Aren’t you glad that there is a Miriam Santiago to say that the things we want to say but could not?
Who can say to Augusto Syjuco that what a fool he has made of himself “pasayaw-sayaw pa, kalbo na nga” using taxpayers money?
Syjuco is director-general of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA),the brains behind the “Supermaid” program, training Filipino women to excel as global domestic helpers, enthusiastically promoted by Gloria Arroyo.
Santiago’s shame campaign worked because a few days after she likened public officials engaging in premature election campaign using public funds to “ a herd of rhinoceros that are not only thick-skinned, but also dimwitted”, Syjuco announced that he was pulling out his radio and TV ads.
Aside from Santiago’s crusade against premature election campaign, officials using public funds for political adverstisements disguised as infomercials are also the respondents in the case filed by lawyer Ernesto Francisco Jr., last June at the Makati Regional Trial Court.
Francisco doubts very much if Syjuco experienced epiphany. He said it was more of the Tesda chief trying of save his skin, thick it may be according to Santiago.
Francisco said before Syjuco announced that he was discontinuing his nakakahiyang infomercials it was disclosed at the hearing before the RTC-Manila, Branch 22 presided by Judge Marino de la Cruz, by Crescencia L. Escurel, state auditor assigned at TESDA until about two weeks ago, that sometime in July this year, she had already issued a notice of disallowance of the amount of P12,333,604.52 representing TESDA’s advertising expenses for 2005-2007.
Escurel said Syjuco has been told to refund the said amount to the government.
Francisco said Escurel further testified that way back in 2008, COA had already asked TESDA to stop its media advertisements citing Circular No. 85-55A of the Commission on Audit but TESDA had failed to comply.
COA Circular No. 85-55A, which applies to all government agencies, “directs the continued adoption of austerity measures in the government, provides for the suspension of paid media advertisements, except those required in the issuance of agency guidelines, rules and regulations, the conduct of public bidding, and the dissemination of important public announcements, among others.”
Syjuco had admitted that P28 million in public funds were spent on infomercials, P6 million of which was paid to singer and actress Sarah Geronimo.
A news report said COA has also disclosed that at least P17.7 million on infomercials with Tesda, whose mandate is to help provide skills to Filipinos in order to reduce the high rate of unemployment, as the biggest spender.
Okay, Syjuco will stop the TV ads. But how about his ugly billboards cluttered all over the country destroying the otherwise countryside pleasant scenery? Francisco said that’s another matter that would have to be dealt with.
Other officials included in Francisco’s complaints are Vice-President Noli L. De Castro;
Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III, Defense Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr.; EducationSecretary Jesli A. Lapus; PAGCOR Chairman Efraim C. Genuino; Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser C. Pangandaman; and Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita (for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo).
In his complaint, Francisco asked that the court order the said government officials to make a full and complete disclosure of the sources of funds used for their paid advertisements and to make public the same; stop them from further appropriating or using public funds to pay for their infomercials; and order them to return to the State all amounts sourced from public funds which were used to pay for their paid advertisements.
He also asked the court to order the Office of the Solicitor General to institute the appropriate action or proceeding for the recovery of the said amounts.
Gloria Arroyo is the number one offender in uglifying the countryside. You see her face all over the country together with cabinet members and local officials.
Unfortunately, Santiago stays clear of the Arroyo couple.
Never mind, the Filipino people will take care of them.
Gloria Arroyo is the number one offender in uglifying the countryside. You see her face all over the country together with cabinet members and local officials.
Tag/spray her billboards with shit, draw porn pics on them, or better still, burn them, make bonfire of them…
Ellen, by the way, I am now seriously contemplating sending a bag of vomit to Merceditas — DHL here says all I’ve got to do is declare the contents, they will not examine the contents but can’t guarantee they won’t open parcel in Pinas.
the problem with these people eh akala mga tanga ang nakakapanood nito. especially when they let this marketing slash promo slash pang-wawalanghiya sa mga OFW on calling domestic helpers as supermaids! litsi!
they really play on barriotic minds na tipong they will be seen as gods for all the [insert nasty word] that they do to us.
all these billboards, tumitigbak pa sya nang tao during storm. i’d say, wag sunugin. pagbuhulbuhulin mo yan, tag-pi tagpiin, that still could be one habitat for humanity sa mga puritang pilipino na pinagkanulo ni [insert G’s name here] sa pagdurusa
as i have earlier posted…our municipiyo has two new school buildings for elementary. the tarpaulins thanking Gloria for all the good deeds she has done has the size as high as the roof and half of the building. Our municipality actually is blest with only one or three tarpaulins being displayed in its public areas…maliliit pa. Gloria’s tarpaulins within our municipality and along the new highway are huge!!!!
Ilang election na ang lumipas at lagi na lang ito ang problema. Kaya ginagawa pa rin dahil wala naman napaparusahan. Ang nakapagtataka lang .. anong ginagawang hakbang ang COMELEC sa mga problemang ito?
Nakakahiya! Si Gloria Arroyo ay promotor ng slavery. Anak ng jueteng, bakit pera ba nila ang ginastos para sa pina-gawang eskuela, kalsada o tulay? Dapat ang nakalagay sa billboards ay *Your taxes are spent on this project*. Ginagago nila ang taumbayan.
The billboards make me puke….
Only Brenda can do tell Syjuco and other cabinet officials what they really are to their faces.
Buti nga.
Pinag-iisipan kong iboto si Brenda, hehehe. Sige pa at baka makumbinsi na ako.
Nakakasuka talaga. Ano naman na makilala ang mga pilipino na mga dakilang katulong? Asuuuuuuuuuuuus! Di mo tuloy mapagmalaki ang bansang sinilangan!
….Ano naman ang ginanda na makilala ang mga pilipino na mga dakilang katulong?….
It’s about time that these promotions/billboards advertising projects courtesy of so and so politicians or officials be explained to the people that they don’t owe any debt of gratitude from them. Para bang ibig palabasin kasi nila na ang mga projects na ginagawa ay malaking utang na loob ng mga tao sa opisyal, samantalang trabaho lang nila yon at ang gastos ay galing sa kaban ng bayan at hindi sa sarili nilang bulsa at sila pa nga ang kumikita ng malaki sa mga kickbacks dahil sa mga overpricing sa contracts.
This mindset has been implanted in the minds of the people and nobody among officials and politicians care to explain to change that perception because politicians know it’s better to stay that way as bait for the people’s vote come election time.
These corrupt officials and politicians are promoting/advertising themselves not from their own pocket but at the expense of the people they professed to serve.
As for Brenda staying clear of the evil couple, we have this kasabihan in Pilipino: “Ang sakit ng kalingkingan ay nararamdaman ng buong katawan”,but I doubt very much if this apply to the Arroyos. Masyado silang makapal!
Anong klaseng patalastas ito? Supermaid…BOBO!!!!
Kaya hindi umaasenso ang mga tao sa Pinas dahil puro katulong na lang.Huwag na kayong magpa-alila sa mga banyaga.Mas mabuti pa kung umuwi na lang kayo sa probinsya at magtanim para marami tayong bigas,kamoteng kahoy at ampalaya.Kapiling pa ninyo ang mga pamilya ninyo.
Arroyo flies to Libya
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/08/30/09/arroyo-flies-libya
Ano ba naman ‘yan!? Lugmok na sa hirap ang taong bayan. Hindi na ba matatapos ang walang patumanggang pamamasyal? Aba’y hindi na tama ang ganyan, ah.
Ang epektibong presidente (kahit nandaya lamang) ay dapat laging nasa opisina niya (upang patunayang kaya ang pamumuno), hindi ‘yung parang baboy na pagala gala kung saan saan o parang kalapating walang humpay ang lipad kahit lagas na ang pek, este pakpak!
Walanghiyang inahing kalapati ‘yan! Kahit nangingisay na sa gutom ang kanyang mga inakay ang kung saan saang lupalop pa nakakarating na ang layon ay hindi paghahanap ng maipapakain kundi nagpapasosyal lamang ng walang katuturan. Palibhasa’y alibugha at subsob sa lupa ang lipad!
gloria super magnanakaw at maglilibot. sino ba ang presidente kung absent ang presidente.
Gloria flies to Libya?
Hmmm… One of Ermita’s lowerclass favourites was working big time in Libya last time I heard: BGen Pete Juachon.
Malakas ang loob ni Gloria na lumayas ng lumayas dahil alam niya na makakabalik siya sa puwesto ng walang problema, kasi, si Kabayan na nakapuwestong pansamantala ay pueding hindi arok ng utak ang trabaho at puedi ring may supalpal na kuwarta bunganga nito. Masarap din ang maglamiyerda ng hindi mo pera ginagastos, nalibot na niya buong mundo ng libre may nakaw pa, napasaya pa niya mga sabit niyang palakpak boys. Iba dating ni Gloria, sosyal.
maraming pinoy ang nagalit ng sabihin ng intsik na nasa hongkong ang pinas ay bayan ng tsimay, kabobohan ng pinoy dapat kay bansot sila nagalit hindi don sa intsik.