the last eight months. The bishops’ initiative was apparently at the behest of the AMRSP.

Whether intentional or not, the bishops also weighed in on the 2010 elections. Two presidential contenders, Vice President De Castro and Senate President Villar, are clearly not in the bishops’ support list. The two leaders they prefer, Chief Justice Puno and AFP Chief-of-staff Yano, are not running for elective office, but could come in as leaders of an extra-constitutional post-GMA leadership.

On its own, the bishops’ initiative is not likely to result in the kind of change they hope for. But it does raise the incendiary potential of other ongoing developments. Bolante’s return has been avidly anticipated. His attempt to avoid having to talk, resulting in two years of imprisonment in the US, indicates the explosive potential of his telling the truth. But early indications are that he’s not going to talk.

There’s an apparently coordinated effort to prevent his testimony in the Senate. Even before he returned, his lawyer petitioned the Supreme Court to prevent the Senate from reopening hearings on the fertilizer scam, arguing that the investigation is finished. This argument is backed up by administration allies in the Senate led by Sen. Angara who says that the Senate long ago submitted its recommendation to the Ombudsman for Jocjoc’s prosecution. For two years, the Ombudsman did nothing, acting only on the day after Jocjoc returned.

The positioning of administration lackeys in the Senate is understandable. What needs explaining is the hesitation of Senate President Villar who only moved to have Jocjoc arrested by the Senate the moment he arrived after LP senators threatened to attack him. Villar is also problematizing what committee would investigate. Since the Committee on Agriculture is headed by Sen.Angara, the only logical committee is the Blue Ribbon Committee headed by Villar party mate Senator Alan Peter Cayetano. Senator Mar Roxas has proposed that the Senate convene as a committee of the whole.

Maybe this is where the explanation for Villar’s hesitation lies. He does not want to give Mar Roxas a platform. Villar supporters might also be worried that a Bolante expose would put some life into the impeachment complaint. In the unlikely possibility that GMA does get impeached, it would greatly strengthen the position of another Villar competitor, Vice President De Castro, who would become president. A combination of administration senators and Villar allies, together with the more than one week lapse before the Senate reconvenes could defuse the Bolante issue, even if the Supreme Court refuses to act on Bolante’s petition.

The competing political calculations of 2010 election coalitions is also likely to determine the fate of the impeachment complaint. The minority in the House has not, so far, endorsed the complaint. While there is no such thing as impossible in the shifting coalitions of Philippine politics, the complaint is not likely to get the one third of House members needed to move the complaint to the Senate. If its proponents succeed in at least debating the substance of the complaint, that will, under current circumstances, already be a victory.

The administration’s move to advance its chacha agenda is potentially more explosive. The attempt, whether it succeeds or not, is proof of opposition suspicions that GMA intends to stay in power beyond the end of her term in 2010. Led by House Speaker Nograles, the administration is mobilizing to secure charter change without involving the Senate. Quite openly, administration stalwarts are saying that if they can get three fourths of the members of both the House and the Senate, they can pass constitutional amendments.

For now, the amendment would only remove the prohibition on foreign ownership of land. If Nograles succeeds in getting the 196 votes of House members he needs, the issue will then be raised to the Supreme Court. If GMA allies in the SC affirm the constitutionality of this mode of amending the constitution, there will then be no legal obstacle for GMA and her allies to make the kinds of changes that would keep GMA in power past 2010. The conditions for maximum polarization will then have been set.

These kinds of conditions should facilitate the revival of the mass movement. Whether they like it or not, the anti-GMA opposition will be forced to reunite as the likelihood of 2010 elections recedes. It will also force leaders of key political institutions, in particular the SC and more importantly, the AFP, to decide whether their allegiance to the constitution extends past its being mangled. If the Chief-of-staff decides he has no obligation to obey a mangled constitution, the door will be opened for “liberators”. It could then be “a walk in the park”.

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51 Comments

  1. We have compiled a list of the five fatal mistakes of Gloria Arroyo.It’s a pretty solid list:

    1) Announcing her decision not to run in the elections of 2004.
    2) Reversing her decision not to run in the elections of 2004

    3)Calling an election official during the canvassing of votes of the 2004 Presidential elections.

    4) Her hasty pardon of ex-President Joseph Estrada who was convicted of plunder.

    5) Her order to Romulo Neri to invoke “Executive Privilege”during the Senate investigations on the ZTE deal.

    What will be Gloria Arroyo’s sixth and most fatal mistake?

  2. Cha-Cha?

  3. Diego K. Guerrero Diego K. Guerrero

    Re: the AFP, to decide whether their allegiance to the constitution extends past its being mangled. If the Chief-of-staff decides he has no obligation to obey a mangled constitution, the door will be opened for “liberators”. It could then be “a walk in the park”.

    Politics is like a chess game. Bishop’s move (clergy) check! Then it would be followed by Knight’s move (armored cavalry) checkmate. A military component is needed for a successful ouster of bogus Philippine President Gloria Arroyo. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is the protector of the people and the State. Its goal is to secure the sovereignty of the State and the integrity of the national territory. Gloria Arroyo and Hermogenes Esperon tried to disintegrate the Philippine territory thru Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain. The aborted MILF-GRP MOA-AD was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

  4. Diego K. Guerrero Diego K. Guerrero

    Re: What will be Gloria Arroyo’s sixth and most fatal mistake?

    MOA-AD?

  5. asiandelight asiandelight

    The Equalizer,
    Your list is not solid enough.

    solids are:
    1. income inequality inspite of growing GDP.
    2. wealth distribution thru agrarian reform is very slow
    3. unemployment in the agricultural sector is higher and yet we keep importing rice instead of exporting.
    4. human rights issue, violence and crimes
    5. government support on local autonomy and program implementation
    6. inability to create jobs for the low income family.
    7. increasing corruption

    The most fatal mistakes that the people of the Philippines should avoid: is the lack of understanding that Philippines has always been a strong society but manage by WEAK State since 19 forgotten. There are plenty of people in the Senate who are as corrupt as Gloria.

  6. bitchevil bitchevil

    Equalizer, her 6th and most fatal mistake is if she steps down in 2010. If she leaves the Palace, tons of cases shall be filed against her. She loses her immunity. Unless the next President is her ally, she won’t have the power to stop people from prosecuting her.

    Your list of her fatal mistakes was a very short one. There were a lot more. I don’t agree with the Number 4 pardoning Estrada. It was not a mistake. She knew she stole the presidency from Erap. She did it to please other influential groups like El Shaddai and INC who have long been asking for the pardon. If Erap is still detained, it would do her more harm than good. So, it was not a mistake; but a decision that benefited her.

  7. asiandelight asiandelight

    The equalizer is not a real equalizer. Please understand that even my mayor , congressman and senator of my region are also as corrupt as Gloria. If that’s what you are going to teach the people of the Philippines that only Gloria made a fatal mistake, then the rest of the corrupt will get away with it. These leftovers, will become the next president or will sit in a higher position. I’m not anti nor pro. My understanidnin management requires teamwork. The team who manages our country are mostly corrupt.

  8. Diego K. Guerrero Diego K. Guerrero

    EDSA Dos coup de tat and the installation of Gloria Arroyo to the presidency is the most fatal mistake committed by the civil society, bishops, military-police, elite businessmen and politicians. They started it, and so they have to end her bogus presidency A.S.A.P.

  9. asiandelight,
    Not anti nor pro? You have just signed out of the human race, you have officially become a jellyfish. So go join the rest of the invertebrates (no backbone).

  10. bitchevil bitchevil

    I agree with you, Diego. Those calling for the Evil Bitch’s ouster were basically the same ones who conspired in ousting Erap. Therefore, how could these people be credible?

    Asiandelight, you always claim to be neutral; but your comments show your preference. You try to protect Gloria and blame the mess to her team. But you know for a fact that Gloria always has her nose on every thing, big or small. She has a micro-management style. So, it’s unlikely that she doesn’t know what’s going on around her. In fact, she and her spouse were the masterminds of most big corruption projects.

  11. These bishops should’ve made their stand two years ago. I never thought I’d say this but I miss cardinal Sin.

  12. Diego K. Guerrero Diego K. Guerrero

    Political perfect storm is coming and I’m sure M/V Gloria cannot withstand its powerful fury. BTW, Gloria’s ship is already sinking. Rats are jumping for their safety.

  13. Jug,

    Jellyfish? You’re right walang backbone. Pakembot-kembot! 😛

    Mahirap talaga ang mga balimbing! Halata ang mga brigada ni Dorobo ha!

  14. Jug,

    Mahal ang bayad ni Sin. Why miss him? I don’t, kasi lalo lang nagkaroon ng pagkakataon ang mga kurakot na mas maging kurakot after the EDSAs he led!

    Hopefully, this time, tunay na itong mga nagsusulong ng civil disobedience laban doon sa pinunong kriminal, et al. Nakakahiya na kasi. Hindi mo maipagmalaki ang bansang sinilangan.

    Like the other day, may mga kasama akong mga pilipino. Tanong agad ng taxi driver kung saan kaming bansa. Pagsagot ng kasama ko na taga-Pilipinas kami, hindi pa sinusundan ng taxi driver kung mga Japayuki ang mga kasama ko, inunahan ko na siya na mga mestisong hapon kami. O di natigil siya.

    Ganyan ang image ng mga pilipino lalo na ng mga pilipina dito! Kundi mga Japayuki, mga magnanakaw, and worse, mga mahilig sa fraud gaya ng paggawa ng mga fake passports, diplomas at driving licenses.

    ‘Kakahiya di ba? Tapos ipinapagmaglaki ni Gloria Dorobo at ng mga tuta niya sa kongreso na ang mga pilipino ang No. 1 Export ng Pilipinas! Yuck! Ulol talaga!

  15. asiandelight asiandelight

    I could never be a “balimbing”, you guys just don’t know me. My background is from Leyte.Going back to my roots, I believe that the landslide in Leyte guinsawgon was a result of local policies and governance. The other tragedy was Ormoc. With so many of my people who died from that accident, I exactly know who to blame and what caused it.

  16. bitchevil bitchevil

    You’re background is from Leyte? Then you’re a Romualdez guy who’s now close to the Evil Bitch. Anyway, is there a storm on the horizon? Yes there is, but only signal number 1. It’s up to the people to make it stronger…making it signal number 3 or 4.

  17. kitamokitako kitamokitako

    Any candidate for president who would promise to go after all the crooks in government especially Glueria, would be good enough for me. For sure, Villar and Noli are expected not to do so.

  18. Valdemar Valdemar

    The political skyline has ebbed so low and down beyond the horizon and I place all my stakes in the new dawning, a second coming of a Marcosian model, Bongbong, kunana. He has all the ammo that we need. Money that can go around to class A,B,C,D,E and all the notes we can sing. We can see the potential power lurking, and the elusive and futile unity could be reigned in again.

  19. rose rose

    Bongbong MArcos? Puede din ba si Mickey Mouse o ai Donald Duck? Inutil din ang panawagan ng mga Obispo..hanggang salita lang…

  20. florry florry

    “You don’t change captain of a ship in the middle of a storm” – Nograles. And I say it is a must that you change not only the captain but includes the entire crew of the ship if they are sleeping and stealing on the job. The captain and her crews are doing nothing but to steal, cheat on their passengers and damage everything inside. They are pirates on board their own ship and one way or the other they have to be stopped and changed before they sink this ship.

    Nograles is too preoccupied being a political toady to give and do everything his captain asks of him. He talks of storm and he doesn’t want to change his captain in the middle of a storm yet he wants to change course in the middle of said storm. He wants to change the course of this ship into the world of the unknown, a course that has not been tested in this ship and so it will be like an experiment, a trial and error sort of thing. The present course of this ship has been tested and survived the test of time; it’s only these pirates like her captain, her crews and their ilks who are not making it work. The only reason why they want to change course is to give perpetual power to his captain.

    An advice to Mr Nograles and his captain; do not try to change course. You might be in for something too hot to handle. Push your limits and underestimate the patience of your passengers and mutiny will not be far behind. So just stay the course for the good of all.

  21. etcetera etcetera

    bitchevil Says:
    She knew she stole the presidency from Erap. She did it to please other influential groups like El Shaddai and INC who have long been asking for the pardon.

    ==================0000===========================

    Did bansot pidal really granted pardon to President Joseph Estrada to please El Shaddai and INC? That’s a twisted statement, if not an outright lie.

    The only reason that bansot pidal granted pardon to Erap was because of an impending coup d’etat which were orchestrated by Ramos, his men, and civil society group. They knew that the people will support their coup d’etat against bansot pidal and the only way this can be blunted by bansot was to free Erap. If bansot did not free Erap, the coup d’etat against bansot will succeed but since Erap was freed, the projected people support for Ramos coup d’etat had waned. The people will support a freed Erap than a Ramos coup d’etat. Hence, pardoning Erap during that time benefited bansot pidal enormously but she did not do it to please any religious group.

    http://www.tribune.net.ph/20071031/commentary/20071031com5.html

  22. dandaw dandaw

    To – Joel Rocamora, what is AKBAYAN? I remember you were an AFS scholar? Are you running for any public office because you got my vote.

  23. BE:

    Not everybody from Leyte is for Romualdez. I would say, the people there are not politically matured still. Compounding the problem is the absence of an independent media. ABS-CBN Ch.2 is the only TV station available there, that’s why the likes of deCastro is popular in that part of the country.

    Vote buying is the norm. That’s the consequence of being an underclass province.

    But there are some sectors that are trying to educate them politically. I was active in one group there 10 years ago.

    A long way to go.

  24. asiandelight asiandelight

    SumpPit,

    True-Southern Leyte is not for Romualdez nor Imelda. Yes , a long way to go for Leyte on vote buying . True, it is an low class province but Leyte is number 2 producing province for RICE that feeds the entire Visayans. 10 years ago, yes we only have 3 channels but now, my lolo and lola can see me on webcam 🙂 easy there sumpPit. your elitist mind manila is too ignorant about industry strength of the provinces. you also have a long way to go to mature. we might not have the highrises but sure enough we don’t have the pollution. our people can always plant kamote in the backyard and will never be hungry.

    It’s not right to insult the people of Leyte. i’m sure you didn’t mean it.

  25. Mike Mike

    “You don’t change captain of a ship in the middle of a storm” – Nograles.

    The people aren’t going to change the captain of the ship. What they want to do is to “remove” the storm named GLORIA!

  26. pranning pranning

    02 November 2008

    The Quesion is “IS THERE A STORM ON THE HORIZON?” is abtly put correctly. People should look at the situation nowadays. Only the people can say YES or NO to the question. The other question that should be considered is what type of STORM is in store for us Pinoys.

    And the other lingering issue/s are: what will happen after the storm??? (how many time have we experienced the EDSA Revolution? where did it put us?) what happened to the people who played key parts in those EDSA’s??? Has the lives of most of the Pinoys change??? Has the politicial situations in RP changed??? Has the political figures in the main strata of the two EDSA’s changed??? As Pinoys what do we really want???

    We tend to complaint our (so called) leaders, we complained that they are doing the right things, we complained of the corruptions left and right??? we complained of the high prices??? but the question is who put them there???

    In order for us to bravely face the storm brewing in the horizon, we should start asking ourself, what do we really want.

    We should choose wisely who we want to lead us.

    prand

  27. pranning pranning

    correction…… “we complained that they are NOT doing the right things………

    prans

  28. but the question is who put them there??? – prans

    Garci! How can you forget that!

  29. your elitist mind manila is too ignorant about industry strength of the provinces. – asiandelight

    Wow, industry strength daw. Such a big word. For nothing, really.

    Not pro or anti-Gloria? A lie, I must say. Anyone interested can go over to my blog and type-in in the customized search engine “leytenian” which is her handle over at Manolo Quezon’s blog. It might take you hours (and a lot of patience) to read all her comments but definitely those do not sound like those are coming from an anti-Gloria.

    Who knows you might even read her posts against Ellen and her blog.

  30. asiandelight:

    i believe you misunderstood me.

    Leyte province is a 4th class municipality. That means, unlike your lola, the majority is poorer than other municipalities.

  31. …having an internet connection is not a sign of progress economically.

    It’s a NECESSITY for OFWs (as most of my relatives are there) to communicate with their love ones. It’s one way of defeating homesickness.

    Therefore it’s a superficial way of measuring progress.

    But i would be happy, if the likes of deCastro won’t be in the majority of the Leyte ballots in 2010.

    That’s the real measure of a politically mature citizenry.

  32. Another measure of progress is when the same OFWs (including my relatives, again) can go home for good…

    …that is – there’s jobs waiting for them in Leyte, of course.

  33. Lastly, i definitely am not an Elitist.

    In fact, if you have time, you can explore our site.

  34. vic vic

    “You don’t change captain of a ship in the middle of a storm”

    Mr. Nograles should have qualified that statement some more. Of course not If the Captain is Competent and can Guide the ship out of the Eye of th Storm, but what Gloria has been doing all thru the years is Maneuvering the Steady and Pleasant Voyage into the Eye of the Storm, the Least the Passenger and Crew can do is take that Responsibility, let the passengers pick among themselves the one that could divert that ship out of Storm and as soon as the Ship is Safe ashore, they all Know what to do with the Captain…ay ay sir or Madame, you are now to face the Judgement.

  35. pranning pranning

    02 November 2008

    Thanks toungue, but what did we do?nothing,we just let our (so called) leaders made their investigations (KUNO) for nothing.

    I never forget garci, I gave informations to the opposition leaders regarding the announcement of ermita, n. gonzales, albert etc… on either 24 or 26 may 2004 to the foreigners that the evil witch won the 2004 elections, but what did they do? nothing. Up to now I still have the evidence to prove it.

    I also gave information regarding the ZTE boradband deals before it became a news three months ahead. I e-maled these informations to some media personalities, but again nothing happened. This are only a few to mentioned, so please don’t tell me that I forget. I never forget.

    I have been postings in this site some of my own personal opinions, like, why we should not allow de castro to succeed or replace the evil bitch and many more. but nothing happened.

    Before I left Manila, I have been getting a lot of informations on what is happening in the Philippine politics, which up to now I still get some important scenarios on what will happen, but everytime I post it here nothing happens.

    But rest assured that I never forget and I will always be giving my personal opinion/s.

    Salamat po at mabuhay ka, kaibigan.

    prans

  36. pranning pranning

    sorry it’s supposed to be e-mailed, hehehehehe… sorry

  37. atty36252 atty36252

    “You don’t change captain of a ship in the middle of a storm”
    ****************************

    Twice in history, the captain was changed in the middle of a storm, and in both times, it produced a great American president.

    One instance was in 1932, when the US economy was at its nadir. The Americans refused to reelect Herbert Hoover, and elected the great FDR. The rest, as they say, is history.

    At another time, fate chose to change the captain in the middle of a storm. FDR died before the end of the Second World War. He was replaced by Harry Truman, another US great.

    By the way, FDR, replaced Herbert Hoover, consistently ranked as the worst US president.Hoover was also a balimbing. He was a Republican before 1912, then joined Teddy Roosevelt’s Progressive Party, was considered by Woodrow Wilson as a possible Democratic nominee for president in 1920, but he rejoined the Republican party and became the commerce secretary of Harding.

    Parang Pinoy si Hoover di ba? Reminds you of Guriang.

  38. Dandaw, Akbayan describes itself as “Left pluralist national political party formed in 1998.”
    http://www.akbayan.org

  39. atty36252 atty36252

    Here is a Senate Resolution upheld by the Supreme Court as a valid exercise of the legislative power of inquiry:

    “a resolution authorizing and directing a select committee of five senators:

    “to investigate circumstances and facts, and report the same to the Senate, concerning the alleged failure of “government lawyer”, to prosecute properly violators of the ABC law; the alleged neglect and failure of the “government lawyer”, to arrest and prosecute XXX, YYY, ZZZ, and their co-conspirators in defrauding the government, as well as the alleged neglect and failure of the said “government lawyer” to arrest and prosecute many others for violations of statutes…”

    The above is the resolution of the Senate of the US in the case of McGrain v. Daugherty, cited in the Arnault case, favorably cited by the majority in the Romulo Neri case.

    Replace “government lawyer” with Merceditas Gutierrez, ABC with the proper Philippine law, and the letters (XXX, YYY, ZZZ) with Jocelyn Bolante et. al. (re the 432 million scam) and you have a proper Philippine Senate Resolution which will initiate the investigation into the non-feasance of Merceditas Gutierrez.

  40. asiandelight asiandelight

    SumpPit,

    Internet cafe’s are all over the place in Leyte. But again, you already have made up your mind about the poor people of Leyte. Who is then responsible for Leyte’s progress in terms of governance. Don’t you think the connections and budgets are all coming from the top? Why is it we still have rampant vote buying? Is it not Comelec who also has a direct conflict of interest with our present administration? I would like to say that whatever the top is doing is also what the local representatives are doing. There’s conspiracy among these people managing our country. The poor people will become poorer and the rich and the corrupt will become richer.

    To Tongue,
    Only the owner of the blog has the right to choose her guests not you.

  41. bitchevil bitchevil

    Being poor doesn’t mean they’re dumb. There are lots of poor who are smarter and more decent than the rich and educated ones like those in Malacanang.

  42. iwatcher 2010 iwatcher 2010

    kaibigang praning, just continue your crusade against corruption…
    nadismaya din ako katulad ng iyong tinuring, may mga dokumento at konkreto akong ebidensiya (2004 election fraud) na binigay sa akala nating oposisyon pero wala ring nangyari at ang masama ang nasabing inpormasyon ay nakarating sa malacanang mafia at arroyo corrupt-poration.

    kaya ako ay naniniwalang marami ring senadores natin na may connection kay gma etal. doble kara animoy kakampi ng bayan pero nasa payola rin yata ni gloria.

    kaya nga nararapat ang sama-sama nating pagkilos laban sa korupsiyon at mga halal na lider dahil pare-pareho lang sila ng interes-political power at pagpapayaman!

    nakakalungkot kasi parang nagiging circus lamang ang nagaganap,dapat suriin nating mabuti ang ating mga pinuno para di na tayo malinlang.

    at kung magkaroon man ng halalan, ay labanan natin ang mga political dynasty at ipalit natin ang mga bagong alternatibo para naman sa ganap na pagbabago at pagsulong ng ating bansa.

    may pag-asa pa ang ating bansa kung tayo ay aktibong makikilahok sa mga isyu ng lipunan, lumalaban sa katiwalian at political dynasty at sa ating munting bahagi ay gisingin ang kaisipan ng ordinaryong juan dela cruz na huwag ng magpalinlang at gamitin ang talino sa pagpili ng nararapat na lider.

    may pag-asa pa, kung sama-sama tayo at nagkakaisa na isulong ang isang bagong gobyerno, alisin ang mga kurakot at political dynasty at magtiwala sa mga bagong lider at alternatibong lingkod-bayan.

    mabuhay ka pilipino!

  43. Valdemar Valdemar

    Rose,
    Wah na kasing matino na iba kay Mickey mouse. Meron pa bang ibang walang lamat? Hanggang ngayon walang manok na isabong.

  44. To Tongue,
    Only the owner of the blog has the right to choose her guests not you.

    Did I say I have the right to choose guests? I just wanted people here to know how you have been lambasting this blog via MLQ3’s.

    I know I don’t have the right to say you are stupid so I won’t.

    I know I don’t have the right to say we don’t need your idiotic views so I won’t, either.

  45. Pastilan si asiandelight waray man diay, waray karigo ba? joke lang 🙂

  46. asiandelight asiandelight

    juggernaut,

    dili ko waray waray uy but a cebuana. my roots are from southern leyte. 🙂

  47. asian,
    cebuano man pud ko, true blue carolinian. southern leyte as in maasin area?

  48. Internet cafe’s are all over the place in Leyte.

    Yeah, mostly provided by Smart for a 2-year loan. Of course, by now they may have already own it, and probably have expanded from it. But is that a good barometer of progress?

    The fact that it’s a lucrative business in the provinces simply means that most parokyanos can’t afford to buy their own, kaya mag-rental na lang.

    Para na rin nating sinabi na porke si Balut vendor ay may 3210 na cellphone ay mayaman na.
    ______________________________________________________________

    AS to your argument that it is the Imperial Manila that’s the cause of the sad plight of the provinces, you are partly right.

    But the most accurate conclusion should be that we are ALL at fault. We deserve the kind of government we have.

    And unless we acknowledge that we are partly to blame, we could never get out from this mess we are in.

  49. This one did happen:

    I’m a Cebuano, too.

    Where from? What part of Cebu?

    Tagbilaran!

  50. bitchevil bitchevil

    I believe popular TV personality Ted Failon is from Leyte. I heard he’s on the list of Erap’s senatorial candidates in 2010.

  51. chi chi

    “…I just wanted people here to know how you have been lambasting this blog via MLQ3’s.” – Tongue

    Ganun ba? Bakit pinupuri si Ellen kung nandito? Neither here nor there? hahaha!!!

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