Reacting to the latest Social Weather Station survey results that showed his satisfaction rating dipping 13 points, the biggest so far in his 10-month presidency, President Aquino blamed media for not reporting about the good things his administration has accomplished and that from now, his media office would be more aggressive in its propaganda blitz.
Aquino’s deputy spokesperson Abigail Valte said, “P-Noy said that sometimes we are too shy because baka sabihin nagbubuhat kami ng sariling bangko. So bear with us kung kakapal ang mukha namin.”
Malacanang’s misreading of the message of the survey results reminds me of the story of the “Moron and the Beetle”. The moron was conducting an experiment what would happen to the bettle if his legs were cut. With all the six legs of the beetle intact, he ordered “Move” while tapping the table. The beetle moved quickly.
The moron next cut the beetle’s two legs and he noticed the bettle moved slower. He proceeded cutting the next two legs and ordered louder . He took note that the beetle had difficulty moving. He then cut the remaining two legs. He raised his voice higher and tapped the table harder but the bettle didn’t move at all. His conclusion: when you cut the legs of the beetle, he becomes deaf.
SWS’ figures are correct. Aquino and his advisers have a different conclusion.
No one is really surprised by the decrease in Aquino’s satisfaction ratings given his unimpressive first ten months considering the high hopes for reforms that he raised during the campaign.
It’s good that Aquino and his media advisers were a little bit shaken by the dip in satisfaction ratings because that was actually another wake-up call for them. The Aug. 23 tragedy was a major wake-up call but after that, with his survey ratings unaffected by the fiasco, the public didn’t see much change which was reflected by his purchase of the Porsche last January.
Now that he has known the survey results, it would be good for Aquino to stop thinking about it. He should do things which he believes are right and not because it will earn him popularity points.
I have only two suggestions:
First, he should appoint competent and honest people to help him govern the country. He should hire people not on the basis of friendship, his or his relatives, or campaign contributions but on qualifications.
In June, he would be appointing allies covered by the election ban, those who ran and lost in the May 2010 election. It is hoped that they would be an improvement in the bureaucracy.
His appointment of Heidi Mendoza as commissioner in the Commission on Audit is a good move. The government needs the likes of Mendoza, former COA auditor, who defied attempts by her superiors and colleagues to keep under the rug the evidence against former military comptroller Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia, whom the Ombudsman set free under a controversial plea bargain agreement.
Many in the Department of Foreign Affairs are hoping he won’t appoint Aquino family friend, Domingo Lee as ambassador to China. Sources said Lee’s appointment is being pushed by one of his brothers-in-law.
China is a very important player in the world and Philippine relations with the behemoth neighbor is complicated by territorial claims in the Spratlys. The country would be served better by a dynamic foreign service career officer to represent the country in Beijing than by one whose only qualification is an old family friend.
Second, Aquino should also show the people that he is serious about being president. He should start the day early. His admission that he learned about the Aug. 23 tragedy almost noontime when the whole world was already watching it gave credence to talks that he always starts the day late.
I asked friends what they would advise Aquino to do to improve his satisfaction ratings and here are some of the responses:
Nelson Navarro, writer: 1) go to work before 11 in the morning; 2) get rid of the Porsche 3) give Hacienda Luisita to the people. Sobra na ang pakinabang nyo.
Vergel Santos, journalist:1) he should be seen going after GMA resolutely, unmistakably; 2) take the moral position on Lusita; 3) be less a family and frat person and more a people’s leader.
Malou Tiquia: political analyst and media specialist1) get a shot of the working president; 2) lay out the national program with targets in terms of job generation, HDI and GDP ;3) visit poorest regions and put special and focused program for them; 4) act as domestic tourism number one visitor; 5) rally the bureaucracy by conducting surprise visits at 8 a.m.
PNoy is even lucky that the major media outfits, ABS-CBN, GMA7 Philippine Star and Philippine Daily Inquirer are his allies. A lot of his administrations bunglings are not being reported.
I don’t think he takes the presidency the way he did not take being a congressman and a Senator seriously. He wakes up late, starts work late, then ends very early, usually by 6pm, its personal time already.
We should have followed Cory when she was still alive. She never wanted Noy to run for higher office when he was Senator. I guess she knws more than anyone of us.
They thought Noynoy’s super high popularity is invincible. Wake up arrogant president’s men, oooopp…naka kay Pnoy nga pala ang desisyon.
Sa totoo lang, Pnoy got the heart pero his working style is so bland, lagyan man lang ng konting siling labuyo!
Tsaka stop blaming the media for a poor rating, style yan ni Putot!
Bakit sila mahihiya na ipagyabang ang accomplishments ni Pnoy kung meron?
Parang si Obama, sabi ni Clinton kaya bumaba ang rating dahil hindi ipinagbabadya. E wala namang nakakagulat na accomplishment.
Agree with Vergel Santos, go after Gloria. Hindi naman kasi gawa ni Pnoy ang mga naglabasan na kurakots sa AFP, natisod lang kaya hindi nya pwedeng angkinin yun.
Si Gloria Arroyo ang tuunan nya ng pansin, yun ang kanyang campaign promise. Ang saya-saya ni Gloria sa b-day nya, nalimutan na sya ni Pnoy!
Mag-iisang taon na wala pang natutupad sa mga pangako na mukhang naipako na. Puro salita lang at habang siya’y nagsasalita ang likot pa ng mata na mukha talagang binabasa lang at mukhang wala siyang alam at walang paki-alam sa mga sinasabi niya.
Pero sabi ko nga kahit siya’y ganun saludo ako sa kanya pag naiharap sa korte si Glorya. Pag nagawa ito tignan ninyo aangat na naman ang rating niya. Buti na lang hindi siya kurap at kung nagkataon maisusumpa ko yong mga taong bumoto sa kanya.
Nang itatag ang Communications Group na pinamumunuan ng tatlong cabinet secretary, ang unang pansin ko dyan, mukhang paiigtingin ang mga pagbabalita ng Office of the President. Sa halip isang Press Secretary, naging tatlo na at ang tantya ko, magiging mahusay ang takbo ng administrasyon. Bukod pa dyan, sabi nga ni Andres @#1,kakampi ni PNoy ang major media outlets. Hindi natin kakalimutan na nandyan pa rin ang government television stations sa channel 4, 9 & 11 at naglipanang government radio stations na dapat nagbabalita ng mga magandang nagawa at ginagawa ni PNoy. Sa ganyang kalagayan na halos nasa panig ng administrasyon ang media, wala na akong maisip na dapat bagsakan ng sisi ng Malacanang sa pagbaba ng approval rating ni PNoy?
Too many cooks spoil the broth. Joe, yan ang nangyari kay Pnoy.
aquino is still popular compared to where obama was 8 months into his presidency. A +51 Net approval rating is something the obama admin would die for.
The Moron and the Beetle.
Ellen, sakit naman nito. Who is the moron?
There is no problem with Noynoy physically except the way he walk and act.
The problem with Noynoy is mental. He needs a good psychologist or psychiatrist to guide him everyday.
Maganda itong article sa Manila Times: A PR campaign alone is not enough to arrest the decline, though. We think that a better approach is to focus on making accomplishments, which generate the kind of information that requires no selling.
http://www.manilatimes.net/opinion/editorial/better-way-of-arresting-survey-ratings-decline/
Friendly advise, just keep on doing the right thing for the country! Focus on cleaning our government, lalo na sa ating Judiciary. Bulok na talaga eh. Sila ang dahilan ang karamihan ng problema ng gobyerno at bayan.
If you succeed or not, people will know and remember what you did and will be grateful for the longest time ever ever ever!!!
Three more if I may:
First don’t ever copy gloria arroyo,
Second, remind yourself not to copy gloria arroyo, and
Third,remind yourself not to forget the first advise.
It is but natural for all elected presidents all over the world to lose popularity within a year specially in the Philippines. Kahit na sino ang ilagay mong presidente sa atin, bagsak ang rating palagi kasi yung mga iniinterview eh yung mga mahihirap. And this segment of the population expects that they will be financially helped by a new president. Our country runs on “fumes” everytime we have a new leader. Yung paalis na presidente, nilimas na yung kaban ng bayan.
it’s possible that the president has lost some popularity due to his RH bill position. You piss off the Church and the faithful, they mount a campaign to oppose the measure, and you will lose some support.
Yung pagbili niya ng Porsche eh hindi dapat nagiging issue. He is already rich even before he became a president. Basta hindi lang niya ninakaw yung pinambili niya ng sasakyan niya sa kaban ng bayan, eh ano kung bumili siya ng second hand na magandang sasakyan? Alangan namang mag-jeep siya. napakababaw ng mga tao sa atin. Leave the guy alone!
But on waking up too late, he has to improve on that. If you are self employed ok lang but if you are running a government that starts at 8 AM, you should at least start your day no later than 9 AM.
He should also stop putting his friends in key positions if they are not qualified for the job.
Foremost is to start litigating putot and her cronies!
Everyone knows that as a congressman and senator he did not perform well. So why did the people elect him in the first place? People said he is pure and good hearted so why expect him to be a quick thinking efficient president? If he can reduce corruption by example, this is all I expect him to do. Huwag na tayong umangal pa.
Hindi madalaing maglinis ng super corrupt na gobierno. If he can do this, happy na ako. Kaya I am behind him in getting rid of Maldita!
“Parang si Obama, sabi ni Clinton kaya bumaba ang rating dahil hindi ipinagbabadya. E wala namang nakakagulat na accomplishment.” – chi
BO passing Health Care Reform was historic. Only the most bitter people and hypocrites pretend it wasn’t.
Here’s some of the 100 accomplishments by BO in 2009 alone:
2. Signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, restoring basic protections against pay discrimination for women and other workers
10. Launched a $15 billion plan to boost lending to small businesses
12. Provided the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with more than $1.4 billion to improve services to America’s Veterans
20. Signed the Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act on February 4, 2009, which provides quality health care to 11 million kids – 4 million who were previously
24. Ended the previous stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date
33. Increased infrastructure spending (roads, bridges, power plants) after years of neglect
51. Signed the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act to protect Americans from unfair and deceptive credit practices
65. Provided new car tax credit
69. Nominated Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court. She was confirmed and first hispanic supreme court justice
72. Provided affordable, high-quality child care to working families:
84. Protected 300,000 education jobs, such as teachers, principals, librarians, and counselors thru the Recovery Act that would have been lost
86. Extended unemployment benefits for 2,000,000 unemployed Americans by 20 weeks. At the time the bill was signed 7,000 unemployed americans were losing their unemployment benefits each day
You yourself, your friends, and relatives all benefitted on his accomplishments. Hindi nga talaga nakakagulat.
Ang nakakagulat are these accomplishments by Bush 41 and 43:
Bush 41 – Read my Lips, no new taxes!
Bush 43 – Spend almost a trillion in Iraq in eight years, what did America got in return? Deficit. And Bush 43 had that photo op on an aircraft carrier proclaiming “mission accomplished”, and he was grinning with his flight suit on.
And today, anti poor republicans have the gall to point on the Obama administration, he’s spending money he didn’t have. Geez luis, two wars that are unpaid for, and Bush 43’s unpaid prescription drugs that was worthless.
work hard not talk hard nor hard talk.
Mahar Mangahas called my attention that approval rating is different from “satisfaction rating”.
From Mahar in my Facebook wall:
I corrected the article.
Aquarian kasi ang ugali ni Pangulong PNoy, may kinalaman dito ang pagkatao niya, bilang isang pinuno o pangulo..Sa
disisyon making, may ugaling 50/50, maingat-“careful” at kung titingnan sa labas, ay mabagal..ngunit, karamihan sa mga ipinanganak-“born” sa buwan na ito, sa bandang huli ng paglilingkod, karamihan ay nagiging great leaders, katulad nila George Washington, Abe Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, Marthin Luther King, Sen Claro Recto-visionary, at marami pang iba..Sa dambuhalang-higanting problema at mga nakararaming ” bakulaw” sa gobyerno na ayaw ng umalis sa pwesto, at dynasty system, na may kinalaman o ugat sa G&C, ang 1-2-3 taon mahirap pang makita ang resulta ng leadership o pagka-pangulo. Isa pa, ang may-kahinaan ng loob sa pagpapabitiw sa mga “malalapit na kaibigan” na nagiging kalawang sa bakal o sa kanyang admin. Sana, sila naman ay kusa ng magbitiw kung nasasangkot, Tumulong na lang, behind the scene, for the good of the country and the future, huwag ng papel ng husto, at nagyayabang na malinis sila, nagtuturuan ( finger pointing, the 3-fingers are pointing at them )..Siguro kung, magkaroon ng linaw,o katangap-tangap na resulta, pabor ki Juan de La Cruz, sa imbistigasyon ng Senado sa AFP-GC, sa Impeachment ki Ombudsman, sa Ampatuan Case, at Hello-Garci,i.e..tataas uli ang ratings niya. Samantala, marami pa din ang satisfied sa kanya, dahil nakikita naman ang siryuso niyang pagsusumikap na mabago ang takbobuhin ng bansa, sa loon ng 6-na taon.
Ang AFP-DND naman trying hard for a change, kahit sila-sila ay napu-puwing sa kanila ding mga kasiraan. Ang DOJ, at iba pang sangay, siryuso na din yata sa pagbabago, DOH, DFA,DOE,DILG, NFA, at iba pa. Just my food for thoughts sa loob ng wala pang isang taong panunungkulan ni PNoy. Marami kasing ugali sa Pilipino yong ” quick or sudden change “. Nangyayari lang ito, sa isang ” Martial Law ” or Military Admin, dahil 100% ng mamamyan may takot at kaba. Sa panahon ng Freedom admin or Democracy, maykabagalan, dahil sa kalayaan. Palagay ko dapat ma-educate ang mga Tao muna, bago magbigay ng pag-huhusga ( the past admin was a bad experience-education the country had, the reason why there should be impeachment,as a process to judgement paghuhusga ). My thought for hope and change of the future.
Siguro ibalik na lang si putot and her cabal. O kaya another people power para alisin si P-noy at palitan ni…sino nga ba. sa tingin ko kahit sino maging presidente habit na ng pinoy na dumakdak at bumatikos. pero karamihan wala namang magandang suggestion o kahit anong contribution para sa ikabubuti ng bansa.
Ok comments mo, Rudolfo. Medyo di lang ako convinced sa part na may ‘horoscope’. Opinyon ko, one’s character is shaped by his family, friends, school, environment and society in general at di sa movement ng stars. Para tayong si Zenaida Zeva niyan, if you still remember her.
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Quibbling naman yang si Mahar Mangahas.
Satisfactory? Approval? May diperensya ba yan kung tanungin mo ang kapos sa Ingles? How do you phrase it?
Kuntento ka ba sa trabaho ni Noy? Aprobado ba? Ayon ka ba sa trabaho ni Noy? How do you assign numerical values to kuntento, aprobado or ayon?
And the usual answer will be ok lang. Is an okay lang to ayon, or kuntento or aprobado of the same numerical value? Or are the values different? The analogy with grades is quite inapt, because grades are given after a test is made, which have numerical values per question.
OT. Maganda ang anak niyan; a professor of anthropology.
i don`t think pnoy`s rating has gone down, saan kaya kinuha ni mr mangahas ang survey, a thousand people is not the whole philippines, sana sinabi man lang niya kung saan siya nag survey, baka dun sa lubao pampanga siya nag survey, natural mababa ang rating ni penoy doon, subukan niya sa tarlac mag survey, baka magulat siya sa percentage ng naniniwala kay pnoy, sws under mr mangahas is not credible, ilang beses na ba silang pumalpak.. kadudaduda ang survey niya, now that there is pending impeachment of gutierrez and the filing of cases by the morong 43 on GMA.. sino kaya ang nag bayad sa survey ni mr mangahas?? my guess is the camp of GMA..!!
Re-Obama: hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa niya alam if he was born in Hawaii; Indonesia or baka sa Timbuktu thus he is running for reelection to continue his unfinished job..anong unfinished job? he is still confused of his identity? the search continues on…
kaya ko na mention si Obama kasi bumaba din ang approval ratng niya gaya ni PNoy..rating a person’s performance via a survey does not mean much..kung gusto nila sa Pnoy then give him a second term…pero kung ayaw drop him out..nasa tao ang decision..
SnV#24. I don’t mind being corrected, SnV.
Maybe for survey practitioners,those terms make a difference. At least, now I know.
My point is, how is the survey conducted, in order to discern the difference? Is there one? Or was the the explanation to you an excuse, in order to sugarcoat the results for the President? The survey respondents do not merely approve of the President, but they are satisfied with his performance.
Are there degrees of satisfaction in the survey?
2.75 satisfaction bordering on mere approval
2.5 satisfaction
2.25 saitsfaction bordering on very satisfied
2.0 very satisfied
1.75 approaching superlative satisfaction
1.5 almost superlative satisfaction
1.25 superlative satisfaction
1.0 extremely superlative satisfaction
Sa isangdaang(100) katao na tinanong…
Aprubado ho ba kayo sa trabahong ginagampanan ni PNoy bilang presidente? 99 katao ang sumagot ng Opo, 1 lang ang Hindi po. Approval rating sana ni PNoy dito ay 99% at hindi pasang awa na 3 lang.
“Satisfied” ho ba kayo sa trabahong ginagampanan ni PNoy bilang presidente? 99 katao ang sumagot ng Opo, 1 lang ang Hindi po. Satisfaction rating ni PNoy dito ay 99% at hindi 2.5 lang.
Kung gusto ni PNoy na tumaas ang Satisfaction/Approval rating nya… una, gumising siya ng maaga, maligo muna at maagang mag-report sa “Boss” niya. Pangalawa, huwag mong artihan ang “BOSS” mo na kunyari down to earth ka dahil sa kumakain ka lang ng hotdog samantalang bumili ka naman ng mamahaling kotse(nklimutan ko spelling). pangatlo, hinip na hinip na ang “Boss” mo na may maipakulong kang mga magnanakaw ng kaban ng bayan.
Korek ka dyan, SnV. Talagang hinip na hinip na.
Dapat ang bilhin niyang kotse ang madali lang ang spelling.Nakakadagdag sa hirap ng sambayanan.
At pwede ba tigilan na niya ang magku-kwento ng panliligaw niya? Kunyari pa ayaw pag-usapan. Daldal na daldal naman.
Hayaan mo ang media magdetective sa lovelife mo, but it should not come from you.
Kay ABC pala yun. Sorry, ABC.
Order lang nya na habulin si Putot siguradong 101% satisfaction makukuha nya!
===========================================================Pangalawa, huwag mong artihan ang “BOSS” mo na kunyari down to earth ka dahil sa kumakain ka lang ng hotdog samantalang bumili ka naman ng mamahaling kotse(nklimutan ko spelling). – abc
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huwag na nating pag-initan ang segunda-manong porsche ni Noynoy. ibinenta muna niya ang kanyang BMW para mabili niya ang porsche. hindi siya katulad ni willie na maluho sa kotse.
Legal kaya papeles nung Porsche ni Pnoy. O baka palusot sa Customs. Pero palagay ko isa yan sa nagpalaglag ng rating niya….. At syempre yung kakulangan ng accomplishments na inaasahan ng mga Pinoy. Ano na ba ang kundisyon ng buhay ng mamamayan? Papaginhawa ba? Eh di ba lalo lang naghihirap sa pataas na pataas na presyo ng bilihin at basic needs natin…. Minsan nga maraming supply ng mga commodities sa market maski malaki ang demand, ang dahilan walang pera ang mamamaya!
Dapat ang minimum Take-home Pay ng mga manggagawa eh nasa 20,000 Pesos(Net of Deductions) a month para mamuhay ang isang pamilya na may 2 anak. Nasaan ba ang magagaling nating Economists tulad (daw) ni Winnie Monsod,(na palagay ko ay isang makaKapitalista din). Siguro naman ay may pag-aaral silang ginawa tungkol sa workers wages…example:
For a month’s estimate for a family of 4:
Upa sa Bahay……………….. 5,000
Kuryente…………………… 3,000
Tubig……………………… 500
Pagkain (200/day)…………… 6,000
Transpo – Work/School………. 3.000
Clothes, School Supplies, etc.. 2,500
Yung Total niyan 20,000 pesos na. Eh paano pa yung mga pang Tuition Fees. Ipangungutang na! Haaay kawawang Pinoy.
Pag nagkasakit pa ang isa, eh lalu nang kawawa. Ano na ba ang para sa Health care and other insurances?
PNyoy, tama na yang puro Speeches at Propaganda. Intindihin mo na i-angat ang kabuhayan ng mamamayan, at hindi yang sa iyong mga kaibigan!
ay PNoy huwag ka na mag pa kuchi kuchi pa..lumakad ka na lang…lumalaki na ang tiyan mo at nakakalbo ka pa! This I hope will satisfy the madlang pipol….
Surveys are only for candidates’ ratings. The incumbent couldn’t care less anymore. He is not running for reelection anyway. Mas interesado si Binay diyan.
Sister Rose, Masipag at subsob sa trabaho ang mga Pinoy sa Saudi kaya may posibilidad na kung hindi makakalbo, mababading sila.
Sa kalbo ka na lang PNOY, pangit sa iyo ang bading.
Lubos lubusan ko na, binabati ko po ang mga trabahador diyan sa Riyadh, Saudi Arabia lalo na sa Al Watania Plastics.
i wasnt able to vote , but i was rooting for gibo, so ang dapat sishin yung mga bumoto ke noynoy, but again luck was on his side, his mother diedbefore the elections, had she died after the elections, for sure iba ang nanalo, talk about sympathy votes, pinoy are very emotional, you can tell naman that he is not into it, meron ba namang tao na kailangan pa ng sign before joining the elections, look at Gloria, talagang alpha female, gagawin ang lahat makuha ang gusto, san ka nakakita ng 40 ++ year old mahilig pa mag video haaaay, Philippines was better off with Marcos, sadly Cory only contributed democracy, eh ang tanong, magagamit ba ang demcocracy to pay the bills?? to pay the rent??? obviously its not creating jobs, tell that to the poor pinoys, and now si Pnoy, what will he contribute ?? well, probabaly you can ask him what is the good game for x box
Oks lang Al.
Kung hotdog ang ipinapakitang pagkain ni Pnoy, marami akong nakikitang “prawn crackers” ang inuulam.
Napapalibutan naman ang Pilinas ng dagat na mapagkukuhanan ng ulam, baka puwede nating matulungan ang ating mga mangingisda para makabili tayo ng mura at sariwang isda.
Please PNOY, huwag kang maglagay ng isa pang Jocjoc Bolante, na hindi ibinigay ang tulong para sa mga magsasaka. Makakatulong ito sa pagtataas ng Satisfaction/Approval rating mo.
The problem here is the rising cost of commodities and utilities. PNoy is indebted to big businesss who supported him.
And surveys? Tama si Henry, an avid supporter of PNoy, it is only for candidates, and PNoy does not care about it. Wow! Ganyan pala ang attitude niyo? That means they are not sensitive to the needs of the ordinary people! Grabe!!!
Sabi nga ni PNoy he does not owe his presidency to anyone because he did not ask for it. Yaan ang thinking ng mga grupo niya, mga self-righteous. Ika nga ni Ninez Olivarez, sanctimonious shits!
Kawawang mga Pinoy, walang pakialam ang liderato sa kanilang kalagayan.
Nice one acibig! You hit the nail on the head!
“Philippines was better off with Marcos” – acibig
kawawang pilipinas.
hindi mo siguro naranasan ang martial law.
Para na akong sirang plaka dito.
Sa mga mahilig mag-capitalize ng words sa kanilang comments dahil akala nila pagginawa nila all caps and words ay madaling basahin.
Mali.
Kaya hindi maganda ang gumagamit ng all-caps sa simpling mga kumento.
Kung napapansin nyo, pinapalitan ko. Ini-edit. Para mas maganda at madali basahin ang ating talakayan. Pero nakakapagod na rin ha.
Pwede kayong gumamit ng bold o block quote para mag-emphasize ng paragraph or sentence para mas maganda basahin.
Maraming salamat. For a more vibrant discussion.
abc: ganoon ba? alam ko masisipag ang mga Pinoy kaya gusto sila ng kanilang boss sa ibang bayan…we had a song before that we tease our male friends which goes this way..”I don’t go out with girls anymore, I don’t intend to marry..I sit in my room and play with my dolls..wowawee..”I am a fairy.” pero ang pagkaalam ko..masisipag ang mga Pnoy at subsub sa trabajo kasi pinapadala nila ang halos lahat ng kinikita nila sa familia..
corr:which we teased”
O hayan, kinasuhan na si horsie Mickey ng hindi pagbabayad ng tamang buwis. Kahit papaano makakabawi na ang mga Pinoy kahit kaunti. Kaso mo sabi ng tax lawyer ni putot, hindi naman daw pagaari ni Mickey yung mga properties sa USA dahil mga Corporations naman daw ang may ari ng mga ito. Kahit na bilyones pa ang buwis na kokolektahin sa kapamilya ni putot, kulang pa ring pambayad ng 9 na taong pagnanakaw nila ng kaban ng bayan.
At least it is a start. Sige pa Pnoy para tuamaas ang rating mo!
“Re-Obama: hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa niya alam if he was born in Hawaii; Indonesia or baka sa Timbuktu thus he is running for reelection to continue his unfinished job..anong unfinished job? he is still confused of his identity? the search continues on…” – rose
Your mindset is definitely contaminated by what you hear on the hateful far right so called birthers. Let me put it this way for you. Before you secure a US passport, first thing they’ll ask you is a birth certificate, which in all likelyhood was presented and certified prior to his departure to Indonesia. His becoming a state senator, running for congress, and election to the US Senate was never in questioned only until he decided to run for president.
If Filipinos who entered the US Military as foreigners (pre 1991) were subjected to intense Background Investigations when applying for sensitive jobs, darn! how much more for someone becoming a US President? The FBI and other federal agencies already closed this case and the Supreme Court didn’t want to hear about it any longer.
You need to worry more about what the GOP’s/Tea Party wanting to cut MediCare in the Federal Budget. Cutting this particular program means less medical attention on the elderlies, disabled, poor children which equates to shorter lives. Obama is trying to prevent the GOP’s from cutting more programs directed at helping the less-fortunate and that’s where the “stand still” right now to a government shutdown. GOP’s already targeted National Public Radio and Arts to be cut.
The GOP’s stance on Taxing the middle class and the poor while giving tax breaks for millionaires/billionaires because it creates millions of jobs is so bogus and totally delusional.
tru blue: quite frankly I did not vote for Barak nor will I vote for him again…to many they wanted a change and they now feel the changes..para sa akin…I live simply to simply live..wala akong kotse pero had travelled more than many who may have two cars…I am not a worrier…Why Worry? ang sabi nga There are only two things to worry about..whether you are well or you are sick..if you are well why worry..if you are sick, there are only two things to worry about..if you get well or you die…if you get well, why worry but if you die you worry whether you go to heaven or hell…if I go to heaven why worry…and if I go to hell…I will enjoy watching Luci and his friends dancing the giling giling…so why should I worry?
And should I get sick I will be by that time in the Phil..I will go to PGH…mahuhusay ang mga doctors at mura ang bayad…I don’t worry…I stay wopee, appi, yeh ee..
bilib ako sa why worry mo rose. baka nalimutan mo maraming general diyan sa pgh.
Grabeng pulitika sa US. Stand-off sa budget. Today is the last day para ayusin nila yan. Kundi mauubos ang pondo ng bawat department in a few days at tigil trabaho ang mga nasa gobyerno at tigil din ang serbisyo ng gobyerno, naletse na. Padapa na talaga ang Tate.
Totoo ba ito? http://www.abante.com.ph
Umaabot sa US$132,000 o P5.6 milyong halaga ng mga forfeited assets sa ibang bansa ni Erlinda Ligot, asawa ni dating AFP Comptroller retired Lt. Gen. Jacinto Ligot, ang nai-turnover ng US government sa Pilipinas, ayon kay United States Ambassador Harry Thomas Jr.
“Today I am pleased to announce the first ever return of funds and asset forfeiture case where the US government is returning $132,000 to the Philippine government,” pahayag ni Thomas nang dumalo ito sa isang pulong nila ni Justice Sec. Leila de Lima.
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Kung gayon, madaling marecover ang nakaw na yaman ng mga korap sa US with Amb Harry Thomas Jr helping Pinas. I like this guy!
Bantayan ang milyunes na narerecover…baka sa bulsa naman ng mga taga-BIR yan mabulsa!
Tongue, nagyari na ang budget stand off noong panahon ni Clinto. Akala mo napakalaki ng pinagdedebatihan nila. It is not even 50 billion compared to the trillion dollars budget.
Chi, super-liit yang amount na yan recovered from the Ligots compared to all the investment ng mga politiko natin dito. The houses etc. Small fishes lang ang mga Ligots.
kaya ba ang PGH ay hospital ng mga generals? The only reason I go to PGH is I can’t afford to go to St Luke..and beside doon nagtatrabaho ang pinsan ko…malaki ang tiwala ko sa mga doctors sa PGH kahit na ang mga redente..compared to some doctors here in US..kung Medicaid ang card mo some doctors here will charge high…insurance kasi ang babayad..
come to think of it…nasaan na ba si Maldita..nabitay na ba?
@54: Iba na talaga ang malakas ke Panginoon, may backup plan kaagad. When I said “you need to worry”, was a generalized comment about your close friends, and relatives or casual ones who would be thrown out of the bus when your party successfully pass this budget. Buti ka at you have Pinas to fall back on, and as a devoted religious woman; di ka ba maawa to people I mentioned above, or bahala na sila sa buhay nila and god will surely take care of them accordingly to all his greatest plan for mankind.
@57: as psb alluded to, a few billions na lang and both parties can compromise but politics is getting in the way, and that is: make this impasse to look like it was all Obama’s fault, no more no less. Now, education, cancer research, and the EPA fundings are in GOP’s chopping block.
As sister Rose pointed out, why worry?, I could care less myself if there is a shutdown, and maybe this will at least lower the gas prices when majority will not have that money to spend on travels. We’ll find out in less than 24hours.
if there is a shutdown..”Atlas Shrugged”..we were all given freedom to choose..each one of us will make our own decision…ang pasikotsikot na daan or ang matuwid na daan. ang sabi nga ni Roberr Frost “Two Roads diverged”…which road will you take?.. Would you take the road less travelled and not taken? it is your choice…ay..it is almost ten o,clock..maka bihes na nga and go for a walk…I try to walk from my place to Five Corners and reward myself…with a slice of mango cake and a glass of halo halo sa Red Ribbon…Tsyo na! and sa tabi ng Red Ribbon ay Max and Chowking! Let’s go!
Matuwid na daan; Dating daan; Tamang daan;… gising ng maaga PNOY, malayo pa ang ating lalakbayin para makita ang liwanag para sa bayan.
Gamitin natin ang mabilis na kotse() mo, para mabilis tayong makarating sa pupuntahan.
Sa daan ang tingin, huwag pipikit pikit kukurap kurap para di tayo sumimplang.
nabola lang siguro tayo nung eleksyon, kasi nga nanggaling tayo sa corupt na administrasyon. kaya dito tayo sa may malinis na pangalan, may magandang repotasyon, subalit may di magandang dulot din pala magandang pangalan, tuloy nagmumukhang mahina sa decision making, mahirap na nga namang magkamali, masisira pati pangalan na itinatak ng mga magulang sa kasaysayan. napansin ko lang kasi, iwas siya sumagot sa topic na maaaring masira sa pangalan nya, playing safe eka nga, pauubaya na lng nya sa tauhan nya desisyon, mahirap na nga naman na kung sya nag-utos at nagkamali. sana itigil na rin paninisi sa nakaraang administrasyon, kesyo problema ang ipinamana sa kanya, kung ganun pala damay pa ina, dahil bahagi sya ng nakaraan. sana di na lang sya humabol kung isisisi lang nya, alam naman ntin na problema aabutan ng kung sino man next na maging pangulo, bakit nga ba gusto nilang maging pangulo e problem lang naman talaga ng ating bansa aabutan nila. ano yun, excuse, na kung wala man siya magawa sa administrasyon nya, eh kasi, sorry, problema kasi ipinamana sakin ng nakaraang adminastrasyon. stop telling the problem, we know already, tell us the solutions. buti sana kung sinabi mo problem kasi susolusyunan mo, ok we’re waiting P-Noy. 10 months pa lang naman, kaso 10 months laki na yata inihirap ng buhay dito sa bansa, paano na kaya yung natitirang 60 months, nasabayan pa ng crisis sa ibang bansa, hay naku, malas lang siguro, sana simula bukas swertehin na (Siya nawa…). baka kung di mangyari masabi pa naming mga umaasa sayo na; “mas gusto ko pa ng working president even corrupt, kesa sa unworking president”, mas mainam na nga naman sa may nagawa kahit di kulang, kesa sa walang nagawa. sige ka, baka kunin style mo ng susunod na pangulom sabihin, problema ipinamana, sana po less talk (pa-pogi), work more (pa-impress). sana di kami nagkamali sayo, sabi nga, walang mahirap kung walang corrupt, kaya nga lahat ng tao sa distrito mo mayaman di ba? una siguro sosulyunan politics problem, madali na nun yung iba, kasi kung hindi paulit-ulit na lang.
kanina tinanong ako ni Brian, the 9 year old autistic boy I am peparing for first communion what bus I take to go to their house..kasi he collects bus schedules..so I said Bus #11…wala daw bus #11..so I explained to him that my bus #11 are my two legs as I walked…
re the list of exenditures posted above..hindi ba free ang tuition fees sa public schools? and are not the schools within walking distance? wala bang mga school bus? kasi ito ang nakikita ko sa aming probinsiya…the school kids walk..ang mga uniforms nila ay plansado kahit na sulsi sulsi..and you could hear their laughters as they walk…very refreshing sight! simply ang kaligayahan ng mga kabataan sa amin…kung dito mayroon silang “slegh bells
ring” sa Christmas sa amin naman ay “laughters ring” from the children as they play, swim, etc.
alam ko sa pinas free ang tuition fees sa public schools. kaya lang marami pa ring ibang gastos tulad ng uniforms at mga libro. nuong time namin na decades ago ay siempre lakad pero ngayon bagyang kibot ay tricycle dahil mainit daw at papawisan.nuong araw ang baon ko 5 sentimos kung recess lang at umuuwi kami para sa tanghalian.