Update: Back to Malacañang as evacuation center.
Former AFP Chief Hermogenes Esperon, now chief of the Presidential Management Staff said there was an apparent miscommunication: Malacañang was not supposed to be an evacuation center as Arroyo herself announced Monday.
“This is a repacking center, meaning we will receive donations, repack them, then send them to evacuation centers where the flood victims are,” he told the Philippine Daily Inquirer. “If they want to receive relief goods, they should go to the evacuation centers.”
Arroyo announced Monday that she will be transferring temporarily to Bahay Pangarap across the Pasig River to accommodate the victims of typhoon Ondoy. Her exact words: “Relocated families will be sheltered in all available premises within the Palace grounds. Government employees will be asked to make room for our guests, and I myself will move across the river to temporary quarters at bahay pangarap in the PSG compound.”
In ANC’s “Strictly Politics”, Presidential Spokesman Anthony Golez had another version of Arroyo’s announcement. He said Malacañang as evacuation center is only for flood victims in areas surrounding Malacañang.
Host Pia Hontiveros pointed out to Golez that those who were rendered homeless by typhoon “Ondoy” were mostly from Marikina, San Mateo, Quezon City which are far from Malacañang.
Inquirer’s story:
Long lines at Palace ‘relief’ center irks Arroyo
By Christian V. Esguerra
Philippine Daily Inquirer
President Macapagal-Arroyo didn’t like what she saw on the first day of her unprecedented order to open Malacañang to common folks: a long stretch of poor villagers peeking through the gates of the Kalayaan compound under the intense mid-afternoon heat.
That was apparently the closest they could get to the National Relief Operations Center set up at the Palace grounds to help victims of typhoon Ondoy—until Ms Arroyo got visibly irked.
Such was the sight that greeted Ms Arroyo when she arrived at the Kalayaan Hall at around 1:30 p.m. from a Cabinet meeting in Camp Aguinaldo. Her face turning sour, she immediately ordered Palace guards to let the villagers in.
Hermogenes Esperon, presidential chief of staff, sought to downplay Ms Arroyo’s subdued annoyance, saying “she just didn’t want to see the people lined up outside.”
About an hour later, the number of people expecting relief goods would swell to around 500. Many of them were women and kids coming in slippers and tattered clothes.
An old man on a wheelchair fell in line, at the end of which volunteers were distributing only hamburger buns.
Esperon said there was an apparent miscommunication: Malacañang was not supposed to be an evacuation center as had been announced Monday.
“This is a repacking center, meaning we will receive donations, repack them, then send them to evacuation centers where the flood victims are,” he told the Philippine Daily Inquirer. “If they want to receive relief goods, they should go to the evacuation centers.”
But no less than Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita had announced that offices at the Kalayaan buildings could be used to temporarily house flood victims.
To avoid disappointing the villagers, many of whom were from neighboring communities just outside Malacañang, volunteers handed out pieces of bread and softdrinks. By 3:30 p.m., most of them were filing out of Kalayaan.
The supposed miscommunication aside, Malacañang promised more assistance for families affected by the storm.
Ms Arroyo, Vice President Noli de Castro, and members of the Cabinet promised to donate their two-months’ salary for the victims. There are 23 active members of the Cabinet.
She also ordered an early release of the 13-month pay of government employees not spared by intense flooding over the weekend.
The President earns at least P69,916 monthly, the Vice President P55,916, and Cabinet secretaries P48,916, according to Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya.
Ms Arroyo also appealed to car repair shops not to “take advantage of the situation and give a good price rather than higher prices” for motorists, whose vehicles had bogged down in heavy floodwaters.
In a late afternoon statement, Ms Arroyo expressed dismay over criticisms regarding the government’s purportedly slow and inadequate response to flood victims.
“The disaster work we do is critical, but often other people have a wrong understanding,” she said.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the Palace relief operations center had distributed donation packs to 273,453 victims in Metro Manila.
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My column in Malaya, Sept. 30, 2009
Disaster spin
I posted on Facebook and in my blog the statement of Gloria Arroyo on her latest public relations gimmick, turning Malacañang into a relief operations center and she, moving out of the Palace to stay temporarily at Bahay Pangarap in the compound of the Presidential Security Group across the Pasig river.
“I have ordered Malacanang Palace to be opened to the general public, effective immediately, as a center for relief and rescue operations, the receipt and distribution of charitable donations and the temporary relocation of families who were displaced or made homeless by the storm.
“Relocated families will be sheltered in all available premises within the Palace grounds. Government employees will be asked to make room for our guests, and I myself will move across the river to temporary quarters at Bahay Pangarap in the PSG compound…
“I am confident that the right example will be set by all our government leaders, whatever their party preference or political coloring, as we are challenged once again to show the world that the Filipino nation does not lack in the qualities that can make heroes out of us all.”
Sorry, Malacañang’s spin is not working. No one is impressed.
Lyn Resurreccion saw through the spin: “This is all for show.”
Abdollah Mouawad shares Lyn’s sentiment: “This is pure gimmickry. Kulang lang yan sa pansin.
“Malacañang Palace is where the highest official of the land lives holds office.Its only use other than that is receiving and holding banquets for visiting dignitaries and local official functions. Using it as center for relief operation and housing the displaced victims of the recent man-made calamity is disrespect to the dignity of the Palace.
“Oh well, what do you expect from the not-duly president. Showing compassion to the victims in this time of disaster cannot erase the unexplained involvement in Gloria, her family and her allies in several anomalies.”
Orlando de Leon said,”Just ignore her. We don’t have a president at this time anyway…..except for one pretending to be.”
Harold Brian Geronimo said, “This is a PR nightmare. Whoever suggested this should be crucified. First and foremost, the timeliness of this gesture is out of momentum. Many other entities, mostly private and religious, have already opened their doors for evacuees since Saturday. Malacanang did the same just today.
“Second, Malacanang is too far to be an evacuation center for those coming from Pasig and Marikina. Who would want to go that far to seek shelter? They would rather go to Goldilocks commissary in Shaw blvd that was opened for evacuees since yesterday. I bet most of them enjoyed the puto, dinuguan and cakes.
“ Third, who would want to see Mrs. Arroyo there? I don’t think the evacuees would want to see her either.”
Ferrum Mann said there maybe those who would really want to go to Malacañang. “ Yung mga nakawalang buwaya sa Pasig Nature Park doon nakita sa Malacañang. May nunal pa nga yung isa.”
Vic who is based in Canada said is amazed by Gloria’s chutzpah:”Even in a state of calamity, GMA doesn’t fail to try to play for Points. Being a mediocre leader, she can only provide a mediocre leadership in times like this.
“Fortunately, majority of Filipinos are resourceful. They will survive on their own despite their impotent leaders. My own brother was stranded up in his upstairs room with his wheelchair-bound wife with nothing. We could not even communicate with him.
“We found out they have survived through relatives from Davao, but lost all their stuff. That’s not important. Material things can be replaced. What is not acceptable are uncertainties, insecurity and the lack of protection from your own government.
“And she has the gall to brag how well her leadership is accepted by her people. It is shameful.”
“Malacañang takes back Arroyo’s announcement of turning Palace into evacuation center”
Natauhan din!palibhasa hindi nag-click ang gimik!
“This is a repacking center, meaning we will receive donations, repack them, then send them to evacuation centers where the flood victims are,”
at sino naman ang magtitiwala sa malacanan na magbigay ng donation? aber, sino?!
ooppsss…binawi tapos mabasa na nakakatawa sa madlang pipol ang spin nila.
Si Asspweron na ang nagsasalita, hindi na si Remonde, Fajardo, Olivar, etc…
Why? Akala nila ay mababago ang intindi ng tao kung si Ass ang magsasalita?
Ah, korek…wala namang presidente kahit peke ang Pinas ngayon. Never mind them. They now feel the anger because no donations and relief goods come their way.
You’re no longer a lucky bitch, Gloria!
Binawi kasi kahapon pa ang announcement but not a single soul came over to EK to beg for foods.
Ondoy showed Gloria that she is irrelevant to kapinuyan. She should no longer wait the June 30, 2010 high noon… just pack up this very minute and go hie kahit sa impierno, no coming back this time. Ang hirap dyan kay Gloriamus ay balik ng balik!
I don’t believe Esperon is a Phil. Science High and UP alumnus, for he cannot even comprehend simple English sentences. Gloria clearly ordered the conversion of the Palace into an evacuation center, how could he claim it was a mere “miscommunication”? Because they only found out later the stupidity of evacuating to far-away Malacañang? They didn’t consider earlier that the victims still had to look after their submerged houses and belongings or whatever is left of them? They realized that only when they saw the queues, that the only ones willing to stay there are those who live in the immediate environs.
Well it isn’t good copy to see in the news the huge number of starving beggars, who are Gloria’s slum-dwelling immediate neighbors, in a kilometer-long line for hamburger buns and soda.
“Show the world”, as one blogger here keenly observed, wasn’t supposed to be this kind of scene.
“We have worked on flood control infrastructure…
this will help relieve hundreds of hectares
in this old city of its age-old woe.”
“State of the Nation Address”: July 27, 2009… STATE of CALAMITY is more like it, exactly TWO MONTHS LATER “
What do we expect from Gloria Arroyo’s 9 year-old Yo-Yo policy? Sa totoo lang allergic siya sa amoy yagit. Pakitang tao lang ang kanyang unang pahayag. Tila wala silang (donors)tiwala sa kawatan ng Malacanang. Assperon’s repacking center? Baka iyong corned beef ay maging dilis.
Philippine Floods: Why Wasn’t Manila Prepared?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090929/wl_time/08599192664600
hindi ko nai-post yong litrato! sayang! paki-ayos na lang po. thank you!
Okay na yung link, Reynz. Thanks.
Philippine Floods: Why Wasn’t Manila Prepared?
“In Manila, millions of residents now live in a world of mud…”
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090929/wl_time/08599192664600
Malaya has a front page photo, proof that Malacanang grounds became a rescue and evac center for a while until the spin did not catch fire and Asspweron was made to enter the drawing.
Ayan at si Mikaela na apo ni Gloria ang kanilang ibinalandra para sa kodakan. As if meron mababago sa image ni Gloria na inutil!
@10 – Philippine Floods: Why Wasn’t Manila Prepared?
For one thing, the budget for Emergency Calamity was used for Gloria’s travel. I had no clue that Gloria’s Foreign Travels means Emergency Calamity.
They need to update the dictionaries.
and she also said that we have all the infrastructures to avert calamities like this. that’s what she said in the last SONA.
unfortunately, these infrastructures were photoshopped.
great malacanang talents at work.
Long lines at Palace ‘relief’ center irks Arroyo
MANILA, Philippines — President Macapagal-Arroyo didn’t like what she saw on the first day of her unprecedented order to open Malacañang to common folks: a long stretch of poor villagers peeking through the gates of the Kalayaan compound under the intense mid-afternoon heat. – http://www.inquirer.net.ph
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The Panduck was visibly annoyed at the sight of the ‘mababaho’ sabi ng balita. Tapos ay umentra na si Asspweron to ‘soften’ the impact of Gloria’s simangot. Ayun naman pala e.
Flood kills 246 in Philippines; survivors seek aid
“…The presidential palace was opened as a relief center, and President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s executive chef cooked gourmet food for victims at another shelter.”
“…Sensitive to criticism that her administration was unprepared to respond to the disaster, Arroyo launched a public relations offensive to show her administration was doing all it could to help — even while conceding the country needed international aid.”
“…She opened part of the presidential palace as a relief center, and hundreds of people received food and made free phone calls to friends and relatives.”
Source: TERESA CEROJANO, Associated Press Writer
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090929/ap_on_re_as/as_philippines_flooding
Ganun????
Ina-abot na nang bunga ng karma ang “company of Cheaters ”
na ang main office ay malacanang.susunod dyan earthquakes and more typhoons.iyan lang ang paraan ng nature’s LAW para mabuking ang mga sinunggalin o mandaraya
at mandarambong.kasi kahit na ano pang batas ng constitution, binastos na nila..ngayon ang batas ng Kalikasan ang kalaban nila…na malaon ng sinira ng DENR, at mga DPWH, COA, at Budget Management.biruin mo 13- ” rubber boats ” lang daw mayroon ang PN, para gamitin sa libo-libong nalulunod…grabeeee!..kung di pa nag-accounting ang kalikasan, di malalaman ng taong bayan. Kaya maraming nasawi, at kawawang mga mahihirap. Pa-paano na si Gibo ? Maiipit sya nito.13-rubber boats only ?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090929/ap_on_re_as/as_philippines_flooding
By TERESA CEROJANO, Associated Press Writer Teresa Cerojano, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 47 mins ago
MANILA, Philippines – ….
The presidential palace was opened as a relief center, and President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s executive chef cooked gourmet food for victims at another shelter.
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Is this true? Who’s the source of this writer? Baka si Asspweron.
All over the news and Facebook at nakita ko sa video na tinapay lang ang ibinigay ng “chef” ni Gloria sa mga tao, kinakamayan pa for kodakan.
Where’s the center where Gloria’s chef served gourmet food for the pipol na sinimangutan ni Gloria?
I bet the writer got her news from the Enchanted Kingdom where the gourmet food was served to Ondoy’s victims, her source was Asspweron.
Toronto Mayor David Miller, failed to settled the City Workers Strikes that went for 39 days, and inconvenience the Residents for disposing their garbage through picket lines and with no city Day Care for the duration, last Week announced that He would not Seek Re-election for Next year Election even as the City saved a Million a Day during the strike and will be deducted from the Property tax next year. He failed and he knew it and accepted the consequence…while GMA failed in so Many things, Lied, and meantime, her family and cronies and Generals are enriching themselves, the Weather Bureau do not have the capabilities to Forecast the Weather accurately for even within the 24 hours period..(we could have save some clothing, the Upstairs was just vacated by my niece and her 4 year old who decided to get away from it all, 12 hours before Ondoy were with Us here in Toronto), the Disaster Rescue Team, put themselves in Danger for Lack of proper equipments, while the Residents wait in hopelessness for something that should have not caused so much tragedy if the same leaders would have taken a little time to Prepare, yet they all become Defensive for their Neglect…It is a shame…shame and just like being immune from most anything..they too are immune of SHAME>>>
oopps, sori sa balita na nakuha ko sa yahooo. It’s also in Malaya pala. (Nakondisyon na ang aking isipan na walang magawang maganda ang gobyerno ni Gloria).
” ‘Ondoy’ victims in evac center get a taste of Palace cooking
MORE than 620 “Ondoy” flood victims housed at the San Juan Nepomuceno Elementary School in Pasay City yesterday got a sampling of gourmet food courtesy of Malacañang executive chef Aurora “Babes” Austria.”
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Ka swerte naman ng 620 na yan at least ay nakakain sila ng masarap kahit ginawa silang balita for the world to read that Gloria cares. Naku po!
I think Aspweron deliberately distorted his amo’s announcement, maybe with approval from goyang who must have realized the folly of opening the palace to flood victims. hay naku! anong klaseng mga tao ito?
Tongue, re #5 comment; If he can’t understand English, here’s the Tagalog version in the OPS website:
PGMA’s Message regarding “Oplan Sagip Center” in Malacañang
Bahay Pangarap, Malacañang Park
28 September 2009
Kahit na hindi natin inaasahang mangyari muli sa ating buhay ang tindi ng kalamidad na dulot ng kakadaang bagyong Ondoy, ito ay di masyadong nagbibigay ng gaang loob sa ating mga kababayang nasalanta ng bagyo, na ngayon nangangailangan, higit sa kailanman, ng ating kalinga at ating tulong habang sinisikap nilang maitayo muli ang kanilang mga buhay.
Bilang kontribusyon sa pangkalahatang pagsisikap, pinabuksan natin ang Malacanang bilang emergency center para sa gawaing relief, bilang isa sa mga sentrong tanggapan at pamamahagi ng mga donasyon, at bilang pansamantalang evacuation center ng mga pamilyang nawalan ng tahanan ng bagyo.
Ang mga evacuees ay bibigyan ng silong sa lugar na available sa mga gusali ng Malacanang at sa mga tolda na itinayo sa pagitan ng mga gusali. Kung kinakailangan, ang mga empleyado ay magsiksikan upang may lugar ang ating mga kababayang nasalanta. Ako ay lumipat muna sa kabila ng ilog sa PSG compound.
Ang aking ama, si Dating Pangulong Diosdado Macapagal, na ngayon ang kaniyang kaarawan, sa panahon niya, may Common Man’s Day sa Malacanang tuwing Byernes. Ngayon, kahit hindi Biyernes, dapat ganoon din sa ganitong panahon ng krisis kung kailan ang ating mga kababayan ay dapat nagkakaisa at nagtutulungan. Buo ang aking paniniwala ang lahat ng ating mga namumuno magbibigay ng tamang halimbawa, ano man ang kulay ng kanilang pulitika o partidong sinasamahan, habang tayo ay hinahamon ng panahon na muling ipakita na ang sambayanang Pilipino ay hindi nagkukulang sa mga katangiang maglalabas ng kabayanihan nating lahat.
Ibang klase talaga ang pamilyang ito!
Pati ba naman ‘yung mga bata ay ginamit pa para lamang masabing tumulong nga sila?
Ilang dram na alcohol kaya ang ipinaligo sa mga bata matapos ang photo op?
Kayo naman. Alam naman ninyong itong si Mr. General Sickretary Hermoranas Espweron ay isang seasoned military officer who was used to military terms of miscommunication, asahan pa ninyong maiintindihan niya ang simpleng order para sa relief operation kuno?
Huwag na kayong umasa dahil ang alam lang niya ay “over and our” kung minsan pa nga ay pinagagalitan niyan si “roger” dahil mali ang taya sa huweteng ng “10/4” at lalo’t higit ay alam lamang niya ay dagdag dito bawas doon.
Mali mali pa nga siguro ang computation niya ng back at forward azimuth, eh!
“over and out” dapat ‘yun pero puwede na rin ang “over and our” dahil dapat over ang our kabig ng tongpats sa military contracts sa mga suppliers ang alam ni Espweron.
Ms. Ellen & others,
Read in other blogs that the reason why some parts of the Metro is still submerged in water is because the Manggahan floodway is still closed, the reason: baka bumaha daw ang Malacanang pag binuksan. Can you or anyone here verify this? I hope it’s not true.
Kung relief operation ang hangad ng mga taga Malakanya, dapat ay may nakahanda na silang ipamamahaging relief goods hindi ‘yung maghihintay pa pala sila ng darating na tulong.
Sino ba naman ang magtitiwala sa kanila na kilalang walang mga pinapatawad basta’t pakikinabangan?
Nasaan na ba ang contingency and miscellaneous fund ng OP? Naubos na sa kalalamyerda o naitago na sa bangko?
Tsk tsk tsk!
Hello, Isipin na lang natin ang Bato, bansag iyan ki Heneral ass-apron punasan ng amo ( boos )ng kanyang mga
kaklase sa pma…lahat tuloy na kanyang maka-sama nagiging Bato ( batugan sa pag-tulong, ngunit Bato sa pag-payaman
na tax ni Juan de la Cruz.kahit na ano pan nga siguro ang gawain nila…mahirap na nilang mapaniwala ang mga tao,
busted na busted na ( sa buong mundo . Noong araw milyones kung tumulong ang mga bansa kung may kalamidad sa Bansa, ngayon, gina-gawang installment ( kailangan maubos muna ang
unang na-ibigay, at naka monitor pa ). Us Embassy $50,000, sunod naman ay same amount ( marami din ang gustong mag-donate na nasa ibat-ibang bansa, ngunit nag-dadalawang isip, dahil baka lang mapunta dyan sa mga “company of cheaters , mga bato-bato…sana naman, taman na sila ng kahihiyan…dahil pag-hindi, dalawang OnDOY pa, darating na mag-papagising sa kanila, hanggang tuluyan na nilang lisanin ang pinag-kwartahang palasyo . Biruin mo, parang baha ang nangyari ki Ombudsman, M. G humapa lang
yung baha. Nawala na ang nakalantad na kaso.Malinaw naman
na sangkot, at alam ng taong bayan ( saan bang planeta nanggaling ang company of cheaters na ito ).damay tuloy ang lahat sa bigat ng Parusa ng poong Maykapal.kung mga
ha-pon ito, tapos na sana, dahil nag-harikiri ( nagpakamatay ) na sila.ngunit di uso sa mga Makapili na pinoy.May God help them change their ways for the next
generation ( kung mayroon pang matitira ).
Marahil kung masaklap at masakit ang dulot ng bagyong Ondoy,mas masakit ang naramdam ng boong sambayanan pilipino ang pananalasa sa araw-araw ng siyam na taon ang ginagawa ng bagyo ng mga Unggoy sa ating kaban ng bayan.
daig pa ang lasing ng mga nasa malakanyang. di lang zig zag ang takbo kundi atras abante pa.
daig pa ang lasing ng mga nasa malakanyang. di lang zig zag ang takbo kundi atras abante pa.
Parang ChaCha step yan, a.
Kapag may itinatago, buhul-buhol talaga ang mga pahayag. Pang-lang atras-abante na ba ito?
Ellen – September 30, 2009 10:46 am
Tongue, re #5 comment; If he can’t understand English, here’s the Tagalog version in the OPS website: ….
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Yahahaha!!!
Ang tingin ko ay kinabog ang dibdib ni Asspweron ng makita niya na dumadami ang tao at naisip na pagmulan ito ng takeover of their own palace. Result, iniuwi kaagad si Gloria dun, hehehehe.
Hi friends,
Have just learned of the disaster in Metro-Manila. (Have been on the road and very very busy.) Saw the news on BBC on the ferry. Didn’t realise it was that bad until I got on to my comp and logged onto Ellen’s blog.
Was so worried, called my Mom and sis — fortunately they are ok.
My sis was saying that while the disaster may have been due to natural causes, she thinks that it might have been aggravated in great part to man-caused non-respect of the environment, i.e., operations in quarries left, right and center at the Antipolo Hills. She says there are huge parts of Antipolo Hills that are completely bald, i.e., no more trees because of the ongoing quarry operations. The 12-hour rainfall partly excacerbated the already tenuous environmental situation.
She also told me that the surrounding provinces are completely inundated. She has been trying to contact a good friend of the family’s who lives somewhere near but no news (I think she said Cainta — don’t realy know where it is…).
In any case I asked her to take pictures of the quarries in Antipolo if she can.
While there’s nothing much man could do to avert the rains or the disaster that the typhoon can cause, I do feel strongly that the government had failed miserably in contigency preparations in case of natural calamities.
I don’t know how much money National Defence manages anymore for natural disasters (DND heads the Natl Disaster Coordinating Council) but it used to run in billions. Unfortunately, I do know that a lot of the money doesn’t always go for preparations or disaster relief operations but a lot of the money are diverted for some equipment for other use and are disguised as contigency equipment for relief operations.
What irks me is why this government insists on being reactive all the time instead of being pro-active.
There is mismanagement of the “meagre resources” destined for relief operations at all levels.
I read that Teodoro has been pleading for foreign aid… I am all for EU and the rest of the world giving aid to Pinas but I am not happy that it will be handed to officials of this very corrupt government because I’m not sure that the money will be managed or used wisely and worse, I’m of the belief that Teodoro and Gloria and their cronies will feast on some of the money! (As an EU taxpayer, I contribute to that aid and I abhor the fact that my tax would be spent by Teodoro and his master!)
Glad you’re here na, Anna.
Why is it that poor Cuba, a tiny island without much resources, is always better prepared?
That’s because their poor government have better managers than Gloria’s corrupt govt.
DND chief and NDCCP chair Teodoro, who boasts of being Harvard educated, bar topnotcher, etc., is nothing but shit beside those Cuban disaster preparedness managers!
Teodoro, now you know where to shove your diplomas…
Hi Chi,
I just had to come and check Ellen’s blog — I know I’d get better view of the situation in Metro Manila than anywhere else. But gotta go now.
Take care all.
Glad you’re here na, Anna.
Got this from joeseg…
According to a United Nations advisor on crisis prevention and recovery who’s a Filipino and currently on home visit, the Disaster control management system in the Philippines disintegrated. When asked to explain, he added that the RP disaster control system was hit by an OCTOPUS EFFECT.And when pressed for specifics. his answer was:
“Walang nakagalaw nang maayos. The system got hit in the head and its tentacles were unable to respond and function effectively.”
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Right, the mother octopus got hit in the head!
Nadoble ang greeting ko sa ‘yo, Anna. I really missed you, hehehe!
Bet you have not read all yet. The tulala mukha and Gloria’s Ondoy’s fashion statement served as equalizers to my rising blood level.
Update: It’s back to Malacañang as evacuation center.
After some confusion arising from the Palace’s own announcement, President Macapagal-Arroyo has given the green light for Malacañang to open its doors to poor folks who escaped flood and fire in a slum area in Quezon City.
Click below for the rest of the article:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20090930-227726/Malacaang-hosts-evacuees-from-QC
Tulirong-tuliro si Gloria kasi nasa kanya lahat ang sisi.
The confused bitch has a change of heart again, paano heartless kaya pwedeng baguhin ng baguhin. Heh, putragis na Gloria!
A ewan!
“Ang tingin ko ay kinabog ang dibdib ni Asspweron ng makita niya na dumadami ang tao at naisip na pagmulan ito ng takeover of their own palace. Result, iniuwi kaagad si Gloria dun, hehehehe.”
Chi, malamang nga! Kasi yung mga taong dumating para sa relief goods ay mga taong bayang karamihan ay mahihirap. Natakot at baka ma-EDSA-3 siya ulit!
Tama ang observation ni Rudolfo, yung American donation, tinitingi dahil inaalam pa kung nakakarating sa dapat puntahan bago nagrelease ng panibago. Akala ba ninyo manpower support lang yung mga sundalong Kano na nasa relief? Nagmamatyag yan kung yung pinapadalang tulong ng America ay karapatdapat, kasama ang feedback system na nadevelop ng US DoD dahil na nga sa 9/11. Kung nung araw, walang pakialam si Uncle Sam kung paano ginamit ng isang bansa ang tulong nila, ngayon ay hindi na, lalo’t sa isang unpopular leader ibinibigay ang suporta.
Tinagalog pa pala, Ellen, bakit “miscommunication” ang iginiit ni Loverboy Jun Esperon?
Kailangan sanang props yung background na relief ops sa piktyur “to show the world” para ipadala nila sa Malakanyang ang donations, kaso kilalang-kilala na, na sila ay mandarambong kaya walang dumating na donations doon. Doon sigurado nagalit si Putot. Kinansela na ni Loverboy yung “palabas” nila tuloy.
Nasayang yung pagsuot niya ng boots na pink na may mga itim na puso hahaha!