Ramdam na ramdam ko and pahirap na pahirap na buhay.
Ang pan de sal na nagkakahala ng dalawampiso ay halos hangin ang laman. Sa susunod na mga araw ay magiging P2.50 na ang bawat piraso.
Ang Shellane cooking gas ay P627 na. Noong isang buwan P500 lang yun.. Mga tatlong linggo lang yan sa amin.
Inaabot ng P5,000 ang aming bill sa kuryente. Tataas na rin daw ng anim na sentimo bawat kilowatt hour.
Hindi naman tumaas ang aming kinikita. Bumaba pa nga dahil maraming mga proyekto ang nakakansela dahil walang pera. Kaya ramdam na ramdam ko ang hirap.
Ang iba dinadaan na lang sa biro. May kuwento ng isang matanda na pumunta sa doktor dahil hindi niya maintiidihan ang kanyang pakiramdam. Bakit raw parang lumalakas siya samantalang ang dami niyang sakit na nararamdaman.
Tinanong ng doctor kung bakit sinasabi niyang pakiramdam niya at malakas siya samantalang hindi nga hindi maganda and resulta ng kanyang laboratory tests. Sabi ng matanda, “Kasi noong mga limang taon ang nakaraan, kapag pumunta ako sa grocery na P1,000 ang dala ko, halos hindi ko makaya dalhin ang aking napamili. Ngunit ngayon, P2,000 na nga ang budget ko, kayang-kaya kong bitbitin ang aking napamili.”
Ganyan lahat ang naririnig ko sa marami nating kababayan. Kahit ang konting maykaya, nagre-reklamo na rin.
Ngunit para sa Malacañang, maganda ang ekonomiya. Ramdam na ramdam nila ang ganda ng ekonomiya.
Oo nga naman, kayo ang ang numero uno sa kurakutan.
Sa survey na ginawa ng Pulse Asia noong Oktubre nang kasagsagan ng eskandalo ng bigayan sa mga congressman at mga gubernador ng supot-supot na pera sa Malacañang, ang pinaka-corrupt na presidente ng Pilipinas mula noong panahon ni Marcos ay si Gloria Arroyo.
Ramdam na ramdam sa Malacañang ang amoy ng kurakutan kasama na ang kanilang mga alagad.Bigyan ka ba naman ng paper bag na may laman ng kalahating milyon na cash Siyemre ramdam na ramdam mo yun.
Sabi ni Arroyo sa isip lang daw ng mga tao ang kurakutan sa kanyang administrasyon. Ang totoo raw marami na siyang nagawa para mabawasan ang corruption. Kaya pala bumabaha ang pera sa Malacañang. May naparusahan ba doon?
Bakit hinaharang niya ang imbestigasyon sa sa NBN/ZTE kung saan bilyon-bilyon ang mapapunta sa bulsa ng mga bata niya na pagbabayaran ng taumbayan sa debt service.
Mahaba ang listahan ng kurakutan sa kanyang adminisitrasyion. Kulang ang espasyo dito.Ramdam na ramdam namin.
Napakasit tanggapin ang isang katotohanan na ang itinuturing nating Ina ng tahanan eh pasaway.
Ano bang klasing ilaw ito ng tahanan. Selective at mayroong paboritong mga anak.
Walang iniisip kundi kapritsuhan ng buhay, gastos dito gastos doon, lakwatsa dito lakwatsa doon.
Isang alibughang Ina.
Hahahaha!
balweg,
Nagpapanggap lang siyang ina, kinidnap niya tayo matapos sakupin ang bahay natin at palayasin ang ama.
TonGuE-in na niya!
Ang MANHID ay ang mga sa gobyerno natin at ang pinagtataka ko lang ay nakakaharap pa sila sa taong bayan samantala kahit bata ay alam na pagnanakaaw lang ang kanilang ina atupag. Eto na naman si Siradora Miriam Defector na gawa gawa lang daw ang survey. Nawawala lang ang pagka MANHID nila kapag nabibisto at doon sila nasasaktan katulad ni Miriam Topak Defector siya ang nasaktan sa survey ng pilipino na ang amo niya ang MOST CORRUPT na president sa pilipinas. Doon sila nasasaktan kapag nabibisto. Hanep mga hinayupak talaga. Tag hirap na tayo sila sagana sa nakaw naman.
At hindi pa diyan nagtatapos ang pagra-ransack ng kawawang bansa. Nanalo sa bidding ng Transco ang consortium ng mga Intsik at Monte de Oro na dummy nina Aboitiz at Razon. Iilan na nga lang ang natitirang negosyo ng gobyernong walang-kalugilugi, niyari pa ang pagbenta.
Siguradong patagong ibebenta din iyan sa dayuhan, para may partehan silang kwarta dahil bawal magmay-ari ng mahigit 60% sa utility ang mga intsik na ka-partner.
Magtatas din iyan ng singil at sigurado, ramdam na ramdam na naman natin na nagoyo na naman ang kawawang Pilipinas.
Nakakasawa na ito!
TonGuE-tWisTeD,
Tama ka!
Matamis ang dila, mahusay magtahi-tahi ng salita para mapaniwala ang taong-Bayan.
Di ba ipinangangalandakan niya na gumaganda ang ating ekonomya eh bakit patuloy ang pagtaas ng presyo ng tinapay?
Eh hihirit pa yan, mangangatwiran uli oil at $ na naman ang rason.
Tama ka, kaibigang VonJovi. Kung ako ang Pulse Asia, magpapa-survey ako para alamin sa taumbayan kung sino ang akala nilang may tililing at hindi dapat magsilbi sa gobyerno!
Baka sabihin ni Gloria Arroyo at kanyang alipores ito’y ‘perception’ lang ang pahirap na pahirap na buhay. Talagang sobrang manhid ang pamahalang Arroyo. Kapit-tuko sa nakaw na kapangyarihan. Dapat ang paimbestigahan ni Senatong Brenda Santiago ay ang kurakutan ni Gloria. Hindi ang Pulse Asia, SWS o Ibon. Halatang may baltik sa utak.
Oo ng TonGue-Twisted siguro ay tatalunin pa ni Tililing ang mga naka kulong sa Mandaluyong Mental Hospital. Sa akin ay iyung mga nakakulong doon ay mas mataas ang moral kesa sa mga naka upo sa Gopbyerno natin. Kahit papaano ay malinis ang kalooban nila kaso nga lang ay may sakit sila. Itong mga hinayupak na mga magnanakaw ay ang itim ng mga dugo at laman eh.Mas paniniwalaan pa yata ang naka kulong sa Mental kesa kay Tililing eh. Magpapabaril daw , kesa susuntukin at hindi niya papaalisin ang mga nag walk out sa korte noon. Sira talaga puro dada lang kaya pala malaki ang bunganga eh.
Ina ng bayan? Ito lang ata ang ina na nagpapagutom sa mga anak, kinukulong ang mga anak, pinapatay ang mga anak, nagsisinungaling sa mga anak, nag nananakaw sa mga anak..palibhasa hindi naman siya ang tunay na ina ng bayan..peke, nangagaw..kaya walang damdamin..may mga favorito.In the US pag ang isang ina ay ganyan..ikinukulong kasama ang asawa, o boyfriend, at ang mga kasabwat..Today we catholics celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Blessed Mother loves all of us..and she asks us to pray for peace..Holy Mary pray for us now and forever…
Bakit bakit ba maraming over 75 na nagtratrabaho pa sa Filipinas..si raulo, si Angara, si Enrile (buhay pa pala) si Angara at marami pa..dapat mag retire na ang ito..tired na tired na ang mga tao…at bakit ba kahit may tiriring ay pinagtatrabaho din? are we short of qualified people? I don’t think so…but why?
rose;
Tama ka riyan,kung may batas tayo na pag 70 ay pardonado at alisin na sa munti,dapat lang na magkaroon din tayo ng batas na pagdating ng 70 ay alisin na sa gobyerno at bawal ng sumali sa dahilan kapag nakagawa sila ng kasalanan ay hindi din sila makukulong.
Ramdam na ramdam ko rin ang walang patumanggang pagsikil at panghuhothot ni gooria sa taumbayan – kasi wala namang pumipigil sa kanya.tawa siya ng tawa habang nililimas ang kaban ng bayan, at para bahang nanglilibak: mga ugok, wala naman kayong magagawa!
Hi folks,
I just want to share this good tidings, about a president who violated human rights:
Peru’s Fujimori sentenced to six years for
abuse of power (1 day ago)
LIMA (AFP) — A Peruvian court Tuesday sentenced former president Alberto Fujimori to six years in prison for abusing his powers by ordering an illegal search in the dying days of his 1990-2000 rule.
The punishment — which his lawyer immediately moved to appeal — was handed down in a case heard separately from a trial that opened Monday against Fujimori, 69, for alleged human rights violations.
More, by visiting this site – afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jevvOxthPS9xWVObkNOZ5o3shK1g
Kelan kaya mangyari ito sa pinas?
Ramdam na ramdam ng mahihirap ang kumukulong tiyan dahil madalas na ang laman ay tubig at hangin lang.
Ramdam na ramdam naman ng mga kurakot na Arroyo-Pidals, Tongressmen at mga katulad na korap ang masarap na dighay dahil sa paglamon ng steaks at pag-inom ng wine at brandy.
Ramdam na ramdan ng mahihirap na unti-unti silang namamatay dahil sa patuloy na hindi maabot na taas ng bilihin.
Ramdam na ramdan naman ni Gloria ang pamamayagpag sa nakaw na kapangyarihan sa tulong ng mga pulitikong magnanakaw, singungaling at mandaraya na tulad niya.
Meron ngang nagtangkang muli na putulin ang pagmamalabis ng most corrupt Pinoy lider, pero wala rin dahil sa mas marami ang mga ‘mapagkunwari’.
Chi,
Success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration …
Talagang ramdam na ramdam ang hirap ng buhay.
Pandesal? Next week o ngayon na nga yata 2.50 na ang isa. Paano pa kaya ang ibang bilihin?
Ekonomiya natin wala namang trickle down aproach. May buhay pero parang lantang gulay. Globalization nga naman ano?! Ang mayaman patuloy na yumayaman at ang mahirap patuloy na humihirap at pinahihirapan pa.
Kung siguro makakabili ako ng apat na pirasong pandesal sa pamamagitan ng piso ko, maniniwala akong umuunlad ang ekonomiya at malakas ang piso. Ano pa nga ba ang aasahan mo sa pekeng panggulo? Peke na, mambobola pa! Lumalakas daw ang piso? Naku! Tanga lang at mga bayaran ang maniniwala sa iyo! Pasahe, LPG, kuryente, pangunahing bilihin, serbisyo at kung ano pa, tumaas lahat. Si pinokyo, pag may sinabing hindi totoo, humahaba ang ilong. Si bakit kaya si Gloria? Ilang beses nang hindi nagsabi ng totoo, hindi humaba ang ilong. Siguro kasi, pati ilong niya, katulad niya?!
Nyahahahahahahahahahaha! Tagos ba?
More than 20 years ago, the coke on the vendo in Japan was 100 yen. Lately, I got it in the vendo 110 yen despite the 240 yen to the dollar before and 110 yen now. Even the soba, my favorite when my pocket is on diet retained its lowly price. For salary adjustments, we were promoted. Something is very wrong here. Economist nga pero sa kanila lang ang economic boom at kung bakit lagi legislated ang salary increase. bakit di ipromote nalang to get the desired salary increase. That way, price of goods wont follow the legislated increases.
Ang Dos-singkuwentang pandesal ay mga pagsubok lamang iyan na dumadating sa ating buhay kahit na gaano pa ito kailit o hangin lang na inipit ay bilhin na natin at ito ay ating kakayanin. Maaari pa sigurong utangin lalo na kung ito ay day old bread at paulit-ulit na isinasalang sa pugon na mainit. Subalit bakit tayo patuloy na bumubili,Sabi nga dahil kailangan sa laman ng tiyan.Marami ang dapat na isaalang-alang sa isang pirasong pandesal,dahil hindi lamang ang ating pansariling lalamunan ang ating dapat na iniisip,tawagin mo na rin ang anak ni Magdalena na nakatanaw sa iyo sa maliit na bintana sa tuwing ikaw ay dumaraan sa kanilang bakuran at bigyan ng pirasong pandesal dahil sa aminin man o hindi ay patuloy ka pa rin inuusig ng iyong konsensya na ang isang pirasong pandesal ay pagdamutan mo pa.
Para sa iba, ang pandesal ay mahirap bilhin, pero dapat nating intindihin na ang pandesal ay isa lang payak na almusal.Marami sa atin ang nagtatanong,bakit nagiging mahal ang pandesal? Ang pandesal ay katulad ng ham and egg breakfast dito sa merica. Sa mga may kaunting pera ang pandesal ay pinapahiran nila ng mantikilya,sa mga milyonario ang pandesal ay ipinapakain nila sa kanilang mga katulong na yaya.Sa mga walang kaya ang pandesal ay sa imagine na lang nila.sa mga obrero ang pandesal ay isinasawsaw nila sa kaping mainit at iniimun ang kaping pinaghugasan.
Ang pandesal na nagbibigay ng buhay at pag-asa ay kailangan lakihan na sa halagang Dos-singkuwenta.Hehehe!
Had a lunch at my fave Indian resto, the owner is a friend of mine.
He told me that three years ago, he bought a piece of property for $22,000. He sold it last year for $76,000. Nagsisi at hindi raw niya nahintayan this year, the property now commands $220,000 easy. It’s in Bangalore.
Also in Bangalore, a lot of Indians in the tech industry now get $100,000 and more annually. No wonder why Americans are now employed either in India or China. Sila ngayon ang lumalabas ng ‘merika. Kaya si Gloria Medaya Orinola ay nakikipagkiskisan na sa Indian gov’t, baka makaisa siya dun.
Kaya lang ay ayaw ng India ang korap kaya binigyan na lang s’ya ng giant tarheta at pinauwi na sa kanyang bansang kawawa.
Ang progress ng Indian economy ay totoo, ang sa Pinas ay dinodoktor ng most corrupt lider in the history of Pinas.
Naiwan na ng todo ng India ang Pinas. Ang hinahabol nito ngayon sa ilalim ng Arroyo-Pidal ay ang Republic of Cameroon!
Nag-away si Presidenti Gloria at si senadora Maria dahil sa bag na nawala galing espanya,dahil walang umamin sa dalawa ay ginawan na lang sila ng kasunduan para matapos na ang pagtatalo nila, daanin na lang sa sabunutan. Kung sino man ang matalo ay aamin na siya ang kumuha ng bag. Napagkayarian din nila na kung sino ang suko na ay magsabi lang ng ‘tama na’ para matigil ang sabunutan at tanggapin ang pagkatalo. Nang magsabuntan na ang dalawa,nanaig si bisayang senadora at walang tigil niya itong sinabunuta at pinagsasampal sa mukha si kapanpangang pangulo, si Glori sumuko at sumigaw ang paulit-ulit “TAMA NA, TAMA NA.” Ngunit si Bisaya tuloy pa rin ang pagsasampal sa mukha ni Gloria na ginawa niyang ‘punching bag’.Inawat sila ni Edong at tinanong si senadora kung naririnig ba niya ang sigaw ni pangulong Gloria na TAMA NA, TAMA NA. Sagot ni Bisaya: “Oo naririnig ko, pero hindi ako naniniwala, sinungaling iyang si Gloria!”
Chi,
India is a land of contrasts… ang disparity between rich and poor is malaki… Bangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi and other big cities are where you find most of the affluent ones… but if you go to the suburbs… you will see families working on the ditches; man does the digging and shoveling, wife, with baby at the back, carries the dirt in basket, … all for a daily rate of USD 2.00 … ( first hand experience ito, ha… kasi i went there on a business trip… )
This nation both have a space program and nuclear capability but also have a lot of people living in poverty. But it is true that in the near future, it will become another economic force to reckon with… next to China…
They also have problems with their own politicians but at least their politicians had laid out a master plan on what India is suppose to be in the next decade or so…
Yung mga politicians dito, especially si GMA, walang inaatupag yan kundi kung paano sila mananatili sa pwesto. Paano kikita sa mga projects…( pati nga ito, pinatulan nila GMA… ) at kung anu-ano pa…
To be honest, if we compare Marcos and GMA, … at least si Marcos may vision on how to industrialize the country… mayroon syang pinapatupad na 11-point master plan for industrialization… ito yung hanggang ngayon ang backbone ng mga project sa Pilipinas since Cory… and wala pang nag-update nito since then… baka nga in the future, history will be a lot kinder to Marcos at the rate that our country is being ravaged by GMA… ( o sige para mas “polite” … being ravaged by GMA’s incompetence…. )
Kaya nga yamot ako sa mga nagsasabing, may nagawa si GMA sa ekonomiya dahil in reality wala naman talaga syang plano tungkol dito… walang inatupag yan si GMA kungdi ang kanyang sariling kapakanan…
Para sa malakanyang maganda ang ekonomya.That is a “Bubble Economy”
Economics na parang bula – lumalaki sa hangin lang, at pumuputok kung sumobra na sa laki.Ang economic principles, maganda para sa isang ekonomiya kung ang paglaki nito ay based on healthy fundamentals, tulad ng higher productivity and output, mas mataas na sweldo, mas maraming savings, tamang investments, atbp. Pero minsan ay nasisira ang balance, kaya masyadong tumataas ang halaga ng ilang mga bagay kahit na wala namang tamang dahilan pwera sa speculation.For example,nagdodoble ang presyo ng mga house and lot sa pagitan ng ilang taon lamang kahit di naman masyadong tumaas ang sweldo.sa madaling salita, hangin ang nagpapalaki sa halaga imbis na totoong laman – nagkakaroon ng bubble. Dahil walang tutoong rason para ma-sustain ang growth, puputok ito kung sumobra na ang laki.-Parang lobo na puputok kung sosobrahan sa bomba ng hangin.-Iyan ang tinatawag na “Bubble Economy”
Sa totoo lang ang mga OFW natin ang nagpapalakas sa halaga ng piso at sila ang dahilan kung bakit lumalago ang ating ekonomy.Alam ba ninyo na noong masahol pa sa isang kahig at isang tuka ang bansang hapon when Japan in the Meiji era pinapadala ang mga dalagang haponesa sa
China and Southeast Asia para magbenta ng katawan. These girls were referred to as “karayuki-san”–from “Kara e yuku” – papunta sa China-.By 1900,kapareho na ng bilang ng 500,000 na ang dami nila, at sila daw ang naging No. 3 exportearner ng Japan. They were, in a way, considered heroes dahil sa sacrifice nila upang mabuhay ang pamilya nila. Pero ang stance ng Japanese government ay mas malupit sa una ay dead-ma ang mga officials sa existence nila, then later on ay kinahiya sila at pinagbawalan ng tuluyan.Simula ng 1980s, ang mga foreign women naman ang nagsimulang pumunta ng japan in para sa sex industry ang tawag sa kanila ay japayuki.Kaya kapag nagtuloy-tuloy ang OFW natin at walang karakutan sa gobyerno magagaya ang bansa natin sa bansang hapones ng nagputa sa ibang bansa para umasenso,ngayon naman sila ang pinpuntahan ng mga nagpuputatsing.Kung nagpapaalila ang mga kababaihan natin sa ngayon,bandang huli ang bansa naman natin ang mang-aalila sa kababaihan ng mga dayuhan.
It’s not a kept secret, we all know what need to be done to save whatever remaining or it only will get worsen. Since the shameless occupants of the whore house is most determine to ruin all of us. She has a mission to destroy our society no matter what the cost, including the cost of pandesal or galunggong the staple food of the unfortunate.
Ramdan na ramdan, is just like a song, crying to be rescued from the whore. But no one came. Sad!
pag-ibig anaki’y aking ngang nakilala
di dapat palak’hin ang batang maldita
sa pagiging salbahe kapag namihasa
kung lumaki man ay bansot, usli ang ngipin n’ya.
“Ramdam na ramdam ko ang pahirap na pahirap na buhay.”
bah, ang ganda ng ekonomiya natin, ah?
sobrang lakas ng piso kontra dolyar kaya nagagawa ni gloria kasama ang sanrekwang amuyong na mamasyal at magpasarap, makipagsaya sa mga dugong bughaw sa europa.
nararamdaman ba ito ng mga pobre? hindi naman, ah? ‘yung mga walang hanapbuhay, ramdam ba nilang mahal ang bilihin? ang pagtaas ng presyo ng mga pangunahing pangangailangan? ‘yung mga tambay na walang makitang pagkakakitaan kaya nagkakasya na lamang sa paghimas sa tiyan at paghihikab, nakakaramdam ba nila ng paghihikahos?
HINDI NA!
dahil manhid na sila sa gutom. wala ng pakiramdam ang kanilang balat at hindi na rin gumagana ang kanilang utak dahil bantad na sa lahat ng kasinungalingan ni gloria!
“…….dapat lang na magkaroon din tayo ng batas na pagdating ng 70 ay alisin na sa gobyerno….”
may age requirement ba ang katinuan ng pag-iisip?
si gloria nga, mula pagkabata hanggang ngayong siya’y lumaki na (bansot nga lang) dala ang kamalditahan at kawalang katinuan ng isipan.
at saka kailangan ni gloria ang mga katulad nina siraulo gagonggonzalez, eduardo ermitae, juan once enrile, sergio apostulo laway, eduardo angarapal atbp.
kung wala sila, hindi magiging kapanipaniwala ang mga kasinungalingan ni gloria!
“To be honest, if we compare Marcos and GMA, … at least si Marcos may vision on how to industrialize the country…” – piping dilat
Years ago, my foster father, former base commander of Villamor gave me a book “THE FILIPINO IDEOLOGY” with Ferdinand Marcos as the author, it was a blueprint for progress, unfortunately I left it in Cebu. I’ll try to look for it, apparently there are no copies in National Bookstore.
Here’s the book…
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/9710300431/ref=dp_olp_0/102-6935817-5273717?ie=UTF8&condition=all
juggernaut:
Sa pagkakaalam ko 1000 lang ang bilang ng original copies nyan.
nelbar,
In that case, balikan ko sa Cebu, pangitaon ko na lang sa balay! Salamat!
Kaya pala mainit ang ulo ni misis palagi, nahihirapan siyang mag budget! Naku, ibig sabihin, bawas-dagdag = bawas budget from night outs, dagdag sa budget ni Mrs.!
Ramdam na ramdam ko na rin!
pahuway ka anay igsuon.
malayo pa ang paglalakbay.
pangamuyo kitang tanan kay tata josep adlaw at gabii
Pastilan igsuon, usahay mahutdan man ko ug pasensiya sa uban tawo na nagatoo gihapon kay nang Gloria. Tuod gid, kinahanglan ang pangamuyo…
We have a president whose psychological makeup inclines her do as she pleases. Because the House of Representatives has been bribed, and the military top brass stacked with loyalists, she has gotten away with it — so far. But the polls show the very strong discontent among the people, especially over the perceived corruption in government. The Senate is starting to challenge the Executive, as it should — but slowly, slower than it should. The way things are moving, there is infinite opportunity to diddle and dodge — in effect conducting business pretty much as usual until 2010 (or longer if the Cha-Cha train moves on)
chi,
“Ang progress ng Indian economy ay totoo, ang sa Pinas ay
dinodoktor ng most corrupt lider in the history of Pinas.”
yes agreed. pero taken over-all, India is still poor. there is no trickle down effect yet. kung yung mga Pinoy dito nagsasabu di nila ramdam ang gumagandang ekonomiya, ganun din sa mga Indians! Hundreds of millions ay di pa rin ramdam ang boom.
saka yung mga taga-bangalore – ang inaatupag nila ay kung paano mabibigyan ng trabaho ang mga kababayan nila. at hindi kung paano mapapatalsik ang prime minister o presidente nila
it is difficult to compare india and pinas due to population difference, maybe india and china but not pinas and india.i think there is no doubt that there is more money now in pinas but it goes only to the very lucky few.what is more difficult to explain is why are the prices of commodities which are produced and sold in the pinas going high? the only explanation is corruption from the highest level.
norpil,
as a testament to the richness of India – it has more dollar billionaires now than Japan
The Failure of this Nation is in Our Hands
India is an old civilization, if we are to measure a nation’s expertise in governance and economic gains in the number of trials and errors through the years, the Philippines is a child compared to India.
I believe we are on our way though, the Philippine economy will move inspite of Gloria and her minions. The private sector will propel our economy forward, even if it means having to pay up extra to line some politicians’ pockets, we’ll just have to work harder, thats all. The OFWs, the BPOs, and the SMEs will usher in an age of a stronger middle class, able to give their children better educations and this next generation of electorate will more discerning and wiser in choosing their leaders. Corruption thrives in ignorance and poverty. What will happen to the “masa” then, the poor farmers, the dwellers of slum areas, the street people? This wide voter base that is perenially used by unscrupulous traditional politicians by taking advantage of their weaknesses will most certainly dwindle in number. Why? They can’t afford food, life saving medicines (congress shelved the cheaper medicines bill), and there is no genuine land reform further culling the biggest employment sector in the country – agriculture, with its massive number of informal employment. Corruption is like a hemmoragic fever virus (ebola), it spreads fast but also kills the host, so isolate, or remove the host, and the virus dies with it.
The people who are actively clamoring for reforms today may or may not succeed in toppling GMA. If we do succeed, what then? What is our direction? Who’s going to step up and lead us? I have grown old fighting, from Marcos, to Erap, and shamefully I also did my part in putting Gloria as President.
What I do see, is a more long term and sweeping way of finally seeing satisfactory changes. Use the democratic processes to our advantage. The administration now appears strong because of their numbers. Why not break up this number? Use divide and conquer, who put these congressmen, governors, mayors, and barangay tanods in power? People voted for them. So now what remains to be done is to identify these officials who betrayed their mandates, list them down, look at their profiles, and use what we learn from this sad experience to choose better leaders.
If government policies are influenced by politicians protecting their own interests, seek out and isolate them. What do we really want? Can we at least come up with a list of things we want in our government? Economic, political, social, what reforms do we aspire to have. If anyone can clearly make a blue print summing up all the reforms we deserve, lets have it.
Although I will always have a bias for some specific sectors, and I will almost always choose to sympathize with them right or wrong, I have been dealing with international business for quite too long to ignore that the country needs to show “stability” and genuine respect for the rule of law. We cannot succeed in the global market if our trade partners fear loosing their investments and we also need to show our trustworthiness, our transparency. We have proven to the world our productivity and propensity to excel in any endeavor. Its time to prove it to our own countrymen that we can win this battle and win without resorting to “scorched earth” policy…
ang presyo ng bilihin sa atin ay para sa mga familia ng nag a_abroad lang at mayayaman na.yong mga condo, ang mamahal na na rin.ang karaniwang ofw hindi na kayang bilhin o hulog -hulogan.risky pa dahil ang buyer na ofw walang proteksyon kung sakaling hindi natuloy ang project.lumobo na rin ang presyo ng house and lot.pero sa ibang bansa lalo na japan,ang gap ng mayaman sa mahirap ay hindi malaki.kung kaya ng mayaman bumili ng bagong sportcar,kaya rin ng ordinaryong tao lang.ang farmers sa japan mas may pera hindi lang isa ang kotse.may proteksyon sila sa govierno nila.at saka kahit mayamang bansa na sila,hindi sila bumibili ng bigas sa ibang bansa.yong govierno nila masyadong concern sa mamamayan nila.hindi lang pakitang tao.isang palpak na gawa lang,resign ka agad yong iba, yong nagpapakamatay pa.sana dito sa pinas ganoon din.please mrs. arroyo….
“Molded in a very elitist Catholic girls’ convent (Assumption) environment”: Gloria is the epitome of the “Laking colegiala” , a completely different universe from the Filipino “masa”. It was a world revolving around rich Filipino-Spanish meztisos (“the conio kids” like Mike Tuason Arroyo and his Tuason cousins,well, Spanish half-breed, light skin, brown hair, aquiline noses ) and speaking with their peculiar “Taglish” vocabulary and accent (which has been the butt of Pinoy jokes).No wonder Gloria never develop real empathy for the poor!
“ang presyo ng bilihin sa atin ay para sa mga familia ng nag- a-abroad lang at mayayaman na.”
patria plata, este adorada,
malaki na ang nawala sa aming mga OFW’s dito sa saudi arabia. kuwentahin mo ‘yung 55 noon na 40 na ngayon. hindi kasi nagbabago ang palitan ng riyal to dollar. ganu’n pa rin. parang napako sa SR 3.765 to $1.
mayayaman na lang ang may kakayahang makaagapay sa araw araw na pagtaas ng presyo….. lalo na ‘yung tumatanggap ng sobreng paldo galing sa mga demonyo sa malakanyang.
sabi nga ‘nung nakausap ko kagabi, sa halip na maiipon ‘yung dating ginagawa noong pagtatabi ng 200 to 300 riyals para baon sa bakasyon ay idinadagdag na lamang sa ipnadadala buwan buwan. pati ang pag-uwi ay pinipigil na rin at ang pambili ng tiket at vacation money ay ini-encash na lamang para sa mas mahalagang pagkakagastusan ng pamilyang umaasa sa buwanang padala.
sa ganda ng ekonomiya natin, lalong nagkakawatakwatak ang mga pamilya!
ito ang hindi nararanasan at nararamdaman ng mararangal na buwaya sa pangunguna ng hidhid at gahamang si gloria!
“saka yung mga taga-bangalore – ang inaatupag nila ay kung paano mabibigyan ng trabaho ang mga kababayan nila. at hindi kung paano mapapatalsik ang prime minister o presidente nila.”
paanong iisiping patalsikin ang prime minister o presidenteng hinalal ng bayan na hindi nangungurakot o nananakot ng kalaban sa pulitika? ng pang-aagaw ng panguluhan? kailan ba sa kasaysayan ng india nagkaroon ng garapalang dayaan sa halalan? ng panghaharang ng impeachment sa pamamagitan ng pagbili sa mga mambabatas sa mababang kapulungan? kailan nag-impose ng executive privilege ang presidente, prime minister o miyembro ng gabinete sa pamahalaan ng india? kailan nagbitbit ng kabit kabit na amuyong ang namumuno sa india bilang suhol at “langis” sa gusto niyang humarang sa pagdining ng kawing kawing na kasong kanyang kinasasangkutan? kailan nagkaroon ng pamumudmod ng paldong sobre sa mismong loob ng palasyo ng presidente o prime minister? ng pagbili sa mga alagad ng simbahan?
meron bang katulad ng ating joker, miriam, bunye, ermita, apostol, defensor, esperon, remonde, kambal na gonzalez, at mga bayarang kotongresman sa india?
mag-isip muna bago magkumpara!
umalis muna sa pagkakasubsob sa puwet ni gloria upang makita naman at maamoy ang inuuod at umaalingasaw na kabulukan sa loob ng malakanyang.
mahirap talagang imulat ang nagbubulagbulagan.
Mrivera,
I understand you completely. Whats happening is that we OFWs have to work harder, overtime, double jobs, triple pa nga kung pwede, grabe, akala tuloy ng mga dayuhan ang lalakas natin, hindi nila alam tinatago na lang natin ang high blood pressure, ulcer, at over fatigue. Dianadaan na lang sa sobrang kape, red bull, yung iba nga nagda drugs para hindi maramdaman ang pagod. Sana hindi bumigay ang katawan, marami pang pina-paaral, nagbabayad pa sa bahay, padala pa kina nanay, etc. Sa layo natin sa ating mga anak, nakakatakot ang mga balita, paano natin masigurong maayos ang pag aaral nila, matino ba mga barkada nila, nakakaloko kung iisipin…
juggernaut,
if there is one thing i did not regret in my decisions, that was opting to stay out from the military service which i find later a better step i have done.
my eyes were opened to the real truth i did not see when i was still wearing my stripes that only began after i took up military courses that involved dealing with the civilians and assigned as trainor in several special operations and tactics training courses.
Mrivera,
You miss the “samahan.” The feeling of complete trust in someone that you can even entrust your life to, something you don’t see in the corporate setting where you have to watch you’re every step. Thats why even if Mindanao is so far away, I make it a point to travel as much as possible. Good thing the banana and pineapple plantations are my customers so I can make a side trip. Of course I have some friends here in Manila also but they are in the PNP and PSG, they are well off compared to the ones in the field but I tend to avoid them as much as possible. Used to be that we meet in National Defense College shooting range in the weekends.
Balita kagabi sa ABS-CBN(Probe) ang Kerala.
Ipinakita dun na dumami na ang mala-Noah’s Ark na mga bangka na sumisimbolo na dumami na ito.
Samantalang nasulyapan ko naman sa BBC News ay tungkol sa Gujarat state election.
“Ang pan de sal na nagkakahala ng dalawampiso ay halos hangin ang laman. Sa susunod na mga araw ay magiging P2.50 na ang bawat piraso.
Ang Shellane cooking gas ay P627 na. Noong isang buwan P500 lang yun.. Mga tatlong linggo lang yan sa amin.
Inaabot ng P5,000 ang aming bill sa kuryente. Tataas na rin daw ng anim na sentimo bawat kilowatt hour.”
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Objectively the question is, how much is government involvment in fixing commodity prices in a free enterprise?
None. United States, the world largest exporter of wheat is having shortage in harvest that resulted to spike in flour prices (the raw material for pandesal). The world price of liquid petroleum gas or LPG (like shellane) runs in line with crude oil. Crude oil per barrel hovers around $90 in 2007 compared to $60 in 2006. The huge jump will have ripples on all prices not only electricity but due to increased cost of delivery. Luckily the actual increase in prices in goods and services did not match the higher oil price increase due to strong Philippine currency (due to OFW remittances) used to buy the oil.
There is strong opinion that without the OFW remittance factor which cushioned the price increases, Trillanes would have been successful when people would have joined and marched to the street to protest what would have been incredible prices (based on 52 instead of 42 exchange).
In essence, Gloria Arroyo is vulnerable NOT on what she does but on what she has no control.
‘Congratulations, megalomaniac Gloria!’
By Ronald Roy
COMMENT
12/14/2007
Early morning last Saturday, I heard on radio a live conversation taking place between “Vice President” Noli de Castro and Philippine ambassador to Kuwait Eric Andaya, while “President” GMA was in Europe still undecided to extend her junket to appeal to Emir Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah on behalf of the condemned OFW Marilou Ranario. Mr. Andaya clearly said, “It’s now a done deal. Sufficient blood money has been offered and received, and the emir will spare her life as a matter of course!” De Castro then excitedly replied, “I shall now make the announcement to the Filipino people so that…” “No, no don’t do that Mr. Vice President! President Arroyo will break the news to the nation after she sees the Emir! You know very well she hates being upstaged!”, he butted in. Ambassador Andaya was of course right in reading the presidential mind. Nobody but nobody steals the thunder from Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
(More on http://www.tribune.net)
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Sumalakay pala ang Credit Grabber Kwin Korap!
Kung ang pagasa natin ay ang foreign exchange na pinapadala ng mga OFW, simple lang, bakit di na lang bigyan lahat ng passport. Kung anu-ano pang pangpahirap ang requirement. Ibigay na lang pag 18 year old o kaya 16 year old. Mas malaki ang pagasa kung mas bata pa. Ibigay na libre ang passport. 500 pesos is not much compared to the 500,00o pesos na pinabibigay. Kahit na mga exconvict, lumaya na at rehabilitated. Tutal, di naman nila sala ang ginawa dito kung nasa ibang bansa na. Mabuti nga, di na sila gagawa dito, sa ibang bansa na lang at puntahan na lang ni Aling Gloria sila doon sa tuwina.
React tuloy itong eavesdropper over my shoulder. Di mawalaan na raw ng credibility ng passporting natin. Sabi ko naman, dont worry, mas credible naman ang passport galing sa Recto. It can be used regularly and repeatedly even on multiple user. At, nadyan narin ang bisa ng corruption, bribery and other expertise of the Filipino people even at the cost of their lives and pain.
“Objectively the question is, how much is government involvment in fixing commodity prices in a free enterprise?”
Commodity pricing takes into consideration the different factors of production. In all aspects, the government IS involved. Directly and/or indirectly.
-Manpower: the highly-skilled labor force is siphoned out of industries by the lure of higher paying-jobs abroad. The cost of training and maintaining a company’s workforce may just be a mere 5% of total income but in a highly-competitive industry, such percentage is a hefty one and it could seriously wipe out the bottomline where products have small margins. Government should be involved in productivity enhancement and skills improvement for those who are not qualified or those who chose not to go abroad and take that burden off business who in the long run will keep employing people and pay taxes in return.
-Machinery: Tax and duty-free importation perks including capital equipment are reserved only for newcomers to the detriment of the traditional companies and investors who suffer unfair competition on the entry of johnny-come-latelys. Some end up closing shop. Think Francisco Motors vs. Ford.
-Credit: Banks are not required to prioritize the financial needs of industries. Instead, they buy risk-free government bonds and other securities leaving crumbs to fuel industry growth. Government further complicates the situation by competing with business for the funding its projects.
-Technology: Aside from herbal medicine, and a few biotech and agro-based researches, the DOST is nothing but Sayang and Techno-Huli, as insiders call their agency. Patent applications for inventions are unattended and the stories have the same ending, the patents are approved and bought by neighboring countries, China as the major buyer. Even Dingle’s fuel-from-water “folly”, government making the most boisterous laughter, has been granted patent in China, after DOST dismissed it without even having to test it. Government is also guilty of neglect – our spending for R&D is the lowest in the region while our counterparts hire our engineers to do their R&D. It’s not government’s fault?
-Land: It has been government policy since Marcos’ time to disperse industry outside of the big metros. More than two decades has past and no significant changes have happened. Why, because the ages-old insurrections remain, and will continue to stay until the corrupt military leaders who are coddled by their Chief are all out of service. New investors have no choice but to build their plants in the fringes of the big cities promoting more migration and sprouting of numerous squatter colonies.
-Distribution Channels: The markets are dominated by middlemen who, more often than not, only transport goods from producers to markets. Of the large disparity in prices, almost all contribute to the middleman’s profit. Those who choose the other mode, by importation or integration, have to contend with smugglers who are all protected by government agents themselves. The biggest known protector of smugglers sleeps in the same bed as you-know-who. If the trend continues, and aggravated further by lowering of tariffs, manufacturers may prefer to be mere marketers by simply importing finished products, pay the corresponding bribes and distribute to your stores. This is one sure way to kill the manufacturing industry with all of its workers joining the ranks of the unemployed. Not all of them can be taken in call centers, no?
In conclusion, government is not expected to “fix” commodity pricing, in fact, it should not, but it is primary responsible that commodities are available to all in the right quantities and quality, at the right time for the right value. Its failure to fulfill such basic expectation, over many decades has remain unchanged or has turned from bad to worse.
juggernaut,
agree. but with the meager salary i was then receiving (even now if still am in the service though i should have retired four years ago) as an enlistedman, i doubt i could send any of my children in college.
i was not able to put up anything for my family during my stay in the service and am not ashamed to say that what i had when i entered the army is what i have when i went out, the clothes i wore. buti nga may brief pa, eh.
sad for my former colleagues because most of them had joined the creator.
sina mgen palparan at col boygee pangilinan lamang yata ang medyo matagal pa bago mamaalam.
Juggernaut, Magno,
I know of officers with as “low” as lt colonel rank who have managed to send their kiddies to the best private schools in Manila notwithstanding their “meagre” salaries.
Many of these officers rose to star rank and have managed to send their kids to medical and law school, provided them with their private vehicles, allowed them to travel, etc.
FVR’s own exec asst during his time was a lowly Air Force major who managed to build a few houses, made his wife and family spend their holidays in the US and in Europe, owned several cars, etc. and live a “rich man’s” life during his tenure with FVR. By the time he retired as colonel, he was already RICH!
Re: Boygee Pangilinan was already into golf and frequent trips to the US, owned a few cars, had 3 houses even as a young lowly 1st lt — he made a lot of money in a few years from the time he served as exec asst to Boy Enrile in PMA to the time Enrile became CGPA and CSAFP…he was in charge of briefcases containing dollars and dollars from which he could easily dip his finger, and of course Boygee was tasked with executing command decision “TO PRODUCE!”
(Enrile by the way owned 3 brand new Mercedes Benz when he was CSAFP — something unthinkable but true!)
Most of these officers were poor before they entered the service but many have become wealthy as they rose through the ranks.
That’s why I admire Gen Lim who chose not to be corrupted.
talagang mahirap na ang buhay sa pinas…yung mga iba nating kababayan na nagbebenta ng mga piratang dvd at cd, minsan, para sa akin, hindi mo din masisi…yun lang ang alam nilang ibenta at alam natin na madami ang nabili ng mga ganun kasi di hamak na mas mura…
off topic, papogi na naman tong si bong “balimbing” revilla…siya na ngayon ang nag ri raid sa mga dvd and cd vendors, bypass na nya ang authority ni edu manzano…balimbing, kung gusto mong pumapel as an OMB, “ninonggggg, bumaba ka na as a senatorrrr, bago maging huli ang lahatttt”…ehe he he… tama na ang pag papapogi, ang pag tuunan mo ng pansin, yung kurakutan sa gobyerno…saan ba napunta ang pork barrel mo, balimbing? sa taong bayan ba? para kang si congressman nograles, kuha lang ng kuha ng pork barrel nya, diretso sa bulsa nya, hindi sa taong bayan…idol kita bong, pero mali ang ginagawa mo…
In the course of my dealings with the AFP for years, I have met and known of only ONE top ranking officer (from an array of major service commanders and star ranking officers) who has not been blatantly corrupt, i.e., refusing to accept bribe money from local agents, dealers or fixers …
“In conclusion, government is not expected to “fix” commodity pricing, in fact, it should not, but it is primary responsible that commodities are available to all in the right quantities and quality, at the right time for the right value. Its failure to fulfill such basic expectation, over many decades has remain unchanged or has turned from bad to worse.” – TonGuE-tWisTeD
The conclusion did not explain the increase in prices which is the contention of hirap ng buhay. There is adequate supply of pandesal, shellane and electricity in the country.
“In the course of my dealings with the AFP for years, I have met…” -Anna
The idealist PMAers have left the service. I knew one who is PolSci professor at Harvard University. The police/military runs the lucrative illegal jueteng and logging operations on top of license/permit (tong) on all cargo trucks (foods to spare parts) plying from one province to another. The navy/coast guard runs the blackmarket operation in the south. Plus standard commission on all government purchases where the comptroller is a service officer. As an example, the US court made Senator Lacson pay an american citizen on the amount that the senator withheld as tong over police contract while he was in PNP. Or the US customs seizure of 2 briefcases of dollars put General Garcia on the court martial plate. It is not surprising to know that ex-service officers are having lavish spending in the US courtesy of Filipino’s money.