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TheAvenger

May 22nd, 2010, 01:24 PM

I'm not surprised. Remember Marcos? Galit na galit daw ang mga Pilipino noon pero binoto pa rin ang mga Marcoses ngayon. Pinatalsik pa sa Malacanang yan ha....at talagang may perang nakita sa mga foreign banks, di nga lang nakuha lahat....yung mga alahas ni Imelda, nasa Central Bank.

Si Erap naman, galit na galit daw ang mga Pinoy kaya nag EDSA 2 pero love pa rin siya ng 8.5 Million pinoys.
Kaya yang sa Facebook, di ako naniniwala dyan....pakitang tao lang yan kasi yan ang USO ngayon. After few months, mawawala na rin yan. Love na ulit nila si Gloria hehehe

Ang totoong magiging mangyari: Ang mga militanteng grupo mag rarally vs. Noynoy....with the same slogans: Ibagsak ang Rehimeng Aquino! Tuta ng Amerika! Ibagsak! Ibagsak!. Ang tanong, may sasama ba sa kanila?

Of course, KAMI

A reprise of the recently concluded reactionary elections

May 22, 2010

The recently concluded reactionary elections, seemingly "modernized" with automation, was as rotten to the core as ever. The return to power of the Aquino-Cojuangco clan and its Kamag-anak Inc., through apparent president-elect Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III; the repositioning of the Marcoses--Imelda, Ferdinand Jr. and Imee; the continuing domination of Congress by the Arroyos, now with Gloria Arroyo herself elected congressman; and many more of the like all point to the indictment of the recent reactionary elections as nothing but a big sham foisted by the reactionary ruling classes upon the masses.

Such rottenness reeks down the line with the perpetuation or return to power of big warlord-political dynasties such as the Dys of Isabela, the Singsons of Ilocos Sur, the Ortegas of La Union, the Pinedas of Pampanga, the Jalosjoses of Zamboanga, the Garcias of Cebu, the Dimaporos of Lanao and so on with the usual "guns, goons and gold," and now electronic cheating.

Despite allout efforts to keep them from winning, a few progressives are expected to gain seats in Congress as representatives of grassroots party-list organizations. Within parliament, they can espouse the patriotic, democratic and other basic interests of the people and help advance the struggles of the people in coordination with the democratic mass movement. They will, however, always be outvoted by the overwhelming majority composed of representatives of imperialist, comprador and feudal interests, especially when it comes to fundamental issues concerning national sovereignty, land reform, national industrialization and the welfare of the toiling masses,

The recent election has resulted only in the perpetuation of the same old, rotten semicolonial and semifeudal system. However deep and intense the contradictions are among the rival political factions of the reactionary ruling classes, they remain one against the Filipino people, especially the toiling masses. They are all puppets of US imperialism and share the same class interests. They deceive the people with lies and empty promises, and apply the coercive apparatus of the reactionary state to suppress those who oppose and fight.

They dominate the elections and make a mockery of democracy and the people's right to suffrage. Reactionary elections in the Philippines do not actually provide the people with much of a choice, except that between evil and the apparent lesser evil. Most of the time, the apparent lesser evil that gets installed into power soon becomes the primary evil and carries out policies even much worse than before.

The imperialists are abundant with praise for the seeming success of the recent elections. Among the first to congratulate the apparent winner, Aquino, even before his being officially proclaimed, was the newly appointed chief imperialist representative US Ambassador Harry Thomas Jr.

US imperialism has long been interested in seeing the apparent success of the reactionary elections with the hope of pacifying the people and achieving temporary compromise among the rival factions of the local ruling classes. It has thus been pushing for the automation of the elections with the hope that its swiftness, apparent efficiency and difficulty in proving fraud would at least make for some credibility. The ultimate objective of the US in this is the stability and preservation of the puppet ruling system for its own interest.

Many were initially awed by the rapid counting of votes and return of results through the newly implemented automated elections. They have long been tired of the tedious, long-drawn and highly contentious manual counting and canvassing of votes with weeks of waiting for the final results. Even critics of the automated elections who foretold of wholesale failures were almost ready to concede as election results rapidly streamed from the COMELEC computers to the media with initially apparent speed and efficiency.

However, information concerning electoral fraud began spilling out soon after, dampening many people's initial enthusiasm about the automated elections and casting aspersion on its credibility. Claims are now coming out regarding widespread rigging of votes through old and new ways, including the use of tainted flash cards, the pre-shading and switching of ballots, the failure of many PCOS machines and "refeeding" of ballots or resort to manual counting, the jamming of transmissions and many others. There are widespread suspicions of fraud over the flash cards that were hurriedly replaced just a few days before the elections. These have been further stoked by the COMELEC which has ordered the destruction of those flash cards.

The source code of the software used to run the machines has never been made available to the public despite repeated requests for independent public review. Several key security safeguards in the system, such as the ballot verification system, were not applied or were even suspiciously disabled. Transmission dates and time stamps were suspiciously way off the actual election period. Meanwhile, scores of PCOS machines were discovered in a private residence in Antipolo and believed to have illegally transmitted results. Sacks of flash cards, ballots and other election paraphernalia were discovered suspiciously dumped in a garbage site in Cagayan de Oro.

Hearings are now being conducted to look into numerous claims of fraud. It would now appear that all the major parties that contested the recent elections--includin g Arroyo's ruling party that is driven by its own sinister agenda of putting the entire process in doubt--are accusing the other parties and even the COMELEC of rigging the elections. These may indeed still snowball and trigger widespread doubt about the credibility of the results, including Aquino's victory. In the face of evidence of massive fraud and demands to investigate the matter, there are now threats of delay in the Congress' canvassing of votes and proclamation of winners in the presidential and vice-presidential contests.

Even as it denies dipping its hand in the imbroglio, the Arroyo ruling clique is taking advantage of such developments as part of its tactics. On the one hand, it is a way to put Aquino's claim to the presidency in question right at the outset and further weaken it all throughout. On the other hand, it is part of its own power perpetuation scheme. With the operators of US imperialism continuing to intercede among the rival reactionary factions and come out with some compromise, the Arroyo camp is now resorting to the sliest of tactics so as not to radically upset the ruling puppet reactionary system with outrightly illegal maneuvers and avoid openly clashing with the wishes and interest of their imperialist master.

As the different rival factions of the reactionary ruling classes continue to jostle against one another, the Filipino people are again being provided a valuable lesson revealing the reactionary class nature and rottenness of Philippine politics. More and more, it becomes clear to the people that they do not enjoy real democracy under the ruling political system, and that the reactionary elections are only there to make them believe that democracy exists. The democracy that the ruling system provides is one that is enjoyed only by the ruling classes of imperialist agents, big landlords, big bourgeois compradors and big bureacrat capitalists who lord it over the downtrodden workers, peasants and other oppressed classes and sectors.

For the people to enjoy real democracy, they must make revolution to overthrow the oppressive puppet state of the reactionary ruling classes. They must replace it with one that is built directly from their strength, especially from the mass of the workers and peasants, on the basis of their national and democratic aspirations. Only under a people's democratic government can national sovereignty be thoroughly upheld, genuine agrarian reform achieved, national industries built and the other basic interests of the people given guarantee and priority.

As the reactionary elections once again reveal the hopeless rottenness of the entire ruling system, more and more are turning to the revolutionary path with the aspiration of building a liberated, democratic, bright and prosperous future for the country and its people.__._,_.___

Ang Bayan

greenice

May 22nd, 2010, 03:13 PM

eto na raw c manny villar ngayun...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y160/enriquezdave/mix/26879_117210108292918_1000001178717.jpg

Christian_123

May 22nd, 2010, 07:26 PM

^^Bwahahaha :hilarious

wino

May 23rd, 2010, 12:37 AM

WTF!! it looked real at first sight!! ROFL

leechtat

May 23rd, 2010, 09:38 AM

Like stash in the bank
By Conrado R. Banal III
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 20:12:00 05/21/2010

EVEN WITHOUT DELIVERING THE goods, this big foreign bank (one of the biggest in the world despite its troubles) received a puny sum of P130 million.

Guess who the client is—none other than a government corporation.

For two years, the foreign bank has been trying to do an IPO (initial public offering) for the government corporation.

The IPO did not materialize but the foreign bank still got a stash of P130 million in cash.

To the guys down here in my barangay, that P130 million can mean new schools, new health centers, collected garbage, and fresh road pavements—with a lot more to spare for frivolous things like books, medicine and food.

The chivalrous government corporation, nevertheless, could give away that P130 million without getting anything in return, probably because it had a lot of cash.

Precisely, in the past five years, this cute administration of Gloriaetta has been trying to sell the government corporation whose executives and board members received quite handsome compensation for very little work.

The company started some 35 years ago during the time of the late former President Ferdinand Marcos.

From that time until today, it hardly had any operation. Its huge income came mainly from some jackpot investments in partnership with two foreign firms. This venture provided the government firm a steady cash flow.

Recent estimates put its yearly cash inflow at $50 million, at the very least. At today’s exchange rate, that amount is still P20 billion.

Five years ago, this cute administration decided to sell the government’s share in that venture through public bidding. It was in fact a successful bidding.

This cute administration called off the award to the winning bidder—for some mysterious reason.

Come to think of it—the company also owns a private commercial port in Batangas, offering berthing, cargo handling, storage and warehousing facilities to private companies.

Apparently sick and tired of the past five years of foot-dragging in the corporation, Finance Secretary Margarito Teves—a couple of months ago—asked another bank to package a deal to convert the corporation’s steady $50 million yearly income into cash upfront.

Teves perhaps decided that the government needed the cash to cover its huge budget deficit, which has ballooned to an embarrassing amount of almost P300 billion last year, the highest ever.

Now this cute administration is under time constraint. According to our sources in the banking sector, the deal is unlikely to push through.

Meanwhile, thanks to the IPO that did not materialize, the government corporation is down by P130 million.

And the foreign bank is up by P130 million. Just like that! Lucky bank!

This is much better than drug dealing, you think?

Source: http://business.inquirer.net/money/columns/view/20100521-271319/Like-stash-in-the-bank

^^ wala lang.. can you name the gov't corp being discussed by mr banal?

red_jasper

May 23rd, 2010, 02:39 PM

^^ PNOC EC (http://www.pnoc.com.ph/programs/eaa.php)?

rY17

May 23rd, 2010, 05:34 PM

http://www.facebook.com/pages/DEAR-GLORIA-goodbye-letters-to-an-outgoing-President/121018044595160?ref=ts&v=wall

I just strolled at the page yesterday and people there are really dumb, narrow-minded and most of all.. stupid. Most of their post includes cursing GMA, how bad quality of life is not knowing they are not doing any good and come on guys.. people here in SSC must post facts and put big words for the page.

FlashCollider

May 23rd, 2010, 10:14 PM

^^
Waste of time convincing or even arguing with the likes of them. Di naman sila makikinig sa argumento mo so wag nalang magsalita para walang usap. Sometimes the best way to win a discussion is by not saying anything at all.

wino

May 24th, 2010, 12:01 AM

^^ right!

jpdm

May 24th, 2010, 01:24 AM

^^ PNOC EC (http://www.pnoc.com.ph/programs/eaa.php)?

Most likely.:)

RonnieR

May 24th, 2010, 06:57 AM

Of course, KAMI

Ang Bayan

So, tama nga ang sinabi ko last year, that WHOEVER WINS IN THE ELECTIONS, THE MILITANTS LIKE BAYAN, would still shout and protest: OUST _____________! Silly and just plain stupidity. Can't move on....

absinthe_888

May 24th, 2010, 10:59 AM

^^ Of course. Ultimate objective of these militants is to overthrow the government.

Ady001

May 24th, 2010, 12:05 PM

^^ And there my friend, is where Hegelian dialectic comes in and progress fizzles out.

RonnieR

May 24th, 2010, 12:07 PM

^^ Of course. Ultimate objective of these militants is to overthrow the government.

They are living in dark ages. Their idols: North Korea, Cuba. For rightists/military: their model: North Korea, Cuba, Myanmar, etc. etc. etc. Buti nalang natalo ang mga adventurists sa 2010 elections (Lim, Querubin). Their role model? Trillanes, in jail and yet, he was the biggest spender in the Senate in 2009.

:bash:

william :D

May 24th, 2010, 03:32 PM

eto na raw c manny villar ngayun...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y160/enriquezdave/mix/26879_117210108292918_1000001178717.jpg

AHAHHAHAHA...lokoloko talga mga tao, napatawa ko nito wa...ahahaaha :D

jpdm

May 25th, 2010, 02:08 AM

^^^^^^true.

Dustin

May 25th, 2010, 03:19 AM

william :D

May 25th, 2010, 08:04 AM

Tama ka. The sad thing is... this has become a stupid cycle in our country. :ohno:

lahat siguro ng magiging pangulo mararanasan ang ganyang problema.haha, :D

Ady001

May 25th, 2010, 08:06 AM

lahat siguro ng magiging pangulo mararanasan ang ganyang problema.haha, :D

You can't please anyone. But if we see the same people displeased every time someone is new, they're selfish troglodytes.

william :D

May 25th, 2010, 09:33 AM

You can't please anyone. But if we see the same people displeased every time someone is new, they're selfish troglodytes.

oo nga...tama,haha :D :D :D

amigo32

May 25th, 2010, 04:19 PM

william na may D sa dulo, kakahilo ang avatar mo, puede bagalan mo ng konti ang ikot:D

TheAvenger

May 25th, 2010, 04:28 PM

Tama ka. The sad thing is... this has become a stupid cycle in our country. :ohno:

The cycle of corruption and plunders is more stupid. what do you think Komrad ?

The cycle of election cheating is sickening. and there were many stupid cycles.

Once the real Filipino Nationalist won the struggle .......... there will be no more stupid cycles........

like vote-buying, hello garci, etc

richard24

May 25th, 2010, 04:29 PM

So, tama nga ang sinabi ko last year, that WHOEVER WINS IN THE ELECTIONS, THE MILITANTS LIKE BAYAN, would still shout and protest: OUST _____________! Silly and just plain stupidity. Can't move on....

well, majority of the militant / progressive groups don't like noy-noy to begin with. :) nung nagkapresidential debate nga sa PUP hindi na pumunta si noynoy meron kasiing mga yellow ribbon na may dugo. hehehe.

william :D

May 26th, 2010, 06:46 AM

william na may D sa dulo, kakahilo ang avatar mo, puede bagalan mo ng konti ang ikot:D

nkita ko lang avatar ko jan sa tabi tabi we...haha, ibig sabihin nian sa SSC umiikot ang mundo ko... HAHAHAHAHA :D :D :D
--smiley ung asa dulo ko hindi letter D.. ganito, :D :D :D

william :D

May 26th, 2010, 06:50 AM

william :D

May 26th, 2010, 06:51 AM

con-science

May 26th, 2010, 05:36 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTivi0q5pPA&feature=channel

papogi o pagwapo?

Ady001

May 27th, 2010, 02:09 AM

^^ Show proof or you're just an arse-looking anarchist. Man, these people just never pass way. Talagang pag masamang damo matagal mamatay.

jpdm

May 27th, 2010, 02:29 AM

The cycle of corruption and plunders is more stupid. what do you think Komrad ?

The cycle of election cheating is sickening. and there were many stupid cycles.

Once the real Filipino Nationalist won the struggle .......... there will be no more stupid cycles........

like vote-buying, hello garci, etc

I believe so.

well, majority of the militant / progressive groups don't like noy-noy to begin with. :) nung nagkapresidential debate nga sa PUP hindi na pumunta si noynoy meron kasiing mga yellow ribbon na may dugo. hehehe.

He is identified with the hacienderos, oligarchs and Makati bUsiness Club (foreign interests defenders).

garycooper

May 28th, 2010, 05:41 AM

Bosnyboy

May 28th, 2010, 06:45 AM

well, majority of the militant / progressive groups don't like noy-noy to begin with. :) nung nagkapresidential debate nga sa PUP hindi na pumunta si noynoy meron kasiing mga yellow ribbon na may dugo. hehehe.

We can expect the so called militants and the progressive to rally against the aquino administration in the future. Its their job they get paid for it. They get funding for doin it kahit wala ng naniniwala they have to do it. Their main goal is to sow chaos and confusion among the public and ultimately overthrow the democratic govt and install their own. Once theyre in power sila sila nmn ang mag aaway at maghahari. I dont believe in what these people is fighting for anymore puro lies and twisted beliefs na lang pinakakalat. Wala na ren silang masyadong nakukuhang funding from abroad since china who used to support them is now a capitalist country mascarading as a communist one. Vietnam is now capitalist so is russia. Thats why these people resort to terrorist and extortion activites to support their leaders lifestyle. Kawawa lang ang mga taong naniniwala pa sa kanila.

boju2

May 28th, 2010, 04:48 PM

RP posts 7.3% GDP growth (http://www.businessweekmindanao.com/2010/05/rp-posts-7-3-gdp-growth.html)

http://www.businessweekmindanao.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/kid.jpg
NO GROWTH FOR THEM. Despite the reported increase in the Philippine’s economic growth as measured by the country’s expanding gross domestic product (GDP), this is yet to be felt by ordinary Filipinos as some only find shelter and comfort under the bridge as this kid shown above. Photo by ELMER PORTILLES

THE Philippine economy grew at a faster pace in the first quarter mainly because of election-related spending, overseas remittances and global recovery, the government said.

According to the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), the economy, as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP), expanded by 7.3 percent from January to March from 0.5 percent during the same period last year.

An indicator of economic performance, GDP measures the amount of goods and services produced in a country in a year.

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) earlier projected that the economy was likely to grow between 2.9 percent and 3.9 percent in the first quarter of 2010.

Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Augusto Santos said that the first quarter GDP result was the highest first-quarter growth rate of the country in almost three decades.

“The improvement in the global economy, brighter economic outlook, increased business and consumer confidence and election-related spending all contributed to the resurgence in economic activities. These more than offset the adverse impacts of El Niño in the production of the agriculture sector, particularly the crops and fishery subsectors,” Santos added.

He, however, said that the country’s GDP growth was less spectacular than those of its neighboring countries.

Singapore recorded a 15.5-percent GDP growth in the first quarter, Thailand 12 percent, Malaysia 10.1 percent, Taiwan 13.3 percent, China 11.9 percent, Hong Kong, 8.2 percent and South Korea 7.8 percent.

The 7.3-percent growth of the Philippines was higher than Indonesia’s growth of 5.7 percent and Vietnam’s 5.8 percent.

Driving forces

Santos said that the growth was driven by industry and fueled by the recovery in manufacturing.

In particular, manufacturers of petroleum and coal, food products and electrical machinery were major contributors to the growth of the sector.

Services also improved, with trade, private services and finance posting higher growth.

The NSCB said that industry grew by 3.8 percent and services, 3.6 percent. Agriculture posted zero growth.

Dennis Arroyo, the director of NEDA’s national and policy staff said, “We were shocked. Traditionally, first quarter growth is lower.”

With the first quarter results, Arroyo added that this year’s low-end GDP growth target is likely to be 3.6 percent.

The government was expecting GDP to grow between 2.6 percent and 3.6 percent this year. Last year, the country’s GDP grew by 1.1 percent.

“We expect an upward revision in the full year 2010 GDP growth rate projection of 2.6 percent to 3.6 percent,” Santos said.

The Development Budget Coordination Committee will meet in the coming weeks to discuss revisions in these growth assumptions.

Santos said that he expected the 7.3-percent growth rate in the first quarter to be sustained in the second quarter.

Christian_123

May 28th, 2010, 06:31 PM

^^Kawawa naman un bata dun sa picture :ohno:

xxxriainxxx

May 28th, 2010, 06:59 PM

GMA to visit Vietnam, China before stepping down from office

By Paolo Romero
(The Philippine Star)
Updated May 17, 2010 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - President Arroyo is scheduled to visit Vietnam early next month, just weeks before she steps down from office
on June 30.

Presidential spokesman Ricardo Saludo said Mrs. Arroyo is scheduled to attend the 19th World Economic Forum on East Asia to be held at Ho Chi Minh City from June 6 to 7.

“This event is significant because it will give us a chance to present our successful conduct of the elections, which could improve investor confidence, and secondly, we could reiterate our strong economic fundamentals,” Saludo said.

The President is also expected to grace the Philippine National Day celebrations on June 9 at the country’s pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo.

He cited the fact that the peso remains strong and the country’s international reserves are at their all time highs despite the global recession, oil price surges and other challenges.

“Now is the best time for the investors to come to the Philippines,” he said.

The theme of this year’s forum is “Rethinking Asia’s Leadership Agenda.”

The WEF said East Asia’s lead in the global economic recovery has been underscored by increasing regional economic cooperation, robust domestic consumption and coordinated government stimulus measures.

“Alongside the remarkable economic momentum and progress of China and India, ASEAN’s market of 580 million consumers is moving towards economic integration by 2015,” the WEF said.

The program “will explore the many facets of the region’s rising economic influence such as how high-growth economies can improve their competitiveness through developing innovation driven, green economies. At the same time, the discussions will consider to what extent ongoing regional integration will serve as the basis for Asian leaders to assume a greater leadership role in global cooperation.”

Parang hindi yata tuloy ang visit ni PGMA dito sa Vietnam... not sure..

pi_malejana

May 29th, 2010, 12:42 AM

RP posts 7.3% GDP growth (http://www.businessweekmindanao.com/2010/05/rp-posts-7-3-gdp-growth.html)

NO GROWTH FOR THEM. Despite the reported increase in the Philippine’s economic growth as measured by the country’s expanding gross domestic product (GDP), this is yet to be felt by ordinary Filipinos as some only find shelter and comfort under the bridge as this kid shown above. Photo by ELMER PORTILLES

i hate these kinds of articles... kala mo kagagaling basta may masabi lang na bad news...:bash::bash:

bitoy

May 29th, 2010, 02:32 AM

i hate these kinds of articles... kala mo kagagaling basta may masabi lang na bad news...:bash::bash:

Ano ba ang tunay na breakdown ng Q1 ng GDP? Baka dahil sa election spending kaya sumibat ng ganoon kataas yan, kahit maliit lang na pera ang mga ginatos ng mga politicians, pag ginamit ng mga nakatangap yan, tataas talaga ang GDP.

boju2

May 29th, 2010, 03:06 AM

Ano ba ang tunay na breakdown ng Q1 ng GDP? Baka dahil sa election spending kaya sumibat ng ganoon kataas yan, kahit maliit lang na pera ang mga ginatos ng mga politicians, pag ginamit ng mga nakatangap yan, tataas talaga ang GDP.

Yan din ang sinabi nila dahil nga sa election spending, paano nalang kung walang election baka mas mataas pa ang Indonesia or Vietnam :ohno:

Ady001

May 29th, 2010, 03:12 AM

Ady001

May 29th, 2010, 03:12 AM

Yan din ang sinabi nila dahil nga sa election spending, paano nalang kung walang election baka mas mataas pa ang Indonesia or Vietnam :ohno:

How will the election spending be part of the GDP then?

Dustin

May 29th, 2010, 03:18 AM

The cycle of corruption and plunders is more stupid. what do you think Komrad ?

The cycle of election cheating is sickening. and there were many stupid cycles.

Once the real Filipino Nationalist won the struggle .......... there will be no more stupid cycles........

like vote-buying, hello garci, etc

valid naman lahat ng sinabi mo. kahit ako stupid talaga ang mga yan. Kaya lang kung bawat disgusto natin sa sistema ay idadaan natin sa protesta sa daan... may napala ba tayo. Meron bang nangyari sa imbestigador ng bayan na senado sa mga hello garcia, zte-nbn, jun lozada alleged abduction, etc, etc, etc. wala. Yung pagtaas ng tuition fee, may nakahadlang ba? Yung paglobo ng populasyon, may gumawa ba ng paraan, yung el nino na lang ngayon... may nakapag plano ba?

at ang tanong kailan... record holder na nga ang Pilipinas dahil sa 3 na Edsa Revolt (or 4) meron ba nangyari??? wala...

bitoy

May 29th, 2010, 04:02 AM

How will the election spending be part of the GDP then?

GDP = private consumption + gross investment + government spending + (exports − imports)

Ady001

May 29th, 2010, 04:06 AM

GDP = private consumption + gross investment + government spending + (exports − imports)

So you mean yung mga "Paid for ______ " either categorized siya as private consumption or government spending?

bitoy

May 29th, 2010, 04:10 AM

So you mean yung mga "Paid for ______ " either categorized siya as private consumption or government spending?

Kadalasan pag lumipat ang pera sa ibang kamay dahil may katumbas, (wag lang sa bulsa ng politician) gumulong na ang economiya.
O Kahit na sa bulsa ng tongressman, at gagastusin nila sa kanilang kailangan, kasama na yun. :lol:

Ady001

May 29th, 2010, 04:14 AM

Kadalasan pag lumipat ang pera sa ibang kamay dahil may katumbas, (wag lang sa bulsa ng politician) gumulong na ang economiya.
O Kahit na sa bulsa ng tongressman, at gagastusin nila sa kanilang kailangan, kasama na yun. :lol:

Tingnan natin kung masusustain nila 'to pag tapos na ang halalan...

O lalago na naman ang ekonomya dahil sa walang katapusang mga "corruption probes" na ginagawa ng ibang mambabatas.

bitoy

May 29th, 2010, 04:22 AM

Tingnan natin kung masusustain nila 'to pag tapos na ang halalan...

O lalago na naman ang ekonomya dahil sa walang katapusang mga "corruption probes" na ginagawa ng ibang mambabatas.

The numbers in the GDP sometimes does not reflect the economic health of the nation. Matagal mag trickle yang good numbers na yan sa mga tao.
I still think, the remittances from abroad are the ones that's keeping our economy alive.

Askal82

May 29th, 2010, 06:02 AM

bitoy

May 29th, 2010, 08:13 AM

Give 10 years of sustained 7% to a maximum of 10% growth rate and we will see a huge difference + progressive government policies and national development. :bash::bash:

Just because it grew by 7% in the first quarter doesn't mean everybody will be able to feel its effects. However, it is giving us a silver lining in the cloud.

Mag tatabaan ang mga politicians sa atin niyan... :lol:

Mangyari kaya sa Pinas yung ibabalik sa taxpayers yung mga binayad na mga taxes dahil sa ganda ng ekonomiya?

I know, suntok sa buwan ito, pero, manununtok na rin lang, e sa buwan na lang... :D

Askal82

May 29th, 2010, 11:36 PM

Mag tatabaan ang mga politicians sa atin niyan... :lol:

Mangyari kaya sa Pinas yung ibabalik sa taxpayers yung mga binayad na mga taxes dahil sa ganda ng ekonomiya?

I know, suntok sa buwan ito, pero, manununtok na rin lang, e sa buwan na lang... :D

Kasama na yan sa government policies + development na namention ko. Walang kwenta ang paglago ng ekonomiya kung hindi sabayan ng mga reforms lalo na sa magaling na justice system sa atin.

Bosnyboy

May 30th, 2010, 03:07 PM

I read an article n the newspaper that noy sed the 7percent growth is nothing to be proud of and its because of election spendong but in reality its the mfg ans sercices sector which enabled that growth. I wish noy could be humble enough to admit the good job PGMAs admin has done. I also expect noy to maintain if not surpass the 7per ent or he will be a big disappointment.

bitoy

May 30th, 2010, 04:17 PM

I read an article n the newspaper that noy sed the 7percent growth is nothing to be proud of and its because of election spending but in reality its the mfg ans services sector which enabled that growth. I wish noy could be humble enough to admit the good job PGMAs admin has done. I also expect noy to maintain if not surpass the 7per ent or he will be a big disappointment.

The opposition group rely on the previous data of the past election on how the GDP growth reacted. The estimated P4Billion or more election spending will really kick off the services, industrial and manufacturing sector of the GDP, even utilities. From the plastic streamers, woods, fuels, transport and other materials that each politicians are using for their campaigns are part of those.
The transfers of cash from one hand to the other will be almost tenfold during the election period. The NSCB and NEDA should give out more details of the most improved sectors of the GDP growth on how they were able to come out with those figures.

crappypants

May 30th, 2010, 04:51 PM

bitoy

May 30th, 2010, 05:16 PM

he is just preparing you guys for the inevitable, lest you expect him to continue the 7% or more growth under his term. how would he look if he never achieves that 7%? That's the kind of leader you voted for, no confidence and unsure of his abilities to perform.

Because that growth should NOT be something to be proud of in the first place. There are still a lot of poor and unemployed person and the poverty level is still a significant problem.
We have to wait at least a year to see how the new government will do on the economic side.

sandwindstars

May 30th, 2010, 11:27 PM

The numbers in the GDP sometimes does not reflect the economic health of the nation. Matagal mag trickle yang good numbers na yan sa mga tao.
I still think, the remittances from abroad are the ones that's keeping our economy alive.

I have to agree. The remittances (about 55% from balikbayan, the rest from overseas workers) are the engines of growth and demand within the country. They have more direct and immediate impact. The government survives on the $15 remittances which they should consider as direct investments, several times bigger than the FDI's they love to tout. If they can only channel some of these remittances into proper investment vehicles, they can probably fund mega infrastructure projects (highways, Clark, hospitals, education etc), achieve more direct impact, faster results. As it stands now, everything goes into consumption.

wino

May 31st, 2010, 12:54 AM

^^ i think there is a new program for OFWs to invest. which i think is a good news. it was posted here before

Ady001

May 31st, 2010, 01:59 AM

I have to agree. The remittances (about 55% from balikbayan, the rest from overseas workers) are the engines of growth and demand within the country. They have more direct and immediate impact. The government survives on the $15 remittances which they should consider as direct investments, several times bigger than the FDI's they love to tout. If they can only channel some of these remittances into proper investment vehicles, they can probably fund mega infrastructure projects (highways, Clark, hospitals, education etc), achieve more direct impact, faster results. As it stands now, everything goes into consumption.

Maganda naman kung ang consumption is to Philippine products, which is, in their mindset, is not.

How about the real estate condos and subdivisions? Para atang naging mas mahal mag-acquire ng lupa't bahay ngayon if we join the OFWs in the fray.

jpdm

May 31st, 2010, 02:32 AM

Bishops give GMA failing marks

By Helen Flores
(The Philippine Star)
Updated May 31, 2010 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - President Arroyo received failing grades on six key issues from officials and members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).

Half of the 44 bishops surveyed by Church-run Radio Veritas gave Mrs. Arroyo failing grades in addressing the problems of poverty, illiteracy and environmental degradation.

They also cited Mrs. Arroyo’s engagement in patronage politics, dishonesty, and failure to win the trust of the people.

The bishops said they believe Mrs. Arroyo destroyed the democratic institution in the country by allowing patronage politics.

The bishops also cited her administration’s lack of transparency particularly on the national broadband network deal with China’s ZTE Corp. and the fertilizer fund scam.

But the prelates acknowledged the top three legacies of Mrs. Arroyo in her nine-year term such as her infrastructure projects, providing economic stability to the country and her pro-life policy.

They also lauded the administration’s “Bigasan sa Parokya” project, land reform program, and the automated election system.

Among the respondents in the survey were CBCP president and Tandag Bishop Nereo Odchimar, Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo, Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Antonio Ledesma, Lipa Archbishop Ramon Arguelles, Caloocan Bishop Deogracias Iniguez, Baguio Bishop Carlito Cenzon, Cubao Bishop Honesto Ongtioco, Catarman Bishop Emmanuel Trance, Pampanga Archbishop Paciano Aniceto, Tarlac Bishop Florentino Cinense, Tagbilaran Bishop Leonardo Medroso, Pampanga Auxiliary Bishop Pablo David,

Marbel Bishop Dinualdo Gutierrez, Maasin Bishop Precioso Cantillas, Marinduque Bishop Reynaldo Evangelista, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, Dumaguete Bishop John Du, Batanes Bishop Camilo Gregorio, Palawan Bishop Pedro Arigo, Abra Bishop Leopoldo Jaucian, Sorsogon Bishop Arturo Bastes, and Novaliches Bishop-emeritus Teodoro Bacani.

Also surveyed were Cabanatuan Bishop Sofronio Bancud, Occidental Mindoro Bishop Antonio Palang, Borongan Bishop Crispin Varquez, La Union Bishop Artemio Rillera, Butuan Bishop Juan de Dios Pueblos, Basilan Bishop Martin Jumoad, Calapan Bishop Warlito Cajandig, Taytay Bishop Edgardo Juanich, Gumaca Bishop Buenaventura Famadico, Bukidnon Bishop Jose Cabantan, Alaminos Bishop Marlo Peralta, Lingayen-Dagupan auxiliary Bishop Renato Mayugba, Pampanga auxiliary Bishop Roberto Mallari, Jolo Bishop Angelito Lampon, Antipolo auxiliary Bishop Francisco de Leon, Laoag Bishop Sergio Utleg, Cotabato auxiliary Bishop Jose Bagaforo, Iligan Bishop Elenito Galido, Malolos Bishop Jose Oliveros, Bacolod Bishop Vicente Navarra, Bayombong Bishop Ramon Villena and Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop-emeritus Oscar Cruz.

Ady001

May 31st, 2010, 02:43 AM

^^ The heck we care about those hoodlums... :down:

I'm sorry, I directly pray to the one above, not to the one below.

jpdm

May 31st, 2010, 03:26 AM

^^ The heck we care about those hoodlums... :down:

I'm sorry, I directly pray to the one above, not to the one below.

:lol::lol::lol:

Ikaw naman. Wag ka naman magalit sa mga clerics natin. In the end sila tatakbuhan natin in times of confusion and despair. Of course not necessary the Catholic Church but other religious leaders.

wino

May 31st, 2010, 04:00 AM

^^ UNEXPECTED of JPDM to post it here in not so good news..
I would have expected you to post it in GOOD NEWS thread.. since you hate GMA so much, you'd be happy if she was given a failing grade. am i right?

A CHANGE OF HEART? :D

bitoy

May 31st, 2010, 05:04 AM

:lol::lol::lol:

Ikaw naman. Wag ka naman magalit sa mga clerics natin. In the end sila tatakbuhan natin in times of confusion and despair. Of course not necessary the Catholic Church but other religious leaders.

..ahhh. those happy days.. :lol:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3698764157_657f034037.jpg

RonnieR

May 31st, 2010, 05:11 AM

:lol::lol::lol:

Ikaw naman. Wag ka naman magalit sa mga clerics natin. In the end sila tatakbuhan natin in times of confusion and despair. Of course not necessary the Catholic Church but other religious leaders.

I go direct to the one above...not to these religious clerics. :)

Ady001

May 31st, 2010, 05:46 AM

:lol::lol::lol:

Ikaw naman. Wag ka naman magalit sa mga clerics natin. In the end sila tatakbuhan natin in times of confusion and despair. Of course not necessary the Catholic Church but other religious leaders.

We will need their guidance, but I only pray to the one above.

TheAvenger

May 31st, 2010, 03:01 PM

We will need their guidance, but I only pray to the one above.

We don't need them........ according to my Russian idol......
" Religion is the shabu of the people "

So we better remove all kinds and forms of Religion.

We can just pray directly to God without passing thru a broker......... or Agent :)

wino

May 31st, 2010, 03:07 PM

no wonder GMA is forced to make midnight appointments... LOL

Boy Abunda considered for Cabinet post
By KRIS BAYOS
May 31, 2010, 7:32pm
President-apparent Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III said on Monday he is seriously considering television talk show host Boy Abunda to serve in government if he is willing to sacrifice his career in show business and divest interest from the private sector.

Although Aquino did not name the office where he could possibly appoint Abunda, he hinted that the television host's communication skills and marketing expertise can be utilized in tourism and foreign affairs, citing Abunda's taking of a Masteral Degree in International Relations on Public Diplomacy at the Philippine Women's University.

Eugenio Abunda Jr., in real life, the talk show host underwent seminary formation at the University of Santo Tomas and attended college at the Ateneo de Manila University for Business Management, which he failed to finish.

But Aquino said asking Abunda to serve in public office will be a challenge considering the compensation Abunda gets from being a television personality and a talent manager.

“The problem (in asking him) is considering the compensation aspect: how much he makes a week compared to how much he will get as salary from government service. We are not innocent about how small government employees earn. And it doesn't end at merely getting measly salary, there also comes to a point where one who is considered for a Cabinet post will have to divest from his business and other properties,” Aquino said.

But if Abunda is amenable to whatever it will take to serve in the Aquino administration, Aquino said it is possible for the television host to get a Cabinet-level appointment “or lower as Undersecretary or Assistant Secretary given his credentials and skills.

“More than his being a television icon, I value his ability to communicate and understand the audience. His marketing expertise and very good communication skills will be valuable in marketing both the government and the country,” he added.

Like Aquino's other prospective appointees, Abunda, the senator said, passed the senator's requirements of being “a truthful person, someone you can trust, and someone who shares the same perspective on issues with me.”

amigo32

May 31st, 2010, 03:14 PM

ay sisters i like:D j/k

wino

May 31st, 2010, 03:18 PM

his last statements was both "confusing" and "intriguing"... LOL

Aquino's requirements:

a truthful person,
someone you can trust,
and someone who shares the same perspective on issues with me. (huwaaaat?!!)

ano yan SLUM BOOK??!! haha

amigo32

May 31st, 2010, 04:10 PM

bading nga siya?:D j/k

ang kinatakot ko lang pag natuloy si Boy, sasabihin nya, tulad ng nasa TV sya, salamin, salamin sabihin mo sa akin kung anong bansa ang pinakamaganda? Filipinas mahal na Boy Abunda, sabi namn ng mga Koreano:D

-SNPKLSDMBLDR-

May 31st, 2010, 06:32 PM

baka matulad sa ginawang commercial ni boy abunda for noynoy ang tourism add ng pinas. DI KA NAG-IISAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! :nuts::lol:

TheAvenger

June 1st, 2010, 12:19 AM

http://jesusabernardo.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/31/4443217-peoples-resolution-to-nullify-the-2010-philippine-presidential-and-vice-presidential-election-results?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook

People's Resolution to Nullify the 2010 Philippine Presidential and Vice-Presidential Election Results

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

PEOPLE'S RESOLUTION TO NULLIFY 2010 PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS

To guarantee the legality and credibility of the recent election and electoral procedures, we, the Filipino people urge the Commission of Elections to NULLIFY the results of the 2010 Presidential and Vice-Presidential Election due to the following reasons and anomalies:

A). Disenfranchisements of Voters - a vast number of voters in different areas were not able to vote because their names were not found in the voter's lists; confusion in their clustered precincts; very slow and unsystematic voting process; delayed voting; confusion among the
BEl members about the automation system; the aforementioned scenarios are just some of the reasons that caused disgruntled voters to leave the polling area and just go home.

B). Massive PCOS machine failure - not less than 350 PCOS machines have malfunctioned. Some PCOS machines also could not operate and some suddenly stopped working. The integrity of the PCOS machines has been compromised because it has produced falsified electronic documents such as: the tally of ER did not match with the COCs, and there were incomplete print logs.

C). Defective CF cards - days before the election day, CF cards in 76,000 PCOS machines was forced to recall after they were found to be "MISCONFIGURED"; we can not discount the possibility that during the "RECONFIGURA TION" of these CF cards, automated manipulation was done.

D). Failure of Elections - thousands of voters were not able to cast their votes in some municipalities in Mindanao due to political threats, violence, and intimidations. We stand with the significance of the quotation "Every vote counts"

E). Claims of Fraud - some election returns signed by members of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEls), but were dated before May 10 polls; preprogrammed CF cards; tallies of the Certificate of Canvass did not match election returns;

F). Pre-Shaded ballots - massive vote buying in many areas in our country marked the recent polls last May 10, 2010, and one new form of cheating has emerged under the new automated election system. Pre-shaded oval in favor to some political aspirants and organizations were discovered by voters from the provinces of Rizal, Pangasinan, Davao, and other places of the archipelago.

G). Automated Dagdag/ bawas - election fraud operators are now coming out and detailing just how some presidential candidates were cheated out of million votes, with former President Joseph Estrada's votes electronically shaved by some five (5) million votes. Gibo Teodoro had about the same number of votes shaved, and Eddie Villanueva by three (3) million votes.

H). No digital signature - the machine generated signature claimed by Smartmatic is not industry standard according to IT experts.

I). The so called Systest certification is conditional and found 5466 errors when it tested the software, most notably, errors in audit log generation which make it tamperable as it won't reflect on the audit log, and no code to make it not rewritable, which means it can be written on.

J).Several provisions in Republic Act 9369 ("Election Automation Act") that were violated and grossly neglected include: 1) the source code for review by interested parties as mandated by Sec. 12 of RA 9369; (2) the
terms and protocols of the random manual audit, as mandated by Sec. 24 of RA 9369; (3) a certification from the Technical Evaluation Committee that the entire Automated Election System is fully functional and that a continuity plan is already in place, as mandated by Sections 9 and 11 of RA 9369; (4) the certification protocol and the actual certification issued by the Department of Science and Technology that the 240,000 Board of Election Inspectors all over the country are trained to use the Automated Election System, as required by sec. 3 of RA 9369; and 5) with the E-Commerce Law of 2000 as basis (RA 8792), the law requires a mechanical digital signature for the ERs from the PCOS machines, as well as from the board of election inspectors (BEI) of each precinct cluster. (Comelec apparently retained the machine digital signatures but waived the requirement of the BEIs' signatures on the ERs.)

We, the undersigned agree with this petition to nullify the automated counting of ballots and we recommend a comprehensive manual count:

C). Defective CF cards - days before the election day, CF cards in 76,000 PCOS machines was forced to recall after they were found to be "MISCONFIGURED"; we can not discount the possibility that during the "RECONFIGURATION" of these CF cards, automated manipulation was done.

Petition URL:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/430movementnullify2010presidentialandvpelectionres/

http://jesusabernardo.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/31/4443217-peoples-resolution-to-nullify-the-2010-philippine-presidential-and-vice-presidential-election-results?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook

wino

June 1st, 2010, 12:29 AM

^^ NO THANK YOU. :P

Christian_123

June 1st, 2010, 01:07 AM

no wonder GMA is forced to make midnight appointments... LOL

Boy Abunda considered for Cabinet post
By KRIS BAYOS

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/38/doublefacepalmz.jpg

Also, i find it funny that the article author is named Kris :nuts:

crappypants

June 1st, 2010, 02:07 AM

jpdm

June 1st, 2010, 02:12 AM

jpdm

June 1st, 2010, 02:15 AM

Susunod nyan ang mga ilalagay sa puesto mga artista, staff at PA ng BUZZ ang ilalagay ni Noynoy sa puwesto.

Buti na lang si Bro. Arwin Luistro of La Salle ang considered sa DepEd.

wino

June 1st, 2010, 02:31 AM

si Ai-Ai de las Alas malamang may cabinet position din. hmm...
ano kayang bagay kay Ai-ai?

RonnieR

June 1st, 2010, 04:46 AM

no wonder GMA is forced to make midnight appointments... LOL

Boy Abunda considered for Cabinet post
By KRIS BAYOS
May 31, 2010, 7:32pmLike Aquino's other prospective appointees, Abunda, the senator said, passed the senator's requirements of being “a truthful person, someone you can trust, and someone who shares the same perspective on issues with me.”

wHAT????

pi_malejana

June 1st, 2010, 05:46 AM

lol, mukhang puros taga-ABS ang nasa gobyerno ah ni NoyNoy ah...:bash:

bitoy

June 1st, 2010, 05:47 AM

lol, mukhang puros taga-ABS ang nasa gobyerno ah ni NoyNoy ah...:bash:

Good News yan... :lol:

Pati nga si Pokwang, gagawan ng cabinet... :lol:

sobra na raw ang damit niyang ginagamit sa wah-wah-weeh

Now, this is the real bad news... :ohno:

http://images.inquirer.net/media/newsinfo/inquirerheadlines/nation/images/pic-06010507010179.jpg

Mikey Arroyo leads 35 party-list solons (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100601-273152/Mikey-Arroyo-leads-35-party-list-solons)

RonnieR

June 1st, 2010, 06:44 AM

On Target
A juvenile president-to-be

By Ramon Tulfo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:22:00 06/01/2010
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20100601-273164/A-juvenile-president-to-be
Filed Under: Politics, Governance, Economy and Business and Finance

IF NOYNOY AQUINO DOESN’T want to live in Malacañang then he should give up the presidency that he has apparently won and turn it over to the vice president-elect whoever that may be, Jojo Binay or Mar Roxas.

He hasn’t taken over the reins of government yet, but he has already turned off many people, even those who voted for him, for acting like a child with a temper tantrum.

Bagay nga sa kanya ang pangalang Noynoy (The name Noynoy fits him) because he is still immature.

* * *

Aquino says he doesn’t want to live in the Palace because of “negative vibrations” as a result of its being inhabited in by a purportedly very corrupt predecessor.
Bad or negative “vibes” can be eliminated from the Palace by feng shui or, since he’s a Catholic, a blessing from a priest.
Noynoy should remember that when he decided to run for President he knew he was going to inherit all the good and bad things about the office from his predecessor.
So, stop whining and get ready for a rough journey ahead of you, Mr. Presumptive President-elect.

* * *

Malacañang is the seat of government because it is the residence and office, at the same time, of the country’s No. 1 official.

If our new President doesn’t want to live in the Palace, we might as well demolish it because it’s not serving its purpose.

We might as well also demolish the Batasang Pambansa building and have the building housing the Senate vacated so their occupants would hold sessions under a mango tree.

Since Noynoy Aquino doesn’t want to leave his neighbors on Times Street, congressmen and senators may want to sympathize with him by having their sessions held in open air.

That way we’ll have a real populist, albeit juvenile, government.

amigo32

June 1st, 2010, 07:19 AM

Good News yan...
http://images.inquirer.net/media/newsinfo/inquirerheadlines/nation/images/pic-06010507010179.jpg

Mikey Arroyo leads 35 party-list solons (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100601-273152/Mikey-Arroyo-leads-35-party-list-solons)

good news yan sabi mo bitoy?:D:lol::lol::lol:

amigo32

June 1st, 2010, 07:20 AM

Narnian_King

June 1st, 2010, 07:34 AM

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs328.ash1/28537_1476669879498_1316273000_1261159_2746446_n.jpg
:lol:

bitoy

June 1st, 2010, 07:40 AM

good news yan sabi mo bitoy?:D:lol::lol::lol:

Pati nga si Jalosjos yata nanalo rin. :bash:

WawaY[625]

June 1st, 2010, 08:03 AM

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/05/31/10/noynoy-eyes-boy-abunda-tourism-secretary

Noynoy eyes Boy Abunda as tourism secretary
abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 05/31/2010 8:11 PM | Updated as of 05/31/2010 10:03 PM

MANILA, Philippines - Presidential frontrunner Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is eyeing celebrity talk show host Boy Abunda, a close friend of his family, to head the Department of Tourism (DoT).

Aquino took note of “The Buzz” host’s ability to clearly communicate ideas and understand the audience.

"He is an icon in the country, and more so for his ability to communicate, to understand the audience and to be able to propound and advance a particular set of ideas,” Aquino said.

When sought for reaction, Abunda said although he is grateful to be considered, he is not “inclined to accept it.”

He noted that joining the government would mean him quitting show business. He admitted that he is not yet prepared to leave the entertainment industry.

“I can help ‘Noy in another capacity. I have a personal relationship with Noy. I think it will be more effective if I continue what I am doing now... giving him advice -- devoid of agenda and bias, devoid of politics,” Abunda said.

Abunda, also a talent manager, used to be a supporter of losing presidential candidate Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar Jr. He even appeared in many of the senator’s television advertisements.

When Aquino, however, announced his presidential bid, Abunda immediately expressed his support for Kris Aquino’s older brother.-Report from Jing Castañeda, ABS-CBN News

amigo32

June 1st, 2010, 09:39 AM

Pati nga si Jalosjos yata nanalo rin. :bash:

now that's crazy news:D

and the Ampatuan's?

rally

June 1st, 2010, 10:22 AM

buti na lang Abunda had the decency and right sense to refuse the cabinet position.

amigo32

June 1st, 2010, 10:39 AM

buti na lang Abunda had the decency and right sense to refuse the cabinet position.

well, matalino namn daw si Boy. at sinong aalis sa trabahong nagpayaman sa kanya, tapos lilipat sya sa naghihirap na gobyerno. malaki pa ata kinikita ng mga vendor sa tabi-tabi eh.:D:D:D

wino

June 1st, 2010, 01:05 PM

"He is an icon in the country, and more so for his ability to communicate, to understand the audience and to be able to propound and advance a particular set of ideas,” Aquino said.

HUWAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!!
what significant thing has Boy done for the COUNTRY??

amigo32

June 1st, 2010, 03:20 PM

Kaya nga not so good news yan eh, kasi puro tsismosa lang namn natutuwa sa kanya, oh boy, not my kind of boy:D

"ZukiChirO"

June 1st, 2010, 03:53 PM

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs328.ash1/28537_1476669879498_1316273000_1261159_2746446_n.jpg
:lol:

hahaha nice one...:lol::lol::lol:

Ady001

June 2nd, 2010, 01:54 AM

Good News yan... :lol:

Pati nga si Pokwang, gagawan ng cabinet... :lol:

sobra na raw ang damit niyang ginagamit sa wah-wah-weeh

Now, this is the real bad news... :ohno:

http://images.inquirer.net/media/newsinfo/inquirerheadlines/nation/images/pic-06010507010179.jpg

Mikey Arroyo leads 35 party-list solons (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100601-273152/Mikey-Arroyo-leads-35-party-list-solons)

According to the news, wala nang sabit si Ate Glo sa NBN deal...

amigo32

June 2nd, 2010, 03:07 AM

According to the news, wala nang sabit si Ate Glo sa NBN deal...

Good News dapat yan:)

flesh_is_weak

June 2nd, 2010, 03:15 AM

may airbridges na lahat ng gates sa NAIA, right? hmmm...paano kaya natin pararampahin sa tarmac si abnoy...

jpdm

June 2nd, 2010, 05:16 AM

According to the news, wala nang sabit si Ate Glo sa NBN deal...

Pag na impeach si classmate ni Mike Arroyo na si Ombudsman Gutierrez, kakasuhan si Nike Arroyo at si Gloria.

Papanagutin kasi ni Noynoy si Gloria.
Sana magsalita na si neri para timbog na si Mike at Gloria Arroyo para mabulok sa kulungan kasama si Abalos.

Good news na ito...

amigo32

June 2nd, 2010, 05:51 AM

Pag na impeach si classmate ni Mike Arroyo na si Ombudsman Gutierrez, kakasuhan si Nike Arroyo at si Gloria.

Papanagutin kasi ni Noynoy si Gloria.
Sana magsalita na si neri para timbog na si Mike at Gloria Arroyo para mabulok sa kulungan kasama si Abalos.

Good news na ito...
oO nga, pati daw si Villar papakulong din daw ni Noy:nuts::nuts::nuts:

jpdm

June 2nd, 2010, 05:56 AM

According to the news, wala nang sabit si Ate Glo sa NBN deal...

oO nga, pati daw si Villar papakulong din daw ni Noy:nuts::nuts::nuts:

Ok lang. At least mapatunayan nya kung nagkasala sya o hindi.

Basta ako gusto ko makulong si Mike Arroyo at GMA kasama mga alipores nya...kung may kasalanan si Villar e di magsama sila.

Kung makulong si GMA, puede mo syang dalawin sa bilibid..hyahahahaha...:lol::lol:toinks!

WawaY[625]

June 2nd, 2010, 06:20 AM

may airbridges na lahat ng gates sa NAIA, right? hmmm...paano kaya natin pararampahin sa tarmac si abnoy...

just when I was already wiling to accept him as my president,he pulls several ogag stunts like not residing in malacanang (isip bata), not quitting smoking (symbolic regalo lang sana nya sa bayan na everyone can change) and considering abunda as DoT secretary (katangahan)..

Im afraid tama nga ang mga bintang na mahinang presidente sya

Christian_123

June 2nd, 2010, 09:24 AM

I'll just leave it here:

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/31/undimiento.jpg
Update, 2pm PT: HOW TO HELP, after the jump. Above, this photo just posted to the Guatemalan Government's Flickr feed shows a spontaneous sinkhole ("hundimiento") 20 meters deep and 15 wide that appeared today in Zone 2 of Guatemala City, after overwhelming saturation of rains from tropical storm Agatha. Local press reports that it swallowed an entire 3-story building. Not Photoshop, sadly: these happen from time to time during major storms in part because of unstable geology, and in part, bad urban engineering—read more about it in the comments. A break in the over-stressed sewage pipes after the storm was the cause for this one. There are rumors of other sinkholes now forming nearby. See it on Google Maps. (News reports: Prensa Libre, and blogs)

Full story: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/31/guatemala-first-volc.html

Manila-X

June 2nd, 2010, 09:26 AM

;57932769']just when I was already wiling to accept him as my president,he pulls several ogag stunts like not residing in malacanang (isip bata), not quitting smoking (symbolic regalo lang sana nya sa bayan na everyone can change) and considering abunda as DoT secretary (katangahan)..

Im afraid tama nga ang mga bintang na mahinang presidente sya

I'm sure the number of those in government who are on the opposition side will grow.

jpdm

June 2nd, 2010, 12:48 PM

A no-conflict government

AMADO P. MACASAET
Malaya Business Insights
June 2, 2010

‘Even before he takes his oath on June 30, there is already a palpable dissension among Benigno Aquino III’s supporters. What is clear to some is the fact that the “kamag-anak” (relative), “kaklase” (classmate) and “kaibigan” (friend) get the ear of Noynoy.’

A POWERFUL businessman who immensely benefited from the thieving government of Gloria Arroyo found a way to suggest to apparent-President Noynoy Aquino that he should not start his administration with a conflict.

By that the man meant that the incoming president should not recall the midnight appointments of the outgoing Chief Executive, particularly that of Chief Justice Renato Corona.

Noynoy obviously took the advice to heart. During the campaign, he promised to recall judiciary appointments made during a period prohibited by the Constitution but made part of the law of the land by the Supreme Court.

Noynoy hardly says a word about that promise.

On the contrary he is reported to have said that he would reappoint a few of Mrs. Arroyo’s cabinet officials on condition they do not keep the job longer than one year.

To me, and many more, the only cabinet official in the Arroyo government worth retaining is Dr. Esperanza Cabral, secretary of health.

There is only one reason for keeping Cabral in her present job.

She is the only health secretary who has a very healthy appreciation for the necessity of pushing the family planning program. She is not scared of the Catholic Church. Neither is she scared of getting the ire of the President.

She told me in an interview weeks before the elections that if Gloria Arroyo orders her to slow down in promoting family planning, she would quit.

Few are the men – and Dr. Cabral is a woman – who would defy the President on reason other than the firm belief that he or she is doing her job right.

Sources close to the Noynoy camp intimated to this space that Gloria Arroyo has made about 200 midnight appointments. Ephraim Genuino is said to have been given a one-year extension as chairman of Pagcor.

Noynoy declared that he would fire him. So far, Genuino’s is the only midnight appointment that Noynoy will categorically recall. He has said no word about the others.

Even before he takes his oath on June 30, there is already a palpable dissension among Benigno Aquino III’s supporters. What is clear to some is the fact that the "kamag-anak" (relative), "kaklase" (classmate) and "kaibigan" (friend) get the ear of Noynoy.

The KKK includes officials who served the Arroyo government. This could very well be the meaning of a "no-conflict" start of Noynoy’s administration.

The people who voted him to power never expected him to do that. On the contrary, they expect him to file criminal charges against those who abused their positions in the Arroyo regime.

Mrs. Arroyo herself, as he promised, is on top of the list of those who, he said, will be charged in Court. Suddenly he fell silent. Is the fire in his belly no longer there?

And the reason is he listened to the advice of an ardent supporter and beneficiary of Gloria Arroyo. "Don’t start your administration with a conflict," the man might have said.

Conflict with or against people who helped ravish this country or closed their eyes to the lying, thieving, and violation of the Constitution is a duty of the President.

Retribution is fair in a faltering democracy if it is done through the courts of law. Allowing crimes to go unpunished is itself a crime. The voters believed that Noynoy, like his mother before him, is God-sent.

It does not look like that based on the quality of people he is appointing to his cabinet. Worse, many of them are rent-seekers who saw President Arroyo as a spent force.

Noynoy cannot seem to imagine that his own mother publicly apologized to Joseph Estrada for supporting Gloria Arroyo in EDSA II. He is now practically defiling that apology.

A no-conflict start of a new administration is bound to create a deeper conflict.

This time, it will happen among the very people who believed that Noynoy is the hope who inspires enthusiasm and, therefore, deserves support.

The President-apparent is squandering his huge mandate even before he could take his oath.

What is happening right now proves what many people love to say in a situation that could not be reversed for the better. They say "the more we try to change, the more things look the same.:ohno::ohno::ohno:

Christian_123

June 2nd, 2010, 01:00 PM

^^Eto nalang masasabi ko kay Noynoy:
http://media.animevice.com/uploads/0/6566/181148-triple_facepalm_super.jpg

We're back in the dark ages again...

jpdm

June 2nd, 2010, 01:01 PM

Noynoy a close Gloria clone

‘He may not realize it yet, but he is a close clone of Gloria as she was
in 2001.’

Malaya Business Insights
June 2, 2010
Editorial

NOYNOY Aquino’s handlers packaged his candidacy as part of the elemental struggle between light and darkness, between good and evil. The packaging worked, giving Noynoy a lead over his nearest rival of over 5 million votes.

But now comes the hard part, how to turn campaign promises into programs and how to turn programs into reality.

Conventional wisdom holds that Gloria Arroyo is the worst president this country has ever had, even worse than Ferdinand Marcos in graft and corruption and a close second in wrecking the institutions of republican democracy. We too are guilty of demonizing Gloria. That cannot be helped when we saw before our eyes her cheating in the 2004 elections, her attempts to curtail civil liberties through her exercise of "emergency" powers, her bid to emasculate Congress and the Courts, her perpetuation of the culture of impunity, and, above all, the serial grand robberies in the nine years she has been in office.

But Arroyo did not start out that may. She rose to power on the back of the People Power 2. While it definitely was a power grab, her legitimacy was rooted in the expectation that she would be the complete opposite of the scandalously inept and corrupt Estrada administration.

In her address to the nation when she took her oath at EDSA in 2001, she promised to go back to the basic of governance: transparency and competence.

She harnessed individuals who believed they were the vanguard of a modernizing elite that would once and for all put an end to the inherited culture of rent-seeking and patronage. Her original Cabinet members wore mortarboards from the best schools here and abroad. Many had unquestioned credentials as fighters for the poor and the oppressed.

In nine years, we saw our dreams turning into nightmares.

Noynoy promised to return to the morally straight path in the march to prosperity. During the campaign, his staff was manned by a fair balance of idealists and pragmatists. Isn’t that a sharp reminder of someone who promised the same thing and was surrounded by the same kind of people?

People have high expectations from Noynoy. This is probably unrealistic given the economic, political and social structures he is inheriting. A society cannot simply vault from backwardness to modernity and prosperity through a change in administration.

Noynoy, nonetheless, has to meet the challenge head-on. And he cannot do that by simply aiming to be the exact opposite of what Gloria is today. He may not realize it yet, but he is a close clone of Gloria as she was in 2001.

con-science

June 2nd, 2010, 01:24 PM

^^Eto nalang masasabi ko kay Noynoy:
http://media.animevice.com/uploads/0/6566/181148-triple_facepalm_super.jpg

We're back in the dark ages again...

hahaha.. yung nakaraan double lang.. mukhang hindi mo talaga matanggap si Mr. President :bash: awts

amigo32

June 2nd, 2010, 01:29 PM

amigo32

June 2nd, 2010, 01:33 PM

Noynoy a close Gloria clone

‘He may not realize it yet, but he is a close clone of Gloria as she was
in 2001.’
.

puede ba. si PGMA MATALINO Si Noy ewan ko

si PGMA hindi madaldal si Noy sobrang daldal

si PGMA maganda si Noy medyo maganda din namn:D:lol::lol::lol:
sensya na di ko na binasa yung artikol mo:D

kyle@1008

June 2nd, 2010, 02:10 PM

le Reine

June 2nd, 2010, 03:06 PM

This is supposed to be the Not so Good News Thread and not about the not-so-good-opinions thread. Obviously, there's a difference.

amigo32

June 2nd, 2010, 03:06 PM

nag aantay ng good harvest from a sick tree:D:D:D

@Queenie
siempre kasama na yun, napag usapan eh.

le Reine

June 2nd, 2010, 03:10 PM

^^eh kung ganun pala, ang title ng thread na ito ay Our Shit Thread.

amigo32

June 2nd, 2010, 03:11 PM

^^eh kung ganun pala, ang title ng thread na ito ay Our Shit Thread.

mod ka na uli?:D

le Reine

June 2nd, 2010, 04:28 PM

^^hindi pero kasi parang wala na atang mod. Bakit, mod lang may k mag-comment?

fengrun

June 2nd, 2010, 05:15 PM

:lol:;57932769']just when I was already wiling to accept him as my president,he pulls several ogag stunts like not residing in malacanang (isip bata), not quitting smoking (symbolic regalo lang sana nya sa bayan na everyone can change) and considering abunda as DoT secretary (katangahan)..

Im afraid tama nga ang mga bintang na mahinang presidente sya

at lost na si abnoy, di nya kasama si mar. paktay sya ngayon. i delegate nya nga sana kay mar yung trabaho ng presidente.

kaya naguguluhan na sya, wala syang mga kilalang magagaling na ekonomista di tulad ni gma. Di nya alam kung sino mga i appoint nya. Ang kinokonsultan nya si kris, e puro showbiz ang kilala nun.

:nuts::lol::bash:

higen

June 2nd, 2010, 05:20 PM

Christian_123

June 2nd, 2010, 05:27 PM

Tiisin nalang natin 'tong 6 years of noynoy's administration.

higen

June 2nd, 2010, 05:52 PM

...........if Noy can do better for the economy I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, right now he may be doing a lot of stupid things..but all I care about is the result...

I can't see him doing better, but for all our sakes I hope he proves me wrong...

^^The benefit of the doubt can be swept a way by one stupid act after the other...The presidency is NO place for trial and error!!!

Curses Noynoy, curses!!!:gaah:

Christian_123

June 2nd, 2010, 05:55 PM

^^Lubuslubusin na natin ang natitirang araw ni Gloria as president. Dahil pag nagumpisa na un Noynoy admin, this next 6 years would be one hell of a rough ride.

Ronskie

June 2nd, 2010, 06:21 PM

wehhh..palusot pa si abnoy..tamad ka lng tlga at hndi mo na makayanan yun pressure kaya gusto mo na magleave of absence at mag relax :lol::lol: Gawain mo na kya yan sa senado ang magrelax at matulog....:ohno:

hay wala! wala tlga! sa kangkongan ang bagsak nito...magluluto na lng ako ng adobong kangkong or ipakain yun mga kangkong sa baboy in 6 years atleast may pakinabang :lol:

Aquino takes 6-day break to recharge

By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:35:00 06/02/2010

Filed Under: Benigno Aquino III, Holidays or vacations

MANILA, Philippines—Presumptive president-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is taking a much-needed rest “somewhere” in the country to prepare himself for what he called the “Herculean task of undoing” the ills left behind by the nine-year Arroyo administration.

After an exhausting campaign that saw him pressing the flesh and doing endless photo-ops from Batanes to Zamboanga, the 50-year-old bachelor rewarded himself with a six-day break starting on Tuesday.

But before tuning out, Aquino Tuesday had this to say about persisting clamors for him to quit smoking: “I’m sorry …”

He even challenged those questioning his physical fitness to compete with him in a peculiar race: Putting up “stickers” outdoors in the scorching heat of the sun.

Aquino said he would not take calls and visitors while on vacation, bringing only briefing papers, books, film and music DVDs and CDs under the close watch of personal bodyguards.

“This is in preparation for all the pressures I have to face and had gotten myself into,” Aquino told reporters, asking to be left alone while resting “somewhere” in the country.

On his return, Aquino said he would start organizing his administration, reviewing the country's fiscal position and planning his agenda for when he takes over on June 30.

Aquino said that after his break, he would hold a news conference twice a week until his inauguration.

“Please be advised that Sen. Benigno S. Aquino III will be on a weeklong hiatus starting today, June 1, until Sunday, June 6. Media concerns may be fielded to Sen. Aquino’s spokesperson, Atty. Edwin Lacierda,” his media group announced Tuesday.

Aquino has also advised Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile of his plan to take a leave of absence from his Senate duties.

Enrile co-chairs the joint congressional national board of canvassers, which is expected to proclaim the next president and vice president on or before June 15.

Sources said only close-in security escorts would tag along with Aquino in his getaway. It was not immediately known whether he would be joined by his girlfriend, Valenzuela City Councilor Shalani Soledad, or his favorite nephews Joshua and Baby James.

Grueling times

Aquino has been candid with reporters about his wish for long, uninterrupted days of rest after a grueling eight-month period that began with the death of his mother, democracy icon Cory Aquino, in August last year, and climaxed in a bitterly fought presidential election last month.

Known to family and friends as an introspective person who relishes long periods of solitude and study, Aquino has not revealed where he would be cooling off. A trip abroad is unlikely; his last foreign trip was during the Estrada administration.

When relaxing, Aquino is also known to enjoy computer games, movies on DVD and New Wave music on his hi-fi sound system.

In an interview Tuesday, Aquino doused speculations that he was taking a break because of health problems.

He remained unapologetic about his chain-smoking, saying he had never kept his habit secret from the public.

Can’t dance to every tune

Aquino said it would not look good for a leader to just follow everybody’s advice, including those on matters he would consider petty.

“I’m being tested as to my fortitude in whatever my decision is. And I’m sorry, I will not dance to everybody’s tune every time,” Aquino said.

To end all this talk about his vice, Aquino challenged critics to an unusual endurance test.

“You have seen the pace of my campaign and I doubt if any of my rivals could catch up with that kind of campaign,” Aquino said.

"ZukiChirO"

June 2nd, 2010, 06:27 PM

Philippines has third worst bureaucracy in Asia - survey
Agence France-Presse
Updated as of 06/02/2010 8:49 PM

SINGAPORE - India, Indonesia and the Philippines have Asia's most inefficient bureaucracies, with red tape a constant blight to citizens and deterrent to foreign investment, a survey said Wednesday.

Regional financial centres Singapore and Hong Kong have the most efficient bureaucracies, according to the survey of expatriate business executives by the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC).
Most inefficient bureaucracies according to PERC
Rank Asian country Score
1. India 9.41
2. Indonesia 8.59
3. Philippines 8.37
4. Vietnam 8.13
5. China 7.93
6. Malaysia 6.97
7. Taiwan 6.60
8. Japan 6.57
9. South Korea 6.13
10. Thailand 5.53
11. Hong Kong 3.49
12. Singapore 2.53

Ranking 12 key countries and territories on a scale from one to 10, with 10 as the worst possible score, the business executives in the survey rated India as having the region's most inefficient bureaucracy.

India had a score of 9.41, followed by Indonesia (8.59), the Philippines (8.37), Vietnam (8.13) and China (7.93).

Malaysia was in sixth place from the bottom with a score of 6.97, followed by Taiwan (6.60), Japan (6.57), South Korea (6.13) and Thailand (5.53).

Singapore was ranked has having the most efficient bureaucracy, with a score of 2.53, followed by Hong Kong with 3.49.

PERC said 1,373 middle and senior expatriate executives took part in the survey carried out earlier this year.

Singapore was also number one and Hong Kong was in third place globally in the World Bank's latest survey on the ease of doing business, which covered 183 economies.

Government bureaucracies in some Asian countries have become "power centres" in their own right, allowing them to effectively resist efforts toward reforms by politicians and appointed officials, the Hong Kong-based firm said.

In the Philippines, the government "goes through the motion" of addressing problems of bureaucratic red tape "but nothing has really made a dent in the problem," PERC said.

"Illegal fixing is well-entrenched in the Philippine bureaucracy," it said, referring to people called "fixers" who offer to facilitate transactions with government offices for a fee and often in collaboration with corrupt employees.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's failure to carry out reforms contributed to the resignation last month of respected finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, who accepted a senior position at the World Bank, PERC said.

"Despite President Susilo's strong election mandate, he lacks the power to really shake up Indonesia's bureaucracy," the consultancy said.

In India, "politicians frequently promise to reform and revitalise the Indian bureaucracy, but they have been ineffective in doing so -- mainly because the civil service is a power centre in its own right," PERC said.

Dealing with India's bureaucracy "can be one of the most frustrating experiences for any Indian, let alone a foreign investor," it added.

Bureaucratic red tape is both a "serious problem" in China and India, "but the differences in the political systems of these two countries have made inertia much worse in India than in China," it said.

:ohno:

shadow_can2003

June 2nd, 2010, 07:30 PM

Panalo na si Noynoy wala na tayong magagawa dun. Kaya dapat suportahan nalang natin siya para hindi na magkagulo.

monsy

June 2nd, 2010, 09:56 PM

Panalo na si Noynoy wala na tayong magagawa dun. Kaya dapat suportahan nalang natin siya para hindi na magkagulo.

the most intelligent post i've read.

fengrun

June 3rd, 2010, 02:38 AM

Panalo na si Noynoy wala na tayong magagawa dun. Kaya dapat suportahan nalang natin siya para hindi na magkagulo.

sinusuportahan naman sya, pero nakakasuka na mga ginagawa nya di pa man sya nag uumpisa. Isa na dun yung pagiging talangka nya na panay paninira nya sa 7.3% GDP growth. E bakit hindi ba sya nakikinabang dun sa growth na yun? pinoy din sya di ba? haaay talangkang abnoy talaga :bash:

Christian_123

June 3rd, 2010, 02:54 AM

Panalo na si Noynoy wala na tayong magagawa dun. Kaya dapat suportahan nalang natin siya para hindi na magkagulo.

I'm giving Noynoy the benefit of the doubt now and even though it's against my conscience, i'm supporting the new administration because nothing can change the official poll counts :puke:

But with recent events, i'm deciding if i'm really going to support Abnoy or just leave the hell out of this country.

amigo32

June 3rd, 2010, 03:28 AM

^^hindi pero kasi parang wala na atang mod. Bakit, mod lang may k mag-comment?
hindi, pero tingin ko dapat mag mod ka na uli. hehehehe, kasi tingnan mo di mo matiis:lol:
kunsimisyon pa rin rin:D:lol::lol::lol:

Narnian_King

June 3rd, 2010, 03:59 AM

GUATEMALA SINKHOLE

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/media/ALeqM5jaxVDv5KOH_uKuKk4D-npt4g61Dg?size=l

"Sinkholes are natural depressions that can form when water-saturated soil and other particles become too heavy and cause the roofs of existing voids in the soil to collapse.

Another way sinkholes can form is if water enlarges a natural fracture in a limestone bedrock layer. As the crack gets bigger, the topsoil gently slumps, eventually leaving behind a sinkhole."

2010 Guatemala Sinkhole Could Grow

A ruptured sewer line is thought to have caused the sinkhole that appeared in Guatemala City in 2007.

The 2010 Guatemala sinkhole could have formed in a similar fashion, Currens said. A burst sanitary or storm sewer may have been slowly saturating the surrounding soil for a long time before tropical storm Agatha added to the inundation.

"The tropical storm came along and would have dumped even more water in there, and that could have been the final trigger that precipitated the collapse," Currens said."

"Depending on the makeup of the subsurface layer, the Guatemala sinkhole "could eventually enlarge and take in more buildings," he said."

Ady001

June 3rd, 2010, 04:14 AM

Ady001

June 3rd, 2010, 04:15 AM

pau_p1

June 3rd, 2010, 05:10 AM

according to local news.. possible sya on areas in the country that have limestone underneath... but metro manila is very much safe... some of the islands filled with limestone were cebu, bohol, some in mindanao and in the mountainous area of luzon... it was said that some of the landslides that have occurred may actually be sink holes already but was covered by the land slides...

jpdm

June 3rd, 2010, 11:33 AM

The more than 40% who voted for Noynoy will reap what they sowed. And those who know how to tell a good egg from a bad one, who didn't vote for him, will be in for a very very long ride...EWAN!!! Haaayyyyy :bash:

This is going to be a very long 6 freakin years...:ohno:

Wala pang June 30 boss at hindi pa nakakaupo si Noynoy, bigyan ng pagkakataon.. Pag pumalpak sa first 100 days dun nyo na tirahin. Sama ko sa pagbanat.

amigo32

June 3rd, 2010, 12:22 PM

ows

william :D

June 3rd, 2010, 02:42 PM

Wala pang June 30 boss at hindi pa nakakaupo si Noynoy, bigyan ng pagkakataon.. Pag pumalpak sa first 100 days dun nyo na tirahin. Sama ko sa pagbanat.

ako rin sasama ako sa pagtira.hehe, pero as of now gloria is my president.
:guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1::guns1:

william :D

June 3rd, 2010, 02:43 PM

amigo32

June 3rd, 2010, 02:59 PM

pramis nya walang kurapsyon.

ako rin isang buhok pag hindi nawala ang kurapsyon:D

pag nawala naman ako mismo magpakalbo, sasali na ako kay dad na kalbo:D

higen

June 3rd, 2010, 03:35 PM

Wala pang June 30 boss at hindi pa nakakaupo si Noynoy, bigyan ng pagkakataon.. Pag pumalpak sa first 100 days dun nyo na tirahin. Sama ko sa pagbanat.

Whose to say I'm not giving him a chance? And whose to say I won't support this administration? I have always supported any administration, even Erap's who I hated more than Noynoy before. I am not one of those who rant for ranting's sake. But whenever I read or hear things like the ones I have been reading about Noynoy and his plans, I will say my peace. I think we are the same in that department. I am judging him because of the things he is saying and planning to do. Hey, Noynoy could very well be the President his father never were and turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to the Phils. But as far as the things I've been reading, I will insist in exercising my right (more like a tradition in the Phils really) to call my country's president whatever nickname I personally see fit to call him/her based on what comes out of his/her mouth, as I did with all the others. And why wait? He seemed to be eager to show his stuff and to show everybody what he is made of. Then shouldn't it not follow that public scrutiny should start early as well?

If for example, Gordon won the elections and will be sworn in by the end of June then would go of saying that he is thinking of appointing, say, Inday Badiday as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs since she can say "I love you Boh" in Korean...I'd bust my fuse the same way.

william :D

June 3rd, 2010, 04:10 PM

pramis nya walang kurapsyon.

ako rin isang buhok pag hindi nawala ang kurapsyon:D

pag nawala naman ako mismo magpakalbo, sasali na ako kay dad na kalbo:D

ubos ang buhok! hahahaha :D :D :D :D

ssc172

June 3rd, 2010, 08:12 PM

bad news: Dumadame na ang bobo sa pilipinas. approx 20million. how did i came up with that number? go figure...

monsy

June 3rd, 2010, 08:52 PM

Christian_123

June 4th, 2010, 01:42 AM

i wonder what will those people who criticizes noynoy do if he actually perform well.
remember when GMA was reelected on 2004, everybody's crying foul, that she's gonna put the country into another economic collapse, that she will stay in power for a long time just like marcos did. but what happened? she actually did well IMO.

remember that noynoy said that he will investigate some projects, no to stop them.

i'm not a noynoy fan but i'm sick and tired of critics who actually done nothing to this country but to accuse someone of something that he or she did not done.

Looking at the track record alone, Gloria wins by a mile compared to Noynoy. Gloria, beside the corrupt acts, was the next best thing we have since the marcoses. Noynoy on the otherhand, He haven't even passed a single law or improved tarlac...or i call it "TarLACK" in his looong term as a tongressman and senatong.

Tignan nalang natin kung may natutunan si Noynoy sa former ateneo teacher nyang si Gloria arroyo :lol:

We'll just wait and see what would his performance be this next 6 years.

ssc172

June 4th, 2010, 06:34 AM

i wonder what will those people who criticizes noynoy do if he actually perform well.
remember when GMA was reelected on 2004, everybody's crying foul, that she's gonna put the country into another economic collapse, that she will stay in power for a long time just like marcos did. but what happened? she actually did well IMO.

remember that noynoy said that he will investigate some projects, no to stop them.

i'm not a noynoy fan but i'm sick and tired of critics who actually done nothing to this country but to accuse someone of something that he or she did not done.

let noynoy and his group have their taste of their own medicine. all they did was criticize then. (til now actually) 13million++ people may have voted for him, but a lot more people did not...

william :D

June 4th, 2010, 06:52 AM

bad news: Dumadame na ang bobo sa pilipinas. approx 20million. how did i came up with that number? go figure...

:ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:

RonnieR

June 4th, 2010, 08:04 AM

Cabral incurs Church’s ire over grade-school sex education plan

by Joyce Pangco Pañares
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNews.htm?f=/2010/june/3/news1.isx&d=2010/june/3
AFTER crossing swords with the Catholic Church over condoms, Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral is ruffling religious feathers again with a move to introduce sex education in schools.

“Imposing lessons about sex on kids as young as 11 wrests the responsibility for bringing up children from parents,” said Monseigneur Pedro Quitorio, spokesman for the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines.

“While schools may be entrusted with the formal education of children, the total responsibility still remains with parents. The primary responsibility for raising children lies with parents and guardians, including how to educate them on sex.’’

But Cabral said the government must take the initiative and teach sex education—instead of doing nothing about the ballooning number of teenage and unwanted pregnancies.

“The Department of Education knows what is the appropriate type of sex education that they will teach our children,” Cabral said. “Should we wait for teenagers to get pregnant before we teach them sex education that is appropriate for them?”

Cabral said age-appropriate topics should be taught as early as kindergarten.

President Gloria Arroyo, who backed Cabral’s campaign to distribute condoms as a way to combat the spread of AIDS, is more cautious this time, ordering the Health and Education Departments to “consult and coordinate with” the bishops before incorporating sex education in schools this year.

“The advisory is for them to consult and coordinate with the CBCP. The religious have forwarded some reservations and these have to be addressed,” Executive Secretary Leandro Mendoza said.

“We have always respected the opinions and advocacies of the religious, and it is best for the Department of Education and the Department of Health to do consultations before any policy is made on this particular issue.”

Education Secretary Mona Valisno said sex education will be taught as part of subjects such as science, wellness, values education, reading comprehension—and even math.

Kenneth Tirado, head of the department’s communications unit, said the topic could be incorporated into math lessons by way of problem-solving and computation of figures using facts and figures related to sex education, such as the awareness level of the youth about sexually transmitted diseases and the number of HIV-AIDS cases in the country.

Quitorio said the Church opposed all these.

“Students should be taught the proper sex education, not sexuality that is focused on the physical aspect of sexuality but as a sacred gift from God,” he said.

On Wednesday, Cabral got support on another front when the Medicines Transparency Alliance Council-Philippines supported a Health Department order that disclaimers be printed on the packaging of food and dietary supplements.

The disclaimer reminds consumers that the dietary supplements are not medicines and should not be used to cure any kind of illness.

The alliance also described as “unwarranted, inappropriate and ill-advised” a suit filed by the Chamber of Herbal Industries of the Philippines against Cabral.

In an interview with the Manila Standard, Cabral refused to be drawn into another health-related issue: a campaign by some anti-smoking groups to get president-elect Benigno Aquino III’s to drop his three-packs-a-day habit.

“It’s his prerogative, [as long as] he will not endanger anybody’s health from his smoking,” she said. With Macon Ramos-Araneta and Vito Barcelo

joks_25

June 4th, 2010, 09:35 AM

let noynoy and his group have their taste of their own medicine. all they did was criticize then. (til now actually) 13million++ people may have voted for him, but a lot more people did not...
pano pa kaya yung binoto mo?kung marami din ang di bumoto kay noynoy, siguro naman mas marami ung di bumoto sa manok mo. for the next 6 years of noynoy's term wag nyo sabihin na ganito nalang parati ang gagawin niyong mga naysayers? ang antayin magkamali c noynoy. be positive nalang

amigo32

June 4th, 2010, 09:46 AM

pano pa kaya yung binoto mo?kung marami din ang di bumoto kay noynoy, siguro naman mas marami ung di bumoto sa manok mo. for the next 6 years of noynoy's term wag nyo sabihin na ganito nalang parati ang gagawin niyong mga naysayers? ang antayin magkamali c noynoy. be positive nalang

ngek! tama lang na bantayan ang mali no:D

keLmikez

June 4th, 2010, 11:25 AM

amigo32

June 4th, 2010, 11:34 AM

ganun naman talaga ang tao ..laging mali ang nakikita ..dito saamin puro pangit ang naririnig ko kay gloria ..pero marami naman siyang nagawang maganda ..hindi lang napapansin dahil yung pangit ang hinahanap ng tao ..

tama lang ginagawa mo, ang hindi tama yung opposition nga ni PGMA na kahit maganda ang kanyang nagawa, pinapalabas na pangit, na wala syang ginawa, kung meron mang halata na maganda, hahanap at hahanap ng dahilan para hindi si PGMA ang ma credit.

itong recent lang na balita, aba kung anu-anong pinag dadaldal, nagmumukha tuloy syang(?:D) palengkera:D

Christian_123

June 4th, 2010, 12:18 PM

^^Good thing na matigas si madam at pinagpatuloy parin nya ang mga projects nya kahit puro epal ang gobyerno.

amigo32

June 4th, 2010, 12:55 PM

^^Good thing na matigas si madam at pinagpatuloy parin nya ang mga projects nya kahit puro epal ang gobyerno.

She's small but terrible:D

galing mo PGMA:D (JPDM bawal basahin itong papuri ko)

wino

June 4th, 2010, 05:15 PM

Cabral incurs Church’s ire over grade-school sex education plan

I studied in a Catholic/Parochial school all my life. from Grade 1 to college.
We have had sex education subjects since GRADE 5!!!

I don't understand CBCP at all.. they teach it in private schools.. why not let public schools have it also?

oreotm

June 4th, 2010, 05:26 PM

bilib talaga ko kay sec. cabral! she's the best secretary of health the philippines had in my lifetime... kung ganyang lang mga pulitiko sa bansa we can manage to be 1st world in no time!

monsy

June 4th, 2010, 07:30 PM

Looking at the track record alone, Gloria wins by a mile compared to Noynoy. Gloria, beside the corrupt acts, was the next best thing we have since the marcoses. Noynoy on the otherhand, He haven't even passed a single law or improved tarlac...or i call it "TarLACK" in his looong term as a tongressman and senatong.

Tignan nalang natin kung may natutunan si Noynoy sa former ateneo teacher nyang si Gloria arroyo :lol:

We'll just wait and see what would his performance be this next 6 years.

that's what i'm saying, tingnan muna natin baka naman magtratrabaho sya ng mahusay hindi gaya ng iniisip natin.

monsy

June 4th, 2010, 07:48 PM

let noynoy and his group have their taste of their own medicine. all they did was criticize then. (til now actually) 13million++ people may have voted for him, but a lot more people did not...

you despised noynoy and 13 million others because he is one of the critics of GMA's admin and now you're saying that you will do the same thing as he did, so you are no better than him, you are even worse than him. you know that critics delayed or partially delayed some of GMA's projects. two wrongs does'nt make one right.

red_jasper

June 4th, 2010, 11:38 PM

Philippines Places 92nd On Global Index Measuring Attractiveness As A Business Destination (http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7018892774)

June 4, 2010 5:41 a.m. EST

AHN News Staff
Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines (AHN) - From 82nd spot, the Philippines tumbled down to 92nd spot among 125 nations in the World Economic Forum Enabling Trade Index. The index measures the attractiveness of a country as a business destination.

The criteria for the ranking are international and domestic market access, border administration, efficiency of import-export procedures ad transparency of border administration. The index ranked Manila 64th for market access, 74th for border administration, 100th for domestic market access, 56th for customs administration, 55th for import-export procedures and 119th for transparency of border administration.

Among members of the regional bloc, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, only Kampuchea had a lower ranking than the Philippines. Kampuchea was in 102nd spot in the overall ranking.

Singapore topped the index, which was released Thursday ahead of the World Economic Forum on Sunday in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Philippines had a higher ranking in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index for 2009-10 at 87th place. However, it was actually a slip from the previous year’s 71st spot. The bases of the Global Competitiveness Index are the 12 pillars, namely: institutions, infrastructure, macroeconomic stability, health and primary education, goods market efficiency, labor market efficiency, financial market sophistication, technological readiness, market size, business sophistication and innovation.

Read more (http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7018892774#ixzz0pvFx0xZ5)

Fraulein

June 5th, 2010, 05:53 AM

^^ For me ok lang sa kin yung ranking. Siguro, yung mga taong nag rate nyan ay dapat pumunta sa Pilipinas at manirahan ng ilang araw. Marami nga ang ibang tao na akala nila ang Pilipinas ay walang progress pero nung dumating. Mas lalong lumaki ang impression nila. Mali ang akala nila

Sleepwalker

June 5th, 2010, 05:58 AM

^^Same here...I dont believe so much with that kind of report. I am seeing positive growth sa economy natin...Yan lang... :)

fengrun

June 5th, 2010, 06:10 AM

incompetence is much, much more dangerous than being corrupt.

With an incompetence leader, investors will laugh at you, investors will not trust you, and those below that leader will not follow him and just make a mockery of him. Look at our congress now. They do not want to pass the Freedom of Information act. Corruption is within a system, and not just coming from the one on top.

Thaksin of thailand is corrupt, but he is competent. He implemented economic reforms called as Thaksinomics which lead to double digit GDP growth for thailand.

fengrun

June 5th, 2010, 06:14 AM

i saw Makati business club in the news now suggesting (and pleading) noynoy to increase the vat to 15%

haha.. isn't Noynoy the MBC's choice for president?

amigo32

June 5th, 2010, 06:27 AM

i saw Makati business club in the news now suggesting (and pleading) noynoy to increase the vat to 15%

haha.. isn't Noynoy the MBC's choice for president?

:lol::lol::lol:

eh di ba umiiyak na sila sa 12%

nagyon ano na?:D:lol::lol::lol:

Christian_123

June 5th, 2010, 06:36 AM

Nung inakyat ni GMA sa 12% un tax dahil sa E-Vat halos umiyak un Makati business club. Ngayon naman, sila na mismo ang nag sasuggest na itaas ang tax up-to 15% :nuts:

william :D

June 5th, 2010, 06:53 AM

^^ kapag pera nga naman. hehe :D :D :D

amigo32

June 5th, 2010, 06:59 AM

paano yan, Noy, di ba sabi mo babawasan mo pa ang tax:D ano na? ang lakas mo tumira kay PGMA about sa EVAT, tapos ngayon, paano na, yun pa namn kaya bumuto sayo karamihan, pramis mo wala nang VAT.

bitoy

June 5th, 2010, 06:59 AM

:lol::lol: MBC wants EVAT up to 15%?

fengrun

June 5th, 2010, 07:16 AM

amigo32

June 5th, 2010, 07:23 AM

lol. galit sila kay PGMA dahil sa 12% ngayon mas mataas pa:D

bitoy

June 5th, 2010, 07:37 AM

yes MBC wants evat to 15%

our VAT rate is still low. it should be 20%. What needs to be reduced is the income tax not the vat.

at a low inflation, low interest , and strong peso, it just makes sense to increase the VAT.

Baka Dept. of Finance ang may gusto ng 15%... :D

lol. galit sila kay PGMA dahil sa 12% ngayon mas mataas pa:D

Para masabing tumaas din siya kahit papano. :lol:

fengrun

June 5th, 2010, 07:49 AM

dept of finance. up school of economics, makati business club all wants 15% evat

tama naman. our inflation rate is still low. and we have a growing budget deficit because of infrastructure spending.

amigo32

June 5th, 2010, 07:56 AM

bitoy

June 5th, 2010, 08:05 AM

tama namn, pero bakit sa time ni PGMA, ayaw nila:D

the masa will hate Noynoy pag na approve yan:D Noy umpisa na:D yung kapitbahay ko nga umaasa na mas mababa ang kuryente ng 20% yunn daw kasi pramis:D

Teka, text ko si junior kung nag press release nga sila na gusto nilang tumaas ng 15%.

amigo32

June 5th, 2010, 08:07 AM

Teka, text ko si junior kung nag press release nga sila na gusto nilang tumaas ng 15%.

:lol::lol::lol:yan bilisan mo, malay mo makuryente nag post dito, tatawa tayo ng malakas:D

ooohhh Noy not my kind of boy:D

bitoy

June 5th, 2010, 08:12 AM

Reply:

"tAnGnA tO cHavAdo nOw, hU u? "

:lol: ako nakuryente.... na text ko si Boy!.... :rofl:

idlip muna, at maaga gising ko! zzzZZZZ!!!

Askal82

June 5th, 2010, 09:08 AM

Nung inakyat ni GMA sa 12% un tax dahil sa E-Vat halos umiyak un Makati business club. Ngayon naman, sila na mismo ang nag sasuggest na itaas ang tax up-to 15% :nuts:

Yeah, para bawas income tax nila. Shift to further regressive taxation at sino ang mga natatamaan nyan - mga manggagawa. :ohno::ohno:

amigo32

June 5th, 2010, 09:15 AM

Reply:

"tAnGnA tO cHavAdo nOw, hU u? "

:lol: ako nakuryente.... na text ko si Boy!.... :rofl:

idlip muna, at maaga gising ko! zzzZZZZ!!!

hoy, bawal matulog:D

paano na yan:D

amigo32

June 5th, 2010, 11:45 AM

bad news, si Binay magiging presidente natin:D

Christian_123

June 5th, 2010, 12:12 PM

bad news, si Binay magiging presidente natin:D

^^Putang ina!! :bash: -Mar

:lol:

william :D

June 5th, 2010, 02:27 PM

^^Putang ina!! :bash: -Mar

:lol:

wi... ingat. :D :D :D

william :D

June 5th, 2010, 02:28 PM

bad news, si Binay magiging presidente natin:D

haha...nku, akalin mo yon.kala ko c mar kasi sabi lagi sa t.v nangunguna c mar sa mga survey.. :D :D :D :D

fengrun

June 5th, 2010, 02:57 PM

haha...nku, akalin mo yon.kala ko c mar kasi sabi lagi sa t.v nangunguna c mar sa mga survey.. :D :D :D :D

yun ang sabi ng abs-cbn

naku talaga sabi na nga ba malakas talaga ang epekto ng survey.

xxxriainxxx

June 5th, 2010, 02:59 PM

haha...nku, akalin mo yon.kala ko c mar kasi sabi lagi sa t.v nangunguna c mar sa mga survey.. :D :D :D :D

Read mo to regarding Mar and kung pano sya inuto ng Kamag-anak Inc. (http://antipinoy.com/noy-bi-versus-noy-mar-oligarch-protectionism-versus-economic-liberalization/#comment-13974)

Shucks, pag umakyat ang buwis... pano na ang mga Pinoy? Eh yung mga mayayaman kadalasan madadaya ang mga yan eh, basta bayaran lang ang accountant and BIR examiner, wala na. Dami akong kakilala na ganyan, milyon-milyon ang kinikita, pero sa income tax, losing sya.:ohno::ohno:

amigo32

June 5th, 2010, 03:32 PM

malapit na nga magunaw ang mundo.

naglabasan na ang mga beast:D

xxxriainxxx

June 5th, 2010, 03:51 PM

Noynoy eyes Boy Abunda as tourism secretary (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/05/31/10/noynoy-eyes-boy-abunda-tourism-secretary)

abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 05/31/2010 8:11 PM | Updated as of 05/31/2010 10:03 PM

MANILA, Philippines - Presidential frontrunner Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is eyeing celebrity talk show host Boy Abunda, a close friend of his family, to head the Department of Tourism (DoT).

Aquino took note of “The Buzz” host’s ability to clearly communicate ideas and understand the audience.

"He is an icon in the country, and more so for his ability to communicate, to understand the audience and to be able to propound and advance a particular set of ideas,” Aquino said.

When sought for reaction, Abunda said although he is grateful to be considered, he is not “inclined to accept it.”

He noted that joining the government would mean him quitting show business. He admitted that he is not yet prepared to leave the entertainment industry.

“I can help ‘Noy in another capacity. I have a personal relationship with Noy. I think it will be more effective if I continue what I am doing now... giving him advice -- devoid of agenda and bias, devoid of politics,” Abunda said.

Abunda, also a talent manager, used to be a supporter of losing presidential candidate Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar Jr. He even appeared in many of the senator’s television advertisements.

When Aquino, however, announced his presidential bid, Abunda immediately expressed his support for Kris Aquino’s older brother.-Report from Jing Castañeda, ABS-CBN News

S7YicS3T3V8

Boy Abunda: I'm qualified to be tourism secretary (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/06/02/10/boy-abunda-im-qualified-be-tourism-secretary)

abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 06/03/2010 1:23 AM | Updated as of 06/03/2010 7:11 PM

MANILA, Philippines - TV talk show host Boy Abunda on Wednesday said he was hurt by insinuations that an entertainer like himself is unfit to join the Cabinet of incoming President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III.

Speaking on Showbiz News Ngayon (SNN) on Wednesday, Abunda said he was offended by comments saying entertainers are not qualified to become high-ranking government officials.

Aquino earlier said he was considering Abunda as his tourism secretary. (Click here for story.)

"At ngayon araw po, lumabas ang balita, at dito po ako medyo napipikon, sasabihin ko po sa inyo ang totoo. Kahit sinabi ko na po that I am inclined to decline two days ago, kung sakasakaling bigyan ako ng offer. Si Boy Abunda ay hindi inooffer, ay hindi tatanggapin dapat ang offer ng Secretary of Department of Tourism dahil siya ay hindi marketing man, dahil siya ay hindi abugado at he is just an entertainer.

"I take offense, sasabihin ko po iyan. I am an entertainer but I am not just an entertainer. Dahil gusto ko pong malaman ng mga taong nagsasalita na hindi po madali ang aming ginagawa. Ang puhunan po namin ay utak, puso, pawis, dugo, and to do what we do is not easy. This is not an easy job. And yes, I am proudly an entertainer," he said.

Selling the Philippines

Abunda pointed out that a major task of the head of the Department of Tourism (DoT) is to sell the Philippines' entertainment attractions, which includes its rich cultural heritage.

"Sa mga nagtatrabaho sa Department of Tourism, this is what you're missing out. A large part of the job of the Department of Tourism actually is to sell the entertainment angle of this country.

"It's entertainment that should draw so many people around the world to come to this country, entertainment in the form of food, national heritage, dance, destinations....It is also entertainment that should convince locals to travel around the country."

Abunda also said he was not ashamed of his job, and that, in fact, he was proud to be an entertainer.

"I am just an entertainer. I am a serious entertainer. At ikinararangal ko po maging isang entertainer," he said.

He thanked president-apparent Aquino for considering him to be tourism secretary.

Not financially ready

However, he said he was not financially ready to join government.

"Nais ko lamang malaman ninyo na naiintidihan ko po that when one is given the chance to serve in government, to occupy a government post, dapat kayo po ay intellectually ready, dapat emotionally ready, at financially ready.

"Intellectually ready, we can debate about it, it's debatable. Emotionally ready, it's judgment call. You know yourselves, you know when you are emotionally ready for some things.

"Financially ready, mga kaibigan, hindi po ako financially ready. Matagal na po akong nagtatrabaho dito sa industriyang ito. Nakaipon na po ng kaunti para sa komportableng buhay ng Nanay, ako at ng aking kapatid at ang aming maliit na pamilya. If I lose my job tomorrow, hindi po ako magsisinungaling, I am OK.

"Pero kung ako'y papasok po sa isang government post, wala po akong perang gagastusin pang-araw-araw. Kaya sinasabi ko po, I am not financially ready because I need a few years para mag-ipon. Sakasakali kung ako'y magdesisyon to join government, meron po akong disposable income ika nga."

Abunda also said he was still happy working in the entertainment industry, so he would rather not join government yet.

"Mga Kapamilya, mga kaibigan, I am happiest where I am right now. I cannot complain. I am happiest in the entertainment industry. I am blessed with a wonderful career. To get where I am today, kahit maliit po ang espasyong ito, was not easy. It was a difficult journey, pinaghirapan ko po ito," he said.

He also clarified that Aquino has not made him a formal offer to join his Cabinet, so there is nothing to either accept or reject.

Will honor contract with ABS-CBN

Abunda also said he was not ready to join government since he still has a contract to honor with ABS-CBN, which expires in 2011.

"At ngayon kung tatanungin n'yo po ako, bakit nahihirapan po akong magdesisyon, halimbawa kung sakasakali mang may offer. There are contracts to be fulfilled there are commitments to be fulfilled, there are talents to be discovered, there are talk shows to be produced, there are studies to be finished. Ang dami ko pa pong trabahong gagawin. Isa po 'yan sa mga dahilan.

"Nagsasara po ba akong pintuan? Am I closing my doors? I have a contract in ABS-CBN that I'd like to honor that will last until the end of 2011. I will respect and honor that contract.

"Am I interested, am I closing my doors? I'm not closing my doors. But is that gonna happen now? No, it is not going to happen now. So doon po sa mga nagsasabing hindi ko dapat tanggapin or tanggapin ko, sinabi ko na po, no, I am not going to take the offer. Ang mga dahilan ay sinabi ko na po lahat sa inyo ngayon gabi."

As a private citizen and friend of the Aquino family, Abunda said he is able to tell Aquino his ideas on various issues, and he would like this kind of relationship to continue.

"What is my relationship po with Noy Aquino? Alam n'yo po mga kaibigan, I'm able to write him memos, I'm able to write him short notes, I'm able to say and express things to him about matters that are relevant to the presidency, matters that are relevant to the country. Maraming bagay po.

"Ang iba ay kanyang binabasa, pinasasalamatan niya po ako. Ang iba naman po ay siguro narinig na rin po niya sa iba.

I would like to be able to continue serving my future president by being able to tell him honestly, without bias without agenda, political and personal interest. And to me that is the best place in the world today. I don't want to change it."

Abunda said those interested in becoming secretary of tourism should not worry since he is not yet prepared to accept a government job.

"Ok. Babalikan ko po ang tanong. Hypothetical. If and when I am offered the post of Secretary of Tourism, will I accept? The answer is no. Doon sa mga interesado sa posisyon, makakatulog na po kayo ng mahimbing."

http://blurredproductions.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/picard-facepalm2.jpg

Oh Noy!

crossboneka

June 5th, 2010, 05:19 PM

“I can help ‘Noy in another capacity. I have a personal relationship with Noy. I think it will be more effective if I continue what I am doing now... giving him advice -- devoid of agenda and bias, devoid of politics,” Abunda said.

giving him advice -- ohh my...

xxxriainxxx

June 5th, 2010, 07:01 PM

amigo32

June 6th, 2010, 04:03 AM

hindi nyo alam anong inaadvice ni Boy, baka about love life:D

or paano mapanatili ang kagandahan:D

xxxriainxxx

June 6th, 2010, 06:29 AM

hindi nyo alam anong inaadvice ni Boy, baka about love life:D

or paano mapanatili ang kagandahan:D

Sabagay....:lol::lol:

william :D

June 6th, 2010, 06:37 AM

Read mo to regarding Mar and kung pano sya inuto ng Kamag-anak Inc. (http://antipinoy.com/noy-bi-versus-noy-mar-oligarch-protectionism-versus-economic-liberalization/#comment-13974)

Shucks, pag umakyat ang buwis... pano na ang mga Pinoy? Eh yung mga mayayaman kadalasan madadaya ang mga yan eh, basta bayaran lang ang accountant and BIR examiner, wala na. Dami akong kakilala na ganyan, milyon-milyon ang kinikita, pero sa income tax, losing sya.:ohno::ohno:

yun ang sabi ng abs-cbn

naku talaga sabi na nga ba malakas talaga ang epekto ng survey.

mapanglilang na balita sa tv talaga oo.haha, nagulat nalang ako nangunguna c binay sa t.v,

ssc172

June 6th, 2010, 11:03 AM

ssc172

June 6th, 2010, 11:07 AM

TheAvenger

June 6th, 2010, 11:29 AM

mas mainam kung gawin ni Noy na taasan pa ang VAT till 35 %.

para magkaroon ng malaking rally ala Pipols Power sa Mendiola.

na mi-missed ko na ang Pipols Power

:lol:

scarface08x

June 6th, 2010, 11:30 AM

you despised noynoy and 13 million others because he is one of the critics of GMA's admin and now you're saying that you will do the same thing as he did, so you are no better than him, you are even worse than him. you know that critics delayed or partially delayed some of GMA's projects. two wrongs does'nt make one right.

What has their criticizing done for the country? Especially for someone who keeps on lashing out on the government but offers no alternative or has done nothing in his 12 years as legisLATE-OR? buti sana kung may nagawa. You can't blame us if he is earning our indignation due to his imminent display of incompetency that is now providing a glimpse to us through the people he eyes for cabinet positions. Incompetence is just as worse as corruption. And what he's doing is close to if not nepotism. Ika nga nila, hindi pa naka-upo nagpaparamdam na. Boy abunda as DOT sec? There are a lot out there who are far better than this guy/gay. sinundan pa ng dingdong at ogie alcasid. tsk tsk tsk. :ohno::ohno: In filipino society nga naman, always on the relationship with the person ang basis, hinde ung efficiency or competence.

TheAvenger

June 6th, 2010, 03:23 PM

Ano ba naman ito.

Ayun sa report ng GMA News TV, gusto raw ni Noynoy Aquino, ang nanalo sa pagka-pangulo ng Pilipinas sa nakaraaang eleksyun , iniisip raw niya bigyan ng pwesto sa gobyerno ang mga Kapuso stars na si Dingdong Dantes at Ogie Alcasid.

Dingdong Dantes
Lumabas ito ng tinanong siya kung sino pa sa mga taga showbiz ang iniisip niyang i-appoint sa pamahalaan maliban kay TV host na si Boy Abunda ng ABS-CBN, ang sagot ni Aquino, “Si Dingdong, si Ogie…siguro dun sa mga advocacy nila gaya sa youth.”

Hindi pa raw niya nakaka-usap ang dalawa na tumulong sa kanya noong kampanya. Ngunit ang pag-suporta sa kanya raw ay hindi lamang ang basehan ng kanyang desisyon na kukunin sila para manglingkod sa gobyerno.

“Matagal din naman natin silang nakasama sa kampanya, nalaman natin ang mga advocacy nila, ano yung mga tinutulungan nilang sector, sayang naman kung hindi magtutuloy-tuloy,” paliwanag ni Aquino.

Dagdag pa niya: “Kung papayag sila (Dingdong at Ogie) bakit hindi. Si Dingdong alam ko may youth foundationsi Ogie ganun din yata plus yung OPM (organisasyon ng mang-aawit).”

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whippersnapper

June 6th, 2010, 04:03 PM

What has their criticizing done for the country? Especially for someone who keeps on lashing out on the government but offers no alternative or has done nothing in his 12 years as legisLATE-OR? buti sana kung may nagawa. You can't blame us if he is earning our indignation due to his imminent display of incompetency that is now providing a glimpse to us through the people he eyes for cabinet positions. Incompetence is just as worse as corruption. And what he's doing is close to if not nepotism. Ika nga nila, hindi pa naka-upo nagpaparamdam na. Boy abunda as DOT sec? There are a lot out there who are far better than this guy/gay. sinundan pa ng dingdong at ogie alcasid. tsk tsk tsk. :ohno::ohno: In filipino society nga naman, always on the relationship with the person ang basis, hinde ung efficiency or competence.

tama ka jan. sa tagal nya ascong./senator ni isa wala syang napasang batas, so daig pa nya ang nagnakaw ng pera ng bayan, ibg sbhin nasayang lang ang ipinansweldo sa kanya kasi d nya ginawa ang kanyang tungkulin.

dami na nga artista sa politics, pati ba naman mga gov't positions

Christian_123

June 6th, 2010, 05:27 PM

Sleepwalker

June 6th, 2010, 06:02 PM

^^I am still giving Noynoy the chance to prove me wrong about my impression on him.

Oh, please God...I never prayed for my country...But when Noynoy took the lead in the recent poll, i felt a bit nervous...Now with Abunda, Dingdong and Ogie as government officials? This really need some divine intervention.

Kailangan natin nang HIMALA! HIMALA! Higit kailan man, kailangan na natin ang tulong ni Nora Aunor... :)

jpdm

June 7th, 2010, 01:14 AM

bitoy

June 7th, 2010, 01:25 AM

:nuts: The chairman of Commission on Appointments pa naman siya... :lol:

Enrile now says Arroyo can extend Bangit appointment (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100607-274289/Enrile-now-says-Arroyo-can-extend-Bangit-appointment)

MANILA, Philippines—In a surprise turnaround, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said Sunday that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo could extend the ad interim appointment of Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Delfin Bangit if she so desired and indicated that he favored an extension because it was the better course of action at this time.

Enrile further stated that those questioning the legality of a possible re-appointment of Bangit should just go to the Supreme Court.

The Senate President’s latest statements were a reversal of those he made last week, when he said that Bangit should relinquish his position to the vice chief of staff because Congress had adjourned last Friday without Bangit being confirmed by the Commission on Appointments (CA) which Enrile chairs.

Congress was not able to take up Bangit’s nomination because he was appointed by President Arroyo on March 9 when the Senate and the House were on a break for the election campaign.

Enrile had said that President Arroyo could no longer reappoint Bangit because she was prohibited by the Constitution from doing so until her term ends on June 30.

But speaking over dzBB radio Sunday, Enrile clarified that Bangit was not bypassed by the CA, rather the latter’s ad interim appointment had “lapsed” with the adjournment of the 14th Congress.

“Even if we wanted to confirm (Bangit), it was impossible as [it was] a matter of time for us to do it,” he said, noting that a lengthy procedure had to be cleared before the CA could hold a public hearing on Bangit’s confirmation.

“And now it’s up to the President if she wants to extend the ad interim appointment of General Bangit,” he said.

Malacañang Sunday made it clear that President Arroyo would not replace Bangit despite the CA’s failure to confirm his appointment.

“The position of the Palace would rather be that the designation of General Bangit as chief of staff shall remain enforced, I suppose, up to June 30,” Undersecretary Rogelio Peyuan, deputy presidential spokesperson, said in the weekly Malacañang forum aired over dzRB.

On Friday, a spokesperson of presumptive president-elect Sen. Benigno Aquino III said that Bangit should resign as he reminded the public that Aquino had stated that he did not intend to reappoint Bangit.

“By law, he can no longer hold office and should resign because he was not confirmed,” Edwin Lacierda had said.

Enrile said the incoming Aquino administration faced a “constitutional conundrum” brought about by a possible “floating” four-star general.

He said the better thing to do was to retain Bangit since the Armed Forces chief was at any rate set to retire at the end of the year.

“What’s wrong with Bangit? Is there any issue of ability against him as chief of staff? Is there anything, other than that he was appointed by the incumbent President?” he asked.

Enrile said that some people might say that Bangit was a lackey of President Arroyo, but he said that the general was a “professional soldier” and a servant of the people.

“They’re soldiers of the Republic, not soldiers of Enrile, Aquino or Arroyo, but soldiers of Juan de la Cruz,” he said.

Enrile said he “did not know what they’re going to do with him if they will not extend his appointment.”

“That’s why I said that if I were president, I will probably extend his ad interim appointment and let anybody who wants to question that go to the Supreme Court and let the SC decide. These are legal issues that were never anticipated by the framers of the Constitution,” he said.

Reminded that he himself had said that President Arroyo was now barred from making appointments, Enrile said the high court could better deal with the matter as it was the interpreter of the Constitution.

“You and I and anyone else cannot interpret the Constitution with finality but the high court,” he said.

Enrile also contradicted the claim of Sen. Rodolfo Biazon and the military spokesperson that the CA confirmed the rank of a military official, saying that the CA confirmed both the rank and position of an appointee.

He said Bangit was being promoted to four-star rank as chief of staff. “Under the law,” he said, “there is only one four-star rank general and that is the chief of staff.”

Enrile also said that regardless of whether Bangit was confirmed or not, he would “carry that rank” of four-star general.

That is why, he said, another problem of the incoming president was whether he could “grant a four-star rank to another guy when there is another holder of a four-star rank in the military.” With a report from Christian V. Esguerra

jpdm

June 7th, 2010, 02:08 AM

^^^^^^what can you expect from a super trapo super balimbing tandang Enrile?:bash::bash:

jpdm

June 7th, 2010, 02:40 AM

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Indonesia overtakes RP in seaweed farming

BY PAUL ICAMINA
Malaya Business Insights
June 7, 2010

Indonesia has overtaken the Philippines in seaweed production.

"We are not just threatened by Indonesia they have already overtaken us," according to Dr. Danilo B. Largo, director, Office of Research of University of San Carlos in Cebu City .

"Seaweed farming in the Philippines is mature, with simple but more innovative culture techniques," he said. "We have been overtaken because we shared with them our technology."

Not only that. The price of seaweeds from Indonesia, Malaysia and East Africa coast is 20 percent cheaper.

Indonesia started seaweed farming about the same time as the Philippines did in the 1960s. In 2000, Indonesia was producing just 20 metric tons (MT) per year.

By 2008, Indonesia produced 110,000 tons of seaweeds while the Philippines managed only 75,000 tons.

The Philippines used to provide 70 percent of the world’s carrageenan raw material. Indonesia then used to sell unprocessed products, 80 percent of exports in the form of dried (9 kilograms of raw, wet seaweeds produce 1 kilo of dried seaweed).

By 2008, both the Philippines and Indonesia produced about 65,000 tons of the raw materials, each with a 45-percent of the market. Other sources, to a much lesser degree, are Tanzania, Malaysia, China, Madagascar and India.

Those from the Philippines are mostly value-added products while those from Indonesia were mostly raw.

Prices are highly volatile due to wide supply fluctuations and a great increase in demand as China emerged a major seaweeds products manufacturer.

Seaweeds prices peaked at a historic high in in 2008 of $3,000 per ton. Prices have normalized since then.

Mindanao and Indonesia are ideal locations for seaweed farming because further north of the equator more frequent typhoons threaten farms.

Sulawesi, which has wide open seas, harvests about 30,000 tons per year. The ocean topography is flat, unlike the continental shelf in the Philippines.

Filipino farmers grow seaweeds in shallow waters where the plants are susceptible to diseases.

"We’re lagging behind because we’re working with only one or two varieties," said Dr. Gavino C. Trono, a marine scientist and professor emeritus at the University of the Philippines.

"We should diversify, expand to other species and varieties with potential for high-value products," he said. "If not, we are overtaken easily because of our limited space relative to that of Indonesia."

"We must also ensure that farmers who use the technology don’t lose money," Trono said in a recent industry roundtable discussion convened by the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST).

The industry should look at labor rates, said former Science Secretary Ceferino Follosco, noting that wages in Indonesia are much lower than those in the Philippines.

"Policy makers should look at their advantage, which is too many people with low pay, and then see what we can do with our technology to compete with them," Follosco said.

"The seaweed industry is the fastest-growing part of our agriculture," said Dr. Emil Javier, NAST president and also a former science secretary. "So we must have the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) attention."

"What we want to see is a development program for seaweeds. But it seems seaweeds are not on the DA’s radar," he added.

"There seems to be no one at the DA who is on top of seaweed farming and the industry," Javier said,

Javier was seconded by Trono who noted "there is no champion for seaweeds."

"We’ve been talking of the same seaweed problems 40 years ago," said Follosco. "I’m frustrated."

The infrastructure for better seaweed production is simply non-existent, he pointed out. "Access to transportation is not there, good post-harvest technologies like mechanical dryers are not there. We’re still sun-drying."

Dr. Rhodora V. Azanza, professor of Marine Science at the Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines-Diliman, agreed, saying that unlike for other crops, "there is not much, if any, infrastructure for seaweeds."

She cited the non-availability of seedlings, which is a big problem, especially after disease outbreaks and typhoons. "There is no working, land-based seedling bank. The technology is there but the infrastructure needs to be developed," she pointed out.

"Farms rely on regeneration, the putol-putol method done by replanting cuttings. This is what is planted when there are no seedlings. Farmers use the same cuttings over and over, making the seaweeds more susceptible to diseases," she said.

"There is no overall design, just bits and pieces, for the seaweed industry," Javier said. "The industry cannot be driven from above. It needs local involvement, including the private sector. Nothing will come out if there is no impact on the people."

jpdm

June 7th, 2010, 02:55 AM

Editorial

The wrecker seeks to claim builder’s credit

Malaya Business Insights
June 7, 2010

‘When the people lost their trust in Gloria, every deal she made became suspect.’

FOR one who was primarily responsible for setting back bilateral relations with China, it takes unadulterated gall to claim Gloria needs to hot-foot it to the World Expo in Shanghai to foster closer ties between the two countries.

Among Southeast Asian countries, the Philippines has the lowest trade volume with China. It ranks at the bottom of regional destinations of Chinese direct investments. It is also the smallest recipient of Chinese official development assistance.

In short, the Philippines has missed out on the benefits from a determined Chinese engagement with neighbors during the past decade. That the failure to ride on China’s boom coincided with Gloria Arroyo’s nine-year of misrule is no coincidence.

The corruption-plagued NBN-ZTE deal typifies what went wrong with Philippine-Chinese cooperation. The plunderers saw the project, to be funded with Chinese concessional loans, as another opportunity to line their pockets thick. The Chinese suppliers had to overprice the project cost to accommodate the big-time grease money demanded by the local "facilitators." When the can of worms was uncovered, Gloria had to scrap the deal to erase the trail directly leading to Malacañang’s doorsteps.

The Beiing leadership probably could live with the de facto extortion. It has been shoveling capital and loans to equally corrupt governments in Africa, which is a bountiful source of raw materials needed by China’s booming industries. Non-interference in another country’s internal affairs, after all, is a key plank of China’s diplomatic policy.

But how does one deal with a government that could not deliver on its side of the bargain after the usual suspects had exacted their shares in advance?

The project which first signaled the growing attention China was paying the Philippines was the NorthRail project. It gave an initial $400 million financing. The government could not show a single kilometer of tracks laid after the loan was fully released. When the cost escalated to $900 million, China dropped the project.

Then there’s the joint oil exploration program in the South China Sea between the Philippines, China and Vietnam. The three-year seismic survey contract recently expired, with hardly any meaningful exploration undertaken. The condominium scheme designed to place on the backburner the conflicting territorial claims, a potential cause for war, while trying to unlock the economic potential of the area was a bust.

China is not blameless. It failed to recognize the different political dynamics operating in a democracy like the Philippines. Corrupt deals cannot be hidden for long in a political system where check and balance operates, where there is a free press and where people hold as an article of faith that their elected leaders are accountable to them.

When the people lost their trust in Gloria, every deal she made became suspect. RP-China relations became the collateral damage in an undeclared war between the Filipino people and the thieving Arroyo administration.

Gloria is historical baggage. Let her rubberneck at the World Expo. With her exit on June 30, two countries could start building bridges on a more secure footing.

Sleepwalker

June 7th, 2010, 05:39 AM

Just give him a chance.

Let us see.

I will... :)

For Cory and Ninoy so loved Philippines, that they gave their only begotten son, so that for those who will believe in him, will not perish(like what happened to Luisita farmers) but will live a good life for 6 years.

wino

June 7th, 2010, 06:10 AM

^^^^^^what can you expect from a super trapo super balimbing tandang Enrile?:bash::bash:

That is why he is included in my IMBECILE name list. LOL

ano ba talaga Mr. Enrile?... trip mo lang talagang kontrahin si GMA?? LOL :D

xxxriainxxx

June 7th, 2010, 02:44 PM

Indonesia overtakes RP in seaweed farming

BY PAUL ICAMINA
Malaya Business Insights
June 7, 2010

Indonesia has overtaken the Philippines in seaweed production.

"We are not just threatened by Indonesia they have already overtaken us," according to Dr. Danilo B. Largo, director, Office of Research of University of San Carlos in Cebu City .

"Seaweed farming in the Philippines is mature, with simple but more innovative culture techniques," he said. "We have been overtaken because we shared with them our technology."

Not only that. The price of seaweeds from Indonesia, Malaysia and East Africa coast is 20 percent cheaper.

Indonesia started seaweed farming about the same time as the Philippines did in the 1960s. In 2000, Indonesia was producing just 20 metric tons (MT) per year.

By 2008, Indonesia produced 110,000 tons of seaweeds while the Philippines managed only 75,000 tons.

The Philippines used to provide 70 percent of the world’s carrageenan raw material. Indonesia then used to sell unprocessed products, 80 percent of exports in the form of dried (9 kilograms of raw, wet seaweeds produce 1 kilo of dried seaweed).

By 2008, both the Philippines and Indonesia produced about 65,000 tons of the raw materials, each with a 45-percent of the market. Other sources, to a much lesser degree, are Tanzania, Malaysia, China, Madagascar and India.

Those from the Philippines are mostly value-added products while those from Indonesia were mostly raw.

Prices are highly volatile due to wide supply fluctuations and a great increase in demand as China emerged a major seaweeds products manufacturer.

Seaweeds prices peaked at a historic high in in 2008 of $3,000 per ton. Prices have normalized since then.

Mindanao and Indonesia are ideal locations for seaweed farming because further north of the equator more frequent typhoons threaten farms.

Sulawesi, which has wide open seas, harvests about 30,000 tons per year. The ocean topography is flat, unlike the continental shelf in the Philippines.

Filipino farmers grow seaweeds in shallow waters where the plants are susceptible to diseases.

"We’re lagging behind because we’re working with only one or two varieties," said Dr. Gavino C. Trono, a marine scientist and professor emeritus at the University of the Philippines.

"We should diversify, expand to other species and varieties with potential for high-value products," he said. "If not, we are overtaken easily because of our limited space relative to that of Indonesia."

"We must also ensure that farmers who use the technology don’t lose money," Trono said in a recent industry roundtable discussion convened by the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST).

The industry should look at labor rates, said former Science Secretary Ceferino Follosco, noting that wages in Indonesia are much lower than those in the Philippines.

"Policy makers should look at their advantage, which is too many people with low pay, and then see what we can do with our technology to compete with them," Follosco said.

"The seaweed industry is the fastest-growing part of our agriculture," said Dr. Emil Javier, NAST president and also a former science secretary. "So we must have the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) attention."

"What we want to see is a development program for seaweeds. But it seems seaweeds are not on the DA’s radar," he added.

"There seems to be no one at the DA who is on top of seaweed farming and the industry," Javier said,

Javier was seconded by Trono who noted "there is no champion for seaweeds."

"We’ve been talking of the same seaweed problems 40 years ago," said Follosco. "I’m frustrated."

The infrastructure for better seaweed production is simply non-existent, he pointed out. "Access to transportation is not there, good post-harvest technologies like mechanical dryers are not there. We’re still sun-drying."

Dr. Rhodora V. Azanza, professor of Marine Science at the Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines-Diliman, agreed, saying that unlike for other crops, "there is not much, if any, infrastructure for seaweeds."

She cited the non-availability of seedlings, which is a big problem, especially after disease outbreaks and typhoons. "There is no working, land-based seedling bank. The technology is there but the infrastructure needs to be developed," she pointed out.

"Farms rely on regeneration, the putol-putol method done by replanting cuttings. This is what is planted when there are no seedlings. Farmers use the same cuttings over and over, making the seaweeds more susceptible to diseases," she said.

"There is no overall design, just bits and pieces, for the seaweed industry," Javier said. "The industry cannot be driven from above. It needs local involvement, including the private sector. Nothing will come out if there is no impact on the people."

Mas marami palang lumot sa kanila... :ohno::ohno::ohno:

tigidig14

June 7th, 2010, 05:42 PM

Wow.........
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/2245/massfacepalmz.jpg

made it as my desktop:lol:

jpdm

June 8th, 2010, 02:20 AM

Gov’t needs to pump-prime
moribund seaweed industry

BY PAUL ICAMINA
Malaya BUsiness Insights
June 8, 2010

Seaweed farming is one undertaking where a family-based enterprise is better than a corporate structure.

This is because seaweed farming is highly labor-intensive and needs daily maintenance. It is a family enterprise with the fisherman, his wife and children providing labor.

More than 150,000 coastal-and island-dwelling families cultivate seaweeds.

About 255,000 hectares are suitable for seaweed farming, of which 58,624 hectares are currently used, leaving 196,376 hectares more for expansion.

The average family farm is about a fourth of a hectare where seaweeds are grown offshore on about 500 plastic monolines each 10 meters long.

The estimated dried harvest of 10,000 kilograms a year at 60-day harvest cycles earns about P216,500 annually; investment is about P83,500.

Most farms are in Tawi-Tawi (24 percent), Sulu (22 percent), Zamboanga del Sur (18 percent) and Palawan (17 percent). In 2006, 1.469 million metric tons of seaweeds worth P6.35 billion contributed 70 percent to aquaculture and 33 percent to fisheries.

After harvest, the seaweeds are dried then sold to local traders and on to bigger buyers, exporters or seaweed processors like carrageenan manufacturers.

Dried eucheuma seaweed is the raw material for carrageenan. The Philippines produced 85,000 metric tons of this in 2004, down to 65,000 towns in 2008 and perhaps further dipping last year to about 60,000 tons.

Seaweeds are a major fisheries export, third after tuna, shrimps and prawns and ahead of crabs, octopus and cuttlefish.

The Philippines ranks second as the largest world producer of aquatic plants, including seaweeds, accounting for 7.4 percent of the total world production of 10.56 million tons.

The country is the largest manufacturer of semi-refined carrageenan and the third leading supplier of carrageenan in the world.

Seaweeds are the backbone of the $800-million world carrageenan industry. It is the fastest growing sector of the food additives industry worth anywhere from $5 billion to $10 billion.

In the 1960s, seaweeds were harvested from the wild. The first seaweed farm was started in Sulu in the 1970s by Dr. Maxwell Doty of the University of Hawaii. Sea farming was necessary by then because of overexploitation.

In 2008, the price of seaweed was more expensive than petroleum which hit $110 per barrel, according to Maximo A. Ricohermoso, president of MCPI Corp., one of the country’s major seaweeds players.

At that time, seaweed prices went up from $900 to $3,000 per ton. The price in 2009 was $1,200 per ton.

"We don’t want a boom and bust situation. When prices went down to P15-20 per kilo, we were concerned that farmers won’t cultivate seaweeds anymore," said Ricohermoso.

Because of the high prices abroad, farmers sold raw, fresh seaweeds to traders for the foreign market. Local processors ran out of raw materials and had to import from Indonesia.

Some 85 percent of total import volume of raw seaweed in 2006 came from Indonesia.

Philippine processors imported 40,000 tons from Indonesia in 2006 to fill part of the local demand of 160,000 tons, a supply shortfall that has been going on in the last three years.

Carrageenan is an important salad ingredient and additive in food, personal care, pharmaceuticals and other industrial applications. Personal care products include cosmetics, hand and body lotions, shampoo, soap, toothpaste and gel fresheners.

There are 1,062 species of seaweeds worldwide, half of them economically important and 280 edible.

Clinical testing is ongoing of a carrageenan-based hydrogel for burn and wound dressing. Another carrageenan-based gel reportedly prevents HIV/AIDS transmission during sex.

Local researchers are using seaweeds to improve texture and taste of stored bread; improve noodle resistance to overcooking; and as an ingredient in low calorie jelly and syrup and low cholesterol flan and even for skinless longaniza.

Dr. Emil Javier, who heads the National Academy of Science and Technology, wants the Department of Agriculture to promote seaweeds in 10 to 20 One-Town-One-Product centers and direct interventions to make them successful in two or three years and turned into demonstration towns.

To encourage farming, a province-by-province map is being developed to show seaweed areas, including non-traditional ones. The plan is for at least five towns per province, starting with techno demo farms, the establishment of seedling banks and so on.

"We need the government to pump-prime the industry with credit which is so hard to get and other programs such as the one-town-one-product scheme," said Alfredo O. Isidro, formerly a seaweed industry adviser for the Growth with Equity in Mindanao program.

"Government support is strong in Indonesia and Malaysia where they have single-digit interest rates," he said. "Here, credit doesn’t even reach seaweed farmers."

TheAvenger

June 8th, 2010, 11:07 AM

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http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=129528277074379&ref=mf

Start Time: Saturday, June 5, 2010 at 7:00pm
End Time: Friday, June 18, 2010 at 11:30pm
Location: FACEBOOK

Description. THE FIGHT FOR SAN ROQUE IS CLASS WARFARE

by Jerry Esguerra

"We have no choice but to build something on top of this mess," said Lita Pescano. "But how? We were barely getting by even before the fire."

On the night of May 23, a suspected arsonist torched a section of Barangay San Roque in North Triangle, an informal settlement in Quezon City. Gutted were 50 houses rendering hundreds of people homeless. Pescano a peanut vendor and her husband who shared a house with another family, consider the prospect of quickly recovering from the fire, grim.

"What do we have to do now?" asked Pescano.

According to a community organizer who lives in San Roque, it was a clear attempt to drive the residents out of the area. The settlement of 32,000 informal settlers was marked for demolition nine days before the fire. A temporary restraining order issued by the municipal court might have triggered the incident.

"We are being terrorized," said Edwin Nacpil of San Roque Community Council - North Triangle Alliance and Kasama Pilipinas. "As if the threat of losing our homes to bulldozers is not enough."

"It is sad that the power that be do not see the viability of this community - economic or otherwise," Nacpil continued.

"They don't want to hear what we have to say."

San Roque, viewed from the outside seems no different from any other informal settlements that peppered the Greater Manila Area. It is a collection of hastily assembled shanties and cavernous cinder block structures.
Poverty is apparent; but what makes San Roque a gem according to Nacpil is: the community is highly organized.

Through the effort of the community council a collective was established and now supplies electricity and water to the residents of San Roque. It created jobs for some residents and the project became self-sustaining in a very short period of time.

A cluster of permanent structures were also built to serve as social hall, offices and meeting rooms. Forums and seminars are regularly facilitated by the council on leadership and community organizing that attract not only local residents but also activists and organizers from different communities and sectors.

UNITED IN THE STRUGGLE

San Roque is a microcosm of not only culturally diverse population of Manila but the whole country itself.

Poor peasants and workers displaced by neo-liberal developments in the countryside flocked to the metropolis in search of livelihoods only to face the same problems they are running away from and found themselves huddled in informal communities like San Roque.

"Regionalism is very strong here and overtly manifested," said Nacpil. "But the current crisis became a linchpin that brought everybody together. Visayans, Ilocanos, Tagalogs and even Muslims are now standing shoulder to shoulder to defend San Roque.""

They are workers, mostly from the service sector and the informal economy," pointed out Butch Sardina, a Bantay Pilipinas organizer working in the area. "They nailed together our houses, drive our cars, cook and serve our meals, etc......in short: they built our cities and still keep them thriving."

"But all those things don't matter - what matters is the maximization of profit. The influx of foreign capital heightened the lust for wealth by local capitalists. They saw the potential of North Triangle if developed commercially - they didn't see the potential of our people - of San Roque as a thriving community within that development scheme. In the value system of the elite - we are worthless it seems," Nakpil interjected.

THE PEOPLE VERSUS WALL STREET POWERHOUSE

The driving force behind the P3 billion Quezon City Central Business District (QCCBD) project is none other than World Bank itself. From its early inception WB has sold the idea of QCCBD as the mecca of new and forward looking economic development within Metro Manila area and outlying regions.

Generally dubbed as a mixed-use commercial/residential/recreational district - the 250 hectare Triangle Park project will displace 16,000 poor families. Ironically the 37 hectare property where San Roque is nestled belongs to the National Housing Authority of the Philippines and is leased to Robinsons Land Corporation - one of the biggest mall and residential developer in the Philippines.

Past World Bank projects were designed to expand capitalist activities in its host country hence greatly enhancing the profitability of American Companies. The Triangle Park development project which is closely modeled after the Makati Business and Commercial District will surely benefit Citigroup, American Express, Starbucks, KFC, Coca Cola, Nike, Gap, Hollywood film and music companies, etc.

San Roque is where the "rubber meets the road" in the realm of the antagonism between the capitalists and the poor.

THE RACE AGAINST TIME

"Our strategy is to delay the demolition until the end of June when the new Aquino Administration takes over," explained Teody B. Gacer, an organizer for SRCC-NTA.

In 2007 the outgoing Arroyo government issued Executive Order 620 - mandating the expeditious realization of the North Triangle development project.

"The community is aware that Aquino made promises during his campaign for president to deal squarely with the problems of the urban poor. We are counting on those promises. North Triangle particularly San Roque will be a test case," continued Gacer.

Meanwhile QCCBD is working overtime to eliminate the obstacle to its scheme, but there is no indication that the people of San Roque are willing to move out of the way without a fight. The people mobilized and fought the attempted demolition on May 14 and won a Temporary Restraining Order. The court also granted a cooling off period until June 18, 2010, for consultation and negotiation.

"We are not pushing for a winner-take-all scenario here. We are being practical because it is our homes at stake. We even came up with a counter proposal wherein the split will be 80/20: 80% for their development project and 20% for urban dwelling for our poor; but they are relentless in their pursuit," said Nacpil.

"I have the impression that the reason why QCCBD and its proponents are reluctant to accept our modest proposal is not because it might cost them millions or they will be forced to live side by side with us; but because the idea of us thriving as an independent community, managing our own affairs outside the sphere of their influence - if modeled and implemented by every poor community in the country - the very structure that is holding together the current system will be in question," concluded Nacpil.

IPAGTANGGOL ANG KARAPATAN NG MGA MAMAMAYAN NG SAN ROQUE!

ITIGIL ANG DEMOLITION!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=129528277074379&ref=mf

RonnieR

June 8th, 2010, 11:32 AM

^^ Just demolish those shanties....go for QC Business District. It should be in Good News....

Askal82

June 8th, 2010, 12:40 PM

TheAvenger

June 8th, 2010, 03:38 PM

this is good news. :lol:

Too many poor Filipinos without jobs and houses to live is not good news, it means the economic and political system failed.
A radical solution should be done.

wino

June 8th, 2010, 06:56 PM

TheAvenger

June 8th, 2010, 10:02 PM

Askal82

June 9th, 2010, 01:38 AM

Too many poor Filipinos without jobs and houses to live is not good news, it means the economic and political system failed.
A radical solution should be done.

Economic activity is always associated with development because there will be jobs going to be created, exchange of goods and services will be quicker which will create demand for more development.

Ady001

June 9th, 2010, 01:55 AM

TheAvenger

June 9th, 2010, 02:21 AM

Paalisin ang dapat paalisin. We cannot always enforce a welfare state.

how about a socialist state ?
Switzerland. Finland, Denmark, and other West European countries were socialist state........

also cuba and north korea :)

Ady001

June 9th, 2010, 02:26 AM

how about a socialist state ?
Switzerland. Finland, Denmark, and other West European countries were socialist state........

also cuba and north korea :)

Well, AFAIK, their welfare is also based on the taxes they paid kasi and a large chunk of their income taxes goes to their excellent welfare.

Dito, ambot lang...

TheAvenger

June 9th, 2010, 02:34 AM

Paalisin ang dapat paalisin. We cannot always enforce a welfare state.

their is no such thing as welfare state in our God forsaken country......

we have a dying state.

RonnieR

June 9th, 2010, 03:25 AM

Economic activity is always associated with development because there will be jobs going to be created, exchange of goods and services will be quicker which will create demand for more development.

Education is the key. The government should tell the squatters that there is a better option rather than staying there.

The protector of these squatters should be put into jail. They continue to exploit the hapless poor.

jpdm

June 9th, 2010, 03:58 AM

how about a socialist state ?
Switzerland. Finland, Denmark, and other West European countries were socialist state........

also cuba and north korea :)

Mixed system. I dont buy the idea that they are "socialists" states.

jpdm

June 9th, 2010, 04:00 AM

Education is the key. The government should tell the squatters that there is a better option rather than staying there.

The protector of these squatters should be put into jail. They continue to exploit the hapless poor.

Agree.

Although, these 32,000 people should be given proper as say proper relocation (near schools, work etc.) sites with decent homes ( GK type) to make their lives alot better)

RonnieR

June 9th, 2010, 04:21 AM

Mixed system. I dont buy the idea that they are "socialists" states.

They also imposed higher taxes.

xxxriainxxx

June 9th, 2010, 06:31 AM

^^ A very tough choice...
which one to choose... hmm..

32,000 informal settlers? that is really big.. bakit hinintay pa dumami ng ganyan bago pa paalisin??
ano nangyari sa law enforcement??

paalisin na ang dapat paalisin.. it's already a big problem.. mas lalong lalaki pa pag hinde pa ginawan yan ng paraan. strong political will is need.
but at the same time, dapat meron government assistance for relocation.. mahirap na pag nagkagulo ang ganyang kadaming tao.

32,000 votes during elections. The mayor must answer.

their is no such thing as welfare state in our God forsaken country......

we have a dying state.

I see you are a pessimist. What is your definition of "dying state"? For sure we are not a failed state like Somalia. God-forsaken, well it depends which God you are referring to. Compared to 20 years ago, the standard of living went considerably up, people are more or less socially, politically and to a certain extent economically mobile. The different branches of government is still working naman.

Please qualify your statement, kasi yung mga ganyang klaseng statements napipick ap yan ng ibang mga nasyonalidad na nakakabasa ng thread na ito, and statements like yours reinforces all the negative stereotypes of the country.

william :D

June 9th, 2010, 06:49 AM

Narnian_King

June 9th, 2010, 07:43 AM

Alert Level 2 na ang Taal Volcano.

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RonnieR

June 9th, 2010, 07:45 AM

^^ may tao pa rin dun near the crater? no prohibition?

RonnieR

June 9th, 2010, 07:48 AM

32,000 votes during elections. The mayor must answer.

I see you are a pessimist. What is your definition of "dying state"? For sure we are not a failed state like Somalia. God-forsaken, well it depends which God you are referring to. Compared to 20 years ago, the standard of living went considerably up, people are more or less socially, politically and to a certain extent economically mobile. The different branches of government is still working naman.

Please qualify your statement, kasi yung mga ganyang klaseng statements napipick ap yan ng ibang mga nasyonalidad na nakakabasa ng thread na ito, and statements like yours reinforces all the negative stereotypes of the country.

The optimists surpass the pessimists....that's a fact. I just had guests from overseas (pinoys and foreigners), sabi nga nila, Filipinos are happy people across all sections of society - rich and poor. One Pinoy who has been away for 3 years said: there is no recession here in Manila! People continue to shop, new shopping area (referring to High Street), dine outside, watch shows, parties, the happy mood is contagious daw. :) It could be due to the political stability in the country...i hope it lasts.

Manila-X

June 9th, 2010, 08:23 AM

The optimists surpass the pessimists....that's a fact. I just had guests from overseas (pinoys and foreigners), sabi nga nila, Filipinos are happy people across all sections of society - rich and poor. One Pinoy who has been away for 3 years said: there is no recession here in Manila! People continue to shop, new shopping area (referring to High Street), dine outside, watch shows, parties, the happy mood is contagious daw. :) It could be due to the political stability in the country...i hope it lasts.

But that is Manila, most suffering as in the poorest of provinces. But again, thats the same in the poorest regions of other countries.

Even during the most turbulent times say during Marcos' martial law, Manila had a festive vibe. Like the rise of Manila Sound, Thrilla in Manila, Miss Universe, etc.

flesh_is_weak

June 9th, 2010, 08:26 AM

na-iproklama na ba yung hitad?

Manila-X

June 9th, 2010, 08:27 AM

I see you are a pessimist. What is your definition of "dying state"? For sure we are not a failed state like Somalia. God-forsaken, well it depends which God you are referring to. Compared to 20 years ago, the standard of living went considerably up, people are more or less socially, politically and to a certain extent economically mobile. The different branches of government is still working naman.

Please qualify your statement, kasi yung mga ganyang klaseng statements napipick ap yan ng ibang mga nasyonalidad na nakakabasa ng thread na ito, and statements like yours reinforces all the negative stereotypes of the country.

True. The Philippine is in a better state compared to 2 decades ago.

pi_malejana

June 9th, 2010, 08:28 AM

@flesh may livestream ang GMA news panoorin mo??:D

amigo32

June 9th, 2010, 08:30 AM

na-iproklama na ba yung hitad?

lol, kalahi mo yun, wag ka ngang ganyan:D toinks:lol:

RonnieR

June 9th, 2010, 08:31 AM

Even during the most turbulent times say during Marcos' martial law, Manila had a festive vibe. Like the rise of Manila Sound, Thrilla in Manila, Miss Universe, etc.

True. The Philippine is in a better state compared to 2 decades ago.

Even in one decade...the metropolis has so many things that were not here in 1990s.

RonnieR

June 9th, 2010, 08:32 AM

@flesh may livestream ang GMA news panoorin mo??:D
pls. post the link. Thanks.

pi_malejana

June 9th, 2010, 08:33 AM

^^ http://www.gmanews.tv/livestreaming/

gusto mo talagang panoorin??:D :jk:

Manila-X

June 9th, 2010, 08:33 AM

For now, the best thing is for Filipinos to support Noynoy-Binay. Lets hope they will bring their countrymen sa "daan matwid"

xxxriainxxx

June 9th, 2010, 08:34 AM

But that is Manila, most suffering as in the poorest of provinces. But again, thats the same in the poorest regions of other countries.

Even during the most turbulent times say during Marcos' martial law, Manila had a festive vibe. Like the rise of Manila Sound, Thrilla in Manila, Miss Universe, etc.

I think we should define clearly what poverty really means, is poverty a main factor in the unhappiness of the people? Does people actually rate themselves as poor? When I visited Batanes last year, people were content with their lifestyle- they fish, they farm, they own lands. But Batanes is considered to be one of the poorest provinces in the Philippines, however, the way I saw people, they were happy and content and they are self reliant and they dont consider themselves as poor. What are the basis of being poor? Not being able to buy a laptop? An iPod? A cable TV? A Starbucks Frappuccino? If so, then more than half of the world is poor. Because even in some developed countries, some of their citizens does not have some of these "luxuries".

I saw a mayor in Batanes, out in the ocean fishing in his bright blue underwear. I dont think he is poor.

wow..well said.haha, wag naman natin i-down ang sarili nating TAHANAN, ang bahay mo ba gustong mapintasan ng iba??:D :D :D hehe :D :D :D

Maraming ganyang Pinoy, pintas ng pintas sa sariling bayan. Ewan ko ba. Why are we too hard on ourselves.

xxxriainxxx

June 9th, 2010, 08:37 AM

Even in one decade...the metropolis has so many things that were not here in 1990s.

6 months ka ngang mawala sa The Fort, hindi mo na marecognize sa dami ng bagong buildings.

Manila-X

June 9th, 2010, 08:44 AM

I think we should define clearly what poverty really means, is poverty a main factor in the unhappiness of the people? Does people actually rate themselves as poor? When I visited Batanes last year, people were content with their lifestyle- they fish, they farm, they own lands. But Batanes is considered to be one of the poorest provinces in the Philippines, however, the way I saw people, they were happy and content and they are self reliant and they dont consider themselves as poor. What are the basis of being poor? Not being able to buy a laptop? An iPod? A cable TV? A Starbucks Frappuccino? If so, then more than half of the world is poor. Because even in some developed countries, some of their citizens does not have some of these "luxuries".

I saw a mayor in Batanes, out in the ocean fishing in his bright blue underwear. I dont think he is poor.

Maraming ganyang Pinoy, pintas ng pintas sa sariling bayan. Ewan ko ba. Why are we too hard on ourselves.

I think is more the material wealth. Usually, The Philippines case of poverty sometimes are those towards Filipinos who joined surveys and consider themselves poor. Some of them are not poor material-wise but they think of themselves as one.

greenice

June 9th, 2010, 11:30 AM

Aquino proclaimed Philippines' 15th president

By OLIVER TEVES,Associated Press Writer - 44 minutes agoSendIM StoryPrint
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Congress proclaimed Benigno Aquino III the country's new president Wednesday amid high hopes he will fulfill his campaign promise to eliminate corruption and poverty and restore trust in government.

A joint session by the Senate and House of Representatives voted to formalize the landslide victory of the son of the country's revered democracy icons _ Benigno Aquino Jr. and former President Corazon Aquino _ after the Philippines' first national automated elections last month.

Aquino will take his oath as the country's 15th president on June 30, succeeding Gloria Macapagal Arroyo whose nine-year rule has been wracked by four coup attempts by mutinous troops, and opposition impeachment bids over allegations of election fraud, corruption scandals and human rights abuses.

The official congressional count ended Tuesday showing Aquino defeating his eight rivals by more than 15 million votes _ about 5.7 million ahead of his closest opponent, ousted leader Joseph Estrada.

Estrada's running mate, Jejomar Binay, the mayor of Manila's financial district Makati, will become vice president after defeating Aquino's candidate, Manuel Roxas II, in the separate race for the number two position.

Supporters of Aquino and Binay who packed the House gallery erupted into loud cheers and applause after the announcements.

In a statement, Estrada congratulated his "good friend and worthy opponent."

"I join the Filipino people in extending my wholehearted support to the 15th president of the republic under whose leadership the country now looks to the future, together with my running mate Jejomar Binay with the highest hopes that they will serve our country faithfully," he said.

Aquino, a quiet legislator who served nine years as a congressman and three years as senator, will inherit a nation grappling with poverty and debilitated by decades-long Marxist and Muslim insurgencies, military unrest, corruption, violent crime and political strife.

The 50-year-old bachelor campaigned largely on his family name and promised to follow the legacy of his parents, who are regarded as heroes in the country's democratic struggle against the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos.

It was only after his mother died of cancer last August that he decided to run, spurred by the massive outpouring of national grief for the leader who helped oust Marcos in 1986.

Corazon Aquino inherited the mantle of her husband, an opposition senator gunned down by soldiers at Manila's airport in 1983 upon his return from U.S. exile to challenge Marcos.

Renato Reyes, secretary-general of the left-wing alliance Bayan, said his group "joins the collective aspiration of the Filipino people that the new government will be a departure from the failed regime of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo."

"There are high public expectations for the new administration to bring about necessary reforms in government," Reyes said in a statement.

Aquino has said he would form a commission to investigate allegations of corruption and other wrongdoing during the Arroyo administration. Arroyo has denied all accusations.

U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr. congratulated Aquino and Binay in a statement, saying he was looking forward to working with the new Philippine government "to advance our common goals."

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Associated Press writer Jim Gomez contributed to this report.