May the joys and pains we experienced in 2008 add to make us stronger and wiser to face the challenges of 2009. Happy New Year!
Making life worth living.
Month: December 2008
Update: Nagpaliwanag si Police Senior Supt. Nicanor Bartolome, PNP spokesman sa reklamo ng isang sumulat na gumamit ng pangalan na Juana de la Cruz tungkol sa P7,000 na cash gift. Umaasa sana kasi si De la Cruz na mabigyan din ang mga active officers ng P3,000 na binigay sa mga retired officers.
Sabi ni Col. Bartolome, ang savings lang daw ng PNP ay kasya lang para sa mga retired na kawawa naman dahil mas matanda na sila. Kahit wala na sila sa serbisyo, pinapahalagaan naman ng PNP ang kanilang serbisyo.
Sabi ni Bartolome, 120,000 ang lahat na mga pulis at walang sapat na pera ang PNP para sa dagdag na cash gift.
Natanggap ko itong sulat mula sa isang nangangalang “Juana de la Cruz” at nagsasabing asawa raw siya ng isang pulis. Hindi ito ang kanyang totoong pangalan. Ang mahalaga ay ang isyu na kanyang tinatalakay.
Ito ang kanyang reklamo:
Update: ABS-CBN reported that today Secretary Pangandaman was seen golfing with Mikey Arroyo, congressman son of Gloria Arroyo in Baguio Country Club.Was it to show off that they are that close to the powers-that- be. May reklamo kayo?
Inquirer update: Golf club suspends DAR chief over brawl
Three days after Gloria Arroyo announced the appointment of Nasser Pangandaman, as member of the reconstituted government peace panel to negotiate with Muslim rebels, the agrarian reform secretary watched as his mayor-son mauled a 56-year old golfer and his 14-year old son at the Valley Country Golf and Country Club in Antipolo City.
While mainstream media was taking a holiday break, the blogging community was in a furious state over the brutality of Arroyo’s adviser and his son as recounted by Bambee de la Paz in her blog (http://vicissitude-decidido.blogspot.com/2008/12/world-is-fucked-up.html) last Dec. 26.
Here’s excerpts from de la Paz’s blog entry on Dec. 26, 2008:
Christmas is in the heart. The venue does not matter.
This is best exemplified by the officers detained in Camp Capinpin and their families as shown in these pictures taken midnight of Dec. 24 and on Christmas day.
(The 17 officers detained in Camp Capinpin are part of the 28 charged with mutiny for allegedly for planning to withdraw support from Gloria Arroyo in February 2006. Court martial trial is going on. It will resume on Jan. 9.)
Buhay pa ba kayo pagkatapos ng Christmas sa Pilipinas?
Masaya na nakakapagod ang Christmas dito sa Pilipinas. Ngunit ang mahalaga ay buhay ang buod ng Pasko, magkasama-sama man o magkakalayo.
Ngayon ang ating haharapin ay ang bagong taon.
Lahat tayo ay umaasa na sana mas maayos ang 2009. Sa akin, magiging maayos lamang ang palakad ng ating bansa kung mahinto ang panloloko ng sambayanan. At hindi mahihinto ang panloloko ng sambayanan habang si Gloria Arroyo ang nagpapalakad ng bansa.
Life goes on even behind barbed wires.
Last Dec. 25, Jeanne Clarisse Sababan, four -month old daughter of Capt. James and Cletty Sababan was christened in an early morning mass inside the Custodial Center in Camp Capinpin, Tanay where 17 of the 28 officers charged with mutiny (re Feb. 2006 non-event) are detained.
Here are some of the pictures. I’ll post more photos and make more kwento later. I have to treat my nieces and nephews to the Festival mall.
Missed greeting all of you last Christmas. I was out-of-town. Didn’t have time to get near computer. I don’t want to miss sharing with you…
Update: Deedee Siytangco, spokesperson of former President Aquino said Cory’s apology to Erap was said in jest.
Erap’s reaction:
1. On the Statement that Cory Apology A Joke : If it was a joke, there was wisdom and truth in that joke
Even if it was said in jest, as some persons insist, the fact that it was said at all portrays the growing sentiment of regret about Edsa Dos and the realization that it was a mistake. In Mrs. Aquino’s own words, “I am one of those who feels guilty for the 2001 uprising.” Even if it is to be interpreted that former President Cory Aquino stated it lightly, it does not discount the fact that it was stated publicly and with sincerity. So we will take it for what it was worth: an admission by former President Aquino of regret over Edsa Dos and a gesture of reconciliation to former President Estrada for the bad judgment made at the time.
The statement was something that former President Estrada did not expect, much less ask for. Everyone in the audience was surprised by the line. And Mrs. Aquino’s statement to Congressman de Venecia, “Matagal ka na naming hinihintay na sumali sa amin” (we have long been waiting for you to join us) reflects the opposition and deep resentment of former President Aquino against the current administration.
2. On Richard Gordon Statement calling Mrs. Aquino “Sorry Aquino”
Mrs. Aquino is an internationally acknowledged icon of democracy and arguably the most revered citizen of the Philippines today because of her principled reputation. He need not share her sentiments but he should at the very least regard them – and her – with respect.
We can use the good senator’s own wisdom when he said, “When we are leaders, we must be called upon to teach our people.” As one of the most respected leaders of this country, Mrs. Aquino yesterday displayed and taught us humility, something a lot of politicians today need more of. She must be applauded for having displayed this, even if only in the light atmosphere of a book launch.
I have attended numerous gatherings hosted by former House Speaker Jose de Venecia and wife, Gina and I can say that last Monday’s launching of JDV’s book, “Global Filipino” was the most enjoyable.
The atmosphere was cheerful. Maybe it has something to do with Christmas. Definitely, it didn’t look like a gathering of those who are not in power.
Sa pagbilang ng dapat ipasalamat sa Panginoon, mataas sa aking listahan ang pagkakaroon ng blog.
Sa pamamagitan ng blog (www.ellentordesillas.com), nagkaroon ako ng sariling “publication” na mapatingkad ang ating demokrasya. At pasalamat ako na marami ang tumatangkilik.
Ang blog ay isa lamang sa modernong telecommunication technology kasama na ang cellphone, internet, fax, computers na talagang nagpapagaan ng pamumuhay. Basta gamitin lang sa maayos.