See you all at Luneta tomorrow.
Wear comfortable shoes and clothes. Some are enjoining everybody to wear white to symbolize cleansing of the corrupt system. But actually any color will do.
Bring umbrella just in case it rains. It is a long struggle to assert our right to good governance and we need to be fit and healthy. We can’t afford to get sick.
Bring water. It’s important to hydrate yourself when you are out there in the sun.
Bring something to sit on on the ground like newspaper or cloth.
Understand the issues you are fighting for, why you are there.
Keep strong your conviction for what is right and moral but at the same time, respect the right of others to their own beliefs. That’s the essence of democracy that we want to keep alive.
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“Bugo-Bugo” is slang for alumni of the Philippine Military Academy.
There’s a Bugo-Bugo Manifesto circulating in social expressing their disgust on scandal on the use of the pork barrel unraveling in media.
The manifesto comes with a clarification that signatories “are no longer active in military and police service and are practicing or retired professionals in various fields.”
They stressed that they don’t want to be called alumni of PMA because they are not representing the PMA Alumni Association, Inc. Also, because not all of signatories and supporters of the manifesto are graduates of PMA.
The statement:
“We, concerned sons and daughters of the Philippine Military Academy, join the Filipino people in condemning in the strongest terms possible the systematic plunder of public funds via the pork barrel by some members of Congress and their accomplices.
“We are aghast, disgusted and enraged at such a wanton display of shamelessness by those who we elected to serve and protect the people. Rather than fulfill their sworn oaths, they unabashedly used their position to steal, deceive and enrich themselves at the expense of their fellowmen most of whom continue to suffer in utter poverty.
“We cannot and we will not tolerate this anymore even those from among our own.
“We demand that justice be served as true justice must.
“We demand that all the stolen funds be returned to the national coffers and that the guilty be meted their due punishment at the soonest possible time.
“We demand an immediate end to the immoral pork barrel system which has proven to be the root cause of corruption and will continually besmirch and compromise the commitment and dedication of the other honorable members of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Pork has lost its rationale. Those funds could have been used for better purposes and with clear accountability and control under the Executive branch.
“We trust that this government through the President who advocated good governance and the fight against corruption through the ‘Daang Matuwid’ will fulfill what they had promised.
“We believe PNoy when he said then, ‘Kung walang kurap, walang mahirap’ and in the saying that evil triumphs when good men do nothing. Thus, we band together with other Filipinos who are similarly infuriated in expressing freely our thoughts and call to end this grave injustice. Inaction or complacency is no longer an option.
“And finally, we pledge on our honor, in the memory of our fallen Cavaliers who gave their all and in the revered name of PMA that we will be vigilant on issues of corruption so as to give to the Filipino people, from whom we owe so much the privilege to have served this country and of what we have become, what they truly deserve.
“To these, with the help of GOD and with COURAGE, INTEGRITY and LOYALTY.”
One of the signatories is the Editor-in-Chief of SecurityMatters who is a member of the Makatao Class of 1989. Ace Esmeralda, a former army officer who spent all his service years in Mindanao, emphasized that he is not representing his class or any of his classmates who are still in active service. He hinted that the other signatories share the same sentiments that are founded in the Academy’s motto of Courage, Integrity, and Loyalty
Other signatories include Ricardo Morales, Luciano Gaboy, Gerardo Tenazas,Benjamin Samonte,Jose F. Gamos, Gene Enriquez, Edmund Mendoza, Gerardo Capala, Elias S. Golez, Victo B. Abat.
Si Ochoa at Napoles, ang konek. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/08/25/13/aquino-fires-palace-consultant-linked-napoles
Portion of the story goes:
A Malacañang source said not a few eyebrows were raised with the appointment of Yamsuan as consultant given his closeness with Puno and his position in the Arroyo administration.
But the source said Ochoa believed it was better to have Yamsuan on his side than for the latter to work with those who may want to undermine the Aquino administration. “He believes in the strategy of ‘keeping your friends close and your enemies closer,’” the source said.
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Waaaah, spin the wheel! Walang binanggit na simula pa ay enemy ni Ochoa si Yamsuan, so why O kept Y closer? In the first place, if O believed that Y was a bad guy, dapat hindi nya kinuha sa kanyang opinisa ang huli kasi morally bankcrupt pala ang tao na ito. Nag-justify palirong pa, ay naku!
Sige, kitakits sa Luneta… in my case in full spirit kaisa ako.
Mam Ellen nabasa ko ang Kitakits Tayo sa Luneta ng Abante. Ganoon pala ang katwiran ng mag-asawang Lani Mercado at Bong Revilla. Tanong ko lang, bakit lagi silang na eelect every time na may election. So, babalik na naman tayo sa sisihan na may mga voters na hindi marunong mag-isip. mga voters na ipinagbibili ang kanilang mga boto. sila din ang dahilan kung bakit ang katiwalian sa Pinas ay hindi matapos tapos.
so, there’s ric morales ang dating pumalit kay danny lim noon sa unit once led by the latter when he was recalled by the CSAFP for GHQ assignment. naamoy din niya ang sulasok ng bahong kaytagal nang sumisingaw sa administrasyong kanilang pinagsilbihan bago nagretiro sa serbisyo.
jojo, babawi tayo kay pormang agimat dayunyor. ibokya natin ang kandidatura niya sa 2016 sa pagkabise o pagkapangulo gaya ng kanyang ipinagyayabang na hangad na puwesto pagkatapos ng kanyang walang silbing pagiging senador nang walang ginawa kundi magpapogi sa publiko lalo’t kapag merong iskandalong sangkot ang mga immoral na artista.
kahit wala ako ngayon sa luneta, my spirit is there together with chi’s.
‘kakasawa na puro katiwalian sa gobyerno.
papalubog na araw namin subalit kahit banaag ng pag-asa ay wala kaming maaninaw sa papawirin gayung may liwanag pa sa kalangitan.
nagbigay nga kunyari ng pag-asa si noynoy, pero ang makikinabang ay kanya ring mga alipores dahil ‘yung taba ng baboy ay nandoon pa rin na binalot la’ang ng manipis na katsa kaya hayun, kumbaga sa pako ay nagtago nga pero litaw pa din ang ulo!
noynoy, umayos ka!
Si Ace Esmeralda ba yung writer ninyo sa VERA Files o yung Top guy ng security sa EDSA Shangri-la? I remember encountering an Ace Esmeralda when we were building some automation controllers in the hotel and mall in the 90s.
Tongue,re #5, same person.
Ace Esmeralda used to be VP for security of Shangrila Hotels in PH. He now has his own security agency,Ace Security and publishes a magazine, Security Matters.
Every now and then, we ask him to write analysis relating to security for VERA Files.
Yesterday’s was solely a PEOPLE’S MARCH upang iparamdam na silang mga nasa gobyerno ay may malaking pananagutang dapat nilang isabalikat NANG buong katapatan at walang halong pag-iimbot o panlilinlang. They made promises which they ought to fulfill – WALANG LOKOHAN!
Kami, bilang mga diaspora ay sumuporta sa mga ganitong pagkilos laban sa katiwalian sapagkat sangkot dito ang kapakanan ng aming mga mahal sa buhay na siyang dahilan kung bakit mas pinili naming lumayo, hindi nang tuluyan KUNDI pansamantala upang kahit paano ay madulutan sila kahit konting ginhawa. Sino ba ang gustong malayo nang ganito sa pamilya?
Kung ‘yang mga nilulustay ng mga pulitiko sa kanilang pagpapasarap ay ipinupuhunan upang makapagbigay ng hanapbuhay sa mga nangangailangan, marami sana ang hindi maghihikahos at magtitiis ng gutom.
Mula pa nu’ng maglaan ang mga nakaraang administrasyon ng pork barrel na ‘yan para daw sa mga public works and projects subalit napupunta lang pala sa bulsa ng iilan, HINDI ba’t hindi malulubog nang ganito sa kahirapan ang ating mga kababayan KUNG inilaan nila sa tama ang paggastos?
Magkano na ba ang utang ngayon ng gobyerno? Sino ang magbabayad? Sino ang bumabalikat? Sila bang mga pulitiko? Sila bang mayayaman?
Hindi ba’t tayong karaniwan lamang o mas mababa pa ang estado?
Nagbabayad tayo ng buwis na ipinapasa at ipinapataw sa lahat ng pang-araw araw nating pangangailangan, kaya tama lamang na tayo pagslingkuran nang maayos ng mga namumunong nangako sa atin ng maayos na pamamahala.