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PCSO intel funds – gawain ng mga tuso

Dipping into intel funds
Madalas ginagawang katatawanan ang mga intel reports ng pamahalaan dahil mukhang hindi produkto ng intelihenteng tao.
Kaya nang ginigisa ng mga senador si Rosario Uriarte, dating vice chair ng Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office at general manager tungkol sa napakalaking intelligence fund na ginastos ng ahensya at hindi makasagot, hindi nagtataka ang marami.

Kaya lang sa kasong ito, hindi masabing trabaho ito ng walang alam. Mukhang operasyun ito ng matalinong tao. Tuso nga lang.
Kaya sa halip na gamitin ang pera para sa mahihirap na siyang mandato ng PCSO, mukhang may ibang pinuntahan ang pera.

My favorite photo of William and Kate Canada visit

I’m a fan of Prince William and his wife,Kate Middleton , who is now Duchess of Cambridge.

I follow closely coverage of them. In their recent trip to Canada my favorite image was the one taken during their visit to Yellowknife, the capital and largest city of Canada’s remote Northwest Territories, last July 5.

It was reported that one of the activities the young newlyweds attended was a game of shinny or street hockey. Prince William participated in the game, report said, and it was observed that “his technique was excellent.”

Kate, on the other hand, declined because she was not wearing appropriate shoes. Here’s a cute photo with a cute caption:Here’s a close up of those high heels that prevented Kate from playing “shinny.” Maybe she should have borrowed the slippers.

More photos:

Reality check in the Spratlys

PH-occupied Pag-asa island in Kalayaan Island Group
Heaven forbid, but in case there’s a shooting war in the disputed islands of the Spratlys, don’t expect the United States military to come to the aid of the Philippines, South China Sea experts said.

I asked the question if the United States military would enter the picture in case of an armed conflict in the South China Sea in the light of the excitement of some Philippine officials and media over the statement of U.S. State Secretary Hillary and U.S. Ambassador Harry Thomas about continuing to work with the Philippines on all issues including related to the South China Sea conflict and stands by the Philippine “by our commitment under the Mutual Defense Treaty.”

PNoy sells Porsche

From abs-cbnNEWS.com

Sold
President Benigno Aquino III has sold his third-hand Porsche, one of his personal decisions that many citizens thought was not in sync with his call for good governance and austerity.

Aquino said it was security concerns and not the controversy surrounding the luxury vehicle, which he bought second hand, that prompted him to get rid of the white Porsche.

“It’s putting an unnecessary risk on the people who are guarding me. It is too exposed and it is like an advertisement, saying, ‘Here I am. I am most vulnerable here’,” the president told reporters.

Gov’t struck deal with Gutierrez over resignation

(I did this story for VERA Files. It has been released to all media outlets.)

Resignation came with a price
The government paid a price for getting Merceditas Gutierrez to resign as Ombudsman, a deal one official justified by saying that subjecting her to a drawn-out impeachment trial would have been an emotional and divisive political exercise.

A highly reliable source said President Benigno Aquino III agreed to the two conditions Gutierrez set in exchange for her resignation. One, she would get her full retirement benefits. Two, government would not file charges against her.

The deal, however, does not preclude private individuals from filing cases against the former Ombudsman, who had also served as acting justice secretary during the Arroyo administration, the source said.

An appeal for a 68-year old Fil-American mother in jail in Borongan, Samar

Yesterday morning, I got a letter from someone who introduced herself as Josie Studer. She is a Filipino-American, based in the United Sates but comes home often to her parent’s hometown in Hernani. Eastern Samar.

She was asking help for the release of her 68-year old mother who was arrested last June 26 as she was coming out of the church in their town. Since then her mother, Josephine Rodriquez Mckee, has been staying in jail in Borongan, Samar.

Part of Ms Studer’s letter:

“My mother suffers from a heart condition that is supervised by her doctor in U.S. At the request of friends and family, Gov. Nicart (Eastern Samar Governor Conrado Nicart Jr) sent a physician and ambulance to assess her. Her blood pressure index was recorded three times to be 170/110. The doctor sent written recommendation for medical attention via the jail warden to Judge Cesar Abit. The judge denied her medical treatment.

“It has now been five days without medical attention. This is an extremely dangerous situation because her condition makes her a candidate for a stroke.”

Tigilan na ang pagpadala ng domestic helpers sa Middle East

Dapat tingnan ng pamahalaan ang problema ngayon ng ating domestic helpers sa Saudi Arabia na oportunidad para ibahin, o kaya tigilan na ang pagpadala ng domestic helpers sa Middle East.

Marami ngayon sa ating mga mahirap na kababayan na may mga kamag-anak na domestic helper sa Saudi Arabia ang nangangamba na mawalan na hanapbuhay dahil sa hindi pagkasundo ng Saudi at ng Pilipinas sa pasweldo ng katulong.

Maybagong patakaran na kasi ang Philippine Oversean Employment Administration na ang mga sweldo ng mga OFW na mamasukan bilang domestic helper sa labas sa Saudi ay hindi dapat bababa sa $400. Mga P17,000 yan sa peso.

Butangerang mayor ng Davao

Thanks to Inquirer for the photo
Ang mas nakakabahala sa akin kaysa yung pambubugbug ni Mayor Sara Duterte sa sheriff na magde-deliver sana ng demolition order sa mga bahay ng mga squatters sa barangay Agdao sa Davao City ay ang mga pumapalakpak sa ginawa niya.

Nasaan na ang ating respeto sa batas?

Siyempre ang mga kakampi ni Duterte, pinagtatanggol ang kanilang butangerang mayor. Maraming nagawang mabuti raw sa Davao.

Hindi naman isyu ang kanyang mabuting ginawa sa Davao. Dapat lang, mayor ka dapat gumawa ng mabuti para sa bayan mo. Ang pinag-usapan dito ay ang pananakit niya kay Sheriff Abe Andres.

Davao City mayor punches sheriff

abs-cbnNEWS.com


Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte was caught on camera punching a sheriff of the Davao Regional Trial Court Branch 15 who was serving a demolition order on Friday.

Duterte said she had asked court sheriff Abe Andres to wait for 2 hours before serving a demolition order that would destroy shanties of 500 families in Barangay Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Sr. Suliman, Agdao.

She said Andres ignored the order, causing tension to break out in the area.

Will Spratlys tension pave the way for US troops in PH?

An anti-submarine helicopter on the flight deck of USS Howard, a missile-guided destroyer that participated in the PH-US military exercise
To those who got excited with the statement of United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Ambassador Harry Thomas about supporting the Philippines in the Spratlys issue, read carefully what they said.

Thomas said: “We are allies. We will continue to work with each other in all issues including the South China Sea and Spratlys.” This was at the time when the Philippines was protesting the intrusions of Chinese armed vessels in West Philippine Sea.

Thomas got hearty applause when he repeated that assurance during the launching of the National Renewable Energy Program at the Department of Energy in the presence of President Aquino.

Thomas also said that the US stands “by our commitment under Mutual Defense Treaty.”