Maj. Gen. Ben Dolorfino, head of the National Capital Region military command, is now acting as spokesman for Gloria Arroyo.
He gave to media Arroyo’s supposedly exact quote when she visited the Baseco compound slum last Saturday, which was: “Congratulations and keep up the good work.”
We have no reason to doubt Dolorfino’s report because Ignacio Bunye, the one who holds the title of presidential spokesman, has not denied Dolorfino’s quotation of his principal.
Arroyo was praising Dolorfino and the military leadership for the deployment of troops in urban slums which has been protested by religious and militant groups. Party list legislators identified with progressive groups have denounced the presence of troops in 26 depressed barangays in Metro Manila as a form of intimidating residents against voting their parties like Bayan Muna, Gabriela, Anak Pawis, and Akbayan because they have consistently been denouncing the Arroyo administration’s abuses.
Akbayan representatives Etta Rosales and Rissa Hontiveros scored the military leadership for electioneering, which is in violation of the constitutional prohibition for the military from engaging in partisan activities.
Dolorfino’s report of Arroyo’s approval of their leftist saturation drive in Metro Manila proves further that she is under the control of the military leadership led by AFP chief Hermogenes Esperon.
Last week, Arroyo bragged before an assembly of newspaper executives in Asia Pacific that the Philippines is “the most democratic country in the region.” She also said that she has “no tolerance for human rights violations.”
This was the day after Philip Alston, the United Nations special rapporteur, submitted his report to the UN Human Rights Council warning of dire consequences for the country if the government fails to end the alarming rate of extra-judicial killings.
Alston, who personally investigated the case of extrajudicial killings in the Philippine last February, said “based on my fact-finding, there is no reasonable doubt that the military is responsible for a significant number of the killings. Subsequent evidence points to the continuing nature of that practice.”
Arroyo’s hollow declaration about defending democracy and human rights is exactly what Alston said in his report as “deeply schizophrenic”. He said, “On the one hand, the President has taken a range of positive initiatives. On the other hand, the military and many key officials have buried their collective heads in the sand and announced that business will continue as usual.”
I suspect that Arroyo resorts to schizophrenia, which is split personality, for her political survival. And this all goes back to the Original Sin as heard in the Hello Garci tapes.
Can she tell her chief of staff that insurgency is not solved by killing suspected enemies? Of course not. As commander-in-chief, can she relieve Esperon if she is not followed? Of course not. What if Esperon and the other officials who participated in the tampering of the 2004 election results decide to sing?
It’s elementary that insurgency breeds in an environment of poverty, discontent, and injustice. Ask the upright soldiers, those who are trying hard to retain their idealism, about the situation in the military these days and they will tell you about rampant corruption.
It’s not only the military that is corrupt. It’s all over. We are not the number most corrupt country in Asia for nothing. Corruption is what makes this country poor. Corruption is what makes the justice system in this country unjust. Gloria Arroyo cannot stop corruption because that’s how she satisfies those who cheated for her.
This was articulated in the US Senate hearing on human rights situation in the Philippines early this month by Eugene Martin, former deputy head of the US Embassy in Manila who is now with the US Institute of Peace when he questioned Arroyo’s capability to take steps to end the extrajudicial killings, saying she has become “politically weak” since her controversial election in 2004 and banked on military support.
A reading about schizoprenia showed that when untreated or unsuccessfully treated, could lead to marked deterioration or regression in the patient’s behavior . I’m afraid that Alston’s warning of “dire consequences” could include this.
Ang Metro Manila ay hawak ng oposisyon. Isa lang dahilan kung bakit tinambakan ng sundalo ang Metro Manila lalo na sa mga mahihirap na lugar. Iyan ay para takutin ang mga taong kampi sa oposisyon at galit sa administration. Dahil higit na 50% ang ayaw kay tiyanak sa Metro Manila, malaking bagay na bawasan ang bilang. Ang mga sundalo ay hindi sa tao kampi kundi para sundin kung anong utos sa kanila ng Malacanang. Isang pagbabalatkayo lang ang sinasabi nilang nasa Metro Manila ang mga sundalo upang protektahan ang mga mamamayan. Kalokohan iyan!
Schizoprenic Gloria. Incurable and terminal.
the gates of malacañang is considered as status quo
Art:
The soldiers deployed in metro manila are mostly rejects and are called ”sundalong santolan” They are led by young and inexperienced officers. Expect them to follow illegal orders from higher ups BLINDLY.
Galing yata sa may Santolan Road ang mga ulol na sundalong iyan. Kung talagang matapang sila, bakit hindi sila i-deploy sa Mindanao kung saan nandoon ang mga Muslim at rebelde? Ibig bang sabihin mas magulo at delikado sa Manila?
Kung noong panahon ng EDSA 1 at EDSA 2, gumamit ang simbahang Archdiocese of Manila ng mga bata na parang ginaya sa Children’s Crusade.
Ngayon naman ay parang consript.
Mang Nelbar, walang pinagkaiba noong EDSA 1 at 2. Mga Pari, Madre, Seminarista, estudyanteng galing sa mga eskwelahang Katoliko at mga walang malay na bata ang namuno at iniharap sa mga tao na marami ang naguusyuso lang at nakidaloy sa agos ng tubig. Kung nagpaputok lang si Marcos at Erap, ewan ko lang kung hindi unang tumakbo ang mga iyan. Pero hindi man ako sang-ayon kay Cardinal Sin noon, ngayon naman ay nami-miss ko siya at wala pang katulad niya na kayang manghikayat ng mga tao na pabagsakin si tiyanak. Ako mga Obispo at Cardinal ngayon ay puro daldal at press statement lang.
Koreksiyon: Ang mga Obispo…Alang-alang sa Mahal na Araw ngayon, ayaw kong punahin at atakehin ang mga alagad ng Diyos. Kamuntik ko na ngang sabihin walang yagbols sila.
Wala bang bayag o paninindigan ang mayor sa lugar na iyan?bakit hindi siya magprotesta at binababoy na ng mga military ang nasasakupan niya.Kung talagang makatao ang mayor sa lugar na iyan bakit hindi niya paalisin ang mga pesteng mga sundalo na iyan.Kung ako ang mayor at sinakop nila ang lugar na pinangangasiwaan ko ay makikipagpatayn na ako sa kanila.Sila ang hari sa lugar nila,pero pag ako ang mayor ako ang hari sa lugar ko.Kasalanan ni Mayor iyan.
Cokecoy, ang kapangyarihan ng mayor ay may hangganan. Nasa ilalim ang lokal na pamahalaaan ng DILG. Ang DILG ang may hawak ng mga lokal na opisyales at Pulis (PNP). Ang DILG ay nasa ilalim ng Malacanang. Ang naghahari sa Malacanang ay si tiyanak. Siya din ang Commander-in-Cheat. Kaya gusto man ng mayor ay wala siyang magagawa kung minsan.
Artsee:
Ganoon ba? Noong panahon ni Apong ay hindi ganyan,makapangyarihan ang Mayor sa bayan,kung gusto ng mayor na hindi papapasukin ang mga PC wala silang magawa.Iyong uncle ko noon Chief of Police sa isang bayan sinusunod lang niya ang utos ni Mayor,pag may coordination sila ay okey,pero pag wala babarilin niya ang mga gunggong na iyan ng de sabog.
I sympathize with the family of the soldier, who was slain to justify the deployment of these soldiers in Manila that is definitely condemnable and a reason for Manilans to get angry.
Yup, you bet, it is an inside job. The poor fellow must have been one of those showing disgust for this brazenness.
With the idiot patting the soldiers as they insult the policemen in Manila, who are being exposed of not being able to keep peace and order there unlike in bygone days as when Arsenio Lacson was the Mayor of Manila, and Manila was pretty safe and Manilans knew how to abide by the rules, we know for sure that she, her husband and her lackeys are apt to cheat once more, and this time, more disgustingly brazen and outrageous.
Kung buhay si Lacson, hindi puede ang asta ni Tiyanak. He would be his greatest critic the way he punched hard on those presidents, et al in his radio program “In This Corner” that I used to listen to with my father, who was a good friend of the mayor.
Gosh, parang sinabing useless ang mga pulis ng Maynila!
Ellen,
Reporters should actually check on the people being checked up by the military in Baseco. I have a feeling they are being medically checked for recommendation as possible kidney-transplant donors.
The Japanese and other foreigners in fact know where they can shop around for kidneys and other organs may be that are in pairs and can be donated for a big sum of money. At least, the name “donor” sounds much better than being paid to kill some foreigners for insurance as in “mamamataytao.”
I have translated video interviews in fact for showing on Japanese TVs of this organ transplant scam that the Tiyanak is immorally promoting overseas aside from pimping Filipino workers in other countries, even to countries where they are not wholeheartedly welcome. The Japanese are aware of the racket. How come Filipinos are not aware of this?
Cokecoy, noon iyon sa panahon ni Apo. Pero kahit noon ay meroon ding Ministry of Local Government na si Rono ang may hawak. Tutoong binigyan ng kapangyarihan ang mga alkade at sila nga ang namimili ng Chief of Police. Ngayon ay kontrolado ng DILG at ang DILG ay kontrolado ng Malacanang.
Matapang si Mayor Arsenio Lacson ng Manila noon. Kung hindi siya namatay (sa sarap?) ay naging Presidente siya. Sa panahon ngayon, may matatapang din naman mga alkalde tulad ni Binay at susunod na Mayor ng Manila na si Fred Lim. Pero gaya ng sinabi ko, sadyang makapangyarihan ang DILG ngayon na kayang magsuspendi ng mayor. Si Puno ay nilagay ni tiyanak para sa halalan na ito. Ang mision ay ma-kontrol ang mga lokal ng opisyal sa buong bansa.
hi ellen, kumusta? we met and talked in National Bookstore Davao City during the launch of your “hot money, warm bodies.”
at the risk of sounding ignorant, may i ask you what exactly is the relationship of Joker Arroyo to the Arroyos?
Malala na nga…malala!
Wala ng pag-asa yaring Bayang Sinisinta
Hanggang nandidiyan si glueria
Malulugmok ang Bansa sa disgrasya!
Mang Gilbert, tulog pa si Ate Ellen. Tulungan ko na lang siya sa tanong mo. Malayong kamag-anak ni Mike Arroyo si Joker Arroyo. Noong una ay tahimik at ikinaila nila. Ngayong nasa administration si Joker, inamin na niya ng diretso.
Clear as crystal, the Tianak suffers from schizoprenia. One personality believes that she’s the president of the Philippines, the other one believes that God talks to her! Kayo na ang bahalang ma-supply sa iba pa niyang personalities kasi multiple schizoprenia ang sakit ng babaeng “economissed”!
(pahiram Tongue)
I seem to remember that there was talk awhile back of an ‘inside malaca’ rebellion plan, if these idiots in the Security Cluster become afraid that the opposition will win the election, with schizoglo there I wouldn’t be surprised if that happened. I have a gut feeling the election wont happen.
Posibleng walang election. Isa ito sa mga option ng Malacanang kung suportado ng US. Anong malay natin na ang mga banat ng US kay tiyanak itong mga huling araw tungkol sa corruption at extra-judicial killing ay pakana lang para ma-justify ang No EL. May Plan B o C si tiyanak.
Why I have this gut feeling is because if there is an election this schizoglo will need to win heavily. For schizoglo to win heavily she has to cheat (even commelec have turned their backs on schizoglo). If schizoglo is found to be cheating people will go to the streets in large numbers and revolt. The only way the corrupt members of the Security Cluster have a chance to retain power is the revolt coming within malaca. Hello, is that why the soldiers are in the opposition (slum) areas, because they know there will be unrest umong the masses.
Bush will be thinking that schizoglo is causing a problem Internationally to include him and will be thinking that schizoglo is outstaying her welcome in malaca and time fer her to GO!
Artsee:
Master mo ang subject na ito,tuwid ang recitation mo,Kabisado mo ang sakit ni punggok,May chemical imbalance of the brain siya.Parang naala-ala ko iyong si Arsenio Lacson na namatay sa sarap,parang si cha—- iyon na gumanap ng Igorota,tama ba ang nakasulat sa diary ko? Pero ang mga senatorial candidates,napanood ko kanina sa TFC ay naghihintay ng basbas ni El Shadaii kay Villarde.Kinantahan na sila ni MIke Villarde ng Quanto,Quanto,Quanto.
kung tutuosin parang 50/50 lang ang nagreklamo at ang may gusto sa mga ginagawa ng mga military sa kalakhang maynila. yun nga lang ay talagang mas maingay ang mga kontra rito. tsaka yung mga naninirahan ngayon sa kalakhang maynila lalo na sa mga squaters area ay mga dayo mula sa iba’t ibang probinsya na nagnanais makapagtrabaho dito at meron ding mga bagong salta sa lugar. di naman yata maiwasan ng mga dating resedente na tumaas ang kilay at seguro naman yun ang dahilan ng mga militar para sila’y manatili sa lugar. papano nga ba’t hindi eh kung sakaling hindi sila makatagpo ng maayos na trabaho dito, ano naman kaya ang pagkukunan nila ng makakain? diba dagdag lang sa mga nagugutom? di ba’t gutom ang dahilan kung bakit mapipilitan ang iba diyan na kumapit sa patalim na kahit alam nilang illegal ay papasokin masidlan lang ang kumukolong sikmura? sa totoo lang kulang ang dami ng kapulisan para gawin ang ganitong trabaho. tsaka sayang naman ang pera ng taong bayan kung ang mga sundalo na yan ay matutulog lang sa kanilang kampo habang sumusweldo diba? wala namang bakbakan dahil humihina na ang abu sayyaf sa mindanao. ang mga taong dapat matakot sa mga utoridad ay yung mga taong may ginagawang masama lamang. ika nga yung mga guilty lang pero kung wala naman tayong ginawang masama na labag sa batas at ang mga ginagawa natin ay para sa kabutihan ng bawat isa ay walang dahilan bakit tayo matatakot? walang taong nagnanais ng kagulohan kung sila mismo ay derektang naaapektohan nito. kahit na yung mga sundalong sanay na sa bakbakan doon sa basilan ay nagnanais din ng katahimikan. alam kong masaya sila sa ginagawa nila dahil kahit papano ay nalalayo sila sa piligro. tsaka huwag naman po natin silang husgahan agad malay natin sila pala ay lihim na pumupuri kay trillanes diba? yun ay kung sakasakali lang naman. merong nagalit at meron ding natuwa sa kanilang mga ginagawa ika nga weather weather lang yan…..
ang mga sundalong itinalaga sa ilang bahagi ng kalakhang maynila ay walang magagawa kundi sumunod sa utos ng sa kanila ay nakatataas. nasa kanila na lang kung paano sila makikiharap sa mga tao at ipaaabot ang misyong ginagampanan, kung anuman ‘yun. subalit hindi marapat na sila ay naka camouflage uniform na bagay lamang sa combat operation at sa pagpasok nila sa isang lugar, dapat na ang unahin nilang kausapin at bigyang galang ay ‘yung namumuno sa purok man o barangay.
sa kabuuan, mali ang tiyempo ng kanilang deployment sapagkat panahon ng eleksiyon kung kailan nanganganib ang kapit tukong pagyakap ni gloria sa bawat sulok ng malakanyang na siyang maliwanag na may pakana ng kabaliwang ito.
seguro ang sagot kung bakit ang mga sundalo ay naka camouflage ay dahil yun ang unipormi nila, isa pa kung bibigyan sila ng iba uri ng uniporme tiyak na gagastus na naman ang pamahalaan at malamang may magkakapera na naman. pangalawa kung sila ay naka sibilyan lang parang hindi naman akma na ito’y isang lehitimong trabaho na iniutos sa nakakataas. mas madali nga yan kung sakaling makagawa man sila ng hindi kaaya-aya ay madaling maituro at makilala dahil meron silang name patch. ukol naman doon pakikiusap sa namumuno sa baranggay, hindi ho ba’t ang kanilang outpost ay ang baranggay hall mismo kung saan sila nakatalaga. hindi naman yata tama kung basta basta na lang sila nakapasok sa tanggapan kung walang pahintulot.
minsan kasi hindi ko maiwasang mapag-isip kung lahat ba ng mga napag-uusapan at mga naging paksa dito sa talakayan ay makatarungan o dahil lang sa personal na galit sa iisang tao o mas higit pa. hindi naman natin masasabing walang personalan trabaho lang kasi kung talagang trabaho lang ay wala kang kinikilingan at wala kang pinapanigan na kahit alin mang grupong pampolitika. sa aking palagay hindi naman yata tama na dahil hindi mo gusto ang kasalukoyang namumuno na pinipukol mo ng mga katiwalian at kung ano-ano pang kabulastugan ay basta ka na lang papanig sa grupo ng mga politikong kumukuntra pero ganun din ang nagawa ng mga namumuno nila.
hindi ko na alam kung nasaan na ang prinsipyo at delikadisa dito. kung gusto nating mambatikos, eh di batikosin ang dapat batikosin mapaharap o likod, mapakanan man o kaliwa basta’t tayo’y nasa gitna. neutral grounds ika nga at pairalin ang fair judgment para manatiling bukas ang isipan natin sa kukontra at sasang-ayon. sabi nga nila na ang tao daw kapag galit ay bulag at bingi kaya huwag naman sanang ganyan.
alegadown,
merong prescribed office and combat uniform ang lahat ng sundalo, opisyal man o tauhan. sa labas ng kampo sa lungsod, kailangang khaki o fatigue uniform lamang ang suutin nila at walang armas kung ang misyon ay information drive lamang.
kabulastugan? ano ‘yun?
alegadown,
kinikilingan? pakibasa nito:
ystakei says: “Magno, Sa kaso ni Ocampo, napatawad na ang taong iyan at naninilbihan na sa bansa. Ang ginagawa sa kaniya ngayon ay abuso.”
yuko, hindi ako kumbinsido sapagkat wala akong makitang naging kapakipakinabang na accomplishment niya sa kongreso kundi ‘yung napilitan lamang siyang bumoto sa impeachment kay gloria na bunga lamang ng kanyang pagkadismaya sa naging “paggamit sa kanya” upang mapatalsik ang inihalal na nakaupong LEGAL na presidente (hindi rin ako kumakampi kay erap sapagkat meron din akong nasilip sa kanya na mga inconsistencies pagdating sa kung paano niya pinatakbo ang kanyang administrasyon).
magkagayunman, bilang isang mamamayang nasa isang demokrasyang (?) bansa, hindi katanggap tanggap na ang sinasabing kasong kinasangkutan mahigit dalawampung taon na ang nakalilipas ay muling bubuksan sa gitna ng mga kahinahinalang mga hakbang. mula sa motibo, sa panahon at mga testigo daw (ayaw ipakita ang tunay na pagkakakilanlan) na halatang iskripted ang mga sinasabi at maliwanag na isinaulo lamang.
The military establishment, in claiming that their presence in the urban slum areas is for purposes of connecting with the people, is trying to put up a humane face to a long dehumanized entity.
While openly defending extra-judicial killings by way of dragging down the NPA with it, it seems to forget that the NPAs are rebels because they operate outside the bounds of the law. The idea that killing, in itself, goes beyond any justification may not be lost on the military. What’s lost is the idea that killing people becomes a million times more evil if it is perpetrated by the very establishment that is tasked to protect the people’s lives, NPA rebels or just plain civilians.
The same disorder seems to afflict Aling Gloria, too. While claiming to be president, she forgets that her claim covers everybody including those who cry out for her blood. If she claims to be president, she should stop playing president only to her sycophants. She should stop mistaking the herself for the State.
Magno:
Marami silang nagagawa sa Bayan Muna sa totoo lang. Hindi lang sila mayabang di tulad noong mga may bill boards to announce their kagahaman. Walang nilulustay na pera ng bayan iyang si Ocampo kapag lumakad iyan. Pasyal sa Tokyo bayad ng anak niya. Ang ginagawa lang namin ay makipag-arrange ng meeting between him and the Filipinos and Japanese concerns here. In short, walang publicity kaya hindi mo alam ang mga accomplishments nila.
I don’t like Joma Sison as a matter of fact, for like you, and the rest of us here, I thought he should go home and face the charges against him to prove his innocence, but not at this time when the people running the justice department, etc. themselves do not follow the rule of law.
Mahirap ang nagsasalita ng walang alam sa totoo lang. We should join the club—concerned NGOs—in fact to know the truth first hand. I also work part-time for the media in Japan that is why I have somehow some ways to know what are facts and what are fictions/publicity gimmicks/kabulastugans. That is why I know Ellen is telling the truth, and why I believe why God has preserved her. Kailangan siya ng mga kababayan niya!!!
You and I must help her in this quest for truth, and effort to remove those who are evil, cheat, thieves, robbers and liars from the Philippine government so that God may bless the Philippines as it should be blessed. Kita mo na nga, hikahos na ang bansa, puro famine na nga, sinasabi pa ng sinungaling na improved ang economy ng Pilipinas kasi marami silang nananakaw at sila lang ang gumagana at iyong ginaganansyahan nila.
Mrivera:
di tayo katalo at lalong hindi kita kinukontra…. gaya ng sinasabi kong “seguro” as in maybe…baka nagtitipid lang ang AFP kaya wala silang uniporme na ganun…. baka??? patungkol sa kinikilingan….. hindi naman ikaw ang tinutukoy ko…. kasi wala akong pinangalanan diba? kaya cool ka lang…. am in the middle… wala akong kinakalaban kahit sino dito…. kaya huwag mo nang sanang personalin….pareho ang panig natin…
Hi Gilbert, re your question:”what exactly is the relationship of Joker Arroyo to the Arroyos.”
Joker always says no relation.
“hindi ko na alam kung nasaan na ang prinsipyo at delikadisa dito. kung gusto nating mambatikos, eh di batikosin ang dapat batikosin mapaharap o likod, mapakanan man o kaliwa basta’t tayo’y nasa gitna. neutral grounds ika nga at pairalin ang fair judgment para manatiling bukas ang isipan natin sa kukontra at sasang-ayon. sabi nga nila na ang tao daw kapag galit ay bulag at bingi kaya huwag naman sanang ganyan.”
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Bakit hindi mo batikusin ang political personalities na gusto mong batikusin at hayaan mo kaming mambatikos ng gusto naming batikusin na mga naghahahari-harian sa Pinas!
Iyan bang sinasabi mo na “basta tayo ay nasa gitna” ay kasama kami na ibang bloggers dito? Kasi, kung iyong napapansin, ang iba sa amin dito ay hindi kailanman naging neutral pagdating sa mga Arroyo-Pidal at minions na ang supremo ay si Tianak! Wala kaming panahon na maging nuetral sa babaeng iyan. Naniniwala ako na sa panahon ngayon ay dapat lang maninindigan ang isang Pinoy, walang neutral stand! Kaya kung minsan ay bilib pa ako sa mga taong super loyal sa Tianak, at least sila ay merong inilalalaban, anuman ‘yon!
Ang nasa gitna ay palaging mabuway, walang roots na matibay!
Ngayon, kung ang “nasa gitna” ay para sa iyo lang, OK lang ‘yon, you have all the rights to express your opinion!
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“sabi nga nila na ang tao daw kapag galit ay bulag at bingi kaya huwag naman sanang ganyan.”
Kaya siguro si Tianak ay palaging bulag at bingi sa panaghoy ng pinoy at bayan! Nabasa mo ba sa ang mga salaysay ng mga diaryo at mga tao mismo na malapit sa mga Arroyo-Pidal kung papaano palaging galit si Tianak?
chi:
pinipigil ba kitang batikusin kung sinong gusto mo? ang tinutukoy kung pagiging neutral ay ang political parties… na pinapanigan maging ikaw man o ako o ni kahit kanino dito… dahil kung may papanigan kang isang political party ay nagpapagamit ka na kahit pa sabihin mong pareho kayo ng pinaglalaban ng mga politikong yan…..
kung bumabatikos ka sa pagitan ng dalawa at babatikusin mo maging simo man sa dalawa ay may magagawa ka at matibay ka sa kinakatayoan mo… pero kung may kakampihan ka ngayon at magkataon na sa hinaharap sila naman ang gagawa ng mga ayaw mo, manggagalaiti ka pa ba sa pagbabatikos? malamang na hindi pero kung magagawa mo pa rin yun ikaw ay balimbing…..
ayos lang yung maturingan ng gaya ng sinasabi mong walang roots huwag lang maturingang bunga este balimbing pala…..
alam ko na ang lahat ng politiko ay ganyan na pawang puro pagmamalinis at pagpapabango ang ginagawa kapag hindi pa nahalal subalit kapag sila’y nakaupo na ewan ko lang kung kahit isa sa mga sinasabi nilang isusulong ay magagawa pa….
kung may papanigan ka man ay karapatan mo yun pero sa totoo lang ang pinapatungkolan ko doon ay ang mga taong nasa media at mga columnistang nagsusulat sa lahat ng peryodiko/tabloid…. sino ba ang sumulat ng bawat paksa na tinatalakay natin…. ikaw ba?
Chi:
Sa mga panahong ito, wala na yatang natitirang walang hinanakit man lang kay Aling Gloria. Kahit ang sambayanang nagtipon sa EDSA noong 2001, galit na rin. Sabi nga nila, the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral crises.
She has forgotten that she is not even the desired result of EDSA II, but its mere by-product. People Power daw ang EDSA II. Aling Gloria forgot the people and grabbed only power.
Iba-iba lang siguro tayo ng pamamaraan ng pagpapahayag sa ating pagkasuklam.
Nakikisawsaw ako sa mga ganitong usapin upang ipahayag ang hinanakit ko. Sa kabila ng lahat, tuloy pa rin ang ikot ng mundo. Sabi ni Aling Gloria, “It’s time for us to move on”. Sino kayang nagsabi sa kanya na huminto ang kalakaran ng buhay?
Ang sa akin lang, hindi natin dapat kalimutan na higit sa hindi natin pagsang-ayon sa pamumuno ni Aling Gloria, pagtuunan din natin ng ibayong pagsisikap ang kinabukasan ng susunod na salinlahi. Anong Pilipinas ang isasauli natin sa ating mga anak pagdating ng kanilang panahon? Si Aling Gloria ay isang malaking bahagi lamang ng suliranin. Nasa sambayanang Pilipino pa rin ang lahat ng kalutasan, mapapro o anti-GMA man.
Hi Ellen, Finally got in but with different user name.
Gloria is on an attila the hun mode, typical schizophrenia.
Cokecoy, walang kuwenta ang boto ng El Shaddai. Wala naman pagkakaisa iyan. Gumaya lang iyan sa INK. Mas mahalaga ang boto ng INK lalo na sa gipitan na laban. Wise din si Bishop Manalo dahil gaya ng dati sigurista. Hinihintay kung sinu-sino talaga ang lamang at llamado, tapos iyong ang kanilang iindorso. Pero kapag napasyahan na, may pagkakaisa sila. Siyempre imposible sumunod lahat. Pagpalagay na lang natin na 80% sa kanila ang magkaisa. Kung sa isang milyon na botante ng INK, malaki din ang 800,000 na boto. Tungkol naman kay Arsenio Lacson, nabanggit mo ang letrang “C” na gumanap sa Igorota. Tutoo iyan. Namatay si idol sa sarap.
“kung may papanigan ka man ay karapatan mo yun pero sa totoo lang ang pinapatungkolan ko doon ay ang mga taong nasa media at mga columnistang nagsusulat sa lahat ng peryodiko/tabloid…. sino ba ang sumulat ng bawat paksa na tinatalakay natin…. ikaw ba?”
Ni-preview ko ang above postings mo, at wala akong nakita na ang iyong comment ay patungkol lang sa “media at columnistang…”.
Alegadown, kung meron man ay pakituro mo sa akin at ng
ma-review kong muli.
So ang ibig mo bang sabihin ay si Ellen lang ang pinatutungkulan mo ng comment mo sa itaas ng sabihin mo na “sino ba ang sumulat ng bawat paksa na tinatalakay natin…. ikaw ba?”
Ate Chi, huwag kang maingay at tulog pa si Ate Ellen. Kung magising iyan ay baka paluin na naman tayo. Teka, nasaan na ba si Ate Anna? Baka naman itinatago niya ang dalaga niya simula nang itanong ko dito sa blog. Miss ko na din itong isang ateng ito.
“Si Aling Gloria ay isang malaking bahagi lamang ng suliranin. Nasa sambayanang Pilipino pa rin ang lahat ng kalutasan, mapapro o anti-GMA man.”
Tama ‘yan, Ka Enchong. Maliban sa ang aking paniniwala ay dahil si Tianak ay nagpilit ng maging pangulo ng Pinas, siya ang may responsibilidad na pinakamalaki na i-solve ang problema ng bansa. Kung siya ay tunay na lider, magsimula s’ya ng tunay na pagbabago! Masyado ng niyan na-korap pati isipan ng maliliit na pinoy na kung siya, bilang lider, ay hindi gising ay patuloy lang ang kasalukuyang sitwasyon sa bansa.
Nais man simulan ng mga ordinaryong pinoy ang pagbabago ay militar naman ang kaharap. O di ba masyadong dehado ang nasa ibaba? Kung ang iyong sinasabi ay ang pang-indibidwal na effort tungo sa pagbabago, wala tayong pag-uusapan diyan.
AdbBrux,
Hello! Hello! Hello!
Paanong maghe-hello hindi nag-ring ang telepono. Mag e-mail ka na lang sa kanya.
artsee,
Gising na si Ellen kanina pa, nadaanan na nga ako! Ang ate Anna mo ay nasa ‘taas.
artsee,
Ako ay eskeirda muna sa bundok, kaya ikaw na ang bahalang tumingin kung merong sagot sa akong poste, hane?!
Gising na siya? Siguro naghihilamos pa lang kaya hindi pa nabasa ang mga sulat ko. Nasa itaas si Ate Anna? Hindi ba matagal na siyang pinaalis sa bahay dahil hindi nagbayad ng rental?
Aakyat ka sa bundok para mag-Tai Chi, Ate Chi? Sige, ako na ang bahala dito.
Agree with both Ka Enchong’s take and equally with Chi’s on Gloria’s “time to move” on mode.
Pinas hasn’t stopped moving, what with the 100,000 monthly export of Pinoy OFWs (per DoLE ambition) but Gloria must go with the tide as Chi says, corruption should stop right at Gloria and her fatso hubby’s doorstep if she realistically believe in “moving on.”
If by “moving on” Gloria means for everyone to forget about the Garci affair, the joc=jok bolante affair, the Pidal accounts, the increasing corruption of the AFP, the unresolved extra=judicial killings, etc, etc, etc., then she’s just being thoroughly schizophrenic.
Ellen,
Just read Inquirer’s updated news: RP readies Mideast-wide contingency plan in Iran
Good thing to be prepared but between you and me, short of a nuclear war launched by the UK, there’s not gonna be a serious armed conflict with Iran. Our Pinoy OFWs in the Middle East are alright, save perhaps for those Pinoys who are deeply scared in Tehran.
alegadown,
okey lang, pero pakibasa na rin uli ng post ko sa itaas upang maintindihan mo ang ibig kong sabihing hindi mo lang yata nasakyan tungkol sa pagkakatalaga ng mga sundalo sa kamaynilaan.
ang post kong iyan ay batay din sa karanasan ng isang sundalong minsan nang na-assigned sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng pilipinas bago niya tuluyang nilisan ang serbisyo bunga ng mga katiwalian sa loob ng sandatahang lakas na hindi niya kayang sikmurain at ayaw niyang maging kasangkapan at tagasunod ng isang maruming pamunuan. ang sundalong yaon ay naging bahagi ng hukbong katihan ng kulang dalawampung taon at hindi na niya pinag-interesan pang kunin ang benepisyong dapat niyang tanggapin kapalit ng kanyang matapat na paglilingkod sa bayan.
Hi Chi, btw, was in Founders Inn…
Anna,
Your stay in Norfolk was too short. How was the meet with the US defense over there? I left words with my cousin and hubby (that if ever you’d connect with me) to get you and company and take you to a fine pinoy resto. Next time, there should be no conflict with our scheds.
Huh, Bush complains ’bout his budget. Dems don’t want to release unless the Dubya commits troops withdrawal from Iraq in March next year.
I go with you, “short of a nuclear war launched by the UK, there’s not gonna be a serious armed conflict with Iran.”
Ms. Ellen,
As a former full-time analyst (in a foreign organization) doing profile of people, saying that Gloria’s survival mode is schizoprenic is hitting the nail on the head. It’s an excellent profiling of Gloria when you say:
“A reading about schizoprenia showed that when untreated or unsuccessfully treated, could lead to marked deterioration or regression in the patient’s behavior . I’m afraid that Alston’s warning of “dire consequences” could include this.”
Suffice it also to say that most power-hungry, dictators, authoritarians, etc. are indeed schizoprenic. It goes beyond Gloria having multiple personalities, it’s more of her living an illusion that she is in control of her mental & psychological faculties to pacify herself that she is in control, when in reality she is not.
Gloria is not only schizophrenic, she is suffering from “masaphobia”.
She’s deathly afraid of the masa. She knows that the poor communities are the breeding ground of the opposition forces. They’re not only pro-Erap, they’re pro-Bayan Muna, etc.. and really anti-Gloria.
This is why she’s sent her military pit bulls out to dessimate the opposition forces in the poor communities.
Secondly, the pit bulls serve as deterrent guard dogs for the potentially explosive situation that’s almost certain to occur after Gloria and her Team do a repeat of 2004 and is exposed for doing so.
Are the eyes of the world upon us? Are we getting the attention of world libertarians? A friend emailed this to me. Read On.
Stop Arroyo mayhem
It is time to speak out on, not engage in silent diplomacy while the legitimate complaints of Filipinos are ignored
Apr 02, 2007 04:30 AM
Desmond Tutu
Madeleine Albright
Philippines, long plagued by the repressive leadership of President Gloria Arroyo, has reached the point of crisis.
Unrest has continued, as have the violent crackdowns. Arroyo, stubborn and unrepentant as ever, has vowed to “bash” protesters and dismissed international criticism as an imperialist plot.
Although anti-government feelings are prompted by the regime’s lack of respect for human and political rights, Arroyo’s poor management of the economy is also to blame.
The Philippines, once [almost]Asia’s breadbasket, has become, under Arroyo, a basket case.
The crisis in the Philippines raises familiar questions about the responsibilities of the international community.
Some argue that the world has no business interfering with, or even commenting on, the internal affairs of a sovereign state. This principle is exceptionally convenient for dictators and for people who do not wish to be bothered about the well-being of others.
It is a principle that paved the way for the rise of Hitler and Stalin and for the murders ordered by Idi Amin. It is a principle that, if consistently observed, would have shielded the apartheid government in South Africa from external criticism and from the economic sanctions and political pressure that forced it to change.
We are not suggesting that the world should intervene to impose political change in the Philippines. We are suggesting that global and regional organizations and individual governments should make known their support for human rights and democratic practices in that country, as elsewhere.
We should condemn in the strongest terms the use of violence to prevent the free and peaceful expression of political thought.
We should make clear our support for the standards enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Given Arroyo’s consistent unwillingness to respect the legitimate complaints of her people, this is not the time for silent diplomacy. This is the time to speak out.
It is especially important that members of the ASEAN, the EU, and the UN raise their voices, for they have the most influence and can hardly be accused of interventionism.
As the examples of Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela remind us, it is never inappropriate to speak on behalf of justice.
As in South Africa, the solution to the economic, political and social quagmire in the Philippines is open dialogue – perhaps facilitated by the ASEAN – that includes all relevant parties and leads to an understanding based on support for democracy and respect for the legitimate rights of all.
To this end, the government of the Philippines should cease its abusive practices, repeal draconian laws and bring the electoral code into line with regional and international standards.
With crisis comes opportunity. This is the moment for political and civic leaders in the Philippines to unify around a common goal: a peaceful and democratic transition.
Members of the opposition would be well advised to overcome their differences and to speak with a single, strong voice.
In this way, reformers can demonstrate to the people of Philippines and to the world that there is a viable and patriotic alternative to the repressive and misguided leadership under which the country has suffered for so long.
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Desmund Tutu and Madeleine Albright really wrote the above piece about Zimbabwe and its President Mugabe. What my friend did was to change Zimbabwe and Mugabe to Philippines and Arroyo so we can see how appropriate were their ideas to our situation. My friend apologizes to the two world renowned authors.
Jay cynikho,
The piece your friend did is so apt for what is happening in the country today. As you say, “we can see how appropriate were their ideas to our situation.”
From being so adamant about the Human Rights situation in the Philippines, what happened to CHR Chairwoman Quisumbing ?
Here’s an excerpt from abs-cbnnews.com (04/03/2007):
CHR defends Arroyo in Europe
By LOUI GALICIA
ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Chairwoman Purificacion Quisumbing of the Philippine human rights commission has belied accusations that the Arroyo administration is worse than the Marcos dictatorial regime.
Quisumbing said unlike during martial law, government institutions are working under the Arroyo administration.
“First, all our government institutions are working. We have an independent judiciary which is working definitely. We did not have an independent judiciary during President Marcos’ time. Second is we have a congress. Our congress is noisy. The opposition can voice out their position. Third is the executive. The President [is] being accused by the [Permanent People’s Tribunal] and her actions are being reviewed by the Supreme Court,” Quisumbing told ABS-CBN Europe.
Quisumbing was reacting to the allegation by the jurors of the PPT that said the Arroyo administration is worse than Marcos who was tried by the tribunal in 1980.
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CHR Chairwoman Quisumbing says that the “..government institutions are working. We have an independent judiciary which is working definitely.” They are working alright, but they are corrupt. So were is justice there ?
CHR Chairwoman Quisumbing further says that “..we have a congress. Our congress is noisy. The opposition can voice out their position.” But at what expense ? Wasn’t Gloria & her Dogs out to eradicate the Senate by way of Cha-Cha ?
CHR Chairwoman Quisumbing also says that the Philippines has “..the executive. The President [is] being accused by the [Permanent People’s Tribunal] and her actions are being reviewed by the Supreme Court,”” Gloria’s legitimacy has been in question, hasn’t it ?
What the heck is this Chairwoman Quisumbing talking about ? Sounds like somebody has been paid a hefty sum to make a complete 180 degree turn !
After reading this article on abs-cbnnews.com (04/03/2007), I’m even more inclined to believe that most actors who are politics are a bunch of air heads w/ nothing between their ears. Here’s an a portion of the article:
Bong Revilla: Jun Ducat film a ‘good idea’
The life story of Manila hostage-taker Armando “Jun” Ducat Jr. would make a good movie, Sen. and actor Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. told ABS-CBN’s “The Buzz” on Sunday.
Revilla, who is the godfather of one of Ducat’s children, was one of the negotiators who talked to the hostage-taker during the hostage crisis on Wednesday last week.
The actor-turned-politician, however, dismissed the idea of playing his “kumpare” onscreen.
“Maganda isa-pelikula ang buhay ni Jun Ducat. Sa iba na lang siguro [ibigay and role] kasi parang nagbuhat ka ng bangko nun, di ba? (Jun Ducat’s life story would make a good movie. But another actor should play the title role because if I did it, it would smack of self-promotion).”
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Comments like this make me think that Bong Revilla is just another opportunist w/ no substance whatsoever. He isn’t any better than his father. Bong should just stick to what he does best. Act.
Chabs,
Is this Ducat life film thinggy serious?
Alston has confirmed my prognosis. When I said in the past that Gloria is a Jekyll-and-Hyde case, I think it was Yuko who said, “Jekyll/Hyde had a good side. Gloria doesn’t”
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It’s probably the weirdest variant case of schizophrenia, one in which the patient’s sickness is triggered instantly, whenever a microphone is near the mouth.
The symptoms of her dreaded disease include constantly lying and denying, though often symptomatically betrayed by her eyes and body language. Everyone around Gloria seems to be afflicted by this very contagious airborne bacteria already, showing the same symptoms. The culprit is the Arroyobic Bacteria.
It seems people who frequent Malacañang and all gov’t offices visited by the bacterial host have been affected and it is observed to be spreading in the administration campaign sorties.
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The only effective cure known so far: Money, in large doses, 3 times a day.
It is an expensive disease to treat but no problem since other people are paying the bill.
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The new antidote is about to pass the clinical testing stage: the silver bullet. It is seen as a more correct prescription and the effects are longer-lasting. It’s cost efficient, too, since one shot is all you need to stop the bacterium from spreading.
On Purificacion Quisumbing, I don’t know if this has something to do with her husband’s ambition to be Supreme Court justice.
On Purificacion Quisumbing, until this moment I believed in and trusted Purificacion Quisumbing on her consistently outspoken views on Human Rights but it seems that many find it difficult, even her, to be consistent in calling a spade a spade and suddenly when apparently speaking to Europe abs-cbnnews.com (04/03/2007) calls it a shovel! Now thats what I call ambitious. Is this Jekyll & Hyde strait of our political life in the Philippines contagious!
TonGuE-tWisTeD Said: April 3rd, 2007 at 5:50 am
“It’s probably the weirdest variant case of schizophrenia”
Emphasise on ‘weirdest’ when we have witnessed schizoglo making her contriversal manoeuvres under the cover of darkness.
TT: The new antidote is about to pass the clinical testing stage: the silver bullet. It is seen as a more correct prescription and the effects are longer-lasting. It’s cost efficient, too, since one shot is all you need to stop the bacterium from spreading.
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TT, you’re giving me an idea. What I plan to do now is collect these one yens from concerned Filipinos, and see how big their sentiments are against these werewolves surrounding the Master Beasts of a Pidal husband and wife. Literally, the one yen is made of sterling silver. Whatever one silver yen we get to collect will go to the GO election fund. It’s clean, legitimate money from the pockets of FILIPINOS ONLY, not Japanese!
Thanks.
Chabeli:
Why would they try to make a model of this criminally-minded guy? He is one no matter what his reasons are.
There should be only black and white, no gray in between. Iyan ang ipinukpok ng tatay ko sa amin mga anak niya as matter of fact. I actually did not realize that he was thinking more Japanese than Filipino then! Ganyan kasi kami dito sa Japan. No gray, only black and white!
Golly, parang story ni Jesse James, the bandit who was at least featured as a bandit who got what he wanted—died in shame!!!
Anna:
CNN just made a ran of the Iran crisis. Americans can learn from the lessons of the past. Hopefully, this showdown between the US and Iran will not prove catastrophic to mankind.
FYI
We have added photos of the picket at the Philippine Consulate and Dept of Foreign Affairs in Sydney, Australia to this page:
http://www.arkibongbayan.org/2007-03March27-freesatur/freesaturkabel.htm#australia
“End Australian military aid to the Armed Forces of the Philippines” was the principal demand of the rallyists.
Arkibong Bayan Web Team
Anna:
Just watched a special report on Zimbabwe. You’re right! It’s just like the Philippines with Zimbabwens likewise willing to still support Mugabe for ready cash and promises of prosperity I guess. At least, over there, I doubt if they have clergies supporting Mugabe unlike in the Philippines where the Catholic Church itself is corrupted with clergies supporting the Pidal plan to convert the entire Philippines into a gambling den while one priest calls for the removal of jueteng in particular! It’s the only difference as a matter of fact. Otherwise, it is practically the same!
nakakapanikip ng dibdib na ang pilipinas at ang mga pilipino ay inihahalintulad sa ibang bansa at mamamayan nito patungkol sa pampulitikang kaganapan gayung ang ating mga kababayan ay unti unti nang nagigising, namumulat at inihahanap ng kalutasan ang paghihirap na dinaranas bunga at dulot ng kabikabilang katiwaliang inihahasik ng huwad na pamahalaang wala ng pagkasawa sa panlilinlang sa sambayanan.
huwag din sanang ituring na ubod ng mangmang ang ating mga kababayang naging biktima ng pandaraya, kasinungalingan at pagmamalabis ng mga nasa kapangyarihan bagkus ay tulungang ibangon sa aba nilang kalagayan. batikusin natin ang maling ginagawa ng mga nakaupong manhid sa karaingan ng mga mahihirap at biktima ng mga karahasan subalit huwag nang kung kanikanino pa ipaabot ang suliraning hindi nila kinasasangkutan at walang solusyong maibibigay sapagkat ito’y maglalagay lamang sa ating bansa sa mas lalong nakakahiyang kalagayan at para na ring itinatakwil ang sariling ugat at pinagmulan. sa ating mga pilipino (rin) nakasalalay ang kalutasan sa suliraning ang ating mga kababayan din ang naging sanhi dahil sa paniniwala nila sa pangako ng huwad na pangulong bulaan.
sa pagkakataon ito mas dapat mangibabaw ang pagtutulungan ng bawat isa at huwag ipagkait ang talino at kakayahan upang masumpungan ang inaasam nating maayang bukas hindi lamang para sa atin kundi sa susunod na salinlahi.
AdbBrux,
Bonjour ! Long time no hear..
You asked (April 3rd, 2007 at 2:02 am), “Is this Ducat life film thinggy serious?”
God knows na talaga ! Ridiculous no ?
Ystakei,
You ask (April 3rd, 2007 at 10:38 am), “Why would they try to make a model of this criminally-minded guy? He is one no matter what his reasons are.”
Ewan na nga, Ystakei. Apparently Bong Revilla finds it cute to make a comment like that. I agree w/ you that the Hostage Crisis Ducta did was wrong & that “..No gray, only black and white!” Wrong is wrong. Period.
Pero, you know what, another angle to look at this Ducat guy is what his actions represents. That’s what is so wrong w/ the Philippines na. Moral decay ika nga.
Purificacion has been tainted, no longer pure as she tried to show pinoys! Heh, pareho ka rin pala ni Tianak!
Ate Chi, hindi na ako kinikibo ni Ate Anna. Kung ayaw na niya sa akin, sabihin mong ibalik na lang sa akin iyong BMW ko.
Heheh! Artsee, super busy lang siguro si Anna. Napansin mo ba na medyo pasingit-singit lang muna ang posting n’ya.
Sumagot na si Ate Anna sa poste ko pero hindi man lang ako binati. Nag-umpisa ang kanyang malamig na pakikitungo sa akin nang nag-usisa ako sa maganda niyang dalaga. Hindi naman ako ang nag-umpisa niyan. Wala naman akong ginawang kasalanan. Kung tutoo man na gusto kong makipagkilala, masama ba? Kung alam niyo lang na isang milya ang layo ng nakapilang mga babae para lang makilala ako.
artsee, ‘yan na nga ba ang inaalala ko sa mga kapilyuhan mo. aba’y tinalo mo pa yata si ramon revilla sa dami ng mga anak na gustong makilala ka. bawasan mo kasi ang pagka-chick boy mo.
kunsabagay kaya mo naman silang sustentuhan. di ba, pareng cocoy?
From The Independent
The botched US raid that led to the hostage crisis
Exclusive Report: How a bid to kidnap Iranian security officials sparked a diplomatic crisis
By Patrick Cockburn
Published: 03 April 2007
A failed American attempt to abduct two senior Iranian security officers on an official visit to northern Iraq was the starting pistol for a crisis that 10 weeks later led to Iranians seizing 15 British sailors and Marines.
news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2414760.ece
Kung hindi pinakawalan ang mga sundalong British, tiyak na makikialam ang mga Kano at gagamitin itong dahilan para atakehin na naman ang Iran. Mabuti na lang at maayos ang pagdadala ng Britanya sa krisis. Siguro batid na nila ngayon na walang mangyayari kung palagi na lang sila susunod kay Bush at Amerika. Pero huwag tayong nakakasiguro. Alam natin na naghahanap ng paraan at naghahanda ang Amerika sa isa na naman bagong digmaan at iyan ay laban sa Iran. Iyan ang isa sa plano nila sa Middle East. Pagkatapos ng Iraq at Afghanistan, Iran naman. Kapag makuha nila ang mga iyan, kontrolado na nila ang Middle East.