Another PeNoy Episode

Lecheng mukha yan!

I did not vote for PeNoy because I love my country so much, I don't want it to be ruled by someone whose state of mind is under question. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has done so much in putting the economic structure in order at nakakapanghinayang na mawawaldas lang ang pinagpaguran niya ng isang taong di tuwid ang pag-iisip.

Natalo man ang aking presidential candidate, ang mga kasalukuyang pinaggagawa ni PeNoy ay sapat na para maging proud ako at isiping di ako nagkamali ng binoto.

I've heard crazy things about PeNoy. And I've received information about the crazy things he does. Tulad na lang ng biglang pag-alis sa meeting without excusing himself, tapos didiretso sa isang room to smoke profusely at magsisisigaw. Andyan din ang mga kwento na inuuntog niya ang kanyang sarili sa pader, hence he was secretly referred to as Alburuto by Palace employees.

The Man Called Alburuto

Some more observant people who are working with PeNoy have noted that whenever merong matinding usapin nagiging unpredictable ang mood ni PeNoy. Masyado ding touchy at sensitive si PeNoy when it comes to public perception and opinion. Kapag di paborable sa kanya ang pangyayari at opinion ng public, he can be violent to the extent of throwing things at his people.

And just when I thought I've heard everything, here comes an explosive text coming from one of my ex-boyfriends. Ang ex kong ito works as a Presidential Securty Guard, and since sensitive ang info niya sa akin, itago na lang natin sya sa pangalang PSG.

Isang araw, habang ako ay abala sa paglalaro ng Cityville at nagkukumahog na mag-upgrade at makatapos ng mga tasks, bigla na lang ako nakatanggap ng text galing kay PSG.

Sa text ng aking matipunong ex na si PSG, nagkagulo at nataranta daw sila sa Palasyo. Nakapuslit daw si PeNoy at nakalabas ng di nila nalalaman. Makaraan ang ilang minuto, na-locate daw nila ang abnoy na amo nila sa isang komunidad sa bandang Recto, na halos nakapambahay lang, at namumudmod ng salapi sa mga tao.

Sa hitsura daw nito, batid nila na wala ito sa katinuan. Alam agad nila na nagkakaroon ito ng episode. At para maibalik nila ito sa Palasyo, tinurukan nila ito ng sedative.

Some anti-PeNoy may find this amusing. But naisip ko lang - what if magkaroon ng matinding episode si PeNoy while speaking before the public? What if this happens habang nasa abroad siya in an official state visit? Nakakatakot di ba?

Aba kung talagang kwestiyonable ang pag-iisip ni PeNoy, di kaya tayong taumbayan naman ang dapat mag-isip kung patatagalin pa natin ang kahibangang ito? hihihi

When Wishes Come True

Chinese journalist plants Chinese flag on disputed Scarborough

I am speechless, tongue-tied, awed. PeNoy must be an effing lucky person. Now, I can see PeNoy's wishes coming true, one by one.

Months of PeNoy's provocations on China are now paying off.  Remember how this quarrelsome lunatic boasted in his SONA how he will defend the Philippines' outlying islands and islets against China?  Remember how he used regional and international assemblies to take cheap shots at China?

Tanda niyo pa ba when he said in the interview that China hasn't been exactly a good big brother to the Philippines?  This of course, is farthest from the truth.  Official trade figures will show that China and Hongkong combined are the biggest buyers of Philippine goods.  In 2010, Philippine exports to China and Hongkong accounted for 19.54% of the total.  Last year, Philippines exported 20.40% of its goods to China and Hongkong.

Wish No. 1 granted!

At ngayong may maritime standoff sa Scarborough Shoal, nasaan si PeNoy?  Many find the image of a daring Chinese journalist planting the Chinese flag on one of the disputed islands.  Now, eto na ang chance ni PeNoy to give substance to his empty and shallow provocations, to translate into action what he's been proclaiming since he took power.  Ano na?  Lulunukin na lang ba niya kasama ng pagkarami-rami niyang laway ang mga sinabi at pamimikon na ginawa niya?  Wish ko lang mabulunan siya at tuluyan nang matigok!  hihihi

After Uncle Sam made a categorical statement that the Philippines can not invoke the Mutual Defense Treaty of 1955, after his words for a united ASEAN against China fell on dead ears, I am sure, nagsisisi na si PeNoy for wishing a fight with China.

Sa totoo lang, on its own, walang binatbat ang Pilipinas sa China.  Chinese media are talking about silencing Philippines with loud cannon strikes.  In reality, kayang gupuin ng China ang Pilipinas even without firing a shot.

See what the recent travel ban will do to our tourism industry.

Tingnan niyo kung ano ang mangyayari sa ating agriculture sector ngayong maghihigpit na ang China sa kalidad ng mga produces na papasok sa kanila.

And I won't be surprise if the not so autonomous Hongkong SAR will follow suit and impose restrictions sa pagpasok ng mga Pinoy OFW sa teritoryo nito.

Di kaya sumapit na din ang takip-silim sa mga Filipino companies na nasa China, gaya ng Liwayway Foods?

Let us see how this will be handled by PeNoy and his allies composed of the anti-China leftists, ultra-nationalist yellow media and oligarchs.

Another wish of PeNoy's that was granted ay yung deklarasyon ni CJ Corona na sya ay willing to take the witness stand.

Bago pa man magsimula ang impeachment, malakas na ang panawagan ni PeNoy at mga kaalyado nito for CJ Corona to take the witness stand.  But of course, we all know that this call is half-hearted and half-meant.

The impeachment case filed aganst Corona wasn't meant to endure a full-blown trial.  It was meant to embarrass the chief justice and force him to resign, like what they did to Ombudsman Mercy Gutierrez.  But much to their surprise, Corona stood his ground, formed a formidable defense panel, fight back.  PeNoy and cohorts were even surprised when they saw a snowballing support for the embattled Corona.

At ngayon, eto na ang bluff nila - kung walang tinatago si Corona, he should take the witness stand.  The call was intended to put Corona in a bad light, to make him appear that he is hiding something.  Ang di nila naisip ay yung ite-take ni Corona ang bluff nila.

Kaya when Corona announced that he is prepared to take the stand, nangagkaripas ang mga hunghang.  Andyan ang lampang si Riza Hontiveros na nagde-deny na may sinabi siyang $10 million dollar account ni Corona.  Todo tanggi din si Walden Bello na may alam siya, bagaman isa siya sa mga nag-file ng complaint sa Ombudsman.  At ito palang Ombudsman natin ay isa ring tsismosa na kahit balita lang ay gagawin nang prima facie evidence para imbestigahan si CJ Corona.  Diyata't marami nang relatives si Pontio Pilato dito sa Pilipinas.  Kalokah!  hihihi

And as expected, si PeNoy, nganga na naman.

Ang moral of the stories?  Be careful sa pag-wish - you might just get it.

Many Believe PeNoy Exacting Revenge on CJ Corona

StratPolls release latest survey

Dahil sa mga naglalakihang balita na lumabas ngayon, I am not suprised if the latest result of StratPolls' survey which was conducted between April 28 to May 3, goes unnoticed.

StratPolls asked 1000 respondents from the National Capital Region if they believe PeNoy is exacting revenge on Chief Justice Corona. 47% of the respondents believe na ang impeachment ni Corona ay paghihiganti lamang ng mahaderang PeNoy dahil sa desisyon ng Korte Suprema na ipamudmod na sa mga magsasaka ang Hacienda Luisita.

Ito ay isang malaking turnaround compared sa survey that StratPolls made before the start of the impeachment last March 22 wherein 48% said the chief justice is guilty, 10% responded he is not guilty and 42% still undecided.

Sa mga natanong ng StratPolls, 79% ang nagsabi na alam nilang ang ganid na angkan ni PeNoy ang nagmamay-ari ng Hacienda Luisita.

Result of StratPolls latest survey

Sa tanong naman kung tama ba ang naging desisyon ng Korte Supema sa Hacienda Luisita, nakakagulat na 94% ng respondents ang nagsabing "OO" samantalang 5% lang ang nagsabing hindi tama ang desisyon.

So far, there's no doubt that CJ Corona has gained the upper hand in the impeachment. The defense panel ably demolished every single accusation that has been hurled against the chief justice. At kung nag-iisip ang mga hunghang na dilawan na mag-People Power if Corona is not convicted, they should think twice. This is because the same survey shows that 96% will respect a Senate's verdict of "NOT GUILTY." 

Protest Music

Ang musika ay isang mainam na medium para iparating ang nagkakaisang damdamin at mithiin ng sambayanan.

Sa panahong laganap ang kahirapan at kawalan ng trabaho, sa panahong ang injustice at human rights abuses ay lumulubha, sa kalagayang ang sambayanan ay walang pag-asang nakikita sa mga nanunungkulan, may mga kantang pwedeng mag-represent ng kanilang collective na hinaing.

Isa siguro ang famous song ni Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman:

Talking Bout A Revolution

Don't you know 

They're talkin' bout a revolution 

It sounds like a whisper 

Don't you know 

They're talkin' about a revolution 

It sounds like a whisper 

While they're standing in the welfare lines 

Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation 

Wasting time in the unemployment lines 

Sitting around waiting for a promotion 

Poor people gonna rise up 

And get their share 

Poor people gonna rise up 

And take what's theirs 

Don't you know 

You better run, run, run 

Oh I said you better 

Run, run, run 

Finally the tables are starting to turn 

Talkin' bout a revolution

More Poor in the Philippines

More poor Filipinos under PeNoy

I had a great time last night with FB friends, Fr. PennState, Sistah Cecille Ignacio, Kuya Nelson and MJ AR. Habang ang Kamaynilaan ay inuulan, we're comfortably seated in a Chinese restaurant feasting over fried frog legs, steamed lapu-lapu and mushroom and seafood soup. Masarap ang kwentuhan namin so niyaya ko sila sa aking favorite watering hole sa bay area.

So when I read the headlines of today's dailies, about the rise of poverty in the Philippines, I can't help but feel some kind of guilt.

Not that I am not expecting such news will hit the headlines, sooner or later. Itong si PeNoy na ata ang pinakatamad na naupo sa Malacanang. At isang katangahan ang umasa na may asensong magaganap under his do-nothing administration. Mas may possibility pa na makasalok tayo ng tubig sa Sun kesa umasang may milagrong kaunlaran habang ang mga dilawan ay nakaluklok.

Penoy and his economic managers have been employing all types of statistical manipulation to hide the fact na pabulusok ang bansa. Poverty in the Philippines has become more pronounced that even the yellow media has no other choice but report it. 

Yellow media is now unable to deodorize stinking Philippine poverty

Pro-PeNoy Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that Social Weather Station survey revealed that the number of poor Filipinos sharply rose from 9.1 million last December 2011 to 11.1 million as of March 2012.

Even Philippine Star which is owned by House Speaker Sonny Belmonte, a staunch PeNoy supporter, carried the news that self-rated poverty surges by 2 million.

GMA News reported that more than half of the households in the country is now under poverty line, a big leap from 45% which was registered last December 2012. This is also what the yellowest media outfit, ABS-CBN, posted in its website.

Straight path to extreme and more widespread poverty?

Anti-Arroyo blogsite, Rappler said that self-rated poverty rose the highest in Mindanao.  Malaya reported that poverty rate in Mindanao reached 72%, while Visayas registered 61%.

"Kung walang kurap, walang mahirap."   This was PeNoy's slogan last 2010 elections.  Kung lumalabas na mas marami ang mahirap ngayon, it is now safe to conclude na mas lumala ang kurapsyon sa ilalim ng rehimen na ito.

Letter from President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

A few days ago, I got a letter from former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Apparently, she read the birthday message I posted in this blog site.

I've had a few opportunities of meeting PGMA in VMMC but never did I had an inkling that she will have the chance to read my blog. We all know that this oppressive regime has denied her access to computer and Internet. It turned out that someone printed out my post and had her read it.

Here is the text of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's letter:

Dear Ingkay, 


Thank you for the touching birthday message you posted in your blog.


It is heartwarming to know that there are many like you who appreciate what I have done. Please thank your like-minded readers for me.


More power to your blog and God bless you and your loved ones.


Sincerely,


Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (signed)

Deconstructing Krissy's Tweet

Impertinent Krissy strikes again

Thursday is supposed to be a stress-free and relaxing day for me. But, I guess, talagang naglipana sa mundong ibabaw ang mga contravida, like the presidential sister - Krissy. A day after Supreme Court handed down a decision on Hacienda Luisita, here she is twitting, shopping around for sympathy.

I was once told that Krissy is a member of PeNoy's crisis committee. So whenever there's critical issue talagang may eksena ang hitad. Kaya siguro, we should have expected the eksenadora. hihihi

But ang di ko kinaya ay ang tweet mismo ni Krissy. Ito ang tweet ng mokang:

we respect the Supreme Court, we survived even when they took everything from us, including my Dad's life-& we will survive even this.

Let us try to analyze this latest senseless tweet of Krissy.

First part of the tweet mentioned something about "respect." Respect is too a big a word for someone like Krissy to understand and honestly mean.

Didn't she disrespected Aling Coring, her mother, when she went against her wishes for her to stop having affair with married men? Was she respectful when she twitted that bagay ang abnoy niyang kapatid kay Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra who's happily married, when she visited the country last January? Anong akala niya kay PM Shinawatra, pariwara kagaya niya? Kalokah ha!

At noong miting de avance ng LP sa Quezon Memorial Circle, was she respectful of Mar Roxas and Korina Sanchez na hindi man lang niya binati nor in-acknowledge when she spoke before their hakot crowd?

What does Krissy exactly mean when she twitted "they took everything from us?" Ano ba ang kinuha sa salot niyang angkan? Even at the height of the Marcos dictatorship, their family was far far better off than most Filipinos. Di ba't nakukuha pa ngang mag-mahjongg ni Aling Coring?

When Pres. Magsaysay lent the Cojuangcos public funds to purchase what is now Hacienda Luisita in 1957, there's a proviso that after 10 years, the land will be subjected to land reform and distributed to its tenants. Pero ano ang ginawa nila? Di ba't they refused to fulfill their obligation at ipinagkait sa mga kawawang magsasaka ang lupain? So now, tell me Krissy, sino ang nang-harbat kanino?

Krissy, as expected, did not fail to mention her father. This is necropolitics at its finest. But let me remind you, your dad was part of the Hacienda problem. It was Ninoy who convinced Pres. Magsaysay to lend the Cojuangcos public fund to purchase it from Tabacalera. Noong nasa politics pa, your dad made sure that Marcos will not be able to take the hacienda from your family. Didn't Ninoy even attempted to strike a deal with Marcos - he will retire from politics and stop criticizing the dictatorship basta drop lang ng Estado ang case against Tarlac Development Corporation (TADECO), which is the holding company of the Cojuangcos wherein HLI is a subsidiary?

Yes, of course you are free to believe that you and your family will survive. But to be honest, I am not sure about this one. And I am looking forward to the day when pagbabayaran niyo lahat ng kawalanghiyaan na ginawa ninyo sa bayang Pilipinas.