TV5 Interaksyon’s profile story of MMDA traffic enforcer Saturnino Fabros explains the online rage that the video of the incident generated compelling the multinational company Philip Morris to suspend its offending Human Resource officer.
Interaksyon wrote: “ Robert Blair Carabuena, tobacco firm executive caught on video mauling an MMDA traffic enforcer, could not have picked a more pitiful underdog to assault on national television.”
It was a revolting picture: an arrogant, plump,Volvo-driving, Ateneo-educated, multinational company executive berating and mauling a hapless traffic enforcer whose physique is typical of people of Payatas, where he lives and raises singlehandly six children on an P8,000 monthly salary.
An online commenter,Josef De Guzman, expressed the feeling of many when he wrote: “Tuwing makikita ko ang mamang ito, naaalala ko ang anim na anak nya na mag-isa nyang itinataguyod sa Payatas. “
De Guzman addressed Fabros: “Hindi mo kasalanan na namatay ang asawa mo at di mo kasalanan na naging mahirap ka. Walang karapatan ang sinuman na yurakan at lapastanganin ang iyong dangal bilang tao! Magpakatatag po kayo Sir!”
When a reporter asked Fabros Wednesday why he was not yet in court where he was expected to file charges against Carabuena with the help of his office, the Metro Manila Development Authority, the traffic enforcer replied,”Sandali lamang po at pinagluluto ko lang po ng tanghalian ang aking pamilya.”
It looks like he has taught his children the right values because when one of the daughters was asked about the incident, she replied in between tears that she was proud of her father “dahil siya ay nagtimpi dahil kami ang kanyang ini-isip.”
Fabros should be re-assured by the support of MMDA Chair Francis Tolentino who demanded a public apology from Carabuena, “not only for Mr. Fabros, but for the entire Authority, which he unjustly and intentionally offended.”
As of yesterday, no report about a public apology from Carabuena who, together with his brother Benjamin, now faces a criminal complaint filed with the Quezon City Prosecutor’s office.
If convicted of a crime of direct assault, Carabuena could be imprisoned from six months and one day to six years .
Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Corporation yesterday said that they were suspending Carabuena “pending the outcome of the investigation.”
The PMFTC , in a statement said: “The Metro Manila Development Authority has announced that it will file charges against Robert Blair Carabuena, an employee of PMFTC, over an incident with a traffic enforcer that took place on Saturday, August 11.
“PMFTC has suspended Mr. Carabuena pending the outcome of the investigation.
“Mr. Carabuena was on his personal time and not on duty for the company at the time. PMFTC reiterates that it does not condone inappropriate conduct by any of our employees.”
The suspension is short of the petition of concerned citizens led by University of the Philippines professor Prospero de Vera and communications expert Malou Tiquia asking the tobacco company to fire Carabuena.
In an online petition titled “Robert Blair Carabuena is Bad for your Corporate Health,” the signatories said “Whether it (Philip Morris) likes it or not, Robert Blair Carabuena has now also become the poster boy of Philip Morris International. His behavior is a disservice to the corporate image of PMI and the global goodwill it has earned all these years. We call on PMIU to immediately act on this unforgiveable incident and accordingly fire him.”
Although Carabuena has a few defenders online, an overwhelming majority condemned his mauling of Fabros. Blogger Dan said, “Sana ang natapatan mo kagaya ni Rolito Go at Jason Ivler!”
It will be recalled that Ivler and Go are both in prison due to killings precipitated by road rage.
Speaking of Go, the family of the slain Eldon Maguan is not buying his abduction tale.
“The family does not believe the claims of convicted killer Rolito Go that he was abducted, then suddenly released. It is very much like a zarzuela that was very poorly-written. This mockery of justice should not be condoned by the authorities, “ the Maguan family said in a statement.
They urged the Department of Justice to properly implement the sentence imposed on Go.
“ He committed a heinous crime so he should be inside the maximum prison cell. He must be stripped of all the benefits he used to enjoy and must be treated the same way all those who committed heinous crimes are being treated.
“We have suffered long and hard over the pain of losing our brother Eldon and the ordeal of getting justice for him. This should have ended when the Supreme Court upheld the conviction. But what transpired after was a long running telenovela consisting of special treatments, parole hearings, housing privileges, minimum security and many others.
“After this second breakout, DOJ must look into Rolito Go’s evasion of sentence. The family expects that after this charade, he will be made to answer for his actions.”
They once again begged the government:“..to end our suffering. Give us justice.”
An excellent piece by Movie Director Joey Reyes:
All it took was twenty-seven seconds and an entire life has been changed. Why? Because we live in times where there are always eyes watching us … as well as camera lenses. A friend of mine said that we should be more wary that God sees everything we do … and not only be threatened by the possibility that somebody is secretly recording what you are doing…..
But for the sake of convenience, we can simplify the lesson in just one word: BEHAVE. And that, we guess, is much easier said than done. Especially if you are going around in a Volvo. Even if you know Big Brother is watching you.
http://chokingonmyadobo.blogspot.com/2012/08/27-seconds-of-infamy-or-rise-and-fall.html
Malas lang talaga ni Carabaona, na-video siya. Kung katulad noong araw na hindi pa uso ang internet, baka one of those things na lang ang nangyari.
Hanggang daldal na lang ba tayo?
I am re-posting from an earlier thread:
Simulan ko na. Will be sending fifty dollars to any donation fund that will be started.
Mas maganda sana yung concerted effort, para mas shockingly pleasant ang dating kay Mang Saturnino.
I will wait a week. Kung walang magsimula ng fund, I will mail the check directly to the MMDA.
#4. I will mail check to my cousin over at MMDA, he knows Mang Saturnino. Mahirap kasing maghintay dito sa blog dahil alam natin ang patakaran ni Ellen sa pera. 🙂
Sumakit puso ko sa buhay ni Mang Tuning.
# 5
I did not mean Ellen, or somebody from this blog. I meant anybody in cyberspace.
Let’s face it, meron din naman talagang mga MMDA traffic enforcers na medyo,out-of-line paminsan-minsan, kung baga. But this is not a reflection of the whole brigade of MMDA traffic enforcers who are out there ecking out a living for a measly sum to earn their honest day’s work. They certainly do not deserve bullying from somebody like this Berto dude who thinks he is above the law just because he drives a Volvo, an HR manager from PMI, and a graduated from Ateneo ?? What the fuck is Ateneo anyway ?
From where I am now permanently berthed, my barkada who is a lowly janitor cum errand boy drives a Volvo too. So what does that tell you, Mr. Caramalo ? Did you really think that driving that Volvo gave you that licence to bully anybody ? At manager ka pa ika mo ? Mang Berto, gaano man kataas ang puwesto mo ngayon kumpara dito sa inabuso mong si Mr. Fabros, suma-tutal, empleyado ka pa rin na suwelduhan gaya ng karamihan sa amin. Lamang ka lang ng mga dalawang paligo, akala mo Diyos ka na. Kung papalarin kang magtagal sa Phillip Morris, harinawa hindi na tumaas pa ang possiyion mo ngayon. You have the tell-tale signs of a corrupt and abusive man with power and your peers will see you as an abomination and therefore is irrelevant. With power comes great responsibility, but you used it as a show of arrogance with impunity on a hapless man. Mahiya ka sa balat mo, tsoy !!
“PMFTC reiterates that it does not condone inappropriate conduct by any of our employees.”
Hello? Does PMFTC consider that its core business, what its employees do everyday, which is promoting and selling a product that harms human health and the environment and kills at least 240 Filipinos everyday, “appropriate”?
17 august 2012
MMDA Traffic Enforcer ka lang ha…..!@#$%# ako hindi mo ako kilala… ako si a…h…lo HR Manager ng Philip MORON…
prans
Kagagaling ko lang dun sa thread tungkol kay Carpio/JBC kung saan nabaling sa Leny Villa case yung usapan, eto, Atenista na naman, hehehe.
Maawa naman kayo sa agilang duling, magtira naman kayo para sa La Salle. hehehe.
Speaking of Philip Morris…
Q: What should you do if you girlfriend starts smoking?
A: Slow down and use a lubricant.
Dapat mabigyan ng leksyon ang tao na iyan. Ang yabang yabang porket HR manager siya ng Philip Morris. Hihina din ang tao na iyan. Tandaan niya may pagtanda din siya. Hambog. .
Dapat magkaroon ng batas na ang mga traffic enforcer kapag minura ng kanilang sinita na tao ay puwede nila paputukan ng baril at hindi sila makukulong.
Dapat iyan na matanggal sa kanyang trabaho. Hindi maganda ang asal niya. Parang baboy ang inasal.
Ang nanapak ay magbanta pa na magsampa ng reklamo base sa nakita ko sa video. Mayabang talaga, porke kaya niya kumuha ng abogado. Dapat talaga iyan bigyan ng leskyon ng hitman.
Dapat revoke na agad ang license to drive ni Carabuena, bakit plano pa lang?
#7. Noted.
re #14
Arvin nakakakulo talaga ng dugo ang ginawa ni carababoy at dapat lang siyang maparusahan pero kung aarmasan natin ang mga MMDA at payagang paputukan ang mga abusadong driver na kagaya nga ni HR manager tingin ko magiging madugo at baka maraming madamay kung may armas din ang kabila at magkaputukan.
Mas maganda siguro ang ginawa na lang ni mang Turning dumestansya ng konti kay Robert Blair sabay sabing belaaaat Baboooooy hehe!
SNV and others who want to help Mr. Fabros, bless your heart.
I will try to get his contact details and give them to you by email.
I’ve made a policy not to to use this blog for fundraising.
Even as there are assholes like Carabuena, there is no lack of people with generous hearts.
Read this:
Fabros and his six daughters when they appeared in CH5
# 22
Again, I did not mean you Ellen. I was hoping some netizen would start the fund so people can chime in from all over the world.
Sino yang Ignacio na yan? What is T3? Sana pinalawak ang fundraising. Baka may ibig pang sumabit.
Anyway, I will just mail the check care of Atty. Tolentino.
Arnell Ignacio is a TV host. T3 is the program of the Tulfo brothers where the video first was shown.
I’ll try to get for you the contact details of Chairman Tolentino.
I hope the posters here, or even lurking readers have checked out the link I posted about the woman bullied in a school bus.
Yan ang talagang omelette from broken eggs. Mantakin mo, almost a quarter million US dollars ang dumating sa kanya.
The online horde, if they put their money where their keyboards are, would also be able to give Fabros an early Christmas. Sa pa-piso-piso lang, aabot din ng malaki, if handled properly.
There are blogs which accept donations. You click, and type in your credit card details, etc., and the amount donated. If some net-savvy netizen did something like that, pa-dollar-dollar lang galing sa OFW, makakalikom din ng magandang pamasko.
But I am not complaining. I am only saying what can be done, had I the tech-smarts. I hope some tech-smart guy can read this.
Agree with SNV, sa piso-piso lang galing sa mga commenters sa social media, malaking bagay na ito sa pamilya ni Fabros. Itong fund raising na ginawa ni Arnel Ignacio ng TV5 immediately snowballed among showbiz people. Nagkataong may kakilala ako sa showbiz kaya napasama na ang aking konting halaga(ipinaki-advance lang) sa paunang ibinigay ni Ignacio kay Fabros.
Two articles on Carabuena’s 27 seconds of infamy.. wala kayang plagiarism dito? Hehehe…
http://chokingonmyadobo.blogspot.com/2012/08/27-seconds-of-infamy-or-rise-and-fall.html
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/47426/robert-blair-carabuenas-27-seconds-of-infamy
Isang pananaw !..Daming “wake Up calls” na nangyayari sa Pinas>..Kalamidad, mahirap mahupa na mga baha, typhoon, earthquake, illegal logging, Human rights abuses-salvaging,BOC smuggling and corruptions, etc…Ngayon naman ay HR-Arrogance ng mga US based Companies…Sobra na talaga ang ugali ng ibang taong mga arrogante..Nilalagay ang batas sa kanilang mga kamay..Ang masama dito, Atinista pala, having a Catholic oriented backgrounds..Pati, school nya, sabit din tuloy..
Bigyan ng chance ang pamilya ng Biktima, para ipakita na isa syang modelong simpleng Ama ng Tahanan..Ito’y magandang Iksina-Halimbawa ng Isang may-kaya sa buhay o mayaman at isang ulirang Ama na focus sa kinabukasan ng kanyang pamilya.. An example of David and Golliath, na sa bandang huli, ang maliit at api ang nagtatagumpay…
Dapat tuluyan ng tangalin sa pwesto bilang HR si Carabuena ng Philip Morris sa Pilipinas, isang aral sa mga arrogante, at di marunong gumalang sa empliyado ng Gobyerno !..At Pilipino din pala sya ?..
Sali ako diyan Sax, abunuhan mo muna at ipadala ko sa iyo ang check.
Hindi kita pagaatataguan Sax, huntingin mo ako sa Facebook.Hehehe!Singkwenta.
#26. “The online horde, if they put their money where their keyboards are, would also be able to give Fabros an early Christmas. Sa pa-piso-piso lang, aabot din ng malaki, if handled properly.”
Absolutely agree! Pwede siguro paypal account, kaya lang sino aako? Waaaaa ako alam sa tech na ganyan, but ready to send my share anytime.
Checked agad your link, atty sax. They did an excellent job helping the bullied woman.
“almost a quarter million US dollars ang dumating sa kanya.”
snv
On your repost, it’s $640k, now its $250k. Accurate amount was $700k plus.
Two weeks ago or more, down south (believe Davao), a retired PNP General, with the use of a gun manhandled someone that obviously had “walang panglaban”. The Chief of Police of the town said they will file charges against General Tan or Yan, the culprit. Really.
This incident was not caught on video, wish it was.
If Rodrigo D did this same incident in Davao City, Her Highness Human Rights Advocate Etta Rosales, will be all over TV and newspapers blasting him pronto. Hoy, gising! say something.
The best way Ellen, is provide us with his complete address in this blog, and will take it from there. By doing so, many will send balikbayan boxes for his kids (six daughters!, manador pala si Fabros, wink!), especially christmas is fast approaching. I’m sure money will pour in also for him and family, I’m a generous person, so I’ll be one of those helping someone like him.
Again, Fabros needs to be counselled not to drop his charges no matter what. But a punitive cash settlement is acceptable, at least for me, to punish this Carabaona.
Witness ako diyan na talagang generous person si Pareng Tru Blue. Nagbigay iyan sa amin sa Zambales.
An online cash fundraising is almost impossible in Pinas. First hindi lahat tinatanggap a mga websites yung local credit cards. You don’t know where you can purchase Paypal. Many credit card holders won’t gamble putting their account numbers online especially sa local website.
I’ve been thinking about this during Typhoon Sendong last year. We did not need it during Ondoy because relief was full blast. Siyempre Metro Manila yun. But that one during Sendong was equally devastating.
I thought why not use the widest available medium – cellphones. Similar to the “Pasaload” model many here are familiar with. We could setup a 3 or 4-digit hotline number common to both networks. That will give it credibility, will be less risky, less messy, and more wide-reaching. Palima-limang piso lang hindi na siguro masakit kahit nasa masa pwedeng tumulong diba. Yung may kaya na normally nahihiya dahil konti lang ibibigay, solve na dahil may anonymity. Yung social media will take care of the info dissemination, siyempre merong volunteerism involved.
Problema lang yung overseas donors. I’m not too comfy with mailing checks. I’ve had plenty experience where our US remittance checks for sales commissions were transacted and cancelled by third parties traced in Hong Kong, Macau, South Africa, Norway, etc.
Itong mga mapang aping tao dapat talagang turuan ng leksyon, butasin ang bulsa niya sa mga punitive damages hangang sa kahuli hulihan sentimos niya sa alkansya.
Moneygram or Western Union Tongue baka pwedi galing ng abroad basta may address.
tru blue, pwede ko ibigay sa’yo address ko? Sa akin mo na lang ipadala mga balikbayan box mo, hehehe.
cocoy, Naisip ko na rin yan. Kaso mag-aabono pa yung recipient ng documentary stamp tax. P15 per $100; with P15 minimum per transaction. Wala kang maaasahang tax exemption kay Kim Henares. Yung Zero tax nga nagiging 20% e.
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Oo nga pala, sorry cocoy dun sa libreng biik livelihood project mo. Di ako makatulong. Alam mo naman, sinimot ng letseng heart operation ko lahat ng savings ko, may utang pa.
Doon sa hindi nakakaalam, si cocoy merong project na nagbibigay ng libreng biik sa mga mahirap niyang kababayan sa Zambales, kapalit lang pag nanganak na yung dating biik, magsosoli sila ng biik rin para maipasa naman sa ibang benepisyaryo. Marami pang ibang kawag-gawa yan, meron pang scholarship.
Ayan, cocoy, yan lang maido-donate ko sayo ngayon. Puhunang laway lang.
Okey Tongue,at least kasama ka pa namin dito, alam ko malaking halaga iyan kasi iyung classmates ko nung HS naoperahan din sa puso diyan sa ST. Lukes sinagot naming magkakaeskwela dito sa abroad ang kalahating gastos, malaki rin iyun, Ngayon nanliligaw na naman ang karaho.Takot lang ng mga ka batch ko dito na hindi magbigay dahil iihian ko ang doormat ng bahay nila kung aalis akong wala silang ibigay na tulong.Hehehe!
Sana hindi naanod ng baha ang ipinamigay naming biik sa kanila, kasi malapit ng manganak iyung biik ni Pareng Tru Blue, may mabibigyan na naman siyang isang pamilya, feeds na lang ang kulang niya.
Dapat makulong ang tao na iyan. Tanggalin sa trabaho at parusahan. Dahil asal baboy ang ginawa niya. Palibhasa mataba.
Dapat dito sa Pilipinas may magtatag ng grupo na ang layunin ay patayin ang mga tao na abusado. Hitman kung tawagin. Kapag nalaman na may ginawang hindi maganda ay susubaybayan at tirahin na. Tapos lagyan ng papel “huwag akong tularan dahil masama ako”.
Yun ang difference ng US sa Pinas, pag may ipinadala ka, kahit by mail lang, matatanggap mo. Dito, siguradong yari yan, sa Post Office pa mismo kakatayin.
Kaya yung mga ganitong technology hindi uubra sa Pinas. Click here – http://tacocopter.com/
Ayus iyung Taco delivery mo Tongue, naluma ang mga delivery ni Papa John at ni Pareng Doming.
Nangyari na rin sa akin iyan Tongue, delayed iyung check ko kaya tinawagan ko ang nag issue ng check sa akin bakit wala pa, na verified na encashed sa Hong Kong. Kaya pinadalhan uli ako ng bagong check. Iyung anak ko ginamit ang ATM pambayad ang kinain sa resto, limas ang laman ng bank account, may bumili ng mga gulong ng SUV sa Washington, may bumili ng Jetski sa Florida at may bumili ng computer sa Arizona on the same day transaction.Buti na lang binayaran ng banko ang nawalang pera pero 45 days naghintay.
Grabe yan. Nangyayari talaga yan. Yung mga hackers/Haxors Pasok lang sa Social Security Account, yari lahat ng credit card/bank accounts. Yung Tita ko nagbabakasyon dito, tinawagan ng bangko kasi yung credit card niya overdrawn. Simultaneous transactions across many states rin. Nagduda ako baka yung ibang accounts niya tinamaan din. Tama ako. Pero bilib ako sa US banks, within 2 days nai-UPS na dito yung replacement cards na-reverse lahat ng hacked transactions, walang tsetse-buretse.
Mas grabe itong gustong mangyari ni Arvin na patayin ang lahat ng abusado, konti na lang tayong matitira kung ganun, kahit papano may pakinabang din sa kanila ang mga MALL, bili sila ng asapatos at kamiseta na made in China.Pero masa nakaakahiya itong si Mr. Carabao senya na hindi ako ma pronounce ang pangalan, HR lang pala ng Philip Morris ang yabang na.
Someone should send the video to Philip Morris USA. Bukas makalawa lang wala na trabaho yan.
siguro kung si Mr. Fabros ang nanakit eh nag alburuto na ang mga human rights… at patong patong na kaso na ang kinahaharap ng pobreng mama…
wala man lang bang tiga human rights ang nakakakita or nagbubukas ng internet or nagbabasa ng newspaper at wala man lang silang ginagawa na paraan
or baka naman ang human rights eh anti militar lang at pag civilian ang nanakit eh kung baga amanos lang…
#38. Problema lang yung overseas donors. I’m not too comfy with mailing checks. I’ve had plenty experience where our US remittance checks for sales commissions were transacted and cancelled by third parties traced in Hong Kong, Macau, South Africa, Norway, etc.
Solve na problema ko dito, tongue. Ipina-advance ko sa pinsan and I remitted him the amount via my bank here. Mas madali ang ganito. Second thought din ako sa mail. Thanks for confirming my doubt.
#45. arvin, cowboy style yan nung unang panahon. Sabi nga, “An eye for an eye ang the world will be blind.”.
Mas maigi, magkarun ng realization si Carabuena at ibigay nya kay Mang Tuning ang kalahati ng kanyang assets, kung meron. Kung hirap sya ay pwede na rin na lumuhod sa harap ni Mang Tuning, humingi ng tawad paiyak-iyak pa habang nakatutok ang camera. 🙂
On Monday, I’ll make calls to get the contact details you need.
Sa mga nangangailangan ng tulong sa paglilitis, there is usually a defense fund set up. An account is set up in a bank, and the bank holds the money in trust for the beneficiary.
If somebody, say Chairman Tolentino, opens a trust account in a bank, say PNB, then anybody can just send money to that trust account. It can be set up so that ONLY Fabros can withdraw, but the bank is authorized to receive deposits or checks from anybody. Internally, the bank can give it a name, say Saturnino Fabros trust account, so they do not have to reveal the account number for people doing telegraphic transfers. Once given ang trust account name, alam na ng personnel saang account number i-cre-credit ang pera.
If the above is done, it would be easier to send money to Fabros, or any beneficiary in the future. Even OFWs can safely send, because there usually are PNB or Metrobank branches abroad.
The Tulfos could have started it. Sa piso-piso lang, marami na sana ang nailagay since the rage. Now that the rage has dissipated, baka magkalimutan na. Ganyan kaigsi ang memorya ng NoyPi.
Chairman Tolentino said it’s better that the assistance be given direct to Mr. Fabros. He said his office will “guide” me to Mr. Fabros. I’ll find time to do that next week.
Kung nagpakita siya ng kataranduhan sa kalsada ay ano pa kaya sa opisina niya. Kawawa siguro ang mga kasamahan niya sa trabaho na mababa ang posisyon o kaya nag aapply. Grabeng mura siguro ang aabutin nila. Dapat talaga siyang bigyan ng leksyon.
From Jonathan:
Masama talaga ang mayabang – let me add – tsaka abusado!. I hope this issue becomes a lesson for the many “abusado” in our society. Di komo mayaman at mataas ang posisyon pwede na sila manlait, manakit at maliitin ang mahihirap.
I am following this issue on the internet and I hope that this don’t end up in “areglo”. Sana matanggal sya sa trabaho, matanggalan ng lisensya and makulong.
@46/47: B-day card nga lang para sa sis ko, di nakarating, not once but twice, this was in the 80’s. A personal check I sent my late brod in Manila when he worked for the Philippine Cultural Center in the late 80’s, never got it and it was cashed in Hongkong. Kaya galit ang mga postmen sa pinas ngayon, lots of ways to send money now, hehe…
Nabasa ko sa isang site ay humingi daw ng apology sa MMDA ang tao na iyan. Kahit pa humingi na ng apology dapat pa rin na siya ay maparusahan. Kunin ang lisensya sa pag drive. Kasi kung hindi iyan parurusahan ay marami ang gagaya na ayos lang pala kung gumawa man ng hindi maganda kasi pinapatawad. Sa panahon ngayon hindi na po puwede iyong malambot ang puso. Dapat lahat na magkasala ay parusahan sa naaayon sa batas.
Snv and others who want to help Mr. Fabros, pasensiya na kayo I haven’t gone to MMDA or him yet.Sobrang dami talaga ang trabaho. I’ll try this coming week.