As usual, Gloria Arroyo was lying when she said the decision to spring convicted American serviceman Daniel Smith from the Makati jail midnight of Dec. 29 was ” taken with only the best interests of the Philippines in mind.”
The truth is that it was taken with only her political survival in mind.
She will do anything, even sell the country down the river, to get the support of George Bush to her shaky presidency.
We all know that the root of the instability Arroyo’s presidency is her cheating in the 2004 elections. It all goes back to the “Hello Garci” tapes.
It will be recalled that in the July 4, 2005 US Embassy national day reception, Arroyo surprised embassy officials when she informed them that she was attending the event which was to be held at the embassy.
That was some three weeks after her press secretary Ignacio Bunye held up the two discs, one of them exposing her masterminding the thwarting of the will of the people in the 2004 elections.
Presidents usually do not attend national day receptions. It’s the foreign secretary or any of the top officials of the department of foreign affairs who represent the country in those social events.
That particular reception was a little bit complicated because it was held at the US embassy building, which under the Vienna Convention of diplomatic relations, is American territory. A head of state going to another country’s premises is tantamount to a state visit.
Malacañang insiders said her political advisers told her to make her presence at the US embassy event as a message to the public that America is on her side in her moments of crisis.
They learned that Susan Roces, the widow of the man Arroyo cheated, would be in the reception and they dreaded to see a picture of Susan and Joseph Mussomeli, the charge d’affaires of the US Embassy in the front pages of newspapers the next day.
It was obvious that she was just there for the photo opportunity. She just stood beside Mussomeli as the latter and Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo did the traditional toasts. After that, she left. (Roces decided not to attend and sent her daughter Mary Grace instead.)
Arroyo that night was a picture of a groveling head of state. It was so embarrassing.
To be back in the good graces of Bush has been Arroyo’s obsession after she proved herself an unreliable ally when she withdrew the Philippine contingent in Iraq when she was threatened with protests over the kidnapping of truck driver Angelo de la Cruz.
The US state department had shown her that she has not been forgiven by its continued refusal to grant her requests for an invitation for another White House visit.
Although the Daniel Smith rape case was seen as a problem that could strain RP-US relations, the Machiavellists in Malacañang saw it as an opportunity to make Arroyo valuable to Bush.
A source close to Arroyo said she was not exactly unhappy over the conviction of Smith by Makati Judge Benjamin Pozon not because she sympathized with the Filipina rape victim, but she knew the Americans would need her to help Smith.
She did not reckon, however, with the public outrage that followed the brazen railroading of the Con-Ass by Speaker Jose de Venecia and his gang. With all the religious groups ranged against her, her fragile hold on power was again being shaken she had to even postpone the 12th Asean summit in Cebu which “surely lowered the credibility of the Philippine government”, in the words of Japanese Trade Minister Akira Amari.
Arroyo couldn’t do much about Smith at that time as she was pre-occupied with putting off the fire ignited by Con-Ass which was her payment to the congressmen for blocking the two impeachment complaints against her. Thus, the US had to use the stick which was the cancellation of the Balikatan exercises.
Arroyo and her security advisers were startled.There was a meeting of the cabinet cluster on national security before Christmas. A source said there was concern that the US might be seeing Arroyo not only as an untrustworthy ally but worse, a spent and useless asset in Asia. They were worried of American non-support for Arroyo if they did something drastic to forestall her downfall.
Thus, the springing of Smith by the Philippine National Police from Makati City jail midnight of Dec. 29.
Now, Malacañang is calling for a review of the Visiting Forces Agreement. It’s like telling Uncle Sam, “If you don’t support me, the leftist opposition will junk the VFA. I’ve proven I can deliver the country to you. You need me more than ever.”
(Update: US says VFA review is permature.)
All these because we have a bogus president.
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a nasty piece of creation. She is despicable.
Next to the “Hello..Garci” scandal, “the springing of Smith by the Philippine National Police from Makati City jail midnight of Dec. 29” has strongly affirmed the WEAKNESS & DISASTROUS EMPIRE OF GLORIA, not to mention the political nature of this administration. They will do whatever is politically expedient and not what is legal. Forget honour & integrity.
Come to think of it, what the U.S. did was to actually unmask the frailty of Gloria’s government.
Or perhaps, Chabeli, the US reinforced that frailty.
Either way, it is Gloria and her minions who are ultimately responsible for taking the Philippines down to the level of the gutter on the international level.
Hi Ellen,
Tama ka.we have a “bogus president” Hindi ko siya binoto.dahil kay FPJ ako…
However,going back to Smith. I think he was walking right into the harms way.and what is not good for him, ginamit lang siya politically between the dirty games of politics.
I have friends in Olongapo and I know the place.
Hindi ako naniniwala na “Smith raped “Nicole” kahit isa akong Pilipina.tama babae ako tapos ako sa UP at may magandang trabaho.
The case was heard in Makati City. Of all the places,why in Makati?
so alam natin na gagamitin lang siya politically.I pity Smith for “changing oil” in a wrong place and wrong time.
Time will not heal the wound but truth will come out open soon
Yes, Anna de Brux, “the US reinforced that frailty.” Today we see a WEAKER Gloria.
It could be possible that the US INFORMED (not asked) Gloria they would transfer Smith to the US Embassy, with or without her consent. This could explain why there were two conflicting reports regarding Gloria’s knowledge on Smith’s transfer to U.S. custody-one report says that Gloria was aware of it & another report says she wasn’t aware-whatever it is, this has only placed her in a Catch 22. Either way, she got the ire of the people, & even worse, she is even more disrespected then ever. Maybe the US wants her O-U-T.
(Chabeli, Jose Sison of Philstar writes a remarkable analysis of who, or what, in fact may be considered the biggest loser in the latest Gloria caper. It’s a bit long and hope it’s alright with Ellen that I reprint it here – Philstar doesn’t archive.)
Biggest loser
A LAW EACH DAY (KEEPS TROUBLE AWAY) By Jose C. Sison
The Philippine Star 01/05/2007
The Court of Appeals (CA) decision on the Smith custody case is one for the books. I think it is one of fastest decisions ever made by a judicial body that has so far already acquired a reputation for resolving cases at snail’s pace. It is also rare because usual court decisions somehow plainly determine the winning and the losing party. In this case all parties involved are claiming victory. A clear sign indeed that the issues raised have not been conclusively and satisfactorily settled.
The camp of the alleged rape victim who wants Smith held in the Makati jail claims victory because Smith’s petition questioning the RTC order of confinement in said jail has been dismissed by the CA. The CA said RTC Judge Pozon did not commit a grave abuse of discretion in issuing such order. But to Smith the dismissal of his petition does not matter anymore because he already got what he was asking for in said petition even before the CA ruling.
The CA cannot really be faulted for declaring Smith’s petition as “moot and academic”. It has to recognize a fait accompli, a reality that has already happened and could not be undone by mere stroke of its pen. It is fully aware that if one of the parties involved in the case could get what they are asking for without awaiting its ruling on the matter, then it is futile and impractical to require them to revert back to the status quo ante. In all probability the CA could even be said to have been “pressured” by the adverse and serious repercussions on our country’s relations with the US and on our credibility in the international community if it ruled otherwise.
The CA situation is reminiscent of the situation faced by the Supreme Court in 1973 in the case of Javellana vs. Executive Secretary (50 SCRA 30) regarding the issue of whether the 1973 Constitution has already been ratified by the raising of hands of the people herded by the Marcos Regime in various “Citizens Assemblies”. In said case, the SC was told that that the Government was already being run under the new Constitution since January 17, 1973; that the political department of the government has recognized said Constitution; that our foreign relations were being conducted under such new Constitution; that the Legislative Department has recognized the same; and that the people in general have by “their acts or omissions indicated their conformity thereto.” Confronted with such reality, the SC was constrained to declare that “there is no further judicial obstacle to the new Constitution being considered in force and effect”.
While the parties involved in this Smith case both claimed victory, it cannot be said that there is no loser here; in fact it is the biggest loser. And this is no less than the Judiciary itself through the exacerbation of its judicial power.
Judicial power includes the duty of the courts of justice to settle actual controversies involving rights which are legally demandable and enforceable and to determine whether there has been a grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction on the part of any branch or instrumentality of the government (Art. VIII Section, Constitution). The essence of judicial power is the power of a court to hear and pronounce a judgment upon controversies presented to it and implies the construction of law and the adjudication of legal rights (The Attorney’s Pocket Dictionary). During the early years in law school one of the first basic principles we learned is the delineation of the different powers of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches of the government so as to distinguish one from the other. Thus Legislative power refers to the power to enact laws or to declare what the law shall be, whereas Judicial power is the power to construe and apply said laws as it adjudicates the rights of citizens, while Executive power is the power to enforce and implement the laws enacted by the Legislature as construed and applied by the Judiciary.
In the Smith case, it is very obvious that the Executive Branch has intruded into or even usurped the judicial function. It interpreted, applied, and implemented the law or the VFA supposedly for the preservation of our international relations in the best interest of the country. In so doing the Executive Department has demonstrated a new mode of winning a case it has filed in court – by a “calibrated” preemptive move that will render the case moot and academic. The President may mean well and only has the best interest of the country in mind, but the end still does not justify the means.
Thanks, Anna de Brux. A very interesting piece by Mr. Jose C. Sison, I must say. He said it well when he sid that “In the Smith case..it is very obvious that the Executive Branch has intruded into or even usurped the judicial function..”
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Now at its WEAKEST point ever, the only recourse Gloria has is to revive the People’s Initiative ONCE AGAIN. In a recent article from the Philippine Star, Mayen Jaymalin reports that the “Comelec commissioners approved last Tuesday the new guidelines for the conduct of a people’s initiative for Charter change (Cha-cha). Comelec Commissioner Rene Sarmiento said the poll body approved Resolution No. 7796 in preparation for a possible plebiscite on whether or not to amend the Constitution. “Now that we have already laid down the rules at least there is now a process that can be followed in case a new petition for people’s initiative is filed before the Commission,” Sarmiento said.”
May kaibahan lang kaunti ukol kay Smith at ki Garci. Si Smith na-husgahan mangahasa, habang si Garcillano “daw walang ginawa karantadahun”. Pero pareho silang ginamit ni aleng Gloria para sa kanyang panatiling pagkapit sa kapangyarihan. Mabuti na lang, wala na syang Nanay na maibinta, at iwan ko kung mayron pang naiwan kaluluwa para ipag tawad kay Satanas kung sakali, sakali kailangan.
At ikaw Garci, sa-an ka pa nang i-ispiya na marami ka na nanam na lalaman? O kaya napahaba lang nang tulog mo, napaniginipan mo lang yon manga kuro-kuro mo tungkol kay Garci at Smith?
Aling Chabeli, marami ka bang nabeli noong Pasko? Na-miss kita. Ngayon alam ko nang babae ka kaya hindi na Mang ang tawag ko sa iyo. Belated Happy New Year ha!
Ay Mali, tinatanong ko pala si artsee, hindi si Garci. kamusta art? Masaya pa ang New Year sa Peking? o sa Quandong? Alam ko pabiyahe biyahe ka lang, iba na yong marami… ano ba ang currency sa Tsina? Anyways Manigong Bagong Taon at welcome back, na mi miss namin yong manga Chinese wisdom mo..
Diyan ako bilib kay Susan Roces, meron delicadeza! Kung nakodakan lang si Susan at Glueria na magkalapit, sigurado ako na si Glueria ay magmumukhang SuperAtsay ni Susan!
Anyway, does Glueria really think that she and Bush are back as “friends” after she sprung Smith out of jail? Keep on dreaming Glueria. Bush actions these days show that he’s a desperate guy, (especially with what’s been happening with Iraq) another false move and Glueria is out! Alam iyan ng reyna engkantada kaya ngatog to the bones and bruha! Hahaha, this fake president doesn’t have any knowledge of how a redneck’s mind operates!
Review of VFA, another pakulo to test Bush frienship? Bush wouldn’t care, he has all what he needs to make Glueria pliable…the goods on her!
Daniel Smith and Virgilio Garcillano are both *rapist* and pawns of Gloria’s greed. Garci is more notorious for raping the true mandate of the Filipino people. Infamous Gloria Arroyo exploited Garci to stay in power that makes her the originator of all rapists. Only in the Philippines-BALUSUBAS REPUBLIC!
Any foreign observer worth his gourd, especially the denizens of the US embassy, can see through the facade of the pretender that she is a fake 2 dollar bill. What is lamentable is the despicable motions glueria is going thru by which she is prostituting her office and the country as well when she sprung Smith in the middle of the night making a mockery of the courts and if only to show uncle sam that she can also lick his boots. It is evident that her personal ambitions to stay in malacanang at ANY cost, are throwing her off the rocker. She is no longer capable of making SANE decisions. The PEOPLE must make their move.
Ellen,
Like I said in a previous thread, its either Glueria springs Smith before the new year or she’ll be out by the end of the month. This is the reason why she had to get Smith out no matter what the cost would be.
The new tactic of the administration is to make the elections a face-off between GMA and Erap. Her advisers think that voters will be turned off by this and vote for the administration slate instead. Magaling talaga mag-isip ang mga loko. The people should know that this is not true and should see clearly what the administration is up to.
I don’t see it this way, what I’m after is honesty, good governance and accountability. I want Glueria to account for the sins she had committed against the Filipino people.
Garci is the grim reaper and raper of voters! Smith is the raper of Nicole. Glueria is the brain-damaged raper of the Constitution!
Sergio Apostol has admitted that the VFA was not ratified by the US senate. I do not know where the SC based its ruling that it is binding. If it was never ratified, we are not bound by its provisions. GMA knew this and yet sprang Smith. It is then purely political survival and not the interest of the Philippines that drove her to do this.
Bad move by Gloria, Gloria’s men said…quietly.
Don’t you notice the deafening silence of the usual hogs who won’t miss an opportunity to steal the limelights everytime a new big issue hounds Gloria? The automated blabberdorks that come to her instant rescue at the sight of cameras and microphones?
How I miss the arrogance of a Pichay and his ultra-hambog-ness. Last time I saw him, he was telling media that he would only run as senator if he wouldn’t spend his own money in the campaign. Eeeew! Nagpaparinig na naman. At pakiramdam yata e malaki ang tsansa niya, sige nga, isama ninyo sa tiket, puh-leeze! Bayaran mo na Gloria, para may nagtatanggol naman sa iyo!
I miss, too, the insipid De Venecia whose constant lies are so boringly predictable you don’t need to look into his eyes to feel sleepy. Last news? Licking his wounds over at Danding’s ranch, Down Under.
It seems, the House lapdogs are keeping their safe distance from their master, er, mistress, er, both, in this very sticky issue I’m sure that if this negativity holds much longer, we’d see them riding the snowball one by one. Hey, this is an election year, and no one would want to take the unpopular position and get hit by horse manure being thrown from all directions. Unless you have the innards of a Sir Raul O. Gonzales.
We have seen a few surprises, Anna from Bruxelles, said so about Joe Sison. The other day, I read (which I haven’t done in months) Belinda Olivares-Cunanan, the perpetual Gloria pantyliner, condemning the decision to deliver Smith to the US Embassy. I guess she thinks Gloria really didn’t have a hand in it. The day after Gloria’s admission, she was back to her old self and even suggested that the CA reject the contempt cases. Even Rody Duterte of Davao, another hard-, er, liner, has said it wouldn’t have happened had he been in Manila.
And some others.
If this scandal, the latest of many self-inflicted catastrophes that has been characteristic of this brazen regime, drags on, even the rats will soon abandon ship.
RE: Sergio Apostol has admitted that the VFA was not ratified by the US senate.
Retrieved from the Philippine Supreme Court Website
http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2000/oct2000/138570.htm
Letter of Ambassador Hubbard to Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago:
Dear Senator Santiago:
I am happy to respond to your letter of April 29, concerning the way the US Government views the Philippine-US Visiting Forces Agreement in US legal terms. You raise an important question and I believe this response will help in the Senate deliberations.
As a matter of both US and international law, an international agreement like the Visiting Forces Agreement is legally binding on the US Government, In international legal terms, such an agreement is a ‘treaty.’ However, as a matter of US domestic law, an agreement like the VFA is an ‘executive agreement,’ because it does not require the advice and consent of the senate under Article II, section 2 of our Constitution.
The President’s power to conclude the VFA with the Philippines, and other status of forces agreements with the other countries, derives from the President’s responsibilities for the conduct of foreign relations (Art. II, Sec. 1) and his constitutional powers as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. Senate advice and consent is not needed, inter alia, because the VFA and similar agreements neither change US domestic nor require congressional appropriation of funds. It is important to note that only about five percent of the international agreement entered into by the US Governments require Senate advice and consent. However, in terms of the US Government’s obligation to adhere to the terms of the VFA, there is no difference between a treaty concurred in by our Senate and an executive agreement. Background information on these points can be found in the ‘Restatement 3rd of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States,’ Sec. 301, et seq. [1986].
I hope you find this answer helpful. As the President’s representative to the Government of the Philippines, I can assure you that the United States Government is fully committed to living up to the terms of the VFA.
Sincerely yours,
THOMAS C. HUBBARD
Ambassador
(Ellen, Am sorry to post this news item here in today’s issue of Manila Times – it’s off topic but it requires attention. If true, Asperon, the Philippine Army leadership and even the Inspector General stand accused of a terribly heinous crime against members of the Army. Name it, illegal detention, torture, conduct unbecoming an officer, etc, blah, blah, and they can be charged with it in Pinas, or in any human rights courts anywhere around the world. No ifs, no buts.)
Magdaló wives decry ‘torture’ of husbands
Manila Times
By Anthony Vargas, Reporter
THE wives of two mutinous Army officers on Thursday claimed their husbands were being “tortured” while under isolation conditions in a maximum-security area in the Army’s Fort Bonifacio headquarters.
Wilma Baldonado and Venus Sarmiento said they have seen their spouses handcuffed and blindfolded during their weekly visits.
An officer “close” to the two officers also confirmed the report, saying the harsh treatment was to force them to issue affidavits against politicians that allegedly sheltered last year’s coup plotters.
Wilma is the wife of 2nd Lt. Aldrin Baldonado; Venus, wife of 1st Lt. Sonny Sarmiento.
The two officers were captured in July 2006 with other comrades accused of hatching yet another foiled coup against President Arroyo.
By the way, there is habeas corpus in any civilized military court… Call the British or French or US Defence or Military Attaché and they can give you a copy of what their own military may think of this terrible treatment of these 2 young, bona-fide members of the Philippine Army by their peers.
I am deeply flabbergasted that Gloria’s chief of staff AFP could be such a dirty dog about his men. He has a duty to his officers and men to fulfill, morally, legally and physically! If he doesn’t know it, he should be sacked and taken to court, or hanged like a mad man!
Lemme tell you, I hope Senga won’t have the audacity to come to the upcoming defence shows in France or in England because if I meet him any of those two, I will embarass him in front of generals here and defence media!
Smith and Garci
Ang masasabi ko sa dalawa ito ay ganire. Dalawang bayani ni “GLORIA THE RAPIST”.. Bahala na kayo mga Ka Bloggers mag isip. Sumakit na ang ulo ko sa left and right na yan! Mahirap mag isip talaga at taga baryo ako yan, hindi pa nga abot ng koryente ang aming baryo dahil ginamit daw ang pondo ni TONGGRESMAN sa pang bile ng “fertilizer”. Wala naman nakarating sa aming “fertilizer”.
Schumey,
In short, (as short as she can be) Glueria was just too frightened of Bush’s apparent display of displeasure about her administration’s handling of this case. Why did the SC ruled that VFA is binding when it’s not? Ano ‘yan grabeng brasuhan?!
Mukhang nagkakalokohan talaga, hmppp!
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Tongue,
Thanks very much for the current update, appreciate it.
Chabeli & TonGuE-tWisTeD
There are two things that both of you said that I’ve been thinking since the Great Escape, her congressional bullies who are usually so vocal are soooo quiet and why did the US go along with doing it this was, is it because they wan’t her O.U.T.
Mbituka:
Laking Gapo din ako,pero matino kaming tao at hindi bumubiktima sa mga amerkano.May pinapaupahan kaming apartment sa Sta.Rita at ang tatay ko ay nagtatrabaho sa base.Kaya kilala ko ang takbo ng utak ng mga kano.Iyong mga pangit na hostess nga na nangungupahan sa amin ay pinakasalan nila at dinala nila dito sa Amerika.Marami rin ang tumira sa apartment namin na nakapangasawa ng kano.Oo nga pala si Amelia Gordon ang mayor noon ng umalis ako sa Pilipinas,tapos si Richard(Dick) Gordon ang pumalit.Ngayon senator na siya.Maganda ang palakad ng mga Gordon sa Olongapo.Nawala ang mga siga,katulad ng sigue-sigue,oxo at sputnik takot lang nila kay Dick.Magaling iyan si Gordon.Bastat Gapo Gordon wala ng iba.
Ibahin na lang natin ang usapan.—–Si Garci, tama ka kung di dahil dito kay Garci na bumula na lang ng parang kabute sana ang presidente ay si FPJ.Mas masahol pa kay Houdini kung mag-magic.Biro mo pati iyong mga katipunero ay bumoto kay Gloria kahit panahon pa ni Aguinaldo.Pati pa nga si Dadong ng Pampanga bumoto rin kay Gloria.
Pero ito ang tatandaan mo,pag kakandidato si Garci ng Congressman sa Bukidnon,itataob siya ni Gloria.Si Gloria mismo ang mandaya sa kanya para di siya manalo.Bakit kamo.Kasi pag si Garci ay makarating sa Kongresso marami siyang makakalamuhang matatalino at tuso.Kakanta iyan kasi mayabang.Iyan ang ayaw ni Gloria sa kanya kaya’t bago siya makarating sa kongresso tatangalan na siya ng pustiso.
Itong si Smith,I don’t to make any comment yet,”cause his case is under appeal.I don’t want to be prejudicial.
ooppps,sory po nangawit ang tatlong daliri ko.–prejudicial.
Cocoy,
Galing ng analysis mo lalo na tungkol kay Garci na sabi mo lung bakit di puwedeng manalo sa Bukidnon. Sana tama ka.
anna de brux:Iyan talaga ang mangyayari kasi si Gloria ay tuso at ayaw niyang may mas tyso pa sa kanya.Pero,Itong sa Senado sigurado ako na si Koko Pimentel pasok iyan kasi kahit tubong mindanao iyan may lahing teksa bolinao.kilala ko ang nanay niya at ang lolo niya na si Justo kung tawagin namin ang”Papo Tosing”mababait na tao ang mga iyan.
Sino si Koko Pimentel? Kamaganak ni Nene Pimentel ba o mismo siya?
Well, ano pa nga ba ang bago kundi ang Bagong Taon lang…si gloria pulos luma nang kasalaulaan ang pinaggagagawa niyan. Nakita naman natin, ng ibasura ng CA ang apela ng manyakis na amerkanong si Daniel Smith, dahil nga naman “moot” na iyon dahil sa pakikialam at pangbabaraso ng Malakanyang sa pagpapapuga sa rapist pabalik sa kanlungan ng US Embassy, taas noo pang sabihin on national tv nitong si bunye na “vindicated” daw and hakbang na ginawa nila ng desisyon na ito ng CA? Tama sabi ni Tikbalang, napakasakit sa ulo isipin ang lahat ng pinagsasasabi ng pangkat na ito ni gloria. Ang tindi talaga ng mga ito sa pag-twist ng facts so that it would be on their advantage. Ang tagal naman ng Mayo, at nang mahatulan na ang mga ibang alipores nitong aleng may napakaitim na gilagid, pero mas maitim pa ring budhi.
Anna,
Si Koko Pimentel, anak ni Nene Pimentel, a bar topnotcher at inaanak ni Erap sa kasal.
Good morning po, Mang Cocoy! Dahan dahan po ng pagtipa sa keyboard baka magkamali kayo. Alam nyo naman dito sa blog ni Ate Ellen, ang usapan ngayon, left and right.
Baka mapaiba ako ng topic.
Sa left, si Smith, sa wrong, | mean, sa right, si Garci.
Thanks Joeseg! Bakit si Sen Nene di na tatakbo para sa Senado?
Smith,Garci?
Hmmmpp!! Hindi na sila ang isyu ngayon kundi ang martilyo.
Joeseg,saan mo ba gagamitin ang martilyo at gigil na gigil ka? Kailangan mo ng pako? he he, Okey ka fairy ko..
Beddy bye time already… good luck guys, see you tomorrow my time!
Tikbalang
Dialogue ko yong sumasakit na aking ulo a. Kasi kahapon, kami ni Mrivera at Chi, sumakit masyado ang ulo kay Smith.
Ito pala’y sobrang na-agrabyado dahil noon pa dapat nailipat sa US Embassy, ang kukupad lang ng mga alipores ni GMA. Ilang araw pang pinag-mitingan kung anong oras ang hindi na ma-trapik saka nila ililipat. Sa wakas, sa limang nagusap, nagkaroon ng unanimous decision by One, in the dead of the night, itakbo!
Ngayon, alam mo bang si Smith at Nicole ay prisoners of the left? (see thread si Gloria na ang Isyu) Sapagkat nasa US Embassy siya at doon naka-confined, kuno, entonces! The US embassy is now the fortress of the left! Pero yan ay analysis lang ng isang promdi. Nakakasakit ng ulo, di ba?
Anna
Bago ka tumulog, kalimutan mo muna si Smith at Garci.
Ito ang sagot ko sa tanong mo tungkol kay Sen. Pimentel.
Iang issue ni Gabby Claudio laban sa opposition. Political dynasty.
Look.
1. Si Sen. Nene Pimentel has 4 more years to go.
If Koko run and won, father and son.
2. Jinggoy Estrada has 4 more years to go.
If Loi Estrada run and won, and JV Ejercito Estrada run and won, Mother and son and shanamagan in the senate.
3. Pia Cayetano has 4 more years to go.
If Allan Peter run and won, it’s brother and sister.
Kung sabagay, talking of majority in the senate, kapag nanalo silang lahat, assured na ang seven bodies.
That’s why in my list of senatoriables, I suggest that no more Estradas to run, Koko not this time so as Allan Peter. Para walang masabi it’s really a shining example of
political dynasty.
cocoy, maganda ang sinabi mo na dahil nga on-appeal pa kaso nitong uto-utong manyakis na amerikano ay hindi magandang magsalita ng tungkol diyan. Pero sana naman ay maisip ng mga kababayan natin na bayaran man o hindi na nagpapakita pa ng kanilang maingay na pagsuporta sa amerikano na iyon at sinasabing naniniwala sila na hindi ginahasa si Nicole at ang nangyari ay consensual sex daw, ay ang mga pangyayari nang maganap ang karumaldumal na kahayukan sa laman ng gabing iyon. Una, oo nga’t mistulang haliparot na babae itong Nicole dahil mantakin mo nga naman, mula pa sa Mindanao ay nakarating pa sa Gapo para makipag-bar-hopping kasama ng mga Kano, pero iyon ba’y patunay na na siya ay isang “pok-pok”?
Ngayon, matatandaan natin na si Rolando Navarette nuong kasalukuyang kasikatan pa niya ay na-convict din ng rape, at ang biktima ay isang confirmed prostitute na Korean-Hawaiian na babae.ibig sabihin, kahit pakawala o bayaran pang babae iyan, kapag tumanggi na ipasok mo ang batuta mo sa kaniya, huwag mo na ituloy, dahil rape iyon.
Ano ginawa nitong mga manyakis na Amerikano? Nilango ng husto sa alak itong tangang Pilipina, na ang akala ay it’s that coll to hang-around with these bunch of horny american servicemen. Ngayon, consensual daw iyong sex nila….patawa na lusot iyon, bakit ika mo? Hindi ba kapag gusto rin na babae ang magtalik kayo, sasama iyan sa isang motel o hotel, o maski saan na kuwarto, hindi sa isang tumatakbong van o sasakyan na may kasama pang ibang kalalakihan, tawag duon sa ginawa nitong pangkat ni Smith “gang-rape”, kung hindi lang naging mga Kanuto ang mga animal na ito, bitay lahat ang mga Hayop na iyan.
Pinakamatinding patunay na hindi gusto ni Nicole ang pakikipagtalik sa kaniya, ay nang matapos ang paggamit sa kaniya, she was dumped like a dead pig, half naked,and half-conscious on the road side. Kaya itong abogado ngayon itong si Smith na dinadala pa kuno iyong pamilya niya kasama ang mga anak na babae duon sa pagdalaw niya kay Smith, he’s one good liar of a lawyer, hulmang-hulma siya sa mga tulad nina gloria, they can tell you a lie flat out straight to your eyes without blinking an eye. Para sa aking sariling opiniyon, ang nangyari ng gabi na gahasain si Nicole ay bunga ng isang bad circumstances.
Si Nicole ay biktima ng rape, pero itong si Daniel Smith ay biktima rin ng kaniyang naiveness. Inuto siya nuong mga NCOs niya, nuong mga mas nakakatandang sundalong Kano na kasama niya na patunayan niya ang kaniyang tapang, lakas ng loob, at pagkalalaki sa pamamagitan ng pakikipagtalik sa kanilang harapan.This Nicole was in the wrong place at the wrong time, hindi man siya ang nanduon nuon, tiyak na may ibang babae ang magiging Nicole ng gabing iyon na masisila ng mga mapagsamantalang Amerikano.
Humihingi ako ng paumanhin Ma’m Ellen, I might be off-topic na but I just can’t contain my anger anymore on this matter. I also have a daughter who is almost the same age as Nicole, I am afraid and at the same time hate to even think what if it was her in Nicole’s situation now. God knows what I might do.
Apoy, ito yon
When GodSaveDConstitution asked me to read the court decision on Smith:
joeseg Says:
January 4th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
Pasensiya na po, hindi ko nabasa ang desisyon ng Court of Appeals. Kahit mabasa ko, mahina rin ako sa ingles kaya puro Tagalog na lang ako. Promdi po.
Kung ganoon pala, naagrabiyado nang husto itong si Smith. Kawawa namang bata. Pwede pa niyang idemanda ang gobyerno. Bakit naman kasi kukupad ng tropa ni GMA at hindi agad nailipat si Smith, dapat pala’y noon pa. Hindi na dapat nahirapan pang magpaliwanag sina Raul, Ronaldo at Eduardo kung bakit inilipat nila si Smith. Yun sa front page ng diyaryo, mga naka-kana. Ibinandera pa nila noon hindi alam ni GMA ang ginawa nilang aksiyon pero sinupalpal sila dahil inamin ni GMA, iniutos niya dahil baka iwanan tayo ng mga kano.
Marami raw silang pulong na ginawa. Pinag-usapan lamang pala kung anong oras walang trapik. Sa kadiliman ng gabi.
Diyos ni Abraham!
MRivera, pahiram nga ng martilyo, pupukpukin ko lang ang aking ulo! Gusto ko nang mautas, unahan ko na, baka tayo pa makulong nito dahil tayo ang may kasalanan ng lahat.
Anna: Lemme tell you, I hope Senga won’t have the audacity to come to the upcoming defence shows in France or in England because if I meet him any of those two, I will embarass him in front of generals here and defence media!
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You do that Anna! I do the same thing to the nincompoops when they visit Japan. Katwiran ko kasi, wala akong utang na loob sa inyo. Kayo ang may utang na loob sa mga bumoto sa inyo even when I have not voted for any of them. I am actually making sure my relatives and kin are not cheated by these clowns they vote for. I don’t mince words as a matter of fact. Kaya iyong Philippine ambassador takot sa akin. Hindi lang makahirit when I insist on my civilian rights despite the diplomatic immunities and protocol.
Truth is when I go to the Philippine Embassy, I make sure I carry copies of international conventions re foreign diplomatic missions! Kinikindatan lang ako ng mga gustung-gusto ang tapang ko because they know they, too, can benefit from what I do!!!
Spartan:
Anong consensual e ang linaw na binaboy ang pinay. Sabi sa evidence, naiwan pa nga daw ang condom sa genital ni Nicole nang matagpuan siyang bali-baligtad ang salawal sa pagmamadali ng mga ungas na makatakas! Kahit sinong ulol alam na may ginawang krimen diyan. Kumiri pa at pacute-cute pa ang mga mata nang magbigay baluktot katwiran kung bakit pinatakas niya si Smith via kuwarto niya sa Malacanang pa yata!
Tira lang ng tira, Brother! May katapusan din iyan.
Joeseg, huwag ulo mo ang pukpokin mo. Pukpokin mo ang ulo ng mga gunggong na iniinsulto ang mga kapwa nila pilipino kahit na sa totoo lang hindi naman tinatanggap na mga tunay na Amerikano sa Americano. Just think, bakit kailangan pa silang tawaging Fil-Am o Afro-American itong mga galing sa Pilipinas o Africa samantalang iyong mga galing sa UK or Germany ay plain and simple Americans?
Me? I don’t bother calling myself Japanese-Filipino. By law, I am plain and simple, a Japanese national who happen to be born in the Philippines of good and decent parents!!!
Something wrong really with the mentality sa totoo lang, kahit na iyong favorite stand ng mga Amerikano—“My country, right or wrong!”
Joeseg:
In the case of Senator Pimentel, walang dynasty si Sir. Concern lang ang son niya na makagawa rin ng mabuti tulad ng tatay niya.
I know them personally. I met Kokoy when he topnotched the bar. Bata pa siya noon. I thought he should do more of the same activities of Harry Roque, or learn from the volunteer lawyers in Japan to help the needy in the Philippines bago siya pumasok sa politika.
I can assure you that Senator Pimentel is not the typical trapo. Malinis ang mamang iyan! I have seen him work! Walang kurakot!
FYI, I am not one who is easy to praise anyone.
Anna:
Senator Pimentel cannot run after his term finishes this time. It’s the provision of the law in the Philippines. Iyan ang disadvantage ng system na ginaya sa kano. On the other hand, mabuti din iyong may limit ang term of service ng mga politiko sa Pilipinas para wala sanang abuso. Ang kaso, pinatatakbo naman ang mga walang qualification na mga anak o kapatid gaya noong kapatid ni Fatso na nakatanga lang sa Kongreso at ang gawa ay gawin lang kung ano ang ipapagawa ng kapatid at hipag niya. Sick!
Agree ako kay Joeseg tungkol sa mga Estradas. Loi would be better off doing her charities as a doctor. Hindi siya bagay sa Senado. Iyong anak, may pending case, bakit nakaupo?
My stand on Kokoy remains. Despite the fact that he is Senator Pimentel’s son, he is an independent entity. Sabi nga, his own man! Topnotcher sa bar, and I suppose, an asset. Sabi nga, like father like son. No doubt, he can be as good as his father, family connection aside.
“I can assure you that Senator Pimentel is not the typical trapo. Malinis ang mamang iyan! I have seen him work! Walang kurakot!”
*******nabilaukan*******
Ahem. Paging npongco – what can you say about such a hasty generalization?
Siguro compared to other politicos. If I have to choose from the ‘united opposition’ it could be Sen. Nene. But squeaky-clean? Its like saying Ernie Maceda is Mr. Clean, or Jojo Binay is the embodiment of what a Boy Scout is.
Saka, sino ba naman ang mangungurakot in full view of anyone?
Ystakei
Para sa akin, Koko could make a good senator, he being a bar topnotcher. I think he was No. 1 in the bar exams. Pinayagan nga ng tao si Jinggoy, kahit nandoon na si Loi, I think Koko will be also acceptable.
I’m merely repeating what was published before with sources coming from Gabby Claudio, the political adviser of GMA. Pero ginantihan din sila when they cited GMA, her son Mikey and bro-in law Iggy. Kakandidato pa si Dato, another son and the sister of GMA in Pampanga.
We will wait for the final list of the oppositionist if they really would come up with a winnable team.
The presumption of innocence is a treasured Constitutional right in both the Philippine and US jurisdictions. Daniel Smith has most certainly NOT lost the presumption of innocence. In criminal cases, the sole objective of judicial proceedings is the fair determination of guilt or innocence of an accused. Some people here obviously think that Smith has lost this right to a presumption of innocence. They are wrong and ignorant of the Law. It is immoral to insult him and call him names. When extrajudicial killings occur it is this same fundamental right that is violated.
Ang mga nangaghihiraman ng martilyo ay pareho na sa mga pasista ang pagiisip at budhi. Mahiya naman kayo!
GodSaveDConstitution Says:
..Ang mga nangaghihiraman ng martilyo ay pareho na sa mga pasista ang pagiisip at budhi. Mahiya naman kayo!..
Ako po yong nanghihiram ng martilyo kasi gusto kong pukpukin ang sarili ko. Pero hindi na po ngayon. Sabi ko, huwag na lang.
Ang hindi ko lamang maunawaan, bakit magiging pareho na pasista ang pagiisip at budhi ng mga nangaghihirahaman ng martilyo. Malaking palaisipan ito para sa akin. Sinabi ninyo sa kabilang sinulid, there was plenty of education here. Sana’y maturuan ninyo ako sa bagay na ito.
Salamat po.
Joeseg,
Ang mga pasista ay makabagong masahista na ang gamit ay martilyo..Okey ba fairy ko?
Mbituka, welcome to this blog.
Administrative matters lang to make the exchanges flow better and easy on the eyes.
If you notice, inayos ko ang iyong comments. inalis ko ang maraming period. Simple lang naman, kapag end of the sentence, isang period.
As I have told other commentors, please use sparingly quotation marks and all caps. If your purpose is to stress the word or words, it doesn’t serve the purpose if it is used too often. It’s distracting and nakakainis basahin.
As to substance, okay lang even if your opinion does not agree with mine. As long as you don’t use foul language and not insult others in this blog.
Thanks ang happy blogging.
Spartan, hindi naman off topic ang iyong comments. Kaya lang, I have to remind you to use quotation marks sparingly. Napapagod ako sa kakaayos ng comments mo.
Anna, thanks for the manila times article on torture of detained officers. It’s also in the inquirer but inquirer online is under construction, i can’t access it. I’ll look for manila times online so i can post it here. Thanks.
My heart goes out for this soldiers who are being subjected to inhuman conditions just because they stood up for truth and justice.
To GSDC:
Preach it bro, preach it!
What can you expect from Gabriela et al? Trial and hanging by publicity! Kung tutuusin, mas target pa nila ang VFA. IF SMITH ET AL. WERE CIVILIANS, DI YAN PAKIKIALAMAN NG GABRIELA ET AL KASI DI UGNAY SA VFA! (kung pakikialaman din, not in the same magnitude. I acknowledge Gabriela’s efforts in protecting and advocating women’s rights)
Kawawang Nicole. A mere pawn in the anti-VFA advocacy of Gabriela et al.
Was there a conspiracy between the executive and judiciary on the Smith case? Was there a tipped-off that the great escape will be “mooted” should the convicted rapist be sprung out of the Makati city jail and handed to the waiting arms of the US master?
A petition was filed before the CA by the rapist for transfer of custody, but before a decision was made, he was smuggled out from his cell and handed to the US in the midst of darkness. Why? Because they may have an advanced knowledge that the petition will be trashed and may be tipped-off that if this rapist landed on the US lap before the decision, it’s all touch and go from there. And so they moved quickly to pre-empt the CAs decision.
If we take a second look at the decision, it upholds the decision of Judge Pozon, so if this rapist was not freed by the goons of the evil queen, he will and still remain in Makati jail and they could not do anything about it, The CA meantime acted it’s part of the script and rendered it as moot because the rapist was already in US “soil”.
Well, they have to do it, kasi, they can not afford na magalit sa kanila ang US, tinakot na sila so they have to trade a convicted criminal, the dignity, self-respect and the laws of a sovereign country kapalit ng SMILE ni Bush at parang nasa cloud nine na si Aling glue.
Is it impossible or possible? Conspiracy theory is the favorite game of this bogus government. And they often do it at the darkest hour of the night. Ellen aptly called them mga Kampon ng Kadiliman because they always do their thing in the dark when no one is watching. Ganyan ang mga magnanakaw at mga demonyo, doon sila sa dilim gumagawa ng kababalaghan. Noong nag-conspired sina Mr Noted at si Siraulo na nakawin at iproclaim si Glue na nanalo, sa gitna ng kadiliman nila ginawa, noong nag-conspire si glue, jdv at ang kanilang mga tuta na pilit na ipalulon ang con-ass, naglamay din sila, so, what’s new with this Smith case?
I’m sorry if my imagination is getting wild, but think about it. Nothing in this reign of evil is impossible. Everything that seems impossible, they can make it possible, thru their enormous power, intimidation, threat and money, especially if their hold on to the stolen power is at stake. Nothing is sacred.
joeseg, sa totoo lang masakit pa ang ulo ko dahil sa usapan natin kay Smith kahapon, pero natawa ako sa ‘yong “unanimous decision by One”.
Chi, kasali ka sa sinabi ni GSDC na ang mga nangaghihiraman ng martilyo ay pareho na sa pasista ang pagiisip at budhi.
Ikaw rin, Apoy. Nawawala pa si Mrivera.
Pero mga pre, commercial muna tayo bago kay Smith & Garci. Pwedeng pulutan ito.
This is heckling with a spice of clairvoyance and feng shui – no metaphysical or esoteric nonsense.
2007 is the Year of the Pig.
1. In general, porcine elements will rule local politics in 2007.
2. The pork barrel will be one of the year’s biggest casualties as election spending rises to record highs.
3. Pigs will hog the headlines as they sow fear in the midterm polls in an attempt to out-swine one another.
4. The elections will be everything but boar-ing.
Thanks to the Heckler
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GodSaveDConstitution,
How can a convicted rapist like Daniel Smith found guilty and sentenced by a court of law be presumed innocent? Is it because the court that handed the verdict is a Philippine court and he is an American?
If that’s the logic, then all suspected criminals found guilty by the lower courts were also to be presumed innocent, until the supreme court says so. Napakarami palang trabaho itong mga justices ng supreme court kung lahat ng mga convicted ay mag-appeal dahil review ang mga kaso then confirm or reverse the decisions. Ganoon ba yon?
Joeseg, akala ko ba ay pampukpok sa ulo mo ang martilyo kaya ka humihiram kay Mrivera. Paano napunta sa pasista ang usapan e?! Thought I was a commie, left right, left right and usapan ah.
Anyway, proud to be one kahit ano sa dalawa.
Florry,you asked, “was there a conspiracy between the executive and judiciary on the Smith case?”
Check out my Jan. 3 post, ” The rule of the jungle”.
05 Januar4y 2007
Ms. Ellen, You’re correct to say that when the leprechaun went to sttend the 4th of july 2004 celebration by the US Embassy, it is already considered that the leprechaun went on an official visit to the US of A, knwoing that under the Vienna convention, that an Embassy or Consulate General of a particular country is considered as a territory of the celebrating country, Funny thing about that celebration, I recall that even Noli boy was there, and even Bert Romulo attended the celebration, even thought he just came back from an official visit. Everyone else was suprprised to see the leprechaun attending the US celebration, and even some ambassadors says that she should also attend their national day celebration.
In the Enchanted kingdom of the leprechaun, everything else is possible, anything under the moon and sun can happen in just one snap of a finger. So I say this again, in May 2007 election (if the election will push through) let us be wise in choosing our representative/s or else we are going to suffer again and again.
Let us remove those officials who are only after their personal interest, especially to those who killed the impeachement and those who railroaded the con-ASS.
ITS PAYBACK TIME MY FIRENDS. Now that there is rumors that the COMELEC under abalos is pushing, again, the P…. I…. we should be on-gurad from now-on or else our freedom to choose our leader/s will be washed away.
prans
Joeseg& Ystakei:Thank for answering Anna’S question about Kokoy.Joeseg,Medyo ginanahan lang pumasada ang mga dailiri ko kahit tatatlo na lang.Left,right.I move forward.Di na ako takot sa mga left or right na mga iyan.Kung marksmanship sila sa pamamaril ang masasabi ko expert ako.At saka bakit pa ako matatakot mamatay,mission accomplished na ang buhay ko tapos na ako sa pakikibaka sa buhay.Kaya nga retired na.Sa Pilipinas lang iyan kahit na retired ka na pinipilit pa rin pumwesto.Tingnan mo sa Davide retired na gusto bang maging U.N.Ambassador.Sana pag retire na retired.Period,no but &if,di ba?
anthony scalia, ang sabihin mong ginagamit lang ng mga grupo tulad ng Gabriela si Nicole para isulong ang kanilang anti-VFA agenda ay isang malaking pagpilipit na naman sa katotohanan. Sabagay kung iyan ang opinyon mo wala kaming magagawa. Pero gusto ko lang kahit papaano ay batuhan ka ng masustansyang sagot. Nang pumutok ang balita tungkol sa nangyari kay Nicole, sino-sino ba ang mga tao o grupong kaagad nagbigay ng suporta sa kaniya? Huwag na iyong pera, na gagamitin niya sa legal battles, pero iyong spiritual at moral ay lubhang napakahalag nuon. At ang mga grupo sibiko na pangkababaihan tulad ng Gabriela ay isang importanteng pangkat na nagbigay nuon sa kaniya. They have stayed behind her from the start until now.
Now, tungkol sa anti-VFA? Ikaw, ano ba nahihita mo duon? Kung meron man, ilan kayo na mayroong malaking pakinabang sa mga Balikatan exercises na iyan hambing sa milyong Pilipino na mahihirap at naghihikahos na walang direkta at indirektang pakinabang diyan?
Don’t get me wrong, I am not anti-American, though I would admit that am not like those that dying to go there in the USofA, I don’t hate the americans themselves, what I hate is their policy of serving their self-interests by playing policeman/bully of the whole world.
At isa nang halimbawa ang ginawa nila na kunwari ay sususpindihin ang Balikatan 2007 dahil sa patuloy na pagpiit kay Daniel Smith sa Makati City Jail, na dapat nga ay sa Muntinlupa ilagay. Ngayon sinasabi nitong grupo ni gloria na tuloy na ang Balikatan? Mga hunghang, hindi na Balikatan dapat itawag niyan ngayon, Barasuhan 2007 is a more appropriate name on it, binaraso ng amerika sina gloria, at binaraso naman nina gloria ang judicial system ng ating bansa.
Ngayon anthony scalia, kung anak mo, o kapatid na babae ang ginahasa ng mga Kanuto na iyon, ano gagawin mo?
cocoy,
I like what you said re Garci itutumba ni Gloria sa Mindanao. Sensible. Really, anything is possible with this fake president. She’ll eat even her minions to protect her stolen throne and interests.
Spartan,
Nabanggit mo ang Balikatan, natandaan ko nang ilunsad itong Balikatan, ito ang statement ni GMA in Pilipino:
“Kailangan natin ng malawak na PANGHARAP para sa seguridad ng rehiyon.”
Nagkatinginan ang mga VIPs at dignitaries kung ano ang ibig niyang sahihin. Nanlaki ang ma mata ng ilang kababaihan. Nang mapansin ito ni GMA, biglang bwelta siya in English:
“We need a broader front for the security of the region.”
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Chi:Iyong unanimous decision by one.Papano nangyari iyon,ang unanimous decision na pagkakaalam ko ay everybody agreed.Sa election lang iyan unanimous decision by one na ginamit ng administration ruling kay Mr.Noted.
Chi: Tandaan mo iyan tumba si Garci.
Tuwang tuwa ako sa galak rine kay Mang Cocoy, kahit tatlo ang daliri, galing pa ring gumamit ng kanyang daliri, para mag-type.
Oo nga po, pag nag retire, retired na but not necessarily retarded. Nasabi ninyo si Davide, magaling namang tao yan at mahal ni GMA dahil sa kanyang pwesto ngayon kaya gustong dalhin sa UN. Nabulilyaso nga lang. Pero hindi ninyo alam siguro dahil matagal na kayo sa US of A, popular ho si Davide sa Quiapo at sa Greenhills. Pagnapunta kayo doon, malakas na isinisigaw nila, DVD!DVD! DVD!
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Ay, Mang Cocoy, ako po ang nagsabi ng unanimous decision by one. Natuwa lang si Chi dahil sakit nga ng ulo namin kahapon. Di alam kung sa kanan o biglang liko sa kaliwa.
Ganire kasi ang nangyari. Nagusap usap sila kaharap si GMA kung papaano ililipat si Smith sa US Embassy. Nandoon sina Ronaldo, Eduardo, Ignacio, si Norberto at si Raul. O, di po ba? Ayaw noong lima dahil may problema sa batas, alam nila yoon. Hindi naman gunggong ang mga yan. Pero pursigido si GMA. Kaya siya ang nasunod, unanimous! Tyranny of the minority!
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joeseg, eto ako. nagmamanman na lang muna dahil hilo pa ako sa mga salasalabat na hindi ko maintindihang kung bakit kung saan saan napuntang usapan na hindi naman kailangang isingit sa isyung pinagdidiskusyunan.
ang tanging masasabi ko lang – walang magandang bukas na tinatanaw ang sambayanang pilipino habang si gloria ang nasa puwesto! alam kong me aangal na naman at sasabihing mas mabuti na si gloria dahil meron daw plataporma para sa bayan. ilang taon na, puro pangako pa ring walang natutupad, plataporma?
pisting yawa!!!
anthony scalia at 10:04 am above, said: ” sino ba naman ang mangungurakot in full view of anyone ?”
binanggit ninyo si Ernie Maceda. nuong Senate President si Maceda, dito biglaang natapos ang isyu at hindi na gumalaw matapos imbestigahan kuno ang tungkol sa PEA-AMARI, where billions of pesos were involved. meron report ang PCIJ tungkol dito, baka gusto ninyo basahin.
re: Koko Pimentel
nakilala ko ito nuong dekada 80, kumapampanya para sa kalayaan ng nakakulong ang ngayo’y Senador na tatay na nuon ay Mayor ng Cagayan de Oro, sa mga political trumped up charges ng Martial Law.
nagulat ako dahil Math Program grad ito ng UP, pero kumuha ng Law sa Ateneo. wala namang nagduda ng magnumber one ito sa bar, kasi masipag mag-aral at may talino.
isa sa mga abugado humarap sa SC nuong nakaraang buwan para labanan ang cha-cha ni Gloria.
verdict ko? dito ako excited numero uno sa kandidatong ito. greenhorn pero hindi idiot. nanggaling sa simpleng pamilya na walang bahid kurakot. Not Bad.
Florry,
Ask any lawyer this question: Has Daniel Smith lost the presumption of innocence at this stage of the judicial proceedings? NO! That is why there is an appeal. It is still the Prosecution’s task to prove that he was found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. It is most certainly NOT the task of the Defense to now prove him innocent.
Only fascists would insult, taunt and villify an accused who, at any stage of the appeals process, either in the SC or CA could be declared not guilty. Only fascists deprive human beings of this most precious right to the presumption of innocence until the verdict is final and executory.
What indeed will people here say or do if or when the Court of Appeals finds Smith innocent? Can they take back what amounts to an immoral and despicable inhumanity with hurtful and hateful words they have written?
I am not trying to convince anyone of Smith’s innocence, because like everybody else here, I don’t actually know the truth of what happened between him and Nicole. That is why there is a “judicial proceeding” which is about one third finished.
But I want to be proud of Filipinos, how they think, how they act, how they blog! Sorry, but I cannot be proud of some of the things I find on this comment thread, which are not the behavior or demeanor of self-respecting, freedom-loving people. Can you?
Naku, Mrivera, mabuti dumating ka. Di ba kahapon, nanghihiram ako sa iyo ng martilyo?
Lagot tayo at damay ka, kasi sabi ni GSDC kanina, January 5th, 2007 at 10:40 am:
..Ang mga nangaghihiraman ng martilyo ay pareho na sa mga pasista ang pagiisip at budhi. Mahiya naman kayo!..
Sabi naman ni Chi, yong pasista, masahista. Ganun ba?
I have agreed with Ellen and even the Left in opposing charter changes like the unilateral Con-Ass which sought to remove the Senate from decision making process. It’s really quite the same principle with the appeals process. remember that we do not have a trial by a jury of Daniel Smith’s peers here. What we have is one judge at the RTC that decides. But that is not all there is. The Court of Appeals and the SC are like “Houses of the Judiciary” like the Senate must concur with the RTC’s decision before it become final and executory, before it becomes Justice.
Those who would deny others justice out of prejudice and hatred — they are fascists — or what we used to call in the Deep South, a Lynch Mob.
We shall not be a strong sovereign nation if we conduct ourselves as such. We cannot win the respect of America or any other nation and people by acting like barbarians, or talking as if we were perfect in our dedication to truth and justice, when what is most obvious is our terrible upbringing by the likes of Renato Constantino and Jose Maria Sison. Deny it only because you don’t understand how deeply in your minds these two gentlemen hold sway. The hatred you feel for smith is not personal but ideological, or psychiatric. Get help!
joeseg,
pasensiya na ha, sa iyo na lang ako magtatanong kasi kung iba ang tatanungin ko ay baka kung saan mapunta ang usapan. pakipaliwanag nga sa simpleng tagalog kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng “pasista”. salamat.
at kaya simpleng tagalog kasi mababa lang din ang pinag-aralan ko at hindi ako nakapag-aral sa unibersidad. salamat po uli.
GodSaveDConstitution,
You are over-reacting! Wake up, Dean! Are you sure, you are not sleep-walking or in some kind of bangungot here?
Where in the above posts did your deep intellect fathom “The hatred you feel for smith is not personal but ideological, or psychiatric.”?
I am just absolutely gobsmacked by your continued thrashing of perfectly honest expressions of moral indignation by the commenters here against Gloria’s and her minions’ morally inconsistent legal acrobatics to demean and debase Philippine judicial proceedings.
Why, with your own extraordinary scathing remarks against the commenters here, you have bested even the most vitriolic comments if ever there are any here – you have shown that you are no less callous, unjust and morally inconsistent than Gloria, her minions and their US Embassy handlers are.
The other incredible thing that has left me quite stunned is that having failed to rouse the commenters here into frothing at the mouth fury like frenzy even after you’ve labelled the commenters here (and that includes yours truly) with comic tagging, i.e., Communists, leftists, NPAs, terrorists, Lynch mobs, etc., you’ve now re-oiled your tagging stamp by insinuating that we are either Fascists or pyscopaths.
I’m loathe to return the compliment – I refuse to call you those names because I don’t know exactly what you are trying to drive at Dean!
Why? Because I think you yourself are completely, utterly confused! You don’t know where you belong or perhaps, your loyalty is so divided that you no longer can define what is morally consistent and what is not.
You defend convicted Smith’s right to be presumed innocent and by God, that is all in your honor, you say that “insults” proferred in his direction are all that is hurtful but in the same vein, you brazenly, willfully ignore the same “insults” proferred in the direction of the victim – Nicole!
Now, tell me Dean, where is consistency in all that?
I trust that you are still sane enough not to feel blinded by so much hatred for the commenters here (yours truly included) not to need psychiatric help yourself.
mr Dean,
I do appreciate your intellect here, I am very much impressed with your arguments.But in some way,I feel the same emotion as Anne de Brux.Your opinion on Smith not losing his presumption of innocence is your opinion.All of us here have different opinions.I myself has an opinion on Smith totally different from you.His presumption of innocence is not lost, I agree with you.However,that does not prove he is innocent.All he can think of as a defense is consensual sex.If you are in Judge Pozons shoes,would you declare him innocent.? The hatred here really is not on Smith..Its the bansot from over yonder.
Anna:
Have you noticed that after you’ve had a good fine lunch the food can temporarily effect your thinking. It has happened to me before.
WWNL,
Hah! Oh yes! Well, at best, I think one becomes lethargic and I suppose that has an effect on one’s way of thinking. T’would also depend, I reckon, on how much Bordeaux one has drunk!
What’s on your mind WWNL?
ang alam ko pag ang isang hukom ay nagsabing, ” …Daniel Smith, you are found guilty of rape beyond reasonable doubt,… and hereby sentenced to…”, malinaw na merong sala ang inaakusahan, hindi lamang dahil dumaan ito sa paglilitis, binigyan ito ng pagkakataon na magkaroon ng mga de-kampanilyang abugado na hindi nagpabaya ng kanilang mga tungkulin.
ang isang ordinaryong Daniel Smith, nagiging Convict Daniel Smith.
habang wala pang desisyon ang hukom, presumed innocent siya, OO, at ang burden of proof ay nasa People of the Philippines para patunayan na siya nga ay nang-reyp beyond reasonable doubt.
kung tatagalugin ang guilty beyond reasonable doubt, ano ang katumbas nito? a) maysala`, na walang bahid ng pag-aalangan o pagdududa. b) maysala`, matapos pag himay-himayin ang pagdududa.
alin man sa dalawa, ang Smith ay may sala. gusto niyang mag-apela? walang problema pero kailangan ng magsimula ang kanyang pagsisilbi ng panahon sa kulungan.
GodSaveDConstitution , i’m a bit confused with your stance on Smith’s guilt or innocence. Earlier (at January 3rd, 2007 at 1:49 pm) you said, I think Smith is guilty of rape, though Fr. Reuter thinks otherwise. Above you say …like everybody else here, I don’t actually know the truth of what happened between him and Nicole… I point this out because you seem to be hoping (against your own prior judgement) that the Court of Appeals or Supreme Court) rules against what you believe in your heart. Where did that come from? If you say that the expressions here are the result of the commenters’ upbringing by the likes of Constantino and Sison, could you not consider the possibility that your hoping against your own judgement is the result of another sort of upbringing that has instilled in you a deep seated loyalty to America? If so, isn’t that also a manifestation of something that is ideological and psychiatric?
Joeseg: DVD,DVD,DVD. Gusto ko iyan.Di ba pirated?
Artsee,
Ha ha ha. Aling Chabeli wishes you a happy new year to you, too, Artsee ! Hope you enjoyed your holidays !
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We-will-never-learn,
You are so right, Gloria’s “..congressional bullies who are usually so vocal are soooo quiet..”!
There is always that possibility that the info I get from those I speak to are wrong, but from how I assess it, it seems that the US has been finding ways to smack this woman.
I do not doubt the intelligence of the US. They know how WEAK Gloria is ! They also knew the ramifications of springing “convicted American serviceman Daniel Smith from the Makati jail midnight of Dec. 29” to the US Embassy. This transfer brouhaha only nailed Gloria’s frailty.
Would you place someone you consider a friend in a Catch 22?
Chabeli,
“Would you place someone you consider a friend in a Catch 22?”
Good question well put! I have a feeling that you just might be the bearer of good news one of these days.
“We shall not be a strong sovereign nation if we conduct ourselves as such.” I’d like to ask the obverse, have we have become a sovereign nation by the way Gloria and her minions released Smith from the Makati prison? (Pls read Raul Pangalangan’s legal analysis.) You can’t conveniently ignore this by focusing on what bloggers say about Smith, because these topics are interconnected whether you realize it or not.
“We cannot win the respect of America or any other nation and people by acting like barbarians, or talking as if we were perfect in our dedication to truth and justice, when what is most obvious is our terrible upbringing by the likes of Renato Constantino and Jose Maria Sison.” Come on, head bashing those irked by the way Smith is turned over to US custody are like commies (I dont know why Constantino is likened to Sison) is a misplaced generalization or self-cancelling categorization. Wondering if most commenters with dissenting views are quite familiar with those two guys. Can you please name an instance (a significant one) when Filipinos have won the respect of America?
This VFA that you defend is grossly one-sided and onerous, not being ratified in the first place by the US senate. Question is: Are we duty-bound to follow it because our own Senate approved it? And those who criticize it are leftists/commies?
sorry, should read: “have we ever become a sovereign nation…”
Chabeli, if only you could pry into the mind of BabeR personally, we might actually have a little more tip but I know you don’t like him. Heh! I asked him about US-Gloria relationship before the New Year – he uttered a few murmurs but I kneww he was being cautious about saying things on the phone, and understandably so!
Chabeli:
Just noticed your reply to my posting, furthermore not only did they put GMA in a stcky situation to weaken her, a dead of night transfer which didn’t look good for her, they also got their serviceman onto US territory at the same time. Two birds with one stone, otherwise what was the rush, the expected Court of Appeals ruling that was the rush.
Anna:
Bordeaux – What’s on your mind WWNL?
I could tell you the same as I tell my doctor, only socially but no use my lying to you haha (by the way I mean a real doctor, no more searching questions, please – smile).
My God! Pasista pala ako. Thanks DJB for pointing that out. Buti nalang hindi ako lumaki sa Amerika, baka ang tingin ko sa mga Pinoy ay second rate citizens na din. How then should I interpret Judge Pozon’s decision? Baligtarin ko na lang kaya, si Nicole ang nang-rape kay Smith. Kawawang Smith, pagkatapos pagkagastusan ng Marines sa hand-to-hand combat ay na-rape ng maliit at payat na Pinay. Bagong headline ito: US Marine is raped by Pinay and dumped by the roadside. Kawawa naman si Smith, just imagine the pain and trauma he must be going through after getting raped.
Anna de Brux,
He he he. Yes, I’m not too fond of BabeR, only because I know he is pro-Glo. But I will pry into someone else’s mind & keep you posted..
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We-will-never-learn,
I agree with you, which is also my point, “a dead of night transfer which didn’t look good for her..”!
i wonder what happened to our in-blog lawyer, fencesitter.as i have said before i am not a lawyer so correct me if i am wrong.trial courts are the ones who examined the evidence and after that makes a decision.the court of appeals examines the decision if one of the parties does not accept in whole or in part the decision.so far it is only the trial court who had examined the evidence. so, in a way i agree with zen. to me he is guilty, unless the court of appeals after re-examining the evidence, overturn the ruling of the trial court.unless new evidence come, the probability that the court of appeals will overturn the verdict is small.but this can mean sometime. somebody even said that it can take years. meanwhile he is a convict.in fairness, not all those convicted are necessarily guilty.
“meanwhile he is a convict.in fairness, not all those convicted are necessarily guilty,” says Norpil.
Oh yeah? Sa Pilipinas siguro but not in countries like Japan where no one can be above the law, and everyone tries hard to make sure that justice is served! At least, over here, when a misjudgment is committed, the victim of such unfair judgment is fairly compensated, and those who make terrible mistakes cannot just say sorry but pay dearly for their mistakes.
Alam ng mga kano iyan, kaya dito takot silang gumawa ng kasalanan. Tarantado na lang talaga ang mga iyan kung gagawa pa sila ng kasalanan. Hindi puede dito ang inasal ng mga bobong akala mo teritoryo pa rin ng America ang Pilipinas!
Binabastos na ang mga pilipino, hindi pa rin humihirit! Pambihira talaga! Dito iyan katakot-takot na batikos iyan, kaliwa’t kanan!
even here in norway, once in a while they find miscarriage of justice and quite faily compensated.
Isabel, sorry, may pinuntahan kasi akong doctor to examine my brain if I need psychiatric help, kung kaya hindi ko agad nasagot ang tanong mo about the definition of pasista. Hahanapin ko pa. Promise.
Mang Cocoy, (bulong) pirated po ang mga DVD. Pero tingnan naman ninyo. Hindi pa napapalabas dyan ang Rocky Balboa, napapanood na namin sa halagang less than a dollar considering ang palitang $1/P49.Pag umuwi kayo, makikita ninyo, ang dami rito DVD, VCD, MP3, naglipana sa bawat kanto. (bulong uli)Mga pang seniors na hmmm. Baka ma-censor.
Anna, WWNL, Ystakei, Chi, Zennai, Chabeli, Mrivera, Schumey, Hawaiianguy, Spartan, Florry, Prans, atibapa, nag-a-apoy na naman po ang damdamin ni Apoy.
GodSaveDConstitution Says:
January 5th, 2007 at 1:40 pm
The hatred you feel for smith is not personal but ideological, or psychiatric. Get help!
GSDC:
With due respect, I don’t have any personal hatred for Smith and for that matter, any in this blog. In fact, deep within, I’m rejoicing about Smith’s entry because it has become an added attraction to the Hello Garci! caper. Which could bring GMA down. And that’s the topic here.
But to say that because of the hatred we feel for Smith we should get help because we are ideological or psychiatric is preposterous, if not downright amusing. When I read your post, I could have replied immediately but my computer blinked. Baka nga I may need help. So, to be sure of myself, I instead went to my doctor friend to know if I’m become a psychiatric case because of Smith.He burst into incessant laughter and almost felled me with his martilyo.
With all the splendor of your words, you missed the point, dear professor. Very much.
The hatred is not for Smith. The hatred is for GMA because of the bad things she’s done and no need to enumerate because it’s all over this blog, in every thread.
The hatred, if I may repeat it again twice for the second around in double time, is for GMA because of Garci & Smith!
joeseg,
aabangan ko po yung depinisyon nyo ng pasista. maghahanap-buhay po muna ako. nahilo po ako sa kakahanap ng puno’t dulo ng martilyo. buti po nakita ko, mahirap mapag-iwanan sa biyahe. tutal mahilig po kayong gumawa ng compilation, pakihanap na rin kung anu-ano ang pagkakatulad ni smith at garci bukod sa pareho silang rapist (si smith rapist ni nicole, si garci rapist ng will of the people) salamat po ulit.
Hayaan mo Isabel at hahanapin ko ang mga definitions. Tutulog muna ako. Nakakasakit nang ulo.
I think Joeseg articulated it clearly:
“The hatred is not for Smith. The hatred is for GMA because of the bad things she’s done and no need to enumerate because it’s all over this blog, in every thread.”
I too was hoping Fencesitter would drop by and give his legal input – would be excellent thing.
Hawaiianguy said: This VFA that you defend is grossly one-sided and onerous, not being ratified in the first place by the US senate. Question is: Are we duty-bound to follow it because our own Senate approved it?
Glueria and minions knew better, but they made VFA appear like it was ratified by the US Senate to satisfy their purpose of springing Smith out of jail. They failed to read that knowledgeable individuals are out there, still breathing. Nabisto tuloy na pinaiikot-ikot at ginagago lang tayo.
Clearly, Glueria is a bona fide ass-kisser!
GodSaveDConstitution might be in the wrong group. Dean is the name? Dean of what college? Matagal ko na pong napapansin na bira siya ng bira sa mga kontra kay Arroyo dito. But that’s the nice thing about this group. For someone in the caliber of this Dean, lalong sumisikat itong grupo. Let’s hope there are more well known personalities who would join in our discussion. Kung puwede nga lang hindi lang mga journalists pati na mga politicians at taga Malacanang. Buti na iyon magkakilala dito at kahit na sa ganitong paraan ay maglabanan ng patas. So, calling on all politicians and government officials some of whom might be monitoring this group. Welcome kayo dito. This is a challenge that I’m even posing to them. I’m sure Ms. Tordesillas won’t object to this.
Mandirigma,
Dean used to be a columnist for the Inquirer and has his own blog. He was a Marcos victim and was in prison for some time.
It might not show in my tit for tat with him but I have the utmost respect for his opinion. He doesn’t say or put down something just to annoy people. What he says are borne out of conviction based on a very good logic and thought process.
He and CVJ are two of the people I admire greatly in the blogging world for their intellect and their consistency – that is even if some of Dean’s ideas clash violently with my own convictions.
Thanks Ms. de brux. Honestly, I don’t know this Dean. I don’t know him. But reading his comments give me the impression that he has strong opinions. Malakas ang kanyang paniniwala. Kung naging victim siya ni Marcos, the more he should be sympathetic to most of us here who are against Arroyo. Katulad ng sinabi ko, medyo mas nasa kanan siya kesa sa kaliwa. Ang kanan kasi laging inuugnay sa Amerika at mga sundalo. Ang kaliwa naman sa mga leftist sympathizers at human rights groups. Pero maganda ang mga sagot mo sa kanya. Gusto ko nga siyang sagutin pero ayaw kong magkaroon kami ng misunderstanding tulad sa nangyari sa atin. That’s why if you notice, I now try to limit my post. I’m now more of an observer than a participant in this group. Kaya lang naging addict na din yata ako dito gaya ng sinabi ni Kabayang Ystakei.
You’re welcome Mandirigma.
thanks too anna. like mandirigma i thought dean is a dean.
Norpil, Dean is actually the grandson of Dean Jorge Bocobo, Dean of UP College of Law who died in the 60s I believe.
Dean himself has a PhD in Nuclear Physics.
Thanks for the kind words Anna. I share your assessment of Dean, and believe that he has been doing his fair share of fighting the injustices under Gloria. Besides, in the barricades, someone has to protect the right flank.
My own assessment of this group is that most of us are not really anti-Arroyo, anti-US or pro-opposition. Most of us are the so called “moderates”. Kadalasan balanced opinions naman ang atin. Sobra lang kasi ang kasamaan ni Arroyo kaya lumalabas na siya ang palaging pinupuna at tinitira.
it seems to me that we have everybody in this blog.warriors, soldiers, internet brigades,now even a nuclear physicist.maybe we can develop a bomb?
Kabayang Norpil, huwag lang may terrorists dito. But what’s a terrorist? It’s one of the most used and abused terms these days.
Thought I’d share something inspirational I read yesterday in The Philippine Daily Inquirer. It’s a portion of an article entitled “The Battle of 2007” written by Mr. Jose Ma. Montelibano in his column, “Glimpses”:
“As traditional politicians and their exploitative supporters pursue more avenues which will further enrich them and perpetuate their hold on the wealth of a nation, ordinary Filipinos with extraordinary hearts will counter with generous and empowering initiatives. It takes only a few good men and women, only Gideon’s three hundred, only David the shepherd, to topple the Goliaths. And they will not need slingshots, just kind hearts and determined wills to do good and tolerate no evil in their lives.”
“2007 will witness a classic battle between the forces of good and evil. It may not end in 2007, but the war will begin in earnest. And there is no iota of doubt in my mind as to who will end up victorious. The era of darkness will wilt before the emerging dawn. Filipinos who love the motherland will stand up and be counted. They will begin the march to freedom and opportunity.”
“We will recognize them very easily. They will come from the rich and the poor, and especially those in the center of the population spectrum. They will come from the US, from Canada, from Australia, from Europe, from the Middle East, from Asia and from every corner of the world, from Filipinos who have not forgotten those who are left behind. They will come from corporations, from civic organizations, from the universities and colleges. And they will come in shining armor, their love for God, country and their fellowman as bright as the sun.”
“Indeed, a new dawn beckons. It will bring the pearl of great prize. It is ours for the taking. We only need to let go of our fear and claim our birthright.”
Pagbigyan ninyo na si Dean. Gusto lang niya sigurong i-showcase ang kanyang english, dahil alam niyang maraming nagbabasa dito. Pag hindi ko na naintindihan ang english, hindi ko na lang binabasa. Maraming magagandang opinyon dito na madaling maintindihan, iyon na lang ang binabasa ko.
Spartan: Alam mo bang rapist din itong si Anthony? Hindi ba ginahasa niya si Cleopatra? Mang Norpil, ang warrior na tinutukoy mo dito sa blog ay walang iba kundi si Mandirigma. Hindi ba ang ibig sabihin ng Warrior ay Mandirigma? Siya lang ang walang espada at baril.
Ewan ko lang kung papatulan ni Dean itong sa palagay ko ay insulto ilang posts bago ito. Suspetsa ko hindi gagapang sa level na iyan si Dean.
Anna,
Kokoy is the son of Senator Pimentel who topped the bar. He ran for a position in his father’s hometown but he lost. Ducky Paredes wrote something nasty about it that I asked Senator Pimentel about, but he never qualified it with an answer.
Without the political appointees at the COMELEC, you can bet your bottom dollar, Kokoy/Koko will win. However, with Abalos, et al there, forget it unless their supporters can have the guts and determination to hurl a grenade at Abalos in case votes for him are stolen for his opponent by the likes of Garci and Esperon.
BTW, Anna, Koko lurks in the nenepimentel group. You may greet and exchange notes with him there.
BTW, Hawaiianguy, read about the report on the Hawaiin confab shared by your fellow staff at H.U. Sayang, I missed it because of my mother. She did not want me to go.
Sabi ng ni Alitaptap, he wished I could have 25 hours a day so we could meet at Lake Tahoe. Ayaw din ng Mom ko doon kasi mas malamig kesa sa SFO.
Besides, I need to save energy and other resources for the PPT at the Hague. I’m travelling with some Japanese lawyers and lawmakers invited to join the said proceedings.
Anong feedback sa Hawaii tungkol sa PPT?
Magandang mag-ingles, I’m not impressed. Mas maganda ang tagalog ni Mrivera, et al para sa akin!
Hindi komo marunong nang mag-ingles matalino na. Lots of English speakers in England (original pa) dahil iyong ang kanilang lenguage, pero mismo sila hindi nila pinupuri ang mga sarili nila. Bilib pa nga sila sa pipi! 😛
Insulto? Nah! Just stating a simple bare fact.
Si Kokoy anak ni Senator Pimentel? Si Kokoy na kasama natin dito? Aba, isang malaking karangalan na nandito siya sa grupo natin. Pero bakit hindi Kokoy ang pangalan niya dito at Cocoy ang pakilala niya? Ah alam ko na, kasi nasa Amerika siya kaya medyo tonong state side ang pangalan.
Schumey:
Tawa ako sa iyo when you mentioned that one of your parents tagged you as a communist. My parents never called me one even when I told them that I was wasting thousands of dollars for my activism. Sabi lang nila mag-ingat ako.
Talk of parents loving their children and calling them pretty, pretty kahit pangit gaya noong isang pilipina na tinutulungan ko na ang anak ay may ilong na parang dinaanan ng pison.
Alam naman nila kasi hindi ako Communist. Shade of UP activism lang. Nothing to do with Joma’s movement, etc. Just plain and simple nationalism.
I should add, time for Filipinos to acknowledge that the Philippines is no longer a territory of the US of A, but an independent nation and state even if it is headed by a bogus president.
Itayo ang bandila ng Pilipinas! Yankee Go Home!
yuko: Hindi ikaw ang tinukoy ko. Ang layo ng huling post mo bago yung post ko tungkol sa insulto kay Dean. Obvious naman na hindi ka bilib kay Dean. Tinawag mo pa nga siyang “gago” (indirectly sa palagay ko) sa ibang thread. At ang sabi mo pa: “I don’t read the guy. What he is actually saying is that he is more superior than anyone blogging in this blog, and that what he says is the Gospel Truth! Any other argument not coming from him is trash!”
Ang bibigat ng statements na yan!
Teka nga, hindi ba si npongco yung galit na galit kay yuko? Hindi naman siguro delikado si Dean na ma-ban dito dahil hindi siya nambabastos gaya nung isa na hindi na makapag-post dito.
Miron, kung miron ka pang sasabihin pakinggan mo muna ako. Hindi gago ang tawag ni Japayuko kay James Dean. Ang ibig sabihin niya “go..go” Iyan ang mga sigaw ng sundalong Marine kapag umaatake.
Here’s one for GodSaveDconstitution, these leaders don’t visit this blog, influenced by our comments, or do they? (smile).
Daily Tribune By Michaela P. del Callar 01/06/2007 Not everything is going on as planned at the re-scheduled 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit that will be held in Cebu next week, despite Palace propaganda. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has declined the Philippine government’s invitation to address the high-level meeting, and even scrapped the airing of the planned video message from him.
Indonesian President Yudhoyono Susilo Bambang has given notice that he will be cutting short his trip. Australia’s foreign minister has sent his regrets. The Japanese foreign minister has done the same. And even the Japanese premier has reportedly scrapped the plan of holding a live press conference in Cebu to announce Japan’s policy in East Asia, with talks of making this announcement instead in Europe. And World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy won’t be around for the Cebu summit either.
Then in a press briefing yesterday, the Department of Foreign Affairs announced that the video message by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will no longer be aired during the summit.Luis Cruz, DFA Assistant Secretary for Asean Affairs, said the planned video message has already been scrapped. He did not elaborate.
But Cruz admitted that Manila had invited the Secretary General to address the high-level meeting, but that he had declined the invitation.
The new UN Secretary General will not be available for the summit in Cebu, Cruz said. He just assumed his post and it’s his first week so he’ll have to attend to a lot of things in New York. Ban Ki-moon, former South Korean Foreign Minister, took over the reins of the UN from Kofi Annan. He assumed the post last Jan. 1.
Aside from Ban Ki-moon, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso are also skipping the summit.
It will be recalled that a Japanese official, commenting on the cancellation of the December summit in Cebu stated in his blog that the Philippines has lost its credibility in hosting international and important events with the cancellation. Downer will be on an official visit to the United States while Aso will be in Eastern Europe.
It seems to me that these invited visitors are trying to tell this administration something. But will this onion skinned fake evil woman and her administration get the message, they’re outcastes to the International society, and rightly so, thats how I and many others will see it.
But as usual, Malacanang beat them to it. Dahil alam na walang darating at hindi matutuloy, ginamit na naman ng Malacanang ang threat of terrorism. The Palace used this Vietnamese-American fugitive as an excuse for the cancellation. Nasa Pilipinas daw siya at balak gumawa ng gulo.
Isabel, matagal ka bang naghintay?
Ito yong pangako kong definition ng pasista. Nag-research pa ako niyan sa mga second hand book stores sa Morayta kaya ngayon lang ako nagkapag-post. Mang Cocoy, andun pa rin po yong pagawaan ng mga diploma. Accepted na ngayon dun, BSE (Bachelor of Science in Embroidery)at saka Certificate on CD piracy.
We have three versions:
From Miriam’s, este Merriam’s dictionary:
1. FASCIST – a member of a regime or movement that exalts nation and race and stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, civil economic and social regimentation and forcible oppression of the opposition.
From the Left-handed dictionary:
2. FASCIST – A man who kills because he can’t argue. Could be by bare hands, hammer (martilyo), gun or nuclear bomb.
3. Ang mga PASISTA ay makabagong masahista na ang gamit ay martilyo..(Galing kay APOY: January 5th, 2007 at 10:58 am)
Kabayang Mrivera, Chi, aba’y sikat pala pag ika’y pasista!
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yaaahhh, ha ha ha ..Nakakatuwa ang balitang yan..Pati Asean leaders ayaw siyang bisitahin? Yan ang napala mo hunghang na babae.Akala mo cute ka? Mapait di ba? Hoy!Mr Ermita ,panakip butas ka rin lang,simulan mo na ang magsinungaling,sige paikutin mo kami..Tulad ng dati,dating gawi..’Like this,Like that..Bla-bla-blah’..Sayang lang ang ibinabayad sa yo ng amo mong ugok..
Joeseg,
Nagpapatawa lang ako sa pasista at martilyo..Actually alam ko naman ang ibig tukuyin ni Dean nang tawagin niya tayong pasista..Pasista-Fascist the prejudicial act of soceity in berating,downgrading,name-calling etc their enemies..
As Dean perceived some of us in calling Smith a ‘rapist’ and also to those na nag-hihiraman ng martilyo.
Fascism supposedly died with Hitler and Mussolini, but resurrected by Dubya Bush to the hilt. Hindi lang halata kasi nga still trying hard to fool everyone that the US is still the model of freedom and democracy.
I am not a fascist, because I don’t like Dubya Bush!
Ate Ellen, parang Smith & Wesson ang dating nitong topic natin.
Seriously, Smith & Garci will be two the main characters that will dominate the political landscapte during the election campaign. The opposition will surely exploit to the hilt the mishandling of the Smith case and the Hello Garci tapes. No amount of explanation can convince the voting public that GMA has nothing to do with the popularity or notoriety of the duo. We could imagine political meetings with the pictures of Smith & Garci prominently displayed with GMA in between while the speakers with melodramatic incantation took turns in mezmerizing the audience about the unabated graft and corruption, the 2004 cheating and the lying and the rape of Nicole and the constitution.
That’s why GMA and her lackey are all agog in pushing for another PI to forestall the elections in every way they can. Because come May 7, its bushwacked Philippine style!
Congress will change composition and leadership paving the way for the impeachment of the pretender to the throne.
It’s nearing the end-game.
joeseg Says: “Naku, Mrivera, mabuti dumating ka. Di ba kahapon, nanghihiram ako sa iyo ng martilyo?”
ikaw ang pasista ng sarili mo. hindi ka naman nangdadamay ng ibang tao, nanghihiram ka lang ng martilyong pamukpok sa ulo mo na hindi nila alam mas matigas pa sa batong buhay, kaya ‘ayan, magbabayad pa ako sa nasirang martilyo na inem-AR-an ko lang sa weyrhaws namin. mahigpit pa naman at sipsip ‘yung weyrhawsman naming pakistani. mababawasan na ako ng kinse riyal na bayad sa nasira, meron pang payb deys salari kat, eh wala pang wan tawsand riyal ang suweldo ko!
ako ang nadamay nang husto!
joeseg, apoy, ystakei,
maraming salamat po sa pagbibigay linaw sa aking mga agam-agam. hindi ko po mahagilap kahit sa aking guniguni man lamang kung paanong tayo na mga bloggers ni ms. ellen ay naging pasista. alalaong baga’y, ayon sa ibinigay ninyong depenisyon ay hindi tayo ang pasista kungdi itong rehimen ni Gloria at ang kanyang mga kampon (sa basbas na rin ni dubya Bush. sapagka’t sila itong gumamagamit ng karahasan upang supilin at sikilin ang mga lehitimong hinaing ng mamamayan sa pamamagitan ng pagkulong, pagdukot at pagpatay ng walang pakundangan duon sa mga nagpoprotesta, para lamang magsilbi sa buktot nitong hangarin na manatili ito sa puwestong hindi naman laan sa kanya, gamit hindi lamang martilyo kungdi pati na smith & wesson, at iba pang mataas na kalibre ng armas.
malinaw na po sa akin ang lahat at medyo nabawasan na ang sakit ng aking ulo.
Joeseg,okay yung definition mo ng “pasista”. I like best no. 2 and 3, yung galing sa kaleweteng dictionary.
2. FASCIST – A man who kills because he can’t argue. Could be by bare hands, hammer (martilyo), gun or nuclear bomb.
3. Ang mga PASISTA ay makabagong masahista na ang gamit ay martilyo..
Meron ba yan sa National Book Store?
At least, noong panahon ni Hitler, hindi pa uso ang pagsakay-sakay sa eroplano, bapor pa lang, class ang pag-travel sa ibang bansa. Ngayon, ‘nak ng pating, plastic ang tinidor, kutsara at kutsilyo na hindi makahiwa ng stake. Tipid pa ang pagkain. Mga barako pa ang mga steward na mukhang mas marami doon sa mga babaing crew ng eroplano. Para daw madaling ma-subdue ang terrorist kung sumakay ng eroplano.
Gutom ang aabutin ng Amerika sa ginagawa ni Bush. Nature is hastening likewise ang pagbagsak ng America. Kung sabagay, isang taon na lang papalitan na si Bush. Concerned din ako kung ano ang kahihinatnan ng America dahil sa mga investment ko doon, plus nandoon ang nanay at mga kapatid ko.
Zenzennai:
Tama ka. Convicted felon na si horny Smith. Whether or not I call him that, the fact remains that he is horny. Sa tagalog, “malibog.”
Iyong mga ungas na mukhang hindi nakakaintindi ng batas ay palagi lang nagsasabi ng “innocent unless proven guilty.” Pasalamat tayo sa Japan, bago isampa ang kaso sa korte, proven guilty na ang accused kaya mahina ang laban sa mas mataas pang korte. Ang basehan ay ang state of corrigibility ng isang accused.
Kung walang kasalanan kasi hindi na na-i-indict dito. Kaya ako hanga sa utak ng mga nagpairal ng batas na ginawa ng mga kano para sa mga hapones pero interpreted in the Japanese way! Iyan ang talagang matalino para sa akin. Hindi iyong hindi na nag-iisip kung magkapareho nga ng pang-intindi ang mga pilipino sa mga amerikano ng sariling batas nila. Sa totoo lang marami silang mababanggit na precedence gaya ng mga kaso ng mga rape na ginawa ng mga horny na sundalong kano sa Japan at Germany. I remember that movie when I was in grade school starring Christine Kauffman na dating asawa ni Tony Curtis tungkol sa mga ganitong kaso sa Germany kahit na noon pa dahil abusado din ang mga lokong ito na nagsasabing, “My country, right or wrong!” Friendly country pa iyan ha. Kaya isipin mo ang ginagawa ng mga loko sa Iraq ngayon. Pati batang lalaki hindi pinapatawad!
Tignan mo naman ang ginawa ni Great Switik. Binastos ang batas ng sarili niyang bansa sa takot na dukutin siya ng mga kano. O baka tama ang secretary ko na gusto lang matikman si horny Smith! Pero para sa akin nagdudunung-dunungan, wala naman palang alam lang ang hunghang na iyan. Kaya ang labas, bugaw na asta prostita pa. Description iyan. Hindi iyan mura!
PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA! Gambaroo ne!
Ate Ellen
Wala pa sa National Book Store nyan, dito lang ninyo unang nabasa sa Ellen’s Blog. Pumasok lang sa isip yong no. 2 na gawing left handed. Pero yong no. 3, galing kay Apoy.
Nagsimula kasi yan noong nanghihiram ako kay Mrivera ng martilyo at gusto ko nang pukpukin ang sarili ko. Pumasok si Chi at Ystakei, tapos nag-aapoy na ang damdamin ni Apoy. Si Isabel naman, masakit na raw ang ulo, pakihanap ko raw ang tunay na definition ng pasista. Ayan.
Come to think of it, bakit pa nga ba sinasampahan ng kaso sa korte kung wala naman palang kasalanan? Sa Tate, televised iyong mga sensational na cases gaya noong kaso ni O. J. Simpson. Ang laki ng bayad ng mga sponsor ng programa. Parang drama series ang labas. May kasalanan ang ungas nakaligtas pa! Money talk ang nangyari sa kaso niya.
Dito pag may misjudgment, nagbabayad ang korte ng damage. Sa Pilipinas, mabulok ka kung wala kang pera. Matapang pa nga ang mga may pera o connection na magsasabing, “Kaya kung lumusot. Kaibigan ko si Presidente!” Ganyan ang ginawa sa kaso ni Smith. Palakasan! Iyan ang ginawa ng mga supporter ni horny Smith! Sus, pinaharana pa sa mga kiringking na mga pilipinang taga-Angeles at Olongapo yata!
Moral inconsistency? Nah! Plain and simple disregard for the rule of law iyan. Sabi nga sa isang loop, rule of the jungle! Sa Tagalog, “pambabastos ng batas!”
Iyong ambassador ng Tate, dapat batikosin din diyan. Wala siyang karaparatan na magdikta kung papaano ipapairal ng mga pilipino ang kanilang batas. Dapat diyan pinapauwi sa Amerika! Kaya ako hanga ako doon sa mga leader ng mga bansang standing up now against the American bullies!
Heard that a digital moviemaker is mulling produced as documentary film aptly titled: SMITH
(Scandalous Malacanang Inexplicable Totalitarian Hype)
Not to be outdone, the controversial Virgilio Garcillano is planning to write a book on the “Hello Garci” controversy. But Garcillano says he will drop the plan if President Arroyo shall refuse to write the foreword.
Top 5 Title Suggestions for Garci’s New Book:
5: Boto, Boto, Paano Ka Ginawa?
4: Garci Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
3: Jueteng for Godot
2: Of Lies and Men
1: Who’s Afraid of Virgilio Wolf?
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Some political news from US:
1. Republicans Retain Control of Executive, Judicial Branches
2. Dems Admit No Exit Strategy for Invasion of Congress, Senate.
3. Mr. Pelosi’s Wife to Run House.
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Political Quotes:
It’s astonishing how politicians never say anything, yet always insist they’re being misquoted!
In politics stupididty is not a handicap. –Napoleon
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Should say, mulling production of a documentary film..
joeseng:
My favourite quote is from Churchill, who speaking in the House of Commons one late evening, after having dinner with a few brandies, when a well known outspoken woman member of parliment interupted this speach by saying “Mr Churchill your drunk” and quick as a flash Churchill replied “But Madam tomorrow I will be sober, but you will still be ugly” that womans name was Bessie Bradock.
Ellen:
Marami ka na bang nakuhang text messages tungkol sa kasong ito ni horny Smith na itinakas pa ng mga hunghang na mga pilipino? Share naman ang mga nakakatawa para maalis ang kunot sa noo ko!
Thanks.
Just heard from CNN how the US military is now apologizing reenlistment letters to deceased officers, soldiers who died in Iraq in fact. If that is not decadence, what is? Heaven forgive them!
This should read: Just heard from CNN how the US military is now apologizing FOR SENDING reenlistment letters…”
Now, the US is messing up again in Somalia. I wonder how much money the Bushes have earned in these wars! Talaga naman!
Lady Astor: Winston, if you were my husband I’d put poison in your tea.
Churchill: and if I were your husband I’d drink it.
Switch Lady Astor to Madame Gloria and Winston Churchill to Miguel Arroyo, don’t you think just fit it seriously for both of them, considering that Mr. Churchill said those words out his wisdom and wit and a great sense of humour, while the two are just plain humorous.
Joeseg,
Sabi ko nga sa ‘yo, OK sa akin kung commie or fascist ako.
Kung commie, palaging nasa comedor.
Kung fascist, mahista na gamit ay martilyo.
Either of the two will do. heheh!
Chi, with some jokes being injected here I think lalo kang gaganahan mamalagi sa comedor.
WWNL, oks yong joke re:Churchill.
But Vic, but I doubt if the same scenarioi will ever happen with the first couple here. Hindi kasi raw sila naguusap.
And Ystakei, pala mawala ang kunot sa noo mo, at Isabel ang sakit ng ulo mo, read what the Heckler wrote:
1. THE FIRST COUPLE will be involved in a nasty and very public dispute over matters ranging from political to sexual. The fight will result in the First Gentleman’s filing of two libel suits against Mrs. President.
2. PRESIDENT ARROYO, if ever will survive a third impeachment case, her liver will deteriorate. Worse, doctors will have a hard time determining her ailment. Giving up in the end, doctors will concede that the president is actually a victim of witchcraft (kulam).
Ooopss tatalaban din pala! Ako ang isa sa kukukulam sa kanya!
kumukulam (koreksyon).
sige lang mga cyberwarriors, kung meron pera pang print ng mga libro ay may dalawa na tayong projects post-Glueria regime.
1) Poems by Mrivera, Alitaptap, Taipan88, et al.
2) Jokes by Joeseg et al.
Yuko,
Re: “I wonder how much money the Bushes have earned in these wars!”
Inasmuch as the Bush family (through dummies) are still owners of a huge chunk of the Carlyle Group, speculation is LOADS….
Chi, OK yan idea mo. Pa-publish natin kay Mr. Macasaet ng Malaya at Abante. Hehehe!!!
I got compilation of jokes which I titled Weird Meaning (left handed jokes). Some of it saw print already in one tabloid then I stopped sending. Umiikot na kasi sa text messaging. Baka hindi na mabenta pagdating ng panahon. With the poems of Mrivera, et al,and my jokes, pwedeng sama-sama in publishing it. Ano kayang magandang titulo? Any suggesment?
Chi, re- kulam Meron ako alam tungkol diyan, dun sa Siquijor island. Sa akin lang, parang di ako makapinawala na sa modern age meron pa niyan. Pero, talaga namang bilib dun ang mga taong taga roon mismo. Me mga kilala pa nga ako na taga Siquijor mismo, at sila man ay me kwento din tungkol sa mga “mambabarang” (witchcraft). Nakita mo na ba yung bagong DVD tungkol dito? Ewan lang kung pwede gamitin yan kay GMA, Sana pwede, para hindi na kailangan ang People Power o kaya ay 3rd impeachment, hehehehe!
joeseg,
Isip,isip,isip…hhmmm. ikaw na lang ang mag-isip, magaling ka ‘dyan! :).
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hawaiianguy,
They still practice it in New Orleans. I know of someone in UK, his doctoral dissertation was about Witchcraft. PhD na. I read his work and was impressed. Nakarating pa nga sa Salem, MA, ang paper.
Chi,
talking of witchraft, i also heard some guy doing a dissertation in satanic thinggy, also in the UK.
Type ko din itong si Joeseg dahil gumagaya sa style ko. Copy cat talaga ang mga Pinoy. Mas gusto yata ni Ate Ellen ang style ni Joeseg kaya parang itinatakwil na niya ako. Pareho naman kaming corny pero ako lang ang pinagsabihang bastos. Talagang nasaktan ako. Sige, titingnan na ako ng doctor ko. Bye!
Anna, sa lahat,
Tingnan ninyo, talagang may patutunguhan ang blogging natin dito kay Ate Ellen. Kapag lahat na pamamaraang legal ay fully exhausted at hindi mapatalsik si GMA, hindi siya makakaligtas sa daloy ng usapan natin ngayon. KULAM!!!
Chi,
Naisip kong titulo, ET Bloggers (Will blow your mind away). Parang Eat Bulaga ang arrive. Siempre, sa cover design, mas prominent yong ET, kuha agad ang attention ng madlang pipol. Ang cartoonist ng Abante, mahusay yan. I-hire natin. Tapos yong BLOGGERS, mga computer addict tiyak bili agad yan. Tapos itong “will blow your mind away” in small letters, very catchy. Yon iba kasi kapag nakabasa ng blow, iba na ang nasa isip. Ang author, Ellen Tordesillas and her million bloggers! Ilan ba tayo, may 50 na?
Joeseg, ginawa mo pang ET si Ate Ellen. Pangit si ET. Napanood mo na ba iyon?
Artsee
Huwag ka namang magtampo sa akin at kay Ate Ellen. Sabi ko sa iyo sa kabilang thread, peace! Sama-sama tayo rito. Nagkataon lang siguro bago pa ako, kung bago sa anak, bunso kaya hindi pa pinapagalitan. Tamo, may iniisip na si Chi na project natin. Yong mga jokes mo, sa akin at ibang postings, gagawa tayo ng libro pagkatapos ni GMA.
But modesty aside, some of my jokes saw print already, way back in 2003, hindi pa uso ang blog ni Ate Ellen. And I’m a regular contributor of Bulgar Dyoks.
hawaiianguy,
papaano kung ang kukulamin ay mangkukulam rin at Reyna ng mga aswang, bampira, manananggal at iba pang kampon ng kadiliman?
joeseg,
pwede kaya yung title na ET Bloggers (Will blow gloria away)? hilo pa kasi ako hanggang ngayon. may naiisip pa ako kaya lang parang walang arrive, “Tilamsik ng Diwa para Patalsikin si Gloria”.
Chi:
Hindi tatalab ang kulam mo kasi siya ang master mangkukulam na adopted daughter ni Satanas, the father of lies and deceit!
Isabel,
Slight modification if you say the publication should be a post-GMA affair. I sugggest ET Bloggers (Ang Nagpatalsik kay Gloria). Other suggestments, please.
Ystakei, everybody,
On Smith, I tangled with a rabidly pro-American and the end result of our discussion really bothered me with his parting statement. This is what he exactly said to me.
Now that Smith is inside the US embassy, do you think that the US Embassy will facilitate the return of Smith to the local jail should the CA reverse its stand on mooting the question of custody? How long will it take the Supreme Court to make a ruling, five years, ten years? And don’t you realize Smith, for all intent and purposes, is no longer in Philippine territory?
how true indeed. ginawa na ng mga kano yan nuong panahon na may base militar pa sila dito sa pilipinas. tanungin mo si fr. shay cullen ng preda kung ilang kaso ang hawak nila (ang iba involving rape & abuse of children) na pinatakas ang mga involved na us soldiers. sa tingin ko lang ha, mas malala pa nga itong vfa na ito kaysa nuong ang subic at clark ay base ng kano. sa vfa buong pilipinas parang base na nila kasi anytime na gusto nilang maglanding o dumaong, aprub kaagad itong mga opisyal ng pinas, nanginginig pa.
FYI
BAYAN USA wrote:
News Statement
December 31, 2006
Reference: Rachel Redondiez, Secretary-General, BAYAN USA
Rapist’s Transferal Exposes Arroyo’s True Agenda– Continuous Rape of
Country is the Cost of Unconditional US Subservience
The US chapter of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, or BAYAN USA, slammed the
Arroyo regime in the Philippines for the transferal of convicted US rapist
Lance Corporal Daniel Smith from a Makati jail to US custody in a midnight
maneuver ordered by Malacanang last Saturday.
Smith had been recently convicted in a historic Philippine judiciary
decision on charges of raping a 22 year old Filipina woman known as “Nicole”
last November 2005. The conviction was the first for a member of US military
personnel for crimes committed on Philippine soil in a Philippine court.
“We are outraged and thoroughly disgusted by the Arroyo government’s vision
for the Philippines– one where those who fight for the democratic rights
for the people are ordered to be killed and where US marines can get off
scot-free for gang-raping our women. Smith’s transferal is an underhanded
maneuver by Arroyo to appease her master at the cost of our country’s
dignity and sovereignty,” stated Rachel Redondiez of BAYAN USA.
“The only hope for justice for Nicole and for our country is a total ouster
of Arroyo, the number one traitor of the nation and violator of Filipino
women. It will be up to the people now to disinfect Malacanang of her
administration. Arroyo will not be able to prevent the inevitable wave of
outrage and isolation she will suffer for her treacherous ways,” Redondiez
continued.
Redondiez likened the custody transferal to a condonement of continuous rape
and sexual violations of Filipino women and the Filipino people under the
context of the historical unequal relations between the US and the
Philippines.
“As Filipinos in the US, products of this unequal relationship, we demand
every US troop leave Philippine soil, that the Visiting Forces Agreement be
revoked. The VFA is the concrete manifestation of a century-long legacy US
interests raping our land,” Redondiez added. ###
I posted on Jan. 3,
Ang usapan dito ay pagyurak sa ating batas ng mga taong dapat ay sila ang pasimuno ng pagpapatupad at pagsunod dito.
Tanggapin natin may provision ang VFA na pinagbabasehan pero may korteng humawak ng kaso at napatunayan ang may sala. Pero bakit minadali ang paglipat sa presong GI sa US Embassy? Sa kalagitnaan ng gabi dahil baka ma-trapik?
I feel elated that what I wrote is almost the same with the stand of Undersecretary Zosimo Paredes, executive director of VFACom, who just resigned from his post.
Paredes said officials of the executive branch “took the law into their own hands” when they arranged a convoy to whisk Smith out of the Makati City Jail, where the Marine had been held since he was convicted on Dec. 4 of raping “Nicole.”
He said that while he fully agreed with Smith’s transfer to US custody because it ostensibly fulfilled Philippine obligations under the VFA, “it should have been done properly–no coercion, no bullying.”
The transfer was made when the Court of Appeals had yet to rule on Smith’s petition for his return to US custody, for which the convicted Marine invoked the provisions of the 1999 agreement.
Paredes wondered why Malacañang, through the DFA, had earlier bothered to file pleadings in support of Smith in the appellate court, only to carry out the transfer ahead of a court “authorization.
Thank Joeseg for the information on Paredes. It’s assurance enough that not everybody has been contaminated by the venom of corruption being spread and made toxic by the Great Switik and her Fatso Rasputin. God willing, some people will soon toe the line even at the peril of their lives. May matapang pa rin namang mga pilipino even among the sundalo. Not all of them, I suppose, have become the proverbial, “sundalong kanin labas ang mga tumbong!”
I should say “heartwarming” to know that there are still people in position there with a lot of common sense. I just hope they will ALL stand up against the nonsense of the idiot calling herself “president”! Binaboy ng mga kano, akala pa rin niya bida pa rin siya kundi ba naman inutil!
Joeseg,
I’m not bothered by the opinion of some Amerikanong hilaw. He’s entitled to it. I just wish he would not try to impose his opinion on free spirit like yours truly especially with experience like mine—actually being part of the judicial system that see these erring bullies from the US bases in Japan go to jail with no special favor or treatment.
It’s actually not a hopeless case to impose on the Americans to abide by Philippine criminal procedure even if the horny soldier is back in US territory. It is just a matter of will of the Filipino people to demand for the US to recognize their nation’s sovereignty.
Problem is do Filipinos have the same guts of the Iranians or the Venezuelans for instance to threaten the US with severance of ties if they don’t abide by Philippine law especially when the judgment of the court against horny Smith has in fact made him a ward of the court that should have been dishonorably discharged by the US military? It is not moral inconsistency mind you. It is more a matter of some people playing the idiot for some monetary compensation even as when they surrendered some documents, etc. on the Islamic Fundamentalists’ plan to destroy post WWII US bullying found by Filipino policemen in some apartment in Manila in 1995. FVR, et al was reported to have received 30,000 dollars for those evidences that should have remained in the possession of the Philippine police.
Yes, that’s the more ample description of all these pacts with the US—a matter of idiocy more than a matter of morality. Kind of gustong makalamang, sila ngayon ang nalamangan. Nagbilang na ng sisiw, hindi pa man napipisa ang itlog. Palaging ang isip kasi “baka makalusot!”
If there is a strong public outrage, I don’t believe that the US ambassador will insist on being another idiot herself but will be wiser to abide by Philippine rule regardless of such lousy treaty at the VFA. It is a matter really of mutual respect and cooperation, not a relationship between a bully and a weakling!
As a people, we know that majority of the Americans are upright especially when it comes to other country’s sovereignty especially the freedom of expression. In fact, sabi ko ng kay GSDC, I don’t personally hate Smith. Why should I? What you and I and almost all of our friends-bloggers, hate are misdeeds of the present leadership.
Alam mo, I was hoping, just a tiny hope, that GMA in one shining shining moment, will come forward and will say, tama na yan. Nagkasala at nahatulan, ibinigay na sa korte kung ano pa ang mangyayari. But on the contrary, siya pa ang nagmadali to bail out Smith from Makati jail.
I believe Smith & Garci will be something that GMA and her candidates (nagkakagulo na sa kabilang thread) will be hard put on depending their bungled actions before the voting public during their campaign sorties.
offtopic: isabel & ystakei, siguro tama kayo. ang kulam ay tumatalab lang kung mahina ang kalaban. kelangan siguro ay yung pinakamagaling na mangkukulam din ang itapat dyan. baka me alam kayo dyan, mga kabayan lalo na yung taga Aklan. Ipa aswang na lang kaya natin? hehehehe!
No, Joeseg, hindi na magbabago si Great Switik. Talamak na ang katarantaduhan niyan. She can never be the Iron Lady that her publicity manager has tried to propel of her. Sasabihin ko sana Bamboo Lady kasi pliant as a bamboo but when Camilo Osias wrote that piece on the Filipinos being pliant as a bamboo, he meant it as a compliment. So, bamboo cannot apply to the Great Switik. Rotten Banana pa siguro, OK!
This creepy is simply truant. She does not know how to follow rules. I’m told, for example, that she has sent her favorite Congressmen with Yakuza contact to come to Japan and talk to Japanese officials to grant the Japayuki a waiver despite the fact that she knows Japan will not bend to the rule on human trafficking with the US there watching. I doubt if she can solicit either US assistance in talking to Japanese officials to be lenient and agree to her pimping of Filipino young boys and girls “to rejuvenate aging Japanese society” daw! Sorry for the word, Ellen, but I can’t find the right aptly fitted for this pimp—Tapalani!
Di hamak na matino iyong mga Thai dignitaries who never, will never tolerate their countrymen breaking rules of their hosts. Itong si Great Switik, regal dinner for the lawbreaking Filipinos sa posh restaurants pa to wine and ine them paid with taxpayers’ money and other funds from the national treasury! Ganyan katindi ang truancy ng ungas!
Tawag diyan Joeseg, bastos! No propriety, good manners and right conduct! I’m mot impressed kahit sabihin pa nilang mayaman daw sila! I keep her picture where her panty was seen, evidence that this creep lacks good breeding!
Sorry this should read: “but I can’t find the right WORD aptly fitted for this pimp THAN THIS—Tapalani!
ACTION
Justice for Nicole Petition
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/justicefornicole/
joeseg: you said with the poems of Mrivera, et al,and my jokes, pwedeng sama-sama in publishing it. Ano kayang magandang titulo? Any suggesment? try authorhouse.com there are others similar that may get you started. Good luck.
Ain’t rallyists’ job to make proposals – they were there to demonstrate against sumpthin, that’s already one great contribution.
Anna, All:
Did you see the pictures of foreign looking people joining the anti-VFA rally? Hawak pictures ng aso with faces of the Great Switik and her lackeys! Communists din sila?
I don’t think they are foreigners. Foreigners nga ba? Kasi nakatakip ng maskara ang mga mukha. We don’t know their faces and who they are. But it’s possible there are foreigners joining protest rallies. The problem is they migh be charge for violating there presence in the country. Bawal yata sumama sa mga ganyan ang mga foreigners.
Pasensiya na po sa mga spelling at grammar ko sa itaas. Napapabilis kasi kung minsan ang pagsulat ko. Speaking of foreigners, ano na po nangyari sa citizenship issue ni Bill Luz na taga Namfrel at Makati Business Club?
Walang proofreader at editor dito mandirigma . kaya kung napansin mo ay karamihan sa ating mga “minor errors” ay walang pumapansin. Iyong sinasabi dito ang mahalaga. Mahirap talagang hindi magkamali ng pagsulat lalo nagmamadali at galit sa pekeng pangulo, di ba?
Bawal ang matino sa administrasyong Pidal!
http://www.abante-tonite.com.ph/issue/jan0807/main.htm
Thanks Chi. There are errors that if not immediately corrected would cause confusion. Tulad ng isang kabayan natin dito (sa ibang thread yata) agad niyang na-correct ang Public Safety at Private Safety. There’s a big difference between Public and Private di ba? Pero salamat din ha Chi.
Si WWNL pala iyon. Private and Public Sector (hindi Safety).
hindi na baleng malimit tayong magkamali sa pagmamadali. ang mahirap ay ‘yung laging nahuhuling nakababa ang salawal at hindi na magagawa pang makapagsanggalang.
ito ang tunay na iniikutan ng alinmang larangan. kasabihan nga – never let your enemies catch you when your guards are down.
Kabayang Rivera, were you referring to Gringo Honasan who was caught with his pants down? Iyan ang balita noon at biro nang mahuli siya. Anyway, I know what you mean.