ORGANIZERS of Sunday’s prayer rally at the Quirino Grandstand yesterday said President Arroyo and her administration allies can come to the gathering but they will not be answerable for the public’s reaction to their presence.
Read this in Malaya.Click here.
Much as the organizers stress that tomorrow’s rally is “apolitical”, the assembly of thousands opposed to Gloria Arroyo and her allies in the House of Representatives is a forceful political statement.
A mammoth crowd would underscore the political isolation of Gloria Arroyo.
Monsignor Juanito Figura, secretary-general, of the Catholic Bishop Conference of teh Philippines said the church called the rally because of “an escalating pattern [and] the church could not just take this sitting down.”
“The church could not just play blind, play deaf, play mute to the sufferings that these issues have brought out,” he said.
Arroyo has tried to derail the rally by empty gestures of reconciliation and the military raised the Communist bogey but the bishops remain determined to push through with the prayer rally which was precipitated by the railroading by the House of Representatives of an unconstitutional Constituent Assembly without the participation of the Senate.
Jolted by the intensity of the people’s outrage the majority in the House of Representatives led by Speaker Jose de Venecia has since “archived” their resolution and Gloria Arroyo has announced that she is abandoning Cha-Cha as of now.
Archbishop Angel Lagdameo, head of the influential Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines called on the people to remain vigilant even if the Lord has answered their prayers on Con-Ass. The Luneta rally he said is an occasion for thanksgiving.
“The convergence of so many institutions and groups — with the good of the country in their hearts — is a miracle of grace,” Lagdameo said in a statement. “It is a religious response to a political situation. Our government needs to be prayed for.”
If GMA is will attend the rally on Sunday, let her go on stage and be allowed to speak.
Then, as I posted in a separate thread, it’s time for Col. Varilla to make true his threat to arrest politicians who will be on stage.
Col. Varilla may just do that!
Sabi Airforce: No Guts No Glory!
Sabi Marines: No Retreat No Surrender!
Sabi Army: No Pain, No Gain!
Sabi ng Security Guards: No I.D. No Entry!
Sabi ng Anti ChaCha: No to JDV No to GMA!
I would rather she doesn’t. This evil woman should better stay at the palace by the murky and wait for angry crowd to pull her by the hair out of the palace so she can no longer insist on changing the Constitution that she actually has not given time for Filipinos to see if it works for them or not.
She has actually rendered the 1987 Constitution useless from the moment she grabbed power from the duly elected President of the Philippine Republic, Joseph Estrada.
If the Philippines seems cursed, it is because it has been led by unrighteous people who have not had the welfare and interest of their country and people in their minds.
Otherwise, why would they worry for example about being dumped by the Americans if they don’t free a proven criminal? If that is not stupidity, what is?
The rally on Sunday should be held sacred regardless of whether or not the people are moved by hatred for these people who have made their lives as miserable as it is. The presence of the Great Switik there will defeat the purpose of bringing the hearts of the people back to God so they can have faith not even in God but also in their own selves so that they can be courageous enough in their resolve to have the Great Switik sent to jail where she belongs together with her husband, and even children who may be found culpable of defying the laws for their own personal aggrandizement.
God willing, it will be solemn occasion for Filipinos now to pledge their allegiance to God, country and people.
I say “Mabuhay” to all who are joining the rally, with the exemption of the Great Switik, et al, who are the reason for why these rallies are being now held.
PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!
Let her attend, why not. But as soon as she got to the stage, people should start leaving the rally, make it a total embarrasment for her. No violence, just leave the place calmly. Ang saya-saya, di ba?
Knowing how thick skinned this Gloria is and she has shown this many times in the past, she might attend the rally. But my guess is different…Malacanang might come up with rallies of their own to counter the CBCP led rally on Sunday. Once again, the “Hakot” system can be utlizied using tax payers’ money. For fear of being criticized or pre-emptying their move, Malacanang could have kept this matter then everyone would be surprised placards bearing paid people praising Gloria. Manila Mayor Atienza could do this so is MMDA Chairman Fernando. They have all the resources to do this.
Umattend o hindi si GMA sa rally, bahala siya. Ang pakialaman natin ay totoo ba itong mga nakasulat dito.
Mga kasabihang angkop sa pangkasulukuyan:
1. Ang buhay ay parang bato, it’s hard.
(Sa totoo lang)
2. When all else fails, follow instructions.
(Ito ang kasaysayan ng pagkatalo ng cha-cha at con-ass. Sa bandang huli, ayun balingbingan na)
3. Birds of the same feather make a good feather duster. (Ang nararapat sa mga pro con-ass para may pakinabang naman)
4. Kapag puno na ang salop, kumuha na ng ibang salop. (Pagkatapos ng hindi magkaigi ang con-ass, eh di con-con naman. Wala talagang magawa ang mga ito)
5. Aanhin ang palasyo kung ang nakatira ay unano, mabuti pa ang bahay kubo, kahit munti, sa paligid ligid ay puro linga.
(Masisira ang ulo ko sa translation nito)
6. When it rains…it floods – especially in Manila. (Bilang ng mga natalong kaso ni GMA sa Supreme Court)
7. Huwag magbilang ng manok kung alaga mo ay itik.
(Maling akala ng mga pro con-ass na makakaya nila ang sudden shift to parliamentary para sila rin uupo. Buti nga)
8. Matalino man daw ang matsing, matsing pa rin.
(Parang si GMA at JDV ang pinatatamaan nito a)
9. Pagkahaba haba man ng prusisyon .. mauubusan din ng kandila.
(Ang pagwawakas ng teleleng nobela na pinamagatang si cha-cha at si con-ass. Wait for part 2)
10. If you can’t beat them, shoot them.
(Huwag sanang mangyari sa Sunday Big Event ang ganito. Col. Varilla, magpakahinahon ka)
Sorry, should read: “…system can be utilized.” Likewise, I doubt if Mike Velarde would show up. As of this writing, he and GMA might be negotiating something only Malacanang and El Shaddai know. Notice Manalo’s INC is silent after that much reported visit to Malacanang. In fairness to INC, they don’t normally participate in rallies and activities like that especially on a Sunday when they have to attend worship services. Unlike other religious groups and Charismatic movement wherein they can hold services anywhere even in a public place like Luneta, INC strictly hold theirs inside their chapels. This Sunday the 17th is also their so called “Annual Thanksgiving”. It is on this day when members bring their offerings that were set aside the whole year.
Land Transportation Office (LTO) Chief Gen. Reynaldo Berroya threatens to apprehend COLUROM vehicles carrying anti-charter change rallyists to Luneta prayer-rally. I think he got NO BALLS to arrest the queen of all coluroms-FAKE President Gloria Arroyo if she intends to attend the Sunday rally. The CBCP acknowledged it could no ignore the escalating problems facing the country and the questionable legitimacy of President Gloria.
The PNP will arrest the movie stars if they go onstage. The PNP will arrest the politicians if they go on onstage. The PNP will arrest anyone who utters anything against Gloria and the government.
The PNP’s logic goes: “This is a Prayer Rally so what you can only do is Pray!”
What a bunch of NINCOMPOOPS! They should read the Bible – both old and new testaments. Don’t they know that when children of God pray they can tell and ask God for ANYTHING!
No man can censor prayer, thank you! And anybody, actors and politicians, has the right to pray any place they want and in any manner they want, and THEY CAN SAY ANYTHING, in prayer!
Let the PNP arrest COLUROM PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO.
Sana umakyat at magsalita si Cory Aquino at Susan Roces sa stage. Para magkalaman na……….
PATALSIKIN NA! SIPAIN NA! NGAYON NA!
Magandang Christmas gift na alisin si Pandak sa Malakanyang.
Tikbakang:
“Magandang Christmas gift na alisin si Pandak sa Malakanyang.”
Great Christmas gift para sa 80 million plus Filipinos, too!
That’s actually my prayer!
The question on whether Glueria is attending the rally on Sunday is this: WILL SHE (DARE) or WON’T SHE ?
pandawan,
This NO, NO, NO policy of PNP under the direction of the commander-in-thief only proves that even the people are given permit to use the Luneta space for rally only after making them inferior to Pagcor, the same evils continue to rape the Constitution by violating the Bill of Rights enshrined in the very heart of it.
There is actually no freedom in the Philippines! Glueria curtails the individual rights which are the very foundation of a free nation! Hindi pwedeng magsalita, sabi ng Hitlera!
I’ll be very sorry if Mike Velarde and Erdie Manalo gave in again to the wishes of the bogus president. I don’t hear from these supposed conscientious leaders anymore.
Ang daming yag-balls for hire sa ilalim ni Glueria!
sana tuloy tuloy na ito!tuloy tuloy ng ma alis si GMA ng tumahimik na ang ating bayang pilipinas.kung aatend si GMA sa rally,sana tamaan siya ng kidlat sampu ng kanyang mga demonyong alipores na gaya ni esperon,ang dalawang gonzalez si baliw at si praning,kasama na ang mga retiradong heneral na walang ginawa kundi takutin ang sambayanan huwag lang sila maalis sa puwesto sa gobyerno.sana ma enlighten ang ating mga obispo,mga lider ng simbahang katoliko,protestante at iglesya kasama na ng mga opisyales ng pamahalaan publiko at pribado na ang isyu sa cha-cha at pag papatalsik kay GMA ay iisang mithiin ng buong pilipino!!sa akin ang issue ay ang ka agarang pa papatalisik kay GMA ang nararapat!!eto po ang dasal ng sambayanang pilipino!!
Elvira,
Galing mismo kay Esperon at si Norberto Gonzales,merong bomb threat..ha ha ha..
Tapos pupunta roon si Madam X? Talagang kahanga -hanga ang intelligence ng mga ito..
Sige magpunta siya at siya sana ang tamaan ng bomba ni Esperon.
Noel,
If Glueria’s right and left hands will arrest Cory and Susan, that’ll make it a 100% assurance of the bogus president’s downfall to the abyss of hell!
Question is, will either one go up stage? Or will both go up stage? Cory claimed to be a brave woman by fighting the alleged late dictator. Susan was also brave confronting GMA at the height of Garci tape scandal. I now dare them to go on stage even if they don’t speak !
I wish they speak. Let’s see if the bogus president will order their arrest!
Wrong question. The rally organizer, Tita De Villa has said that only those concelebrating the mass will be allowed onstage. The question should then be “will they be called onstage?”
I will only wait to see one person on that stage, Gloria herself. Then let’s see how hell breaks loose!
If Gloria attends the rally then there will be thousands of undercover security people mingling in the crowd intended as a prayer rally, a recipe for a provocation that could either result in her downfall or could be an excuse for her to again declare the Natioal Emergency..with her brain churning like an overheated locomotive engine, you can’t just figure what’s her next move. But I believe she won’t be there, lest she’ll be gambling, not only for her own personal security but for the country’s.
will Glueria attend the prayer rally ?
no. she will be rushed to St. Luke’s feigning illness and will require a medical airlift to another country with no extradition treaty with the Philippines.
Kung gustong dumalo ni gloria, eh di sige…ang problema, baka hindi siya tumuloy dahil sa “pananakot” ng magaling niyang NSA na si norberto “tsonggo” gonzales…ang KAPAL NG MUKHA at UBOD LAKAS NG LOOB na sinabi nitong si “tsonggo” na may “reliable intelligence” report “daw” siya na may bantang “sabotahin” ng CPP-NPA ang malaking “prayer rally” sa Linggo. He even went to the extent of “warning the parents” of catholic school students, to be aware if any of these schools would “force” their children to attend the said “gathering”, because it “would be unsafe” for the students. BWAHAHAHAHAHAAHA!!! This norberto is one person in gloria’s gang that can really have a “career in stand-up comic”, just look at his “Joker like face”…the only problem is he’s holding such a “strong and vital” position in our country that for me “he’s one dangerous man”, he’s as villainous and dangerous as his comic-fictional counterpart character…the Joker nemesis of Batman. 😉
Someone please help me out here. Why Thanksgiving Prayer rally? Ano ang ipagpasalamat? Na naduwag si Glueria at umatras? Na nawala sa eksena si JDV at ang mga Tongressmen? Na hindi na tuloy ang ConAss ayon sa dikta ng bogus na pangulo? Bakit lumambot ang approach sa rally sa Luneta? Dahil ba nagkaroon na ng sekretong kasunduan ang mga lider?
The threat to our Constitution is very much alive! The people are not free. The liar, cheater and corrupt Glueria continues to threaten the citizenry. What is there to
thank for?
E ano kung political ang approach, talaga naman nabuo ang rally na yan dahil sa politics. Dahil ba sa ayaw ni Glueria na tawaging political rally against her? Hindi pa ay mukhang talo na naman tayo! Mabuti pa na umatend na lang si Glueria sa rally na ‘yan, tutal ay mukhang meron namang bumigay sa middle ground.
Pagkatapos ng tahimik na rally, nakangiti na naman ang walanghiyang babae, nakaisa na naman s’ya!
Come to think of it, yes, Mike Velarde has been a bit quiet all of a sudden. Strange. Wasn’t he the first one to call for this rally? Does anybody know if he’s really attending?
This ‘administration’ are in PANIC mode and by giving an ultimatum that if the speakers are movi personalities or politicians that they will be arrested at best they have a 50-50 chance of that happening. Lets say Cory & Susan take to the stage; would they stand there silent, I don’t think so.
Any attempt by the PNP to arrest Cory & Susan would be the spark to ignite the collapse of the ‘administration’, and all because the PNP are not professional enough to have a game plan and their decisions are not independent of the ‘administration’ let alone there not being a ‘law’ to cover their action of arrest.
I don’t think the PNP has the balls to take action.
Ellen;
I’m new in your blog and I find it interesting to read it all the time.
Anyway,Kung gusto ni arrovo na dumalo sa prayer rally sino ang tinakot niya.Ganyan talaga ang mga kriminal bumabalik sa scene of crime at mag-usiuso upang makahanap ng palusot.
Ito naman si gagongzales bakit pa siya nakikialam s hatol ni Judge Puzon kay Smith?Iisa ang dahilan kasi nga pag napataksik ang amo niyang durobo sa Malacanang at opposition ang makapuwesto natatakot siya baka gawing bargaining chip si Smith kay Bush para maibalik sa Pilipinas si hut-hut bolante at ikanta silang lahat.Sa Kangkungan sila pupulutin.
wow! Itong si Tinong Salaula noon hindi napupuyat sa pang-gagahasa ng Constition kasi puro alak ng ubas ang pinagkakape niya at nag-tae.Kumain ng Balimbing para sa pag-tatae ng natauhan ngayon Gusto na niyang palayain si Erap.Ganyan ba ang mga mambabatas natin sa Kongresso.bakit ngayon lang niya naiisp iyon.Ito naman ng si NOG-Nograles may gusto raw pumatay sa kanya.Si Jaworski gustong maka 3 point,keso sumabog daw ang sasakyan niya.Wow! mahirap paniwalaan.Papano masabotahe ang sasakyan niya e may mga body guard iyan.Maawa ang tao sa kanila ang gusto nila.
Lumang gimick na iyan,kumita na sa takilya iyan noong panahon pa Ni Marcos.Mag-isip na lang sila ng ibang gimick iyong bago at hindi pa napanood.gumimik lang kayo recycle pa.
“Our government needs to be prayed for.” Amen! We, Pilipinos, it seems always resort to praying for everything as part of our culture, yet the prayers seems not working nor being answered. I wonder, how long can we keep this up, the praying business? Obviously the praying is not getting a better result since we’re still a third world country, poverty increasing with alarming rate, corruption and political killing has become an acceptable standard. And noticebly Malacanang is being used for illegal purposes by the illegitimate occupants. Now, a called by CBCP for large group prayer rally in Luneta. I guess, the houses of the lord are not good enough, so now the CBCP is bringing it to Luneta as a sacred location. Ain’t amazing!
Could it be, we don’t pray hard enough or the power above be thinking that we are always asking for too much instead of earning them through our own initiative, the hard work. CBCP wants the Pilipinos to gather in Luneta to pray, and bogus Gloria might even join the prayers. Really, something to witness, thousands of Pilipinos on their knees praying in public with illegitimate Gloria. They just might sell tickets so bogus Gloria can make money on this praying business. I’m sure there is money to be made when it come to saving souls.
Does anybody here can tell me what’s this praying is all about? I kinda lost and very confused with this praying bit. What is the very objective of this so called for public praying? Is it to rid of bogus Gloria or because a protest against the railroading of Con-Ass? Or, is it, as Pilipinos, we are into praying?
Why do we need to pray if the intent is to oust bogus Gloria? It doesn’t make any sense!
Prayer rally in Luneta? Another one of the bad joke being played to the people. If a person wants to pray, why even go to all the trouble and travel to Luneta. The person can easily do it at home, I suppose. Now, if the people wants to oust bogus Gloria why not go directly to Malacanang gates instead.
I had been reading all the news lately and it is very interesting to see the differences of how the rally on Sunday is shaping up. Malaya and Tribune say something different from what ABS-CBN The Inquirer say. It looks like there is one common ground, that the Sunday Rally is ending up as a Thanksgiving rally. How did that happen? Did
Glue use the people’s money again to give the “aguinaldo” to the churches to do the trick again? Remember that we are not out of the woods yet. This rally will be a gauge for the Tiyanak’s lapdogs to continue with the CON-ASS or CON-CON. That was just frozen, remember? So if we send the message to tiyanak that we are thanking the Lord for her changing the tune on the Charter Change issue, we have to think again because this evil woman is just doing everything to water down the people’s anger. I DO NOT THINK SHE IS SINCERE IN WANTING TO JOIN THE RALLY! SHE DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMPASSION, SINCERITY AND HONESTY! SHE IS A SCHEMING DEVIL! ITULOY NATIN ANG PROTESTA LABAN SA TIYANAK. DO NOT BE FOOLED BY TIYANAK. SHE WILL NEVER CHANGE! SHE WILL ALWAYS TRY TO CON EVERYBODY SO SHE AND HER LAPDOGS WILL
BE IN POWER UNTIL THE FILIPINOS ARE SUCKED DRY!!!
Of course Toney you know that’s just an excuse. Prayer rally in Luneta. Since God is everywhere, we can pray to him anywhere. This same trick was used to Marcos and Erap. The late Cardinal Sin was very good at this. In his time, his sermons were full of political language. He didn’t care attacking directly the ones he wanted to attack.
His style was emulated by many priests until this day. The Bishops are just following Sin’s style. Church groups are indeed powerful groups. For centuries, they always invoke God’s name. And who would dare question and go against these so called Servants of God? Dr. Jose Rizal went against them and was executed. Anyway, I don’t give a damn as long as this Gloria is finally ousted. They could use the same trick they used in ousting Marcos and Erap. I don’t care!
Parasabayan: Whatever name the organizers give to Sunday’s rally is not a big deal. They can call it Thanksgiving or anything they like. They can thank God for giving the participants to gather together as a show of unity against the evils in Malacanang. They can thank God for anything under the sun. On the part of INC, it’s actually their day of Thanksgiving. They call it “Annual Thanksgiving” or “Pasasalamat” in Tagalog. On this day, faithful INC members attend special worship services at their respective locales/chapels. They bring with them their monetary offerings they have set aside for the entire year beginning January. It’s a very important occasion for the INC members that they will not miss. Perhaps the Catholic Church or CBCP adopted this term “Thanksgiving” to coincide with INC’s own activity.
Cocoy:
Your thoughts and comments are welcomed.
If you can keep your head when all about you
are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,
and yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:
Part of the Peom ‘IF’ by Rudyard Kipling
to npongco & we-Will-Never-learn:
I appreciate both of you for welcoming me in this blog.I am a newcomer from California.I am a Filipino and being proud to be a Filipino.I am deeply concern about what is going on with our country.There is no place like home And I am looking forward to live the rest of my life in my beloved town in Zambales when I retire.
npongco: I suppose, we just have to wait till Monday and see if the Sunday prayer rally with the Bishops does the job in Luneta. Something we have hoped for anyway. But, I think, such silly game for grown up! I guess in the Philippines anything is possible. Meanwhile, I won’t lose sleep on it nor I’ll hold my breath. I still say, bogus Gloria did it once again, outsmarted the people including the CBCP. Prayer rally in Luneta eh! Why not have the “Tawag ng Tanghalan.” It might have the possibility of attracting more people. Let bogus Gloria sing “Hello Garci.”
Not intentionally changing the topic, whatever happen to Josie (Joc-Joc) Bolante. Does anybody here know? Bolate dissapeared completely out of radar. Ms Ellen can you help.
There were 4 INC members who saw personally the bogus president re INC participation if Glue wouldn’t back off from ConAss. Sinagip nila si Glueria sa totoo lang!
Before that, the Luneta gathering which was originally a political rally was already scheduled. After the 4 INC visits, Luneta was not available anymore said to be scheduled months ago by Pagcor. What do you think happened in between? Himala?
Luneta rally is scheduled tomorrow, Sunday, when INC celebrates “Pasasalamat” said never to be missed by the members. What a coincidence? Kaya ba nananakot si Glueria sa mga dadalo. Napaatras na naman niya si Manalo? Si Mike Velarde naman ay tameme na! Hindi malaman kung sinabihan ang lahat ng miembro ng El Shaddai na pumunta ng Luneta!
Si Villar din takot ke Glueria. Senate President na naturingan ang daming dahilan na hindi makikisali. Delikado talaga itong si Villar, patalon-talon. May sarili daw paninindigan. Nasaan? Kailangan ng mga tao ang suporta, ayun at sa bahay lang daw siya. Lider daw siya. Susmaryosep!
Kung ganyan ang mga lider ng pananampalataya at pulitika, tigilan na natin ang palabas sa Luneta. HIndi pa nagsisimula nakakadismaya na.
Wala pa tayong dapat ipagpasalamat, kaya para ano ang “Thanksgiving prayer” sa Luneta?
Dios ko, maglaglag ka na lang ng tunay na lider na mamumuno sa mga ordinaryong pinoy na susugod sa Malacanang para matapos na ang kawawang lagay ng bansa.
Toney
Hut-Hut Bolate is freezing his ass in state penetentiary in Chicago.He hired a big gun lawyer to represnt him in court on a visa violation.When He was Arrested at LAX he was confined at penetentiary in San Pedro.Because he don’t want to wear orange uniform he requested the court for him to be transfered in Chicago because He think he can wear his Armani suit in Prison but beyond his expectation they gave him another orange uniform.We Pinoy in California were glad because Johnny Cochran is dead.Remenber him “If it Don’t Fit You Must Acquit on OJ Simpson Trial.Johnny is dead and don”t worry Bolate Lawyer are first time bar Flunker.He will be brougth to Justice in Philippine court.Harry Roque is the best lawyer.
Prayer rally, political rally or thanksgiving rally it doesn’t matter as long as the event will push thru.Main concern is that if we can evict the illegal tenant in Malacanang.Then the filipino people can declare
the historic 3rd sunday of December an official thanksgiving holiday.Same as the U.S. declare third thursday of November a thanksgiving day.We broil turkey.ham mashed potatoe and gravy.
tawagan na ang mga kamag-anak natin, kaibigan, kasamahan at sama-sama tayo sa linggo. magbaon na. ito na ang pinakamagandang pagkakataon na maipakita natin ang pagmamahal natin sa bayang Pilipinas. Magkitakita tayo dun. Wag kayong matakot dahil kasama nyo ang mga kasamahan nating sundalo at pulis. Yung iba sa amin di makaka attend. babantayan namin ang mga galaw ni esperon at tolentino. nasa loob lang kami ng kampo aguinaldo, bonifacio at crame.
Kung merong nakauniporme na sundalo at pulis na myembro ng CDM, iharap natin mga babae at matatanda. Hindi natin sila kalaban. Imbitahin natin sa hanay natin.
Pero kung gagamit na sila ng pwersa, kami na mismo makakalaban nila.
Wag tayong matakot! Lalaban tayo para sa kinabukasan ng ating mga anak.
afpofficer;
hindi ba ikaw si Lawrence San Juan.Kung ikaw si San Juan di bali na lang sa panawagan mo.Pero pag ikaw si Trillanes sige lahat ng kaibigan ko sa pilipinas mga pinsan papuntahin ko,
I DARE Gloria to join that rally on Sunday !
Although I liked what Noypi said: “Let her attend, why not. But as soon as she got to the stage, people should start leaving the rally, make it a total embarrasment for her. No violence, just leave the place calmly. Ang saya-saya, di ba?”
Indeed, that would be FUN to watch. Make her an embarassment of herself !
Whether Gloria will go to the rally or not, this is merely an added ploy of Gloria to CONFUSE the people. By nature, CONFUSION makes people stop; paralysis, in other words. Gloria is doing EVERYTHING to make sure the attendance at Sunday rally in Luneta does not swell to a critical mass. It will be to her advantage, of course, if the Luneta rally turns out to be a dud.
Whatever it is, NOBODY can really predict the outcome. For now, those who are in the Philippines should join and be counted ! The way I look at it, this is not anymore about whose side your on, or what the agenda is. To me, THE LUNETA RALLY IS ABOUT ASKING GOD FOR GUIDANCE ON HOW TO GET RID OF THE SMUT IN GOVERNMENT. MANY ARE FED UP WITH THE ROTTEN SYSTEM THAT IS RUN BY BASURAS.
If the LUNETA RALLY is able to show a critical mass of AT LEAST 500,000 people, then we’re in business, so to speak. Of course, if there will be more than 500,000 people, then that would be WOW PHILIPPINES !
The dynamics are changing. Like the Anti-Glorias, the Pro-Glorias themselves cannot tell the outcome. They can only do everything in their power to control the situation before it even starts. That’s part of her strategy. As we know by now, from the threats, to Gloria-kuno attending the rally, this is all about control. It would be to Gloria’s advantage if she is in control of this LUNETA RALLY even before before it begins. For now, it’s really a wait & see, I guess.
On the sidelines, there seems to be a scuffle between LAKAS and KAMPI..Gloria’s party is KAMPI, while LAKAS is JdV’s. From LAKAS’ point of view, Gloria ditched them..I ready somewhere that a certain Mayor Benjie Lim (KAMPI, I think), is rumored to be the next Speaker of the House. In today’s Inquirer, I read that he was in the rally in IloIlo AGAINST CHA-CHA. Strange no?
I read this on ABS-CBN NEWS. I found it rather funny coming from Malacañan through Ignacio Bunye. He says that ““This government upholds democracy and the rule of law. We appeal for calm and sobriety and urge all those who would participate in the prayer rally to heed the call of church leaders and not turn this into a political circus or a venue for grandstanding,“ Bunye said in a statement posted over government Web site http://www.news.ops.gov.ph…“Peace and unity are also the primordial concern of this administration and we are one with our religious leaders in bringing these aspirations into fruition,” he added.“” THE GALL TO ISSUE STATEMENTS LIKE THIS. THEY ARE THE ONES MAKING A BIG DEAL ABOUT THIS RALLY THAN THE RALLYIST THEMSELVES. KATAWA NAMAN !
“The Philippine National Police (PNP) assured that it will observe “maximum tolerance” in maintaining peace and order during the vigil.” OF COURSE THEY WILL, WE ALREADY GOT A BLACK-EYE WITH AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL !
ok, i nominate npongco and ystakei as the welcome committee in this blog.
speaking of name of the rally tommorrow, i hope it will not turn out as a thanksgiving for the evil done by gma and co.
hope everybody have in mind what chabeli said above and does not forget what this rally is all about.
Oo nga naman ano? Thanksgiving prayer lang, pupunta pa sa Luneta! At thanksgiving sa ano? Porke ba umatras sa Cha-cha, magpapasalamat na tayo. Dapat talaga mapaalis yang tinamaan ng lightning na ‘yan sa Malakanyang!
As of now, we’ll count the hours before the so-called gathering. Tingnan natin . And please let’s include a short prayer for the success…AMEN!
cocoy,
We never have had any association with Lt San Juan. He’s a deadman walking. Nagpagamit sya ke esperon. all his affidavits were crafted by esperon’s dogs namely col lucero, col pangilinan, col segovia, col ano, col zaragoza, col guloy et al.
see you. mabuhay!
this must be the reason why tomorrow’s a thanksgiving parayer rally, from tribune:
Gloria promises a more prosperous 2007
12/16/2006
Amid the hunger and poverty being experienced by a vast majority of Filipinos, President Arroyo in her Christmas and New Year’s message yesterday, promised a more prosperous 2007, an improvement she said that would be felt by the people.
In her official statement, Mrs. Arroyo said she is hopeful that “with the dawning of the year, people will come together in the mighty Grace of the Lord.”
Mrs. Arroyo also promised that the people will feel the reforms her administration is currently implementing, all of which will come in the form of services, investments and jobs.
She also vowed to continue to battle poverty in 2007.
“The reforms being implemented will bear fruit and they will be felt by the people through better services, investments and jobs in our continuing fight against poverty,’ Mrs. Arroyo was quoted as saying.
The Chief Executive also called on the public to help the victims of past disasters and be generous in helping the less fortunate this Christmas season.
Such promises if realized would be seen as very timely as a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released late this year showed hunger hitting record highs in October, along with an SWS analysis saying that the series it came out with that has hunger ranging from 12 percent to 16.7 percent of families in the four quarters of 2005, and from 13.9 percent to 16.9 percent in the first three quarters of 2006, shows the emptiness of the Gross National Product as an indicator of economic well-being.
According to the survey which was conducted from Sept. 24 to Oct. 2, 2.9 million Filipinos suffered from hunger in the last three months while half or 51 percent of Filipinos consider themselves poor.
The SWS survey has apparently served as a wake-up call for Malacañang with regard to addressing the problem of poverty and hunger currently being experienced by majority of Filipinos.
The publication of the survey prompted Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita to immediately instruct concerned agencies to intensify the Arroyo government’s anti-poverty campaign.
The agencies tapped the National Anti-Poverty Commission headed by lead convenor Domingo Panganiban, Department of Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap and Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Esperanza Cabral to spearhead the renewed anti-poverty campaign.
The Palace also instructed other agencies to come out with their respective press conferences and round table discussions so that their efforts in the anti-poverty campaign would be made known to the media.
Prior to the SWS survey, President Arroyo boasted of several pro-poor programs which are part of her administration’s Medium Term Development Plan.
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he he he hhheeeeeehh! nanggogoyo na naman!!! pulos kayabangan lang naman ang alam! gloria, bulok na ‘yan! ‘yung ibang gimik naman! huwag panay pangako. sawa na ang tao sa mga panlilinlang mo. mas mabuti pa, ilabas mo na lang ang lahat nang ninakaw mo at umalis ka na diyan sa malakanyang! kapal ng mukha mo!
‘day, anim na taon na kaming nakukulili sa mga promise mo. anim na taon na kaming umaasa ng milagro dahil sabi mo ay hinirang ka ng diyos mo upang maluklok sa malakanyang at magsilbi sa tao! kilabutan ka naman! pero, sino ba ang dinidiyos mo? ‘yung katulad mong may buntot at sungay na nasa kahariang may tronong apoy? tama! ‘yun nga! kaya pala ang itim ng budhi mo! wala kang alam kundi magsalamangka at gamitan ng bato balani ang mga kaalyado mong bayaran!
huwag ka nang humirit! bistado na ng taong bayan ang tunay mong motibo! manggagamit ng mga uto utong nagpapagamit! tandaan mo ito, ilalaglag ka rin ng mga kaalyado mong mambubutas! sa iyo na lang ang mga ander de saya mong heneral, tutal mga takusa naman ang mga iyan! matapang lamang sila kapag nakaunipormeng wala namang karangalan!
magsama sama na lamang kayo sa babuyan island o kaya ay sa snake island! doon kayo nararapat!
So what if the AFP and PNP threaten to arrest everybody. Tignan lang natin kung mapuno ang city jail ng Maynila ng mga members ng MBC, etc. Baka mag-guerra patani na. Nananakot lang si Great Switik na wala namang ibubuga. Ilan beses na niya ginawa iyan, hindi pa ba kayo nadala?
Basta sugod! Sipain na ang animal na Pandak na iyan na ubod ng yabang pero wala namang ibubuga. Ginagawa lang mukhang pulubi ang mga pilipino sa mga pamamalimos niya sa ibang bansa. Bakayaro! Sinong inuulol mo, Switik!
PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!
from tribune:
AFP officers decry prostitution of military
12/16/2006
Military officers and their men are increasingly getting too restive as they want an end to the prostitution of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), an institution they said is their “First wife,” as even their own wives and children come second, in their line of work.
This was disclosed yesterday to the Tribune by two high-ranking military officers, a general in the active service and a colonel, both of whom asked for anonymity, saying they would get themselves and their men into trouble if their identities were disclosed.
In an interview with the Tribune yesterday, the higher-ranking military officer said “the soldiers in the AFP are now very aware of the ‘anger’ of the people against the Arroyo administration,” adding that given the “right spark,” they may all turn against the Arroyo regime to cause its collapse.
“Like the Filipino people who have reached the end of their rope, the soldiers also are nearing the end of their rope,” he said, pointing out that “they (officers) feel that there can be no hope for the changes the men in the AFP want done, but not under the present government” since they have seen just how President Arroyo, their Commander-in-Chief, has so “debased” the military institution by “making the military top leaders cheat for her” during the 2004 elections.
His officer, who was with him, confirmed this, saying the AFP officers and men whose “conscience has been bothering them” have gone into analyzing the reasons behind the outrage of the Filipino people today and
said they have concluded that it is not Charter change (Cha-cha) that has angered them, but the many times the Arroyo regime has tried to cover up for the alleged crimes of the President.
“They now know that she must go, because she will have to continue covering up all those crimes, and will commit more crimes in doing so,” the officer disclosed, adding “that this all stems from her having cheated her way to win the elections.
“When military officers, troubled by their conscience, wanted to speak up on the cheating before the Senate, she quickly came up with her EO 464 to gag the Senate and punish the soldiers who wanted to bring out the truth, but everybody in the military knows the truth of her bogus presidency. They even know the identities of the officers who were actively cheating for her; who distributed money to several politicians and election officers and who gave the orders to cheat for her,” he said, stressing that the order was done in a “chain of command” style.
He also said that public funds, such as the fertilizer funds went to politicians and the election officers to make sure that she wins the presidency. “When this was discovered, she again quickly covered it up by stonewalling the Senate investigations and doing nothing to get (former Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn) Joc-Joc Bolante to talk. She was protecting him to protect herself,” the source stressed.
“And look who she is punishing! Those who were doing the right thing. Those who love the AFP as their First Wife. Those who try to right a wrong, while those who obeyed illegal orders; those who cheated for her; those who cover up for her, are rewarded,” the sources said.
They added that the soldiers have been confused for a long time, but that they are now, like the Filipino people, waking up to the truth of the problems stemming from her bogus presidency.
“She (Mrs. Arroyo) is like a cancer. It is not the Constitution that must be excised. The cancer (that is Mrs. Arroyo) must be excised, if we are to be healed as a military force and as a people. “She (Mrs. Arroyo) must go.
The general also noted that Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim analyzed the problem well when he zeroed in on Mrs. Arroyo as a bogus president. “It is difficult for the soldiers to keep on obeying orders that are patently illegal, and worse, coming from an illegitimate president,” he pointed out, saying all the problems with the nation and the military began when Mrs. Arroyo grabbed power unconstitutionally.
Because the military installed her to power and cheated for her in the polls, he said the President constantly keeps on bribing them with positions even when they do not deserve them.
(Former President Ferdinand) Marcos may have been hated by the Filipino people, but he never asked the military to cheat for him. This commander in chief (Mrs. Arroyo) did,” he said.
It was the top ranking military leaders, he said, who were distributing the money to their officers in the field who then also distributed the funds to the politicians, Commission on Elections (Comelec) operators and officers, with the orders for them to alter and pad Mrs. Arroyo’s votes to ensure her victory.
“The soldiers who were used by this administration to cheat for her (Mrs. Arroyo) could no longer stomach the way they were being ordered to commit illegal acts and to go against the Constitution and started their ‘soul-searching’ on this issue,” the military source noted, saying that when the tapped conversations between the President and then Comelec Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano surfaced and an investigation was called, “many volunteered to testify and tell the truth to (then AFP Inspector-General Mateo Mayuga), but none of them were ever interviewed.”
He also rued the conduct of Mayuga, who had recently retired as Navy chief. “He (Mayuga) even told his people that he ‘will never disclose what the real story of the military officers’ involvement is, as he vowed to bring the Mayuga report to his grave.’ Sayang (a pity). What a waste of one could have become a good officer,” he said.
The source also said the officers and men who still love the institution, are also “watching and waiting” while they continue to witness for themselves the way the officers are being debased by the military leadership.
He cited the example of Capt. Langkit, who is in solitary confinement and only because, he said, AFP chief of staff Hermogenes Esperon Jr., through his men, has been trying to coerce him into turning state witness and lie about his comrades actions, especially on the Marines stand-off in Fort Bonifacio.
“He (Langkit) was brought to Tanay blindfolded and handcuffed and kept in solitary confinement. We saw how thin he had become and how (physically) weak he was, but when he emerged for the hearing, he said, like a true soldier: “I may be physically weak but my spirit is still fighting for what is right.’ This kept our spirits up. We still have, as the movie title goes, ‘A Few Good Men,” the military said.
“Why they think they (Mrs. Arroyo and her her military generals) can cover up their crimes by rewarding those who cheated for her, and have been covering up for her all this time is laughable. The soldiers are not robots kept unaware of the goings-on. We read the newspapers. We listen to radio and watch TV. We all know what is going on and see what is happening to out beloved country, and our beloved AFP. We know what the problems are, and it is not whether we should Cha-cha or not. Cha-cha, whether this is shelved or whether this pushes through, will not solve the big problems facing all the Filipinos.
“At the right time, our First Wife will move, and do what needs to be done,” the general said. NCO
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afpofficer, do you have any idea?
Mrivera:
Point is bakit pa nakikinig ang mga pilipino kay Great Switik e alam nang switik? Unbelievable! Alam na alam ni Switik kung saan titirahin ang amor propio ng mga pilipino kasi puro yata lahing dugong aso! Ang tawag ko talaga sa kanila mga pahamak!
Ipapain ang mga kapwa nila tapos unang-una silang tatakbo. I hope hindi ganyan iyong mga paring pasimuno ng sinasabing prayer rally! Sa totoo lang, ang simbahan namin hindi nakikialam sa politika. Separation of church and state pero kapag nagdasal ang mga members namin ng taimtim, iba ang dating!
I hope ganyan ang dasal ng mga Katoliko, El Shaddai at INC sa linggo. Hindi dapat pumunta doon si Great Switik kasi hindi bababa ang Espiritu Santo! Sayang lang ang mga laway sa totoo lang. At saka ayaw ng Diyos ang dasal na paulit-ulit lang! Puede namang simplehan na lang at idasal sa Panginoon ang hinaing ng sambayanan. I bet you, God will listen more to prayers said simply from the heart.
Tignan mo kundi mapipi ang mga provocateurs, at makita natin ang isang talagang mirakulong pinakahihintay ng mga pilipino. Huwag papuntahin ang demonya sa dasal na sagrado!
PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA! IPAGDASAL NA HUWAG SIYANG MAKAPUNTA SA PRAYER RALLY SA LINGGO! KAMPON NI S, HINDI DAPAT PAYAGANG MANGGULO SA SAGRADONG PAGTITIPON!
SA MGA DADALO SA PRAYER RALLY, PAGPALAIN NAWA KAYO NG PANGINOON! HUWAG SANANG PAYAGAN NG PANGINOON NA MAKIHALO SA INYO ANG MGA SALOT NG BAYAN!
Mayor Benjamin Lim is from Dagupan City, Pangasinan Province. He is a townmate of Rep. Jose De Venecia and also a former congressman. He attended prayer rally in Dagupan City last Friday organized by Archbishop Oscar Cruz. Mayor Benjamin Lim can trash JDV in a clean and fair election.
RE: I read somewhere that a certain Mayor Benjie Lim (KAMPI, I think), is rumored to be the next Speaker of the House.
The issue on P728-million fertilizer funds scam is connected to Gloria Arroyo’s massive cheating in 2004 presidential election. Joc-Joc Bolante may sing a song at US immigration court to save his ass. The CBCP acknowledged it could no ignore the escalating problems facing the country and the questionable legitimacy of President Gloria. It’s not too late for CBCP repentance. The CBCP past leadership collaborated and tolerated the cheating and lying of Gloria Arroyo.
RE: Not intentionally changing the topic, whatever happen to Josie (Joc-Joc) Bolante. Does anybody here know? Bolate disappeared completely out of radar. Ms Ellen can you help.
News blackout on Bolante case imposed
A total news blackout on the case of Jocelyn “Joc-joc” Bolante in downtown Chicago has been imposed after the former agriculture undersecretary formally asked the court to grant him asylum in the United States, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau reported Saturday.
Bureau chief Ging Reyes reported that immigration courts bar the public from observing a trial hearing a political asylum petition in order to give protection to the petitioner.
Due to this, the media and the public were barred Thursday from entering the building where the case is being heard.
The lawyers of Bolante also warned that they would ask the court to punish those who will leak any information about the case.
Chicago-based Filipino immigration lawyer Manny Aguja, however, said that Bolante’s trial is no ordinary case and should be opened to the public.
“It would be to the best interest of the Filipino people to keep these proceedings public as long as all parties are not disruptive. I really think that this should be open to public scrutiny,” he said.
Bolante was detained at the Kenosha County Detention Center in Wisconsin after he was arrested on July 7 at the Los Angeles International Airport due to a canceled B1/B2 visa. Reports said his visa had been canceled by the US embassy in Manila in connection with his case in the Philippines.
The former undersecretary has been accused of channeling P728-million in fertilizer funds to the campaign kitty of President Arroyo in 2004, a charge that he denies.
The report said Bolante’s family attended the hearing for the second time to testify at the trial.
Bolante’s wife and three children, however, refused to grant any media interview. The report said they are now staying at a 36-story condominium in Chestnut Street in downtown Chicago, where the rental of units start at $3,800 a month.
ABS-CBN News 12/16/2006
Diego & Cocoy:
Many thanks for Josie Bolate’s update. I was just wondering what happen to the klepto. It’s good to hear he’s still being detained like a common criminal that he is. May be he’ll have an heart attack while in jail. We couldn’t be that lucky eh! I’d imagine the 728 Million is now gone for good and/or some of it is being used for rental luxury lifestyle by the family.
Freedom of speech is being suppressed in the Philippines, so who says that it is democracy that they have in that island country now. BS!!! What the crooks in the Philippines do not realize is that with the cancellation of the ASEAN, etc. recent events, the Philippines is being monitored by countries around the world, especially countries with lots of vested interests in the Philippines.
This suppression of freedom like the refusal of entry to Manila and Makati to join the rallies there of out-of-towners will be reported in newspapers around the world, in which case perhaps, the rallyists may just as well try to march around the boarder and demand freedom of speech even when the PNP that is supposed to maintain peace and order and not point their guns on them kill them one by one. What a massacre it will be and the world condemning such barbarism. Parang Darfur ang labas!
Kaya itong si Great Switik, in trying to get US support is now protesting and criticizing the Philippine justice system plus the condition of the prisons that she has not done anything at all to improve. Golly, nag-uugas ng kamay na parang kasalanan pa ng mga taumbayan na baboy na baboy ang prison nila! Wow, and bobo! Tinanggal ang mga records sa isang kuwarto para pagandahin daw para doon sa isang kriminal na malibog na kano! Unbelievable! Unfair sa mga prisoners na pilipino na hinahayaan sa mga maruruming hawla.
In fact, maraming natitisiko sa kulungan ng mga pilipino pero may ginawa ba si Pandak? Wala! Pero nagreklamo iyong mga kano, mabilis pa sa alas-kuwatrong ipinapalipat ngayon si Kanuto Smith. Reklamo pa rin iyong mga kababayan niya. Taranta na naman si Pandak. Ang garampingat, pinaayos pa ang kuwarto ni Libog Smith! Iyan ang tarantado para sa akin.
I worked in a Japanese prison as an interpreter, and I have never heard of the Japanese government giving into the capriciousness of foreigners. Kung anong trato sa prisoner na hapon, ganoon din ang trato nila sa mga dayuhan. Ang katwiran, kung ayaw mong makulong sa Japan, di sumunod ka sa batas ng Hapon. O huwag kang pumunta ng Japan para hindi ka madakip at makulong kung gagawa ka ng kalokohan.
I have stated in previous posts likewise that I have handled cases in the Japanese court involving offenders from the US bases in Japan. They are handed over to Japanese authorities by the US without any fuss as US base officials and the US Embassy in Japan have more trust and confidence in the more efficient Japanese. They know of the restrictions in the Japanese jails and prisons, but they tell their nationals to behave without them asking for special concessions for their offending nationals. Kaya bakit sila parang ulol na putak ng putak tungkol sa pagtrato sa isang malibog na kano. Kahit na ba pogi daw itong malibog na kanong ito, so what? Komo ba guwapo iyong malibog na kano, hahayaan na siyang manggahasa ng kahit na sinong pilipina, puta man o hindi? Gosh, pekeng presidente, babae pa naman, kabaro niya hindi niya maipagtanggol? Pwe!
What a bunch of hypocrites! Walang kagalang-galang sa sarili nilang mga batas, lalo na sa kanilang Constitution! Puede ba mamundok na lang itong mga itneg na ito na nagmamagaling? Golly, Secretary of Justice, siya mismo ang nang-iinsulto ng justice system na dapat na itinataguyod niya! ANG BOBO NAMAN!
PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA! HORA MISMO!
Related Topic:
Si Switik shock daw sa pagkamatay noong Abra solon. Pwe! Wala siyang niloko. Everybody knows siya ang puedeng mag-utos ng pagpatay sa taong ito. End of the story! Ibaon ang kaso kasama sa bangkay niya! Hindi naman kikilos ang mga pulis o militar na may kinalaman pihado sa kaso. Ang mura ng mamamataytao sa Pilipinas. Asking price parang isang kidney, 150,000 pesos!
PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA! ILAN PA BA ANG DAPAT MAMAMATAY BAGO MAPATALSIK ANG KUMAG?
chi Says:
Someone please help me out here. Why Thanksgiving Prayer rally? Ano ang ipagpasalamat?
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This is a euphemism to appease imagined threats of terror and destabilization by the opposition, which the military and police cooked up. Perhaps this is a feeble prayer of the rally organizers that hopefully the police and military will not disrupt the rally by performing what they are thinking aloud themselves.
I wonder what party this Abra Congressman who was shot dead belonged? Was he with the opposition or administration? If this trend continues after the alleged assassination try on Dodot Jaworski, then the situation is ripe for civil war and never ending chaos. All these are happening just because this evil woman continues to remain in power. Regarding Mayor Lim of Dagupan, if he’s with KAMPI and now breaking his ties with GMA, then DILG Sec. Puno might follow soon. Puno is the KAMPI head and has a huge following. Besides, he’s still close to Erap. Puno being a political genius knows when to jump ship.
Thanks Alitaptap. That’s deeply beautiful. If only we can feel the realization of the thanksgiving prayer soon, the better for all pinoys.
To attend the prayer rally or not, that is the question. But nobody is being forced to go there. We have a mind of our own just like GMA and the rest of her believers who pushed for the cha-cha an still pushing inspite of many pronouncements on the contrary.
I am attending because I remember RC:
“I would like to say to you all (that) I am completely appalled by your collective gall. You’re totally bereft of principle that’s why you’re without shame.”
Joeseg translation for Dec. 17:
Sinabi ko na sainyo, may araw ding kayo. Ang masamang gawain ay hindi nagtatagal. Kahit pusikit na dilim, may liwanag ding daratal. Magpasalamat kayo kung sisikatan pa kayo ng araw (sa Dec. 18).
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And speaking of a mind of our own, we stumbled upon this
Inquirer’s Editorial (Dec. 16). It is a stinging rebuke on the pro con-ass congressmen. The item dwell on the repentance of Cebu Congressman Antonio Cuenco that he made a mistake in pushing for the con-ass but he’s just following party stand.
It made us realized, bakit nga naman hindi maeengayo ang isang congressman na suportahan ang con-ass kung sangkatutak na benepisyo ang kanyang matatanggap bukod pa sa tinanggap na. Aminin!
The editorial (in part only):
A Cebu bishop asked: Don’t they have minds of their own?”
“Of course, they do. But their minds were focused on getting the many irresistible rewards dangled before them. Like getting a term extension of five months, possibly even longer, while they set about amending the Constitution. Like the possibility of staying in the House for life, with the lifting of term limits, or getting family members to inherit their congressional seats. Plus the goodies allegedly distributed during the late-night sessions and the pork barrel being readied for rolling into the hands of friends of the administration.”
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Weird Meaning for the Sunday Big Event:
Military Expert (maybe Gen. Asperon) – A man who telll you today what is going to happen tomorrow and who tell you tomorrow why it didn’t happen today.
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Diego K. Guerrero,
Thanks for the info on Mayor Benjie Lim.
Npongco,
Rep. Luis P. Bersamin, Jr. from the lone district of Abra, is with KAMPI. He was serving his 2nd term. Maybe the killings are aimed at all those belonging to Gloria’s camp.
I agree, Chabeli. Please read my comment in another thread, the latest thread posted. I think it’s a warning to GMA and her family. Or it could be a scare tactic again being applied by Malacanang to scare the people who would attend the Sunday rally.
ET-friends, nagsisimula na. I received a frantic call that our small group of promdi who will go to Luneta are being held at bay by uniformed and battle geared military men in Maharlika Highway somewhere in Batangas.
It gave credence to Daily Tribune’s (Dec.17)headline “PNP sets up checkpoints to block out of towners.“
With the military and police fully mobilized, and those who will attend are blocked on their way, the prayer-rally may end up with more uniformed (and in plainclothes)men in Luneta than the rallyists.
See you, I mean read you, on Monday, hopefully.
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I momentarily returned to say congrats to Anna de Brux for a wonderful piece at the Daily Tribune. I will have it copied and distributed among the promdi who are going to Luneta. If we can reach that far, hopefully, again.
Anna, you made this day, December 17, a more memorable day.
Cocoy, welcome to this blog.
Sorry for the late welcome. I have been very, very busy the past days.
I welcome all kinds of views, even if they are opposed to mine, as long as they are said in a civilized manner.
I, of course, reserve the right to edit comments. Especially those that distract from the healthy discussion here.
Thanks and welcome again.
I’m sorry to hear about that,Joeseg. Naghahanap ng gulo talaga itong PNP.
Gloria will surely be lynched by the people in the rally if she ever decides to attend, thats for sure.
With regards to the announcement of CBCP that the rally will be a “thanksgiving” rally, well I’m not really surprised by it. They lack the “balls”! Remember during the “Hello Garci” contovercy? People everywhere are all up in arms then, and what statement did the CBCP issued during that time. Bakla ang mga statements nila, mahinhin ang dating.
Hello everyone and hello Joeseg,
Thank you very much for your kind words.
Had I not accessed Ellen’s blog and read your comment, (the first on the net I accessed as soon as I had the chance to go on the comp – been very very busy these last 24 hours), I wouldn’t have known that my comments has been posted by The Tribune.
From the bottom of my heart, I wish you and everyone else rallying for an excellent cause tomorrow, the very best of luck. I do hope Gloria will think several times before unleashing her dogs of war on the rallyists, that she may blink several times before she is blinded by evil and most of all, that all will be well with the rallyists, most of all physically.
I do believe that with such an honorable cause, Gloria who represents the height of evil (the summum of bad and the worst in every man, woman and those in between, the person who for her personal ambition, is prepared to sell her own sould to the devil even if it means that the rest of the country is fed to the dogs), the Filipino people will come out of rut Gloria has put the country in!!!!
Joeseg, my heartfelt congrautlations for your moral and physical courage. How I wish I was there to be able to contribute my tiny, litte person’s voice to a just and honourable cause. It would have been a great honour to be there with all of you.
See you on Monday over here at Ellen’s God willing, victorious!
What’s Villar talking about? The Filipinos do not want a charter change. Why is he talking about putting the ChaCha to a plebiscite in the May election. Why don’t they just point the flaws corrected and then have the corrections agreed upon by the people through a national referendum. Ang bobo naman!
Ellen:
Thank you so much for welcoming me in your blog.I never missed reading your collum in Abante and Malaya.I admired your courage and integrity as a journalist.Good Luck and more power to you.You got all my support.
Anna,
To borrow your own expression, you were “spot-on” in that Tribune piece. I copied it and enshrined it in my archives of “Classic Political Commentaries”, just as I have done to many of Ellen’s incisive and courageous “spot-on” commentaries.
Keep on “spotting-on”!
afpofficer;
I”m sorry,I don’t mean to be harsh with you,What I was trying to find out if you have a testicle fortitude to execute what you have said.But,You have guts and balls and I salute you sir.Be strong.We need more soldiers like you.
Ellen,
Thanks for posting my comment from The Tribune.
I agree with Bishop Lagdameo’s statement:
“The convergence of so many institutions and groups — with the good of the country in their hearts — is a miracle of grace,” Lagdameo said in a statement. “It is a religious response to a political situation. Our government needs to be prayed for.”
But it’s rather incomplete. He should have stated: “Our government needs to be prayed for… that the one leading it be compelled by reason if not by conscience TO STAND DOWN. It is the only honourable thing to do after what this nation has been through.”
Phil,
Promise, I will try to do more spottings on! Heheh!