Ngayon na tapos na ang isang taon na ban o pagbabawal ng panunungkulan sa gobyerno ng mga tumakbo at natalo noong nakaraang eleksyon, huwag tayo magtataka kung makikita na nating sila bilang miyembro ng gabinete o hepe ng kung anong opisina.
Noong Biyernes, inanunsyo na ng Malacañang ang appointment ni dating senador Tito Sotto bilang bagong hepe ng Dangerous Drugs Board na may ranggo na cabinet secretary. Ibig sabihin noon miyembro na ng cabinet ni Gloria Arroyo si Sotto.
Ang DDB ay gumagawa ng mga policies at strategy para masugpo ang ilegal na droga. Ang nagpapatupad ng mga nagawa ng DDB na policy at strategy ay ang Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency na pinangungunahan ni dating Armed Forces Chief Dionisio R. Santiago. Ang PDEA talaga ang nasa frente ng laban sa ilegal na droga.
Sabi ni Sotto hindi raw siya pwede sa PDEA dahil siya raw ang gumawa ng batas na lumikha ng ahensya. Kaya okay na raw siya sa DDB.
Nakakatawa itong mga katulad nina Sotto na gusto nilang bumilib tayo na kaya siya linagay doon dahil eksperto siya sa paglaban sa droga. Siyempre alam naman natin na kaya lang siya linagay doon dahil kabagang na siya ni Gloria Arroyo. Kasama ng kabarkadang niyang si Tessie Oreta at sina Prospero Pichay, Ralph Recto, Mike Defensor, Chavit Singson at kung sino pang hindi ko na maala-ala na kandidato ng Team, sila ang nagdala ng bandila ng administrasyon ni Arroyo noong nakaraang eleksyon.
Di bale yan sina Defensor, Pichay at Recto. Talaga namang mga alagad ni Arroyo yan. Ngunit si Sotto at Oreta ay oposisyon kay Arroyo mula pa noong 1998. Si Sotto at Oreta ang namahala ng kampanya ng yumaong si Fernando Poe Jr. na dinaya ni Arroyo. Alam nina Sotto at Oreta ang pandaraya ni Arroyo.
Kaya parang nakabingwit ng matabang isda si Arroyo ng nakuha niya si Sotto at Oreta sa tiket ng administrasyon noong isang taon. At hindi pinatawad ng taumbayan si Sotto. Kaya siya natalo kahit na nagsimula siyang mataas sa rating.
Ang isang hindi mapatawad ng Pilipino ay ang pagtalikod sa kaibigan. Ang tingin na tao sa ganoong mga tao ay oportunista.
Mukhang okay lang kay Sotto kahit natalo siya dahil tingnan mo naman. Back to business na naman siya. Hindi lang siya sa Eat Bulaga. Pang-Malacañang na rin siya,
Sa kanyang mahaba na panunungkulan na serbisyo bilang vice mayor ng Quezon City at senador, hindi naman na-involve si Sotto sa corruption. Ang isang kontrobersya na nasangkot siya ay kay Alfredo Tiongco, isang big-time drug dealer.
Ngunit sa pagkaka-alam ko sa kasong yun, nagamit lang ang pangalan niya. Mukhang naisahan siya. Ganun ang nangyayari kapag ang isang tao ay hindi malalim at lista.
I only know Sotto as one of the main show host of Eat Bulaga! He hasn’t done any extraordinary thing that could have made him worthy as a government official! Pang-Eat Bulaga lang siya!
Ano ang tawag sa taong mabilis kumambyo ng kulay tulad ng ginawa niya, from Opposition to B-administration?
Klarong…Oportunista!
Pwe!
When those idiots ran under the ticket of Evil Bitch, they were promised government positions if they lost. The administration team paid for their campaign and would be rewarded later even if they lost; so they got nothing to lose.
Pichay is itching to be appointed as BOC Commissioner.
Believe na believe ako dito kay Sotto, hindi marunong MAHIYA!
Believe na believe ako dito kay Sotto, hindi marunong MAHIYA! He can easily change color, depending on the money being dangled in front of him. PWEEEEEEEEde ba wag na itong pabalikin sa opposition when they come to power.
Si Sotto, PWEEEEEEEde bang hindi na yan pablikin sa opposition kung saka sakali na it will come into power.
If you guys remember when Soto was still a Senator, he and his wife were caught bringing in lots of dollars at the US airport. They also own a mansion in San Jose, California.
Here’s the list of those who joined GMA’s trip to US:
Rep. Narciso Santiago III, Alliance for Rural Concerns Party-list Group; Rep. Monico Puentevella, Bacolod; Rep. Albert Garcia, Bataan; Rep. Mark Llandro L. Mendoza, Batangas; Rep. Hermilando Mandanas, Batangas; Rep. William Irwin Tieng, Buhay Party-list Group; Rep. Jose Zubiri III, Bukidnon;
Rep. Lorna Silverio, Bulacan; Rep. Mitzi Cajayon, Caloocan; Rep. Diosdado “Dato” Macapagal Arroyo, Camarines Sur; Rep. Joseph Santiago, Catanduanes; Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr., Cavite; Rep. Antonio Cuenco, Cebu; Rep. Eduardo Gullas, Cebu; Deputy Speaker Raul Del Mar, Cebu City; Rep. Rommel Amatong, Compostela Valley;
Speaker Prospero Nograles, Davao City; Rep. Antonio Lagdameo, Davao Del Norte; Rep. Marc Cagas, Davao Del Sur; Rep. Nelson Dayanghirang, Davao Oriental; Rep. Teodolo Coquilla, Eastern Samar; Rep. Andres Salvacion, Leyte; Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, Leyte; Rep. Trinidad Apostol, Leyte; Rep. Ma. Zenaida Angping, Manila; Rep. Amado S. Bagatsing, Manila; Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr., Manila; Rep. Rizalina Seachon-Lanete, Masbate;
Rep. Herminia Ramiro, Misamis Occidental; Rep. Yevgeny Emano, Misamis Oriental; Rep. Rozzano Rufino Biazon, Muntinlupa; Rep. Joseph Gilbert Violago, Nueva Ecija; Deputy Speaker Ma. Amelita C. Villarosa, Occidental Mindoro; Rep. Anna York Bondoc, Pampanga; Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr., Pampanga; Rep. Juan Miguel Macapagal Arroyo, Pampanga; Rep. Conrado Estrella III, Pangasinan; Rep. Ma. Rachel Arenas, Pangasinan; Rep. Eduardo C. Zialcita, Parañaque; Rep. Roman Romulo, Pasig City; Rep. Mary Ann Susano, Quezon City; Rep. Nanette C. Castelo-Daza, Quezon City;
Rep. Danilo Suarez, Quezon Province; Rep. Junie Cua, Quirino; Rep. Arturo B. Robes, San Jose Del Monte; Rep. Roger Mercado, Southern Leyte; Rep. Munir Arbison, Sulu; Rep. Rex Gatchalian, Valenzuela City and Rep. Antonio Diaz, Zambales.
Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago (lone senator)
Sec. Arthur Yap, Agriculture; Sec. Rolando Andaya, Budget; Gov. Amando Tetangco, Central Bank; Sec. Gilbert Teodoro, Defense; Sec. Ronaldo Puno, DILG; Sec. Jesli Lapus, Education; Sec. Lito Atienza, Environment; Sec. Margarito Teves, Finance; Sec. Alberto Romulo, Foreign Affairs; Acting Sec. Marianito Roque, Labor; Sec. Ignacio Bunye, Sec. Jesus Dureza, Press and Sec. Peter Favila, Trade.
“Ngunit sa pagkaka-alam ko sa kasong yun, nagamit lang ang pangalan niya. Mukhang naisahan siya. Ganun ang nangyayari kapag ang isang tao ay hindi malalim at lista.” – Ellen
Ha!ha!ha! Pinatawa mo ako ng husto, Ellen.
Kasing babaw ng Eat Bulaga, at kasing bobo ng mga tanong niya sa programa.
Kung lista si Sotto e di sana ay nag-independent siya at siguradong senador din siya ngayon. Ganun lang ang nangyari kay Mr. Noted, kasi ay lista ang asawa, heheh!
Korek ka dyan, Chi. Akala niya popular siya dahil bilib ang tao sa kanya. Hindi niya alam na kaya siya popular dahil nasa opposition siya. Akala ng mga tao, kahit hindi nga siya malalim at lista, tapat siyang kaibigan katulad ni Erap at FPJ. Hindi pala. Nasilaw sa offer ni Gloria Arroyo. Kaya ganun, bagsak sa pagka senador.
Thanks, bitchevil.
Ano ang pinaggagawa sa Amerika ng mga …. impaktos na nasa listahan?!
Millions of the nation’s dollars were spent for the junkets of these hinayupaks while Frank’s victims were left dead on waters for many days, and the poor have no foods on the tables.
Nagpasarap ng husto sa ‘merika ng walang sariling gastos ang mga animal. No wonder pinoys are living in Tralalaland.
Ellen,Chi, pinapahirapan nyo pa ang sarili nyo describing Sotto as “hindi malalim at lista”,
Bakit hindi nyo na lang sabihing “bobo”?
Tongue-twisted, I answered your question re P500 million Northrail official.
Chi and everybody,
Although, every now and then when the situation is really infuriating, I allow curses, I’m really uncomfortable with the “P.I” word.
If many of you notice, I have been deleting that phrase in your comments. Let’s spare ourselves the offensive phrase.
I don’t see anything wrong with “P.I.” word. What’s wrong with “Philippine Island”? Oh…maybe it means “Pidal Idiot”.
bitchevil, you know what i mean.
Ellen,
If my memory serves me right, that means Mike Defensor’s appointment at the PNOC Petron BOard last year, was a clear violation? How come no one raise this issue?
That’s a lot of SOB’s (Sons of Batasan), calling the attention of the empty suits from the Custom’s, how much hot items do these SOB’s brought with them from this junket? Well we dont have to call the attention of the Budget secretary for he was with them.
Did they account to the House what they achieved from this stupid trip? The people has the right to know, they are PUBLIC SERVANT and not PUBLIC ROYALTIES.
Ang pikon ay laging talo… Huwag naman ninyong laitin si Sotto dahil kahit ganyan-ganyan lang, talagang ganyan na siya at hindi na magbabago pa, he,he. Anong malay ninyo baka mamaya bubulagahin na lang tayo, nasa Palasyo na pala siya at tagapagsalita na siya ng pangulo… After all who will take him seriously? Better he will be the spokesman for queen as no one is taking them seriously, and he could really do justice to his role as a clown, “clowning” for the palace. Altogether they can convert Malacanang into a world center for comedy…why not sometimes they do things that make them a laughing stock (all over the world?), he,he.
Ok Ellen. Hindi makontrol ang emosyon minsan. Thanks for the reminder, again.
Gab,
Kaya nga ako nagtatawa e, nahirapan akong maging mabait kay Sotto, heheh!
eggplant,
Iyan ang kahintay-hintay…ang maging Gloria’s spokesperson si Sotto. At least ay baka mapahalakhak tayo…masakit na halakhak nga lang dahil sa kaipokrituhan, kababawan at kaestupiduhan.
Totoo ba na ang talunang si Recto ang ilalagay sa NEDA (sabi ng isa pang talunang Mike Defensor na appointed as NAIA Terminal 3 Task Force.
If true, no more hope for Romy Neri’s dream of going back to NEDA. Well, papuntang SEC daw ang bruhang ito.
Ang sasaya ngayon ng mga talunan, dasal nila ay hindi na matapos ang Glorya!
I was just kidding, Ellen. I knew the meaning. You’ve been very tolerant with us. I hope others won’t abuse your kindness.
For drug syndicates to control the market, they need people who hold powerful positions in the government. And Sotto could be their man inside. With Sotto as the head of the Dangerous Drug Board, these drug lords would remain untouchable. Remember Sotto was once implicated to have connection with a certain Tiongco, a drug lord. In his younger days, he was a street bump; a member of the notorious Tilt Down Men Combo.
Babalik ang mga talunan?
Babalik sila para magpatalo ulit o para may ipatalo? O wala lang kasi talo na talaga? 🙂
nag punta ako kanina sa exhibits re the Phil, WW II veterans at na mention na Vice Pres. ng organization who was in Washington DC na sa Congress pa ang Equity Bill..at they still need 60 votes for it to be approved..the trip was for nothing..
..at bakit kasama si Bunye? Hindi ba wala na siya sa government? And doon din si Sec. Dureza? bakit dalawa ba ang Press Sec. Kung sa bagay kailangan nga ni Gloria ang maraming press secretaries..kailangan talaga plantsahin ng maayos ang mukha niya,
RE..GMA’s $3,000 dress made of Phil materials..I understand she is promoting it…who can afford to buy the expensive dress..to be able to sell the product, dapat maganda ang model..pero si Gloria? kung sa bagay siya lang ang may kwarta..
Philippine politics, economics, society, peace and order, its all looking like a bad movie…we keep looking for that happy ending or at least a “and justice prevailed” scene even if the leading man takes a hit (I’ve long given up the hope of a big production number ending with singing, dancing and fireworks).
…but then again, who knows…
Yes, Gabriela, thanks.
Tito Sen or Goma for Sebu Repablique?
Rose, Bunye is now with the Monetary Board It’s Dureza who is now the press secretary.
Rose,
Thanks for that news re Equity Bill, ewan kung ipapasa pa iyan dahil sa laki ng money involved. Besides, ilan na lang sa mga beterano ang mage-enjoy sa EB kung sakali na hindi sila lahat matodas bago iyan maipasa.
Minamalas kasi ay inaangkin ni putot ang credit na wala pa. Iyan daw sana ang isa sa kanyang legacy/accomplishment. She already promised and boasted of the passing of the bill before the veterans on Bataan Day at Mt. Samat. Inunahan na ang US Congress sa pagpasa sa bill. Idiot bitch!
Pinaakyat pa sa bundok ng Samat ang mga uugod-ugod na beterano para lang lokohin. (Buti na lang ang tatay ko ay hate na hate ang impakta kaya hindi nagoyong umakyat sa bundok).
Golberg,
Walang katalo-talo ang mga talunan ng Tianak Unity (TU). Talo sa pulitika, panalo sa kwarta! Onli in da Pilipins.
Team Unity, Team ni Arroyo = TUTA!!!
Mga tutang walang pagmamahal sa bayan kundi sa sariling mga interes!
Miss ko na si Tonypwet Albano ang kanilang magaling na spokesperson. Nakita ko sa Youtube sa dugout ni Pacquiao pilit na idinidikit ang mukha niya kay Pacman. Tonypwet, isa kang linta!!! Ganitong uri ang mga tauhan ni Evil Bitch, hahaluan pa ng mukhang gagong si Anthony Golez na laging naka Amerikana mukha namang tanga!
Editoryal: GMA manhid na TUTA..!
http://www.philippinerevolution.net/index.shtml
Humaba na naman ang BABA ni Sotto. Kapaaaaaallllll talaga!!!!
Malapit na 2010, ang taon ng pagbaba ni GMA. Kung pagpapalain ng maykapal, kulang-kulang ng dalawang taon ang serbisyo ng mga talunan, kung totoo ngang bumaba si GMA at magwagi ang oposisyon, kung mayroon pa ng opsisyon.
Ito ang apat na “ba” na tanong, bababa ba si GMA?
Ellen,
Off topic breaking news — Des servantes accusent une famille émiratie de maltraitance dans un hôtel chic de Bruxelles
Servants accuse an Emirate family of maltreatment in a chic hotel in Brussels
Les servantes étaient originaires du Maghreb, d’Irak, d’Egypte, d’Inde, des Philippines, du Soudan, etc. Regroupées en fonction de leur religion, les musulmanes d’un côté, les chrétiennes de l’autre, elles ne disposaient pas d’assez de lits et se relayaient pour dormir – trois ou quatre heures par nuit. Les passeports des jeunes femmes avaient été confisqués.i>
(The servants originated from the Maghreb region, Iraq, Egypt, Indida, the Philippines and Sudan, etc. Grouped according to their religion, muslims on one side and Christians on the other, they don’t have enough beds and had to take turns sleeping for 3 or 4 hours a night. Ther passports were confiscated [by the princess.]…)
I wonder if Amba Ortega has been notified and if she is doing something about this.
Jersey JOurnal 7-8-08: “In April, the US Senate passed the Veterans Equity Bill, which would give Filipino Soldiers veteran status. The House of Representatives is expected to vote on it soon. If passed into law, Filipino veterans will receive the same benefits American veterans receive.”
..Hindi pa tapos ang laban ng mga veterano..ano ang pinuntahan niya na “to witness the signing into law?” hindi ang laban ng mga veterans ang pinunta niya dito..ang laban ni Pacwan..
Chi: sana maging law na. iilan na lang sila na buhay ngayon and are now on their late 80s or early 90s. Ang sabi nga ni Mr. Diaz “I am 91 years old and I will be fighting for this until I die.”
Speaking of ambassadors:
Carmelita Salas, 68, Philippine Ambassador to Prague, Czech Republic, has been discovered to be a permanent resident of the United States, DFA insiders revealed.This is a violation of the Philippine Foreign Service Act. (Tribune)
Manloloko talaga ang maraming government officials.
Rose,
Some veterans I know have already Parkinsons, Alzheimers or very ill, hindi na nila mahihintay ang EB. Lalo pang nagkakamatay-matay dahil sa kahirapang dala ni Gloriang Korap, sinungaling, mandaraya at magnanakaw!
Salamat at mabuhay si Mr. Diaz.
Anna, I’ll ask people in the DFA re news item that you cited.
Chi, DFA has really degenerated.
You have ambassadors whose concerned is to be citizens of another country. Remember our ambassador to Spain, Lani Bernardo whose wife is Conchitina Sevilla, who applied for Spanish citizenship after his term?
Spread eagle, In Strictly Politics tonight, Pia Hontiveros asked Mike Defensor about his appointment in Petron and he said it’s not included in the constitutional ban because he is representing the private sector although he said it was Gloria Arroyo who put him there.
Pinapaikot lang tayo.
Oo nga, Ellen. And those DFA employees who used to be courageous in exposing DFA anomalies, where are they now? There are insider sources but beyond that NADA.
Dati ay medyo bilib pa ako sa DFA until it turned into a mere GMA propaganda machine and tapunan ng basura ni Gloria.
Thanks, Ellen!
FYI…Neri is being appointed at SSS while Ralph Recto at NEDA.
Thanks, bitchevil.
What will Neri do at SSS? Kahit saan basta maipasak sa pwesto so he won’t cry. He’s not qualified at CHED, ganun din sa SSS.
What will Neri do at SSS? Sex, Sex and Sex.
Heheheh!
What’s the fuss about the green card of Salas when she has by virtue of her position since 1997 a permanent resident of the Philippines even when she holds a green card to the US as claimed verbally allegedly by her as long as she has not violated the rule on the citizenship of wannabe Philippine ambassadors.
I find worse those designated as ambassadors of the Philippines and claim that they cannot speak Pilipino and act more like foreigners than Filipinos. Worst is the ambassador to Spain for asking the Spanish government to grant him Spanish citizenship while still an ambassador for the Philippines.
There is also a ruling about marrying foreigners while serving as diplomats of the Philippines. By rule, they are supposed to resign and seek employment privately. Delia Domingo is an example even when technically she is very qualified. There should not have been any exemption to the rule especially when it comes to diplomats for fear of espionage, etc.
There is another one with the rank of ambassador likewise whom the Filipino residents of Japan would not like to see assigned back to Japan, and have asked the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs not to accreditate in case some idiots in the Philippines deploy her here. I understand that she is hated everywhere she goes, and people wonder now if they can impose that written board exams should not be enough to qualify for positions in the foreign service, but that diplomats should be exemplary and strictly abide to the idea and principle of diplomacy. That Philippine diplomat surely fails in this. She should in fact be sacked.
Truth is they should professionalize the DFA, and lessen the appointees put there by politicians. Likewise, career diplomats should band together to demand for better treatment than what politicians have relegated them to positions of atsoys and tsimays of politicians who, more often than not, get elected only by cheating/vote rigging. Time for these bureaucrats to tell these politicians that they are like them only public servants!!!
Nawala na talaga ang prinsipyo ni Sotto. Siguro noong halalan ng 2007, ang akala niya unbeatable siya dahil no.3 to no. 5 siya sa mga surveys bago ang kampanya. Ang chismis ay binigyan ng P100 milyon si Sotto at P50 milyon si Tessie, at ang kailangang P200 milyon sa pangangampanya ay sinagot na ni Evil Bitch. Naging praktikal siguro ang dalawa, sa halip na maghirap pang makakalap ng pondo at gumastos ng sarili, sumali na sa Team Unity, Team ni Arroyo (TUTA) ang mga ungas.
Ang buong akala ni Sotto, ay safe na siya dahil mataas ang kanyang ranking na kahit na lumipat siya ay panalo pa rin siya. Malaking pagkakamali, siya ay nag “nose dive”, ayun, sa kangkungan pinulot. Pati ang Eat Bulaga, na dati ay parang unbeatable ay tinalo na ng Wowowee ni Willie Revillame. Pati ang Eat Bulaga ay naapektuhan.
Lahat ng ito dahil sa maling akala.
In 2010, it would be the same scenario. Celebrities identified with Malacanang will not win. Less popular candidates from the opposition have better chance. Our only concern is the battle at the top not down at the Senate and Congress. The opposition needs a single presidential candidate to be able to beat Malacanang’s annointed one. But as it is now, there is no unity to speak of.
Ang isang tulad ni Sotto ay ilog na maingay.MABABAW.
Ang mga ganyang pulitiko ang dapat ibinabasura ng taumbayan.Tama lang ang nangyari sa kanya nuong nakaraang eleksyon.Sa kangkungan sya pinulot.Sya man siguro ay di makapaniwalang nangyari ang ganun.Manalamin na lang sya.BALIMBING.HUNYANGO.
When Sotto joined the administration, he defended GMA by saying that there was no cheating. Yet, Sotto was with FPJ during the campaign and election. At least, Tessie Oreta is more quiet even if she also joined the administration.