Sira na ang Korte Suprema

My condolence and sympathy to the people of the Philippines, but for what has happened to their country, they are only the blame.

Japan and the Philippines in fact started on the same footing, both being under the US rule at the end of the war although in principle, Japan was more under the Allied Forces’ supervision with Gen. MacArthur as the head supervisor.

“That probably was the advantage of Japan over the Philippines, which got a lot of booties as a matter of fact but the Filipinos left to fend for themselves except in matters of interests to the Americans, who in a way should be blamed for the spoilers they helped put in power and continue to nurture so the Philippines and the Filipinos would remain under US sphere of influence until now when people with one-syllable surnames and/or those with ancestors who came to the Philippines buying and selling junks (magbobote, ukay-ukay, etc.) started dominating Philippine politics.

The Japanese did not have much except the determination to “bear the unbearable” and take the consequence of their actions with dignity and pride. The last world war in fact proved a blessing in disguise to the Japanese and even perhaps to the Germans, who were subdued and humbled by their experience. In fact, they continue to be less aggressive except in the field of Economics for fear of being criticized and reminded of the atrocities their soldiers committed in countries they invaded. What happened next is now history.

At least, Japan evolved as a first class economic power while the Philippines that had the potential to be so has ended up being one of the third world countries, and Filipinas being defined in the Oxford dictionary as “domestic helpers.” Next time, the word “Filipino” may come to be defined as “caregivers” in the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

Kawawang bansa!

Taragis iyong arguments ng mga kurakot. “Back off” daw sabi noong matabang mama.

Iyong mga lupain daw na pag-aari ng bansa ay pag-aari ng Philippine government, and when they talk of the Philippine government, they mean themselves and their cronies now tenanting at the palace by the murky river and in meaty positions with or without confirmation by the commission designated to approve their appointments especially of cronies, friends and relatives who must have been told to pledge allegiance to the creeps in some blood pact as “You take care of me, I take care of you!”

Fortunately, over in Japan, when they talk of democracy, they literally define it as a government OF, FOR and BY the people. And with the Philippine government even now insisting that it is a democracy, people here understand that all properties and patrimonies owned by the Philippines in Japan and elsewhere belong to the PEOPLE of the Philippines, not to Gloria and Mike Arroyo a.k.a. the Pidals, etc.

We invite Filipinos at home and overseas to join us in the movement to save the Philippine patrimonies in Japan that the Pidals salivate to squander. A property that used to house the reparations missions and the Philippine Chancery in Japan in fact is now rumored as sold in defiance of a SC ruling banning sales, etc. of the patrimonies without a national referendum.

PSB: I can pass for a latin look so I usually do not experience the treatment as much but I see some of our kababayans being treated differently.
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Sinabi mo pa, PSB. I had a Filipino friend with a very Filipino name and had remained a Filipino until she could not longer bear being discriminated for possessing a Philippine passport. Not wanting to lose the properties she and her foreign husband bought and owned in some country in Europe she decided to renounce her Philippine citizenship.

Damdam daw niya ang feeling ni Rizal nang binabaril siya sa Luneta. Nagtiis daw siyang napapahiya na hinihiwalay sa asawa at anak niya sa pila because of her Philippine citizenship at kulay ng balat niya after the EDSA and after Filipinos, especially the women, started being known as domestic helpers and “puta ng mundo” (quote from a Filipino in the Bay Area).

She was actually an associate editor of some Asian magazine, and you can imagine her humiliation when treated and mistaken for the nanny of her own children. Tapos itong si kutong lupa ang lakas nng loob na ipagyabang ang mga pilipinos as “the Philippines’ No. 1 Exports.” Nakakasuka!

Call them suckers, more like. Iyong Quisumbing nga mukhang Dracula na umitim at lalo siguro kung naka-robe at caper pa! Kawawang Pilipinas at mga pilipino!

Ibang-iba sa mga hukon namin dito who rose from the ranks. Walang babaero o lalakero sa kanila as it is a matter of fact a criteria for choosing a SC judge over here. One has to be 100% exemplary in morality to be a judge of the Supreme Court. Hindi pa mga kristyano ang mga tao dito ha!

I bet you na kung kaibigan ni Fatso, pihado may kabit din iyong judge na nakaupo sa SC.

Remember Panganiban? Alam ng marami in fact kung sino ang kabit at naging kabit niya! Sa amin iyan, hindi magiging SC judge.

Jug,

Belated Happy Birthday!

When you come to Tokyo, we’ll celebrate. I’ll take you to a restaurant where they serve steaks grilled on a heated rock. You bet, only in Japan!

Request lang, Jug, if you’re visiting the gallant men, including Senator Trillanes, paki-kiss mo na lang sila para sa akin. Tell them about the Japanese lady who admire them for their love of the Philippines, not the greedy criminal squatting at the palace by the murky river.

Jug,

Walang basehan, sabi da? Kitang-kita na nga ang kawalanghiyaan as a matter of fact. May whistleblower na nga, wala pang basehan, ha? So, anong ginagawa ng mga inutil na pulis? Hinahabol ang whistleblower, et al, hindi ang kriminal! “Magkano ba, ‘doy, ‘day?” kasi ang rule of the game.

Kawawang Pilipinas!

“‘ People spreading such rumors should be very careful with their statements, they may risk contempt of court,’ Fajardo said in text message,” Tribune reports.

Garbage! This Fajardo is talking nonsense, for nowhere in the legal books, at least of true democratic countries, does it state that criticizing a corrupt government, including a corrupt court, is a crime especially when there is evident hanky panky in its decision.

It is not contempt of court, Madame Fajardo. It is telling the Pidal appointees protection their benefactor rather than the rule of law to go to hell! In fact, , it is more freedom of expression as guaranteed by the Constitution in a real democracy. Gaga! Grrrrrrrrrr!

Glad to read this in Malaya:

Rep. Roilo Golez, we would like to believe, was simply being mischievous when he proposed that the President be stripped of the power to appoint members of the Supreme Court.

Why not? Why should people there worry about this proposal? It has been done in Japan, etc. as a matter of fact and why criminally inclined politicians here like those dominating Philippine politics now can easily be stripped of their privileges and sent to prison if they cannot have the guts to commit suicide when shamed and fall out of grace.

The judges of the courts in fact should not have been appointees but men from the ranks of bureaucrats who should be getting their positions by civil service eligibility and qualification. Over where I am based, the judges of the Supreme Court, when they have climbed up there, cannot start working as such without the approval of the voters to whom their names are presented for approval during elections. We actually are told to scratch the name of the judge we do not want to sit in the bench. Even just one scratch from a voter can mean disqualification.

Philanderers are also barred from rising up to the Supreme Court unlike in the Philippines, where I am told that a lot of these judges are even members of some exclusive club where the bunnies have been contestants in some beauty contests. Whether this is true or not, the Filipino people have the right to know.

Pagbutihin mo, Congressman Golez! Back up ka namin diyan!

The judiciary should actually maintain integrity, autonomy and public trust. If the judges of the Philippine Supreme Court have failed to do so with majority of Filipinos now calling them names and want to spit on their faces (may kasama pang plema kung maaari!), they should all resign en banc. Nakakahiya!

Tapos sasabihin noong isa pang gaga na kapangalan noong sirena sa River Rhine, contempt of court daw na murahin ang mga sipsip. Dapat sa mga iyan kinakaladkad at sabi nga ni Anna, isabit sa lamppost.

In fact, sabi sa Constitution (sa amin ba o sa Pilipinas?), they can only be removed by impeachment, and/or when they are proven to be incompetent legally and mentally.

Come to think of it. Di ba tinanggal din nila si Erap because they declared him to be sick and physically incapable to continue as president? Puede ding gawin iyan kay Gloria Dorobo.

With the rice crisis, etc. someone should file the motion to declare her as legally and mentally, etc. incapable on the ground that her incompetence, etc. are hindering Philippine progress and prove detrimental to the welfare and interests of Filipinos at home and overseas.

No need for impeachment then. They can sort of literally drag her out of the palace by the murky river.

Zen2,

I’ve printed out the 1935 and 1987 Constitution and compared them with the 1973 one that was in use during the Martial Law. Golly, walang pinag-iba, especially when it comes to the power vested on the president! Kita mo talaga ang pagkatanga. Nasubukan na iyong palpak na Constitution, paulit-ulit pa rin palang in-adopt. Di bale sana kung may delikadeza iyong mga umuupo like the honorable PM in Japan. Noong 90’s, for the first time, nagkaroon ng sigalot tungkol sa appointment ng isang SC judge din dito. The PM was consulted but all he could do was submit the recommendation to the members of the SC because it is a different department that he has no power over. Iyong mga judges din ang nag-resolve apparently, and the consultation with the PM was merely a formality. Final resolution was presented to the Emperor for approval but more as a formality, too.

Taragis sa Pilipinas, iyong magnanakaw trying hard to act like an emperadora! Walang humihirit kasi di alam ang gagawin dahil ingles naman iyong Constitution at marami ang hindi nakakaintindi na pinagsasamantalahan naman noong mga abogago na siya lang daw ang may karapatang mag-interpret ng batas at Saligang Batas. Ulol!

Hopefully, sana may mangyari doon sa panukala ni Cong. Golez. I suggest he reads the papers written by John O. Haley of Washington University on the Japanese judiciary, and compare the Philippine Constitution with the Japanese Constitution tailored by the Americans for the Japanese para mabara niya iyong mga bobong kasama niya sa Congress.

Kailangang bawasan ang power ng pangulo ng Pilipinas, many of whom are conceived to be robbers and thieves.

Zen2,

Just a month or two ago, may ginawa na naman kaming news break tungkol sa bentahan ng kidney sa Manila. Pati nga UST nagbebenta na rin sa totoo lang. Naging controversy iyan kasi iyong kapatid ng isang sikat na hapon namatay pagkatapos na makabili ng kidney sa Pilipinas. Kolorum kasi. Takot na takot iyong ospital na tinawagan namin. Ang suplada pa ng isang doktora doon. Spokening US English daw at ayaw magtagalog. Kailangan pa naman na tagalog ang salita ko sa interview para authentic. O loko, sinabakan ko nga siya ng Queen’s English ko. Gusto ko na sanang mang-ines na Cockney English ang gagamitin ko kaya di ako puedeng makipag-away. Kailangan namin ang verification, etc. sa ospital.

Selling price na ngayon ng kidney 200,000 pesos daw. Pero hindi pa rin yumaman iyong nagbebenta. Lahat ng anak hinihikayat na magbigay na ng tig-iisang kidney for a fee. Iyang ang business ng mga suckers ngayon sa totoo lang.

Abangan ang human trafficking na naman via caregiving daw pero labas hostess din sa bar at club. Kakahiya!