Filipino women may soon find themselves more economically-stable as the Canadian government, through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), has committed to provide more than PhP 315 million in grant support to the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW) for a project that will contribute to women’s economic empowerment.
The 5-year Gender Responsive Economic Actions for the Transformation of Women (GREAT Women) project will start this month and run until 2011. The project aims to support and promote the economic well-being of women, by having several government agencies such as the Department of Trade and Industry, the Technology and Livelihood Resource Center (TLRC), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and others, review their policies and guidelines that will create a more accessible and friendlier business environment for women.
There will also be partnerships among local government units, civil society, and the private sector, on how to enhance women’s participation in micro-enterprises in pump-priming the local economy.
Canadian Ambassador Peter Sutherland will sign the Memorandum of Understanding together with National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary-General Romulo Neri on November 8 at the Richmonde Hotel in Ortigas Center. The Contribution Arrangement meanwhile, which spells out how the funds for the project will be managed, will be signed on November 15 in Davao City.
The NCRFW is the national government agency mandated to advise the Office of the President on policies and programs for the advancement of women. It is also mandated to help mainstream perspectives on equality between men and women in government programs by providing appropriate recommendations to the agencies concerned.
In the area of economic development, gender role stereotypes continue to have negative effects on women’s access to capital, market, information, technology, and technical assistance. The belief that women’s participation in businesses should be limited to very small and overcrowded enterprises such as “sari-sari” (village convenience) stores, preserved fruit repacking, etc., has resulted in very small profits and high risks of business failure in these micro-enterprises.
GREAT Women will aim to improve and coordinate women’s access to training, credit, technology, and various other services for micro-entrepreneurs in order for them to achieve the maximum benefits. These are some of the issues the GREAT Women project will address, working in partnership with key national and local level agencies of government, including private and civil society groups.
“Women’s economic empowerment means helping women to have equal opportunities with men for decent jobs. It also means involving them in profitable economic activities, ensuring humane working conditions, and increasing their control over the business environment,” Ambassador Sutherland explained. “Canada is pleased to be working with NCRFW on this important initiative,” Ambassador Sutherland added.
Naku Ellen, Gloria’s PR brigade, her die-hard supporters or her fatso husband might put it in their head that Gloria is behind GREAT and might pull a stunt saying it’s Gloria who’s to be thanked for the Canadian campaign.
Ambassador Sutherland must be forewarned! Ugh!
That’s not farfetched.
i do nominate the woman in the supreme court who voted for the throwing out of the pi of mr lambino and et al.. they are pillars of a woman filipino who stands for the truth.. for our democaracy,freedom,rights and liberty!!
and all woman unsang heroes who fights this illegitimate goverment of GMA..and thats include you ellen and all woman bloggers here.you all deserve commendations!!without you,,we filipinos will always be sitting in the dark!!
What,GMA great woman? Mali yata.
Ingrate, pwede pa siguro. I will give my vote for that title.
Makakain ba ng mga HUNGRY women ang NCRFW press release na ito? Eh ni hindi nga maintindihan ng mga ordinaryong kababaihan ang “gender steriotypes” paano sila mai-empower?
Meron na namang pera si Glue para sa eleksyon!
Sasabihin ni Little Mike D. “Mga kababaihan, ang sabi ng Canada, ang aking Amo ay GREAT”.
This is indeed a great news for all Filipino women. And to think that a big amount is to be provided for this project. I do hope this money will be used for what is intended for. I think nobody could blame if I think of the accompanying evil minds that go with withis big amount. True, election is coming..di kaya…ngayon pa lang, pinag-iisipan na ng mga “kawatan” kung paano makuha at magamit ito just to ensure their stay in power? And don’t forget…nagugutom ang millions of our kababayan!
CIDA as an aid agency of the Canadian federal Govt. spends the bulk of Canada’s Aid Budget in programs across the Globe. Its goals and projects are effective if the host country co-operate fully in its implementation and willingness by the host country government to set aside political partisanship and let a proper agency deal with CIDA workers without making their works a political propaganda. Canada is very active in promoting Women and Children welfare and also to promote their rights as equal to men in all aspects in society, be it in the workplace, public service, political leadership, educational and religious institutions and in homes. To the men and women of CIDA .. good job.
Sure Vic, it was so generous of CIDA to allot huge grant for
Fil women’s economic development/empowerment. My opinion is that it would have been GREATER if the grant went to NGOs that know how to handle this kind of grant.
Why should the Canadian government give money to this silly project? Don’t the Canadians know that Filipino women in fact are the freest women in the world in terms of equality with men?
Frankly, I felt grateful that I was born and reared in the Philippines, where women were held on the pedestal and respected. I realized how free indeed were Filipino women compared to women in other countries, including the USA, and especially in Japan when I first came to Japan.
I was actually shocked at the apparent sexual discrimination against women here then. On the other hand, I could be excused because of my foreign upbringing, and I banked on it in fact to avoid being scorned and treated unfairly by chauvinistic Japanese men.
So, when the women’s liberation movement in Japan was launched, I thought I might as well join it. I made sure though that I was not joining movements just for sexual freedoms instead of working for better treatment of women like having better choices in seeking jobs for example.
At least, to a certain extent the goals and objectives of the women’s lib movement in the 70’s have been achieved. Now, Japanese women have more options to choose, and with the passage of the Anti-Prostitution Law, they can emphatically refuse to be sex slaves unlike in the Philippines where the bogus president is the number 1 pimp.
The nerve of this pimp to hoodwink and ask foreign governments to grant her money for this silly project as the so-called “empowerment of Filipino women” when she has in fact not given them any choice but be reduced to being Super Maids and Super Prostitutes abroad!
She is actually not just pulling down Filipino women from their pedestals but destroying the very foundation that has made these women the envy of other women in other countries, namely, the home!
Just think of the many families being destroyed by this kind of deployment that has in fact eroded the very foundation of the Filipino society, the family!
Vic may as well tell the Canadians to be careful about giving financial aid to another of Pidal’s bogus projects!!!
i would like to believe that the canadians are wise enough to consider the political concerns raised and are capable of safeguarding their money to ensure that it would go to where it should. sure thing, the money should be safeguarded in order not to be corrupted by the government..and about giving grants to NGOs, i also know some NGOs who had corrupt leaders..this only means that corruption can happen in any organization whether government or not..the best arrangement could be a collaboration among the Canadian government, Philippine government and NGOs/POs.
“Just think of the many families being destroyed by this kind of deployment that has in fact eroded the very foundation of the Filipino society, the family!”
It’s a pity that Filipino women are driven away from the comfort of their homes to join the OFW
Wish the country would have enough opportunities so people need not go elsewhere. But that’s basically a reflection of a regime that has run its course, or whose policies have gone bankrupt.
Am quite interested in knowing how deployment of OFWs has adversely impacted on the Filipino family. I like this statement on the role of leadership in its destruction: “the Philippines where the bogus president is the number 1 pimp.” That sounds like Nene Pimentel re- N. Gonzales during the Senate hearing on the Venable deal.
Hawaiianguy:
Did Senator Pimentel say that? No, I am not mimicking the good senator. In fact, I was the one who told him of how these Philippine bogus leaders have pimped Filipinos to Japan to the detriment of ALL Filipinos.
My group and I have lobbied for the stopping of the deployment of Japayukis to Japan. Finally, through the initiative of the US and concerned Japanese, we have succeeded in having it stopped with the passage of the new Immigration Law of Japan. But look at how these crooks try their dumbest to circumvent the law by inking agreements with Japan to dump toxic wastes in exchange for jobs to Japan even as Super Putas and Super Atsays! Bugaw na bugaw ang dating!
We are informed in fact of the attempts to smuggle new breeds of Japayukis to Japan. My group and I are coordinating with authorities here on how to prevent this from happening. We also foresee bigger problems with this planned deployment of caretakers (caregivers) to Japan because of language and cultural barriers.
The No. 1 Pimp apparently is not concerned about the adverse effects of this kind of deployment that may turn out to be nasty irritants in Philippine-Japan relationship. Wala siyang utak diyan kaya tawag dapat sa gagang iyan Boba!!! 😡 Gosh, walang foresight!
“No, I am not mimicking the good senator.” I don’t mean to say that. The fact is, Pimentel had echoed the same word (“pimping”) during the Senate hearing to refer to Gonzales who was working behind the Venable deal.
“My group and I have lobbied for the stopping of the deployment of Japayukis to Japan.” I appreciate your effort, wish the same would be done in other places (e.g., S. Korea) where Filipinas also troop in large numbers as entertainers, many of whom become “Koreayuki,” I was told.
Am not a moralist, but I strongly detest the wanton and unthinking deployment of pinay entertainers for its degrading and dehumanizing consequences to the Filipino. But I won’t fault them for going there for the right job and the reason. It’s their choice. What is lamentable is, when there is no other alternative. Then, the govt bears the responsibility for this closure of opportunities, and for driving Pinoys/Pinays to this senseless migration as if it is the most rational thing to do for the “development” of the country.
Elsewhere, I have also expressed the view (did you get a copy of that stuff?) that warped or misplaced policy is contributing to this exodus of Filipino workers. It must be corrected before it inflicts further damage to the Filipino soul and identity.
Should read: But I won’t fault them for going there for the right job and the right reason.
i don’t know so much about what some here are talking about japayukis and koreayukis. in norway and in europe i suppose there is this au pair system where young people are admitted to live in a host family to learn about the country’s culture. often this young pinays work as sidelines washing houses and other menial jobs to sustain their families in the pinas. i could not find anything negative in this as i have said also before in this blog, as long as the job is not illegal and they are paid the right payment, i could not see anything demeaning in this.what does one mean by right job and right reason? not so long ago when germany have some problems economically they attack other countries. the whole of europe helped each other for many centuries to conquer other countries and continents. filipinos has nothing to be ashamed of their past and of present except their leaders of course.if pinays left their country to work elsewhere as housemaids, it cannot be their fault, maybe their husbands fault or the govt.and if they send money to their families we must stop saying they are helping gma, practically they are helping their own.
Norpil,
Au pair girls and boys are perfectly legit; their jobs cannot be compared at all to the jobs of Japayukis… who from what I understand, are supposed to be musical entertainers for starters or when initially deployed but technically end up being prostitutes or pay for sex workers.
Au pair are domestic helpers. Japayukis are bar and club hostesses moonlighting as prostitutes!!! There is no comparison.
When I was in UK, my foster family had an au pair from Spain who was being taught the English language by my foster Dad English. It was my first time to hear of the word “au pair” in fact. She did the cleaning of the house and washing of clothes.
The Japayukis work in bars and clubs from 5 pm to 5 am, and are required to go on a dohan (dates with customers) at least twice a week before or after work!!! That is how a lot of the teenies (13-15-year-olds) get de-virginized!
Who says that there is nothing wrong with the deployment of these Japayukis?
Even the Japanese themselves protest strongly against the deployment of these women to Japan because (1) they are mostly young boys and girls who should in fact be in school and protected by a Child Welfare Law to prevent their exploitation especially by the Yakuzas, who more often than not operate the establishments where these Japayukis are employed; (2) they are forced to engage in prostitution and not to tell about it as in the case of the women I have interpreted for the police, women who are raped in fact by their employer and then sold to prostitution; (3) it is plain and simple white slavery; (4) they come to Japan on false pretenses with a lot of them even coming with tampered and/or falsified passports and IDs; (5) it is plain and simple exploitation! Poverty should not be made an excuse for this immorality for there is nothing noble or moral about this kind of job being offered to young boys and girls by the pimps in the Philippines, and exploiters in Japan.
There is nothing noble nor anything to be proud of this kind of pimping of Filipinos in Japan regardless of whether or not these Japayukis can help feed their hungry families in the Philippines with their earnings.
At least Pilipinos working here as Nannies and caregivers are protected the same as all workers under the provinces labour laws and after the specified period are iligible to apply for landed immigrant status. And also after the initial waiting period of 3 months are covered by the Health Care same as immigrants and citizens. and their children are automatically granted the citizenship upon birth with all the rights. And upon obtaining the immigrant status can immidiately sponsor their families, (spouses and minor children) and most of our Community members here were former OFWs in slightly lesser number as landed immigrants. And they are still coming usually from hongkong and singapore and directly from the Philippines sponsored by their relatives..
Exportation and exploition of Filipino human resource was started by Marcos, and PERFECTED by Glueria.
Chi,
Yes, Marcos made OFW deployment a temporary measure to address the problem of unemployment during his early years as president. My eldest sister in fact was offered a job as teacher in Ethiopia together with some 50 or more high school teachers in the Philippines.
She was sent to Eritrea, but had to quit after a civil war removed Haile Selassie, and Eritrea became the center of rebellion. She and her co-teachers in fact had to be evacuated by US troops stationed somewhere in Egypt.
At least, Marcos found them good jobs that Filipinos could be proud of. The Bugaw can offer only to make them Super Atsays/Atsoys and Super Putas/Putos. I should add that Marcos never approved the deployment of Japayukis to Japan, and reason for the rampant falsification of documents between 1976 to 1986.
When Cory became president, she inked an agreement for Japan to grant a special quota of 40,000 Japayukis to come to Japan as entertainers. Erap tried to phase it out but he was deposed and the Midget immediately tripled the number even against the quota granted by Japan.
Fortunately, the US recommended that Japan should take drastic measures to stop human trafficking to Japan. The result was the revision of the Immigration Law of Japan that finally banned the deployment of these wannabe prostitutes to Japan!
Japayuki, BTW, means prostitutes bound to Japan from the Philippines disguised as entertainers.
I should add that Cory inked the 40,000 annual quota to supply entertainers to Japan as Japan’s contribution to Philippine economic recovery.
This year, the Bansot signed an agreement with Koizumi re the JPEPA in exchange for allowing the dumping of toxic wastes to the Philippines.
Incidentally, the Canadian candidate for this year’s Miss Earth Contest being held in Manila is a Canadian-Filipina from Alberta, right Vic?
Ystakei,
The deployment of Filipino overseas during the time of Marcos was quite orderly(I give him that). In fact, many of the teachers I know landed jobs as teachers in Nigeria and anywhere else. Teachers as teachers, hindi teachers as japayukis.
In Cory’s time , I and my hubby met a Japanese family in a train headed for Venice. The patriach approached us dahil mukha kaming Pinoy/Hapon. We invited him and family to join us in our cubicle. The father and son ran a recruitment business, and said that their primary client was the Philippines. The father showed us papers to identify the members of the entire family. He said that he felt pity for the tender-aged Filipinas because most of them met experiences they could never imagine would happen to them in Japan.
Sad to say, but he named names of the DFA, POEA and DOLE officials (one or two I know) who were regular attendees of Japan Recruitment Agencies meetings outlining, he said, what they (Fil officials) wanted from them…you know…
My hubby was shocked that this was actually happening, pinamumunuan pa ng mga opisyales. That made me puked!
I had first hand info noon and did my share by reporting. Pero maliit na tao lang ako at hindi pinansin for reasons they only knew. I wonder kung patuloy ang raket ng Fil officials diyan.
Ooops..Ystakei, my hubby is pinoy na mukha nga lang intsik/hapon:). Baka mapag-kamalan pa ako, hehehe.
Yes, Noel, Miss Earth Canada 2006 is a Pilipino descent and here is what you’ll expect from this very beautiful lady.
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Miss Earth Canada EarthCanada 2006
Riza Raquel Santos
Profession NewsReporter Environmental concern:
I will use every opportunity to talk about this problems specially when I am giving interviews for TV and other media, and look for the best answers to help stop this thing happening in the future.
What makes you proud of your country?
Canada is a country that takes pride in its multicultural heritage. It is a country of equal rights and freedoms. Canada promotes equality regardless of race, religion, age, gender sexual orientation, and social standing. It is a country of equal opportunity no matter what your background is. All citizens have equal access to the healthcare system, funded by the government. Large areas of land and bodies of water have been designated as national parks to preserve the environment and wildlife. In addition, Canada has one of the best educational systems in the world. Many graduates have gone on to make a positive impact in the global economy. Canada is an international mediator, and has been actively involved in peace-keeping operations all around the world. I am proud to be a Canadian; and proud of my country, Canada.
Norpil, there is nothing wrong with Filipinos working abroad for “the right job and right reason” (I mean legit, not prosti or Japayuki or Koreayuki, or entertainer-cum-meat vendor). Anna has made that point clear. What is demeaning is the kind of jobs Ystakei mentioned.
“if they send money to their families we must stop saying they are helping gma, practically they are helping their own.” I agree, they help their own families (legit or no legit jobs). But they also help GMA indirectly by propping up a moribund regime, which feeds on overseas Filipinos in order to survive.
I wonder if many people know how much money flows into the
Philippines from remittances. This year alone, some $11.87 billion come home as money from these OFs (according to the Central Bank). Has anyone figured out how much money that is? (1) more than half (67%) of last year’s annual budget and 60% of this year’s budget of RP, (2) 10 times larger than all direct foreign investments (DFI), and (3) larger than the value of 5 top exports combined (as of 2004).
Chi, you mean govt officials from DFA, POEA, DOLE are doing sidelines as recruiters? Are they still in it? tsk tsk tsk!
Vic,
I wonder if that pretty lady ever mentioned her Pinoy roots in public? Did she acknowledge her parents being Pinoys?
i donot know of any pinay in norway working as a prosti but there are many prostitutes here, many norwegians and many from the former east bloc which has now become part of europe, many nigerians and other african countries but have not heard of any from asian countries. prostitution is legal here, they say it is one of the oldest professions. what is illegal here is pimping, i.e., earning from prostitutes working or the people behind prostitution. it is also legal to hire prostitutes i.e., men or women buying their services. in sweden it is illegal to buy the services but not illegal to be a prostitute. people here try to go to the root of the problem without going into the morality.some prostitutes have had bad families and some have been lured into this profession by their lovers so the govt try to lure them out by sending them to school if possible. judging them is like sending them to eternal hell.
hawaiinguy, I have not read much about the latest regarding beauty pageants, and it is not a very popular news item here. Raquel Santos as a teen placed third in Miss Binibining Filipina Teen International hosted by Toronto in 2001. She is also a qualified member of the Canadian Forces and her occupation as News Reporter is her job as military reporter. She is still an undergraduate taking some Science Courses in Alberta. Of course, she is proud of her roots, she looks every inch a Filipina, simply beautiful..
hawaiianguy:i have not heard of any govt official talking about morality. very much on corruption.not even church people talk or define what is moral or immoral.prostitutes are human beings who for one reason or another got into the life positions they have for different reasons.nobody is born a prostitute and therefore can be helped if they wanted. many of them has simply lost confidence in the society they live in because of the individuals they happen to be in contact with.
“people here try to go to the root of the problem without going into the morality.” hmmm, that’s very interesting. prostitution in norway is legal and not necessarily immoral?
Prostitution is not “illegal’ either in Canada. Soliciting for the purpose is a criminal offense and so is living at the avail of prostitution (pimps). Actually some jurisdictions here are planning to designate ‘red light’ district to manage well the proliferation of underage and forced sex slavery and control of STDs and AIDs. Immoral? For some its a livelihood. For some it is.
hawaiianguy,
Chi, you mean govt officials from DFA, POEA, DOLE are doing sidelines as recruiters? Are they still in it? tsk tsk tsk!
IT’S AN OPEN SECRET, mas mayaman sila ngayon because of this recruitment business. Even Mike Defensor was charged by Senator Pimentel for the same offense recently.
chi: nice to read that you are in denmark.i know some people active in the filipino community in copenhagen about 10 years ago. we even invited them to our cultural activities in oslo once when we have ariel rivera on visit.my small family used to rent a cottage in the vestersjø area near the boundary to germany many years ago. i like the danish people but not so much their spoken language. i can read and understand danish because it is very much related to the norwegian one but to comprehend them when spoken is another thing. on the other side i can understand better swedish as spoken.
Norpil,
Same in Denmark. Scandinivian countries have almost the same policy as to prostitution.
While you said that you know/heard not of any prostis from Asian countries there, Thai prostis are everywhere in Denmark. But I have not seen a Pinay prosti yet. All Pinays we met have decent jobs, which is good news for us.
Vic, that means Miss Earth Canada has a pretty good chance of landing in the finals in Manila. Being of Filipino descent is a plus factor; unless she claims to be related to the Arroyo crooks.
Noel, Riza should be crazy to claim any relation with the
Arroyos or the Macapagal. First, she stands 5’8″, and very pretty, and modest, which is not found in any of the Arroyo’s clan. Win or loss on Nov. 26, she makes us proud.
Chi,
It is still going on, and why our continued vigilance. At least, over here we have the support of concerned Japanese NGOs, real dedicated groups compared to the money-making NGOs I know in the Philippines. Nakakasuka talaga. Pero palpak din kasi ang mga kunyaring tinutulungan nila. Sunggaban style ang nangyayari di tulad ng karamihan sa NGO dito na talagang sacripisyo naiintindihan.
May bago silang labor attache dito that we are in fact monitoring.
I should add that what Filipinos need is a legal adviser not labor attache since majority of the DH here are employed by foreigners, and since there are hardly a Japayuki left, there is no need to send a labor attache here.
The Labor Attache now is acting more like a liaison officer for some Congressmen, Philippine officials moonlighting as recruiters. It sucks really!
Vic,
Over in Japan, prostitution is a crime. The Anti-Prostitution Law has been revised to include the culpability of those who pay for sex. Any foreigner caught engaging in it is penalized with imprisonment and/or instant deportation.
Chi,
My sister was one of the first batch of OFWs deployed by the Marcos administration to work in Ethiopia in the late 60’s. I was already in Japan when she left for that assignment. From there, she went to Europe and then the USA to join my folks there.
I understand that a lot of her fellow co-teachers transferred also to Europe where they found jobs as chambermaids, etc. after finding that it was more lucrative to work overseas despite the risks.
Over in China, walang Miss Earth dahil makikinis at mapuputi ang mga balat nila. Teka, hindi kaya amoy lupa ang mga kandidata sa Miss Earth? Aha, Pinay pala ang Miss Canada. Iyan ang mahirap sa mga may dugong Pinoy sa ibang bansa at sumali sa World Competition. Hindi lang naman beauty contest pati na ang mga sports. Ano kaya ang nararamdaman nila? Alin ang mas mahal nila, ang bansang Pilipinas o pangalawang bansa?
Art naman, iniiba na naman. Si Miss Earth Canada po ay Canadian na ninunong Pinoy. Alam mo naman, ang orig na Canadians ay yung manga Eskimos (dati galing din uyon sa China, banda Mongolia)at walang pakialam ang manga iyon sa beauty contest. At ang isa pang manga originals yung tinatawag na First Nation di lalong wala rin pakialam sa beauty contest yon. di yon manga Pinay at manga Chinese at manga Hapones at manga kaunting Puti lang ang sumasali, minsan may manga itim rin. Di natin alam karamihan dito na pinanganak ang manga yon, kaya orig na Canadian din, di ba?
Vic, why not ask him if he calls and considers himself as a Pinoy…or Tsinoy. Like many other countries, a Filipino is composed of many mixed races. Is there a pure Filipino? Maybe an Aeta. Look around you…Filipinos look differently. Some are dark, some are fair. Some are short, some are tall. Some are mestizo looking (products of Spanish friars?), some Chinese or Japanese looking. So, beauty contestants also have mixed bloods.
Kung papipiliin din lang naman, mag PERANAKAN at BUGIS na ako.
Ystakei,
Sorry, ngayon lang ako nakapasok. It’s good to know that your group monitors the labor fellows there. Aside from an attache, there’s also an asst attache and OWWA officer, if I’m not mistaken. The absence of a legal officer to handle problems (mostly legal) of overseas workers has been noted by the authorities since forever. Walang nangyayari, kasi all labor officials assigned overseas are products of palakasan, as usual. They refuse to see the real situation of OFWs because they don’t want to shake the power lineup. I guess, this is true to all gov’t offices. LAs are called “labor attachecase” ,taga-bitbit.
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My teacher, one of the beneficiaries of Marcos deployment, is doing very well in LA now. She went first to Nigeria. Another one went to Ethiopia like your sis, then moved to FL.
They love Pinay chambermaids in London.
Not bad, eh!
ellen: is this blog online? i just wonder about the synchronization. i have been reading hg’s post and my answer came before him. same with chi’s. due to daylight saving time all clocks in norway is synchronized or set back an hour before so that october actually is the longest month of the year.even computers are automatically timed but not mobile phones. i assume this is true in europe also with some few exceptions (?). could this be the explanation? it seemed strange that i have answered some comments before reading them.
Norpil, the pastt few days (even up to now), this blog has between going crazy. I don’t know if you have experienced it but it’s intermittently inaccessible. My administrator at first said it’s due to “server’s recurring hardware problem.”
Yesterday, the “kidneys” story which I posted at about 7 a.m., just disappeared before noon with all the 22 comments.
My administrator was able to find it on file but with a 9 pm. timestamp. Strange.
Then, it blocked all comments, including mine.
I don’t know how and what the administrator figured it out but the result was, it became accessible but with all the jumbled dates.
It seems that the problem has not been fully solved yet because this morning it was inaccessible again. I’m beginning to suspect some techie is trying to make life difficult for us.
Thank you for your patience.
Thank you too ellen. i have experienced inaccessibility which i assume too is a server problem but i am not sure about the jumbled dates and times. i just hope it is not what you suspect.
Chi,
When I first came to Japan, there was legal adviser at the Philippine Embassy. It was procedural in fact. He was a lawyer working for the DFA, and though he could not practice his profession in Japan, he was very effective and useful there especially when Filipinos started getting hitched with the law here like those Filipinos working for the US Naval Base here.
I remember a case involving a Filipino who killed an angry Japanese husband, whose wife he was having an affair with. The case was sensationalized in Japan. Because he had a Philippine passport, his case had to be monitored by the Philippine Embassy and the one who took charge was the legal adviser to make sure that he was getting enough legal help. There was no need for a labor attache, etc.
I am not familiar with the other staff of the labor department here, but I’ve heard of the passing of the big bucks there that ALL labor attaches here always go home with one or two Mercedes Benzes worth millions of yen even when the indexes may be high.
Yup, the first Filipino chambermaids and bellboys I saw were in London! I don’t know their reputation as such though although my foster Mother and her friends used to talk a lot about Filipino domestic helpers versus the au pairs.
Ellen, I agree that some could be trying to sabotage this blog. I had trouble posting my comments for almost a day yesterday. Perhaps we could hire the service or request a psychic here to figure out who’s causing this trouble.
ikaw talaga artsee, oo. waka nga. wa pelo. amoy lupa ang miss earth? si glutonia ang mas amoy lupa dahil malapit na ang kanyang katapusan.
Salamat Ginoong Rivera. Tama, amoy lupa ang mga Miss Earth contestants. Pero may nagsasabi ding amoy bagoong din lalo na ang kandidata nating Pinay. Bakit kaya? Ang Miss Korea amoy Kimchi. Ang Miss Japan amoy Sushi. Ang aming Miss China ang masarap…lasang Century Egg na kung isasama mo sa mainit na lugaw ay katakam-takam.
naglalaway tuloy si jose pidal. parang asong ulol na nanlilisik ang mga mata sa pagkahayok sa laman!
Ang taong masaya sa katimawaan ng kanyang mundong kayamanan
Ay di matuturing mayaman dahil sa mga naimbak niyang kasaganaan
Iparis mo sa ibang dukha na may sapat lamang makakain sa araw araw
At sa pananamit dala hanggang sa kanyang puntod,
Na kahit ang ating Diyos ay makakayang maihandong.
Ang bunga ng lahat ng pagdadahas at pang-aapi, pagnakaw at pagdaya
Ay isang mabagsik na kamandag na kamatayan sa sinuman.
May mga mayaman na dalisay at may mga malupit
May mga dukha na mabait at may mga masama
May mga matalino na dakila at may mga dahas
May mga mangmang na marikit at may mga mabagsik
Saan tayo papanig, sino ang ating maasahan at pagkakatiwalaan !!
Di ba’t sa ating wagas na paniniwala sa banal na kaugalian.
Itong banal na paniniwala at walang kupas na tunay na katotohanan
Na tayong lahat na may paniningdigan dito ay di magbabago
Ng kahit ano man katumbas ng mundong kayamanan at kapangyarihan !!!
Ang taong may dalisay at banal na paniningdigan sa buhay at sa kapwa
Ay di kailanman magbabago at mababago ng kahit anumang bagay
Ngunit ang mundong kayamanan at kapangyarihan ay laging nagbabago
Sa mga taong huwahawak at sumasaklaw nito sa araw araw.
Lahat tayo ay mga anak ng Diyos, at lahat tayo ay may karapatan
Na mabuhay sa munting mundong hinadong ng ating Amang Diyos.
May mga sinilang na mayaman at may mga sinilang na maralita.
May mga naging mayaman at may mg naging maralita
Dahil sa takbo ng buhay na punong puno ng kapalaran
Kapalaran na lahat tayo ang may kagagawan mabuti’t masama man.
Kung ang nais natin matamasa ang katahimikan at kasaganaan.
Dapat magsamasama tayo’t magtulungan para sa lahat ng kapakanan
Walang mayaman o mahirap, walang matalino o mangmang
Walang kapangyarihan lakas, walang panglilinglang, dahas o pang-aapi.
Mag-samasama tayong lahat ilabas ang ating Gintong-Puso at kadakilaan
At iahon natin ang buhay ng lahat sa lahat ng sulok ng Pilipinas at daigdig.
Kung ako ay Mayaman tutulungan ko ang mahihirap para guminhawa sila
Kung ako ay Mahirap gagawa ako ng kabutihan para bawas ang kasamaan
Ang pagkakamkam ng kayamanan ang dahilan ng kahirapan sa buhay
Ang paglaganap ng dukha ay paghiwatig na lumalaganap na kasamaan.
Tayong Mayayaman,
paginhawain ninyo ang mga dukha nang lumaganap ang kabutihan
Tayong Mahihirap,
Gumawa ng mubuti sa lahat ng kapwa at sa lahat ng panahon
Tayong Lahat,
Magmahalan tayo at magmalasakit sa isa’t isa
Ito ang tulay na matatawid natin patungo sa katahimakan
Ito ang bangkang magtatawid sa atin sa pangpang ng kasaganaan.
Ito ang sanggalang magkakalasag sa lahat ng kasamaan.
Diyos ang ating Tagapagtanggol
Ang Alab ng Kanyang AWA ay umaagos na
Mabubuhay ang mga TAPAT sa KANYA
Maglalaho ang mga SUWAIL sa KANYA
Nasa DIYOS ang AWA
Nasa tao ang gawa
KAIROUS KAI KROUNOUS
Who’s this Krounous? Another new member or alias? Hmmm…a member of GMA’s Internet Brigade.
npongco, ‘yang si krounous ay apo yata sa kalingkingan ni huseng sisiw.