How will you call Harold Camping, leader of a California-based religious broadcasting network who predicted that the end of the world will be on Saturday, May 21, 2011, if his so-called rapture will not happen on the day?
Liar? Crazy? False prophet? Palpak? It's actually up to you.
He reportedly used Bible-based numerology to predict the day the world ends. He said that doomsday will happen on May 21, and God will completely destroy the whole universe on October 21st.
Everyone knows that nobody knows the future except God and God alone. Camping previously predicted that the Rapture would occur in September 1994 and it did not happen.
By the way, ABS-CBN will air a special report entitled “Gunaw” on May 21 at 4PM. It's related to Camping's prediction, which you will be able to watch if he was wrong.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Download Pinay Scandal Video
Monday, December 13, 2010
Regine Velasquez Scandal
In her interview with Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho last Saturday, November 28, 2010, Regine Velasquez told Jesica that she and Ogie Alcasid have been living in together for quite sometime and that getting married with him won't shock her anymore.
So the rumor is true!
Regine and Jessica had a great time while doing the interview. Jessica Soho said that it was her fervent dream to land an interview with Asia's songbird and she was ecstatic that at last she got the opportunity.
Here are some tidbits that they had discussed.
1. Regine's had already broke a glass because of her ever so high pitched voice.
2. Regine does not wear bra because she had difficulty breathing.
3. Regine loves high heels but easily gets tired so she used to sit in her concerts when she's already tired or just throw away her shoes and go barefoot.
4. Regine and Ogie have been living in together for quite sometime.
5. Regine was excited to get married to Ogie Alcasid.
So the rumor is true!
Regine and Jessica had a great time while doing the interview. Jessica Soho said that it was her fervent dream to land an interview with Asia's songbird and she was ecstatic that at last she got the opportunity.
Here are some tidbits that they had discussed.
1. Regine's had already broke a glass because of her ever so high pitched voice.
2. Regine does not wear bra because she had difficulty breathing.
3. Regine loves high heels but easily gets tired so she used to sit in her concerts when she's already tired or just throw away her shoes and go barefoot.
4. Regine and Ogie have been living in together for quite sometime.
5. Regine was excited to get married to Ogie Alcasid.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Who is Rolando Mendoza?
On August 23, 2010, Rolando Mendoza hijacked a tourist bus parked near Manila’s Rizal Park. Despite winning an award as Jaycees International’s Ten Outstanding Policemen of the Philippines (TOPP) in 1986, the police officer who held hostage a busload of Chinese tourists from Hong Kong in Manila was dismissed from the service earlier this year for extortion and for forcing a chef to swallow “shabu.”
According to records in Camp Crame, Senior Inspector Rolando Del Rosario Mendoza was dismissed by Office of the Ombudsman early in January together with four other policemen. They were stripped of their retirement benefits. Mendoza was also disqualified from holding any position in the government service.
Along with Mendoza, also dismissed were Police Officer 3 Wilson Matic Gavino, Inspector Nelson Ubano Lagasca, Senior Police Officer 1 Nestor Reyes David and Police Officer 2 Roderick Salva Lopeña.
The Ombudsman found Mendoza and the others guilty of grave misconduct for allegedly extorting P20,000 from Christian Kalaw, a chef of the Mandarin Hotel. According to records of the case, Mendoza and the other policemen accosted Kalaw for illegal parking, driving without license and use of illegal drugs two years ago in Manila.
On April 9, 2008, Kalaw parked his car along Vito Cruz and was accosted by the policemen. They accused Kalaw of being a drug user and tried to extort P3,000 from him. The records also said Kalaw was forced by the policemen to swallow a sachet full of shabu while they were trying to extort P20,000 from the chef at the headquarters of the Mobile Patrol Unit of the Manila Police District.
Administrative charges against Mendoza were filed on April 25, 2008, after which he was relieved as chief of the Mobile Patrol Unit.
But on October 17, 2008, the Philippine National Police (PNP) Internal Affairs Service (IAS) recommended the dismissal of the case after Kalaw failed to attend the dismissal proceedings.
In August of the same year, the Manila Prosecutors Office Eighth Division also dismissed the case after Kalaw failed to appear during the preliminary proceedings of the case.
In 1986, the Jaycees International awarded Mendoza its Ten Outstanding Policemen of the Philippines (TOPP) award.
According to his personal data sheet, he has garnered 17 awards and commendations from the PNP, including multiple citations of the Medalya ng Papuri (PNP Medal of Commendation), the PNP Badge of Honor, the Medalya ng Kasanayan (PNP Efficiency Medal), Medalya ng Kagalingan (PNP Merit Medal) and the Medalya ng Paglilingkod (PNP Service Medal), and a Letter of Commendation.
Mendoza lists his address inside the Camp Ricardo Papa police camp in Bicutan, Taguig.
He was born on January 10, 1955 in Naic, Cavite. He has two sons and a daughter with wife Aurora, who are now based in Banadero, Tanauan, Batangas. He was supposed to retire next year. One of his sons, Bismarck, is deputy chief of the Bangued police station in Abra with a rank of inspector. He was reported to have taken a trip to Manila when he heard of the hostage-taking.
Mendoza graduated from the Philippine College of Criminology with a BS degree in Criminology.
He entered the PNP in April 1981 as a patrolman through the defunct Integrated National Police (INP). In January 1991, he was absorbed into the PNP with the rank of Senior Police Officer 3 with the Western Police District (WPD), now known as the Manila Police District. He was promoted to Inspector in May 2002 and as a Senior Inspector in August 2005.
In June 2008 a few months after Kalaw filed charges against him, Mendoza was shipped out to the provincial police office of the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). But this reassignment never materialized as he served a 90-day suspension.
According to records in Camp Crame, Senior Inspector Rolando Del Rosario Mendoza was dismissed by Office of the Ombudsman early in January together with four other policemen. They were stripped of their retirement benefits. Mendoza was also disqualified from holding any position in the government service.
Along with Mendoza, also dismissed were Police Officer 3 Wilson Matic Gavino, Inspector Nelson Ubano Lagasca, Senior Police Officer 1 Nestor Reyes David and Police Officer 2 Roderick Salva Lopeña.
The Ombudsman found Mendoza and the others guilty of grave misconduct for allegedly extorting P20,000 from Christian Kalaw, a chef of the Mandarin Hotel. According to records of the case, Mendoza and the other policemen accosted Kalaw for illegal parking, driving without license and use of illegal drugs two years ago in Manila.
On April 9, 2008, Kalaw parked his car along Vito Cruz and was accosted by the policemen. They accused Kalaw of being a drug user and tried to extort P3,000 from him. The records also said Kalaw was forced by the policemen to swallow a sachet full of shabu while they were trying to extort P20,000 from the chef at the headquarters of the Mobile Patrol Unit of the Manila Police District.
Administrative charges against Mendoza were filed on April 25, 2008, after which he was relieved as chief of the Mobile Patrol Unit.
But on October 17, 2008, the Philippine National Police (PNP) Internal Affairs Service (IAS) recommended the dismissal of the case after Kalaw failed to attend the dismissal proceedings.
In August of the same year, the Manila Prosecutors Office Eighth Division also dismissed the case after Kalaw failed to appear during the preliminary proceedings of the case.
In 1986, the Jaycees International awarded Mendoza its Ten Outstanding Policemen of the Philippines (TOPP) award.
According to his personal data sheet, he has garnered 17 awards and commendations from the PNP, including multiple citations of the Medalya ng Papuri (PNP Medal of Commendation), the PNP Badge of Honor, the Medalya ng Kasanayan (PNP Efficiency Medal), Medalya ng Kagalingan (PNP Merit Medal) and the Medalya ng Paglilingkod (PNP Service Medal), and a Letter of Commendation.
Mendoza lists his address inside the Camp Ricardo Papa police camp in Bicutan, Taguig.
He was born on January 10, 1955 in Naic, Cavite. He has two sons and a daughter with wife Aurora, who are now based in Banadero, Tanauan, Batangas. He was supposed to retire next year. One of his sons, Bismarck, is deputy chief of the Bangued police station in Abra with a rank of inspector. He was reported to have taken a trip to Manila when he heard of the hostage-taking.
Mendoza graduated from the Philippine College of Criminology with a BS degree in Criminology.
He entered the PNP in April 1981 as a patrolman through the defunct Integrated National Police (INP). In January 1991, he was absorbed into the PNP with the rank of Senior Police Officer 3 with the Western Police District (WPD), now known as the Manila Police District. He was promoted to Inspector in May 2002 and as a Senior Inspector in August 2005.
In June 2008 a few months after Kalaw filed charges against him, Mendoza was shipped out to the provincial police office of the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). But this reassignment never materialized as he served a 90-day suspension.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Wish ni Boybastos
Isang araw, dahil sa sobrang bastos ni Boy Bastos, kinulam siya ng isang mangkukulam (siyempre, ano pa ba yung kukulam sa kanya) at pinaliit ang tite niya. Naging ga-munggo na lang yung tite niya!!! Isang taon daw siyang magiging ganito.
Ngayon, syempre na bad-trip siya, kase pare *beep* naman, kahit sino kulamin mo at gawing ga-munggo lang yung tite eh ma-ba bad trip, diba? Kaya siyempre nagtanong-tanong siya sa mga matatanda sa kanya
kung paano maaalis yung kulam sa kanya.
Sabi ng lola niya, "Ahh, alam ko na. Pumunta ka sa ikapitong gubat ng ikapitong bundok pagkatawid ng ikapitong ilog. Doon, meron kang makikitang matandang ermitanyo. Ngayon, merong ipapagawa sa yo yung
ermitanyo, tapos, pwede ka nang mag-wish."
Kaya pumunta si Boy Bastos sa ikapitong gubat ng ikapitong bundok pagkatawid ng ikapitong ilog. Pagdating niya doon, meron siyang nakitang matandang unano na nakaupo sa isang bato. Kinausap ito ni Boy Bastos.
Boy Bastos: A, eh, mama, kayo ho ba yung matandang ermitanyo?
Matanda: Oo, amang, ako nga yon.
Boy Bastos: E, pwede niyo ho ba akong tulungan?
Matanda: Oo, pero meron ipapagawa muna ako sa yo.
Boy Bastos: Ano po iyon?
Matanda: Pwede ba kitang tirahin sa pwet?
(Sandali, hindi pa yun yung joke!)
Nag-isip si Boy Bastos. Hindi naman siguro malaki yung tite nitong matandang to, eh wala pa atang 3 feet tong unanong to e. Kesa naman isang taong ga-munggo yung t1t1 niya diba.
Boy Bastos: Sige ho payag na ko!
Matanda: O sige, tuwad na!
Tumuwad si Boy Bastos. Inilabas ng matanda yung t1t1 niya, nagulat si Boy Bastos dahil, p*tang ina pare kasing laki ng dalawang brasong pinagdikit yung tite ng matandang unano. Sige tsong, ipagdikit mo
yung mga braso mo. Yung mga kamao mo, ganyan kalaki yung ulo nung etits ng malibog na matandang *beep*.
Hindi na nakahindi si Boy Bastos dahil naunahan na siya ng matanda. Binanatan ng matanda yung pwet ni Boy Bastos nang halos tatlong oras non-stop! Siguro, ngayon, pagkatapos nito, wala nang tunog ang utot
ni Boy Bastos. Wala nang friction eh.
Pagkatapos, kinausap ni Boy Bastos ang matanda na abot-tenga ang ngiti.
Boy Bastos: Eh, mama, ngayon ho, pwede na ba akong mag-wish?
Matanda: Ala eh, amang naman, pagkatanda mo na e naniniwala ka pa sa mga wish-wish?
Ngayon, syempre na bad-trip siya, kase pare *beep* naman, kahit sino kulamin mo at gawing ga-munggo lang yung tite eh ma-ba bad trip, diba? Kaya siyempre nagtanong-tanong siya sa mga matatanda sa kanya
kung paano maaalis yung kulam sa kanya.
Sabi ng lola niya, "Ahh, alam ko na. Pumunta ka sa ikapitong gubat ng ikapitong bundok pagkatawid ng ikapitong ilog. Doon, meron kang makikitang matandang ermitanyo. Ngayon, merong ipapagawa sa yo yung
ermitanyo, tapos, pwede ka nang mag-wish."
Kaya pumunta si Boy Bastos sa ikapitong gubat ng ikapitong bundok pagkatawid ng ikapitong ilog. Pagdating niya doon, meron siyang nakitang matandang unano na nakaupo sa isang bato. Kinausap ito ni Boy Bastos.
Boy Bastos: A, eh, mama, kayo ho ba yung matandang ermitanyo?
Matanda: Oo, amang, ako nga yon.
Boy Bastos: E, pwede niyo ho ba akong tulungan?
Matanda: Oo, pero meron ipapagawa muna ako sa yo.
Boy Bastos: Ano po iyon?
Matanda: Pwede ba kitang tirahin sa pwet?
(Sandali, hindi pa yun yung joke!)
Nag-isip si Boy Bastos. Hindi naman siguro malaki yung tite nitong matandang to, eh wala pa atang 3 feet tong unanong to e. Kesa naman isang taong ga-munggo yung t1t1 niya diba.
Boy Bastos: Sige ho payag na ko!
Matanda: O sige, tuwad na!
Tumuwad si Boy Bastos. Inilabas ng matanda yung t1t1 niya, nagulat si Boy Bastos dahil, p*tang ina pare kasing laki ng dalawang brasong pinagdikit yung tite ng matandang unano. Sige tsong, ipagdikit mo
yung mga braso mo. Yung mga kamao mo, ganyan kalaki yung ulo nung etits ng malibog na matandang *beep*.
Hindi na nakahindi si Boy Bastos dahil naunahan na siya ng matanda. Binanatan ng matanda yung pwet ni Boy Bastos nang halos tatlong oras non-stop! Siguro, ngayon, pagkatapos nito, wala nang tunog ang utot
ni Boy Bastos. Wala nang friction eh.
Pagkatapos, kinausap ni Boy Bastos ang matanda na abot-tenga ang ngiti.
Boy Bastos: Eh, mama, ngayon ho, pwede na ba akong mag-wish?
Matanda: Ala eh, amang naman, pagkatanda mo na e naniniwala ka pa sa mga wish-wish?
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's Farewell Address
Below is the full text of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's speech aired over television and radio stations.
"My fellow Filipinos,
We come together tonight as we approach a hallmark of democracy for our great nation the smooth transition of power to a new leader.
We have just come through a historic election. It was open and it was modern.
As a result, we were able to declare winners in hours and days rather than weeks and months. The face of politics in our nation has changed forever.
Tonight, I once again congratulate president-elect Aquino and vice president-elect Binay.
Nine years ago, I came to the presidency at a time of great turmoil in our nation. I accepted the challenge of the office when it was thrust upon me.
At that time, our country was reeling from political intrigue and a distressed economy.
We set to work to reform our economy and invest in our people. Along the way, we had to make unpopular choices such as raising taxes but we did so against the odds for a very simple reason: we had to have new money for more and better healthcare, education, and job creation.
We needed new and better roads, bridges, ports and a technology backbone to attract new businesses and investors to create new jobs.
Through hard work, determination and a clear plan of action, we helped achieve many of these objectives.
As a result, we have had 37 quarters of uninterrupted economic growth even against the headwinds of a major global recession.
Look around you in our cities as you drive by the office towers that have changed the skyline.
Look around you in our provinces as you drive along the roads, bridges and Ro-Ro ports where we have made massive investments.
This is the face of change.
Eighty-five percent of our people now have access to Philhealth insurance, over a hundred thousand classrooms have been built and nine-million jobs have been created.
We developed the call-center industry almost from scratch. Today there are 500,000 call-center and BPO jobs when only 5,000 existed when I took office.
Yet, these accomplishments are merely part of the continuum of history.
The gains I made were built on the efforts of previous leaders. Each successive government must build on the successes and progress of the previous one.
Advance the programs that work and leave behind those that don't.
I feel confident that we are leaving this nation much stronger than I came to office but I leave that for history to judge.
Tonight, I call on everyone to unite behind our new leaders. I am optimistic and I am hopeful about our future yet until every Filipino child is born to a family free of poverty, we cannot rest.
We must always set our sights on the future and keep an eye on improving our economy, investing in people and building bridges, not just bridges of iron and steel but bridges between people, generations and governments.
The bridges we must build to the future rest on the hard work, grace and compassion of our people.
The people of our nation are our greatest asset.
You are the backbone that drives our nation forward everyday.
From the fisherman to the farmer, to the taxi driver and the teacher, we are a nation of industrious, hardworking people.
I thank each and everyone for your contribution to help the Philippines achieve our potential.
This time next week I will be moving into new phase of life leading a quieter public role.
We're all on a journey together. As our nation moves forward let us all join hands in unity and walk confidently towards a better tomorrow.
From the bottom of my heart, I thank you for giving me the honor and privilege of serving you.
Malaking karangalan ang makapag-lingkod sa sambayanan bilang Pangulo.
Sa inyong lahat na napag-silbihan ko sa mahirap ngunit makasaysayang landas, maraming maraming salamat."
"My fellow Filipinos,
We come together tonight as we approach a hallmark of democracy for our great nation the smooth transition of power to a new leader.
We have just come through a historic election. It was open and it was modern.
As a result, we were able to declare winners in hours and days rather than weeks and months. The face of politics in our nation has changed forever.
Tonight, I once again congratulate president-elect Aquino and vice president-elect Binay.
Nine years ago, I came to the presidency at a time of great turmoil in our nation. I accepted the challenge of the office when it was thrust upon me.
At that time, our country was reeling from political intrigue and a distressed economy.
We set to work to reform our economy and invest in our people. Along the way, we had to make unpopular choices such as raising taxes but we did so against the odds for a very simple reason: we had to have new money for more and better healthcare, education, and job creation.
We needed new and better roads, bridges, ports and a technology backbone to attract new businesses and investors to create new jobs.
Through hard work, determination and a clear plan of action, we helped achieve many of these objectives.
As a result, we have had 37 quarters of uninterrupted economic growth even against the headwinds of a major global recession.
Look around you in our cities as you drive by the office towers that have changed the skyline.
Look around you in our provinces as you drive along the roads, bridges and Ro-Ro ports where we have made massive investments.
This is the face of change.
Eighty-five percent of our people now have access to Philhealth insurance, over a hundred thousand classrooms have been built and nine-million jobs have been created.
We developed the call-center industry almost from scratch. Today there are 500,000 call-center and BPO jobs when only 5,000 existed when I took office.
Yet, these accomplishments are merely part of the continuum of history.
The gains I made were built on the efforts of previous leaders. Each successive government must build on the successes and progress of the previous one.
Advance the programs that work and leave behind those that don't.
I feel confident that we are leaving this nation much stronger than I came to office but I leave that for history to judge.
Tonight, I call on everyone to unite behind our new leaders. I am optimistic and I am hopeful about our future yet until every Filipino child is born to a family free of poverty, we cannot rest.
We must always set our sights on the future and keep an eye on improving our economy, investing in people and building bridges, not just bridges of iron and steel but bridges between people, generations and governments.
The bridges we must build to the future rest on the hard work, grace and compassion of our people.
The people of our nation are our greatest asset.
You are the backbone that drives our nation forward everyday.
From the fisherman to the farmer, to the taxi driver and the teacher, we are a nation of industrious, hardworking people.
I thank each and everyone for your contribution to help the Philippines achieve our potential.
This time next week I will be moving into new phase of life leading a quieter public role.
We're all on a journey together. As our nation moves forward let us all join hands in unity and walk confidently towards a better tomorrow.
From the bottom of my heart, I thank you for giving me the honor and privilege of serving you.
Malaking karangalan ang makapag-lingkod sa sambayanan bilang Pangulo.
Sa inyong lahat na napag-silbihan ko sa mahirap ngunit makasaysayang landas, maraming maraming salamat."
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Pamana ni Gloria sa bayan – English Version
1) The first Chief Executive to be formally accused in Congress of cheating, lying and stealing.
2) The highest level of public debt (P6 trillion) and the biggest amount of foreign borrowing (more than Presidents Corazon Aquino, Fidel Ramos and Joseph Estrada combined).
3) The biggest number of downgrades of American, British and Japanese credit rating firms.
4) The No. 2 most corrupt country in Asia in a survey of 102 countries according to the World Economic Forum and Asian Development Bank. Now also confirmed in the CBCP statement calling for “reforms” in her “graft-ridden” government. Estimates of amounts lost to corruption reach as high as P200 billion.
5) The most dangerous place for journalists in the whole world, 2nd only to war-torn Iraq according to the New York- based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and earlier the London based ICJ. And the killings of judges, prosecutors and lawyers are also common. Index crimes are up 15 percent over last year.
6) The new shabu-manufacturing center in Asia with the number of drug users multiplying rapidly. Marijuana plantations in the highlands are increasing.
7) The harshest repression of freedom of speech and of assembly topped by a no permit, no rally policy. Control of media is Malacañang's policy.
8) The highest unemployment rate (20.3 percent adult unemployment rate as reported by SWS) and the highest underemployment rate (26 percent) including the collapse of the garment industry. UP Economics professor Dr. Ernesto Pernia found out that with 1.4 million new entrants to the labor force yearly, GMA created only 800,000 new jobs annually, many of them casual or part-time.
9) The weakest link in the war on terror and the loss of standing and respect in the international community accompanied by a deterioration of US-Philippine relations. Mindanao has been tagged as a terrorist training ground.
10) The most expensive and the most fraudulent elections held ever on May 10, 2004, now documented on tape and prefabricated election returns and certificates of canvass. A ranking DBM official has now revealed that P750 million was released to PhilHealth before the elections and more than P3 billion has been spent for the alagaan mo ang kalsada natin election gimmicks.
11) The fastest deterioration in the poverty line from 32 percent under President Erap to 53 percent in four years of GMA with a Ph.D. in Economics. Hunger stalks the land with 58 percent saying they are not eating properly, with many saying they eat only once a day. Many are even selling their bodies or their organs just to survive.
12) Interference with the Supreme Court and other inferior courts highlighted by mediocre appointments to the judiciary stressing political paybacks and personal loyalty to GMA.
13) The most number of casinos and gambling establishments and proliferation of gambling operations nationwide topped by an importation of 60,000 slot machines and a jueteng payola reaching billions of pesos. We are now one big gambling parlor.
14) The highest dollar-peso exchange rate (P56.50 to $1).
15) The highest importation of rice over a four-year period (about 6,000 metric tons) indicating a failure in agriculture and agrarian reform amid claims of billions in kickbacks.
16) The highest prices of oil products ever (P33.80 per liter for premium).
17) The most number of foreign and domestic trips by a President accompanied by a big entourage, a big travel budget.
18) The most number of adverse travel advisories released by foreign governments against travel to the Philippines.
19) The largest number of retired AFP and PNP officers appointed to civilian positions.
20) The biggest number of doctors, nurses, managers, professionals, even domestics and caregivers leaving the country with 7,000 braving death or injury in Iraq. An estimated 10,000 doctors have left or about to leave the country as nurses.
21) The biggest percentage increase of service and clearance fees, toll (3,000 percent), license fees, ever imposed by any administration. You even have to pay to enter an NBI office.
22) The lowest amount ($14 million) of foreign investment in any given year aggravated by the departure of major investors for China such as FedEx lately.
23) The biggest number of pyramid scams, pre-need plans, bankruptcy, thereby a failure to protect the consumer.
24) Condemnation by the German government and business associations on the Fraport-Piatco issue.
25) The Peace Bonds scam giving away P1.3 billion to Code NGO and incurring a P35 billion additional debt in the process.
26) The biggest amount of unpaid pensions to AFP and PNP retirees (P17 billion). And unpaid DPWH contracts.
27) The biggest importer of used cars and tax-free luxury cars highlighting a record of smuggling.
28) The emergence of fake US treasury bills, fake dollar and peso bills, fake drugs, fake CDs and VCDs, fake brand name products, fake recruiters, fake passports, topped by a fake President, fake Vice President and fake senators. And now a fake impeachment complaint.
29) The first President to send her spouse into exile.
30) The first President whose Sona address is boycotted by a big number of senators and congressmen.
What do all these amount to? A failure of governance by the worst administration in our 107-year history.
2) The highest level of public debt (P6 trillion) and the biggest amount of foreign borrowing (more than Presidents Corazon Aquino, Fidel Ramos and Joseph Estrada combined).
3) The biggest number of downgrades of American, British and Japanese credit rating firms.
4) The No. 2 most corrupt country in Asia in a survey of 102 countries according to the World Economic Forum and Asian Development Bank. Now also confirmed in the CBCP statement calling for “reforms” in her “graft-ridden” government. Estimates of amounts lost to corruption reach as high as P200 billion.
5) The most dangerous place for journalists in the whole world, 2nd only to war-torn Iraq according to the New York- based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and earlier the London based ICJ. And the killings of judges, prosecutors and lawyers are also common. Index crimes are up 15 percent over last year.
6) The new shabu-manufacturing center in Asia with the number of drug users multiplying rapidly. Marijuana plantations in the highlands are increasing.
7) The harshest repression of freedom of speech and of assembly topped by a no permit, no rally policy. Control of media is Malacañang's policy.
8) The highest unemployment rate (20.3 percent adult unemployment rate as reported by SWS) and the highest underemployment rate (26 percent) including the collapse of the garment industry. UP Economics professor Dr. Ernesto Pernia found out that with 1.4 million new entrants to the labor force yearly, GMA created only 800,000 new jobs annually, many of them casual or part-time.
9) The weakest link in the war on terror and the loss of standing and respect in the international community accompanied by a deterioration of US-Philippine relations. Mindanao has been tagged as a terrorist training ground.
10) The most expensive and the most fraudulent elections held ever on May 10, 2004, now documented on tape and prefabricated election returns and certificates of canvass. A ranking DBM official has now revealed that P750 million was released to PhilHealth before the elections and more than P3 billion has been spent for the alagaan mo ang kalsada natin election gimmicks.
11) The fastest deterioration in the poverty line from 32 percent under President Erap to 53 percent in four years of GMA with a Ph.D. in Economics. Hunger stalks the land with 58 percent saying they are not eating properly, with many saying they eat only once a day. Many are even selling their bodies or their organs just to survive.
12) Interference with the Supreme Court and other inferior courts highlighted by mediocre appointments to the judiciary stressing political paybacks and personal loyalty to GMA.
13) The most number of casinos and gambling establishments and proliferation of gambling operations nationwide topped by an importation of 60,000 slot machines and a jueteng payola reaching billions of pesos. We are now one big gambling parlor.
14) The highest dollar-peso exchange rate (P56.50 to $1).
15) The highest importation of rice over a four-year period (about 6,000 metric tons) indicating a failure in agriculture and agrarian reform amid claims of billions in kickbacks.
16) The highest prices of oil products ever (P33.80 per liter for premium).
17) The most number of foreign and domestic trips by a President accompanied by a big entourage, a big travel budget.
18) The most number of adverse travel advisories released by foreign governments against travel to the Philippines.
19) The largest number of retired AFP and PNP officers appointed to civilian positions.
20) The biggest number of doctors, nurses, managers, professionals, even domestics and caregivers leaving the country with 7,000 braving death or injury in Iraq. An estimated 10,000 doctors have left or about to leave the country as nurses.
21) The biggest percentage increase of service and clearance fees, toll (3,000 percent), license fees, ever imposed by any administration. You even have to pay to enter an NBI office.
22) The lowest amount ($14 million) of foreign investment in any given year aggravated by the departure of major investors for China such as FedEx lately.
23) The biggest number of pyramid scams, pre-need plans, bankruptcy, thereby a failure to protect the consumer.
24) Condemnation by the German government and business associations on the Fraport-Piatco issue.
25) The Peace Bonds scam giving away P1.3 billion to Code NGO and incurring a P35 billion additional debt in the process.
26) The biggest amount of unpaid pensions to AFP and PNP retirees (P17 billion). And unpaid DPWH contracts.
27) The biggest importer of used cars and tax-free luxury cars highlighting a record of smuggling.
28) The emergence of fake US treasury bills, fake dollar and peso bills, fake drugs, fake CDs and VCDs, fake brand name products, fake recruiters, fake passports, topped by a fake President, fake Vice President and fake senators. And now a fake impeachment complaint.
29) The first President to send her spouse into exile.
30) The first President whose Sona address is boycotted by a big number of senators and congressmen.
What do all these amount to? A failure of governance by the worst administration in our 107-year history.
SUGGESTED READINGS
- Apagmaragul mu bang Kapampangan ka?
- Bakit ganito sa Pilipinas?
- Combating Corruption in the Philippines
- Congressman Manny Pacquiao
- EDSA - Ang huling habilin
- Gusto kong maging Senador ng Pilipinas
- Hinanakit ng sang ordinaryong office worker na ayaw nang magbayad ng tax…ever!
- Kapampangan Kontra Recount
- Manny Pacquiao for President
- Prostitution in Angeles City
- Treseng Hudas, mga balimbing sa Pilipinas!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
LinkWithin
