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No safe place for poor Filipinos (abroad)

Published by Ellen on July 18, 2006

It’s ironic that the Filipinos in Lebanon, who now are scampering for safety amidst the Israeli bombing of Hezbollah places in the war-torn country, went there because they were escaping poverty in the Philippines.

The Department of Foreign Affairs places the number of Filipinos in Lebanon at 34,000. Majority, some 25,000, are domestic helpers while the rest are employees in hotels, UN organizations or married to Lebanese nationals.

Other countries, mainly the Americans,Australians, and Europeans are evacuating their nationals. Yet Philippine officials are still talking of moving Filipinos to “pre-designated safe areas.” It’s pathetic.

Ang mga Pilipino sa Lebanon

Published by Ellen on July 17, 2006

Nang mabasa ko ang banatan na naman ngayon sa Lebanon, naala-ala ko ang anak ng aming kapitbahay sa Antique.

Ang pangalan niya ay Rizalina at mga 20 anyos siguro. Namasukan bilang katulong sa Iloilo at sa Maynila. Katulad ng maraming mga Pilipino na ang ambisyon ay mag-abroad, nabalitaan niya na may nanganga-ilangan ng katulong sa Lebanon. Nag-apply siya at nakuha naman.

Nang sinabi niya sa akin yun noong isang taon, na pupunta siya sa Lebanon, sinabi ko sa kanyan, “Naku, may giyera sa Lebanon!” Parang wala lang sa kanya at excited siya mag-abroad.

Grim preview

Published by Ellen on July 16, 2006

What happened to one of Mike Arroyo’s best friends, former Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn “Joc Joc” Bolante, should worry other members of Gloria Arroyo’s crime syndicate.

It’s just a preview of things to come. When truth and justice finally catch up with them, Gloria and Mike Arroyo, even with all their stolen power and resources, would not be able to protect them.

Bolante has been in detention at the San Pedro Processing Center in California since July 7, when he arrived in Los Angeles from Seoul, Korea not knowing that his business and tourist visa had been cancelled.

Ang mura naman

Published by Ellen on July 15, 2006

Ang cheap naman nitong mga obispo.Magbebenta lang naman ng sarili, hindi man lamang nagpapresyo ng kaunti.

Inamin ng ilang obispo na noong isang linggo, bago sila nagkulong sa Pope Pius XII Catholic Center para sa isang plenary assembly, marami sa kanila ang tumanggap ng sobre galing sa Malacañang na may laman na P15,000. Ang namigay raw ay si Fatima Valdez, undersecretary for religious affairs.

Inamin ito mismo ni Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo, presidente ng Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines. Sabi ni Lagdameo, sinauli niya ang binigay sa kanya ngunit wala siyang kontrol sa ibang obispo.

Speculations galore

Published by Ellen on July 13, 2006

While former agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn “Joc-Joc” Bolante, who has been held at the San Pedro Processing Center in Los Angeles since Friday, refused the assistance of the Philippine Consulate in Los Angeles, our sources said his son, Anthony, has requested Mike Arroyo’s help.

Anthony, our source said, left Manila immediately after news of his father’s detention. It was a lucky coincidence that Mike Arroyo arrived in San Francisco July 10 from Europe.

Lack of information on Bolante’s detention has given rise to speculations. Foreign Affairs spokesman Bert Asuque said they respect the request of Bolante’s family to refer all queries to Atty. Antonio Zulueta.”

Bolante

Published by Ellen on July 13, 2006

In Malaya’s account of the arrest of former Agriculture Secretary Jocelyn (Joc-joc) Bolante by U.S. immigration authorities, it was mentioned that he is seeking the…

Anomalya sa nursing schools

Published by Ellen on July 12, 2006

Noong isang linggo nag-resign ang lahat na miyembro ng Technical Committee in Nursing Education (TCNE) ng Commission on Higher Education dahil nadismaya sa pagpawalang halaga ng pamunuan ng CHED kalidad ng nursing education.

Sabi ng mga nag-bitiw, mas mahalaga raw para sa pamunuan ng CHED ang negosyo at pulitika.

Ito ang mga pangalan ng mga nag-resign na board members ng TCNE. Dapat suportahan natin sila dahil naninindigan sila sa kanilang prinsipyo at pinapahalagahan nila ang kapakanan ng bayan.

Bishops give up on House

Published by Ellen on July 11, 2006

The bishops’ pastoral letter last Monday, in effect, said that our congressmen are a hopeless bunch as far as the search for truth is concerned.

House majority leader Pros-pero Nograles said the CBCP is “correct”.

I am flabbergasted.

Walang tiwala na sa mga congressman

Published by Ellen on July 10, 2006

Ang baba na talaga ng tingin ng taumbayan sa mga kongresista. Ito ang dating ng pahayag ng Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) sa kanilang posisyon sa impeachment.

Sabi ng CBCP: “We are undoubtedly for the search for truth. Therefore, in all sincerity, we respect the position of individuals or groups that wish to continue using the impeachment process to arrive at the truth. (Kami ay nagkakaisa sa mga naghahanap ng katotohanan. Buong sinceridad na iginagalang namin ang posisyon ng mga indibidwal o mga grupo na naghahangad na gamitin ang proseso ng impeachment sa paghahanap ng katotohanan.)

“But as Bishops reflecting and acting together as a body in plenary assembly, in the light of previous circumstances, we are not inclined at the present moment to favor the impeachment process as the means for establishing the truth. (Ngunit bilang mga obispo na nagdasal at kumilos bilang isa sa isang pagtitipon-tipon, sa dahilang nangyari noong isang taon, hindi kami pabor sa proseso ng impeachment bilang paraan sa paghahanap ng katotohahan.)

Highlights of CBCP pastoral statement on social concerns

Published by Ellen on July 10, 2006

(Highlights of the Pastoral Letter by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines on Social Concerns read in a press conference July 10, 2006.For the full text, click here.)

In the light of the social doctrine of the church, we state the CBCP position on the following burning social issues:

The Family under siege:

We are deeply troubled by attempts of legislate or make a state policy ideas that tend to weaken or even destroy cherished religious values regarding the nature of life, the nature of marriage as union of man and woman, child bearing, the values formation of children, etc.

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