Just got a text from Joey Salgado, with Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay’s media office:
Sandiganbayan third division junked graft case against Mayor Binay for lack of probable cause.
Case filed by Bobby Brillante was in connection with the purchase of office furniture and partitions.
another victory for the people of makati who the malacanan masterminds are trying to rob of good leadership by pinning down jojo binay. but no reason to rejoice because these hounds will still find ways to get the head of the mayor. of course, in connivance with griping perennial loser, self proclaimed lawyer baboy ehrr bobby brillante.
Mrivera,
This victory is not only for the people of Makati, but for those who despise Gloria and her Legions! Yet, it’s not the time to exhale and let our guard down, as you say, “…because these hounds will still find ways to get the head of the mayor. of course, in connivance with griping perennial loser, self proclaimed lawyer baboy ehrr bobby brillante.” Notice what Gloria and her Legions have in common? THEY ARE ALL DESPERATE LOSERS!
The case against Binay was in connection with the purchase of furniture and partitions. Omigod, why not include toilet bowls, plates, and forks and spoons?!!!
GLUE IS PATHETIC. Thanks anyways for the good laugh (LOL), good execise for the heart and soul.
chi, tama nga ano? dapat kasama rin sa over pricing ang toilet paper, toothpick, at pangtutuli ni meyor (panlinis ng tenga, baka isipin n’yo kung ano na naman, he he he heeeh!)
Binay should not be sure, though. Evil people will still devise some evil ways to harm him. He should be on guard all the time. There are only few bona fide opposition leaders like Binay today. We need people like him very badly. So, let’s make sure we keep them healthy and alive.
thanks God all our prayers are being answered..the good people in the goverment are now seeing the evil of this GMA regime..it is now for the filipino people to move..to oust this evil GMA and her cabals of evil..the earlier the better.this GMA regime and her evil minions don`t have any respect to any laws in the land..they always twist every decisions from any court of law.remember the piatco judge..who was executed in broad daylight and the perpetrators still scott free..this killings is the handy work of their death squad,pretending to be law enforcer once they bungled down and protected by DOJ and DILG heads,this death squad of the regime always escape after their operation because they are protected by PNP heads from orders in malacanang headed by mr ermita.this mr ermita is playing God to us filipinos..as if they are the choosen people to lead us out in poverty but in truth,this mr ermita is only interested to save GMA and their evil group and for their own selfish interest to stay in power..this people think they have a hundred years or so to live by..like DOJ gonzales who undergo dialysis from time to time.you GMA,FG,JDV and your evil minions will soon have your day of judgement..me and all the filipinos pray that it wiil come earlier or the soonest!!!
Chi,
Remember when Davide was accused of over spending or over pricing (can’t really remember what the exact accusation is anymore)of Supreme Court furniture and curtains?
I wonder whatever happened?
Swept under the thich rugs in SC offices I presume!
When it rains, it pours. How true. How wonderful!
Jejomar C Binay
Mayor of City of Makati, Philippines
The then Filipino President Corazon Aquino appointed Jejomar Cabauatan Binay officer-in-charge of the then Municipality of Makati on 27 February 1986. He was the first local official to be appointed after the 1986 EDSA Revolution ended the Marcos dictatorship. He has been re-elected several times by his constituents, and continues to introduce innovations in local government in the Philippines.
Jojo Binay was born on 11 November 1942. He was orphaned at an early age and had to take on odd jobs to support his schooling. Despite financial constraints, he gained a BSc in political science and was later awarded a bachelor’s degree in law at the University of the Philippines (UP).
He passed his bar exams in 1960, but chose instead to teach and to provide free legal assistance to the poor. For his political convictions, Mr Binay was jailed for several months by the martial law regime of the time. After his release, he continued his work both as a human rights lawyer and as an active participant in the pro-democracy movement.
Jojo Binay was named officer-in-charge of the municipality of Makati immediately after the February 1986 Revolution. He found a bankrupt municipal government and quickly took drastic yet sensible steps to put Makati’s financial house in order. As a result, his administration posted savings at the end of 1986. The local government has not had a deficit since then.
Anna,
Nothing happened about those charges against Davide. According to a former staff of mine who got another job at SC when she passed the Bar Exam, under Davide…their lips were totally sealed. Davide was beyond charges, kapit-tuko kay Glue or the other way around?
One reason to make my day a happy one! Hala Binay, rah, rah, rah!
Gusto kong marinig kung ano ang reaction ng Ilonggo diyan! Tahimik yata si Agurang Doj Gonzalez!
Davide also had lavishly furnished mansion house in Baguio, the consulgeneral in New York had $10,000/mo condo, and same thing with the congen in Los Angeles. Compared to these extravaganzas, Binay’s furnitures are mere straws in the wind. So where is the logic in the case against Binay?
I will not rule out that there could be overpricing in the construction of the Makati City Hall. But I was impressed with the building. It really represents Makati as a financial center. It’s not your usual Filipino idea of a city hall.
It’s 22 (or 23?) floors. There are I think 6 or 7 elevators. The ground lobby is marbled. All the furniture match the modernity of the building. No monobloc chairs or tables. The furniture I saw in the board room are tastefully designed.
And it’s very well maintained. When we went there durng the standoff in Makati, the comfort rooms are kept clean and shiny despite the fact that there were thousands of visitors going in and out of the premises.
No doubt the building project cost a lot of money. With P8 billion in yearly revenue, I think the people of Makati deserves it.
Now, on the alleged overpricing part, that’s up for Brillante to prove.
This is how it should be done. When you have an accusation, you go to the courts. If you can prove it, then the accused should be punished. If the accuser is proven wrong, he should be the one that should be punished (cost of litigation?, what else?).
I believe it should be the same with libel cases. When the accusser (abuser) is proven wrong, he/she should be punished too!
More Power to Jojo Binay!!! Truth always comes out!
Jon M,
In the case of the libel suits filed by the Fatso against journalists, most likely the Fatso will end up as the sorry lot especially with this rumor of falling out, and the “labanan ng mga tuso.” Who knows? The evil couple must be fidgetting in China by now, and wish it would be over so that they can fly straight SFO or remain in Beijing that must be the reason why the Bansot was desperate to impress the Chinese that her husband is a Chinese descendant.
Parang iyong mga Nikkeijin na nagdadagsaan ngayon sa Japan even when the kind of jobs offered to them were jobs that I would not even want to take when I first came here. I just felt that I should “return” to the land of my ancestors.
I didn’t even need to make emphasis then that I was a Nikkeijin unlike the Bansot who tried so hard to impress her Chinese hosts that they should welcome “one of China’s great son like the Philippine national hero, Rizal!” Ang tindi ng tupak sa ulo sa totoo lang.
PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!
Ystakei, it’s my hope too that abusers like FG be punished for taking advantage of others by using their position and wealth.
ystakei, di ba descendant ni Santa Teresa de Avila (ba ‘yon?) si Mike Pidal noong sila ay nagbakasyon sa Espania? Tapos ngayon naman ay descendant ng Intsik ang Klep na ito?
Sana ay magbakasyon naman sila sa Africa at ng maging tiyo naman ni Pidal si Idi Amin. Iyan ang bagay.
To hindinapinoy:
(this is my reply to another post in another thread. i think its worth reproducing it here, as my reply to your post)
Some thoughts on Binay:
If GMA is Ate Glue, Binay is Kuya Glue. He’s no different from the original kapit-sa-puwesto. Wait, he should be the original kapit-sa-puwesto pala. He’s been there 20 years, not wanting to let go. Talo pa niya si Marcos.
He’s been ruling Makati since 1986 (his wife’s term is counted). What happened to Makati since then? Still full of squatters! The squatters of 1986 are still squatters now!
His supporters are content with the dole-outs he’s giving! Free education? Free healthcare at Makati Med? Free movies for seniors? With the revenue Makati is earning, all of these are expected! They are not “over and above” but mere average performace. Binay can’t brag over his “dole-outs.” If a fourth-class municipality was able to duplicate Binay’s dole-outs, then that’s commendable! Because only Makati can afford the dole-outs Binay is giving! WALA TALAGA SIYANG IPAGMAMALAKI.
I’m reminded of the anti-Cha Cha rally of Cory vs. FVR’s attempt to extend his term. Cory said to FVR – “You said you improved the economy? Fine. You’re just doing your job”
Whatever progress you see in the business district and the mall areas – Glorietta/SM and Rockwell – are due to the efforts of private individuals. Binay has nothing to do with it.
He is no different from the other politicians – he keeps his supporters poor, making them dependent on him, not really empowering them. These poor squatters do not know their real situation – Binay is preventing them from reaching their full potential, from becoming middle-class!
If Binay is really a servant of the poor, then Makati should have been squatter-free now. He’s already 20 years in power! 20 years not enough for a city? What then can we expect from a President’s 6 years?
How come Marikina, not Makati, is deemed the mini-Singapore? Kaya galit si Binay kay Bayani Fernando. Without the revenues of a Makati, Fernando has transformed Marikina into a model city.
Siyempre, kayang kaya niyang bilhin ang loyalty ng mga CIty Hall employees. Kung wala na si Binay, wala na rin ang ganansya nila. Kaya ganun na lang ang pagsuporta ng mga taga-City Hall kay Binay. Sabagay, kung maambunan ka nga naman, sa hirap ng buhay ngayon.
Anthony Scalia, so what should we do with Binay because he’s doing what he’s expected to do?
To Jon M:
“Anthony Scalia, so what should we do with Binay because he’s doing what he’s expected to do?”
My use of “expected” pertains to the dole-outs. Kung baga sa golf, par lang yun.
I’m not a Makati voter. But he has to go. Any mayor can give the dole-outs. But Makati needs a mayor that really emancipates the squatters, making them middle-class. That really brings Makati to the next level. Sadly, in 20 years, Binay miserably failed to do that.
What? The business and shopping districts expanded? Thanks to the Zobels, Ayalas, Sys, Lopezes et al. Binay does not deserve credit for those.
Binay is afraid because if he empowers the squatters, making them middle-class, he won’t be voted into office. That’s why it is in his best interest to keep them squatters, dependent on him.
Binay is a Robin Hood. But Robin Hood cannot usher in progress and development. Only dependency. Its counter-productive. (This Robin Hood description is already a generous description of Binay)
kung ang isang nakaupo sa poder ay mayroong maayos na relasyon lalo na sa business sector, hindi malayong mahuli at makuha niya ang suporta at paggalang ng mga ito na magiging daan ng maayos na pagtutulungan upang mapaunlad ang komunidad. ganito ang pamamalakad ni jojo binay. meron bang mga reklamo ang grupo ng zobel at ayala? ng makati business club? wala naman, di ba?
Anthony Scalia, naiintindihan ko naman ng maayos ang iyong sinabi. Pero mukha yatang hindi uobra ang iyong sinabi na dahil hindi na-solve ang squatter problem, kailangang palitan o paalisin ang mayor. Saan ba sa Metro Manila walang squatter? Ibig bang sabihin na lahat ng mayor sa Metro ay kailangang paalisin?
Sige nga, kung ikaw ang mayor sa Makati, paano mo i-solve ang squatter problem?
Sa QC, matagal na rin sa posisyon si Mayor Belmonte pero marami pa rin squatter. Ibig bang sabihin hindi siya mahusay? Sa tingin ko ay mali ang iyong logic Anthony.
Hahahahahaha! Idi Amin? Bagay na bagay! Pareho silang dambuhalang baboy!!! I wonder kung kumakain din ng utak ng tao iyan! Have you seen that movie, Chi, the one called “Idi Amin: the Rise and Fall.” Meron akong copy noon at gustong kong ipakita sa mga pilipino dito.
May bagong version ang Idi Amin story pero hindi ko pa nakita. I have the Rwanda movies, however. Iyan ang dapat na pinanonood ng mga pilipino para malaman nila ang ginagawang kabalbalan ng mga ungas na pinapaupo nila.
Jon M.,
Natatandaan ko nang umalis kami sa Pilipinas, isa sa proyekto ni Marcos at Imelda ay pagandahin ang Maynila. Gusto nilang paalisin ang mga squatters sa Bangkusay. Nagpatayo ng murang tenement sa Sta. Ana. Forgot the name. Aba ang mga loko nagreklamo pa kasi ayaw nilang magbayad ng upa. Kung sabagay dapat tinutulungan nga naman nilang magkaroon ng mga trabaho para makabayad ng upa. Otherwise, magbigay sila ng pera para pambayad ng rent gaya ng ginagawa sa America ng Housing Authority doon. Dito naman sa Japan, medyo may hiya ang mga hapon. Hindi sanay sa panay libre di tulad ng mga pilipino! May trabaho pero ayaw pa rin magbayad ng obligasyon! Hay!
Ystakei, hanggang ngayon ay mayroon pa ring ganoon ang mentality na mga Pilipino. Hindi naman tayo mga sociologist or social workers kaya di natin maintindihan ito ng lubusan. Hindi naman tayo pwedeng magpanggap na alam natin ito. What we share is what we see and experience.
Ang squatting problem ay napakalaking problema sa Metro Manila na kailangang gamutin. Pero hindi pwedeng isisi ito sa iisang Mayor kagaya ng ginagawa ni Anthony Scalia.
To Jon M:
“…naiintindihan ko naman ng maayos ang iyong sinabi. Pero mukha yatang hindi uobra ang iyong sinabi na dahil hindi na-solve ang squatter problem, kailangang palitan o paalisin ang mayor. Saan ba sa Metro Manila walang squatter? Ibig bang sabihin na lahat ng mayor sa Metro ay kailangang paalisin?”
Whoever keeps squatters in their state, and prevents them from becoming middle class, ay dapat nang paalisin. Yan ang problema kina Binay et al. Ginagamit lang talaga nila ang mga squatters. Ayaw nilang magkalaman ang mga tiyan at baka magkaroon pa ng pagkakataong mag-isip at maging kritikal.
“Sige nga, kung ikaw ang mayor sa Makati, paano mo i-solve ang squatter problem?”
Ang problema, hindi ako mayor eh. Since you asked, here it is – I’d give low-cost mass housing to all squatters in Makati, in cooperation with Gawad Kalinga. Complete with livelihood means. In cooperation with other NGOs, I’d help set up cooperatives for the squatters. In cooperation with PAG-IBIG baka puwedeng mag-develop ng low-cost subdivisions. I’d give scholarships for those wanting to study law, medicine or dentistry. I’d give tax rebates to Makati businesses hiring workers coming from squatters.
The goal here – elevate the squatters to be middle class people. I will have succeeded if the number of people dependent on yellow cards decreased significantly, because most can afford to have medical attention on their own (kahit through HMO lang like Medicard)
I’d risk not being reelected. Nagkalaman na ang tiyan nila, maaari na silang mag-isip critically. Nasa kanila na yun kung gusto pa nila akong iboto uli, despite what I’ve done.
“Sa QC, matagal na rin sa posisyon si Mayor Belmonte pero marami pa rin squatter. Ibig bang sabihin hindi siya mahusay? Sa tingin ko ay mali ang iyong logic Anthony”
Hindi mali yun.
Belmonte assumed power in 2001. So far he served 6 years. My goodness, Binay has been there 20 years! Baka yung 6 years ni Belmonte puwede pang matanggap, at bigyan pa siya ng isa pang term. Pero si Binay? 6 years compared to 20 years?
Saka ang pinag-uusapan natin dito ay si Binay, hindi si Belmonte. Kung igigiit mo pa si Belmonte, e lalong madidiin si Binay, dahil may nagawa naman si Belmonte in 6 years. Give Belmonte 20 years and for sure he’d surpass the accomplishments of Binay. (baka nga yung 6 years ni Belmonte ay may mas nagawa pa siya kaysa 20 years ni Binay)
Si Lee Kuan Yew, in 20 years, nagawang almost nil ang poverty sa Singapore. Eh sa Makati?
Kung meron dapat “patalsikin na now na” ay si Binay, dahil he is keeping the squatters poor! The squatters don’t know any better, masaya na sila sa mga crumbs na binibigay ni Binay.
To Jon M:
Basta isipin mo na lang – 20 years. 20 years. Squatters pa rin. 20 years. What? Di pa sapat ang 20 years?
I can accept the first-, second- and even third-term mayors who have yet to fully lick the squatter problem.
Sige, aside from Makati and QC, I will list the rest of the component cities/municipalities of Metro Manila, and lets see who has mayors who are third-termers and less:
Manila
Caloocan
Las Piñas
Malabon
Mandaluyong
Marikina
Navotas
Parañaque
Pasay
Pasig
Pateros
San Juan
Taguig
Valenzuela
Sino ba sa kanila ang mga balik-mayor (after three straight terms, let a family member be mayor, then returned for another term/s? In short, sino ba sa kanila have been mayor for at least 9 years?
Remember, I’d like to give a chance to the third-termers to solve the problem. Pero si Binay, 20 years?!? Mantakin mo, 20 years?!
Nung 1986 snap election, the Philippine Collegian (official UP student publication) made a spoof of Marcos’ slogan ‘subok sa krisis’ – “subok ng subok, krisis pa rin”
Si Binay, sa kanyang 20 years – “subok ng subok, squatters pa rin!”
Anthony, ang iyong solusyon ay magaling. Pero sa tingin mo bakit kaya hindi gumagana sa Metro Manila ang mga solusyon ng mga mayor? Ang mga administrators (Mayors and other officials) are there to manage and provide the necessary services to their constituents, and I think Binay and most mayors are doing that kahit sobra sobra ang politicking. Squatting is a problem that will not go easily.
Sa iyong mga comment ay masyado yatang mababaw ang iyong pagkakilala sa mga squatter. I also came from a squatter colony in Makati in the early 90s, I never felt that anybody was preventing me to succeed. How can a Mayor do this?
The projects and dole outs that Makati is doing is actually aiding the poor to get out of poverty, don’t you agree?
“Anthony, ang iyong solusyon ay magaling.”
Salamat (kaso, hanggang plano na lang)
“Pero sa tingin mo bakit kaya hindi gumagana sa Metro Manila ang mga solusyon ng mga mayor? Ang mga administrators (Mayors and other officials) are there to manage and provide the necessary services to their constituents, and I think Binay and most mayors are doing that kahit sobra sobra ang politicking. Squatting is a problem that will not go easily.”
Ang point ko ay simple lang – 20 years ay napakatagal nang panahon para ma-solve ang squatters sa isang maliit na siyudad. Hindi ko sinisisi yung mga incumbent mayors na less than 9 years pa lang naka-upo. Totoo, squatting is a problem that will not go easily. Pero napaka-inutil naman kung 20 years na, di pa rin ma-solve!
“Sa iyong mga comment ay masyado yatang mababaw ang iyong pagkakilala sa mga squatter”
No offense meant.Hindi mababaw ang tingin ko sa kanila. Gusto ko nga silang ma-uplift, ma-empower. Karapatan din nilang magka-edukasyon, maka-ahon sa kahirapan. Fact of life nga lang na ang kumakalam ang tiyan, walang paki-alam sa rhetorics, basta magkalaman lang. I can’t blame them.
“I also came from a squatter colony in Makati in the early 90s, I never felt that anybody was preventing me to succeed. How can a Mayor do this?”
Really? Good for you. Eh yung iba pa? You’re one of a kind. Baka hindi ka pa botante at that time.
How can a mayor do that? Simple – aambunan lang ang mga tatay at nanay, na may moral ascendancy sa mga nakababata. Sabihin lang nina tatay at nanay, ‘napakabuting mayor ni mayor. Nagbigay na naman ngayong Pasko. Talagang maasahan tuwing Pasko. Iboto pa natin siya’ Multiply this situation a thousand times over. Critical mass of voters is reached.
“The projects and dole outs that Makati is doing is actually aiding the poor to get out of poverty, don’t you agree?”
I disagree. They just promote dependency. You’re an example of an empowered ex-squatter resident. No longer dependent on dole-outs. If all Makati squatters become like you – empowered, self-reliant – then Makati will really become the showcase city of the Philippines!
(Before I am misinterpreted, dole-outs have their place. But its different if they are used to enhance dependence)
ang lahat ng ikabubuti, ikasasama, ikaaangat at pagkawalang pagbabago ng buhay bawat isang tao ay nakasalalay sa may katawan at hindi sa kanino man.
Anthony Scalia,
You are correct to say that “Binay is a Robin Hood.” He was merely a product of what the likes of “Zobels, Ayalas, Sys, Lopezes et al” were not able to do for the poor of Makati. I beg to disagree with your comment that “Binay does not deserve credit…” He does deserve credit for making the lives of the poor better. Whether he is empowering “the squatters, making them middle-class…” He showed results. What did GLORIA and her Legions do aside from CHEATING, LYING and STEALING?
Congratulations, Mayor!
halimbawang magkaroon pa ng presidential election sa 2010, pwede kaya nating suportahang i-endorse ang candidacy ni anthony scalia for president? tutal, lumalabas na siya ang most qualified to the position when it comes to his mentioned programs and political platforms plus his ideas. he has already his established base of supporters dahil marami na siyang nabigyan ng trabaho, di ba? count my vote in and i also shall campaign for him. totoo ito. kesa humanap pa tayo ng ibang alternative.
o, sino ang sasama?
Mrivera,
Re: “he has already his established base of supporters dahil marami na siyang nabigyan ng trabaho, di ba?”
Anong trabaho? Koubrador ng jueteng ni Gloria?
Nagtatanong lang naman…
Anthony Scalia Said on how a Mayor holds back squatters from improving: “Simple – aambunan lang ang mga tatay at nanay, na may moral ascendancy sa mga nakababata. Sabihin lang nina tatay at nanay, ‘napakabuting mayor ni mayor. Nagbigay na naman ngayong Pasko. Talagang maasahan tuwing Pasko. Iboto pa natin siya’ Multiply this situation a thousand times over. Critical mass of voters is reached.”
How were the squatters held back from succeeding here? I can’t see the relationship.
>halimbawang magkaroon pa ng presidential election sa 2010,
>pwede kaya nating suportahang i-endorse ang candidacy ni >anthony scalia for president?
Naalala ko noong mga nakaraan lang na meron nag-e-endorso ng SB – as in Sonny Belmonte for President.
At itong mga dalawang linggo lang ay meron namang Binay for President?
Pwede si anthony scalia na Third Way kung Binay versus Belmonte sa 2010 💡
http://www.answers.com/topic/third-way-centrism
From AS, “Simple – aambunan lang ang mga tatay at nanay, na may moral ascendancy sa mga nakababata. Sabihin lang nina tatay at nanay, ‘napakabuting mayor ni mayor. Nagbigay na naman ngayong Pasko. Talagang maasahan tuwing Pasko. Iboto pa natin siya’ Multiply this situation a thousand times over. Critical mass of voters is reached.”
Masyado nang api ang mga squatters, inaapi pa ng mga linyang ito! Pinalalabas mo ba na walang sariling pag-iisip ang mga magulang sa Makati? Just asking. A lot of “smokes and screens” use for who and what.
From this comment of yours AS, mukhang expert ka sa local politics and tradpol (or nasa likod ng tradpol).
Walang magagawa ang mga squatters (of course ang iba sa kanila ay mga nagsasamantala lang), pero ang mga talagang walang-wala ay hindi masisisi kung tumanggap ng mga regalo galing kaninuman. Economics of empty stomachs. Please, have a little compassion for these people, huwag mo silang gamitin just to prove your point na hindi ko rin nakita ang konek.
Ystakei,
Am sure the Pinoys there will benefit from Idi Amin’s movie. Kadalasan, all that matters para mabuksan (kahit konti) ang mga isipan ng Pinoy ay makakita sila ng ganyang klaseng movie.
Si Idi Amin ay kanibal, si Mike at Glue Pidal ay sukdulan ang kabal-balan!
(Oy, nakakabagbag damdamin naman ng husto iyang Rwanda movie, hindi ko natagalan).
Mrivera:”…marami na siyang nabigyan ng trabaho, di ba?”
O, sinong sasama?”
Me!…jobless ako ngayon,eh! Pero, if I have a choice, kay “ala Robin Hood” na ako! Mukhang mas Simpatico si Meyor, eh! At saka experienced na..20 years in service na, di ba?
“smokes and mirrors”
Squatter problem is related to poverty and the lack of a consistent population program.
Because of poverty,people flock to urban areas to find jobs. They don’t have money for decent housing, so they squat.
Why is there massive poverty? We go back to government mismanagement and corruption. On top of that, there is no consistent population program.
To solve the problem of squatting in Metro Manila, the government has to take it in a national, wholistic perspective.
And because the national government is headed by a serpent named Gloria who has no feelings for the poor, I guess there won’t be alleviation of poverty in the future unless she’s gone, and the next to govern makes it a priority.
Squatting has actually become worse thru the years largely because of the influx of people from the provinces that’s why we have the news a few days ago where people are now leaving in the cemeteries!
These people (just like me before) would go to a better place if there’s something available that could only afford. It doesn’t matter what city it is.
Anthony’s ideas to solve the problem are very good ideas but as he himself said, they remain as ideas. Implementation of these ideas (and other ideas being implemented now) is a totally different issue altogether. That’s where Ellen is so right, it needs to be solved in a national perspective. You can remember the government’s “Balik Probinsiya” program which I think is good, but look what’s happening to it now. Those who got some money to go back to the provinces may have been back to Manila again! The other program I can remember was the devolution of government agencies and moving some departments to othe cities outside of Metro Manila, what happened to it?
In conclusion, Anthony Scalia’s idea of blaming Binay because he’s been there for 20 years and squatting is still a problem, is all bull! Pati ang kanyang conclusion na the mayor is holding back his constituents is harebrained!
sorry, i should have said “people are now living in cemeteries, not leaving :)”
Balik Probinsya program, though a very good concept, was a total failure from the start. For one, they did’t prepare the provinces to welcome back (no good jobs, no alternatives to jobs) the beneficiaries of the program. They didn’t even teach them new skills to begin with. Kaya balik Metro sila at squat muli.
sorry, too. should be “armed them with new skills…”.
ON POVERTY:
“No one seriously thinks 400 or 500 million Americans will lead to mass starvation. By ‘unsustainable,’ they mean that we might encroach ever so slightly onto the West Nile mosquito’s traditional breeding grounds in northern Maine. Which is sad if you think this or that insect is more important than the developed world’s most critically endangered species: people. If you have a more scrupulous care for language, you’ll note that population-wise it’s low birth rates that are ‘unsustainable’: Spain, Germany, Italy and most other European peoples literally cannot sustain themselves—which is why, in one of the fastest demographic transformations in human history, their continent is becoming Muslim. As a matter of fact, you don’t have to cross the Atlantic to see the consequences of a loss of human capital: The Burlington Free Press would be better occupied worrying less about the 300 millionth American and more about the ever emptier schoolhouses up and down the Green Mountain State. I used to joke that Vermont was America’s leading Canadian province, but in fact it’s worse than that: demographically, it’s an honorary member of the European Union. The reality is that in a Western world ever more wizened and barren the 300 millionth American is the most basic example of American exceptionalism. Happy birthday, kid, and here’s to many more.” —-Mark Steyn
any more comments on my suggestion for an alternative front man in 2007 election?
You bet, Jon, hindi na ma-solve ang squatting problem na iyan dahil wala namang ginagawa para kumita ng tama ng mga pilipino na nasasanay naman sa panay na lang awa at libre. May mga pilipinong nahuhuli dito lalo na tuwing summer na natutulog sa mga park. Pero salamat na lang may Winter dito kaya napipilitan silang humanap na mainit na lugar na matutulugan pero may mga tao talagang makapal.
May isang pilipino nga ngayon na humihingi ng tulong sa akin kung puede doon muna siya sa office ko makituloy. Sabi ko, “Sorry, hindi puede” kasi baka mawalan pa ako ng gamit sa office ko. Malaking lalaki at puedeng magnakaw!
Susmaryosep naman talaga. Iyong mga babae, at least maraming shelter dito pero may limit ang panunuluyan. Mahirap ang utak na ganyan na palaging nagpapalibre at kung makakalusot! Hindi ko iyan maintindihan sa totoo lang!
Speaking of those who live at the cemetery, talaga naman nawala na ang takot ng mga pilipino. Doon sa libingan na katabi ng sa family plot namin, may mga nakatira na nga. Believe you me, Jon, when my eldest brother died, and I came late to the burial, nakita ko ang ataul ng kuya ko na nakalapag, at iyong kuya ko pinasok sa nitso na walang sapin. Buti na lang hindi nila hinubaran. Sabi sa akin ng sepultorero, “Ma’m amin na lang po ang ataul, Christmas na lang po!” New Year’s Eve kasi namatay ang kuya ko. Pumayag na lang ako kasi baka salbahehin pa ako at ang pinsan ko. Sinabi ko na lang, lagyan namin ng kumot sa ilalim na para hindi naman malamig ang semente ng libingan. Napaiyak na lang ako talaga. Muntik ko nang isumpa ang Pilipinas sa totoo lang! Naawa lang ako doon sa maliit na batang anak ng isa sa mga sepultorero doon. Ang payat! Nagmudmudo tuloy ako ng binili kong chocolate sa Dutyfree shop!
Pasalamat pa rin tayo sa Diyos as medyo mas maayos ang mga kalagayan natin. Kaya tira ng tira at baka may magawa ang pagngangalngal natin dito sa blog ni Ellen! Sabi nga namin ng Barkada namin, uuwi kami sa Pilipinas kapag napaalis si Bansot at makiki-celebrate kami kina Ellen sa Manila! Praying and looking forward to that day indeed!!!
Ystakei, those who try hard and find a way out of terrible conditions has a fighting chance to achieve their goals. But the ones you mentioned na nakukontento na lang sa limos o tulong ay talagang halos imposible nang makaangat, maliban na lang siguro kung makatsamba (kung ano man iyon)!
One sign that the Philippine economy is not really doing well is that there are so many Filipinos who are really trying very hard but there are still no opportunities to succeed. In my personal experience, even when I was already earning “high” compared to the minimum wage, I could only afford a boarding house in the squatters area in one of the Rembo’s of Makati. It was still hand to mouth existence, bawal magkasakit, at makakahawak lang ng malaki-laking pera kapag nakatanggap ng 13th o kung minsa 14th month pay which lasts about 1 month then back to hand to mouth again!
I’m sure there are many more like me who’s only chance to move a rung higher in society is to work as an OFW. You see, if I move back to Manila and do the same thing I’m doing right now, I would be back to my previous situation! Talaga naman. That’s why nobody should look down on (as Anthony Scalia) is doing those who are living at the squatter areas, as long as they work hard and continue to look for economic emancipation.
ystakei:
Ano bang ethnic origin sa Pilipinas na alam mo na pati na ang mga gamit at kasuotan ng taong namatay na ay pwede pang gamitin?
Sa totoo lang ito dapat ang mga ipalabas sa TV at ihayag sa mga dyaryo – ang mga sinauna at lumang kaugalian sa tuwing araw ng Undas na dapat ay ibinabasura na. At hindi iyong mga panay na katatakutan, aswang, halimaw, kapre, maligno at masasamang espirito ang inilalagay sa kokote ng mga Pilipino. Ginagawang istupido ang mga Pinoy.
Pati sa Metro Manila film festival ay naging trend na ito, nasimulan kasi ito noong early 80’s sa pelikulang Panday.
Sa totoo lang sa nababasa kong mga balita sa Europa, ang mga araw tulad ng Friday the 13th, Byernes Santo at araw ng mga patay ay hindi na gaanong pinapansin. Dito lang naman sa Pilipinas yan pinapansin dahil sa salitang NEGOSYO.
Isa sa mga dahilan nito ay upang tumaas ang benta ng mga kandila.
Isang beses ko lang naranasan ang Chinese Ghost Festival sa labas ng bansa at naobserbahan ko ito na simple lang sa pamamagitan ng pagsusunog ng mga papel. Kadalasan ay nag-iiwan pa nga mga Intsik ng Oranges at Sunkist sa mga altar(tama ba tawag ko?) at nagsisinde pa ng mga insenso.
Sana ang All Souls Day ay may espesyal na paggunita sa loob mismo ng Libingan ng mga Bayani.
Noon mga nakaraang taon, pumupunta ako ng sementaryo para sa mga pumanaw na mga kamag-anak ko tuwing A-dos na ng Nobyembre. Oh minsan naman kaya kapag natapat ng linggo(Sunday) bago ang araw ng mga patay. Para sa pag-iwas ng maraming tao.
Naobserbahan ko ito noong 80’s, sa tuwing napapabalitang pumupunta raw si FPJ sa puntod ng tatay nya sa North Cemetery. Hindi sya pumupunta ng mismong a-Uno, … kahit anong araw basta libre sya.
hah? anthony scalia looking down on people from iskwa-kwa?
“sa tema pa lang ng mga panitik nya ay mukha nang naka-gwantes kung kumain ng naka-kamay?”
Sa palagay nya siguro si HDT(Walden) ay nakakapang-hinayang.
Good observation, Nelbar. Nandidiri siya sa mga iskwa-kwa.
Sa Denmark palibhasa ay socialist at matino ang pamamalakad, bukod pa manageable lang ang population, ay may kasabihan “To beg is a choice”, sa Pilipinas “A beggar has no choice”.
Trying hard talaga si Boba. Ayaw pahalata ang talagang pinanggalingan.
Sa totoo lang, kahit na mahirap ka kung marangal ka, iba ang dating katulad noong foster Mom ko sa UK na anak ng isang baroness. Aristocrat ang dating kahit na naghirap ang pamilya nila. Ang arte ni Pandak, bakyang-bakya naman ang dating! Sabi nga nila kahit na bumili ng mamahaling damit iyan, baduy na baduy pa rin!
To chabeli:
Yes, Binay deserves credit, for giving the poor crumbs. If the poor only knew THAT THEY DESERVE MUCH MUCH MORE THAN WHAT BINAY IS ALREADY GIVING THEM!
Saka your references to GMA are off-topic. Ang pinag-uusapan natin ay si Binay. BAKIT, PINAGTATANGGOL KO BA SI GMA? AM I TRUMPETING HER 5 1/2 YEARS OF POWER?
When I said Binay does not deserve credit, HE DOES NOT DESERVE CREDIT FOR THE RISE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUSINESS AND SHOPPING DISTRICTS!
Sabi mo pa He was merely a product of what the likes of “Zobels, Ayalas, Sys, Lopezes et al” were not able to do for the poor of Makati” DON’T FORGET – THOSE RICH FAMILIES PROVIDED JOBS FOR THE PEOPLE OF MAKATI, AND THEY PROVIDE THE REVENUE FROM WHICH BINAY GETS THE CRUMBS GIVEN TO THE POOR, WHILE HE GETS THE BULK. SI BINAY BA, HAS HE PROVIDED JOBS? OTHER THAN JOBS IN CITY HALL?
Tayo kasi, when we think of Makati, the business and shopping districts come to mind. Not so.
To chi:
“Pinalalabas mo ba na walang sariling pag-iisip ang mga magulang sa Makati? Just asking”
OOPS, HINDI AKO ANG NAG-SABI NYAN. IKAW! TAKE NOTE, IKAW!
“Economics of empty stomachs. Please, have a little compassion for these people, huwag mo silang gamitin just to prove your point na hindi ko rin nakita ang konek.”
Ang regalo ay grasya. Kaya nga regalo, binibigay ng walang inaasahang kapalit. Tanggapin dapat, grasya yan eh. Pero kung gagawing batayan sa pag-boto?
Tapos, sasabihin mong walang compassion? Yan ang walang konek. Baka naman ayaw mong makita ang konek? Di lang kay Binay yan, lahat ng pulitiko.
I’m truly showing compassion to the poor of Makati, by looking for ways how they can be truly empowered, and be independent of dole-outs!
To Jon M:
“That’s why nobody should look down on (as Anthony Scalia) is doing those who are living at the squatter areas, as long as they work hard and continue to look for economic emancipation”
I DARE YOU, JON M, KINDLY POST MY MESSAGES THAT ALLEGEDLY MAKE ME LOOK DOWN ON SQUATTERS! I DARE YOU! IF YOU CAN’T BACK IT UP, JUST SHUT UP! YOU ARE PUTTING WORDS THAT AREN’T THERE!
DID I EVER CALL THEM TAMAD? DID I EVER CALL THEM WALANG SILBI? (or other words to that effect)
REMEMBER YOU ASKED ME WHAT I WILL DO IF I WERE MAYOR? I RESPONDED, AND TOLD YOU WHAT I WOULD DO! NOW, ARE THOSE THINGS COMING FROM ONE WHO LOOKS DOWN ON SQUATTERS! TELL ME! HUH! TELL ME! WHAT I SUGGESTED I WILL DO ARE NOT DOLE-OUTS! THEY ARE MEANT FOR EMPOWERMENT! SO THEY CAN BE LIKE YOU AND THE REST OF THE POSTERS HERE – HINDI NA NAG-AANTAY NG DOLE-OUTS!!
YOU EVEN CALLED MY IDEAS GOOD. NOW HOW COME BINAY IS NOT DOING THEM? HUH? IF THOSE IDEAS ARE GOOD, ARE THEY COMING FORM ONE WHO LOOKS DOWN ON SQUATTERS? HUH? TELL ME? HUH? THSOE IDEAS ARE AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT THE SQUATTERS HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS FOR SELF-DETERMINATION, AS THE REST OF PINOYS.
AGAIN, YUN BA ANG TUMITINGIN NG MABABA? HUH? SABIHIN MO! SABIHIN MO!
“In conclusion, Anthony Scalia’s idea of blaming Binay because he’s been there for 20 years and squatting is still a problem, is all bull! Pati ang kanyang conclusion na the mayor is holding back his constituents is harebrained!”
ISIPIN MO NA LANG – 20 YEARS. MY GOODNESS, TWENTY LOOOONNNNG YEARS, DI PA RIN MA-SOLVE. NAPAKA-INUTIL! NAPAKA-LIIT NA NGA NG MAKATI, DI PA RIN MA-SOLVE!
TAKE NOTE, BINAY HAS NEVER TRULY EMPOWERED THE POOR OF MAKATI! HE IS JUST USING THEM.
20 YEARS IN POWER LEE KUAN YEW TRANSFORMED THE MUCH -BIGGER SINGAPORE, TO BE ALMOST EMPTY OF SQUATTERS! YAN, MAKATI LANG YAN, MAS MALIIT PA SA QUEZON CITY! 20 YEARS, WALANG NAGAWA!
NOW HOW IS BINAY HOLDING THEM BACK? MAY PAGBABAGO BA SA IKINABUBUHAY NILA? MAY IMPROVEMENT BA? YUNG PATULOY NA DOLE-OUTS, HINDI YAN IMPROVEMENT.
You’re funny Anthony. You seem not to be able to comprehend the implication of your statements. Your answer on how the mayor holds back his constituents is looking down on the mental capacity of people living in the squatter areas.
I said the ideas you mentioned are good. How are you going to implement it though? Sabi mo nga they’re just ideas, and I agree with that because implementation of good ideas and making them work as planned usually do not come together. That is why the achievements of Binay and Bayani Fernando are very outstanding because they’re achieved even with the almost impossible to manage environment that Metro Manila is.
My point is, if you were mayor of Makati and you tried to implement the good ideas that you presented here, you still have almost nil chances in implementing them! Unless of course you have the political will and strength of a Binay or a Fernando.
You better stop bitching on the 20 years Binay has stayed on power. There’s just no connection with your argument relating to squatters. Your argument in this issue is very flimsy.
AS, you are goooood, to goood to become a mayor!
You’re slip is showing, though.
To Jon M:
“Your answer on how the mayor holds back his constituents is looking down on the mental capacity of people living in the squatter areas”
That, my friend, is how Binay treats his voter base. And before you conclude something on how I evaluate their (squatters) mental capacity, kindly limit you premise to one – that the loyalty of squatters are taken by one-time gifts.
YAN NAMAN ANG KATOTOHANAN DI BA? BAKIT DI PA MAKAAHON SA KAHIRAPAN ANG MGA SQUATTERS SA MAKATI? EH KASI CRUMBS LANG ANG BINIBIGAY NI BINAY! THE SQUATTERS DESERVE MUCH MORE THAN THAT! GETS MO? MUCH MUCH MORE THAN DOLE-OUTS!
(take note the stress on “deserve”)
And kindly make a correction – you are making it appear that I am discriminating against squatters on socio-economic factors. Pinalalabas mong matapobre ako. Ayan tuloy, nabasa ng ibang posters dito, na true to form, never verifies on their own.
“My point is, if you were mayor of Makati and you tried to implement the good ideas that you presented here, you still have almost nil chances in implementing them!”
Hah! How sure are you na I don’t have the chances of implementing them? How sure are you that I don’t have the political will of a RODRIGO DUTERTE? With all the resources of Makati, I’m sure to succeed!
(But if you say I have no chance of becoming Makati mayor, then I’ll agree with you)
Sorry I will not stop bitching on Binay’s overextended 20 years. PAG PINALAMPAS MO YUNG 20 YEARS NI BINAY, LAHAT NG PULITIKO TATAWAD NA RIN NA PATAGALIN FOR 20 YEARS. WORSE, BAKA TATAWAD DIN ANG MGA MARCOS, NA YUNG 20 YEARS NIYA AIN’T SO BAD PALA
Defend Binay all you want. I’ll hurl back to you his record of 20 years of dole-outs – THAT IS NOT DEVELOPMENT.
To chi:
“AS, you are goooood, to goood to become a mayor!”
Thank you.
“You’re slip is showing, though”
Really? What’s wrong with that?
kailangan bang iasa ng sinuman ang kanyang kinabukasan sa ibang tao? hindi ba’t ang anumang mararating sa buhay ng bawat isa ay nakasalalay kung paano niya huhubugin ang kanyang mga pangarap?
ang tulong ay tulong at hindi dapat asahang ibibigay habang panahon. matutong tumayo sa sariling mga paa at pairalin ang positibong paninindigan upang makamit ang maayos na pamumuhay.